The Ghost and The Darkness

THE GHOST AND THE DARKNESS

Sir Robert Beaumont is behind schedule on a railroad in Africa. Enlisting noted engineer John Henry Patterson to right the ship, Beaumont expects results. Everything seems great until the crew discovers the mutilated corpse of the project’s foreman, seemingly killed by a lion. After several more attacks, Patterson calls in famed hunter Charles Remington who has finally met his match in the bloodthirsty lions.

Craig, guest co-host Brendan Agnew and Elisabeth Rappe discuss scary animals, the story of the Tsavo man-eaters, old school movies and the movie “The Ghost and the Darkness” On this week’s Matinee Heroes!

Show Notes

  • 0:58

    Craig, Brendan Agnew and Elisabeth Rappe talk about animals that scare them.

  • 9:23

    Craig, Brendan and Elizabeth discuss “The Ghost and The Darkness”

  • 40:57

    Recasting

  • 1:06:44 

    Double Feature

  • 1:11:48

    Final Thoughts

  • 1:18:45

    A preview of next week’s episode “Captain Marvel”

Next week we get excited for the release of “The Marvels” with a past patreon episode of “Captain Marvel”

An American Werewolf in London

AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON

David Kessler and Jack Goodman arrive in Northern England for a walking tour. One night, a beast attacks them, killing Jack. Three weeks later David awakens to a new nightmare: Jack, who was killed, returns to warn David that a werewolf was their assailant – and that David has become the last of their werewolves!

Craig, Alan and guest Rob Saucedo talk graphic novels, peanut butter powers, Where Wolf and the movie “An American Werewolf in London” On this week’s matinee Villains!!

Show Notes

  • 1:20

    Craig and Alan talk with guest Rob Saucedo about his new graphic novel “Where Wolf” available in bookstores everywhere!

  • 10:34

    Craig, Alan and Rob discuss “An American Werewolf in London”

  • 39:29

    Recasting

  • 54:14 

    Double Feature

  • 58:05

    Final Thoughts

  • 1:04:52

    A preview of next week’s episode “The Ghost and the Darkness”

Next week we talk about animals that want to eat us when we revisit “The Ghost and the Darkness”

BLOW OUT

BLOW OUT

While recording sound effects for a slasher flick, Jack Terri stumbles upon a real-life horror: a car careening off a bridge and into a river. Jack jumps into the water and fishes out Sally from the car, but the other passenger is already dead — a governor intending to run for president. As Jack does some investigating of his tapes, and starts a perilous romance with Sally, he enters a tangled web of conspiracy that might leave him dead.

Craig, Alan and guest Brendan Agnew discuss dour endings, sleazy Travolta, Brendan’s new podcast Make Me Watch It and the movie “Blow Out” on this week’s Matinee Villains!

Show Notes

  • 1:20

    Craig and Alan talk with guest Brendan Agnew about his new podcast with another Brendan called Make Me Watch It!

  • 10:34

    Craig, Alan and Brendan discuss “Good Will Hunting”

  • 39:29

    Recasting

  • 54:14 

    Double Feature

  • 58:05

    Final Thoughts

  • 1:04:52

    A preview of next week’s episode “An American Werewolf in London”

Next week we wrap up another villainous month with guest Robert Saucedo and “An American Werewolf in London”

Creepshow

CREEPSHOW

Two horror masters – writer Stephen King and director George A. Romero – conjure up five shocking yarns, each a virtuoso exercise in the ghouls-and-gags style of classic ’50s horror comics. A murdered man emerges from the grave. A meteor’s ooze makes everything … grow. A professor selects his wife as a snack. A scheming husband plants two lovers up to their necks in terror. While A malevolent millionaire with an insect phobia becomes the prey of a cockroach army.

Craig and Alan talk villains of 2023, anthologies, multiple recasts and the movie “Creepshow” on this week’s Matinee Villains!

Show Notes

  • 1:29

    Craig and Alan talk about some of the villains of 2023 movies.

  • 8:54

    Craig and Alan discuss “Creepshow”

  • 48:24 

    Double Feature

  • 52:28

    Final Thoughts

  • 55:25

    A preview of next week’s episode “Blow Out”

Next week we see an all time villain actor John Lithgow in one of his first villainous performances in “Blow Out”

Kiss, Kiss. Bang! Bang!

KISS KISS BANG BANG

Alan and Craig know it’s not Christmas without a Shane Black movie! The two talk buddy movies, snappy dialogue and the movie Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang! on this week’s Matinee Heroes!

Next week we start Matinee Villains month with a title that has as theme “Sinister”