Episode 26: Parasites

Tom's first episode of Season 3 is all about those disgusting movie monsters that will enter your body and take over your brain and how their real life counterparts are just as frightening as those on the big screen.

LINKS TO SOME OF THE MOVIES WE DISCUSS

Shivers (free on Youtube)

Parasite (free on Dailymotion)

Brain Damage (free on Youtube)

Alien ($2.99 on Youtube)

Night of the Creeps ($2.99 on Youtube)

Slither ($2.99 on Youtube

Bug ($2.99 on Youtube)

Upstream Color ($2.99 on Youtube)

BONUS!

Jewel Wasp (the stuff of nightmares)

Episode 25: LGBT Psychopaths

We're back with Season 3! In our first episode, Slate takes us on a tour of Hollywood's exploitation of gay and trans folk in the movies. It's our queerest episode yet! 

LINKS TO SOME OF THE MOVIES WE DISCUSS

Rebecca (free on Youtube)

Rope ($2.99 on Youtube)

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls ($2.99 on Amazon and worth it!)

Cruising ($2.99 on Youtube)

Sleepaway Camp (free on Youtube)

Windows (free on Youtube)

Basic Instinct (streaming on Netflix)

Silence of the Lambs (free with Amazon Prime)

Color of Night ($2.99 on Youtube)

The Talented Mr Ripley (free with Amazon Prime)

Monster (free on Youtube)

Stranger By the Lake (streaming on Netflix, but graphic)

BONUS!

The "Devotedly Evil" Ms. Danvers from "Rebecca" supercut.

The "Cruising" documentary with William Friedkin.

Newscast about the "Cruising" protests in 1980.

The trailer for the little known "Talented Mr Ripley" adaptation "Purple Noon."

Episode 24: Underwater Slaughter

In our season 2 finale, Slate takes us underwater to explore all of the things that live down deep and want to eat you. From deep sea adventure films to the radiation monster movies of the 50s to the first summer blockbuster of all time, we'll explore squids, crocodiles, sharks and piranhas in the movies. This is the episode to ruin your summer!

LINKS TO SOME OF THE MOVIES WE DISCUSS

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea ($3.99 on Amazon)

Monster from the Ocean Floor (free on Dailymotion)

Jaws ($3.99 on Amazon)

Piranha (trailer)

Alligator (free on Youtube)

Cyclone (free on Youtube)

Jaws: The Revenge ($3.99 on Amazon)

Lake Placid ($3.99 on Amazon)

Deep Blue Sea ($3.99 on Amazon)

Leeches (free on Youtube)

Piranha 3D (free on DailyMotion)

The Shallows (in theaters now)

BONUS!

The original squid from "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea"

The wedding scene from "Alligator"

The "Jaws" Filmumentary

Episode 23: Dead On Set

Making movies can be dangerous business. There are so many things that can go wrong on set, everything from cameras not working to well-timed stunts not going as planned. Throughout cinema history, some individuals who make films have been hurt, maimed and even killed. On today’s morbid episode of Slums of Film History we’ll be focusing on those films where someone met their unfortunate demise. We discuss whether or not these fatalities brought about change or if the show simply went on. Today we’re “Dead on Set.”  

LINKS TO SOME OF THE MOVIES WE DISCUSS

Hell's Angels (free on Youtube)

Twilight Zone : The Movie ($3.99 on Amazon Video)

Top Gun (free with Amazon Prime and streaming On Netflix)

Braddock: Missing In Action 3 (free on Youtube)

The Bodyguard ($3.99 on Amazon Video)

The Hobbit ($3.99 on Amazon Video)

BONUS!

"Charge of the Light Brigade" scene:

"Twilight Zone: The Movie" Helicopter Crash

Documentary about "Twilight Zone" onset deaths

William Friedkin talks about the car chase from "French Connection"

Video of Train Accident During Filming of "Midnight Rider: The Greg Allman Story"

Episode 22: William Castle - Godfather of Gimmicks

In the late 1950s to the mid 1960s, one director boldly went to great lengths to scare the crap out of theatergoers: William Castle. Castle was equal parts PT Barnum, Alfred Hitchcock and Roger Corman and his greatest schtick was gimmicks. He rigged theaters with seat buzzers, fainters, fright breaks and coffins. He even made a decent movie or two. Join us as Slate profiles the late great William Castle: Grandfather of Gimmicks.

Links to William Castle Movies

The Whistler (free on Youtube)

Macabre ($2.99 on Youtube)

House on Haunted Hill (free on Youtube)

The Tingler ($2.99 on Youtube)

13 Ghosts (free on Youtube)

Homicidal ($2.99 on Yuotube)

Zotz! (free on Dailymotion but it's a horrible movie)

Mr. Sardonicus (free on Dailymotion)

Strait Jacket ($2.99 on Youtube and worth every penny!)

I Saw What You Did (trailer)

Rosemary's Baby ($2.99 on Youtube)

Bug (trailer)

BONUS! 

Mr. Sardonicus' fucked up face

Joan Crawford's screen tests for Strait Jacket

The Tingler "special" effects

Homicidal featurette

The "Fright Break" from Homicidal

Episode 21: Bodily Fluids - Puke and Jizz

You’d be surprised by how many films feature puke and jizz, or then again maybe you wouldn't. Films like horror classic “The Exorcist” or the coming of age gem “Stand By Me” both contain memorable puke scenes. Both comedy classics “There's Something About Mary” and not-so-classic “Scary Movie” both contain unforgettable scenes featuring jizz. Sperm even makes an appearance in an Academy Award winning film! So get ready as Tom hits you with a load of puke and jizz in the second episode of our two part series on Bodily Fluids in Cinema. You'll be glad you came!

Thriller: a Cruel Picture/They Call Her One Eye (free but its a porn site)

Night Games (free on Youtube)

Monty Python and the Meaning of Life ($3.99 on Amazon)

Stand by Me ($3.99 on Amazon)

Nekromantic (free on Youtube, also this is Slate’s fault)

Happiness ($2.99 on Amazon video)

There's Something About Mary ($3.99 on Amazon)

Y Tu Mama Tambien ($3.99 on Amazon)

Shortbus (free but its a porn site)

BONUS!

Woody Allen Sperm

"Every Sperm is Sacred"

How to puke in space:

Episode 20: Bodily Fluids - Pee and Poop

Pee pee and poo poo have a long, robust history in the annals of film, from shock films like “Last House on the Left” and “The Exorcist” to lowbrow comedies like “Caddyshack” and “American Pie.” Even Oscar movies “Shawshank Redemption” and “Slumdog Millionaire” feature main actors submerged in sewage. So grab your barf bag and suppress your gag reflex as Slate takes on the browns and yellows in the first of our two part series on Bodily Fluids with Pee and Poop in Cinema.

Last House on the Left (free on Youtube)

Salo: 120 Days of Sodom (free on Vimeo but there are no subtitles)

Pink Flamingoes (here's the poop eating scene)

Weird Science (free on Dailymotion) 

Welcome to the Dollhouse (DVD on Amazon)

Billy Madison (Billy pees his pants scene)

Maria Full of Grace (DVD on Amazon)

Shawshank Redemption ($2.99 on Youtube)

Slumdog Millionaire ($2.99 on Amazon)

Episode 19: Satanic Panic

While most parents worry about how their kids are doing in school, who they are hanging out with, and whether they are experimenting with alcohol or drugs, 80's parent's biggest fear was Satanic Cults! Apparently during the Reagan era Satan was working overtime to steal the souls of American children. Today on Slums of Film History we’ll be discussing the films that dealt with, influenced and of course, exploited that bizarre time in American history. We hope you have a hell of a time with our episode on Satanic Panic!

Race with the Devil ($2.99 on Youtube)

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom ($3.99 on Amazon)

Young Sherlock Holmes ($3.99 on Amazon)

Trick Or Treat (free on Youtube)

Angel Heart ($3.99 on Amazon)

The Believers ($3.99 on Amazon)

House of the Devil ($3.99 on Amazon)

We Are Still Here ($3.99 Amazon)

Regression (free with Amazon Prime)

BONUS! 

Oprah interviewing Jewish Satanists (?)

Sally Jesse Raphael talks to Satanists

Geraldo Rivera Exposing Satan’s Underground
(fuck that guy!)

Webster! Full Episode October 20, 1980
("Michelle Remembers" segment at 58:20 mark)

Michael Jackson Thriller Video

Don’t Make Me Go Back, Mommy: A child’s book about satanic ritual abuse

(Fucking Creepy Children’s book)

http://awfullibrarybooks.net/satan-for-kids/

Episode 18: Freakshow

Step right up, ladies and gentleman and see the strangest freaks ever exhibited by man! See the bearded ladies, Siamese twins and a the half man/half woman! Nothing you’ve ever imagined could prepare you for today’s episode as we present a history of circus sideshow oddities and abnormalities in Slums of Film History: Freakshow.

Freaks (free on Dailymotion)

Chained for Life (free on Youtube)

Elephant Man (free on Youtube)

The Funhouse ($2.99 on Amazon)

Big Top Pee Wee (2.99 on Youtube)

Batman Returns ($2.99 on Amazon)

Santa Sangre (free on Veogh but no subtitles)

Big Fish ($3.99 on Amazon)

Bound By Flesh (streaming on Netflix)

Episode 17: Vigilante Veterans

He went off to the war but returned to an America much different than the one he left, an America rife with drugs and crime. When he was pushed too far he waged a war of his own, seeking justice against the scum on the street. He's the Vigilante Veteran!

Exterminator (free on youtube)

First Blood (free on this shady site)

Taxi Driver ($2.99 on youtube)

Death Wish (free on Amazon prime video)

Death Wish 3 ($3.99 on Amazon video)

Lethal Weapon 2 ($3.99 on Amazon video)

The A-Team Tv Show (first 2 episodes free on Youtube)

Rolling Thunder (free on Youtube with awesome grindhouse style trailers including Snuff!)

Episode 16: Rabies!

Rabies is a viral infection that once transmitted, goes straight to the brain and turns animals into bloodthirsty monsters. And Hollywood loves bloodthirsty monsters. Join us as we travel through movie history to expose nicks, bites, zombies, dogs, bats, foamy mouths and Old Yeller for Episode 16: Rabies! 

The Story of Louis Pasteur (free on Youtube)

Old Yeller (free on Veoh)

To Kill a Mockingbird ($2.99 on Youtube)

I Drink Your Blood (free on Dailymotion)

Rabid (free on Dailymotion)

Cujo (free on DotSub, whatever the fuck that is)

REC (free on Dailymotion)

Problem Child 2 ($2.99 on Youtube)

World War Z (free but this site is probably a trap)

BONUS! HORRIFYING FOOTAGE OF PEOPLE WITH RABIES!

Episode 15: Head Trauma

WARNING: THIS EPISODE IS GROSS

A mind is a terrible thing to waste, but you'd never know that from watching the movies. Over the years cinema has shown us some very imaginative (and gruesome) ways to cut off, smash or completely blow up the human head. On today’s episode we’ll talk about some of those films and how they affect us, so be prepared to have your mind blown (literally) as we discuss “Head Trauma.” 

The Brain that Wouldn’t Die (MST3K version free on Youtube)

Master of the Flying Guillotine (free on Youtube)

Maniac (Free on Youtube with subtitles)

Scanners (free on Hulu)

Pulp Fiction ($3.99 on Amazon Video)

Mars Attacks ($3.99 on Amazon Video)

Irreversible (free on Vimeo, watch at own risk)

Pans Labyrinth ($3.99 on Amazon Video)

The Kingsman (free on this shady ass site)

BONUS: 

1939 French Execution plus two others with dates unknown (Liveleak)  

Braveheart: Flail to the Face
(the clip erroneously calls it Mace to the Face)

Scanners Head explosion

Deadly friend basketball head explosion

Execution of Mary Queen of the Scots 1895
(first special effect on film)

Episode 14: The Golden Age of Porn

In 1972 audiences around the country stood in long lines to get a look at "Deep Throat," the first mainstream pornographic film to be reviewed by Variety. Some people loved it, some hated it but everyone had an opinion. In the 4 years that followed a slew of big budget porn films would capitalize on this craze in what would eventually be called "Porno Chic." And then just a quickly as it started, it was over. Join us as we go...ahem...deep...into the history of The Golden Age of Porn.

LINKS TO SOME GOLDEN AGE OF PORN FILMS

Mona: The Virgin Nymph (free, but it's a porn site)

Boys in the Sand (free, but it's a porn site)

Deep Throat (free, but it's a porn site)

Behind the Green Door (free, but it's a porn site)

The Devil in Miss Jones (free, but it's a porn site)

Captain Lust (free, but it's a porn site)

The Opening of Misty Beethoven (free, but it's a porn site)

Alice in Wonderland (free, but it's a porn site)

Debbie Does Dallas (free, but it's a porn site)

Caligula (free on Youtube but in some other language, but all the hardcore is in there!)

Episode 13: Toxic Waste

During the 70s, 80s and 90s toxic waste seemed to be everywhere in America. This was no more evident than in the movies, where toxic waste became the magic elixir that could transform nerds into super heroes, homeless people into cannibals and even turtles into pizza loving ninjas. But then one day, it vanished. Slate and Tom dive head first into Toxic Waste on the Season 2 Premiere of Slums of Film History!

LINKS TO TOXIC WASTE FILMS

Gojira (Free on Hulu Plus)

Them! (Not a great version but free on Youtube)

Prophecy (Free on Youtube)

Alligator (Free on Youtube)

Toxic Avenger (Free on Youtube)

Class of Nukem High (Free on Youtube)

The Suckling Aka Sewage Baby (Free on Youtube)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Original 1990 movie (Free on Youtube)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: the Secret of the Ooze (ft. Vanilla Ice!) (Free on Youtube) 

Erin Brockovich ($2.99 on Youtube)

BONUS!

Ninja turtles toilet slime toy commercial

BONUS!

"Prophecy" bear smacks sleeping bag person

Episode 12: Bad Santas Go to Hell

Santa Claus is coming to town! Usually he just wants to give gifts and spread good cheer, but not always. Sometimes Santa wants to punish naughty girls and boys or anyone who gets in his way. On the Season 1 finale we discuss "Santagonists" AKA the Santa Claus's that kill. Did you know bad Santas go to hell? You will after this special holiday episode. Happy Holidays!

Links to Some Bad Santa Films

The Little Girl Who Did Not Believe In Santa Claus (free on Youtube)

A Trap For Santa Claus (free on Youtube)

Tales from the Crypt (1972 movie) (free on Youtube)

The Remake of "All Through the House" (free on Youtube)

To All A Goodnight (free on Youtube)

Christmas Evil (free on Youtube)

Silent Night Deadly Night ($2.99 on Youtube)

Santas Slay (free on Youtube)

Episode 11: Hagsploitation

Slate defines "Hagsploitation" as a film that takes a formerly-glamorous older actress and turns her into a psychopath in order to drive movie ticket sales. They can be murderesses, pill poppers, corpse hoarders or ankle clubbers but any way you slice it, these old biddies aren't taking old age sitting down. We hope you enjoy Episode 11: Hagsploitation.

LINKS TO SOME HAGSPLOITATION FILMS

Arsenic and Old Lace ($2.99 on Amazon)

Sunset Boulevard ($2.99 on Youtube)

Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? ($2.99 on Youtube)

Straight Jacket ($3.99 on Amazon)

Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte ($3.99 on Amazon)

Carrie ($3.99 on Amazon)

Misery ($3.99 on Amazon)

Requiem for a Dream ($2.99 on Youtube)

BONUS: TRAILERS

Episode 10: Profanity

Few things can get your point across quite like some well placed profanity. Hollywood knows this, which is why some of the best dialog in film are also riddled with swear words. But where did all of this start? When did cinema get such a filthy fucking mouth? On today's episode we'll explore the history of profanity in movies. We'll discuss everything from damn, to fuck, the the infamous C-word. So if you are sensitive to swearing, you may need to skip this one. If you are sitting near somebody who is sensitive to swearing, turn it up really loud.  

LINKS TO SOME FILMS WITH PROFANITY

Clara bow says fuck (youtube)

What Price Glory (Free on Youtube. See if you can spot the profanity)

Hells Angels (Free on youtube)

MASH: The Movie ($3.99 on Amazon Instant)

Steve Martin from Planes, Trains and Automobiles

The Exorcist ($2.99 on Youtube)

Summer of Sam ($3.99 on Amazon Instant)

Wolf Of Wall Street (Free on Amazon with Prime Membership)

 Or..

Wolf of Wall Street - Just the Swearing (Youtube link)

Episode 9: Bad Babies

WARNING: THIS EPISODE IS GROSS.

The fear of childbirth is known as "Tokophobia" and as far as Hollywood is concerned, should be exploited at all costs. This episode is all about babies. But not those cute little babies in "Look Who's Talking" or "Baby Geniuses." We're talking about monster babies, zombie babies, mutilated babies and even Rosemary's Baby. So put your babies to sleep for this one and if you're pregnant, for God's sake please don't listen. It's our grossest, goriest, mother unapproved episode yet!

LINKS TO SOME BAD BABY FILMS

Rosemary's Baby (free on Dailymotion) (pt 2) (pt 3)

It's Alive ($2 on Amazon)

Eraserhead (free on Hulu with an account)

Demon Seed ($10.99 on Amazon)

The Brood (free on Youtube)

Dead/Alive AKA Braindead (free on Youtube)

Trainspotting (free on Veoh)

Grace ($2.99 on Amazon)

BONUS: "FIST BABY" FROM "ERASERHEAD"

BONUS: A FEW STILLS FROM "ROSEMARY'S BABY"

BONUS: STILLS FROM "IT'S ALIVE"

Episode 8: Hooker Vengeance

Hollywood loves prostitutes! They’ve been portrayed as victims, streetwise mages and even comic relief. And sometimes they’ve been the agents of violent justice. Tom makes the argument that hooker vengeance is a bona fide “micro genre,” but Slate isn’t so sure. Tune in and decide for yourself.

LINKS TO Some Hooker Vengeance Films

Inside the White Slave Trade (free on Youtube)

Red Kimona (Amazon Instant $2.99)

Naked Kiss (free on Youtube)

Thriller: A Cruel Picture (Amazon DVD Special Uncut Edition $19.99)

Malibu High (free in all its glory on Youtube)

Angel (Amazon Instant $2.99)

Bad Girls (Amazon Instant $3.99)

Monster (free Amazon Prime Instant or $2.99 non prime)

Episode 7: Doris Wishman, Mother of Exploitation

What do nudists on the moon, a double agent with a 73 inch bust and a penis transplant that has a mind of it’s own have in common? The 27 films of the only female exploitation director in the business. Episode 7 is Doris Wishman, Mother of Exploitation.

LINKS TO EVERY FILM DIRECTED BY DORIS WISHMAN

Hideout in the Sun (1960) (free on Dailymotion)

Nude on the Moon (1961) (free on Youtube)

Diary of a Nudist (1961) (free on Youtube)

Blaze Starr Goes Nudist (1962) ($2.99 on Amazon)

Gentlemen Prefer Nature Girls (1963) (free but it's a porn site)

Playgirls International (1963) (film is considered lost)

Behind the Nudist Curtain (1964) (film is considered lost)

The Prince and the Nature Girl (1964) (film is considered lost)

Bad Girls Go to Hell (1965) (free on Dailymotion)

The Sex Perils of Paulette (1965) ($10 on Something Weird Video)

Another Day, Another Man (1966) (free on Dailymotion)

My Brother's Wife (1966) ($7.79 on Amazon) (trailer)

A Taste of Her Flesh (1967) ($9.99 download on Something Weird)

Indecent Desires (1967) ($9.99 download on Something Weird)

Too Much Too Often! (1968) (opening credit scene)

Love Toy (1968) ($9.99 download on Something Weird)

The Amazing Transplant (1970) (free on Dailymotion)

Keyholes Are for Peeping (1972) (free but it's a porn site)

Deadly Weapons (1973) (free on Dailymotion)

Double Agent 73 (1974) (free on Dailymotion)

The Immoral Three (1975) ($9.99 download on Something Weird)

Satan Was a Lady (1975) (free but it's a porn site)

Come with Me, My Love (1976) (AKA "Haunted Pussy" free but it's a porn site)

Let Me Die a Woman (1978) ($9.99 download on Something Weird)

A Night to Dismember (1983) (free on Youtube)

Dildo Heaven (2002) (you can download it here for free)

Each Time I Kill (2007) (you can download it here for free)

BONUS: DORIS WISHMAN INTERVIEW

BONUS: BLAZE STARR

BONUS: CHESTY MORGAN