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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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00:48:32

The Shape of Water (2017)

Half Price Horror ·

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)

Half Price Horror ·

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)

Half Price Horror ·

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)

Half Price Horror ·

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)

Half Price Horror ·

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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01:05:02

Jason Goes to Hell (1993)

Half Price Horror ·

2021/05/10

Half Price Horror takes a look at an unfairly maligned classic, 1993’s JASON GOES TO HELL, and tackles its changes to the mythology and its truly spectacular set pieces.

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00:47:17

Psycho Goreman (2021)

Half Price Horror ·

2021/04/25

HPH goes prime time with a look at a brand-new release coming to Shudder soon! We talk about the dysfunctional 80s, and a movie that very much wants to put that “fun” right back into “dysfunctional”.

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00:57:37

Friday the 13th Part VIII - Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)

Half Price Horror ·

2021/04/08

We take a deep dive into the sewers on New York City and come back with one of the least-loved entries in the Friday the 13th franchise!

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00:55:49

Hellraiser (1987)

Half Price Horror ·

2021/04/01

We jump into an 80s classic that drips with blood and perverse sexuality in equal quantities, and discuss the importance of consent and the brutal sadness of unrequited love.

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00:51:37

Friday the 13th Part Seven—The New Blood (1988)

Half Price Horror ·

2021/03/23

We look at a Jason movie with a decidedly feminist bent, as telekinetic teen Tina takes on zombie Jason in a knock-down, drag-out fight to the finish!

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00:45:08

The Stone Tape (1972)

Half Price Horror ·

2021/03/17

This episode, we take a trip back in time and across the pond to watch a classic BBC teleplay about a team of scientists that attempt to explore life after death.

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00:53:14

Jason Lives: Friday the 13th Part VI (1986)

Half Price Horror ·

2021/03/12

This time out, we’re bringing Jason back from the dead in a campy, cartoony romp that takes us back to Camp Blood for the first time since Part One!

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00:50:13

Masque of the Red Death (1964)

Half Price Horror ·

2021/02/28

HPH takes a trip back to the Swinging Sixties with Roger Corman’s gothic horror classic, starring Vincent Price at his peak as the sinister Prince Prospero.

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00:55:31

Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985)

Half Price Horror ·

2021/02/15

In an episode that leaves me struggling to stay positive, we look at the weakest entry in the Friday the 13th franchise and discuss its problems with editing, pacing, character development, logic, and basic spatial relationships.

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00:43:32

MosquitoMan (2005)

Half Price Horror ·

2021/02/08

We go made-for-TV with this 2005 SciFi Channel monster flick, about an escaped convict who gets turned into a giant mosquito and goes a-bloodsucking. (Yes, he’s a male mosquito. Yes, he should be hunting flowers. Don’t ask.)

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01:01:03

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)

Half Price Horror ·

2021/01/17

In this, the (not really) final Jason movie, we take a look at the intersection of teen sex comedies, revenge movies, and slasher flicks in this early stab at metatextual horror!

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01:25:59

The Void (2016)

Half Price Horror ·

2020/12/26

This episode goes into full-on gush mode, as we cover one of the best cosmic horror films ever, the 2016 indie film that looks like a blockbuster, “The Void”!

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00:52:55

Friday the 13th Part III (1982)

Half Price Horror ·

2020/12/12

Another return to Camp Crystal Lake, this time for the Jason-iest installment of the Jason series! Comes complete with speculations on a Jason/Dexter crossover and a new drinking game!

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