Dead And Lovely Horror Movie Podcast

Joe Spinell in Maniac makes both Ben Eller and Steven Spratling uncomfortable. How did this depraved film come to be? What drives serial killer Frank Zito? Is this the prequel to Mannequin? (It has to be!) Music by Ben Eller

This week Ben Eller and Steven Spratling focus on the anthology film version of the anthology horror TV show Tales from The Darkside. Can Steven convince Ben to watch some anthology horror TV? How well do the segments of this movie come together? Are mummies scary? (Not really) Music by Ben Eller

The Evil Dead was filmed not far from where Ben Eller and Steven Spratling grew up, so nostalgia takes over a few times in this episode. Where does Bruce Campbell's swagger come from? What's up with the humor? Should you go try and check out the cabin? (No. It burned down, it's private property and there's really nothing to see.) Music by Ben Eller

Ben Eller and Steven Spratling have a lot to say about the movie that Final Destination isn't. How much did the script change from X-Files spec script to 90s teen-horror clone? What is really killing these teenagers? Is there a worse song than the one that plays over the closing credits? (If you think so, prove it!) Music by Ben Eller

John Carpenter created the American slasher film in 1978 with Halloween. That's just a fact. What makes it great? What can we say that no one else has? Why is Steve into Winnie Poohing? (Why aren't you?) Music by Ben Eller

In the 1980s, a bunch of people worried that Satanism was the real problem in the world. Those people were idiots who ruined a lot of lives. House of the Devil asks the question, "What if they were right?!" Were the 80s the worst decade? Did teenagers only eat pizza back then? Is this movie utra-super awesome? (We think so) Music by Ben Eller

As a tribute to one of our favorite directors, George Romero, we discussed his genre-defining zombie horror film Night of the Living Dead. In what ways did George Romero change the way we see the world? How much does Duane Jones change this film? Can we go one episode without mentioning Tom Savini? (Probably not) Music by Ben Eller

We're switching things up this week and covering a movie that isn't horror: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. It does have attempted infanticide, a troll, the death of a unicorn and the consumption of its blood, killer plants with a BDSM aesthetic, and a man with the face of a genocidal maniac on the back of his head that is killed by being turned to dust. Still, it's all good fun and definitely not horrific. How does the CGI holdup? How about those child actors? Can Buzzfeed even get close to telling us our Hogwarts houses? (No) Music by Ben Eller

When Ben Eller and Steven Spratling come together to take on Alexandre Aja’s High Tension, get ready for our patented double choke-slam off the top rope through a flaming table! What is the killer’s motivation? What is real in this film? How are the effects so great? (Giannetto de Rossi, that’s how) Music by Ben Eller ( @benellerguitars )

Put out some cheese puffs and Twinkies, Ben Eller and Steven Spratling are talking The Slumber Party Massacre. Why all the boob shots? What happened in that Dodger's game they keep talking about? (Cey homered...) How many final girls can you have? (Three, apparently) Music by Ben Eller ( @benellerguitars )

We return this week to discuss the classic horror film, The Exorcist. Ben Eller and Steven Spratling will help you find answers to all of your burning questions. Just what is possessing Regan MacNeil? Who killed Burke Dennings? Did the power of Christ compel us to do this movie? (I'm going to say...no?) Music by Ben Eller @benellerguitars

We've jumped into our proprietary time-traveling contraption and gone back in time to bring you this gem from a slightly younger Ben Eller and Steven Spratling. This week we cover The Witch. Who is the titular witch? What's the moral of this folk tale? Would you like to live deliciously? (Sounds fun) Music by Ben Eller @benellerguitars

Defending their titles as Podcasting Tag Team Champs, Ben Eller and Steven Spratling cover Wes Craven's classic A Nightmare on Elm Street. What makes Nightmare different from other slashers of the era? Is this movie all a dream? Can Uncle Ben lay down some deep music knowledge to help you understand why the score of this movie is so creepy? (Spoiler Alert: He will) Music by Ben Eller @benellerguitars

Killer Klowns from Outer Space is the movie. Ben Eller and Steven Spratling are the hosts. Awesome is this podcast. Why are some people afraid of clowns? Why do these aliens look like clowns? Who is Joe Lombardo?!!! Find out all this and more on this episode of Dead and Lovely. Music by @benellerguitars

Returning to the Dario Argento well this quickly would seem too daunting a task for many podcasters; but not for Ben Eller and Steven Spratling! What's the deal with our heroine's journey? How many horror movies pin so much on use of color and musical score? Does Dario Argento hate blind people? (Yes. We're just reporting! Don't get angry with us!) Musice by @benellerguitars

This week on Dead and Lovely, Ben Eller and Steven Spratling discuss John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness (1995). Are we all puppets in a predetermined world created by a madman under the influence of extra-dimensional beings? What is the nature of reality? Were Ben and Steve a little drunk by the end of this episode? (Yes. Yes, we were.) Music by Ben Eller

This week Ben Eller and Steven Spratling discuss Takashi Miike's Audition / オーディション (1999). Is this a horror movie or a romantic comedy? Do we like torture porn horror? Whose the better couple: Shigeharu Aoyama and Asami Yamazaki or Ben and Steve? (It's me and Ben, for sure) Music by Ben Eller

This week, Ben and Steve travel from THE FUTURE to discuss Hellraiser. Don't be confused by the way they move effortlessly backward and forward through the fourth dimension; one of them is definitely a Time Lord. Will Cinnabon ever sell the Cinna-bite kid's meals with face meat puzzles we've proposed? Is that puzzle box as tough to solve as an extra-dimensional gateway key should be? You had me at Hellraiser?!

This week, Ben Eller and Steven Spratling discuss Stan Winston's Pumpkinhead (1988). Does vengeance ever pay off? How much of this movie is just a King Diamond video shoot? Why is there an echo sometimes on Steve's track? (Because I'm from THE FUTURE!!!!) Find out on this episode of Dead and Lovely. Music by Ben Eller (@benellerguitars)

Ben and Steve discuss Dario Argento's Phenomena. Is Argento a lunatic dracula? Do boarding school girls in the Swiss Alps know how to make fun of people? Will Steve ever stop saying "Yeah"? (Yeah, I will). Let's explore. Email: deadandlovelypod@gmail.com Twitter and Instagram: @deadlovelypod Music by Ben Eller @benellerguitars