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Hellbent For Horror

This is S.A. Bradley, and I’m a life-long horror lover. This podcast combines horror history, personal observations, common themes, and cultural trends to tell a story with each episode. Here we talk... Read more

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Episode 073- The Woods Outside and the Woods Within

Episode 073- The Woods Outside and the Woods Within

Back when the campfire was the center of the village, the woods were the dark home of dangerous creatures and magical be... Read more

15 Jul 2018

1hr 15mins

Ranked #2

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Episode 020- The Devil You Don't Know: 20 Horror Movies You May Not Have Seen

Episode 020- The Devil You Don't Know: 20 Horror Movies You May Not Have Seen

Have you gotten your Halloween scare yet? In this episode, I give a selection of movies to watch for this Halloween seas... Read more

23 Oct 2016

38mins

Ranked #3

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Episode 036- The Monsters that Invaded Primetime: Made-for-Television Horror

Episode 036- The Monsters that Invaded Primetime: Made-for-Television Horror

Notorious scares delivered on TV!  Back in the early 1970's, Network TV executives started to make original movies to co... Read more

27 Mar 2017

1hr 40mins

Ranked #4

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EPISODE 075- B@T$H1T CR@ZY HORROR MOV1E$

EPISODE 075- B@T$H1T CR@ZY HORROR MOV1E$

Batshit Crazy horror movies are the messy upstarts that couldn’t blend into the crowd if they tried. They may not be for... Read more

6 Oct 2018

46mins

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Ranked #5

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Episode 030- Nowhere Man: The Outsider in Horror

Episode 030- Nowhere Man: The Outsider in Horror

Don’t let THEM in!  Or are you the one they’re trying to keep out?  The Us vs. Them mentality is a backdrop for some rea... Read more

21 Jan 2017

32mins

Ranked #6

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Episode 042- Shut Up and Watch the Movie (Part One)

Episode 042- Shut Up and Watch the Movie (Part One)

Who says they don’t make good horror movies anymore?  I think we’re in a good time for creative, creepy horror movies, y... Read more

29 May 2017

38mins

Ranked #7

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Episode 025- The Revolution Was Videotaped

Episode 025- The Revolution Was Videotaped

The 1990’s was a tough time for American horror movies. But, while the Drive-Ins died and horror movies disappeared from... Read more

2 Dec 2016

32mins

Ranked #8

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Episode 044- Shut Up and Watch the Movie (Part Two)

Episode 044- Shut Up and Watch the Movie (Part Two)

Who says they don’t make good horror movies anymore?  I think we’re in a good time for creative, creepy horror movies, y... Read more

19 Jun 2017

42mins

Ranked #9

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Episode 091-Death by Convenience: Part One

Episode 091-Death by Convenience: Part One

It's a month into 2020 and the "terrible teens" are due for a post-mortem! There were huge changes in the world of enter... Read more

4 Feb 2020

56mins

Ranked #10

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Episode 029- Here There Be Lions

Episode 029- Here There Be Lions

Everyone is a fan of something, right?  Some people become obsessed with things.  Most of the time, these obsessions are... Read more

12 Jan 2017

36mins

Ranked #11

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Episode 038 - Enfant Terrible: Roman Polanski's Monsters

Episode 038 - Enfant Terrible: Roman Polanski's Monsters

A "Double Feature" that's so big, we needed TWO PODCASTS to tell it! James Hancock (host of The Wrong Reel podcast) retu... Read more

19 Apr 2017

1hr 26mins

Ranked #12

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Episode 083- We Need to Talk About Guillermo

Episode 083- We Need to Talk About Guillermo

(Photo credit: CHRISTOPHER WAHL/CONTOUR BY GETTY IMAGES) If director Guillermo del Toro didn't exist, we horror fans wou... Read more

25 Mar 2019

1hr 45mins

Ranked #13

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Episode 041- Fear of God: Faith-Based Horror

Episode 041- Fear of God: Faith-Based Horror

Religion is a comfort to some, and a horror to others.  Some very good horror movies focus on deeds done in the name of ... Read more

18 May 2017

36mins

Ranked #14

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Episode 024- Wretched Roundtable: The Fan's Revenge!

Episode 024- Wretched Roundtable: The Fan's Revenge!

The gates have been stormed at the H4H compound! And the result is our first Wretched Round Table, a discussion between ... Read more

23 Nov 2016

1hr 32mins

Ranked #15

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Episode 004: Blood Oaths and Bar Tabs: Horror Conventions and Cinema Wasteland

Episode 004: Blood Oaths and Bar Tabs: Horror Conventions and Cinema Wasteland

It’s the quest of every ultra-fan: finding fellow obsessives to share in the collective joy.  Fan conventions provide a ... Read more

14 Apr 2016

29mins

Ranked #16

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Episode 002: "If You Aren’t Afraid in The Woods, You Haven’t Gone Deep Enough"

Episode 002: "If You Aren’t Afraid in The Woods, You Haven’t Gone Deep Enough"

Scary stories from nights long ago.  The ultimate horror is fear of the unknown, and if you’ve ever been lost in the woo... Read more

18 Mar 2016

28mins

Ranked #17

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Episode 015- You Can't Argue With a Confident Man: John Carpenter

Episode 015- You Can't Argue With a Confident Man: John Carpenter

Coppola, Scorsese, Friedkin, Altman, Penn, Bogdanavitch, Spielberg… Carpenter? You’re damn right. All of these directors... Read more

14 Sep 2016

34mins

Ranked #18

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Episode 019- Songs that go Bump in the Night- My Halloween Playlist

Episode 019- Songs that go Bump in the Night- My Halloween Playlist

My Halloween celebration has a soundtrack.  And, along with all the standards, I collect “non-traditional” horror song... Read more

10 Oct 2016

36mins

Ranked #19

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Episode 071- Defenders of the Faith

Episode 071- Defenders of the Faith

Horror movies have looked to peoples' faith and beliefs to create some of our scariest monsters. When a movie becomes so... Read more

24 May 2018

1hr 20mins

Ranked #20

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Episode 065-Misunderstood Movies: Horror Host Mister Lobo

Episode 065-Misunderstood Movies: Horror Host Mister Lobo

Television in the 1950's created a unique cultural phenomenon: a late-night show that played horror movies...aimed at ki... Read more

19 Jan 2018

1hr 28mins

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