Hey, gang! What do you know, it’s a new episode of The Dark Parade! This time, we are kicking off the rust with the help of the amazing Cort Psyops to unearth a J-horror gem called Sweet Home . Why this one? Well, it’s directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa of Pulse and Cure fame, and it has been called the inspiration for Resident Evil . If that’s not enough, the goopy effects work is done by The Exorcist ‘s Dick Smith! What are you waiting for? Let’s get to some jawing about an underseen horror curiosit...
Apr 14, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 53
Richard Glenn Schmidt returns for a look at the gonzo J-horror silliness that is Bloody Muscle Body Builder in Hell . We discuss the joys of earnest rip-offs, the downsides of polo shirts on muscular bods, and oh so much more! Bloody Muscle Body Builder in Hell is available streaming on Shudder, so don’t be shy about watching before you listen! Come back Wednesday for a new Found Footage Fool on Apollo 18 ! You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes here , Stitcher , Spotify , Amazon Music and A...
Jan 25, 2023•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 52
It’s Miike time again, and that means bringing in Asian horror enthusiast Derek Bourgeois for a look at Takashi Miike’s Over Your Dead Body . We talk about the blurring of the real world and that of the play represented, dig into the themes of the movie, and wrap up with three things you might not know about this film. Be careful, you just might learn something! Thanks to Derek Bourgeois for joining me! You can find more from him on Cinema Attack , They’re Here! , No More Room in Hell , and Unde...
Mar 23, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 51
We wrap up our inaugural Listener Request Month with a return to some Asian horror roots with a look at part one of The Bloodthirsty Trilogy and The Vampire Doll . Joined by Don Anelli, we look at the Hammer horror origins of the movie, the amazing Gothic vibes, and how fun it is to see the familiar redrawn through this Japanese lens. You can find more from Don Anelli on The Horror Countdown Podcast ! You can join the discussion live on Sundays at 5pm CST at YouTube.com/LegionPodcasts and you ca...
Feb 23, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 50
Get ready for the (mildly) crazy, it’s the Prisoners of the Ghostland review! It was a match made in movie Heaven. Sion Sono, the auteur behind Suicide Club and Exte and the underappreciated Tag teaming up with Nicolas Cage, an actor who embodies a peculiar bravado. Pepper that cinematic meal with Bill Mosely and Sophia Boutella and you have all the makings of a cult classic. While I’m not certain that Prisoners of the Ghostland can achieve a lofty cult status, it is a sight to behold. The story...
Sep 18, 2021•5 min•Ep. 49
On a new episode of Hero Hero Ghost Show, we kick off a sub-series called Ghost Show Classics with a look at the influential and surreal silent-era film A Page of Madness from Teinosuke Kinugasa. I look at everything from the effect of firebombing on silent Japanese cinema to the roots of this once-lost classic of Japanese film. Jump in! You can subscribe to Hero Hero Ghost Show on Apple Podcasts , Stitcher , Spotify , Podchaser , iHeartRadio , and Google Podcasts . Catch up on back episodes her...
Jul 13, 2021•25 min•Ep. 48
Welcome to the finale of our look at the One Missed Call series with One Missed Call 3 . Joined once more by Derek Bourgeois, we take a look at this final sequel, look back at the series as a whole, and discuss the best in Asian horror movies series. Also, Derek gives some of his personal recommendations for Asian horror movies you should check out! You can subscribe to Hero Hero Ghost Show on Apple Podcasts , Stitcher , Spotify , Podchaser , iHeartRadio , and Google Podcasts . Catch up on back ...
Jun 27, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 47
Derek and Bo are ack to finish a look at 2005’s One Missed Call The Television Series. We celebrate Tokumei Watch, parse out all the twists and turns, and evaluate the series as a whole before next episode’s One Missed Call finale, One Missed Call: Final ! You can subscribe to Hero Hero Ghost Show on Apple Podcasts , Stitcher , Spotify , Podchaser , iHeartRadio , and Google Podcasts . Catch up on back episodes here! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Jun 13, 2021•2 hr•Ep. 46
We are joined once more by Derek Bourgeois to explore the hard-to-find but wonderful One Missed Call The Television Series aka C hakushin Ari . We talk the novelization, the similarities with Miike’s film and how terrific Yokumei Watch is. You can subscribe to Hero Hero Ghost Show on Apple Podcasts , Stitcher , Spotify , Podchaser , iHeartRadio , and Google Podcasts . Catch up on back episodes here! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
May 30, 2021•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 45
Just when you thought it was safe to answer your cell phone… it’s One Missed Call 2 2005! Returning champion Derek Bourgeois is back to comb over this tale of ghosts and curses, cell phones and coal mines, confusion and disappointment. Without the hand of auteur Takashi Miike at the helm can the One Missed Call series take a step toward greatness? Find out on the latest episode of Hero Hero Ghost Show! You can subscribe to Hero Hero Ghost Show on Apple Podcasts , Stitcher , Spotify , Podchaser ,...
May 16, 2021•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 44
We’re kicking off a new run of shows examining the One Missed Call series, and this is gonna be a good one! We kick off with the Takashi Miike banger One Missed Call 2003, and this movie will do anything for a scare. We talk about everything from the lighting to the Fulci nods with our guest host for this series, Derek Bourgeois of Underwater Kaiju from Outer Space (among many others). It’s one of the quintessential J-horror films of the 2000s, so buckle up for a love fest – and some major spoil...
May 02, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 43
Welcome to a Hero Hero Ghost Show side show – Solo Sono! We’re unpacking a movie from Japanese auteur Sion Sono and what better way to start than with a recent head trip of a film by the name of Tag 2015. There are mass decapitations, Lynchian character changes, pig-headed weirdoes and so much more. You can subscribe to Hero Hero Ghost Show on Apple Podcasts , Stitcher , Spotify , Podchaser , iHeartRadio , and Google Podcasts . Catch up on back episodes here! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Apr 20, 2021•35 min•Ep. 42
Richard Glenn Schmidt returns to round out our series on The Eye films from Danny and Oxide Pang. This last entry is The Child’s Eye , and it eschews the farting ghosts of The Eye 3 for a more defined narrative and some 3D gags. Also, we somehow end up talking about our shared love of Marvel films. There’s something for everyone on the latest Hero Hero Ghost Show! You can subscribe to Hero Hero Ghost Show on Apple Podcasts , Stitcher , Spotify , Podchaser , iHeartRadio , and Google Podcasts . Ca...
Apr 04, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 41
Welcome to our continuing journey through The Eye series on the Asian horror podcast, hero hero Ghost Show. Up next, The Eye 3, a surprising and often silly sequel. Joined on this journey of the ocular occult by Hello! This Is the Doomed Show’s Richard Glenn Schmidt, we strive to make sense of this odd entry. You can subscribe to Hero Hero Ghost Show on Apple Podcasts , Stitcher , Spotify , Podchaser , iHeartRadio , and Google Podcasts . Catch up on back episodes here! ★ Support this podcast on ...
Mar 20, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 40
Hero Hero Ghost Show continues our series on The Eye film series from the Pang Brothers. Up next, The Eye 2 (2004), a shift away from ocular horror to further explore the world of the dead. There’s an unlikable protagonist, some quality scares, and plenty of crazy. Jump in! You can subscribe to Hero Hero Ghost Show on Apple Podcasts , Stitcher , Spotify , Podchaser , iHeartRadio , and Google Podcasts . Catch up on back episodes here! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Mar 06, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 39
In the first part of a series, Hero Hero Ghost Show is back to look at The Eye 2002 . Joined by Richard Glenn Schmidt of Hello! This is the Doomed Show , we break down the movie’s scares, the strange structure, and where it fits in the Asian horror wave of the 2000s. Be back in two weeks with The Eye 2 ! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Feb 21, 2021•59 min•Ep. 38
In this very brief episode, it’s time to take a look at Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula here on Hero Hero Ghost Show. There are some mild spoilers ahead, but only general plot points, and some ensuing disappointment… ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Nov 11, 2020•11 min•Ep. 37
Our time creeping through the Whispering Corridors series ends with the fifth installment, A Blood Pledge aka Yeogo goedam 5: Dong-ban-ja-sa . We wind our way through the story of this ghostly tale of suicide and key-worship before pondering a few blood pledges of our own, and we wrap things up with a ranking of the Whispering Corridors movies. Thanks, as always, for joining us on these little romps. Next time, something ocular! iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hero-hero-ghost-show/...
May 08, 2020•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 36
We return with another installment in the Whispering Corridors series, aka a bunch of Korean horror movies set in high school with lesbian overtones. This time, we’re talking a ghost story involving an unreliable spook and, naturally, talk turns to toilet paper and Richard Jaeckel. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Mar 26, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 35
Hero Hero Ghost Show returns with a continuation of our bonus series looking at the Whispering Corridors series. Faithful ally Richard Glenn Schmidt is on board again for the third entry, Wishing Stairs . While we intended to do both this film and the follow-up, Voice , but we were so enamored by Wishing Stairs , we made it its own episode! You can check out more Hero Hero Ghost Show here: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hero-hero-ghost-show/id1102947580 Stitcher: https://www.stitc...
Jul 24, 2019•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 34
Welcome back to Hero Hero Ghost Show! We have a great one this time around. Mike Marryman is here to talk Hideo Nakata’s Dark Water . Cort Psyops shows up in The G-Spot to talk Invasion of Astro-Monster. And no show would be complete without a look at divorce in Japan. So, what are we waiting for? Forget the kids at school, it’s Hero Hero Time! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Jan 24, 2019•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 33
It’s here! A brand new episode of Hero Hero Ghost Show has arrived! We welcome Jerry Herring of Kill the Cast and Underwater Kaiju from Outer Space fame to chat about the bananas films, Meatball Machine and Kodoku Meatball Machine. We try to make some sense of the J-splatter silliness and manage to divert into discussions of Sion Sono, Takashi Miike, and the often-uncomfortable relationship with sexuality in Japanese cinema. Also, a trip to the G-Spot with Cort Psyops as we look at Ghidorah, the...
Aug 19, 2018•2 hr 45 min•Ep. 32
Welcome back to Hero Hero Ghost Show! This time around, we have a star-studded slam-bang episode! First, Cort joins us in The G-Spot to talk Mothra vs Godzilla (aka Godzilla vs the Thing ) before we welcome Duncan McLeish for a discussion of Chan-wook Park’s Thirst . There’s mah jongg parties, armpit licking and much, much more… Warning! Things get sexy! Opening Song: 808 by Suchmos Closing Song: Fukanshou by PANORAMAPANAMATOWN ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
May 13, 2018•2 hr 22 min•Ep. 31
Join Cort Psyops and myself for a look at the first Technicolor appearance of the Big G, and he’s brought a monkey along for fun! We talk parasol weakness, non-habit forming narcotic berries, the Smog Monster goes to rehab, bad Hokkaido vacation packages, amazing octopi, Kong’s wicked berry habit, bad Brando, Elvis Kong, the benefits of electricity-eating, Kong’s big cheat, and more! Opening Song: Incomplete by Girugamesh Closing Song: Bad Kicks by DYGL Join us for the next episode where we’ll c...
Apr 03, 2018•1 hr 58 min•Ep. 30
Welcome back to a brand new bonus episode of Hero Hero Ghost Show. Now in a world where no new Tomie films exist (much the shame), Richard Glenn Schmidt returns to tackle another female-centric series of films. This time, we look into the world of all-girls high schools in South Korea with the Whispering Corridors series. In the first film, titled appropriately enough Whispering Corridors , a vengeful spirit may or may not be possessing a student and murdering teachers, but maybe that’s not the ...
Mar 15, 2018•2 hr 39 min•Ep. 29
Welcome back to a new episode of Hero Hero Ghost Show! We pay respects to Ren Osugi before diving into a the Sion Sono/Ren Osugi film, Exte! Haunted hair, family drama and rampant abuse form this tale of a vengeful spirit that also serves as a surprisingly radical take on J-horror in general. Also, we dive into The G-Spot with Cort Psyops to talk Godzilla Raids Again! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Feb 24, 2018•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 27
Welcome to Hero Hero Ghost Show!, a podcast all about Asian horror, and this time around we’re going straight to Tokyo Bay with special guest Cort Psyops from Cinema Psyops to get under the scales of a temperamental gentleman named Godzilla . Did you ever wonder who came up with Godzilla in the first place? Or what a kaiju is? Or maybe you just enjoy Gamera digressions. I don’t know how you live. Join us for a look at everyone’s favorite city-stompin’ reptile in ways you may have never seen him ...
Dec 28, 2017•2 hr 26 min•Ep. 26
It’s Bro-mies before Ho-mies when Richard-mie joins Bo-mie for our final trip into the realm of Tomie, the cinematic adaptations of Junji Ito’s manga. And we are going out in style, friends and neighbors. In addition to discussing two of the more interesting entries into this series, we talk a little gialli , discuss which in the series best captures the spirit of the comic and much, much more! Opening Song: dear sad big laugher by Mop of Head, feat. UCARY and The Valentine Closing Song: Thank Y...
Aug 29, 2017•2 hr 22 min•Ep. 25
Welcome back, everyone! In further proof of our obsession with Japanese love demons, I am joined by Hello! This is the Doomed Show’s Richard Glenn Schmidt for a stroll down Tomie lane. This time, we examine films six and seven (!) of the long-running series of films, this time helmed by original Tomie director Ataru Oikawa. With Tomie: Beginning , Oikawa creates his own prequel. Why do we keep flashing forward? How great is Gondo? And, of course, Homeless Pele makes an appearance. Then, we tackl...
Apr 11, 2017•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 24
We’re back, and this time… it’s personal! Well, if not personal, certainly weird. We’re talking Sion Sono’s Suicide Club with Black Annis’s Misty Marchant, and we cover this thing like pros, including why Genesis set up shop in a bowling alley, Charles Manson trivia, the gleeful black comedy of this movie and fun talk about suicide! Also, Sion Sono time travel theories! Opening Song: Karma War by Aiko Closing Song: Ghost in a Closet by Spangle Call Lilli Line Next time… more Sono! ★ Support this...
Mar 07, 2017•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 23
