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Anthony DP Mann

Lets do some debunking. Since the early days of Horroretc we have debated the idea of dedicating an episode to debating the relative merit of belief in the supernatural and tackling specific cases from a skeptical viewpoint...can you guess which of your hosts is which?

Some ground rules are laid down in the course of the show that are important considerations whenever entering into the discussion with a person whose views may be in opposition to your own. The basics of analytical thinking are covered as well as many of the logical fallacies used by proponents of the paranormal.

With all that out of the way we get down to business diving into some well known legends: The Amityville Horror, Borley Rectory, the Bell Witch haunting, mystery at Dyatlov Pass, and others.

So please sit back and listen in on some respectful debating over the contentious issue of belief in the supernatural.

A double bill of schlock this week. First up is a call back to the mirror ghost girl video we covered way back in episode #21, but this time the magic trick is revealed (Link). Second, we pay tribute to the late Gary Coleman with Disturbing Strokes (Link) which demonstrates the impact a slight change can make - in this case, some nice foreboding score music.

To wrap up the show, contest winners are announced (5 prizes in total - congratulations to all), several listeners say hello on the voicemail line, and still more Shatner talk.

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The Italian horror film festival gets a kick in the ass this week as we explore a range of Mario Bava works from the time period of 1959 - 1966, not to mention a few curveballs along the way. Bava is lauded as having a true cinematic eye and credited as a master of mood accomplished through the use of lighting, colour, music and camera movement ...turns out that praise is pretty well earned.

Things kick off with Kill Baby Kill (1966) followed by Caltiki, The Immortal Monster (1959), Blood and Black Lace (1964), Torso (1973), Planet of the Vampires (1965) and Whip and the Body / What? (1963). To bring it all home we dispense some differing opinions of Wes Craven's Cursed (2005) before admitting how much fun the A-Team was.

Schlock corner features a terrific trailer for a new videogame The Force Unleashed 2 (link) which led the way to some general comments on the state of the Star Wars franchise.

Before opening up the floor to voicemails we debate the use of...voicemails. With respect to the varying opinions on the use of audio feedback we propose a balanced approach and then get into some great comments sent in to the show this week, demonstrating the strength of having listener contributions. Oh, and we talk about the new Predators and Inception trailers too.

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How's it hangin hosers? It's all about the homeland this week as we celebrate our birthday by finally talking about Canadian Horror films. We've got a pretty underspoken history of genre filmmaking here in Canada and hopefully we can provide a few titles to check out. A couple of major disclaimers right up front - a number of titles have lengthier discussions in past episodes but we wanted to do a compilation, and...no David Cronenberg. We know, we know, but he certainly deserves a full on director's spotlight right? We also take a frank look at the state of moviemaking in this country as we stand on the verge of 50 years of horror films on the frozen tundra.

We were lucky enough to have Rodrigo Gudino appear on the podcast for a third consecutive year! Founder and editor of Rue Morgue magazine, host of the Festival of Fear and Canadian filmmaker himself, he shares his thoughts on the discussion of horror filmmaking in Canada.

To share our knowledge of Canada's rich heritage and to alleviate some misconceptions we live read a pop quiz. We did...ok. An impromptu Schlock Corner brings things to a close as our own national pride William Shatner performs I Am Canadian. (link)

The Poutine video Ted was talking about

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Where are they now? Well we know that part, the question is where did they come from. This week we take a look at the horror genre roots of many of the industry's biggest mainstream stars and question the reluctance of many to acknowledge their past. For so many stars (and directors), horror has served as the stepping stone to cut their teeth and get noticed so we felt it was time to reflect on the "forgettable" fare to figure out if the animosity is deserved. Along the way we also have a little fun with some memorable role recasts like OJ Simpson as the Terminator (yes, it almost happened). It's a list heavy show which isn't our favorite format but hey - it's part of our 'summer series' of shows.

Schlock Corner returns to it's intended purpose in highlighting true schlock with Incubus - the only film comprised entirely of dialogue spoken in the fake language of Esperanto.

We close things out by recapping some recent watches including Summer Moon, Lisa and the Devil, The Last Airbender and Predators. Some new trailers and course, M Night get mentioned too.

Link to the 16 Oscar Worthy Performances in Horror mentioned.

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