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Anthony DP Mann

On the day I was born....the nurses all gathered 'round.
To gaze at the wild wonder....at the the joy they had found.
The one nurse spoke up....said leave this one alone.
I can tell by the way....he's Bad To The Bone.

Evil kids. The kneejerk reaction may be to dismiss this subgenre of horror as played out but your hosts are committed to overcome this stereotype by discussing examples where the theme of true darkness hiding behind the eyes of innocence worked perfectly. Of the many titles covered, there are specific recommendations for The Bad Seed (1956), The Children (2008) and Joshua (2007).

We take time to debate the issue of environment vs heredity and whether there is in fact a profound effectiveness of the subject on those viewers who are raising children of their own. We hope you enjoy our sister episode to last week's topic kid-friendly horror by delving into the nightmare of evil kids.

Schlock Corner continues the theme as we remember back to one of the highlight's of (the oft maligned) Robocop 2 - Hob! LINK - Hob Goes Wild

A random assortment of topics to close out the show including H2 (buckle up), contest winners, Tales of the Black Frieghter and more. Thank you Bill for the very generous contribution to the show.

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Remember Hob from Robocop 2?

If not, check out this week's.....Schlock Corner

This week we attempt to accomplish to things: complete an unofficial 3-part arc of kid themed episodes and show our appreciation for the continued support and participation of you the listeners. Following our call out for childhood horror experiences we received so many well written reminiscences, we decided we had to create an episode of first horror memories entirely comprised of listener feedback. This is our first time focusing entirely on feedback so we hope you enjoy the variety of anecdotes and titles thrown out. At the same time we'd like to take the opportunity to send out a big thank you for the continued support and interaction. We may be light on content this week but rest assured there are plans in the works for a subject we're sure everyone will enjoy so please stay tuned.

Continuing with the listener appreciation theme, we have comments on 3 parcels received at Horroretc HQ this week. Special thanks to the following:

David Doub - creator of Dusk the graphic novel (LINK)

Ken at Heroictimes for awarding Horroretc the 2008 Welles Award for podcasting (LINK)

Jon at Old Time Radio Catalogue for the terrific CD collection (otrcat.com)

Yes you read that correctly, Horroretc is now an official award winning podcast! One last thing, we tossed out a reference to a review of Return To Oz along the way...check it out (LINK).

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Trek. The final frontier. These are the ramblings of podcast hosts who's purpose is to seek out new levels of geekdom, to boldly go where no horror podcast has gone before.......

Well, we gave you fair warning and the time has finally arrived to dedicate an episode of the show to Star Trek. Don't worry it's not that bad - we cover the new JJ Abrams films which well deserves the praise we heap on it (spoiler free), and run through the previous ten feature films in a very casual manner. If you have been a fan of the franchise we hope you enjoy the quick spin we give each of the installments and if you are a casual viewer or perhaps are completely uninitiated hopefully you will get a sense of what makes these films what they are. Worrying about canon and continuity is out the window because as we say when nitpicking over irrelevant details that do not influence a plot becomes a burden, concern over canon has gone too far.

So whatever your familiarity with the series may be, please take a walk with us through the highs and lows of what is unquestionably one of the most influential and beloved sci-fi franchises of all time.

In keeping with the theme of the opening piece from The Onion ( Link), we take a look back at that infamous saturday night live skit featuring the Shat finally tearing into those stinking trekkies for all they're worth ( Link).

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A director's spotlight that is long overdue...John Carpenter. A career spanning over 35 years with a list of titles as varied as they are impressive. Long regarded as an icon of genre filmmaking, Carpenter's work defines range: from the extreme imagery of In the Mouth of Madness and The Thing to the family friendly entertainment of Starman. We present this week the first chapter of a three episode arc revisiting a film catalogue of 22 titles. This week we tackle Darkstar, Assault on Precinct 13, Halloween, Somone's Watching Me, Elvis, The Fog, Escape From New York and The Thing. A very impressive start for a visionary director.

In this first chapter we also spend time defining the trademarks of a Carpenter film, the techniques and style that define an auteur. While it may be true that several areas of Carpenter's filmmaking are of the blemishes and all variety, there's little argument that a his work is always...enjoyable. Check out the Thing in 7 minutes with us in Schlock Corner (Link).

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The John Carpenter retrospective rolls on.
This week we take a look at the continuing quality of Carpenter's output. With some of the greatest genre films we have behind us and some unsteady films to come, the period of 1983 through 1993 bridges the gap. Picking up from the masterwork of the Thing we take on the Stephen King adaptation Christine (1983), JC's answer to ET - the multiple Oscar nominated Starman (1984), the craziness of Big Trouble in Little China (1986), the creeping atmosphere of Prince of Darkness (1987), the all-time 80's time capsule that still manages to remain timely They Live (1988), a Chevy Chase misstep Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992) and the precursor to Masters of Horror Body Bags (1993).

Going over the roll call of titles proves yet again that Carpenter's work has so often simply been ahead of its time resulting in appreciation of his films years after their release.

What began as a two part spotlight on the career of JC turned into a trilogy of episodes so please join us again next week as we wrap up our Carpenter retrospective (controversy is on the menu).

They Live gets the schlock corner treatment again as we have a plot for world domination revealed to us through the eyes of Rowdy Roddy Piper (Link)

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