The Six and a Half Feet Under Podcast

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The Six and a Half Feet Under Podcast, affectionately known as the "Six Point Five," offers enlightening, informative and possibly profane discussions about B-films as art, entertainment and social barometer. Author Jeffery X Martin hosts this monthly show, with a rotating panel of experts and some surprise guests. It's thought-provoking entertainment for film lovers, schlock apologists and movie mavens of all kinds.

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Interview with William Mahaffey, Director of the Knoxville Horror Film Fest

In this short but insightful interview, Director of the Knoxville Horror Film Fest, William Mahaffey talks about some of the machinations of running a film festival, what movie first scared him and what Knoxville can do to become the Next Big Thing.

Oct 01, 2014•23 min

Listener Questions, Part 1

What happens when you combine four geeks, liters of alcohol and questions from the listening audience? A giant mess, pretty much. But not one of those horrible messes that you have to wait until the next morning to clean up; one of those okay giant messes that just looks people had a good time and, oh look, there's Ricky's shirt. We thought he lost it. THAT kind of big mess. So, if you wanna get a little messy, join X and his guest panel of guests (Mike Maryman, Corey Graham and Mark Scofield) a...

Aug 25, 2014•1 hr 27 min

Sexual Stereotypes in Genre Film

Join X and his guests Jamie D. Jenkins, Iris Walters and Cootie as they have a frank, raw and raucous discussion about the place of gays, women and fat guys in horror, action and science fiction films. Is "fat guy" really a sexual stereotype? It is now, kids. Shove this into your earholes and thank your political correctness later!

Aug 18, 2014•1 hr 10 min

Giallo 201

This time on the sixpointfive, X talks with James Branscome and Billy & Fisty about the sub-genre of Italian horror known as the Giallo. It's a high-level discussion about some low-brow movies. They discuss what a Giallo is, favorite films and actors, and most importantly, who has the best bush. If you are offended by pubic hair, or graphic discussions of pubic hair, it may be best for you to avoid this episode. MOVIES MENTIONED The Sweet Body of Deborah Strip Nude for Your Killer Your Vice ...

Jun 16, 2014•46 min

How Far is Too Far? Shock Cinema and Societal Taboos

Join your host Jeffery X Martin and his panel of guests, film director JT Petty and AllHorror.net's Robin Coleman, as they discuss how societal taboos are portrayed in exploitation cinema, their effect on society and whether the MPAA is an efficient watchdog over today's films.

May 19, 2014•43 min

The Horror of Compartmentalization

Join Jeffery X Martin, Trey Lawson, Matthew Monagle and Tim Murr as they discuss apartment horror, motel terror, claustrophobia and Ian McShane's excellent usage of eye liner. This is the #sixpointfive.

Apr 14, 2014•1 hr 1 min

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