On the first episode of 2025, the Lads contend with Cold War Berlin, eldritch sex demons and LOTS OF SCREAMING as they descend into the mad world of Zulawski's Possession (1981). Possession stars Isabelle Adjani, Sam Neil, Heinz Bennent, Margit Carstensen, and Shaun Lawton. Written by Frederic Tuten and Andrzej Zulawski. Directed by Andrzej Zulawski.
Dressed to Kill, Brian De Palma’s revered homage to Psycho, has been called both “one of the great American classics of the 80s” and a “problematic thriller”. On this week’s episode, Marcus & Dan tackle this controversial cult film from one of New Hollywood’s grand masters, and answer the million dollar question: "Has it aged like fine wine or milk?" Dressed to Kill stars Michael Caine, Nancy Allen, Angie Dickinson, Keith Gordon and Dennis Franz. Written and Directed by Brian De Palma....
On this week's episode, the Lads chat about Alien Jesus, Satanic green goo and Alice Cooper as they delve into another John Carpenter cult classic, this time it's 1987's Prince of Darkness. Prince of Darkness stars Donald Pleasence, Victor Wong, Jameson Parker, Denis Dun and Lisa Blount. Written and Directed by John Carpenter.
On this week’s episode, the Lads are once again joined by Aiden as they discuss the nefarious legal machinations of the very LOUD John Milton in the 90s cult classic, The Devil’s Advocate. The Devil’s Advocate stars Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, Charlize Theron, Connie Nielsen and Craig T. Nelson. Written by Jonathan Lemkin and Tony Gilroy. Directed by Taylor Hackford.
On this week's episode, Dan and Marcus are joined by returning guest, Aiden Shaya, as they delve into the 1987 neo-noir supernatural horror cult classic, Angel Heart, a Marcus Brabban childhood favourite... which explains so much. Angel Heart stars Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro, Lisa Bonet, Charlotte Rampling and Brownie McGhee. Written and Directed by Alan Parker.
On this week's episode, Dan and Marcus go back in time to witness the horrors of Spanish Civil War as they delve into the magical surrealist world of Guillermo del Toro and his early cult gothic horror classic, The Devil's Backbone. The Devil’s Backbone stars Fernando Tielve, Eduardo Noriega, Marisa Paredes, Federico Luppi and Inigo Garces. Written and Directed by Guillermo del Toro.
On this week's episode, Dan and Marcus descend into the twisted world of Takashi Miike as they discuss the iconic J-horror cult classic, Audition. Audition stars Eihi Shiina, Ryo Ishibashi, Jun Kunimura, Tetsu Sawaki and Miyuki Matsuda. Written by Daisuke Tengan. Directed by Takashi Miike
On this week’s episode, the Lads regress to their teenage selves as they discuss the juvenile and eccentric Science Fantasy cult classic, Heavy Metal. Heavy Metal stars John Candy, Eugene Levy, Rodger Bumpass, Jackie Burroughs and Joe Flaherty. Written by Daniel Goldberg and Len Blum. Directed by Gerald Potterton.
On this week's episode, Marcus and Dan saddle up their horses and join a posse as they examine the 2007 Western cult classic, 3:10 to Yuma. A remake that far surpasses the 1957 original. 3:10 to Yuma stars Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Logan Lerman, Dallas Roberts and Ben Foster. Written by H. Welles, M. Brandt & D. Haas. Directed by James Mangold.
On this week’s episode, the Pod gets re-animated as Dan & Marcus discuss the anarchic and visceral comedy-horror masterpiece, Re-Animator. Perhaps the most irreverent, and dare we say best, adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft. Re-Animator stars Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Abbott, Barbara Crampton, David Gale and Robert Sampson. Written by Dennis Paoli, William Norris & Stuart Gordon. Directed by Stuart Gordon.
On this week's episode, the Lads, joined by the effervescent Theo, descend into Asmodeus' diabolical lair (Southern California with an orange filter) as they discuss the 1970 horror cult classic, Equinox. Known as the film that inspired the Evil Dead and spawned countless Claymation imitators. Equinox stars Edward Connell, Barbara Hewitt, Frank Bonner, Robin Christopher & Jack Woods. Written by Jack Woods. Directed by Jack Woods & Dennis Muren
"It's not subtext... it's just text"- Marcus On this week's episode, the Lads are once again joined by Aiden and Theo as they chat about the first of many Nightmare on Elm Street sequels, Freddy's Revenge. A film whose gay subtext was obvious to everyone but the screenwriter and the studio. And now has found it's mark as a LGBTQ horror cult classic. Nightmare on Elm Street 2 stars Mark Patton, Kim Myers, Robert Rusler, Robert Englund & Marshall Bell. Written by David Chaskin. Directed by Jac...
On this week's episode, the lads welcome Aiden and Theo onto the show to chat about the often unfairly maligned Blair Witch sequel, Book of Shadows. A film butchered through inordinate reshoots and edits ordered by a studio who had no idea what they were doing. Book of Shadows stars Jeffrey Donovan, Kim Director, Tristine Skyler, Stephen Turner, and Erica Leerhsen. Written and Directed by Joe Berlinger.
On the season 3 premiere of Esoteric Order of Film, Dan demands that the lads revisit the (unfairly?) maligned 1982 cult classic, Halloween III. Also known as the one without Michael Myers, and most remembered for that the iconic family annihilation scene, but there is so much more to this film that meets the eye. Halloween III stars Tom Aitkins, Stacey Nelkin, Dan O'Herilhy, Michael Currie & Nancy Kyes. Written and directed by Tommy Lee Wallace.
On the season finale and second ep. of the Xmas-New Year Special, Marcus and Dan look back at the 1984 sleazy Xmas slasher classic, Silent Night, Deadly Night. Diving deep into the moral panic it inspired. Silent Night, Deadly Night stars Robert Brian Wilson, Lilyan Chavin, Gilmer McCormick, Toni Nero and Britt Leach. Written by Michael Hickey. Directed by Charles E. Seller Jr.
On the first episode of our joint Xmas-New Year Special, the Lads run about California with a "walking corpse" as they discuss the 1949 Noir classic, D.O.A. D.O.A. stars Edmond O'Brien, Pamela Britton, Luther Adler, Laurette Luez and Lynne Bagget. Written by Russel Rouse & Clarence Greene. Directed by Rudolph Mate
On the first of our December outings, the Lads catch a cab ride to SoHo as they revel in the insanity of Scorsese's underrated 80s black comedy, After Hours. After Hours stars Griffin Dunne, Roseanna Arquette, Teri Garr, Catherine O'Hara and Linda Fiorentino. Written by Joseph Minion. Directed by Martin Scorsese. Got questions, stories or reviews surrounding the movies we discuss? Then email us at esotericorderoffilm@gmail.com Support the podcast by: Liking us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.c...
On this week’s episode, the Lads enter the strange town of Holstenwall as they discuss the OG cult classic and “first” horror movie, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, the seminal German expressionist masterpiece. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari stars Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt, Friedrich Feher, Lil Dagover and Hans Heinz v. Twardowski. Written by Carl Mayer and Hans Janowitz. Directed by Robert Wiene. Got questions, stories or reviews surrounding the movies we discuss? Then email us at esotericorderoffi...
On today's episode, Dan fights through the pain as the Lads discuss the terrifying tale of the Jersey Devil, the main antagonist of the underground folk horror movie, The Barrens. The Barrens stars Stephen Moyer, Mia Kirshner, Allie MacDonald, Shawn Ashmore and Peter DaCunha. Written and directed by Darren Lynn Bousman. Got questions, stories or reviews surrounding the movies we discuss? Then email us at esotericorderoffilm@gmail.com Support the podcast by: Liking us on Facebook: https://www.fac...
On a very special Halloween episode, the Lads travel back to the Summer of 1981, the Season of the Wolf, as they discuss the Werewolf cult classic, The Howling. The Howling stars Dee Wallace, Patrick Macnee, Dennis Duggan, Belinda Balaski and Christopher Stone. Written by John Sayles and Terence Winkless. Directed by Joe Dante. Got questions, stories or reviews surrounding the movies we discuss? Then email us at esotericorderoffilm@gmail.com Support the podcast by: Liking us on Facebook: https:/...
On this week’s spooky episode, the Lads, after facing terrible kids Rhoda Penmark and Alice Spages, now must confront the most aberrant child in Cinema history: Damien Thorn. That’s right, we’re taking on The Omen from 1976! The Omen stars Gregory Peck, Harvey Stephen, Billie Whitelaw, David Warner and Lee Remick. Written by David Seltzer. Directed by Richard Donner. Got questions, stories or reviews surrounding the movies we discuss? Then email us at esotericorderoffilm@gmail.com Support the po...
On today’s episode, the Lads take an ill-advised trip to a strangely British Transylvania as they discuss the Horror of Dracula, the Hammer Horror Classic from 1958. Dracula (1958) stars Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Michael Gough, Melissa Stribling and Carol Marsh. Written by Jimmy Sangster. Directed by Terence Fisher.
On this week's episode, the Lads are joined by Black Lodge Cultist and Lynch stan, Thodoris Vasil, as they cruise down the Lost Highway, Lynch's underrated surrealist neo-noir masterpiece. Listen as we discuss the film's connection to the OJ murder trial, the numerous and bizarre interpretations of this twisted tale, and how come every actor in this movie has a strange connection to a piece American true crime lore. Lost Highway stars Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, Balthazar Getty, Robert Blak...
On this week's episode, the Lads close out John Carpenter month with the frenetic and fun genre-bending cult classic, Big Trouble in Little China! Big Trouble in Little China stars Kurt Russel, Dennis Dun, Kim Cattral, James Hong and Victor Wong. Written by Gary Goldman and David Weinstein (Adapted by W.D. Richter). Directed by John Carpenter. Got questions, stories or reviews surrounding the movies we discuss? Then email us at esotericorderoffilm@gmail.com Support the podcast by: Liking us on F...
On this episode, the Lads talk about the mesmerizingly weird cosmic horror classic, In the Mouth of Madness. We discuss Sam Neil's unhinged performance, the eclectic talent that is John Carpenter and the absolutely terrible prose of Sutter Cane. In the Mouth of Madness stars Sam Neil, Julie Carmen, Jurgen Prochnow, David Warner and Charlton Heston. Written by Michael De Luca. Directed by John Carpenter.
Dan and Marcus conclude July's ‘evil kids month' as they sit down to chat about psychological horror classic Alice, Sweet Alice . Discussing its rich Catholic themes, disturbing imagery and the diabolical performance of the mysterious Paula Sheppard. Alice, Sweet Alice stars Paula Sheppard, Linda Miller, Mildred Clinton, Niles McMaster and Brooke Shields. Written by Rosemary Ritvo and Alfred Sole. Directed by Alfred Sole
Deadlier than Krueger! More Cunning than Myers! And Stronger than Vorhees! On this week's episode, the Lads enter the mind of the most terrifying figure in the annals of horror, that of 8-year-old Rhoda Penmark, as they discuss the psycho-horror classic, The Bad Seed. The Bad Seed stars Nancy Kelly, Patty McCormack, Eileen Heckart, Evelyn Varden, and Henry Jones. Written by John Lee Mahn. Directed by Mervyn LeRoy Got questions, stories or reviews surrounding the movies we discuss? Then email us ...
On this week's mind-bending episode, Marcus and Dan embrace the 'New Flesh' as they descend into the twisted world of Videodrome by David Cronenberg, the king of visceral horror. Join us as we discuss the phenomenal cast, awesome special effects (especially the eerie chest vagina), bizarre dark humour and searing social commentary. Videodrome stars James Woods, Debbie Harry, Sonja Smits, Peter Dvorsky and Jack Creley. Written and Directed by David Cronenberg. Got questions, stories or reviews su...
On this week's episode, the Lads (with special thanks to our new editor, Alba) are confronted by Dracula's suave African counterpart, Blacula, the titular villain of the 1972 Blaxploitation mega-hit. How great is William Marshall's performance? What happened to its gifted director? How effective is that morgue scene? And we come to realize that as well as being a bloodsucking fiend, Dracula is also a massive racist! Blacula stars William Marshall, Denise Nicholas, Vonetta McGee, Thalmus Rasulala...
On this week's episode, Dan and Marcus join a Witches' Cove...oops, I mean, a Ballet School.... as they descend into the nightmare-scape that is Argento's cult classic, Suspiria. Why is Henry Kissinger working at a Dance Studio? Is Argento the master of lighting? Who left barb wire in a dance hall? How iconic is that Goblin soundtrack? And we discuss Argento's obsession with the Occult, Jung and cats! Suspiria stars Jessica Harper, Stefani Casini, Joan Bennet, Udo Kier and Alda Valli. Written by...
