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This is a podcast where a dad (Phil) and his adult child (Willow) talk about films and books and sometimes Guillermo del Toro.
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This week, Willow and Phil are barely keeping it together, but they talk about Robert Aickman’s weird weird story “Larger Than Oneself!” Let’s all merge into a glowing ball of light, okay? Anything is better than whatever’s going on here. https://ia601507.us.archive.org/9/items/del-toro-larger-than-oneself/DelToro-LargerThanOneself.mp3 __ATA.cmd.pu…
This week, Willow and I get all up in the sticks! Karl Edward Wagner’s “Sticks” that is! These sticks and stone won’t break your bones, but they will get your head caved in by a frying pan! Enjoy! https://ia801401.us.archive.org/32/items/del-toro-sticks/DelToro-Sticks.mp3By philgonzales
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BOO! Don’t worry, I’m not a ghost. Or, am I? This week, Willow and I are talkin’ ghosts with Edith Nesbit’s “John Charrington’s Wedding!” It’s short, but spooky! https://ia601500.us.archive.org/31/items/del-toro-john-charringtons-wedding/DelToro-JohnCharringtonsWedding.mp3By philgonzales
This week, Willow and I actually talk about the story! It’s “The Autopsy” by the inimitable Michael Shea. Also, what’s a bomb? https://ia601401.us.archive.org/10/items/del-toro-autopsy/DelToro-Autopsy.mp3By philgonzales
This week, Willow and I touch on a work by the master of speculative fiction: “The Crowd” by Ray Bradbury! And, by “touch on” I mean “kinda talk about a little.” Mostly, we discuss “Screwballs 2: Loose Screws!” Or, I discuss it and Willow sighs a lot. https://ia601500.us.archive.org/26/items/del-toro-the-crowd/DelToro-TheCrowd.mp3…
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Illustration by Finn Campbell-Notman Better late than never! Willow and I discuss J. Sheridan Le Fanu’s “Mr. Justice Harbottle!” https://ia601400.us.archive.org/15/items/del-toro-harbottle/DelToro-Harbottle.mp3By philgonzales
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Things are running late this week, so here’s a minisode where I babble incoherently about “An Account Of Some Strange Disturbances In Aungier Street!” https://ia601402.us.archive.org/12/items/del-toro-aungier-street/DelToro-AungierStreet.mp3By philgonzales
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Let’s get literary! This week, we’re taking a look at Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Young Goodman Brown.” Is it horror? Is it really even a story? Your guess is as good as ours! https://ia601509.us.archive.org/9/items/del-toro-old-badman-blue/DelToro-Old%20badman%20blue.mp3By philgonzales
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This week, Willow and I get angry at a story that really really should have thought harder about what it was trying to say. It’s “The Whimper of Whipped Dogs” by Harlan Ellison! https://ia601505.us.archive.org/28/items/del-toro-whimper-whipped-dogs/DelToro-WhimperWhippedDogs.mp3By philgonzales
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Wouldn’t it be chilly with no skin on? That is a question about a scary skeleton song! But, this story is not about scary skeletons, but scary rich people who overstay their welcome in a small town! It’s “The Summer People” by Shirley Jackson! https://ia601509.us.archive.org/12/items/to-be-a-skeleton-in-the-graveyard-carving-a-phrase-into-his-desce…
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From “The Lovecraft Anthology, Volume One” art by D’Israeli Willow and I are here to close out “The Call of Cthulhu” with “The Madness From the Sea!” It’s got everything: ships, drips, and drops. We talk and YOU LISTEN! Also, the incredible Andrew Troth closes out the story for us. Order Andrew Troth’s book narrations here or wherever you buy audio…
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Let’s keep this story truckin’ along with “The Tale of Inspector Legrasse!” Readings this episode were provided by Andrew Troth. Find more of his work here or wherever you buy audiobooks! https://ia601505.us.archive.org/29/items/del-toro-co-c-2/DelToro-CoC2.mp3By philgonzales
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It’s here! Willow and I finally kick off our “The Call of Cthulhu” coverage with “The Horror in Clay!” Readings this episode were provided by Andrew Troth. Find more of his work here or wherever you buy audiobooks! https://ia601506.us.archive.org/6/items/del-toro-co-c-1/DelToro-CoC1.mp3By philgonzales
There was a problem! https://ia601405.us.archive.org/9/items/del-toro-cthulhu-intro/DelToro-Cthulhu%20Intro.mp3By philgonzales
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This week, Willow and I talk about “There’s A Long, Long Trail A-Winding” by Russell Kirk. It’s really good. I mean, I can’t think of much else to say? Hear the original song! https://ia601506.us.archive.org/2/items/del-toro-long-long-trail/DelToro-LongLongTrail.mp3By philgonzales
This week, Willow and I take a look at Lucy Clifford’s “The New Mother.” It’s a creepy little fairy tale that, weirdly enough, is not altogether complete in “The Dark Descent!” That’s right! We have a truncated story! If you’re looking for the complete version, check out “The Anyhow Stories, Moral and Otherwise” online. It’s frustrating! This week’…
This week, Willow and I talk baby spiders and maybe witches with M. R. James’s classic horror story “The Ash-Tree!” https://ia601406.us.archive.org/14/items/del-toro-ash-tree/DelToro-AshTree.mp3By philgonzales
This week on “The Dark Descent” Willow and Phil discuss John Collier’s grim “Evening Primrose” and the Sondheim musical it inspired! https://ia601506.us.archive.org/20/items/del-toro-evening-primrose/DelToro-EveningPrimrose.mp3By philgonzales
Willow and I are back! And, we’re doing something new for isolation: taking a look at the stories in David G. Hartwell’s “The Dark Descent!” First up: Stephen King’s “The Reach!” https://ia601402.us.archive.org/11/items/del-toro-the-reach/DelToro-TheReach.mp3By philgonzales
Took us long enough, but we’re back! This episode, we look at “Barry Lyndon” everyone’s favorite Kubrick film (apparently)! Is it good? Is it long? Did we cried? We did. BARRY LYNDON! https://ia601409.us.archive.org/25/items/del-toro-barry-lyndon/DelToro-BarryLyndon.mp3By philgonzales
Oh good. It’s “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.” Ollie and I watch a movie that I really liked when I was younger and now know I never need to watch ever again. Ollie agrees. So that’s good. https://ia801401.us.archive.org/35/items/del-toro-chainsaw/DelToro-Chainsaw.mp3By philgonzales
This episode, Ollie and I take a look at one of favorite films of all time and a movie that Ollie culd hardly stand to watch and THEY’RE ARE THE SAME MOVIE. It’s 1974’s “Phantom of the Paradise!” There’s monsters, music and madness and it’s just great. Just super great. https://ia601503.us.archive.org/27/items/deltorophantomparadise/DelToro-Phantom…
Come along for a very special episode where Ollie and I watch Richard Lester’s “The Three Musketeers” and then immediately follow it up with Richard Lester’s “The Four Musketeers!” That’s SEVEN Musketeers! https://ia601404.us.archive.org/9/items/deltoro34musketeers/DelToro-3-4-Musketeers.mp3By philgonzales
So much has been written about William Friedkin’s adaptation of William Peter Blatty’s bestselling novel “The Exorcist” that it’s hard to find anything new to say about it. But, Ollie and I talk anyway! We talk a lot! About “The Exorcist!” https://ia601508.us.archive.org/32/items/deltorotimeexorcist/DelToroTime-Exorcist.mp3…
We did it! We survived The Devils! And, oh boy, what a film. Like, what a legitimately amazing film. https://ia801409.us.archive.org/1/items/deltorodevils/DelToro-Devils.mp3By philgonzales
In this episode, Ollie and I crash headfirst into the Seventies with a movie that explores masculinity, the sexual revolution, man’s inhumanity towards man, and BIG BIG TRUCK. It’s Steven Spielberg’s “Duel” from 1971! Also, SHUMP! https://ia601402.us.archive.org/9/items/deltoroduel/DelToro-Duel.mp3By philgonzales
Who Can Kill A Child? We all can! This week, Ollie and I look at “La Residencia” or “The Boarding School” or “The Finishing School” or “THE HOUSE THAT SCREAMED!” It’s a good ol’ Spanish horror film starring a German actress, filmed in English and set in France. EUROPE! That’s how it works. But, does the movie work? Let’s find out! https://ia801508.…
This episode, Ollie and I take a look at not one, not two but THREE movies! Yes, it’s 1968’s “Spirits of the Dead” featuring short films by three very different filmmakers and one very dead writer. https://ia601509.us.archive.org/20/items/deltorospiritsofthedead/DelToro-SpiritsOfTheDead.mp3By philgonzales
Ollie and I watch a movie that is near and dear to my heart: Stanley Kubrick’s enigmatic masterpiece “2001: A Space Odyssey” from 1968. What will Ollie think of a very long movie in which very little actually happens? Let’s find out! https://ia801409.us.archive.org/34/items/deltoro2001/DelToro-2001.mp3…
“That was NO DREAM!” Ollie and I take a long long look at Roman Polanski’s 1968 horror masterpiece “Rosemary’s Baby!” Say what you will about Polanski (and WE DO) but… man, this is a good movie. Just so so good. But, does Ollie think so? https://ia601404.us.archive.org/33/items/deltorotimerosemarybaby/DelToroTime-RosemaryBaby.mp3…
Gettin’ kitty with it – meow meow meow meow m’meow meow meow. This episode, Ollie and I return to the world of Japan and yokai and revenge and sweaty butts with Kaneto Shindo’s 1968 masterpiece “Kuroneko!” Why does that cat only make one sound? What does a woman’s arm look like? Burps? The Force? All this and MORE! https://ia601400.us.archive.org/2…
Hey, it’s us, Ollie and Phil and we’re back with Mario! Mario BAVA, that is! But, there are no ghosts or zombies in this one, just groovy, swinging super-thieves! It’s 1968’s “Danger: Diabolik!” Yeah, baby! Yeah! https://ia601401.us.archive.org/0/items/deltorodangerdiabolik/DelToro-DangerDiabolik.mp3…
So, here’s a heck of a thing: this is a LOST EPISODE! Ollie and I recorded this thing a long time ago and then I NEVER RELEASED IT. But, I stumbled across it recently and was like DANG, so here it is! “Eyes Without A Face!” https://ia601404.us.archive.org/28/items/deltoroeyeswithoutfacebonus/DelToro-EyesWithoutFace-BONUS.mp3…
Welcome back to a JUST UNDER THE LINE Halloween spook-em-up! We’re diving back into the world of Toho’s Frankenstein series(?) or attempted series I guess with “The War of the Gargantuas!” A movie that isn’t actually called “The War of the Gargantuas” but is actually called “Frankenstein’s Monsters: Sanda vs. Gaira” or “Duel of the Gargantuas” or w…
Come along and ride on a fantastic voyage Slide slide slippity slide if you’re floatin’ in a body it’s do or die Come along and ride on a fantastic voyage Slide slide hoo ride you better be ready ‘fore an hour goes by We’re doing “Fantastic Voyage.” And . . . a SECRET SURPRISE! https://ia601403.us.archive.org/18/items/deltorofantasticvoyage/DelToro…
In this episode, Ollie and I take a look at a once-forgotten, now-remembered Hammer Classic, “The Plague of the Zombies!” Is there a plague? No! Are there zombies? Hecks to the yes! Is it good? Oh, you betcha! https://ia601503.us.archive.org/19/items/deltoroplaguezombies/DelToro-PlagueZombies.mp3By philgonzales
Do you know what’s 2 Spoopy 4 Me? Dead kids! This week, Ollie and I look at the deadliest of dead kids in Mario Bava’s “Kill Baby, Kill” from 1966. Of course, you may know “Kill Baby, Kill” better as “Curse of the Dead” or “Curse of the Living Dead” or “Operation: Fear!” or “The Dead Eyes of Dr. . . . Dracula?” Seriously? What the heck, internation…
Oh boy, were Ollie and I ever looking forward to this one! Yes sir! So glad it . . . happened. This episode is all about Frankenstein(‘s Monster’s Heart Recipient) (not) conquering the World! It’s about a giant boy who kills dogs and a man crawling around on all fours. Enjoy. https://ia601403.us.archive.org/17/items/deltorofrankconqworld/DelToro-Fr…
She did the mask. She did the MONSTER MASK! Ollie and I talk about masks and war and sex and tree humping. It’s 1964’s “Onibaba!” https://ia801401.us.archive.org/5/items/deltoroonibaba/DelToro-Onibaba.mp3By philgonzales
Boy oh boy! Ollie and I tackle 1964’s “Kwaidan” and . . . it’s a long one. Like, the movie and the episode. https://ia601405.us.archive.org/27/items/deltorokwaidan/DelToro-Kwaidan.mp3By philgonzales
These are the stories that inspired “Kwaidan” so you can hear them before the episode on “Kwaidan.” Make sense? Irregular by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/?keywords=irregular Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Ghost…
How do you make the possibility of total global nuclear annihilation seem funny? You just sit down and tell the truth. Stanley Kubrick mined a lot of comedy out of the absurdity of the Cold War in 1964’s “Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb.” Do Ollie and I mine a lot of entertainment out of our discussion? Eh? htt…
This episode, Ollie and I are back in Kurosawa country with the multi-layered “High and Low.” We look at this seemingly innocuous kidnapping thriller and delve into what was happening in Japan that informed Kurosawa’s telling of the story. It’s quite a trip! https://ia601400.us.archive.org/29/items/DelToroHighAndLow/DelToro-HighAndLow.mp3…
This week, I take a look at the unusual – and unusually neglected – film “The Fallen Idol” by the team that brought us “The Third Man” just a year later. It’s intense, frustrating and a wonderful film. https://ia601503.us.archive.org/5/items/DelToroFallenIdol/DelToro-FallenIdol.mp3By philgonzales
This episode, Ollie is bustling to finish the school year and, well, school in general, so you’re stuck with me as I take a quick look at 1948’s “The Red Shoes!” It’s a classic, y’all! https://ia601405.us.archive.org/1/items/DelToroRedShoes/DelToro-RedShoes.mp3By philgonzales
Oh boy! G-g-g-ghosts are back! Or, are they? Ollie and I talk about ghosts that may not be ghosts in 1963’s “The Haunting” by acclaimed director Robert Wise. Well, actually, we don’t talk about it much because I’m sick and Ollie is . . . Ollie. You know what I mean. https://ia601509.us.archive.org/31/items/DelToroTheHaunting/DelToro-TheHaunting.mp3…
It’s rare that a movie comes along that I have absolutely no context for, but “The Leopard” from 1963 sure took me by surprise. A masterpiece by Italian director Luchino Visconti, “The Leopard” really took me and Ollie by surprise. It’s sumptuous, pensive, melancholy and very long. But not dull. Check it out! https://ia601408.us.archive.org/32/item…
This week, Ollie and I watch Fellini’s “8½” and . . . it’s not awkward at all. It’s actually a great conversation! https://ia601503.us.archive.org/12/items/DelToroEightAndAHalf/DelToro-EightAndAHalf.mp3By philgonzales
This episode, Ollie and I take a look at the 1962 witchcraft thriller “Burn Witch Burn” OR “Night of the Eagle!” Also, I do that terrible Austin Powers impression again and make Ollie very mad. https://ia601403.us.archive.org/2/items/DelToroBurnWitchBurn/DelToro-BurnWitchBurn.mp3By philgonzales
You want creepy kids? We got creepy kids! Ollie and I watch 1961’s incredible “The Innocents” based on the Henry James novel and written, in part, by Truman Capote. It’s spooky, gothicy, ghosty and great! https://ia601406.us.archive.org/33/items/DelToroTheInnocents/DelToro-TheInnocents.mp3By philgonzales
