Cinemassacre's Monster Madness Episode Rating Graph

Happy Halloween! This month we’ve been paying tribute to Roger Corman and remembering all the great films and inspiration he’s given us. Today, I chose something that might seem off the beaten path, but is actually special in many ways. It’s the perfect choice to bring Halloween, horror-marathons and Roger Corman all together, and it’s also celebrating an anniversary. 25 years ago, on Halloween weekend, Roger Corman hosted AMC’s MonsterFest and premiered an exclusive made-for-TV film The Phantom Eye.

Happy Halloween! Monster Madness comes to a close for the year with a South Park Halloween episode that goes full Shining parody when Randy buys a Blockbuster - A Nightmare on FaceTime!

Every October, it's a tradition to watch the original John Carpenter's Halloween, but what about the horror movies the characters are watching in Halloween? It's a familiar trope, the movie within the movie, something to compliment what's actually happening in the film. It could be a tribute to the movies the director grew up, but could there be more of a reason why these movies are on the TV? Is there a reason why Carpenter chose The Thing (1951), Forbidden Planet, and Night of the Living Dead specifically, or, was it all at random? That's what I'm investigating today!

James Rolfe reviews the Monster Squad.

James Rolfe reviews the Wolf Man.

James Rolfe reviews the 1931 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

James Rolfe reviews the 1932 version of the Mummy.

James Rolfe gives a review of the 1931 Frankenstein.

James Rolfe gives a review of Bela Lugosi's 1931 Dracula.

James Rolfe gives a review of the first Phantom of the Opera film from 1925.

James Rolfe gives an overview of 1922 silent vampire film: Nosferatu.

Marvel recently put out a surprise Halloween special Werewolf by Night on Disney Plus. Based off of the classic horror comics, it's presented in black and white and has the cozy feeling of an old Universal Monster monster movie. I liked it, but was taken aback a little because it wasn't exactly what I was expecting. So let's get into it!

I just love those Spirit Halloween stores, there was nothing like this when I was a kid. Now, every season, they pop up, just kind of appear out of nowhere... like a spirit. Well what if all of the costumes and animatronics inside it came to life? What if you were locked in a Spirit Halloween and things started attacking? Well it’s now a movie. It’s a perfect concept, but is the execution as good as the idea? Let’s take a look.

James and Mike reunite (safely) to talk about which version of famous monsters is the best and their favorite of a variety of monster species or categories. Everything from zombies, to werewolves, to ghosts gets dissected. It's Cinemassacre's MONSTER MADNESS!

James and Mike re-unite (safely) to talk about what they think is the best horror movie of each decade. They cover the 1920's all the way up till today. Join them, in a cave where everything is a skull, and see what they picked! It's Cinemassacre's MONSTER MADNESS!

Welcome to the final episode of Monster Madness 2019!! Justin and James review the first Tales From The Crypt movies, Demon Knight! Ex-soldier Frank Brayker (William Sadler) is the guardian of an ancient key that can unlock tremendous evil; the sinister but charming Collector (Billy Zane) is a demon who wants the key so he can initiate the apocalypse. On the run from wicked mercenaries for almost 90 years, Brayker finally stops in at a boarding house in New Mexico where -- with the help of its quirky residents -- he plans to face off against the Collector and his band of ghouls, preventing them from ever seizing the key. Plus, it has Dick Miller in it!!

Welcome to Monster Madness 2019!! Kieran and James review Waxwork from 1988. It's an American horror comedy film written and directed by Anthony Hickox and stars Zach Galligan. It is partially inspired by the silent movie Waxworks. An evil magician creates a wax display of famous monsters and murderers and invites a group of unsuspecting young college students to view the collection. However, when the kids are trapped in the deadly displays, one-by-one they soon discover that the wax models are more than they appear to be.

Welcome to Monster Madness 2019!! Tony and James review the best horror movie of 2018 Hereditary. It's an American supernatural psychological horror drama film written and directed by Ari Aster, in his feature directorial debut. It stars Toni Collette, Alex Wolff, Milly Shapiro and Gabriel Byrne. When the matriarch of the Graham family passes away, her daughter and grandchildren begin to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry, trying to outrun the sinister fate they have inherited.

Welcome to Monster Madness 2019!! Kieran and James review Monster Brawl, the horror slobberknocker from 2011. In order to discover which film monster is the strongest monster of all time, eight classic creatures battle it out inside a graveyard. Includes Cyclops, Swamp Gut, Frankenstein's Monster, Lady Vampire, Mummy, Witch B**ch, Werewolf and Zombie Man.

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) Welcome to Monster Madness 2019!! Tony and James review Tales from the Darkside: The Movie. It's a 1990 American comedy horror anthology film directed by John Harrison, and based on the anthology television series of the same name. The film depicts a kidnapped paperboy who tells three stories of horror to the suburban witch who is preparing to eat him. The first of three dark tales involves resentful student Bellingham (Steve Buscemi) looking to an Egyptian mummy for help in settling some scores. Then, hit man Halston (David Johansen) is contracted to kill a cat that has terrorized and even killed members of an extremely wealthy family. Lastly, struggling artist Preston (James Remar) witnesses a demon commit a bizarre murder on a city street, but agrees to keep it a secret when the devilish being promises wealth in return for his silence.

Welcome to Monster Madness 2019!! Justin and James review Jacob's Ladder, the 1990 American psychological horror film directed by Adrian Lyne. After returning home from the Vietnam War, veteran Jacob Singer (Tim Robbins) struggles to maintain his sanity. Plagued by hallucinations and flashbacks, Singer rapidly falls apart as the world and people around him morph and twist into disturbing images. His girlfriend, Jezzie (Elizabeth Peña), and ex-wife, Sarah (Patricia Kalember), try to help, but to little avail. Even Singer's chiropractor friend, Louis (Danny Aiello), fails to reach him as he descends into madness.

Welcome to Monster Madness 2019!! Kieran and James Review Rob Zombie's The Devil's Rejects. In Ruggsville, Texas, the police under the command of Sheriff John Quincy Wydell attack the house of the sadistic serial killers Firefly family (a.k.a. The Devil's Reject) and they arrest mother Firefly, but Otis B. Driftwood and Baby Firefly escape from the siege. Tiny is wandering nearby the house and also escapes. Otis and Baby call their patriarch, the mad clown Captain Spaulding and they schedule to reunite at an isolated motel in the desert. When Otis and Baby arrive, they kidnap two families of singers, using sadism and violence against the harmless persons. Meanwhile, Sheriff Wydell promises to capture and kill the runaways, seeking revenge for the death of his brother, the Deputy George Wydell. Stay tuned to the end for a mini Review of 3 From Hell!

Welcome to Monster Madness 2019!! Tony and James review all five of the Phantasm movies. Phantasm is an American horror film series that consists of five films. It's about the Tall Man, a supernatural and malevolent undertaker who turns the dead into dwarf zombies to do his bidding and take over the world. The movies consist of: Phantasm (1979) Phantasm II (1988) Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (1994) Phantasm IV: Oblivion (1998) Phantasm: Ravager (2016)

Welcome to Monster Madness 2019!! Tony and James review Peter Jackson's Braindead aka Dead Alive from 1992. It's New Zealand splatstick zombie comedy film about a young man's mother being bitten by a Sumatran rat-monkey. She gets sick and dies, at which time she comes back to life, killing and eating dogs, nurses, friends, and neighbors.

Welcome to Monster Madness 2019!! This is the pilot episode of Cage Match, which might lead to a Rental Review month of other Cage Matches. Justin and James let two Nicolas Cage movies duke it out, today it's Mandy VS. 8mm. Both over the top films where Cage is put to the test. In Mandy the enchanted lives of a couple in a secluded forest are brutally shattered by a nightmarish hippie cult and their demon-biker henchmen, propelling a man into a spiraling, surreal rampage of vengeance. In 8mm a private investigator is hired to discover if a "snuff film" is authentic or not. Who will win??

Welcome to Monster Madness 2019!! Kieran and James review M, the Fritz Lang Classic. M is a 1931 German drama-thriller film directed by Fritz Lang and starring Peter Lorre. The film was written by Lang and his wife Thea von Harbou and was the director's first sound film. In this classic thriller, Hans Beckert (Peter Lorre), a serial killer who preys on children, becomes the focus of a massive Berlin police manhunt. Beckert's heinous crimes are so repellent and disruptive to city life that he is even targeted by others in the seedy underworld network.

Welcome to Monster Madness 2019!! Justin and James review a classic kid's Halloween film... until they realize it's way worse than they remember. Spaced Invaders is a 1990 American science fiction comedy directed by Patrick Read Johnson and starring Douglas Barr, Royal Dano and Ariana Richards. Dimwitted Martians drop into a little Illinois town on the day that the local radio station happens to rebroadcast Orson Welles 1938 "War Of The Worlds".

Welcome to Monster Madness 2019!! Mike and James review both Gremlins films. The Halloween/Christmas/Office classic!! The first film is about a boy who inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town. The sequel is about the Gremlins coming back, and this time, they've taken control of a New York City media mogul's high-tech skyscraper.

James Rolfe gives an overview of the 1920 classic, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.

Hollow Man (2000) Monster Madness movie review!

A special guest on Monster Madness! Joe Bob Briggs.

Cinemassacre's Monster Madness - Link 1986 movie review.

It’s always midnight in space!

You’ll just have time to scream… before it tears you apart!

If you have guts…HE WANTS THEM!

You’re travelling through another dimension. A dimension, not only of sight and sound, but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. Next stop, the Twilight Zone!

Mankind vs. the ultimate eating machine!

Not all monsters are scary to people. Not if it’s one fighting crime in the Garden State.

Are you eating it…or is it eating you?

Only he can see it. Only he shares its magic. Only he knows the danger.

Teen Wolf – He always wanted to be special… but he never expected this!

GREMLINS chased you/GHOULIES terrified you/Now beg for your life… the spookies are coming.

A family’s new satellite TV system starts receiving signals from another planet, and soon it becomes the passageway to an alien world.

Humans are such easy prey.

They’re Here and They Want to Meet the Neighbors.

A man conjures up a gigantic vengeance demon called Pumpkinhead to destroy the teenagers who accidentally killed his son.

A box of little toys has just become a gang of little terrors. This is not child’s play…

In Space No One Can Eat Ice Cream!

This year’s Monster Madness kicks off with Cabin in the Woods, a cliche horror archetype with unique twists.

A creepy horror film from the silent era about devil worship and evil rituals, also known as “Witchcraft Through the Ages”.

An underrated slasher film, with a masked killer.

Vincent Price hosts this bizarre sketch comedy show from the 70′s, starring various lovable monster personalities.

An 80′s film that pays tribute to the 50′s. Alien slugs crawl into peoples’ heads and turn them into zombies.

Man-Made Monster is a science fiction horror film released by Universal Pictures. The film stars Lon Chaney, Jr. in his horror debut.

Today we look at the most absurd horror film to feature two actors to win academy awards, Renee Zellweger and Matthew McConaughey.

Today we look at a TV series, Night Gallery. Rod Serling’s sub-par followup to The Twilight Zone.