She Drives Me Crazy (Jack Ketchum's Woman Trilogy)
THIS WEEK: Offspring (2009), The Woman (2011) and Darlin' (2019)We're wrapping up our aughts horror binge by barely discussing Lucky McKee, whose indie horror hit The Woman was inexplicably the middle film in a trilogy of cannibal flicks. It won't make any more sense when you've watched the films.Donate to Palestinian Medical Aid Support Optimism Vaccine on Patreon
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Dracula: Weinstein Style (The Dracula 2000 Trilogy)
THIS WEEK: Dracula 2000 (2000), Dracula II: Ascension (2003) and Dracula III: Legacy (2005)Our run of episodes on the stunted hopes of aughts horror gradually morphs into a look at secret franchises as we look at the undisputed king of the 3D horror revival, Patrick Lussier. Before there was Drive Angry, there was Dracula 2000. And two DTV sequels that apparently exist.Donate to Palestinian Medical Aid Support Optimism Vaccine on Patreon
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Swine Before Pearls (The Films of Ti West? Mia Goth?)
THIS WEEK: X (2022), Pearl (2022) and MaXXXine (2024)No one typifies our mini-exploration into the horror aught-eurs that weren't more than Ti West. Annointed king of independent horror disappears for a decade, only to suddenly re-emerge to reign over a new, worse brand of independent horror. It's a story as old as time.Donate to Palestinian Medical Aid Support Optimism Vaccine on Patreon
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Charlotte Kirk, Mon Amour (The Films of Neil Marshall. No, Not Those Ones.)
THIS WEEK: The Reckoning (2020), The Lair (2022) and Duchess (2024)Have you ever found yourself rolling credits on aughts horror classic The Descent and wondering, "Whatever happened to that guy?" Would it surprise you to hear that he married a young model and spent the next five years of his career endeavoring to make her a streaming superstar? That's right. Neil Marshall is a wife guy.Donate to Palestinian Medical Aid Support Optimism Vaccine on Patreon
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Master of Indie Horror (The Films of Larry Fessenden)
THIS WEEK: Wendigo (2001), Depraved (2019), and Blackout (2023)Too hip for the horror hounds and too committed to making monster movies for the arthouse crowd. Larry Fessenden's career is defined by moments of brilliance from a one-of-a-kind filmmaker hamstrung by budget constraints and setbacks that kept him from becoming a household name. He's also the perfect example of someone willing to do what it takes to make art that he loves without compromising his vision. And damn, did you know he had a Killers of the Flower Moon cameo?Donate to Palestinian Medical Aid Support Optimism Vaccine on Patreon
Optimism Vaccine’s panel of experts and idiots explore the dingy crevices between pop culture and forgotten trash in a never-ending quest to celebrate your guilty pleasures in the world of cinema and beyond.
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