The Grave Plot Podcast

Episode 28 - Rare Exports/Silent Night

Merry Christmas Grave Plot Podcast fans! It's that time of year again, time for our second annual Christmas special! We start off with a stocking full of Horror Business, including sad news about an original Addams, a couple of horror movies joining the National Film Registry, and a new Godzilla movie. From there, we move on to more news about the next Friday the 13th movie, as well as tell you which scream queens are joining the cast of Scream Queens. Speaking of casting news, we talk about the latest actors for the film The Gathering. We then discuss the film Roadside from our friend Eric England as well as dive into the Sony leaks and all of the Ghostbusters news it unearthed. We cap things off with updates on Beetlejuice 2 and tell you which city The Walking Dead will be headed next. Then it's gift-giving time! We have a gift exchange and announce the winners of our Christmas t-shirt giveaway. Finally, we review two Christmas themed movies, namely the Finnish Rare Exports, which we admit was not as much of a horror as we expected, and the pseudo-remake Silent Night, which we had somewhat varying opinions on. So unwrap another episode of The Grave Plot Podcast and enjoy! *batteries not included

Episode 27 - See No Evil 2/Dead Snow 2: Red vs Dead

Hello again and welcome back to another episode of The Grave Plot podcast! We kick things off today with a new Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde series that will feature action, adventure, and superheroes. I wish that was a joke. We go on to discuss just what the new Friday the 13th movie is (although we're still not sure), as well as the Dark Tower movie/TV show combo. From there, we discuss how and why a found footage movie would be 3D, why The Crow reboot is constantly fighting for its life, and the latest addition to the Universal monsters team. We also talk about the new horror movie coming from Spike Lee - yes, that Spike Lee - plus the sequel to a personal favorite of ours, Contracted. We, once again, bring hell down upon AMC and The Walking Dead for their spoiling of the mid-season finale, as well as casting news on that show's spin-off series. To close out Horror Business, we discuss some casting news, namely The Last of Us and the Lifetime series based on The Omen. Our two movie reviews feature a pair of sequels. We kick things off with the WWE Films production of See No Evil 2, directed by the Soska twins and starring "The Big Red Monster," Kane. Jacob Goodnight is back and he's once again picking off all the pretty people. Our second review features some hardcore zombie-on-zombie action as the undead third reich returns in Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead. So open your ears and let us in to your brains!

Episode 26 - ThanksKilling 3/Home Sweet Home

Happy Thanksgiving everybody! Welcome to the 2014 Grave Plot Podcast Thanksgiving special. Following last year's mini special review of ThanksKilling, we review the sequel, ThanksKilling 3. Turkie is back on a new rampage with new puppets, powdered wigs, and the Pluck Master 3000. We also reviewed Home Sweet Home, a 1981 slasher film about Body By Jake escaping from a mental institution and runs roughshod through a rag-tag group's Thanksgiving celebration. For our turkey day edition of Horror Business, we tackle the latest on the TV adaptation of Evil Dead. Speaking of Evil Dead, the team behind the remake has a new project called A Man in the Dark. In the latest edition of "They're Remaking That? Really?" we discuss The Wolfman being remade yet again, only four years after the last time. This leads into a conversation about the entire Universal monster reboot scenario and why it's doomed to fail. We then move on to a trio of sequels, including Hocus Pocus 2, The Conjuring 2, and Insidious: Chapter 3. We also discuss the world of video games, namely a movie that dives into the Splatterhouse universe (bit.ly/Splatfilm), as well as the new slasher PC game Last Year (kickstarter.com/projects/lastyear/last-year-5-vs-1-multiplayer-survival-horror). We go on to discuss Eric England's Get The Girl, USA's "Evil Men," and Stephen King's The Talisman. We even make a call to our resident Stephen King expert, SkeleJohn. Speaking of Stephen King, we have an update on The Stand adaptation. We also have updates on Crooked Lake, From Hell, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, and Krampus. We also tell you about a new Christmas-themed haunted house as well as the new horror game show from Tommy - er, Jason - Blum. We had some technical difficulties towards the end of the episode, we hope that doesn't take away from your enjoyment. So get stuffed from the Grave Plot Podcast.

Drunken Cinema, Vol. 5: Club Dread

For the first (and last) time ever, we decided to do a Drunken Cinema double-header. Here’s how I remember it going down; we had just finished our Evil Dead 2 Drunken Cinema. As I was walking to the bathroom, Tony said “shit, it’s only 10:30.” I responded with “Fuck it, let’s do another one!” Tony agreed, and… that’s about it.
While I’m sure it was fun at the time, the next day was hell on Earth.
The latest installment of Drunken Cinema is the Broken Lizard horror-comedy Club Dread. The latest cocktail of choice is Coconut Pete’s Margarita. Can you guess the secret ingredient?
2 ounces coconut puree, thawed
2 ounces anejo tequila
1 ounce lime juice
1/2 ounce triple sec
Dash of simple syrup
Crushed ice
Lime slice, for garnish
Combine the coconut puree, tequila, lime juice, triple sec and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker with crushed ice. Shake for 10 seconds. Strain into a martini glass and garnish with a lime slice.
So listen along and enjoy, because we suffered for this. Cheers!

Episode 25 - Horns/The Devil's Carnival

October is over and it's time to get back to our regularly scheduled program. Today's episode features a pair of reviews with demonic undertones. First, there is the hellish musical The Devil's Carnival, from Darren Bousman, the man behind Saw II and Repo! The Genetic Opera. This is followed by the movie Horns, about a man who awakes to find mysterious horns growing out of his head and he must discover the truth in order to get rid of them. Of course, before all that, we must take care of Horror Business. In our real-world horror stories, we discuss a North Carolina satanist who killed his neighbors in a sadistic ritual. It sounds like a movie, but it's all too true. So, too, is the story out of India of a man who tortured his daughter's rapist. Hot tongs, y'all... hot tongs. In the world of fiction, we continue with our "They're Remaking That? Really?" segment with Nosferatu. Speaking of remakes, we also discuss The Crow and Hellraiser. We also discuss the new directors for the spin off of The Walking Dead, Leatherface, and Outcast, which also found its lead actor. Speaking of TV shows, we discuss what main character could be missing from the Scream television series, and what actors will be joining American Horror Story. We go on to discuss a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity featuring Jason Voorhees, Speaking of slashers, we tell you about the new slasher video game "Summer Camp." We close with release dates for The Mummy, Zombeavers, Lazarus, and Digging Up the Marrow. So listen up and enjoy!

Octoberama 2014, Vol. 5: Haunted Nightmare at the Nile/Georgetown Morgue

Hello everyone and Happy Halloween! Welcome to the second annual Grave Plot Podcast Halloween Special! Taylor of Terror takes over lead hosting duties this time around, with SkeleTony off gallivanting around on the east coast with his new wife. In Tony's place, however, is the newly dubbed "Carlos Muertos," aka Carlos Rodela from the Video Game Break podcast. Taylor and Carlos start things off with a bit of Halloween Horror Business, including a real-life story ripped right off the screen, with the story of Barrett Township in Pennsylvania cancelling Halloween because of a killer on the loose. The boys also discuss fictional killers such as Michael Myers, whose new film (tentatively titled) Halloween 3 has received a new script. Rob Zombie is not involved, will it be better or worse? We'll see. Speaking of sequels, the 20-year-old Ice Cream Man is looking to continue its story, and they need your help. We also continue the new tradition known as "They're Remaking That? Really?" with a discussion on what Eli Roth movie is being retold. Speaking of Eli Roth, we also discuss the new TV show that Roth is producing, as well as directing the pilot for, "South of Hell." While we're on the subject of TV, we discuss "The Walking Dead" and "American Horror Story" and how those two worlds may be colliding. We close out Horror Business with a couple zombie stories, including a new movie from George Romero (but not the one you think), as well as more casting updates for Dead Rising: Watchtower. For our reviews, we went a little different this time. Instead of doing movies, we decided to review haunted attractions. Carlos tells us about the scariest, as well as the funniest, haunts he's ever been to, and Taylor regales stories from his time working at the King County Scaregrounds. Tony even calls in with some haunt reviews from the east coast. We close out with prerecorded reviews from Tony and Taylor, reviewing the Haunted Nightmare at the Nile, as well as the Georgetown Morgue. So light your jack-o-lantern, cuddle up under your blanket fort and prepare for the 2014 Grave Plot Podcast Halloween Special!

Octoberama 2014, Vol. 4: Feast/Frankenstein

We wrap up our weekly theme shows with the fourth week of Octoberama, the week of the monster. We cut out the Horror Business again and go straight to the reviews. This episode features a couple of films with inhuman beasts, namely Feast and the 1994 adaptation of Mary Shelly's Frankenstein. This one is a personal favorite of ours so make sure you do yourself a favor and have a listen. Don't forget, next week is our Halloween special and you're not going to want to miss that! So enjoy week of the monster and we will see you in a week!

Octoberama 2014, Vol. 3: Skin Walkers/Dog Soldiers

Welcome once again to Octoberama! For week three of this big event, we present you with the week of the werewolf. As such, we present you with two werewolf movies, namely Skinwalkers and Dog Soldiers. While vastly different, the two movies are also very similar in that they both feature lycanthropic monsters. We give our take on both and give them a rating. Before we can get to that, however, we have to take care of Horror Business. We start off with some real world horror, including a true-to-life Hannibal Lectar as well as the discovery of Draula's dungeon. We then move on to the world of fiction, but stick with Dracula as we discuss how Dracula Untold is going to be the springboard for a whole new Universal Monsters world. We close out the vampire section with a discussion about a remake of I Am Legend. We then move to discuss zombies, including The Walking Dead, the new Uwe Boll picture Anger of the Dead, the sequel to Zombieland, and updates on the movie adaptation of Dead Rising. We then discuss the future for the Soska twins, as well as the iOS game The Drowning. We move on to the return of the Twin Peaks, as well as updates on Amityville: The Awakening, The Purge becoming a trilogy, The Green Inferno, and Cannibal Holocaust. We close out with a ton of updates about the new Ghostbusters movie. So enjoy the new episode, and pray there's not a full moon. Aoooooooo!

Octoberama 2014, Vol. 2: The Dead/Night of the Living Dead (1990)

Welcome back to Octoberama! It's week two, the week of the zombie. This is one of our minisodes, so we skipped Horror Business this week and went straight for the reviews. Our reviews this time around are 2010's African undead epic The Dead as well as the Tom Savini-directed remake of Night of the Living Dead from 1990. Today also marks the one year anniversary of The Grave Plot Podcast. It's hard to believe we started this crazy dance 365 days ago but here we are. In honor of the event, we have opened a new online store, where you can purchase Grave Plot Podcast shirts and buttons. Click here to go buy your merch and support our show. So enjoy this week of the undead and stay tuned next week for week of the werewolf!

Octoberama 2014, Vol. 1: Stake Land/Fright Night

Welcome to the first ever Octoberama, presented by the Grave Plot Podcast. What is Octoberama, you may be asking? It's a new episode every week in October. With special minisodes interspersed between full episodes, each week having a special theme. Today's theme is vampires. In celebration of the fanged creatures, we review Stake Land and the original Fright Night from 1985. We discuss vampire lore and how it has changed throughout the years. We even dive a little bit into the Fright Night remake. Before we get to that, though, we must attend to Horror Business. We start out with a couple of stories about remakes, including the Americanization of the South Korean revenge flick I Saw The Devil as well as the remake of the 90s teen scream slasher flick I Know What You Did Last Summer. In the "TV is the new remake" portion of our show, we discuss the possibility of Saw coming to the small screen. We then go on to discuss the new name for Paranormal Activity 5, which is The Ghost Dimension, for some reason. We go into the plot of the movie as well as the new due date, which is the old due date for Scouts vs. Zombies, which took it from Friday the 13th. It's a whole game of musical release dates. Speaking of release dates, we tell you about a pair of movies that have been completely pulled from release. We then discuss the upcoming sequel to the ORIGINAL I Spit On Your Grave from 1978. We then give you some more updates on both the next Friday the 13th movie, as well as the television show of the same name. Speaking of television, the Syfy network has a new movie coming out in the same vein as Sharknado. Finally, we introduce you to the newest members of GWAR. So enjoy the week of the vampire and the kickoff to Octoberama, the biggest month in Grave Plot Podcast history!