S03E06 - Horror Comedy with Elliott Mair

Published: May 5, 2019, 11 a.m.

This week we’re joined by student film director Elliott Mair to discuss films that blend horror and comedy together. First up is Sam Raimi’s sequel/remake to The Evil Dead - Evil Dead II: Dead by Dawn (1987) with rubbery Bruce Campbell. Next up is Tom Hanks as an overstressed suburbanite with creepy neighbors in Joe Dante’s The ‘Burbs (1989). And we finish on full frontal male nudity and disco in Jim Hosking’s first feature The Greasy Strangler (2016). You’ll never look at a grapefruit the same way again. Also: Bubba Ho-Tep (2002). If Chins Could Kill. Clash of the Titans (1981). Chainsaws. Ted Raimi. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). Corey Feldman. The Birds (1963). The Grand Massacre. Hyperdrive fail. The Money Pit (1986). Small Soldiers (1998). Dick Miller. Old Gregg. Grease (1978). An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn (2018). Tapioca pudding. Society (1989). Tropical Cop Tales. Honorable mentions, but no quiz. Teaser for My Name is Max.