Podcast

Specter Cinema Club

Film History, Film Reviews, TV & Film

The ghosts of your horror movie club explore a different sub-genre each month! Featuring creators from the spooky community, stoner filmmaker DeVaughn Taylor & film journalist Garrett McDowell discuss the recurring motifs of various sub-genres and what makes the best genre films work. New episodes every Tuesday!

NOTE: We recommend starting at Season 2 (Ep60) as that's when Garrett joined and began our current format. Season 1 was the experimental phase and before DeVaughn got better at editing haha

NOTE: The first 99 episodes, we were under the "Bloody Blunts" name. Season 3 is where we continue on as "Specter Cinema", though the show itself does not change.

Episodes
363
Releases
Twice a week
Typical length
1 hr 32 min
On air since
2020
Latest episode
22 hours ago

Episodes

363 episodes, newest first

  1. GODZILLA (1954) // Long Live the King

    Season 5, Episode 338

    Show notes

    It's a big month for a big boy! It's finally time to talk Godzilla directed by Ishirō Honda. We set the stage with our histories with the iconic character before discussing the beyond punk rock film and what the character has been able to unlock in genre cinema over the past 72 years. This podcast has been baptized in the fire of the H-bomb and survived!

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    1 hr 25 min
  2. CLAYFACE (2026) // Super-Powered Scares

    Season 5, Episode 337

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    The Specter Boys have been dripping with anticipation for Clayface directed by James Watkins! We're talking the questionable effects, the poor screenplay, but shine light on some of the gem scenes hinting at the film's potential. You can piss on my face, but don't tell me it's clay!

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    1 hr 37 min
  3. CHRONICLE (2012) ft. Stephen Foxworthy // Super-Powered Scares

    Season 5, Episode 336

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    Time to do some telekinesis with your homies as we discuss Chronicle directed by Josh Trank. Stephen Foxworthy (Pod and the Pendulum) joins the boys to discuss high school shenanigans, villain origin stories, and a cautionary tale about fondling strange rocks. We are the apex podcasters!

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    1 hr 37 min
  4. THE BATMAN (2022) // Super-Powered Scares

    Season 5, Episode 335

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    The boys head back into Gotham City to discuss The Batman directed by Matt Reeves. We're talking the gothic noir aesthetic, Robert Pattinson's portrayal of the iconic character, and where the film sits on our Batman rankings. It's vengeance time!

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    2 hr 3 min
  5. DARKMAN (1990) ft. Mike Snoonian // Super-Powered Scares

    Season 5, Episode 334

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    It's time to swap faces as we discuss Darkman directed by Sam Raimi. Mike Snoonian (Pod and the Pendulum) joins the boys to discuss the juggling of tones, all the practical effects, and the seeds planted for Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy. What is it about the dark? What secrets does it hold?

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    1 hr 23 min
  6. HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY (2008) // Super-Powered Scares

    Season 5, Episode 333

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    The boys sit down for Hellboy II: The Golden Army directed by Guillermo del Toro, the second entry in his trilogy that will surely get finished right...RIGHT!? We're talking the shift in tone, gush over the creative creature designs, and speculate on what would have happened in that third film. Let us remind you, why you once feared the dark!

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    1 hr 32 min
  7. HELLBOY (2004) // Super-Powered Scares

    Season 5, Episode 332

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    Keeping the occult train rolling, the boys dive into Hellboy directed by Guillermo del Toro. We're discussing the unique comic book character, alternative history, the authentic world-building and Ron Perlman's perfect casting. There are things that go bump in the night, we're the pod that bumps back!

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    1 hr 23 min
  8. CONSTANTINE (2005) ft. Mae Shults // Super-Powered Scares

    Season 5, Episode 331

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    Grab a black cat and hop in the bathtub, we're talking Constantine directed by Francis Lawrence! Mae Shults (Pleasers & Punishers) is back to discuss a comic character adaptation from DC's gothic corner, a delicious depiction of Lucifer, and to generally thirst over the entire cast. We're the 3 souls the Devil would come to collect in person!

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    1 hr 27 min
  9. BLADE: TRINITY (2004) // Super-Powered Scares

    Season 5, Episode 330

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    Closing the trilogy out on a low note, the boys are hootin & hollerin about Blade: Trinity directed by David S. Goyer. We're talking the loss of aesthetic, Ryan Reynolds Deadpooling it up, and allllll the behind-the-scenes shenanigans. Use it...use it...USE IT!

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    1 hr 17 min
  10. BLADE II (2002) // Super-Powered Scares

    Season 5, Episode 329

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    He has been their worst enemy, now there’s something worse on the streets... The boys sit down to discuss Blade II directed by Guillermo del Toro. We're talking Snipes vs Perlman, the iconic Reaper design, and of course because it's a del Toro movie: daddy issues. I a, I against I. Flesh of my flesh, and mind of my mind. Two of a kind, but one podcast host won't survive!

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    1 hr 39 min
  11. BLADE (1998) // Super-Powered Scares

    Season 5, Episode 328

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    Grab your leather trench coats, it's open season on all suck-heads! The boys kick off October with the Godfather of modern comic book adaptations, Blade directed by Stephen Norrington. We're talking action horror, vampire lore, and why Wesley Snipes' is one of the best cast decisions of all-time. Some mother-fuckin pods are always trying to ice skate uphill!

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    1 hr 43 min
  12. I AM FRANKELDA (2026) ft. Mikey Peralta Jr. // Animania!

    Season 5, Episode 327

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    1 hr 32 min
  13. CORALINE (2009) // Animania

    Season 5, Episode 326

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    Oh hello there, we're your Other Podcast and it's time to finally discuss Coraline directed by Henry Selick. The boys are talking the wonders of stop-motion animation, busty lesbians, and maturing to the horrors of life. Dasvidaniya!

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    1 hr 54 min
  14. PERFECT BLUE (1998) ft. Amber T // Animania!

    Season 5, Episode 325

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    Time to trade in our microphones for a TV script as we discuss Perfect Blue directed by Satoshi Kon. Amber T (Fangoria) returns to talk Japanese pop idols, parasocial relationships, doubles, and who controls an artist's legacy. Don't worry, we're real!

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    2 hr 2 min
  15. AKIRA (1988) // Animania!

    Season 5, Episode 324

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    Just in time for its 4K IMAX re-release, the boys sit down to discuss Akira directed by Katsuhiro Otomo. We're talking the intricate animation process, the corruption of great power, and the horrors of the youth growing up in an increasingly fascist society. KANEDA!!! TETSUO!!!

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    1 hr 44 min
  16. SCOOBY DOO ON ZOMBIE ISLAND (1998) // Animania!

    Season 5, Episode 323

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    Ruh roh, boys have woken up in a world of animation this month! We're kicking things off talking Scooby Doo on Zombie Island directed by Jim Stenstrum. We're talking gateway horror and the enduring legacy of the Scooby Doo franchise. Like zoinks, those are some hot peppers!

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    1 hr 19 min
  17. LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (1986) ft. William O. Tyler // 40th Anniversary

    Season 5, Episode 322

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    Leaving 1986 with a bang, the boys are singin about Little Shop of Horrors directed by Frank Oz. William O. Tyler (Tannis Comix) to discuss how the story varies between its mediums, giant puppets, and the iconic performances from Rick Moranis and Ellen Greene. Feed us, listeners!

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    1 hr 35 min
  18. THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2 (1986) // 40th Anniversary

    Season 5, Episode 321

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    Don't change that dial, we got another classic coming to ya as we discuss The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 directed by Tobe Hooper. We're talking the sequel's new tone, an underrated Final Girl, and how Hooper chose to follow-up one of the most iconic horror films of all-time. The saw is family!

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    1 hr 43 min
  19. MANHUNTER (1986) ft. Steph McKenna // 40th Anniversary

    Season 5, Episode 320

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    It's time to enter the mind of a demented killer as we discuss Manhunter directed by Michael Mann. Steph McKenna (Evolution of Horror, The Writing Life) joins the show to discuss the film as a book adaptation, psychological terror, and how Michael Mann's sensibilities translate to horror. It's just you and me now, sport!

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    1 hr 59 min
  20. THE FLY (1986) // 40th Anniversary

    Season 5, Episode 319

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    Hop in your telepod, I mean time machine and dial it up to 1986! We're kicking off a month of anniversaries with The Fly directed by David Cronenberg. The boys discuss gooey body horror, the dangers of hubris & ego, and Cronenberg's artistic legacy. Cheeseburger!

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    1 hr 37 min