Happy Easter! On this glorious Sunday, we welcome you to Episode 033 of Horror Movie Weekly, where your three late-night Horror hosts, Jay of the Dead, BillChete, and Lady Phantom bring you a rousing Feature Review of Color Out of Space (2020). We also give you our update and thoughts on the COVID-19 pandemic. And Jay talks about watching “The Hunt” on VOD. Join us!
Note: This episode was recorded on March 24, 2020, and released on April 12, 2020.
On Horror Movie Weekly, your late-night Horror hosts Jay of the Dead, BillChete and Lady Phantom bring you one recent Horror movie review every Sunday. (We’re defining “recent” as any Horror movie released within the last five years.) And we always reveal next week’s pick at the end of every show, so you can watch along with us and be prepared for the following episode. Join us, and thanks for listening!
SHOW NOTES:
Introduction
— The Hunt (2020)
— Brand-new releases on VOD
— The future of movie theaters
— COVID-19 update (from March 24, 2020)
– Jay of the Dead’s pick for this week: Color Out of Space (2020)
Color Out of Space (2020) — Genre Classification: Drama / Sci-Fi / Mystery / Body Horror / Lovecraftian “The Weird”
Premise:
The Gardner family moves to a rural area to run an alpaca farm in a region where the water is possibly contaminated. His wife is terminally ill with cancer. One night a magenta, glowing meteorite strikes their farm and ruins this family’s lives. This story is based on an HP Lovecraft short story titled “The Colour Out of Space” from 1927.
Ratings and Recommendations: Color Out of Space (2020)
Jay of the Dead = 4 ( Avoid )
BillChete = 6 ( Buy it! )
Lady Phantom = 9 ( Buy it on 4K )
Next on Episode 034: Leprechaun Returns (2018) — BillChete’s pick!
Podcast artwork: Lady Phantom
Original podcast theme music: Jay of the Dead
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Listen to Jay’s new episode of Considering the Cinema: Ep. 021: Movies, COVID-19 and the Apocalypse
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