The High Ground

FRIDAY THE 13TH (1980) Audio Commentary

For the end of the month we wrap up with the most famous and successful HALLOWEEN rip-off, Sean S. Cunningham's 1980 classic, FRIDAY THE 13TH. Look for a young Kevin Bacon inherit a real nasty pain in the neck and prepare for gore-galore from the master of special effects himself, the one and only Tom Savini. We ask that you either own the film on home video media or have a paid means of watching it. FRIDAY THE 13TH is available to stream on Now TV Cinema at the moment. Sync audio with the very beginning of the Paramount logo. Don't worry too much as we will tell you when to press play as soon as the podcast begins. Spoilers for various films.

A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984) Audio Commentary

For our next commentary we examine Wes Craven's highly original 1984 slasher that debuted one of horror's most iconic killers, and genuinely new concepts of terror. We ask that you either own the film on home video media or have a paid means of watching it. A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET is available to stream on NOW TV Cinema at the moment. Sync audio with the very beginning of the New Line logo. Don't worry too much as we will tell you when to press play as soon as the podcast begins. Spoilers for various films.

DAWN OF THE DEAD (1978) Audio Commentary

In the only sequel we look at this Halloween, we analyse and look at the most definitive of all zombie movies, and George A. Romero's finest work to date. For clarity, we will be commentating on the original 127 minute Theatrical Cut of the film. We ask that you either own the film on home video media or have a paid means of watching it. DAWN OF THE DEAD is available to stream on Amazon Prime at the moment. Sync audio with the very beginning of the film. Don't worry too much as we will tell you when to press play as soon as the podcast begins. Spoilers for various films.

HALLOWEEN KILLS Review

Another holdover from last year's Covid disaster, we review the latest instalment in the franchise, and the successor to 2018's fantastic reboot. Spoilers for various films.

HALLOWEEN (1978) Audio Commentary

To kick off the first of our audio commentaries looking at the first of each famed horror franchise (bar one), we examine the big bad slasher daddy of them all: John Carpenter's HALLOWEEN; the OG stalk and slash classic. Without this film there is no sub-genre, it's that simple.  We ask that you either own the film on home video media or have a paid means of watching it. HALLOWEEN is available to stream on Netflix at the moment. Sync audio with the very beginning of the film. Don't worry too much as we will tell you when to press play as soon as the podcast begins. Spoilers for various films.