The pilot episode of The Cat Cave Cinema Podcast: 
On this inaugural episode J and Pierce discuss upcoming horror films Before I Wake and Deathgasm and have an in depth discussion about the Danish werewolf film When Animals Dream. 

Episode 1: When Animals Dream

Things take a turn for the personal and introspective on this installment of the Cat Cave Cinema Podcast as we talk depression, abuse, and childhood while digging into Jennifer Kent's psychological horror film The Babadook. Still though, there is some fun movie talk in there too. Promise. 

Episode 21 - The Babadook

"Catch catch the horror taxi. I fell in love with a video nasty." 
And so it begins...In part 1 of our 72 part series delving into the infamous Video Nasties list, we dive into Lucio Fulci's gory clusterfuck and/or masterpiece The House By The Cemetery. Listen in as we try and makes sense of the passage of time, the lack of any fucks given by the characters, and whether Bob is an weird name for a small child.

Episode 32 - The House By The Cemetery (Video Nasties Series #1)

From the attic of a long abandoned theater in Italy to a screen in NYC, Pierce and J took a field trip to see the newly found uncut version of Suspiria in a real live theater. Join us as we talk Goblin, the politics of maggots, witches as capitalist allegory, the power of the cinema, and all the subtext we could squeeze out of Dario Argento's finest film.

Horror Vault Entry - Suspiria

WE'RE BACK! Life has been crazy, but that's when you need horror the most. Join us for our months late year in review, our excuses for the months of hiatus, and our tease of what the next film we will be discussing from the video nasties list will be (its a real fucking rough one for this day and age).

Episode 36 - Best/Worst of 2017

Trigger Warning: this week's episode contains a lot of discussion of sexual harassment, sexual violence, and the #metoomovement in relation to the film we watched.
 
This week our journey through the video nasties brought us to an awkward and unforeseen confrontation with the worst elements of hollywood and horror movie culture wrapped up in one neat little package. In the midst of the #metoomovement, we suddenly found ourselves sitting down to watch Harvey Weinstein's 1981's confession...uh, I mean, "film," The Burning. Gotta be honest, this one broke our spirits a little bit (which may explain why it took us two months to getting around to actually talking about it) and, weakened by its truly abysmal political sentiments, sent us careening into a long and pessimistic diatribe about whether we are in a watershed moment of change, or just a momentary glitch in the patriarchal matrix of horror that is America (and the world more generally). But somewhere in there I think we talked about the film as well, but its all a blur of rage, confusion, and genuine disappointment. So have fun listening to our super upbeat and fun horror podcast!

Episode 37 - The Burning

We're back! After another long hiatus (fingers crossed the last one but no promises) J and Pierce returned to the Cat Cave to tease out our next film, make excuses for our absence, and ponder just how long its actually been since we made an episode.

Episode 37.5

Pierce and J get uncomfortable watching bad babysitter Emelie being very bad at her job. Join us for the discussion of discomfort based horror, getting out acted by a 4 year old, and how a few tweaks could have made this film the indie darling of 2015.

Episode 38 - Emelie

On this mini-episode, in addition to teasing our next film, we talk about some horror shows we have been enjoying, some upcoming films that have us excited, and even dip our toes ever so lightly into the horror gaming world.

Episode 38.5

We have such sights to show you. That's right, Jay and Pierce get analytically kinky on this one with a deep dive into one of Jay's favorite horror films, Clive Barker's classic Hellraiser! Join us as we discuss inverted slasher tropes, the magic of 80s practical effects, and the importance of all things in moderation.

Horror Vault Entry - Hellraiser

On this vault episode, J and Pierce are joined by special guest Lizz Mazer to discuss the John Landis classic American Werewolf In London. Listen in as we talk werewolves, Jewish identity, WWII, and whether this horror comedy is actually an incredibly bleak meditation on the utter meaninglessness of existence. But you know...in a fun way.

Horror Vault Entry - American Werewolf In London

Pierce and J break down the best and worst of 2018 (let the controversy begin) and make some bold proclamations about plans to get back on a regular podcasting schedule. Enjoy!

Best (and Worst) Of 2018

In this mini-episode we provide a brief aperitif to convince you to check out our next film (The Autopsy of Jane Doe) and get all sappy with a few heartfelt words to those of you that listen to this little labor of love.

Episode 39.5

J and Pierce dig into Andre Ovredal's 2016 horror film The Autopsy of Jane Doe. Join us as we talk about dead bodies as characters (as opposed to just props), practical effect, and whether this is ultimately a film about the failure to make amends or about some things being so broken that they just can't be fixed at all.

Episode 40 - The Autopsy Of Jane Doe

You know the drill, a short musing about our next episode along with some quick rants about upcoming horror projects and recent horror news. Is it useful content to our listenership or just perfunctory filler? You be the judge.

Episode 40.5

Taking it all the way back to our first ever recording session, Pierce and J dive into the horrors of the internet as we dissect the sequel no one needed or wanted. Join us as we talk awkward transitions, bad writing, and the shame we felt when parts of this film actually sort of hooked us despite all the flaws.

Episode 41: Unfriended: Dark Web

On this mini-episode we get to hear the moment when Pierce breaks and just can't purge anymore. That right, next week we go back to our least favorite franchise to discuss The First Purge. Should you watch it? Is it better? Is it worse? Listen to this mini to get a hint.

Episode 41.5

Continuing our masochistic quest to ingest this cultural phenomenon, this week we are dissecting The First Purge, a prequel that somehow proved even more divisive than the previous installments. Join us as we delve into exposition dumps, our theories about abandoned plot lines, plot holes, prequel future tech (that disappeared in the more distant future), and so, so much more. Skeletor give us strength.

Episode 42: The First Purge

Its a mini. You know what it is. Learn about next week's movie and get our advice about whether you should watch it or not.

Episode 42.5

On this episode we dive into Richard Shepard's 2019 horror film The Perfection. Join us as we talk plot twists, consent issues, intersectionality, and whether this film can handle the weight of the issues it takes on.

Episode 43 - The Perfection

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