DEADLY PREY! ...and what's next

We were all charmed by this '80s cherry bomb of manly manliness and masculinity...and blowing stuff up.It's available on iTunes and on Libsyn.

Dear Movie-makers,

Unless this happens

someone puts his shoulder back into joint

 or you have Cameron Mitchell,

we are not interested. Thanks!
The That's Cool, That's Trash gang, age 12

NEXT UP:
The Madmen of Mandoras, more commonly known as THEY SAVED HITLER'S BRAIN!

Tasty Riffs

We here TCTT™ are very excited about offering you a movie with riffs à la the comedy brains of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and RiffTrax. We were so excited to get started, we picked a public domain movie, Bloody Pit of Hell, without checking to see if it had been done...it has.

Not to be discouraged, we decided to press on (without seeing the RT version) and treat this movie as a "pilot." The film should be available by the end of February. The thing is, we've had so much fun getting ready for it, we already know we want to do more. We're hoping to join the RiffTrax "iRiff" family and offer our second video through their site. So, without further ado, our next movie for download with riffs will be CATHY'S CURSE (a.k.a. Cauchemares), 1977. 

And, following that, in the Spring, we'll riff the sexy Invasion of the Bee Girls!

R.I.P. Mike Vraney, founder of SOMETHING WEIRD VIDEO

Mike Vraney was a personal hero of mine. His company "Something Weird Video" released countless legendary movies that were previously unavailable commercially (which, in the  pre-YouTube days, meant they were unavailable, period.)
Mike Vraney, founder of the Seattle-based exploitation boutique home video company Something Weird, has died at the age of 56, following a long struggle with lung cancer. A true friend to underground movie cultists and pop-culture history buffs everywhere, Vraney worked as a teenage projectionist at drive-ins and porno theaters, ran a comic-book store, and managed punk bands before starting Something Weird in 1990, at the apex of the VHS age...
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ABBY podcast (or, "Is There a Blaxorcist in the House?")

We are proud to present our Abby episode. Available on iTunes and on its Libsyn page.

Sadly, this is Eshu's good side...

Tell us your favorite "blaxploitation" film in the comments for this post.

NEXT UP: DEADLY PREY

A group of sadistic mercenaries kidnap people off the streets and set them loose on the grounds of their secret camp, so the "students" at the camp can learn how to track down and kill their prey. Yet another adaptation of the story "The Most Dangerous Game" with some Vietnam vet First Blood & Rambo: First Blood Part II thrown in there. Get ready to fall in love with the '80s all over again.

HAPPY NEW YEAR & a Peek at What's Coming Up in 2014...

We want to wish you all a happy new year and thank you for your support. 
As always, we would love to grow our audience. If you know someone who'd dig the show, spread the word. Follow us on Twitter and RT often. Reviews on iTunes are a great way to get some more ears on what we're doing.

We have had a lot of fun doing the show and have lots of great things planned for the coming year:

• In January we'll be joined by a listener to discuss their movie request: They Saved Hitler's Brain

• In February we will be releasing our 1st video (vidcast) of a feature, Bloody Pit of Horror, with riffs included!

• We're working on some contests and interactive games to make your experience even more rewarding

To get you psychotronic fans out there drooling for the coming months, here's a sneak peek at what's in store for the winter. Remember, you can always request films either here or through Twitter (@thats_trash).

a.k.a. Bloody Pit of Horror

CHRISTMAS EVIL episode

We have published our Christmas Evil episode. We had a blast talking about this movie and think you'll have one listening to it. Available on iTunes and on Libsyn.

Kyle noted that film has been packaged with many taglines:

You'd better take care...Santa is coming to town!

He'll sleigh you.

Better Watch Out... Better Not Cry... Or You May DIE! 

Post your own tagline in the comments, like good little boys & girls...

 Awright, you mooks, which one a you was getting down with Harry's mom?

 

Have happy & safe holidays. We'll see you back in here in a couple of weeks for Abby.

Coming in January...

After Christmas Evil, we'll be swooping back to 1977 for Abby, a blaxploitation rip-off of The Exorcist:  
When a minister's wife becomes posessed by Eshu, the Nigerian god of sexuality, an exorcist is called in to drive the evil spirit away. (Josiah Howard, "Blaxploitation Cinema: The Essential Reference Guide.")