Grab that crucifix because 202666 keeps on burnin’ for the Halloweenies.
This week, they’re revisiting Ti West‘s 2009 breakthrough (and game-changing) film The House of the Devil. Together, they discuss how West’s vintage experiment set the bar for any homage horror to follow, why its imitators pale in comparison or fumble right out of the gate, and when we all sensed the seasons were changing across the genre.
West wrote, edited, and directed the entire film, essentially delivering an opening salvo for a career that keeps on giving. Starring Jocelin Donahue, Mary Woronov, Greta Gerwig, A. J. Bowen, Dee Wallace, and the inimitable Tom Noonan, the midnight masterpiece remains a stable of the genre — and the Halloweenies leave no rune stone untouched.
Stream the episode below. Subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, and RSS. New to the Halloweenies? Catch up with the gang by revisiting their essential episodes on past franchises such as Halloween, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, Scream, The Evil Dead, Chucky, Alien, and the Universal Monsters.This year? Hellraiser!
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