Netflix just revisited the “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” franchise and to say there is a WIDE VARIETY of opinions would be an understatement. We also talk some shop talk regarding Horror Realm, a rare 80’s flick and a brand new movie about someone going underwater in real estate in a totally new way.
In the season finale, all of our panelists are relatively satisfied with their films…which may not only be a first for the season but for the life of the show. The usual banter and blather occurs as we reach into the crypt to pull out this evening’s critical analysis.
We try out a new panelist, Jeff, who has started watching horror movies on “Dead On the Bases.” He shakes in fear as the boys break down some recent and repugnant films here on the latest DOMR.
We have two Mikes for the price of one tonight and only one Tim. But we get by with one classic 90’s horror film and two newer films to give you a great selection to explore…or exclude? Hear our choices to help guide your selections. It’s another night of taking aim at some horror selections and taking them DEAD ON.
Mike shocks us all to the point where we might become speechless. Luckily, we all powered through this amazing moment in the history of our program. You won’t want to miss that “very special review” from Mike. Tracey is bringing down the house with bedlam once again on the program and Adam reviews a golden (or is it?) oldie on the show. And Tim is the last person alive to review Train to Busan.
Hey, rockin’ teens…your dreamboat Mike is back…and he isn’t happy. While Adam and Tim picked good films, Mike decided to go on his own path. A path filled with despair and hate and misery. And snow mobiles. Check out our latest program right here on Otherworldly Culture!
Tonight, we introduce to you our new panelist, Michael Cieslak! After a lengthy introduction, we get right into a movie on Shudder with Adam, a movie that would make you shudder with Michael, and a movie Tim thinks they should have shuddered.
More about Michael:
Michael Cieslak is a lifetime reader and writer of horror, mystery, and speculative fiction. A native of Detroit, he still lives within 500 yards of the city with his wife and their two dogs Tesla and Titus. The house is covered in Halloween decorations in October and dragons the rest of the year. He has served as an officer in the Great Lakes Association of Horror Writers and is the editor of the Erie Tales anthologies. His works have appeared in a number of collections including DOA: Extreme Horror, Dead Science, Vicious Verses and Reanimated Rhymes, the GLAHW anthologies, Alter Egos Vol 1, Pan’s Guide for New Pioneers (a supplement for the Pugmire RPG), and the collaborative steampunk novel Army of Brass. Urbane Decay, a collection of Michael’s short fiction, was released in 2018 by Source Point Press. He has served as the Literature Track Head for Penguicon.
Michael is the Editor in Chief of Dragon’s Roost Press.
Michael’s mental excreta (including his personal blog They Napalmed My Shrubbery This Morning) can be found on-line at thedragonsroost.net.
Dragon’s Roost Press is the fever dream brainchild of dark speculative fiction author Michael Cieslak. Since 2014, their goal has been to find the best speculative fiction authors and share their work with the public. For more information about Dragon’s Roost Press and their publications, please visit: https://thedragonsroost.biz
Tonight, the boys are back in business in a big way. We have classics, to not so classics, on the syllabus tonight as the Professors of Provocation take to the microphones and stew and sing the praises of modern and not-so-modern horror cinema.
So why do I keep reading about Twitch over here on Otherworldly Culture? It’s really not difficult to explain. Our shows and Internet presence continue to evolve and we see this as the next step in our evolution as broadcasters and content creation.
Trust me, I wouldn’t have changed this thing over if I didn’t think it was a really good idea. I’ve had enough change with this stuff. Let’s give you a brief history.
Back in the day as East Coast Horror Group
We started as East Coast Horror Group (you can still get T-Shirts if you want!) and joined up with Midnight Spookshow in their podcasts. We started as a show we would record and then release, but then moved into live podcasting using a number of the early tools available for live podcasting in those early days. After some personnel changes, we moved off on our own to continue podcasting and continuing to develop our programming. This was all audio podcasting at this point.
We continued on and had some more personnel switchups moving to OtherworldlyCulture.com with a widened categorical offering in our website with renewed emphasis on some non-podcast articles. We also started producing our live shows on YouTube, then Facebook, and the audiences evaporated on us in both locations.
The cool kids just aren’t there anymore. They are on Twitch. This is where people go for live broadcasting on the Internet and their tools really show this. We now have a single browser channel video that I can drop into any article like this:
…and they have a great chat client that can similarly be used…
In fact, if we just want to have a chat with NO SHOW AT ALL GOING ON we can.
Our hopes is that this new set up will allow us to rebuild a community. So here’s the current status on things.
Dead On the Bases
Dead On Movie Reviews
We’ve moved our two live shows over to Twitch for their current seasons. That would be Dead On Movie Reviews and Dead On the Bases. On the record and release slate, Horror Realm Radio, which is produced by Pittsburgh’s top horror convention, Horror Realm, will continue to be released here and on their excellent YouTube site. Adam’s Interview from the Crypt is likewise recorded and then released on the OWC YouTube along with the Dead On… live shows. (I just realized how stupid it is that our live shows are both named Dead On…)
Reviews from the Crypt
Article-wise, we continue to pump out occasional Reviews from the Crypt by Adam (does that make him the Crypt Keeper?) and Universally Loved by myself. As if that wasn’t enough, Adam is continuing to pump out press releases we receive from scores of streaming services on the ‘net.
OWC Prime Cuts
One experiment I was involved in last weekend was a Live Stream “Watchparty” on Twitch. You got me commenting on a film with trivia and stories as a movie was unspooling for you on Amazon Prime. We didn’t get many viewers that first time (by design! I wanted to make sure it worked!) but this might be a cool way to invite guests to join us and tell us about their films. This new show has been dubbed OWC Prime Cuts and if I do a second episode, that’s when it will get a category. This isn’t my first rodeo. You never know what shows will take off and stick around.
So we need your feedback, folks! If you have general feedback, send it to me at tim@otherworldlyculture.com or you can use our handy survey at this link:
Should we develop a chat only event? Would you like an interactive game show of some kind? Would you like to contribute articles? See too much of something? Too little? Let us know!
I promise we’ll at least read the feedback. Our goal is to have fun and build a community…and have lots of fun in the process. We look forward to hearing from you.
Tim Kretschmann is the host of Dead On Movie Reviews, Now Streaming, and Dead On the Bases. He is also a columnist on OtherworldlyCulture with the column Universally Loved.
We are back! We bring a new panelist into the fold with author Peggy Christie. We captured Tracey DeLeon to return to the program and Mike Exler is here to give us his best researched review in many a moon. Make sure you don’t miss this fun show!
