Krueger Nation Five-Oh!

Aw yeaaaawww! Johnny Krueg delivers the big five-oh, and this one is a standout episode, with several uber-cool guests dropping in with awesome movie reviews and tributes to the show. Things get rolling with a classic ‘Look What You Did!’® segment where Johnny ponders where the Wrong Turn franchise actually took its own wrong turn. Then, Mike Cadaver of Corpse Cast turns in a review of Oldboy, the 2013 remake of the mind-blowing 2003 original. Was a remake necessary? Tune in and find out!

Johnny himself reviews two great ‘80s movies, starting with Slaughter High, from 1986. Prepare for an in-depth discussion of mushroom stamps and unfortunate tile burns, followed by humorous descriptions of multiple onscreen deaths, by lawnmower, septic tank, acid bath, coat rack, and so on.

Lady Death Rattle follows up with an awesome review of Lucio Fulci’s okay-for-some-but-maybe-not-you TV movie from 1991, Voices from Beyond! Then Xander Kane crosses both an ocean and a language barrier for the 2012 made-for-TV Spanish thriller, Morgana, about a girl who suffers from disturbing visions.

After this, Johnny holds court on his second film, Cutting Class (1989), which featured Martin Mull, Roddy McDowell, and some guy named Brad Pitt!

Then Evil Druid and Pantsless Hillbilly drop by from Horrorcopia to dissect, uh, I mean discuss the new body-modification flick, American Mary, from 2012. The show wraps up with a segment of Stuff That Johnny Krueg Likes©: this time, he brings up some cool anniversaries for two classic horror franchises (hint: one is 30 years old, and the other is 40)! You can download this episode from iTunes or from the Krueger Nation site.

Enjoy—and here’s to the next fifty! Aw yeaaaaawww!

[Running time: 1 hour 33 minutes]

[Warning: In fine Krueger Nation tradition, this episode is peppered with a healthy mix of F- and T-bombs. Not recommended for playing at church functions, bridge tournaments, or any other events where they serve English tea with those little cucumber sandwiches that have the crusts trimmed off!] ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ image: Krueger Nation poster: Jason Voorhees mask, by Esparta Palma | source | CC

08.25.13 — Sunday Podcast Roundup: Films

This roundup focuses on some of my favourite film-related podcasts! The guys at Attack of the Killer podcast continue their two-part retrospective of director George A. Romero; the Horror Movie Podcast site is finally re-releasing episodes of the short-lived but fantastic Horror Metropolis podcast from last year; and Johnny at Krueger Nation continues his awesome retrospective of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Wrong Turn franchises! And that’s just for starters!

•• 07.28.13 — Sunday Podcast Roundup ••

This week’s Sunday podcast roundup is a little late. (Sorry, I’m playing catch-up!) Anyway, I’m changing the layout to make it easier to find your favourite podcasts. Enjoy!

••  FILM  ••

••  ATTACK OF THE KILLER PODCAST  ••
This week, the guys at ATTACK OF THE KILLER PODCAST dive into the shallow end of the Hollywood talent pool and reel in the surprise summer hit, Sharknado! Join Mike Saunders, Jason Bolinger, Justin Beahm, Dustin Neill, Joe Zerull, and guest Steven Tracy for a hilarious discussion as they parse this strange shark phenomenon (warning: spoilers abound)!

•• 07.15.13 — Sunday Podcast Roundup ••

Ermahgerd! It’s Sunday already!
Time for the latest and greatest podcasts that I’ve found online for this week!

•• Films ••

•• NEW SHOW •• (Well, new to me  :-))
Phantom Erik, co-host of the Spew Podcast, has just uploaded Episode 45 of his own 100 YEARS OF HORROR podcast! This is a pretty awesome show, where he tracks the changes and developments in horror films over the past century, one year at a time. This episode covers the year 1956, a time when the horror industry was going through some pretty major ‘sea changes.’ The movie on tap: The Black Sheep, starring Basil Rathbone, Bela Lugosi, Lon Chaney Jr., and John Carradine! (BTW, if you want to see the list of movies he’s covered so far, you can check it out here.)

Krueger Nation Double Shot — ‘Montage’ and ‘A Killer for Every Train’

In this spotlight, Johnny Krueg digs up five celluloid slashers from the late-Bodacious era (ca. 1986 to 1989) in two awesome back-to-back episodes of the Krueger Nation podcast!

__** Krueger Nation — MONTAGE **__

“Some people actually are quite good at holding a camera steady. It just doesn’t happen very often in found-footage movies.” — Johnny Krueg

In this episode, host Johnny K talks about his latest Netflix choices, followed by some very funny reviews of two late-eighties classics, Evil Laugh and Slaughterhouse.

NEW Krueger Nation podcast — The Dentist!

“I’m not the guy that throws s**t at people in the theatre but… get the f**k out of the theatre if you’re not interested in the movie…” —Johnny Krueg

Still recovering from a difficult year, Johnny Krueg is back in fine form! This episode, he talks about the Texas Frightmare Weekend, reviews Elijah Wood’s surprisingly good performance in 2012’s surprisingly good Maniac, and takes on butt-nuggets who text and take calls in theatres. He also talks about the Bates Motel TV show, and why he’s stiiiillll noooooot suuurrrre about it.