ONCE UPON A TIME IN JAPAN, WARS RAGED, ANGRY SPIRITS STALKED THE COUNTRYSIDE, AND VILLAGERS HID FROM MURDEROUS YOKAI IN THE TALL REEDS… Japanese cinema had an international breakthrough in the 1950s and ‘60s, fronted by a series of artful period pieces, known locally as jidaigeki. Many of these were supernatural folktales and ghost stories, called kaidan (or kwaidan). Join Gabe and returning guest Stefan Hammond as they discuss Kenji Mizoguchi’s Ugetsu (1953), Tokuzô Tanaka’s

WHAT’S THE ONLY THING SCARIER THAN GOING TO SCHOOL? LIVING AT SCHOOL! Whether they’re haunted by ghosts, run by toxic malcontents, or invaded by Satanists, boarding schools have been a horror, thriller, and dark melodrama fixture for decades. Join Gabe and returning guest Chloe Waryan as they enroll in a variety of spooky academic institutions, including Carlos Enrique Taboada’s Even the Wind is Afraid (Spanish: Hasta el viento tiene miedo, 1967/8), Anthony Page’s Absolution

BATTEN DOWN THE HATCHES AS WE TAKE A DIVE INTO THE MORE BUDGET-FRIENDLY VERSION OF THE DARK AND BRINY!! Gabe and Patrick Ripoll are back with another look at the Deep Sea Sci-fi/Horror movies of the year 1989 (and 1990, if we’re getting technical). We talked about three studio-backed productions in part one. Now, part two covers the four indie releases: Mary Ann Fisher’s Lords of the Deep, Antonio Margheriti’s Alien From the Deep (Italian: Alien degli abissi, aka: Alien from

BENEATH THE WAVES ROILS A MURKY STEW OF KILLER ALIENS, MONSTROUS MUTANTS, PSYCHOTIC SOLDIERS, AND EVIL CORPORATIONS!! Welcome to another of Genre Grinder’s patented deep(sea)-dives into a single year in cinema when a specific genre fad peaked. This time, Gabe and Patrick Ripoll are looking at a strange moment in time, the year 1989, when seven different undersea sci-fi/horror/adventures were released*. How did this happen? Your intrepid podcasters will attempt to answer that

TWIN WARRIORS, MUSCLEBOUND BARBARIANS, UNDEAD HORDES, EVIL KINGS, ENSLAVED PEASANTS, MYSTICAL WARFARE, BLOODTHIRSTY GODS & PLAYBOY PLAYMATES…ALL ON A BUDGET!! In the wake of John Milius’ Conan the Barbarian (1982) and the dawn of home video’s dominance in genre filmmaking spaces, independent studios kicked off a short-lived, but prolific series of B-to-Z grade sword & sorcery, fantasy, and barbarian movies. Join Gabe and returning guest Luana Saitta as we look at three film

WITNESS THE LIVES OF INTERESTING PEOPLE MADE MORE INTERESTING VIA SUBJECTIVE TRUTHS, PLASTIC AVATARS, UNRELIABLE NARRATORS, AND CG MONKEY-FICATION!! Biopics: bland, formulaic, predictable. You’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all, right? Well, not every filmmaker is content to follow the blueprint. Join Gabe and returning guest Tyler Foster as they explore four examples of Unconventional Biopics that break the narrative and aesthetic rules of the genre. This month’s titles inclu

SPLIT PERSONALITIES! BURIED TRAUMA! DEMANDING CAREERS! SHITTY BOYFRIENDS! COLD-BLOODED MURDER! IT’S HARD OUT HERE FOR A WOMAN!! We’ve already talked about the giallo movies released during the genre’s peak year of 1971 with Patrick and covered several of the American films found in the pages of Kier-La Janisse’s House of Psychotic Women with Bill, so why not join Gabe and first-time guest host Sharon Gissy for a look at the female-centric gialli also found in Janisse’s autob

HERE’S EVERYTHING YOU MISSED IN THE LAST 25 YEARS!! The gang is back together and we’re talking about our top 5 (sometimes 10) underrated films released between the years 2000 and 2025 (don’t give me that whole “2001 is the first year of the 21st century” spiel, alright, let it go). Join Gabe and Patrick Ripoll, along with call ins from previous Genre Grinder guests Jim Laczkowski, Luana Saitta, Chloe Waryan, Tyler Foster, Kristine Fisher, and 96 Greers co-host Barry Linn. So

YOU DIDN’T CUT YOUR CARBON EMISSIONS AND NOW WE’RE UP TO OUR EYEBALLS IN SMOG MONSTERS, MUTANT ISOPODS, AND VENGEFUL NATURE SPIRITS!! We’ve already covered natural disasters and killer animals on Genre Grinder, but what about some specifically man-made environmental horrors? Well, that’s where Gabe and returning guest Justin Clark come in. After last month’s epic seven movie podcast, we’re dialing things back to a more manageable three films, all from different countries and

My new friend Chloe Waryan has a podcast and she invited me on. Regular listeners will remember that Chloe was on my podcast back in April of this year when we talked about Anthology Horror Films , so I'm returning the favor and talking about Lucio Fulci on her podcast. More specifically, we're talking about his breakout horror hit, Zombi 2 , aka: Zombie and Zombie Flesh Eaters (1979). If you ever wanted to know about how I became a fan of Italian horror, we talk about th