On this very special “bonus” installment of The Meltdown Horror Club, we get together to pay tribute to Dawn Wells by watching a movie in which she was featured. But then we chose The Town That Dreaded Sundown… and we quickly realize...
This episode we get together (sort of) to suggest some songs from movies that express the feelings of this year’s lockdown as well as give us some hope for the future. And along the way… we try to find a...
This episode we make good on our previous idea/threat to take two actors and switch their roles and essentially their careers. Ridiculousness ensues. And as we have a few surprise surgeries, we also cover… The Meg, Mandy, Witness, Goldie Hawn,...
This episode we discuss The Babysitter: Killer Queen. This recent comedy/horror is the sequel to the first Babysitter movie we discussed a couple of years ago. The cast returns for this second outing but does the movie hold up? And...
This episode we talk with the famous (or infamous) Sam Drog about a lesser-known documentary–Demon Lover Diary. In the wilds of Michigan, three unsuspecting filmmakers get themselves in over their heads as they sign on to help make an independent...
Here are the top five things that went down at Battleship Pretension this week: Episode 702: Are TV Movies Movies? Movie Meltdown: I Am All the Star Wars Fans I Do Movies Badly: Near Dark Feels Good Man: Froggy Bottom,...
When a certain co-host who hadn’t seen The Rise of Skywalker finally sits down and watches it… well, it opens up a whole new can of sandworms. So listen as we dig into J.J. Abrams and Rian Johnson and the...
Here are the top five things that went down at Battleship Pretension this week: You Cannot Kill David Arquette: Center of the Ring, by Tyler Smith BP Movie Journal 8/20/20 Tesla: My Own Design, My Own Remorse, by David Bax...
This episode we talk with Austin Trunick, author of The Cannon Film Guide, an in-depth series of books about the legendary 1980s B-movie studio The Cannon Group. And as we discuss the art and influence of Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus, we...
This episode we return to our running science fiction series to discuss The Terror Beneath the Sea! A strange Japanese/American co-production from 1966 featuring sea creatures, an evil plot to take over the world… and a young Sonny Chiba! And...
