Hellbent For Horror
By S. A. Bradley
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Description
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 about all things horror. Horror movies, books, comics, hosts, conventions. The door swings wide here, and all types of horror are welcome. Each episode covers some aspect of horror with lots of viewing or reading suggestions for you to check out. I want to start conversations with people about all types of horror. I’ve been a fan all my life, and I love all the different styles: Classic Universal Monsters, Slasher Films, Found Footage, French Extreme, Asian Extreme, Korean Ghost Stories, J-Horror, Hammer Horror Films, Amicus Films, Glass Eye Pix, EC Horror Comics, Creature Features, Horror Hosts, Italian Zombie movies, Spanish Zombie movies, George Romero Zombie movies, Giallo, Silent Horror Films, Nature Run Amok, Atomic Age Horror, Roughies, Exploitation, Horror Literature, Serial Killer, Halloween, B-Movie, Splatter films, ghost stories, Folk Horror, supernatural, body horror, torture porn, VHS, Psycho.
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ExplicitEpisode 014- We're Dealing With Volatile Substance | You tell me: Why is Silence of the Lambs billed as a “psychological thriller,” and not a horror film? It looks and acts like a horror movie. Or is it that when movies hit it big with the general culture that we can’t label them horror movies? I t | 9/1/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 013- Picking at the Scabs | Horror stories are supposed to upset the apple cart. Great stories captivate us. Some narratives are timeless. Some comment on the times in which they’re born. And some stories are timeless because their meanings change with time. Stories can be gr | 8/18/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 012- You Are Here at your Own Risk: Iceland’s Monsters and Men | Recently I traveled to Iceland, and I spoke with and interviewed several Icelanders about their native horror folklore and legends. This land is rich in stories of hidden people, elves, and trolls who interfere in the lives of humans. In addition the la | 7/31/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 011- Satan Laughing Spreads His Wings: More Horror in Music | Continuing with the horror and music theme I’m focusing this episode on Heavy Metal music. This hugely popular music bears the brunt of accusations of satanic imagery and messages. Few actual crimes were influenced by heavy metal, but it became assoc | 7/13/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 010.1: Bonus Episode- A Thank You and an "Illicit Proposition" | How would you like to make a “Cameo” on Hellbent for Horror? I wanted to do something special to thank this community of hellbent listeners! Interaction with others is where the real inspiration for imagination comes from, and I talk about how some li | 6/30/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 010- The Restless Interval: Horror and Music | Music can be scary, even terrifying. Certain combinations of notes induce nervousness and unease in the listener. Musicians have known about these intervals for centuries. They can induce tension, character, and depth into a song, and have been used in | 6/26/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 009- Unreal Reality: Conjuring up the Supernatural | Everywhere in the world has its own local ghost stories – scary places that have haunting reputations. Then there are people who actually deal with these ghosts and demons. You’ve heard the stories, and they’ve made movies “based on true events | 6/11/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 008- My Outer Demons | So, what scares you? Really. What takes you out of your “horror comfort zone?” In this episode I talk about my own horror triggers. I don’t rationally believe these things exist. But, somewhere deep inside me… Triggers often come from event | 6/1/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 007- The Gods of Monsters: The Men Who Mastered Makeup | Boo! You know those scary monsters that haunt your dreams? Make-up artists and actors make them come to life. Make-up effects have evolved with film from the beginning of cinema. Artists delve into the dark parts of themselves to make real horrors w | 5/26/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 006.1- Addendum of Doom: Close Encounters of the Horror Host Kind | This is a companion piece to Episode 6, which was about the creation and history of Shock Theater and Horror Hosts. When you’re creating podcasts like this, you have great ideas that just don’t make the final cut. Sometimes, though, there’s just mor | 5/20/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 006- The Shock! Heard ‘Round the World: Shock Theater and Horror Hosts | A lot of us were introduced to classic horror films through midnight showings on local TV on Saturday nights. Many of us knew of our “local horror host.” The horror host was (and still is) a great American phenomenon full of crazy costumes, clever n | 5/12/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 005: What Are Your Limits? The Dark Waters of Exploitation and Extreme Cinema | What are your limits? Surely there are some types of horror movies that you will not watch. Or are there? There has always been an audience for the disturbing and unsettling image. And there’s an intimate relationship between the violence and sensa | 4/27/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 004.3: Interviews from the Abyss- with Dave Kosanke | This episode is a companion piece to Episode 4, “Blood Oaths and Bar Tabs: Horror Conventions and Cinema Wasteland.” In this episode we interview Dave Kosanke, the creator of the long-running and legendary underground fanzine “Liquid Cheese.” It i | 4/19/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 004.2: Interviews from the Abyss- with Bryan Martinez | This episode is a companion piece to Episode 4, “Blood Oaths and Bar Tabs: Horror Conventions and Cinema Wasteland”. In this episode we interview Bryan Martinez, who is the creator and producer of the popular webcast, “The Giallo Room”. | 4/15/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 004.1: Interviews from the Abyss- with Jon Kitley | It’s the quest of every ultra-fan: finding fellow obsessives to share in the collective joy. Fan conventions provide a meeting place and an outlet for like-minded folk. What’s it like to really find your tribe? This episode is a companion piece to | 4/15/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 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 meeting place and an outlet for like-minded folk. What’s it like to really find your tribe? In this episode I talk about horror | 4/14/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 003- Religious (and Sacrilegious) Experiences | Sharing the movie experience with a theater full of people can be exhilarating or frightening—sometimes both. You put yourself in the hands of the filmmaker to take that ride, not knowing where or how it’s going to end. In rare cases a movie can pro | 3/30/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 002.5: "Addendum of Doom: The Folk Horror Edition" | We aren't out of the woods yet... | 3/23/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 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 woods you might know this one deeply. We talk about Folk Horror, a little known type of horror that stems from old folklore, the land, | 3/17/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 001: "First Kiss" | What's the "First Kiss?" The First Kiss is the event that hooks you into your passion and obsession. Budding horror fans are carefully fed safe increments of scares by kiddie movies with frightening edges that end up with happy endings. But what are the | 3/5/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 000: Welcome to the Shadow Tribe | We gather here to talk about "all things horror related" and their personal and social impact. | 3/2/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
Hypnotically engaging and efficiently educational
Bradley is great at sharing his passion and knowledge of his subject, well researched and engagingly conveyed, his hypnotic voice gives you safe passage while illuminating various dark corners of horror history.
Great storyteller
The host has a wonderful way of telling a story. It's captivating. The opinions are interesting, and it made me think about horror in a different way.
Great Podcast
SA Bradley really adds a lot of great perspective to this genre.
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