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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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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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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00:46:52

The Monster Squad (1987)

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2020/11/18

A much-beloved 80s cult classic turns out to have a little too much of the decade’s downsides as we take a deep dive into Universal Horror homage ‘The Monster Squad’!

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00:53:08

Friday the 13th Part Two (1981)

Half Price Horror ·

2020/11/02

We take a look at the first appearance of Jason as series antagonist, and delve into his rich inner life as a building contractor, private investigator, and professional candle thief!

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00:28:23

Trick ‘r Treat (2007)

Half Price Horror ·

2020/10/11

It’s Spooky Season, to take a look at an unconventional anthology that goes just a little too hard on the “Halloween is the most wonderful time of the year” message and a little too light on everything else.

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00:57:44

Friday the 13th (1980)

Half Price Horror ·

2020/09/26

We take a look at Classical Greek tragedy (not really) Friday the 13th, an Agatha Christie-style mystery (kinda, actually) that helped to kick off the slasher boom of the 80s!

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01:33:27

It, Chapter Two (2019)

Half Price Horror ·

2020/09/08

Join us for a deep dive into the second It movie, in which we discuss ways to trim down the three-hour long epic to a reasonable running time and all the ways that if you’re going to claim you write better than Stephen King, you best bring your A-game to the writing table.

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00:52:46

Killer Klowns From Outer Space (1988)

Half Price Horror ·

2020/08/23

We take a closer look at this 1988 cult classic, examining the uneasy boundaries between humor and horror and once again using the word “liminal” to describe something in the movie. With special guest commentator Jiminy Cricket!

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01:23:47

The Brood (1979)

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2020/08/16

For our first episode, we do a deep dive into David Cronenberg’s body horror film ‘The Brood’ and look at misogyny, monstrosity, and how the police can miss a killer who’s just hiding under the bed.

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