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Half Price Horror

A deep dive into the half-price horror rack of the local used bookstore, coming away with classics, cult treasures, and the strangest stories the genre has to offer.

tv & film film history

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00:44:32

Scream 4 (2011)

Half Price Horror ·

2022/01/09

It's an unexpected return to Woodsboro for Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson, and an unexpected delight for the people who love the Scream franchise! Join in the Stab-a-Thon with Sidney, Gale and Dewey, and find out why this podcast doesn't need friends. It needs FANS!

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00:37:46

A Quiet Place Part II (2020)

Half Price Horror ·

2021/12/26

John Krasinski's follow-up to 2018's 'A Quiet Place' might have been delayed by the pandemic, but this podcast episode won't be! Join me for a conversation about Marcus's real dad, cryptic radio messages that don't need to be, and possibly-cannibals galore!

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01:01:13

Scream 3 (2000)

Half Price Horror ·

2021/12/12

The Scream series goes Hollywood, in an installment that's so meta it's literally about the making of itself! It's also about the generational trauma inflicted by sexual abuse, the interlocking systems of power that protect abusers, and the toxic male entitlement that permeates our culture. And it's time to really talk about what it's saying.

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00:41:43

A Quiet Place (2018)

Half Price Horror ·

2021/11/28

Shhh. Be vewwy vewwy quiet. They're hunting... us! Yep, time to dig into the fictional logic of monsters, complain about inconveniently placed nails, and discuss the debt we owe to our children as we look at 2018's A Quiet Place.

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00:55:54

Scream 2 (1997)

Half Price Horror ·

2021/11/14

Time to spend a little more time with Sidney Prescott and friends, as she goes off to college and runs into a pair of copycat killers with an axe to grind. Features discussion of toxic male entitlement, the last-minute changes that transformed the screenplay, and why Randy had to die. (Um. Spoilers.)

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00:45:33

Elvira's Movie Macabre: Legacy of Blood (1982)

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2021/10/31

As a special Halloween treat, Half Price Horror spends a little time in the company of classic 80s Elvira and her episode on the 1971 movie BLOOD LEGACY, aka LEGACY OF BLOOD! Features discussion of the way Cassandra Peterson's life informed her comedy, as well as the reasons why the movie in question might have ended up relegated to fodder for a late night horror show.

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01:05:19

Scream (1996)

Half Price Horror ·

2021/10/26

The episode runs a little long as HPH tackles one of the most influential horror movies since Halloween, Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson's meta-slasher classic SCREAM! Features a discussion of 80s video stores and their influence on 90s movies, and a deeper-than-deep dive into the movie's game-changing opening sequence.

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00:51:43

Alien (1979)

Half Price Horror ·

2021/10/18

As our Prime Time Horror October rolls on, HPH takes a look at probably the most influential work of science fiction horror out there, Dan O'Bannon and Ridley Scott's seminal (although in this context, John Hurt at least might not appreciate that choice of words) movie ALIEN!

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00:44:48

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

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2021/10/11

Continuing October's deep dive into the classics of horror, we take a look at Tobe Hooper's unrivaled exploitation masterpiece, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. This episode looks at ableism in horror fandom, the value of coming to directing from documentaries, and the origins of the Sawyer family.

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00:51:07

Night of the Living Dead (1968)

Half Price Horror ·

2021/10/03

As we begin 2021's Spooky Season, there's no better place to start than with a landmark of the genre, George Romero's seminal zombie apocalypse film NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. We discuss fallout shelter etiquette, Vietnam allegories, and the literal and figurative conflict between generations as we tackle one of the finest horror movies ever made.

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00:38:21

The Reckoning (2020)

Half Price Horror ·

2021/09/26

Despite our best efforts, it's hard to stay positive as we look at Neil Marshall's first original movie since 2010's CENTURION, the purportedly feminist but decidedly exploitative witch hunting drama, THE RECKONING! Featuring discussions of historical and medical accuracy and why they normally wouldn't be important but kind of matter here.

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00:42:11

Jakob's Wife (2021)

Half Price Horror ·

2021/09/12

Time to look at another current movie, this one a feminist look at the empowerment aspects of vampiric transformation as depicted by horror icon Barbara Crampton! Let's dig into 2021's sexy gory vamp flick, JAKOB'S WIFE!

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00:51:31

The Frighteners (1996)

Half Price Horror ·

2021/08/30

Before he was the fantasy equivalent of George Lucas, Peter Jackson was a scrappy independent film maker from New Zealand with a penchant for gross-out horror comedies. If you've ever wondered how one Peter Jackson became the other Peter Jackson, come take a deep dive with us into 1996's 'The Frighteners' and see how a movie full of CGI ghosts and relentless pursuit became the failure he needed to make all his future successes!

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00:48:32

The Shape of Water (2017)

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2021/08/15

Time to take a deep dive into the waters of magical realism, as we take a look at what's beneath the surface of Guillermo del Toro's Oscar-winning masterpiece THE SHAPE OF WATER! Don't worry, there's nothing fishy going on here--this production went swimmingly! (I promise, I don't do these aquatic puns in the actual episode. This is just for the halibut.)

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00:52:28

Friday the 13th (2009)

Half Price Horror ·

2021/08/01

It's the end for Jason Voorhees... but the moment has been prepared for. In this case, Michael Bay prepared a flashy 00s reboot with plenty of nods to the original and plenty of unusual choices that we dig into as we examine the final installment of the Friday the 13th series!

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00:37:33

The Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954)

Half Price Horror ·

2021/07/18

Time to take a trip back into horror history, as we tackle one of the legendary monsters of the Universal canon and discuss the wonders of SCUBA diving with 1954's CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON!

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01:04:29

Freddy Vs Jason (2003)

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2021/07/04

Time to watch the biggest matchup since Ali fought Frazier as we follow the clash of the 80s horror titans, Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees!

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00:49:14

Freaky (2020)

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2021/06/20

It’s time to go from 80s slasher franchise to subversive post-ironic genre mashup pastiche, as we take a look at 2020’s body swap slasher FREAKY!

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00:48:55

Jason X (2001)

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2021/06/06

Time to jump 400 years into the future and straight into space, as we follow the Friday the 13th franchise on its wildest, weirdest, most metatextual ride yet!

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00:59:41

Return of the Living Dead (1985)

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2021/05/23

For my extra-special 25th episode, HPH takes a look at an influential 80s splatterpunk classic by legendary screenwriter Dan O’Bannon, which also happens to be a formative favorite if your horror host!

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