Episode 123

BASKET CASE (1982) // New York, New Gore

Published on: 7th March, 2023

What nightmares are in store for the boys in the City That Never Sleeps? Garrett & DeVaughn head to New York with our pod equipment in a wicker basket talking the microbudget sleeze-fest, Basket Case. The boys discuss the many genres within from creature-feature to exploitation films, as well as Henenlotter's ambition despite the $35,000 budget. Take a hit and pass that spooky shit!

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About the Podcast

Specter Cinema Club
An exploration of the sub-genres that make up our favorite horror movies!
The ghosts of your horror movie club explore a different sub-genre each month! Featuring creators from the spooky community, stoner filmmaker DeVaughn Taylor & film journalist Garrett McDowell discuss the recurring motifs of various sub-genres and what makes the best genre films work. New episodes every Tuesday!

NOTE: We recommend starting at Season 2 (Ep60) as that's when Garrett joined and began our current format. Season 1 was the experimental phase haha
NOTE: The first 99 episodes, we were under "Bloody Blunts" however the show didn't change, so Season 3 is where we continued as "Specter Cinema"

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