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Anthony DP Mann

Another year, another trip to the Festival of Fear horror convention. As we have done before, we dedicate this week's episode to the sights and sounds of a major genre convention from the perspective of your brave hosts. We were lucky to run into a number of fellow listeners during the weekend and have thoughts on some of the happenings we didn't get to last year. We cover Q&A panels with Bruce Campbell, Roger Corman and Max Brooks as well as a few screenings (notable recommendation was I Sell The Dead).

The format of the show is a series of segments spanning the entire weekend which we hope delivers a small idea of what we experienced as well as what the uninitiated may expect if considering attending a mega-event such as this. We spend time once again doing celebrity-talk, discuss the frustrations of media climbing over one another to get to the celebs, cover some new features on the market floor and share dinner in a round table discussion at our impromptu podcast meet-up.

We had a lot of fun and hope that in lieu of a regular episode this week you have some fun too sharing in the exploits. Oh, and movie talk includes Anthony finally catching Drag Me To Hell, H2, Inglorious Basterds and Ted talks about season 1 of True Blood!

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Welcome to another edition of our patented From The Hip shows. This week is truly as random as things get as we recap some of our recent watches including: Alone in the Dark from 1982 - an underseen gem with Donald Pleasence playing the anti-Loomis. Donnie Darko (2001) - yes you've seen it but have you really seen it? This one is to be continued. We checked out The Final Destination in 3D - nothing new but it delivers what you're looking for from an FD film. Below (2002) - U571 meets Poltergeist. Ghostwatch (1992) - BBC fake-out "live" ghost hunt. Pontypool (2008) - calling this one a different take on zombies could not be more true, Canadian horror gets some love....and still more movie talk.

We banter about topics such as Paranormal Activity (after 2 years, might we actually see this thing?), Disney eats up Marvel, Youtube movie rentals, Mike Judge, the ongoing censorship debate and so on. Special thanks to those who sent in feedback clips, we have some great listener interaction again.

Hope you enjoy this sickness-laden installment, we'll be back with focused content soon (if Ted survives that is).

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Time to put our thinking caps on and do some number crunching as we apply real world science to the horror genre. We're happy to present a unique episode this week talking about the notion of looking at horror scenarios through an impartial scientific lens to determine the fate of humanity. Our first guest is professor Robert Smith? (yes, the question mark is supposed to be there) who has made headlines recently with his mathematical analysis of a zombie apocalypse. The conversation was fun and informative, giving us a projected outcome of the zombie plague based on the scientific models used today. Follow the link to read the paper: When Zombies Attack.

We are also joined this week by a listener of the show Mark who has constructed a working population model calculating the progression of an infiltration of Ridley Scott's Alien into the human populace. This paper was also a fascinating study incorporating all the life cycle phases of the Alien.

In an extended final segment, we revisit Ghostwatch (1991) and touch on Whiteout (2009) but the focus is on the always contentious issue of language. We open up the floor once again to swearing on the podcast and ask for your input. Oh and what the heck, why not another Aussie film pick? This week we take a look at Fortress from 1986. Special thanks to our guests for getting the hamsters in our skulls back on the wheel.

Here is the LINK mentioned for Ghostwatch sightings of Pipes (be aware of spoilers).

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Horror...

Sci-Fi...

Philosophical thoughts...

well, two out of three aint bad.

Let's take a trip through the murky mists of time as the Horroretc Podcast explores time travel this week. Another installment of the Etc component of the show finds your hosts grappling with the complexities of theoretical physics and a few fun movies along the way. We try to break down the main theorums currently held regarding the possibilities of time travel becoming a reality, cover the major paradoxes that seem to throw a wrench into things and finally run through a short list of some of our favorite stories that rely on the concept of time travel.

Things start out a little heavy but stick with us as we get to talking Terminator, Timecrimes, Primer, Back to the Future, 12 Monkeys, Planet of the Apes, Groundhog Day...ah hell, a couple dozen more too.

We have a fairly unusual Shlock Corner this week but it does pave the way for an extended breakdown of the new Nightmare on Elm Street trailer. In the same vein as the main topic of this week's show we give a brief breakdown of the Highlander franchise as Ted keeps a close watch on the forthcoming remake.

Special thanks to Jamie and Nick for their generous contributions to the podcast!

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Halloween 1978, the night HE (Horror Etc) came home!

Kicking off our Halloween retrospective we have another in our now ongoing series of feature length audio commentaries with the original John Carpenter classic. What more can be said that hasn't been covered ad naseum in documentaries, interviews, trivia and other commentaries so our approach to Halloween is to spend a relaxed evening rewatching a favorite of many horror fans.

The Shape, Samuel Loomis and Laurie Strode all have become iconic characters upon which an entire franchise of films were based however it's important to remember they all sprung from this unassuming mini-budget indie film from a relatively unknown filmmaker. In the spirit in which it was intended, we request you join us as we revisit Halloween as fans of the film and the genre to reminisce about what makes it so special and ultimately influential to generations of filmmakers and horror fans to follow.

Consider this to be the first instalment of our Halloween retrospective as we will move beyond 1978 and explore the franchise that was to come. Buckle your seatbelts, it might be a bumpy ride.

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