Psychotronic Fireside Chat #2: Justin Decloux

Psychotronic Fireside Chat #2: Justin Decloux

I spoke with filmmaker and podcaster Justin Decloux (The Important Cinema Club, Impossible Horror) about his love of the Psychotronic Encyclopedia.

A is for Abby

Films included in this episode: The Exorcist, The Possessed, The Eerie Midnight Horror Show, Behind The Door, The Blancheville Monster, Hercules Against the Giant Warriors, Operation Kid Brother, The Tempter, Superman, The Omen, The Chosen, Damien: The Omen II, Asylum of Satan, 3 on a Meathook, Abby, Grizzly, Day of the Animals, and The Manitou.

Psychotronic Fireside Chat #1 Dennis Tafoya

I spoke with crime novelist (and my dad) Dennis Tafoya about cult movies and our shared history obsessing over the obscure and the very, very violent.

A is for Abbott & Costello Go To Mars

In this episode we look at the sci-fi and horror efforts of Abbott & Costello in the films Abbott & Costello Go To Mars, Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein, Abbott & Costello meet The Killer, Abbott & Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Abbott & Costello Meet The Mummy, Africa Screams, Hold That Ghost and Jack & The Beanstalk as well as the careers of their directors, Charles Barton, Charles Lamont and Arthur Lubin. Also discussed: Black Friday, Francis In The Haunted House, Francis Joins the WACS, Get Yourself A College Girl, Hold On!, Island of Doomed Men, Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter, The Incredible Mr. Limpet, The Phantom of the Opera (1943), The Shaggy Dog, The Thief of Baghdad (1961), and The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock.

An introduction to the Psychotronic Encyclopedia

Join filmmaker and critic Scout Tafoya on a journey through the legendary Psychotronic Encyclopedia by Michael J. Weldon.