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Ep# 35 - Hoser Horror: Christmas Spectacular (Curtains & Ghostkeeper)
On this festive Hoser Horror episode of Notes from the Back Row, Carlo and Dan zip up their snowpants and lace their boots in order to discuss Ghostkeeper and Curtains.
Ep #34 - Post-Anime Club: Juzo Itami & Nobuko Miyamoto
Carlo & Jenna once again indulge in a big ol’ bowl of classic Japanese cinema with this in-depth look at the life and career of director Juzo Itami, along with his collaborator and wife Nobuko Miyamoto. Mmmmm, umami!
Ep #33 - Hoser Horror: Mind Meltin' Rip-Offs (Cathy's Curse & Things)
Carlo and Dan take a mind-melting turn down the back-alley of Canadian pseudo-rip-offs Cathy’s Curse and Things!
Ep #32 - Hoser Horror: The Origin of Canuxploitation with Paul Corupe
Paul Corupe joins Dan & Carlo to discuss how he became interested in Canadian cult movies and what exactly led him to create his website Canuxploitation back in the late-nineties.
Ep #31 - An Interview with Anja Murmann on Unintended
Veronica interviews filmmaker Anja Murmann on her upcoming film Unintended–about a woman who has repressed a memory of murder for so long that it begins to drive her insane.
Ep #30 - Hoser Horror: Deranged & The Uncanny
Jenna joins Dan and Carlo on Hoser Horror to discuss two Canadian horror movies from the 1970s: Deranged (1974) and The Uncanny (1977).
Ep #29 - Hoser Horror: Are You Afraid of the Dark?
On the latest Hoser Horror episode of Notes from the Back Row, Dan and Carlo dive into the seminal kid-horror series Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Ep #28 - Hoser Horror: Two Good Doggos (The Gate & Watchers)
This episode of Notes from the Back Row’s Hoser Horror finds Dan and Carlo watching Watchers and The Gate with two very good boys: Furface and Angus!
Ep #27 - Hoser Horror: Jon Mikl Thor's Nightmares
This time on another Hoser Horror episode of Notes from the Back Row, Carlo and Dan watch a double-feature of Canadian horror films featuring the one, the only: Jon Mikl Thor.
Ep#26 - Raisin' Hell with Burton, Harris, O'Toole, and Reed in the #MeToo Era
Jenna and Veronica discuss Robert Sellers' book Hellraisers–a biography about Peter O'Toole, Richard Harris, Richard Burton and Oliver Reed–and how the legacies of these four legendary drunks fit in with our modern societal standards.
Ep#25 - Hoser Horror: A Fruet Duet (Spasms & Blue Monkey)
In the latest Hoser Horror, it’s a duet of movies by William Fruet: the snake/telepathy thriller of Spasms (1983), and the sci-fi throwback with a modern twist that is Blue Monkey (1987).
Ep#24 - Hoser Horror: US, Eh? Canadian American Horror
Hoser Horror goes a little bit south of North America and dips into the ol’ U.S.A. with this week’s two Canadian horror films–Red Blooded American Girl and American Nightmare.
Ep#23 - Hoser Horror: My Bloody Valentine & Visiting Hours
Carlo, Dan and guest Adam Eisentrout discuss My Bloody Valentine (1981), and Visiting Hours (1982) and their place in the pantheon of blood-soaked Canadian stab-’em-ups.
Ep#22 - Hoser Horror: Revenge in the Great White North
This week, Hoser Horror goes into the backwoods to find two of the meanest, sleaziest revenge movies this side of the great white north.
Ep# 21 - Post-Anime Club: Yasujiro Ozu
Carlo and Jenna are making up for years of ignoring Japanese cinema by focusing on some choice classics. First up are the charming and mesmerizing films of Yasujiro Ozu–including Tokyo Story, Floating Weeds, Good Morning, and more.
Ep# 20 - Hoser Horror: When Animals Attack, Eh?
Animals are attacking on Hoser Horror, eh? Giant rats, killer fish, oh my! Carlo & Dan discuss Psycho Pike and GNAW: Food of the Gods II - and live to tell the tale!!
Ep# 19 - Kingdom of Trash (Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying & Love Junk Horror)
This week on the podcast, Veronica and Dan discuss trashy jump-scare horror and the current trend of calling certain genre films “elevated.”
Ep# 18 - Hoser Horror: The Mask & Cannibal Girls
This week Dan and Carlo take a look at two firsts for Canadian horror: The Mask & Cannibal Girls.
Ep# 17 - Hoser Horror: Science Crazed & The Pit
This week on the podcast, Dan and Carlo get their toques on and don some flannel… it’s time for HOSER HORROR!
Ep# 16 - A Heroic Trio of Female Prisoner Scorpions
After being subjected to Jerry Lewis movies, Carlo challenges Jenna to watch some of his favorite action films–including The Heroic Trio, and the first two Female Prisoner Scorpion films.