MPM: Ep. 430 - Ghoulface Killah

 

Night of the Living Dead (1968) | Bones (2001 - MPM Classic) - This week, we celebrate Black History in Horror as Phil picks George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead (1968), which features the first Black protagonist in horror, and we revisit Bones (2001), starring Snoop Dogg, one of the most famous Black songwriters of all time, and also one of the first films we ever podcasted. In this episode, we talk about our favorite Snoop Dogg moments in pop culture, and whether Romero's zombie classic belongs in the top-100 films of all time. Enjoy!

MPM: Ep. 429 - Satantic Wrongs

 

Dracula A.D. 1972 | The Horror Express -  Cheats chooses the films for us this week, and we check out a couple of 1972 Christopher Lee horror flicks. Out of the Hammer Films universe, we go through Dracula A.D. 1972 and the sci-fi horror whodunnit, The Horror Express. In this episode, we discuss actors we think should play Dracula, we takes sides between humans and aliens, and Cheats reveals a little about his expectations. Enjoy!

MPM: Ep. 428 - Risk It For The Brisket

 

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 - This week, Stephen chooses a couple iconic slasher flicks from his list, and we go through the original Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) and its very different sequel, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1985). In this episode, we discuss our favorite "crazy family" horror films, talk about the tastiness of "human beef", and Cheats tries to extort money from our listeners. Enjoy!

MPM: Ep. 427 - Load-Bearing Fresco

 

Sweet Home | Uzumaki - Hey everyone! Dehart chooses the films this week and we check out a couple of Japanese films. First, we go through the film that the Resident Evil game franchise was inspired by, Sweet Home (1989) and then Uzumaki (2000), a film based on the popular manga by Junji Ito. In this episode, we talk about authors that should have better adaptations, the connections between one of these films and Poltergeist, and emotional investment in horror movie characters. Enjoy!

MPM: Ep. 426 - Dog Earth

Cronos | High Life - Hey, listeners! Thanks for checking out another episode of Motion Picture Meltdown! Phil chooses the flicks this week and we check out Guillermo del Toro's Cronos (1993) and High Life (2018). In this episode we talk about the weirdest people we've ever met, we discuss whether Dog Earth is better than Human Earth, and wonder about Ron Perlman's linguistic skillz. Enjoy!