Podcast
Slashopolis: The Slasher Boom Podcast
John Carpenter's Halloween was released in October of 1978. This led to a Slasher Boom from 1979 to 1984 where over 100 Slasher and Slasher-Adjacent films were produced. And we are going to watch every single one of them.
This is Slashopolis. The Slasher Boom podcast.
- Episodes
- 4
- Releases
- Daily
- Typical length
- 1 hr 7 min
- On air since
- 2026
- Latest episode
- 6 days ago
Episodes
4 episodes, newest first
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1 hr 2 min
Episode 4: PHANTASM
Season 1, Episode 4
Show notes
"BOY" Grab your balls and hold on tight, Erick and Sam are doing Phantasm. We discuss similarities to the Nightmare on Elm Street series, how the Tall Man likes to turn into a woman and have "fun" with men, and big metal balls.
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1 hr 11 min
Episode 3: TOURIST TRAP
Season 1, Episode 3
Show notes
Erick and Sam discuss what they believe to be one of the SCARIEST slasher movies ever made, their befuddlement with its PG-rating, and underrated "Final Girls"
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53 min
Episode 2: MURDER BY DECREE
Season 1, Episode 2
Show notes
Sherlock Holmes vs Jack the Ripper!
Erick and Sam tackle their first slasher-ADJACENT movie, discuss the career of Bob Clark and if the Freemasons may have been responsible for England's most notorious serial killings.
(We're still learning how to use our mics/record on opposite sides of the country. Apologies for some particularly rough sound in this episode)
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1 hr 23 min
Episode 1: HALLOWEEN
Season 1, Episode 1
Show notes
The movie that started it all! (Kind of)
Join Erick and Sam as they discuss one of their favorite movies, what constitutes a slasher film, and how Halloween holds up today.
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