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Wake Up Heavy

Wake Up Heavy is a podcast about my memories of strange horror movies from the 1970s and 1980s. I"m Mark Begley, your host. Please check out my other show Cambridge & Wishon.

tv & film film history

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56:36

WUH: Interview with Michael Pilmer

Wake Up Heavy ·

2021/02/19

Michael Pilmer, aka Devo-Obsesso, stopped by to chat all things DEVO, his longtime love of the band, their music, and what they meant to him from a young age. Find out what took him from DEVOted fan and collector to meeting and working for the group.For more info: https://www.wakeupheavy.com/2021/02/wuh-interview-with-michael-pilmer.html

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WUH: Ad

Wake Up Heavy ·

2021/02/16

New Ad for 2023 and beyond. Feel free to share!

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149:21

TPB: The Brood (1979)

Wake Up Heavy ·

2021/02/01

Full episode of my second appearance on https://www.projectionboothpodcast.com/ is now available through WUH."The Brood is the story of the Carveth family and how the sins of the past visit the children of the next generation. Frank (played by Art Hindle) and his wife Nola (played by Samantha Eggar) have separated. She’s under the care of Dr. Hal Raglan (played by Oliver Reed). He’s the head of the Somafree clinic and has mastered the art of psychoplasmics where negative thoughts and feelings are

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38:59

WUH: A little bit me

Wake Up Heavy ·

2021/01/20

A full year ago, on the WUH: Twenty Nineteen episode, I talked about wanting to do some shows in 2020 on the myriad obsessions I entertained back in my youth. That never really happened. But those old obsessions have begun to percolate again, so instead of a year-end wrap-up I'm going to touch on some of those, as well as some other interesting(?) things from my childhood. Turkey Monkey picture and full show notes here: https://www.wakeupheavy.com/2021/01/wuh-little-bit-me.html

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38:28

WUH: Tunes (2020)

Wake Up Heavy ·

2020/12/29

It was a strange year so here's a strange compilation of tunes that appeared on WUH in 2020. Bonus points and my undying respect if you figure out the connection to the player image.Visit the site for the track list: https://www.wakeupheavy.com/2020/12/wuh-tunes-2020.html

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44:48

WUH: What a turkey!

Wake Up Heavy ·

2020/11/25

A mish-mash recipe for your Thanksgiving holiday festivities. Two parts Why Didn't I Rent This, one part Cleo, a sprinkle of watch list recs, and a dash of DEVO. Happy(?) Thanksgiving from the WUH Family to yours!For more: https://www.wakeupheavy.com/2020/11/wuh-what-turkey.html

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108:40

S4E3. Too much brain and not enough guts: Shivers (1975)

Wake Up Heavy ·

2020/10/15

After directing two experimental films (STEREO and CRIMES OF THE FUTURE) David Cronenberg realized that if making movies would be his vocation he would need to do something "commercial." And at the time commercial, more often than not, meant exploitation. Inspired in part by a nightmare he'd had Cronenberg set about to write a screenplay for the Canuxploitation Pioneers at Cinepix. What emerged was SHIVERS, which introduced audiences and critics to a new kind of horror film and courted controversy

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35:09

WUH: Cronenberg Clinic

Wake Up Heavy ·

2020/10/09

No, I'm not giving a clinic on Cronenberg (I wouldn't presume to be an expert all of a sudden) although, since March of this year I think I've taken one myself! This is more of a primer for the upcoming Cronenberg Crossover event with The Projection Booth Podcast. Having read, watched, and absorbed so much Cronenberg over the last seven months it only seems natural that all the connections in his work would settle in and demand exploring. Plus, the title is a nice little pun since so many of his

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19:04

WUH: Notes from home #4

Wake Up Heavy ·

2020/09/09

Really didn't think I'd be doing another one of these BUT WE'RE STILL DEALING WITH COVID-19 so here we are. I get on my soapbox for a bit, but mainly talk about my movie watching from the last month or so. Yeah, it's one of "those" episodes.Take a listen to The Projection Booth Podcast's episode on FADE TO BLACK here: http://www.projectionboothpodcast.com/2019/10/episode-436-fade-to-black-1980.html

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22:47

WDIRT V4E2: The Sender (1982)

Wake Up Heavy ·

2020/08/10

The Sender (1982) is a horror film directed by Roger Christian and starring Zeljko Ivanek as The Sender, Kathryn Harrold as Dr. Gail Farmer, and Shirley Knight as Jerolyn. Two years before Freddy terrorized the kids on Elm Street, John Doe 83 would project the power of his dreams onto the patients and staff of a mental hospital in the town of Corinth.For more information: https://www.wakeupheavy.com/2020/08/wdirt-v4e2-sender-1982.html

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33:01

WUH: Notes from home #3

Wake Up Heavy ·

2020/06/30

More Cleo! Lots of Hobbitses! A giant shark, a killer dress, dinosaurs, Calvinism vs. LA porn, and other odds and ends. Plus a surprise appearance from Leonard Nimoy. Is this the final NFH episode? When I'm in charge you never can tell.

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47:30

WUH: Notes from home #2

Wake Up Heavy ·

2020/05/27

A not-so-quickie episode with more movie recs, a much longer discussion with Cleo in which we talk about some possible kindertrauma she may have suffered because of me, and some cool German synth pop tunes throughout. Check it out why don'tcha!

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22:14

WUH: Notes from home #1

Wake Up Heavy ·

2020/05/01

Just a quickie episode to share some movie recs, have a little chat with my daughter about some of the films I've forced her to watch, hear my wife get the bejeezus scared out of her, and let people know what's going on at WUH headquarters during these strange (count how many times I say that in the episode!) times.

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91:48

S4E2. JOIN US: The Evil Dead (1981)

Wake Up Heavy ·

2020/04/20

For this episode I am once again joined by Mike White from The Projection Booth Podcast [http://www.projectionboothpodcast.com/].In 1983 Sam Raimi and Co. took the horror world by the neck and shook it until it begged for mercy. The Evil Dead caught the attention of Stephen King at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival and his pull-quote, "The most ferociously original horror film of 1982," placed it on every genre fan's must-watch list. The Evil Dead may be short on story but it's long on dread, gore, and

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54:53

S4E1. I am not Simone Choule: The Tenant (1976)

Wake Up Heavy ·

2020/03/18

The Tenant was directed by Roman Polanski, who also stars as Trelkovsky a mild-mannered file clerk looking for a new apartment in Paris during a housing shortage. He finds a not-quite-vacant room in an American-owned building, but the last tenant, Simon Choule, is clinging to life after throwing herself out of the apartment's window. When the apartment becomes available Trelkovsky moves in and his life becomes a nightmare of paranoia and delusion.For more please visit the show notes:

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31:43

WUH: London Semester (1990)

Wake Up Heavy ·

2020/02/15

It's the 30th anniversary of my semester in London, and recently I've been thinking a lot about my time there. For a budding cinephile the repertory cinemas were a revelation to me, and I formed many of my fondest movie going memories during this time. In this episode I run through the films I saw, and some I didn't, and those marvelous movie houses: the Scala, Electric, Phoenix, Riverside, and Everyman cinemas.For more info: https://www.wakeupheavy.com/2020/02/wuh-london-semester-1990.html

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30:02

WUH: Twenty Nineteen

Wake Up Heavy ·

2020/01/14

A brief look back at Wake Up Heavy's first full calendar year on the ol' podcast trail. A hazy look forward, plus some of my favorite "first time watches" from the year.I mentioned Peter Ivers in the episode, and instead of making you chase down the articles I read they are all linked in the show notes, as are all the Watch Lists mentioned: https://www.wakeupheavy.com/2020/01/wuh-twenty-nineteen.html

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31:11

WUH: Christmas Evil (1980)

Wake Up Heavy ·

2019/12/16

No mere Santa Slasher here, Christmas Evil is a psychological study of one lonely man's mental breakdown. Harry Stadling is obsessed with Christmas and Santa Claus and the lack of belief in his fellow man is weighing heavy on his mind. As hypocrisy, consumerism, and apathy meet him on every side Harry slides further into his delusions until he snaps.For more info please visit: https://www.wakeupheavy.com/2019/12/wuh-christmas-evil-1980.html

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27:34

WDIHS (IDA): The Burning (1981)

Wake Up Heavy ·

2019/12/09

One of a BAJILLION campground Slashers from the early ‘80s The Burning is probably most famous for ONE scene that features some stellar Savini wet works. What stands out for me is the great cast: Jason Alexander (with HAIR), Fisher Stevens, Brian Backer, and a blink-and-you’ll-miss-her Holly Hunter. It’s also one of the few Summer Camp films that shows the counselors and kids actually doing Summer Camp stuff! For more info on this and the other episodes in this series please check out:

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24:37

WDIRT V4E1: Visiting Hours (1982)

Wake Up Heavy ·

2019/12/08

When is a WDIRT entry not really a WDIRT entry? When you realize half-way through the movie that you HAVE seen it before. That was the case when I finally tracked down Visiting Hours a few years back. Thinking I would remember having seen a horror movie with William Shatner in it I watched it in hopes of discovering a new old favorite. But then I started getting the strangest feeling of déjà vu, and finally realized I HAD watched this at some point back in the VHS days of my youth.For more info:

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