Episode 35: Horror Trends In History (Horror Through the Ages)

The history of horror is a varied one. Only Science Fiction is anywhere near as diversified. Trends have come and stayed? Yes, even when certain trends are dominant (think Jason and Freddy in the 80's), they never completely subside. Despite the slew of slasher flicks in the 1980's, and the revivial of zombies and vampires in recent years--trends in horror subside, but never completely die (just like Dracula, Freddy, Jason, your nightmares about gym class in high school).


If Ben Franklin is right, "The only thing that is certain in life is death and taxes," then we can be assured that horror trends (and your favorite monsters) will recycle, but never fade away.

As always, you can listen to the undead goodness here, or on Archive.org
http://www.archive.org/details/TheFlyPaperDungeon--episode35HorrorTrendsInHistory


This Week's Videos
Laetitia Casta stars in another fright fest The Island

The Teaser for Buddy Holly is Alive and Well and Living on Ganymeade

Episode 33--What are "B" Movies?

Good Eeeeevening, my fellow deviants!


I pose a question to all of you, and to myself, "Does the "B" movie still exist?" Sure, we have the back catalogue of Roger Corman and Jack Hill--which serve as latenight movie fodder. But are there modern "B" movies? Would you consider Stars Wars, Jaws, Indiana Jones, or Transformers to be the stuff of "B" movies? When George Lucas and Steven Spielberg changed the game of Hollywood in the late 70's, budgets, and cinema, were never the same. Movies that many of us grew up with, staples of the genre, would have once been considered "B" movies.


Stories of space wars and aliens, were considered pulp magazine page fillers, and saturday matinee tripe. Now, movies about giant robots from space are blockbusters.

  What defines a "B" Movie? Is it budget, subject matter, or genre?

While I may not have definitive answers in this week's episod--I bring up some interesting ideas.

As always, you can listen to the B-Grade carnage here. Or, download the show for iPod, or similar device from Archive.org

http://www.archive.org/details/TheFlyPaperDungeon--episode33--whatArebMovies

Videos of The Week:
Corman's classic The Terror! Starring Boris Karloff and Jack Nicholson



Links of the Week:
SAVE WICKED GROUNDS! San Francisco's premiere kink-themed coffee shop!
http://www.exrecto.com/savewg/pledge/

The Music of Roy Garrou!
As featured in this week's episode
http://www.archive.org/details/ekleipsi19

The trailer for France's first 3-D movie!
Behind the Walls, starring the lovely Laetitia Casta!
http://www.quietearth.us/articles/2011/04/22/Sumptuous-first-trailer-for-supernatural-BEHIND-THE-WALLS