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Gem Hunt

Dirt Dog Cinema

The family behind Dirt Dog Cinema brings you “Gem Hunt”. On each episode the dirt dogs dig up an obscure horror movie, gauge its level of obscurity, and vote to decide whether it warrants “hidden horror gem” status.New episodes drop bi-weekly on Fridays.Check us out at www.gemhuntpod.com and follow us on Instagram

tv & film

All Episodes

59:35

Mirror Mirror (1990)

Gem Hunt ·

2025/01/24

Happy New Year, bitches! All three Dirt Dogs are back, and resolutely happy-sad! This week we dive into 1990’s Mirror Mirror, featuring a pretty subdued performance by the indomitable Karen Black, and a pretty Lydia Deetz performance by the disappearing Rainbow Harvest. The dog dies, a mirror gets it on, twinkies represent, and OMG David Lynch. We hope you join us on your fave podcast streamer for a little catharsis. The only way out is through (the mirror?).

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62:52

Adult Swim Informercials - Part 2

Gem Hunt ·

2025/01/11

We apologize for posting late again. It turns out reviewing 46 short films (or whatever) is a lot of work.. who would’a thunk it? But, we’re back with Part 2 of our Adult Swim Infomercial adventure; well, two of us anyway. Buggy’s South American exploits continue. This week we’ll be discussing worm people, skin removal, a nuclear apocalypse, professional wrestlers, and much more. Most importantly, we recap our top ten horror recommendations from this bucket of viscera. Thank y’all for sticking with

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61:18

Adult Swim Informercials - Part 1

Gem Hunt ·

2024/12/27

Do you often find yourself awake at 4:00 am watching random television through blurry eyes while only half paying attention? If so, maybe you’ve encountered an oddity or two that scrambled your mind. On this episode, two of your least favorite Dirt Dogs venture into unprecedented territory, exploring haunted hotels and casinos, farting helicopters, dog-men, evil doppelgangers and sitcom theme songs that go on way too long. If you haven’t guessed, we are on a gem hunt in the universe of Adult Swim’s

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60:03

Body Melt

Gem Hunt ·

2024/12/17

Better late then never- unless you’ve already passed stage one (hallucinations), stage two (glandular), and moved on to stage three-AAAAH! AAAAH! (Insert car crash here). Wait, where are we? Oh! It’s Gem Hunt! This week the Dirt Dogs are getting up to some pharmaceutical fun, with 1993’s Body Melt. Strap yourselves in for a wild ride full of injections, snot, and yokels. Gem? Turd? How many points is an exploding boner?

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51:56

Deadly Messages

Gem Hunt ·

2024/11/29

Welcome to Gem Hunt TV week. The Dirt Dogs are live on prime time! That’s a lie.. we’re actually going back in time to check out the made-for-tv horror flick Deadly Messages from 1985. Get ready for ouija boards, 80’s misogyny, and a killer that looks suspiciously like the Terminator. The Fam also delivers on their promise to recap their favorite horror screenings from October. Let’s hope nobody suffers from amnesia during this episode.. And, we apologize for the bad news.

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53:08

Sewu Dino

Gem Hunt ·

2024/11/15

The Dirt Dogs are back, well actually we’ve been here all along, but we have been dealing with a 1,000 day curse brought on by a rival family! What a coinky-dink! This week’s movie, Sewu Dino (2023), from Indonesia, has a similar plot line. Gem? Turd? Are families the actual curse? Tune in to find out, and enjoy our pre-election banter. Things are going great!

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65:53

Mad Monster Party

Gem Hunt ·

2024/10/11

Kids, they’re what’s for dinner… Or maybe kids are the future of the horror genre if their stick-in-the-mud parents would just give them a nudge in the right direction. Luckily, Buggy’s parents gave her that nudge, and this week the Dirt Dog Family reviews one of Buggy’s favorite childhood classics, Mad Monster Party. Let’s kick off Horror October with a bit of fun! The whole gang is here for this one, including Dracula, the Wolfman, the Mummy, Frankenstein, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; and a whole lot

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70:27

Reverb & Decoder (Double Feature)

Gem Hunt ·

2024/09/27

We made it to episode 10 y’all! It’s some kind of milestone. In honor of the achievement the Dirt Dog family tackles a double feature. Lube up your minds and jam out with your hosts for this special music themed episode featuring the British film Reverb and the cyberpunk obscurity Decoder from West Germany. We got shaggy haircuts, digital farts, demonic invocations, meat tubes, revolutionary cassette tapes and genital surgery footage. Will the fam finally dig up a turd or two? Also, stick around for

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55:41

The Mafu Cage

Gem Hunt ·

2024/09/13

It's family fun week at Gem Hunt! Join the Dirt Dogs as they dive deep into sisterhood, animal husbandry, and science(?). Directed by Karen Arthur in 1978, The Mafu Cage features the incredible hair and talent of all-fam favorite Carol Kane! Gem? Turd? Deviation? Listen to find out!

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77:19

Savageland

Gem Hunt ·

2024/08/30

Dive into this week’s episode of Gem Hunt as we discuss the found footage film Savageland, set in the fictional Arizona border town Sangre de Cristo: a town that was massacred in less than 12 hours with little to no trace of the victims. The single survivor, an illegal immigrant named Francisco Salazar, is charged with the crime; however, new compelling evidence turns an already shaky conviction into an obvious cover up. But what are the police hiding? Is this a simple case of blatant corruption and

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66:31

Retribution (1987)

Gem Hunt ·

2024/08/16

Cities can be weird, grimy, and a bit scary, especially when the Dirt Dog Family shows up. Put on some blue eyeshadow and join your hosts in 80’s Los Angeles for a free-wheeling review of the film Retribution. Expect plenty of gore chatter and a brief discussion about black bears. Will the Fam give a thumbs up to this 1987 supernatural revenge flick? There's only one way to find out..Germ Hat soundtrack courtesy of ludofaiga at freesound.com - https://freesound.org/s/566133/

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67:05

Baba Yaga

Gem Hunt ·

2024/08/02

This week on Gem Hunt, the Dirt Dogs check out a sexy Italian comic book recreated in the flesh with 1973’s Baba Yaga. Join us as we take selfies with a cursed camera, cuddle a dominatrix doll, and put up with some pretty ok dubbing. Is it a gem? Is it a turd? Is it radical? Tune in to find out, but please mind the bottomless pit in the living room on the way in..

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56:25

Spider Baby or, The Maddest Story Ever Told

Gem Hunt ·

2024/07/19

Meeting new people is hard, and meeting psychotic cannibalistic distant relatives is even harder. This week we dive into the lost cult classic Spider Baby or, The Maddest Story Ever Told, and discuss what the term cult classic even means. Is Spider Baby a cult film? Is it dog shit or something that sparkles? Tune in and find out. P.S. Lon Chaney Jr. will also be there..

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62:47

A Mata Negra (The Black Forest)

Gem Hunt ·

2024/07/05

If you happen upon a creepy dying man deep in the forests of Brazil and he asks you to read a spell from a magic book to save his soul, be sure to follow his exact instructions. This week, the Dirt Dog family tries to raise the dead using the Lost Book of Cipriano while reviewing Rodrigo Aragão’s 2018 film, A Mata Negra (The Black Forest). Avoid the blood splatter and keep your dial tuned to Gem Hunt to find out what Beth, Buggy, and Cody think of this Brazilian horror fable. You may also learn a

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47:21

Alucarda

Gem Hunt ·

2024/06/21

This week, the elder Dirt Dogs get schooled by Buggy on lesbian vampire literature, as they dive into Juan López Moctezuma's Alucarda. Tune in to find out if this 1977 Mexican film wins gem status, or belongs back in the blood-filled coffin with the other turds.

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54:03

Fatal Games

Gem Hunt ·

2024/06/14

Beth, Buggy, and Cody enroll in the Falcon Academy of Athletics with a place in the Nationals on the line. Can your hosts uncover the identity of the demented javelin-hurling killer brutally dispatching young athletes in the 1984 film Fatal Games before it's too late? Tune in to find out whether this 80’s obscurity is awarded with a hidden gem award or relegated to the turd bin. And remember.. Winning isn’t everything, winning is the ONLY THING!

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65:25

Heart of Midnight

Gem Hunt ·

2024/06/10

Welcome to the first episode of Gem Hunt! Join the Dirt Dogs (Beth, Buggy, and Cody) as they discuss how the show will work, explain the show's "super scientific" obscurity rating, and analyze the 1988 film Heart of Midnight, starring Jennifer Jason Leigh and featuring a very creepy cameo from Steve Buscemi.

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