“I am the egg man. They are the egg men. I am the walrus.” Welcome to Episode 007 of Horror Movie Weekly, where your late-night Horror hosts, your Triad of Terror — Jay of the Dead, BillChete and Lady Phantom — review Kevin Smith’s cinematic Horror oddity, “Tusk” (2014). Join us as we blubber on and seal the deal on whether this “polar”-izing Horror flick is worth your time. Let us know your thoughts in the comments, and thanks for listening!
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!
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Introduction
— This episode contains spoilers for “Tusk” (2014).
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Tusk (2014) — Genre Classification: Horror | Body Horror | Creature Feature (Beastly Freak)
Premise: When a podcaster from L.A. travels to Canada to interview an eccentric subject, he is abducted by a madman who plans to surgically transform him into a walrus!
Written and directed by Kevin Smith. Starring Michael Parks, Justin Long, et al. Rated R for some disturbing violence / gore, language and sexual content. Runtime: 1 hour, 42 min.
— This week’s film was inspired by this podcast episode (right-click to download).
Ratings and Recommendations: Tusk (2014)
Jay of the Dead = 7.5 ( Rental )
BillChete = 8.5 ( Buy it! )
Lady Phantom = 8.5 ( Buy it! )
Next on Episode 008: Cabin Fever (2016) — Lady Phantom’s pick
Podcast artwork: Lady Phantom
Original podcast theme music: Jay of the Dead
Links for this episode:
Hear Jay of the Dead’s guest segment on Horror Movie Podcast Ep. 183
Jay says check out Spooky Flix Fest 2019
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