In exciting news, "Capitalism: A Horror Story" is now available for pre-order from bookshop.org, or from Amazon.
It'll be out in the world at the beginning of July 2024 and even though that seems like a long way off, preordering a book really helps the publisher and authors. If you su...
2023-11-13 17:09:58 +0000 UTC View Post
The long-awaited return to the Saw franchise is finally upon us! Saw X might be the most critically and commercially successful Saw film to date, but will it stand up to the ensnaring terrors of... a podcast!?
It's time to get back in the contraption!
Your ghosts have been extra busy this spooky season and have appeared on a few other shows!
Ash and Jon made the yearly journey to The Left Page / Here Be Media to have a spooky discussion of Kafka's The Trail. Check out The Left Page / Here Be Media on your podcast app.
Left Pa...
2023-10-30 15:42:19 +0000 UTC View PostDear Listeners,
After that rock and roll spooky season, your ghosts are going to convalesce through November. We will be have two episodes for the month of November including our return to the Saw retrospective and a bonus episode just for you ghouls.
We're also plott...
2023-10-28 20:04:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear listeners, oh ghouls of the audience!
As it turns out, our Halloween treat episode this year is just too much for Patreon to handle. You can still use the 2023-10-28 03:49:33 +0000 UTC View Post
The history of mining labor, strikes, and how we tell the stories of the union fight are welcome ground for a gothic discussion.
Today, we're talking about Barbara Kopple's award-winning documentary: Harlan County, USA. Join us as we discuss the dark history within the Earth. 2023-10-20 19:13:41 +0000 UTC View Post
A few times a year a sun rises on an unlucky day, but what if this day brought discourse instead of bad vibes?
Every Friday the 13th we are going to discuss Friday the 13th until we run out of Friday the 13th movies (which, incidentally, will occur sometime around 2030 assuming no new Frida...
2023-10-14 00:49:39 +0000 UTC View Post
It's time to talk about Lamberto Bava's Demon's movies! (As a way to just talk about the politics of the theater.)
How did we go nearly 300 episodes without discussing the works of Jean Rollin?
Join us for a chat on Rollin's Fascination and an introduction to the French Fantasique!
The Resident Evil Retrospective continues!
Yes, that's right! As long as some arcane magics continue to draw these films out of the void, we will continue to review them!
This time, we're off for some light-hearted sightseeing in the San Francisco Bay Area and we will cert...
2023-09-30 17:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Spooky season is upon us! What better way to kick things off than a three hour conversation on a member of the nightshade family?
What do we make of meta-product placement in cinema? What nightmares will Jon reveal next? Will Ash make it out of this episode sane!?
Tune in and do...
2023-09-29 12:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
There's a lot to say about the holodeck and how Trek treats Worf's complex character arch, but there's even more to say about French history and werewolves! Who knew!?
Let's talk about Iron Chef: America, a movie for the whole family, and the lingering consequences of French colonialism! &n...
2023-09-22 12:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostYour ghosts have been busy! Here's a few radio waves we've been haunting lately!
We went back on librarypunk to discuss Storm Center, McCarthyism, and, of course, libraries!
Is this H. P. Lovecraft's Herbert West–Reanimator set in the Dune universe on a shoestring budget!? Maybe! Is it a great vehicle for an exploration of the intersection of cinema and material constraints? Absolutely!
Tonight, Ash will be guesting on Radio Free Tote Bag! If you want to ask some spooky dating questions, you can anonymously with this link: https://freesuggestionbox.com/pub/ohiwqnz
First come...
2023-09-12 21:49:09 +0000 UTC View Post
287 episodes in and Horror Vanguard finally succumbs to Elevated Horror discourse for... Suburban Sasquatch?
It's a meta-commentary about cryptids in the podcasting ecosystem. Rrrrrrr rrrRawr!
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In the long list of movies starring the great Christopher Lee, Death Line is one wherein he appears for just shy of three minutes! What's more frightening: The misuse of a great actor or getting stuck on the platform after your train has been delayed!
Let's talk about the spookiest thing of...
2023-09-01 13:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
The Stone Tape is a horror movie that also coined a paranormal research term! It's everything we love here in the HV crypt and so much more!
In a way, the entire archive of human history is the greatest noise concert of all...
Good morning ghouls,
Here's a little update on our social media use.
Twitter is becoming less and less the kind of platform we want to be using with Horror Vanguard. While we appreciate that there's still a lot of potential on that site, it wouldn't be in keeping with our politi...
2023-08-25 17:48:46 +0000 UTC View PostHey ghouls!
HV will be making a spooky appearance at Japanese Horror Fest in Chicago later this week! If you're haunting these woods, consider dropping in!
What: Ashley will be introducing Wild Zero and Battle Royale with the first ever double-movie précis! (There's also ...
2023-08-23 15:54:54 +0000 UTC View Post
The Twin Peaks Retrospective is on hold for the duration of the SAG-AFTRA strike!
Learn more about the SAG-AFTRA strike here: https://www.sagaftrastrike.org
Strike Social Media Toolkit: 2023-08-12 14:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
What if Easy Rider had a satanic cult AND WEREWOLVES! What else do you need?
Let's talk about a movie bold enough to put a werewolf on a motorcycle!
![282 - Phantasm (The Best Movie Ever!? [Click Here to Learn More!])](https://img5.doujinstars.com/storage/6/ds/co/a4542c-019e8709-2dfc-7466-99d0-8074b6f51905.png)
Your ghosts review the iconic cult horror hit: Phantasm!
Let's talk about the shady political history of what happens to bodies after death AND Men, Women, and Chainsaws! Come for the retro fashion, stay because your brain has been cored out by Dune.
The wyrd_signal takeover of HV continues as Lucy joins the crypt to continue a discussion started over on wyrd_signal!
Today, we're taking a deep dive into the psychoholic world of White Zombie's music videos!
If you like what we do here in the HV crypt, yo...
2023-07-28 12:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostHello ghouls!
Your ghosts are currently beset by arcane magics (work) and have had to postpone this week's Twin Peaks Retrospective episode.
Worry not. That podcast miniseries you like is coming back in style next week!
2023-07-27 23:29:44 +0000 UTC View Post
It's time for another A24 movie! This time it's an unexpected play as Ash pics Under the Skin.
Let's get under some discourse!
The Twin Peaks Retrospective continues with your ghosts exploring Episode 12 "The Orchid's Curse!"
Jon, aka TheLitCritGuy, is now an official star of the silver screen!
We're joined by director Jack Riccobono to discuss Amityville - An Origin Story which features co-ghost Jon!
This docuseries digs into the real-world history behind the Amityville Horror film franchise.
Watch ...
2023-07-14 17:21:24 +0000 UTC View Post
The Twin Peaks Retrospective continues with your ghosts exploring Episode 11 "Laura's Secret Diary!"
In a review of titles we have covered on the show, somehow we've missed The Lost Boys!? Today, we are fixing this grievous mistake.
Are you ready to enter the vampire castle-adjacent structure which could be more accurately called a sunken early 1900s hotel?