PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE: Flying Saucers, Bela, and the Best Bad Movie

 

Is it the worst movie of all time? Or the most entertainingly bad? Can anything be said about it that hasn’t already been said?

Filmmaker William Hopkins and APFB host Carey Vickers search for the answers to these questions as they look back to 1957 at the crowning achievement of notorious schlock maestro, Edward D. Wood, Jr: PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE, a film whose charm and lasting appeal may lie in its misfit cast, which features a 400-pound Swedish wrestler, a flamboyant TV psychic, a proto goth girl with a 17-inch waist, and an actor who was dead and buried a year before the film went into production — all under the direction of Wood, a tireless but talentless filmmaker with a passion for angora and stock footage, whose life post-Plan 9 would become a slow descent into poverty, pornography and alchoholism.

Other films and TV shows mentioned in the course of the discussion include ED WOOD (1994); GLEN OR GLENDA (1953); BRIDE OF THE MONSTER (1955); ORGY OF THE DEAD (1965); ROBOWOMAN (2019); VEROTIKA (2019); DARK SHADOWS (2012); ALIEN (1979); FROM DUSK TILL DAWN (1996); DRACULA (1931); HORROR OF DRACULA (1958); MARK OF THE VAMPIRE (1935); RETURN OF THE VAMPIRE (1943); RETURN OF DRACULA (1958); THE ROOM (2003); EDWARD SCISSORHANDS (1990); BATMAN (1989); PLANET OF THE APES (2001).

Abundant SPOILERS in this episode. Don’t listen till you’ve watched the film, which can be viewed, for free, here: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Plan_9_from_Outer_Space_%281959%29.webm

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THE CHANGELING: Bathtubs, Bouncing Balls and Commander Kor

 

In this episode, we take a look at THE CHANGELING, the 1980 Canadian film that somehow made it onto Martin Scorsese's "scariest films of all time" list. 

In their spoiler-laden discussion of the film, hosts Carey Vickers and Aaron M. Poe, and filmmaker William Hopkins, seek answers to two key questions:  (1) What exactly is Mr. Scorsese smoking? and (2) How would WE change The Changeling?

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/QXV4pqdWv_g

Other films and TV shows mentioned in the course of the discussion include ROSEMARY'S BABY (1968); THE EXORCIST (1973); THE OMEN (1976); THE LEGEND OF HELL HOUSE (1973); THE HAUNTING (1963); THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS (1971); THE OLD DARK HOUSE (1932); THE NIGHT STRANGLER (1973); COLUMBO: BY DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT (1974); STAR TREK: ERRAND OF MERCY (1967); and THE FLYING NUN (1967).

Abundant SPOILERS in this episode. Don't listen till you've watched the film, which can be viewed, for free, here: https://youtu.be/zm4rZJozMJc

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Here's an IndieWire article about Scorsese's List: https://www.indiewire.com/2010/10/martin-scorsese-names-his-11-scariest-horror-movies-of-all-time-122026/

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LET'S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH: Ghosts, Gaslight and Goya Beans...

In this episode of A PODCAST FROM BENEATH, we look back at one of cinema's best ghost stories... LET'S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH, director John D. Hancock's 1971 thriller about a hippy vampire houseguest who plans to stay. Forever. 

In his book, DANSE MACABRE, Stephen King listed LSJTD as a personal favorite, and if you're familiar with King's work, it's easy to see why he'd like it, and how it may have influenced his own writing, especially SALEM'S LOT. 

William Hopkins, director of DEMON RESURRECTION, joins APFB hosts, Carey Vickers and Aaron M Poe for a discussion of this moody, atmospheric thriller which features beautiful location cinematography, an innovative synthesizer score, and an outstanding performance by Zohra Lampert as Jessica.

Other films mentioned in the course of the discussion include GASLIGHT (1944), ROSEMARY'S BABY (1968), THE INNOCENTS (1961), DAUGHTERS OF DARKNESS (1971), DRACULA (1931) and ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE (2013).

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Buy SHOUT!FACTORY's dazzling new Blu-ray release of LSJTD: https://www.amazon.com/Lets-Scare-Jessica-Death-Blu-ray/dp/B07YMFX3GV

Content advisory: This episode contains abundant spoilers and brief scenes of horror film violence.

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SLEEPLESS NIGHTS REVAMPED - 2021 Trailer

First trailer for SLEEPLESS NIGHTS REVAMPED, a newly reedited version of SLEEPLESS NIGHTS, coming in 2021. The "revamped" edition, presented in HD and in the film's original 4x3 aspect ratio, utilizes alternate takes and newly shot footage, replaces the film's special effects, and features a new score. For the latest news on this release, follow SLEEPLESS NIGHTS REVAMPED on Facebook & Twitter.

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xUnv4m2fUsg

THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS: A Discussion of Jonathan Demme's 1991 Classic

In this episode of A PODCAST FROM BENEATH, we look back at THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, director Jonathan Demme's 1991 horror classic about a cannibalistic psychiatrist, an FBI trainee, and a serial killer hunting for a size 14.

I join APFB hosts, Carey Vickers and Aaron M Poe, and filmmaker Erik K. Myers for a discussion of one of the most acclaimed and influential films of the 90s.

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Content advisory: This episode contains spoilers, brief scenes of horror film violence and discussion of serial killers, cannibalism and aspect ratios.

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BLOODBEAT: Huskies, Hunters & Hygge...

I recently joined Carey Vickers and Aaron M Poe in a discussion of a bad movie everybody seems to like: "Bloodbeat", the oddly appealing 1983 slasher about an orgasm-inducing Samurai ghost stalking hunters in Wisconsin. Along the way, we touch on such bad movie masterpieces as "Manos: The Hands of Fate", "Spookies" and "The Room." (Mentioned in passing is Billy Ballard's deeply felt dislike of Danzig's "Verotica".)

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/iDOrSsu0X64

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Watch Bloodbeat on TubiTV: https://tubitv.com/movies/549637/blood-beat

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Experience "Bloodbeat" as an old, washed-out VHS tape: https://youtu.be/qUhaIq3Nbjo

Content advisory: This episode contains brief scenes of horror film violence and discussion of hunting and orgasms. On the other hand, there's a couple of shots of an adorable husky dog. So, something for everyone.

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DEMON RESURRECTION is now on TubiTV!

DEMON RESURRECTION has finally arrived on TubiTV. Watch it free now: 

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Stream DEMON RESURRECTION now on Amazon Prime...

Stream DEMON RESURRECTION now on Amazon Prime...

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