Genre Exposure: A Film Podcast

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A bi-weekly podcast plumbing the depths of genre films from the old, new, cult, and transgressive. Join us as we explore the wide world of cinema broadening our horizons one movie at a time.

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4 days ago

Episode 123: A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)

4 days ago

In this episode, after some extensive black magic rituals, Dustin has (mostly) recovered from his illness, and we take to the mics once again to continue our exploration of genre cinema. This time Jason's pick takes us back to the 80's (as usual) but specifically to Hong Kong to check out Tony Ching Siu-Tung's legendary A Chinese Ghost Story from 1987. Prepare yourself for a tale of two varied takes as our hosts weigh in quite differently on the spectacle. But before all that, we dish on some recent watches as Jason scratches off an unseen Sam Raimi flick and Dustin champions an odd slice of V-Cinema trash. And so much more!

Part of the Prescribed Films Podcast Network (www.thepfpn.com)

What We've Been Watching:
-Jason: The Quick and the Dead (1995) & Category III: The Untold Story of Hong Kong Exploitation Cinema (2018) & Friday the 13th Part III (1982) & Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
-Dustin: Kamen Rider ZEZTZ (2026) & The Resurrected (1991) & Big Boobs Buster (1990)

Next Time:
Knock Knock (2015)

Wednesday Mar 04, 2026

Episode 122: Valentine (2001)

Wednesday Mar 04, 2026

In this episode, we return to our original plan by checking out another holiday slasher narrowly missing its relevant time period. But is it a worthy holiday slasher or some unremarkable fodder for the junk pile? Join us as we tackle that question and check out Jamie Blanks' Valentine from 2001. But before all that, we dish on what we've been watching. Jason circles back to check out some of the more obscure Hammer Horror releases while Dustin is overwhelming hyped about the new Kamen Rider and desperately tries to upsell others into checking it out. And so much more!

Part of the Prescribed Films Podcast Network (www.thepfpn.com)

What We've Been Watching:
-Jason: The Traitors (2026) & A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (2026) & Nightmare (1964)
-Dustin: Kamen Rider ZEZTZ (2026) & Babe Watch (1996) & Lionheart (1990)

Show Notes:
-Valentine Trailer
-Go check out all the other fine shows on the Prescribed Films Podcast Network
-Related Series: Bridgerton
-Related Series: The Vampire Diaries
-Related Series: Star Trek: Next Generation
-Related Series: Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
-Related Series: Star Trek: Discovery
-Related Series: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
-Related Series: Star Trek: Lower Decks
-Related Series: Rick & Morty
-Related Film: Werewolf Game
-Related YouTube: The Retro Vault
-Related Film: Vertigo
-Related Series: Dark Shadows
-Related Film: The Satanic Rights of Dracula
-Related YouTube: TokuSHOUTsu
-Go check out Kamen Rider ZEZTZ
-Related Film: GoldenEye
-Related Topic: Baku (Yokai)
-Related YouTube: Kings of Horror
-Related Series: Rhoda Shear's Up All Night
-Related Series: Baywatch
-Related Film: Hobgoblins
-Related Film: Vice Academy
-Related Game: Street Fighter II
-Related Film: Hard Target
-Related Film: Street Fighter
-Related Film: New Fears Eve
-Related Book: Valentine: A Novel
-Related Film: Urban Legend
-Related Film: Carrie
-Related Film: My Bloody Valentine
-Related Topic: The Columbine Massacre
-Related Film: Alone in the Dark
-Related Film: The Hidden
-Related Film: Scream 4
-Related Film: Scream 5
-Related Film: Starship Troopers
-Related Series: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
-Related Series: Angel
-Related Film: The Crow: Wicked Prayer
-Related Series: 90210
-Related Series: Scooby-Doo: Where Are You?
-Related Film: National Lampoon's Van Wilder
-Related Film: Final Destination 2
-Related Film: Can't Hardly Wait
-Related Film: The Dark Knights Rises
-Related Film: Halloween H20
-Related Film: Motel Hell
-Related Film: Donnie Darko
-Related Series: Roswell
-Related Artist: Sandro Bottichelli
-Related Film: Hellraiser: Hellseeker
-Related Film: Hellraiser: Bloodlines
-Related Film: Santa's Slay
-Related Topic: Vincent Price
-Related Band: Linkin Park
-Related Band: Disturbed
-Related Band: Static-X
-Related Band: Rob Zombie
-Related Band: Marilyn Manson
-Related Band: Orgy
-Related Film: Hellraiser: Deader
-Related Film: Hellraiser: Hellworld
-Related Topic: Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
-Related Film: Hannibal
-Related Film: The Mummy Returns
-Related Film: Thirteen Ghosts
-Related Film: Jeepers Creepers
-Related Film: Ghost of Mars
-Related Film: Children of the Corn: Revelation
-Related Film: From Hell
-Related Film: Mulva: Zombie Ass Kicker!
-Related Film: Session 9
-Related Film: Scream
-Related Book: Legacy of Blood: A Comprehensive Guide to Slasher Movies (2004)
-Related Topic: Dario Argento
-Related Film: Storm Warning
-Related Film: Long Weekend
-Related Film: My Bloody Valentine 3D
-Related Film: Sorority Row
-Related Film: Prom Night
-Related Film: Muck
-Related Topic: Shudder
-Related Topic: Screambox
-Related Topic: Found TV

Next Time:
A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)

Wednesday Feb 18, 2026

Episode 121: New Fears Eve (2025)

Wednesday Feb 18, 2026

In this episode, we revive our time-honored tradition of checking out indie films that directors pitch our way to shine some extra light and love in their direction. Prepare yourself for a horror comedy with a satisfying mix of gore and laughs in equal measure. Join us as we check out a new holiday slasher streaming now on Scream Box: New Fears Eve directed by P.J. Starks and Eric Huskisson from 2025. But before all that, Jason dishes on some newer streaming shows, and Dustin drives down nostalgia lane to revisit a Fulci favorite. And so much more!

Part of the Prescribed Films Podcast Network (www.thepfpn.com)

What We've Been Watching:
-Jason: Black Phone 2 (2025) & A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (2026) & The Traitors (2026)
-Dustin: Assault of the Party Nerds II (1995) & City of the Living Dead (1980) & Resident Evil Requiem: Evil Has Always Had a Name (2026) & The Muppet Show Special Presentation (2026)

Show Notes:
-New Fears Eve Trailer
-Go check out all the other fine shows on the Prescribed Films Podcast Network
-Related Film: Black Phone
-Related Series: Game of Thrones
-Related Series: Who's the Murderer
-Related Series: Crime Scene
-Related Topic: Jubensha
-Related Film: Assault of the Party Nerds
-Related Film: The Beyond
-Related Film: The House by the Cemetery
-Related Game: Resident Evil Requiem
-Related Game: Resident Evil 2
-Related Film: Resident Evil
-Related Film: Weapons
-Related Series: The Muppet Show
-Related Series: Sesame Street
-Related Film: 13 Slays til X-Mas
-Related Topic: Up All Night
-Related Film: Muck
-Related Topic: Mothman
-Related Film: The Burning
-Related Film: Clerks
-Related Topic: View Askewniverse
-Related Series: The Office
-Related Film: Final Destination
-Related Film: Halloween
-Related Film: My Bloody Valentine
-Related Film: Saw
-Related Film: Re-Animator
-Related Film: Phantasm
-Related Film: Brain Dead/Dead Alive
-Related Film: Terrifier
-Related Band: K7 Army
-Related Film: New Years Evil
-Related Film: Bloody New Year
-Related Film: Sleepless in Seattle
-Related Film: Ghostbusters II
-Related Film: Terror Train
-Related Film: Dr. Giggles
-Related Film: Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
-Related Topic: Trepanning
-Related Film: Eddington
-Related Film: Halloween II
-Related Topic: What Sleeps Beneath: Interview with P.J. Starks
-Related Film: I Know What You Did Last Summer
-Related Film: Scream
-Related Film: Porky's
-Related Film: American Pie
-Related Topic: Mel Brooks
-Related Film: Hell Night
-Related Film: Camp Blood
-Related Film: Return of the Living Dead Rebootquel
-Related Film: Black Christmas
-Related Film: Undertone
-Related Film: Urban Legend

Next Time:
Valentine (2001)

Wednesday Jan 21, 2026

Episode 120: To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)

Wednesday Jan 21, 2026

In this episode, we kick off the new year with our first proper film. We felt it was time to circle back to the much-beloved 80s to revisit one of the first directors we geeked out over on this podcast. So join us as we check out William Friedkin's over the top epic To Live and Die in L.A. from 1985. Jason unpacks the mastery on hand during the film's production, and Dustin shares his initial impressions, having surprisingly never seen the flick before. But before all that, we dish on what we've been watching in 2026 so far, and that includes more Shaw Brothers antics and a pair of questionable found-footage horror movies. And so much more!

Part of the Prescribed Films Podcast Network (www.thepfpn.com)

What We've Been Watching:
-Jason: Into the Storm (2015) & Invited (2024)
-Dustin: The One-Armed Swordsman (1967) & Return of the One-Armed Swordsman (1969) & The New One-Armed Swordsman (1971) & The Lady Hermit (1971) & Assault of the Party Nerds (1989)

Show Notes:
-To Live and Die in L.A. Trailer
-Go check out all the other fine shows on the Prescribed Films Podcast Network
-Related Film: The Exorcist
-Related Film: Sorcerer
-Related Series: The Walking Dead
-Related Film: Searching
-Related Film: Zatoichi
-Related Series: Up All Night
-Related Film: Revenge of the Nerds
-Related YouTube: Kings of Horror
-Related Band: Wang Chung
-Related Novel: To Live and Die in L.A.
-Related Song: To Live and Die in L.A. By Wang Chung
-Related Topic: Ronald Reagan
-Related Film: Manhunter
-Related Series: Hannibal
-Related Film: Lethal Weapon
-Related Film: Streets of Fire
-Related Film: Blow Out
-Related Series: Breaking Bad
-Related Film: The French Connection
-Related Game: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
-Related Game: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
-Related Game: Grand Theft Auto V
-Related Film: Furious 7
-Related Film: Terminator 2: Judgment Day
-Related Film: I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang
-Related Film: Them!
-Related Film: Grease
-Related Film: Blue Thunder
-Related Film: Repo Man
-Related Film: Family Switch
-Related Film: The Babysitter
-Related Film: The Babysitter: Killer Queen
-Related Film: Terminator: Salvation
-Related Artist: Rainer Fetting
-Related Series: Magnum PI
-Related Topic: Tony Scott
-Related YouTube: The Corridor Crew
-Related Series: Miami Vice
-Related Game: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
-Related Film: Cruising
-Related Film: The Lighthouse
-Related Film: Scream
-Related Film: I Know What You Did Last Summer
-Related Film: Urban Legends
-Related Series: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
-Related Series: Angel
-Related Film: The Housemaid
-Related Film: The Mandalorian and Grogu
-Related Series: The Mandalorian
-Related Series: The Mandalorian Season 2
-Related Series: The Book of Boba Fett

Next Time:
New Fears Eve (2025)

Wednesday Jan 07, 2026

Episode 119: 2025 Wrap Up Special

Wednesday Jan 07, 2026

In this episode, we do our usual and usher 2025 to a close with a final look back over the year. First, we reflect a bit on the podcast itself and go over some things we learned and struggled with during the year and highlight some of our favorite moments and share just a few regrets. After that, we take our stab at proper top 10 lists and go over some of our favorite film discoveries we made this year. And so much more!

To everyone who has tuned in, left a comment, or even reached out with feedback, thank you so much. We really appreciate it, and it means the world to us. Here's looking forward to 2026 and another year of exploring (and celebrating) the wide world of cinema.

Part of the Prescribed Films Podcast Network (www.thepfpn.com)

What We've Been Watching:
-Dustin: 13 Slays Till X-Mas (2020) & Sorority of the Damned (2025) & Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) & My Young Auntie (1981) & Mercenaries from Hong Kong (1982) & The Boxers' Omen (1983) & Martial Arts of Shaolin (1986) & The Bare-Footed Kid (1993)
-Jason: A Christmas Tale (2005) & Strange Harvest (2025)

Jason's 2025 Film Discoveries:
-A Christmas Tale (2005)
-Seeding of the Ghost (1983)
-City on Fire (1987)
-Marrowbone (2017)
-Villains (2019)
-Presence (2024)
-Heroes Shed No Tears (1984)

Dustin's 2025 Film Discoveries:
-Martial Arts of Shaolin (1986)
-Martyrs (2008)
-Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
-Inugami (2001)
-Grafted (2024)

Jason's Top 10 For 2025:
10: Dangerous Animals
9: The Long Walk
8: The Naked Gun (Remake)
7: Deathstalker
6: Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
5: Bring Her Back
4: Sinners
3: Black Bag
2: One Battle After Another
1: Weapons

Dustin's Top 10 For 2025:
10: Thunderbolts
9: The Monkey
8: Superman (2025)
7: In The Lost Lands
6: Deathstalker
5: Hurry Up Tomorrow
4: Eddington
3: Bring Her Back
2: Sinners
1: Weapons

Show Notes:
-Jump back for our favorite episodes this year: Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend & Celebrating the Halloween Franchise
-Go check out all the other fine shows on the Prescribed Films Podcast Network
-Related Film: Rare Exports
-Related Film: All The Creatures Were Stirring
-Related Film: Krampus
-Related Film: Gremlins
-Related Film: Black Christmas
-Related Film: Silent Night, Deadly Night
-Related Film: Sleepaway Camp
-Related Film: Home Alone
-Related Film: Eastern Condors
-Related Film: Predator
-Related Topic: Heroic Bloodshed
-Related Topic: Forbidden City
-Related Film: Police Story
-Related Topic: 8 Films to Die For
-Related Film: Rec
-Related Topic: Fawesome TV
-Related Topic: Found TV
-Related Film: Bad Ben
-Related Film: The Blackwell Ghost
-Related Film: The Poughkeepsie Tapes
-Related Film: The House on the Edge of the Park
-Related Artist: Kendrick Lamar
-Related Artist: Black Sabbath
-Related Artist: Taylor Swift
-Related Artist: Howard Shore
-Related Artist: Christopher Young
-Related Artist: Leonard Cohen
-Related Book: The Troop by Nick Cutter
-Related Book: The Box by Richard Matheson
-Related Book: The Terror by Dan Simmons
-Related Series: The Terror
-Related Book: No More Mr Nice Guy by Robert A Glover
-Related Book: Master and Apprentice by Claudia Grey
-Related Podcast: Patrice O'Neal Archive
-Related Podcast: The Lighthouse Horror Podcast
-Related Podcast: The Last Podcast on the Left
-Related Podcast: The Big Picture
-Related Podcast: The Rewatcher
-Related Film: Tumbbad
-Related Film: Ludo
-Related Film: Lady in White
-Related Topic: Vinegar Syndrome
-Related Film: Night Creatures
-Related Film: Scream and Scream Again
-Related Film: The Three Musketeers Part II: Milady
-Related Film: Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend
-Related Film: The Dead Thing
-Related Podcast: Pure Cinema Podcast
-Related Podcast: All The Colors of the Dark
-Related Topic: The Dead Thing on Blu
-Related Film: The Grifters
-Related Film: The Creeping Flesh
-Related Topic: Hammer Films
-Related Topic: Amicus Productions
-Related Film: Zoom Up: Murder Site
-Related Film: Cannibal Holocaust
-Related Film: A Serbian Film
-Related Film: Flower and Snake
-Related Film: Friday the 13th
-Related Film: Halloween
-Related Film: Centipede Horror
-Related Film: Darkman
-Related Film: Eyes Without a Face
-Related Film: Mean Girls
-Related Film: The Loved Ones
-Related Film: The Devil's Candy
-Related Film: Captain America: Brave New World
-Related Film: Fantastic Four: First Steps
-Related Film: Black Widow
-Related Series: Hawkeye
-Related Film: Avengers: Endgame
-Related Film: The Hunger Games
-Related Topic: The 2026 Patriot Games
-Related Film: The Running Man (2025)
-Related Film: Battle Royale
-Related Film: Strange Darling
-Related Film: The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
-Related Film: Barb Wire
-Related Film: The Legend of the Stardust Brothers
-Related Topic: Astron-6
-Related Film: PG: Psycho Goreman
-Related Film: Frankie Freako
-Related Film: The Void
-Related Film: Father's Day
-Related Film: Manborg
-Related Film: Deathstalker (1983)
-Related Film: Deathstalker II
-Related Film: The Substance
-Related RPG: Mork Borg
-Related RPG: Shadow of the Demon Lord
-Related Film: Event Horizon
-Related Film: Resident Evil
-Related Film: Mortal Kombat (1995)
-Related Film: Talk to Me
-Related Film: It Comes at Night
-Related Album: Hurry Up Tomorrow by The Weeknd
-Related Topic: Jungian Archetypes
-Related Film: From Dusk Till Dawn
-Related Topic: Call of Cthulhu
-Related Film: Beau is Afraid
-Related Film: Hereditary
-Related Film: The Witch
-Related Film: Nosferatu (2024)
-Related Film: Werwulf
-Related Film: Mr. & Mrs. Smith
-Related Film: Barbarian
-Related Film: Keeper
-Related Film: Together
-Related Film: Bugonia
-Related Film: Predator: Badlands
-Related Film: Prey
-Related Film: Del Toro's Frankenstein
-Related Film: Pan's Labyrinth
-Related Film: Black Phone 2
-Related Film: A Nightmare on Elm Street
-Related Film: The Housemaid
-Related Film: Marty Supreme
-Related Film: Uncut Gems
-Related Film: Dune (2021)

Next Time:
To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)

Wednesday Dec 24, 2025

Episode 118: Love & Peace (2015)

Wednesday Dec 24, 2025

In this episode, we celebrate the holiday season with a legitimate Christmas film that's not horror-related!? Okay, but this is still Genre Exposure, so you know it's going to be weird somehow. Drama, romance, comedy, musical numbers, tokusatsu effects and more! So join us as we hit up one last feature from Japan this year and dive back into the filmography of Sion Sono and check out one of his prolific 2015 releases: Love & Peace. But before we gush over Kaiju Pikadon and the true meaning of Christmas, we dish on some recent watches and share some of our favorite holiday themed flicks that we tend to return to each year. And so much more!

Part of the Prescribed Films Podcast Network (www.thepfpn.com)

What We've Been Watching:
-Jason: The Naked Gun (2025) & Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025) & Cruiser (2016)
-Dustin: Hazbin Hotel Season 2 (2025) & Invincible Shaolin (1978) & The Kid with the Golden Arm (1979) & The Magnificent Ruffians (1979) & Ten Tigers of Kwangtung (1979)

Our Favorite Holiday Flicks:
-Jason: Black Christmas (1974) & Gremlins (1984) & Christmas Story (1983)
-Dustin: Gremlins (1984) & Love & Peace (2015)

Show Notes:
-Love & Peace Trailer
-Go check out all the other fine shows on the Prescribed Films Podcast Network
-Related Film: The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
-Related Film: Top Secret
-Related Film: Airplane
-Related Series: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
-Related Film: Knives Out
-Related Film: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
-Related Film: The Mandalorian and Grogu
-Related Series: Andor
-Related Topic: Found TV
-Related Series: Invader Zim
-Related Film: Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend
-Related Film: Martyrs (2008)
-Related Topic: Shaw Brothers Studio
-Related Film: Five Deadly Venoms
-Related Film: Godzilla
-Related Film: Gamera
-Related Film: Die Hard
-Related Film: Home Alone
-Related Film: Prisoners of the Ghostland
-Related Topic: Third Window Films
-Related Film: Suicide Club
-Related Film: Shinjuku Swan
-Related Film: Tag
-Related Film: The Virgin Psychics
-Related Film: The Whispering Star
-Related Series: Minna! Esper Dayo!
-Related Topic: 2020 Tokyo Olympics
-Related Topic: Kotatsu
-Related Film: Toy Story
-Related Series: Pokemon
-Related Film: Wild Zero
-Related Meme: That Pool
-Related Film: Penance
-Related Topic: Impostor Syndrome
-Related Film: Why Don't You Play in Hell?
-Related Scene: The Toothbrush Commercial
-Related Band: Green Day
-Related Album: American Idiot
-Related Album: Dookie
-Related Film: Noriko's Dinner Table
-Related Score: Main Theme from Noriko's Dinner Table
-Related Topic: Takashi Miike
-Related Film: Love Exposure
-Related Film: Toy Story 2
-Related Film: Toy Story 3
-Related Series: She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
-Related Series: Willow (2022)
-Related Film: Five Nights at Freddy's 2

Next Time:
2025 Wrap Up Special

Wednesday Dec 10, 2025

Episode 117: Martyrs (2008)

Wednesday Dec 10, 2025

In this episode, we dive back into the listener suggestion pile to guide our focus back into the world of extreme horror. Consider this your content warning and brace yourselves as we tackle another of the all-time heavy hitters of extreme horror. Join us as we check out Pascal Laugier's Martyrs from 2008. Jason breaks down the New French Extremity movement while Dustin offers a very sobering first-time watch take on the film. But before all that, we've got some Thanksgiving-time viewings and a special extended discussion on Urotsukidoji as Dustin runs down the sequels. And so much more!

Special thanks to Elena for suggesting we check this one out. Got a movie you champion? A hidden gem you think needs more love? Just want to see more discussion on a particular film? We want to check out the movies you suggest to us. Write in at genreexposure@gmail.com or contact us on your favorite form of social media and shoot us a movie recommendation.

Part of the Prescribed Films Podcast Network (www.thepfpn.com)

What We've Been Watching:
-Jason: Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers (1988) & Good Boy (2025) & The Shrouds (2024) & The Last Thanksgiving (2020)
-Dustin: The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025) & The Last Thanksgiving (2020) & Blood Rage (1987) & Urotsukidoji II: Legend of the Demon Womb (1991) & Urotsukidoji III: Return of the Overfiend (1993) & Urotsukidoji IV: Inferno Road (1995) & Urotsukidoji V: The Final Chapter (1996)

Next Time:
Love & Peace (2015)

Wednesday Nov 12, 2025

Episode 116: Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend (1989)

Wednesday Nov 12, 2025

In this episode, we fulfill a prophecy long spoken of dating back to the very earliest episodes of the show. So join us as we check out the wild and cosmically apocalyptic Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend from 1989. Huge trigger warning here: Urotsukidoji is infamous for a reason. So as we always say, know your limits and what you're cool subjecting yourself to viewing. For those sticking around, strap in for Jason's fond memories of discovering the film while Dustin lays down some history on adult animation in Japan. But before all that, we dish on our remaining October watches as Jason checks out some more new releases and Dustin pays off his promise from last time by running through all the Hell House LLC sequels to disastrous results. And so much more!

Part of the Prescribed Films Podcast Network (www.thepfpn.com)

What We've Been Watching:
-Jason: The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (2025) & Project MKHEXE (2025)
-Dustin: Hell House LLC II: The Abaddon Hotel (2018) & Hell House LLC III: Lake of Fire (2019) & Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor (2023) & Hell House LLC: Lineage (2025)

Show Notes:
-Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend Trailer
-Go check out all the other fine shows on the Prescribed Films Podcast Network
-Related Disc: Discotek's Urotsukidoji Remaster
-Related Disc: Discotek's Urotsukidoji Sequel Collection
-Related Commercial: The Best of Anime II
-Related Film: Huesera: The Bone Woman
-Related Film: Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2
-Related Film: Blair Witch
-Related Topic: Ero-Guro
-Related Topic: The Kentucky Theatre
-Related Film: Akira
-Related Film: Jack-O
-Related Topic: Hentai
-Related Series: Dirty Pair
-Related Series: Ranma 1/2
-Related Book: The Anime Movie Guide
-Related Topic: Ecchi
-Related OVA: La Blue Girl
-Related OVA: Cool Devices
-Related Topic: Shunga
-Related Painting: Hokusai's The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife
-Related Series: Astro Boy
-Related Topic: Gekiga
-Related Lost Media: Suzumi-bune
-Related Film: A Thousand and One Nights
-Related Film: Cleopatra: Queen of Sex
-Related Topic: Central Park Media
-Related Film: I Give My All
-Related Film: Devil Hunter Yohko
-Related Topic: SoftCel Pictures
-Related Topic: Media Blasters
-Related Topic: Kitty Media
-Related Topic: Toshio Maeda
-Related Topic: Takao Saito
-Related Film: Adventure Kid
-Related Film: Demon Beast Invasion
-Related Film: Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Demon Womb
-Related Film: Urotsukidoji: New Saga
-Related OVA: Giant Robo: The Day The Earth Stood Still
-Related Topic: Mitsuteru Yokoyama
-Related Series: Babel II
-Related Series: Giant Robo
-Related Series: Tetsujin-28
-Related Series: Gigantor
-Related Series: Sally the Witch
-Related Series: Galaxy Cyclone Braiger
-Related Series: Video Warrior Laserion
-Related Film: Night Warriors: Darkstalkers Revenge
-Related Game: Darkstalkers
-Related OVA: Mystery of the Necronomicon: Book of the Dead
-Related Book: The Erotic Anime Movie Guide
-Related Film: Fantasia
-Related Series: Cowboy Bebop
-Related Series: Neon Genesis Evangelion
-Related Series: Dragon Ball Super
-Related Film: Idle Hands
-Related Novels: Teito Monogatari
-Related Film: Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
-Related OVA: Doomed Megalopolis
-Related Song: White Zombie - Welcome to Planet Motherfucker
-Related Song: White Zombie - Thrust!
-Related Film: Shin Godzilla
-Related Topic: Go Nagai
-Related OVA: Devilman
-Related OVA: Shutendoji
-Related Series: Demon Lord Dante
-Related Series: Devil Lady
-Related OVA: Violence Jack
-Related OVA: Battle Royal High School
-Related Topic: Ken Ishikawa
-Related Series: Beast Fighter: The Apocalypse
-Related Film: Wicked City
-Related Film: Demon City Shinjuku
-Related OVA: BioHunter
-Related OVA: Twilight of the Dark Master
-Related OVA: Bible Black
-Related Topic: French New Wave
-Related Film: Weapons

Next Time:
Martyrs (2008)

Friday Oct 31, 2025

Episode 115: Celebrating the Halloween Franchise

Friday Oct 31, 2025

In this special super-sized bonus episode of Genre Exposure, we used the spooky season this year to discuss at exhaustive length the titular franchise: Halloween. From favorite kills to the coolest incarnation of Michael Myers, we spill our guts and geek out over our history and experiences with the complete franchise. Nothing fancy, and we're not trying to reinvent the wheel or give some deep analysis you've never heard before. Just two horror nerds gushing our hearts out in a more casual chat guided only by a handful of topics we selected in advance to fuel discussion. And of course we throw down the gauntlet and take to the battlefield with our own rankings of the series as well.

So from all of us at Genre Exposure, we wish you a very Happy Halloween and hope that, like us, you get the chance to spend at least part of it soaking up the Fall vibes of Haddonfield and its very special Boogeyman. But before all that, we dish on more of our October watches including some surprising first time watches plus get hyped about Rhonda Shear and Up All Night returning and, hey, does anyone else remember Michael Jackson's Ghosts? And so much more!

Part of the Prescribed Films Podcast Network (www.thepfpn.com)

What We've Been Watching:
-Jason: Unwelcome (2023) & Frogman (2023) & Marrowbone (2018) & Death Becomes Her (1992)
-Dustin: Spawn (1997) & Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) & Michael Jackson's Ghosts (1996) & Jack-O (1995) & Hell House LLC (2015) & Hayride (2012)

Favorite Michael Myers
-Jason: Nick Castle in Halloween (1978)
-Dustin: Tyler Mane in Rob Zombie's Halloween & Rob Zombie's Halloween II

Favorite Mask
-Jason: Halloween (1978)
-Dustin: Halloween (2018)

Least Favorite Mask
-Jason: Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
-Dustin: Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

Favorite Continuity
-Jason: Thorn Series (1-6)
-Dustin: Thorn Series (1-6)

Favorite Characters
-Jason: Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode & Nancy Kyes as Annie Brackett & Danielle Harris as Annie Brackett & Donald Pleasance as Dr. Samuel Loomis & Tom Atkins as Dr. Daniel Challis & Ellie Cornell as Rachel Carruthers & Danielle Harris as Jamie Lloyd & P. J. Soules as Lynda & Dan O'Herlihy as Conal Cochran
-Dustin: Donald Pleasance and Malcolm McDowell as Dr. Samuel Loomis & Tom Atkins as Dr. Daniel Challis & Ellie Cornell as Rachel Carruthers

Least Favorite Characters
-Jason: Scout Taylor-Compton as Laurie Strode & Daeg Faerch as Young Michael Myers & Wendy Foxworth as Tina Williams & Anthony Michael Hall as Tommy Doyle & Kyle Richards as Lindsey Wallace & Haluk Bilginer as Dr. Sartain & Tyra Banks as Nora & Tyler Mane as Michael Myers
-Dustin: The Townies of Haddonfield in Halloween Kills & The Complete Cast of Halloween: Resurrection & Rohan Campbell as Corey Cunningham

Hunkiest Boy
-Jason: Lance Guest as Jimmy in Halloween II
-Dustin: Paul Rudd as Tommy Doyle in Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

Hottest Girl
-Jason: Danielle Harris as Annie Brackett in Rob Zombie's Halloween+Halloween II
-Dustin: Danielle Harris as Annie Brackett in Rob Zombie's Halloween+Halloween II
-Dustin's Honorable Mention: Wendy Foxworth as Tina Williams in Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

Jason's Five-ish Favorite Kills
-Judith Myers from Halloween (1978)
-Bob from Halloween (1978)
-Nurse Jill Franko from Halloween II
-Linda from Halloween (1978)
-Buddy Jr. from Halloween III: Season of the Witch
-Nurse Virginia Alves from Halloween II

Dustin's Five Favorite Kills
-Bob from Halloween (1978)
-Nurse Karen from Halloween II
-Annie Brackett from Rob Zombie's Halloween II
-Buddy Jr. from Halloween III: Season of the Witch
-Jamie Lloyd from Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (Producer's Cut)

Jason's Franchise Ranking
1) Halloween (1978)
2) Halloween II
3) Halloween III: Season of the Witch
4) Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
5) Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
6) Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
7) Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
8) Halloween (2018)
9) Halloween Ends
10) Rob Zombie's Halloween
11) Rob Zombie's Halloween II
12) Halloween Kills
13) Halloween: Resurrection

Dustin's Franchise Ranking
1) Halloween III: Season of the Witch
2) Halloween (1978)
3) Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
4) Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (Producer's Cut)
5) Halloween II
6) Rob Zombie's Halloween
7) Rob Zombie's Halloween II
8) Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
9) Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
10) Halloween Ends
11) Halloween (2018)
12) Halloween Kills
13) Halloween: Resurrection

Show Notes:
-Go check out all the other fine shows on the Prescribed Films Podcast Network
-Related YouTube: The Cobwebs Channel
-Related Topic: Redcaps
-Related Film: The Hallow
-Related Film: Dog Day Afternoon
-Related Film: Cat's Eye
-Related Topic: Loveland Frogman
-Related Series: Andor
-Related Series: Tales From The Crypt
-Related Topic: Spawn
-Related Topic: Venom
-Related Series: Spawn: The Animated Series
-Related Film: Halloweentown High
-Related Film: Marmaduke
-Related Film: Darkman
-Related Film: Apocalypse Now
-Related Film: Wes Craven's New Nightmare
-Related Film: The Exorcist III: Legion
-Related Film: Excalibur
-Related Series: Inspector Gadget
-Related Song: Thriller by Michael Jackson
-Related Film: Pumpkinhead
-Related Film: Frankenstein
-Related Topic: USA Up All Night
-Related Topic: Rhonda Shear
-Related Topic: Kings of Horror
-Related Topic: MonsterVision
-Related Topic: Rue Morgue Magazine
-Related Film: A Nightmare on Elm Street
-Related Film: Friday the 13th
-Related Film: Freddy vs. Jason
-Related Film: Jason Goes to Hell
-Related Film: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
-Related Film: The Munsters
-Related Film: Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
-Related Film: Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
-Related Film: The Last Starfighter
-Related Game: Halloween (Atari 2600)
-Related Game: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Atari 2600)
-Related Film: Never Hike Alone
-Related Topic: Unmade Halloween Scripts
-Related Film: Seed of Chucky
-Related Film: Hellraiser
-Related Film: Hellraiser: Bloodline
-Related Film: Hellraiser: Hellseeker
-Related Film: Hellraiser: Inferno
-Related Topic: Halloween 3D
-Related Film: The Exorcist: Believer
-Related Film: Friday the 13th Part 2
-Related Film: Jason X
-Related Topic: Fright Rags
-Related Film: Weapons
-Related Game: Gun Media's Halloween
-Related Game: Gun Media's Friday the 13th
-Related Game: Dead by Daylight
-Related Game: Gun Media's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Next Time:
Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend (1989)

Wednesday Oct 15, 2025

Episode 114: Under the Skin (2013)

Wednesday Oct 15, 2025

In this episode, a listener suggestion takes us to the early days of the "elevated horror" phenomenon and the meteoric rise of production studio A24. So join us as we check out Jonathan Glazer's Under the Skin from 2013. Jason settles in for a first time watch on what is often a pretty divisive film. Dustin, already a fan, tries to run down the various folklore influences and possible interpretations of the story. But before all that, the Halloween times are upon us and we've got plenty of films old and new to dish on including our near ritual like devotion to view and discuss the latest VHS franchise entry. And so much more!

Special thanks to Andrew for suggesting we check this one out. Got a movie you champion? A hidden gem you think needs more love? Just want to see more discussion on a particular film? We want to check out the movies you suggest to us. Write in at genreexposure@gmail.com or contact us on your favorite form of social media and shoot us a movie recommendation.

Part of the Prescribed Films Podcast Network (www.thepfpn.com)

What We've Been Watching:
-Jason: Bring Her Back (2025) & The Long Walk (2025) & Villains (2019) & V/H/S/HALLOWEEN (2025)
-Dustin: Bring Her Back (2025) & V/H/S/HALLOWEEN (2025) & Napoleon Dynamite (2004) & Captain America: Brave New World (2025) & Thunderbolts* (2025) & Puppet Master II (1990)

Show Notes:
-Under the Skin Trailer
-Go check out all the other fine shows on the Prescribed Films Podcast Network
-Related Topic: Psycho-Granny Flicks
-Related Film: Weapons
-Related Film: X
-Related Film: Ready or Not
-Related Film: The Babysitter
-Related Film: Rec
-Related Film: As Above, So Below
-Related Short: Adult Swim Yule Log
-Related Short: Too Many Cooks
-Related Topic: Jack in the Box
-Related Film: V/H/S: Viral
-Related Film: V/H/S/94
-Related Film: V/H/S/2
-Related Film: The Incredible Hulk
-Related Film: Black Widow
-Related Series: Hawkeye
-Related Film: The Suicide Squad
-Related Film: The Void
-Related Film: The Zone of Interest
-Related Film: Birth
-Related Film: Sexy Beast
-Related Novel: Under the Skin
-Related Topic: Number Stations
-Related Film: Hellraiser
-Related Film: The Elephant Man
-Related Painting: Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog
-Related Topic: Selkie
-Related Topic: Baobhan Sith
-Related Series: Mobile Suit Gundam
-Related Series: Reconguista in G
-Related Topic: Ant Colony
-Related Film: Hereditary
-Related Film: The Witch
-Related Film: Rob Zombie's Halloween
-Related Film: Rob Zombie's Halloween II

Next Time:
Celebrating the Halloween Franchise