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Join James Kline and J.H. Alison as Retro Blood continues our September–October Halloween Spooky Season with the bizarre, ambitious, and infamous sequel to one of the greatest horror movies ever made! We're diving into Exorcist II: The Heretic, a film that took the terrifying world of The Exorcist and sent it in a completely unexpected direction.
Directed by John Boorman, this 1977 sequel brings back Linda Blair as Regan MacN...
Join James Kline and J.H. Alison as Retro Blood continues our September–October Halloween Spooky Season by stepping outside the 1980s to tackle one of the most legendary and influential horror movies of all time: The Exorcist!
Directed by William Friedkin and based on the bestselling novel by William Peter Blatty, this groundbreaking supernatural horror classic terrified audiences with its disturbing story of young Regan MacN...
oin James Kline and J.H. Alison as Retro Blood continues our September–October Halloween Spooky Season Month with the third installment of the legendary Poltergeist franchise! We're heading into the world of haunted mirrors, supernatural terror, and one of the most infamous productions in 1980s horror history.
Released in 1988 and directed by Gary Sherman, Poltergeist III takes Carol Anne Freeling away from her family home an...
Join James Kline and J.H. Alison as Retro Blood kicks off our September–October Halloween Spooky Season Month with two of the biggest supernatural horror franchises of the era—Poltergeist and The Exorcist. We start with a massive double review of Poltergeist (1982) and Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)!
We begin with the history of both films, talking about the creat...
Join James Kline and J.H. Alison as Retro Blood wraps up our month of Satan in 1980s Horror Movies with the underground classic Angel Heart (1987).
We go all-in on this dark combination of film noir, detective mystery, occult horror, and Satanic terror. We talk about what makes Angel Heart so different from the other movies we've covered this month and why its atmosphere, mystery, a...
oin James Kline and J.H. Alison as Retro Blood continues our month of Satan in 1980s Horror Movies with the strange low-budget occult thriller The Nightmare Never Ends (1980).
We kick things off with our quick thoughts on this bizarre entry and quickly discover that this one might be more nightmare than movie! We discuss the painfully slow pacing, strange atmosphere, and why James h...
Join James Kline and J.H. Alison as Retro Blood continues our month of Satan in 1980s Horror Movies with the ultra-low-budget underground oddity Night Vision (1987)—and no, we're NOT talking about the later movie featuring Henry Rollins! This is the bizarre Michael Kruger production that feels like a Satanic home-video fever dream.
We kick things off with quick thoughts on the...
Join James Kline and J.H. Alison as Retro Blood starts a brand-new month exploring Satan in 1980s Horror Movies with the bizarre underground classic Evilspeak!
We kick things off with quick thoughts on this strange blend of Satanic horror, revenge, technology, and occult madness. We also dive into the real-world Satanic Panic of the 1980s, including the fear surrounding new technolo...
Join James Kline and J.H. Alison as Retro Blood wraps up Deadly Animals in 1980s/1990s Horror Films with one of the craziest Italian creature features ever made—Wild Beasts.
We kick things off with our quick thoughts on the movie and discuss why a film like this could never be made today, especially with its extensive use of real animals. We talk about the controversy surround...
Join James Kline and J.H. Alison as Retro Blood continues Deadly Animals in 1980s/1990s Horror Films with the cult sequel Alligator II: The Mutation.
We kick things off with our quick thoughts on the movie and discuss why Alligator II never quite captures the charm of the original. While it tries to balance horror and humor like the first film, we debate whether the comedy falls flat and w...
Join James Kline and J.H. Alison as Retro Blood starts a brand-new month exploring Deadly Animals in 1980s/1990s Horror Films! First up, we dive into the cult creature feature Alligator.
We kick things off with quick thoughts on the movie and why Alligator stands out from other creature features of the era. We also discuss the brand-new 4K Steelbook release, what makes this movie worth rev...
Join James Kline and J.H. Alison as Retro Blood wraps up its third annual It Came From Outer Space Month with one of the greatest sequels ever made—Aliens (1986).
This week, we go all in on James Cameron's sci-fi action horror masterpiece, comparing it to Ridley Scott's Alien and debating which film deserves the top spot. We discuss how Cameron transformed the franchise from s...
Join James Kline and J.H. Alison as Retro Blood continues its third annual It Came From Outer Space Month with one of the strangest and most infamous British sci-fi horror films of the early '80s—Inseminoid (also known as Horror Planet).
We kick things off with our quick thoughts on the movie and compare it to the previous films we've covered this month, discussing where it ra...
Join James Kline and J.H. Alison as Retro Blood continues its third annual It Came From Outer Space Month with another wild Roger Corman-produced sci-fi horror classic, Forbidden World (1982).
This week we take a deep dive into the fascinating history behind one of the most notorious Alien-inspired films of the early '80s. We discuss the relationship between Roger Corman and directo...
Join James Kline and J.H. Alison as Retro Blood kicks off its third annual It Came From Outer Space Month with one of the wildest sci-fi horror movies of the 1980s—Galaxy of Terror.
We start the show with our quick thoughts on the film, discussing its bizarre mix of science fiction, horror, and pure exploitation madness. From there, we dive deep into the making of the movie, covering legendary producer Roger Corman and his de...
Join James Kline and J.H. Alison as Retro Blood wraps up our 1980s Killer School Horror Movies month with the athletic slasher Fatal Games.
We kick things off with quick thoughts on the movie and how it compares to Graduation Day. We discuss the difference between early-'80s slashers and the more polished films that would dominate later in the decade, and why Fatal Games feels like a perfect bridge between the two eras.
Then we get...
Join James Kline on a rare solo episode of Retro Blood while J.H. Alison is away, as we continue 1980s Killer School Horror Month with the radioactive Troma cult classic Class of Nuke 'Em High.
James dives into the wild world of mid-’80s punk culture, MTV, and how Hollywood portrayed punk rockers during this era. Even though this style of movie normally isn’t his thing, he talks about why the film became such a huge cul...
Join James Kline and J.H. Alison as Retro Blood continues James Kline’s Birthday Month Picks and our month of 1980s Killer School Horror Movies with the strange meta-slasher Return to Horror High—also known in some places as Scream.
We kick things off by talking about how ahead of its time this movie really was, feeling almost like a prototype for Scream 2 years before meta horror became mainstream. We discuss the movie...
Join James Kline and J.H. Alison as Retro Blood kicks off James Kline’s Birthday Month Picks with a brand-new theme—1980s Killer School Horror Movies. First up is the cult slasher favorite Slaughter High.
We start things off with quick thoughts on the movie and why this is the perfect late-night party horror film—packed with goofy characters, wild kills, and pure VHS slasher energy.
In our Weekly History Segment, ...
Join James Kline and J.H. Alison as Retro Blood continues J.H. Alison’s Birthday Month Picks with another wild and sleazy entry from Ulli Lommel—the erotic thriller Olivia (aka Double Jeopardy).
We kick things off with quick thoughts on the film’s heavy softcore erotic elements, the tone, and how this one blends psychological thriller with exploitation-style storytelling.
In our History Segment, we jump to 2026 an...
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