Horror Movie Podcast Ep. 192: The McPherson Tape (1989) and In Search of Darkness (2019) plus Howl (2016) and Vampire Cleanup Department (2019)
Practicing social distancing? Great time to shelter with us at HORROR MOVIE PODCAST—we’ve missed you! In Episode 192, another Frankensteinian episode, horror hosts Dr. Shock, Wolfman Josh, and Gillman Joel bring you a spoiler-free Feature Review of The McPherson Tape (1989)—aka UFO Abduction—as well as a Collector’s Crypt featuring In Search of Darkness (2019) and several mini-reviews of films from the end of last year including The Furies (2019), Head Count (2019), and “jumping vampire” jiangshi film Vampire Cleanup Department (2019), plus The Human Race (2013) We also have a Shudder-Sponsored Screaming Online review of Howl (2016) for your listening pleasure. If you’d like to support our show, try a 30-day free trial of SHUDDER with Promo Code: HMP It costs you nothing and helps us a lot! Also, please subscribe to our podcast and leave a review! Or just tell a friend. We’d really appreciate it. Thanks for your support and thanks for listening to Horror Movie Podcast, where we’re Dead Serious About Horror Movies! SHOW NOTES: I. Introduction —This episode is sponsored by Shudder. Support HMP and enjoy a 30-day free trial of SHUDDER with the Promo Code: HMP [ 0:03:50 ] III. Real Talk: LIFE IN THE TIME OF CORONA —Listen to Horror Movie Podcast’s coverage of The Infected Narrative —Listen to Retro Movie Geek’s coverage of Outbreak (1995) [ 0:32:35 ] II. Feature Review: THE MCPHERSON TAPE (1989) Dr. Shock 7/10 ( Buy for Found Footage fans ) Gillman Joel: 7/10 ( Buy for Found Footage fans ) -Found Footage Critic’s link to buy The McPherson Tape [ 1:05:10 ] III. Collector’s Crypt: IN SEARCH OF DARKNESS (2019) Dr. Shock: 9/10 ( Buy it! ) —For updates on re-release, you can sign up for the mailing list for In Search of Darkness [ 1:18:00 ] V. SHUDDER-Sponsored SCREAMING ONLINE Segment Dr. Shock recommends Howl (2016) —Try SHUDDER free for 30 Days with Promo Code: HMP [ 1:32:00 ] V. Micro Reviews: [ 1:28:16 ] THE FURIES (2019) Wolfman Josh 6/10 ( Low-Priority Rental ) Dr. Shock: 6.5/10 ( Rental ) [ 1:32:25 ] HEAD COUNT (2019) Dr. Shock: 7.5/10 ( Rental ) Gillman Joel: 7.5/10 ( Rental ) [ 1:41:24 ] THE HUMAN RACE (2013) Gillman Joel: 7.5/10 ( Rental ) [ 1:49:09 ] VAMPIRE CLEANUP DEPARTMENT (2019) -horror adjacent, Chinese jiangshi “hopping vampire” comedic romance Wolfman Josh: 6/10 ( Low-priority Rental ) VII. Wrap-Up / Plugs / Ending -Outtakes JOIN US NEXT TIME ON HMP: Episode 193 for another fun episode! NOTE FOR NEWCOMERS: If you like this podcast, you can find all of our previous episode here on the website, with direct links to our themed episodes and franchise reviews on the sidebar. Just scroll back through our archives, or use the links in the sidebar. LINKS FOR THIS EPISODE: —Listen to our coverage of