Spook City - A Horror Movie Podcast

Kicking off this year's October Series, Matt discusses Ataru Oikawa’s TOMIE from 1998 this week - based on the manga from Junji Ito, is it any good?Find Spook City on Instagram and TikTok, and email the show to spookcitypodcast@gmail.com!Shop the collection of awesome horror t-shirts and designs at The Ghoul SocietyTALE OF THE TAPEDirected and written by Ataru OikawaDistributed by Art PortReleased on 6 October 1998Runtime of 95 minutesRT Audience 38% // IMDb 5.3/10 // Letterboxd 3/5CASTMami Nakamura as Tsukiko IzumisawaMiho Kanno as Tomie KawakamiYoriko Dōguchi as Dr. HosonoTomorowo Taguchi as Detective HaradaKenji Mizuhashi as Takeshi YamamotoRumi as KaoriTimestamps(00:00) Introduction(00:56) Weekly Horror Catch Up(04:54) Tomie Tale of the Tape(05:56) Tomie Trailer(07:06) Tomie Cast(08:02) Tomie Quick Synopsis and Trivia(14:01) Tomie Thoughts and Discussion(1:04:25) Tomie Rating(1:05:15) Tomie Letterboxd Comments(1:09:22) Outro

Matt discusses Kim Tae-hyoung's THE 8th NIGHT from 2021 this week, a surprisingly dense film - but is it any good? Find Spook City on Instagram and TikTok, and email the show to spookcitypodcast@gmail.com!Shop the collection of awesome horror t-shirts and designs at The Ghoul SocietyTALE OF THE TAPEDirected and written by Kim Tae-hyoungDistributed by Netflix / Little Big PicturesReleased on 2 July 2021Runtime of 115 minutesRT Critic 71% // RT Audience 37% // IMDb 5.4/10 // Letterboxd 2.5/5CASTLee Sung-min as Park Jin-sooPark Hae-joon as Kim Ho-taeKim You-jung as Kim Ae-ranNam Da-reum as Cheong-seokChoi Jin-ho as Professor Kim Joon-cheolLee Eol as Ha-jeongKim Han-sol as delivery manPark Se-hyun as a high school girlTimestamps(00:00) Introduction(00:45) Crawl 2, Lollipop Chainsaw, and Courtney Cox’s Scream 3 hair(06:58) The 8th Night Tale of the Tape(08:14) The 8th Night Trailer(09:41) The 8th Night Cast(11:00) The 8th Night Quick Synopsis and Trivia(16:31) The 8th Night Thoughts and Discussion(1:07:14) The 8th Night Letterboxd Comments(1:10:21) Outro

Matt discusses Mario Bava's seminal A Bay of Blood from 1971, long seen as a bridge between the giallo and the modern slasher film...Find Spook City on Instagram and TikTok, and email the show to spookcitypodcast@gmail.com!Shop the collection of awesome horror t-shirts and designs at The Ghoul SocietyTALE OF THE TAPEDirected by Mario BavaWritten by Mario Bava, Giuseppe Zaccariello and Filippo OttoniDistributed by Nuova Linea CinematograficaReleased on 8 September 1971Runtime of 84 minutesRT Critic 80% // RT Audience 62% // IMDb 6.5/10 // Letterboxd 3.4/5CASTClaudine Auger as Renata DonatiLuigi Pistilli as AlbertoClaudio Volonté as SimoneLaura Betti as Anna FossatiLeopoldo Trieste as Paolo FossatiIsa Miranda as Countess Federica DonatiChris Avram as Franco VenturaAnna Maria Rosati as LauraBrigitte Skay as LouisePaola Montenero as SylvieGuido Boccaccini as LucaRoberto Bonanni as RobertoGiovanni Nuvoletti as Count Filippo DonatiTimestamps(00:00) Introduction(00:45) Crystal Lake Trailer Talk(07:48) A Bay of Blood Tale of the Tape(08:44) A Bay of Blood Trailer(11:43) A Bay of Blood Cast(13:24) A Bay of Blood Quick Synopsis and Trivia(19:47) A Bay of Blood Thoughts and Discussion(54:53) A Bay of Blood Letterboxd Comments(1:00:15) Outro

Matt discusses Drew Hancock’s COMPANION this week - including Jack Quaid being a dick, the ace comedy, and the joy of Sophie ThatcherFind Spook City on Instagram and TikTok, and email the show to spookcitypodcast@gmail.com!Shop the collection of awesome horror t-shirts and designs at The Ghoul SocietyTALE OF THE TAPEDirected and written by Drew HancockDistributed by Warner Bros PicturesReleased on 31 January 2025Runtime of 97 minutesRT Critic 93% // RT Audience 88% // Metascore 70 // IMDb 6.9/10 // Letterboxd 3.4/5CASTSophie Thatcher as IrisJack Quaid as Josh BeemanLukas Gage as PatrickMegan Suri as KatHarvey Guillén as EliRupert Friend as SergeyJaboukie Young-White as TeddyMatthew J. McCarthy as SidMarc Menchaca as Deputy HendrixTimestamps(00:00) Introduction(03:26) Companion Tale of the Tape(04:33) Companion Trailer(06:15) Companion Cast(09:21) Companion Quick Synopsis and Trivia(13:04) Companion Thoughts and Discussion(1:14:14) Companion Letterboxd Comments(1:18:46) Outro

Matt discusses Kwon Oh-seung's MIDNIGHT from 2021 this week, in which a serial killer hunts a deaf woman in Seoul...Find Spook City on Instagram and TikTok, and email the show to spookcitypodcast@gmail.com!Shop the collection of awesome horror t-shirts and designs at The Ghoul SocietyTALE OF THE TAPEWritten and directed by Kwon Oh-seungDistributed by CJ EntertainmentReleased on 30 June 2021Runtime of 103 minutesRT Critic 100% // RT Audience 62% // IMDb 6.5/10 // Letterboxd 3.5/5CASTJin Ki-joo as Kim Kyung-miWi Ha-joon as Do-shikPark Hoon as Jong-tak, brother of Choi Seo-jungGil Hae-yeon as Kyung-mi's motherKim Hye-yoon as Choi So-jungTimestamps(00:00) Introduction(00:43) Victor Miller(03:10) Midnight Tale of the Tape(05:03) Midnight Trailer(07:01) Midnight Cast(08:00) Midnight Quick Synopsis and Trivia(09:37) Midnight Thoughts and Discussion(1:04:04) Midnight Letterboxd Comments(1:07:05) Outro

Matt discusses THE MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN this week, diving into the very mid-noughties grimy horror flick...Find Spook City on Instagram and TikTok, and email the show to spookcitypodcast@gmail.com!Shop the collection of awesome horror t-shirts and designs at The Ghoul SocietyTALE OF THE TAPEDirected by Ryuhei KitamuraWritten by Jeff BuhlerDistributed by LionsgateReleased on 1 August 2008Runtime of 98 minutesRT Critic 70% // RT Audience 50% // Metascore 58 // IMDb 6/10 // Letterboxd 2.7/5CASTBradley Cooper as Leon KaufmanVinnie Jones as MahoganyLeslie Bibb as Maya JonesBrooke Shields as Susan HoffRoger Bart as JurgisTed Raimi as Randle CooperPeter Jacobson as OttoBarbara Eve Harris as Det. Lynn HadleyTimestamps(00:00) Introduction(00:50) Dolly Parton, Tim Curry and Peter Cullen(08:41) The Midnight Meat Train Tale of the Tape(10:19) The Midnight Meat Train Trailer(12:17) The Midnight Meat Train Cast(13:06) The Midnight Meat Train Quick Synopsis and Trivia(16:57) The Midnight Meat Train Thoughts and Discussion(56:16) The Midnight Meat Train Letterboxd Comments(1:00:11) Outro