CELLULOID CEMETERY
Join your host, filmmaker Mark Bessenger (BITE MARKS, NINJA ZOMBIE), and his guests as they delve into the exploitative, overlooked and under-appreciated side of cinema! Each week, Mark picks a film his guests haven't seen, then they watch and discuss it! Will they like it, love it or hate it? Listen and find out! Theme by Rossano Galante. Artwork by JT Seaton. WARNING: SPOILERS! ©2024 Thrillsville Productions
Episodes
Something smells fishy on this episode of Celluloid Cemetery as the terror of Jaws can't be kept on the screen! Join me and film teacher/astronomy teacher Rob Carl as we talk about which parts of 1983's JAWS 3-D sink, which parts swim and which parts jump into your lap! We also chat about other 3D movies and would this film work as well without the gimmick!
Theme by Rossano Galante.
Artwork by JT Seaton.
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Music, mirthful merriment and murder abound on today's episode of Celluloid Cemetery! Join me, author Sam Park and the Three Jazzybelles as we talk about the 1944 comedy-mystery-musical MURDER IN THE BLUE ROOM and how it fits into Universal's B-movie lineup of old dark house mysteries!
Theme by Rossano Galante.
Artwork by JT Seaton.
WARNING: Blue Spoilers!
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Geronimo! As American International Pictures' Beach Party film series was winding down, they decided to end it on a spooky note by setting it in a haunted house and throwing every schticky thing they could think of at it! Join "Bring Me the Axe" podcaster Dave White and me as we talk about the wonderfully chaotic mess that is 1966's THE GHOST IN THE INVISIBLE BIKINI!
Theme by Rossano Galante.
Artwork by JT Seato...
Every year, West Hollywood celebrates Halloween with one of the most massive carnivals in the nation, even after two young gay men have been viciously murdered in a park. Eddie and his three roommates plan on attending the festivities, but they won't be alone, as the mysterious devil killer has targeted them as his next victims! Join actor Jason Caceres (who's terrified of slasher movies!) and me as we j...
Greetings, Earthlings! Your miserable planet is about to be conquered! Today on Celluloid Cemetery, voice actor Aaron Veach joins me as we travel from Remulak to "Saturday Night Live" to the big screen, as we chat about the 1993 sci-fi comedy, CONEHEADS! Mebs! Mebs!
Theme by Rossano Galante.
Artwork by JT Seaton.
WARNING: Spoilers...from France! They come from France!!
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The Doctor is in! Dan Ackroyd ventures out solo in 1983's DOCTOR DETROIT, his first starring film about a chivalrous college teacher who finds himself having to pretend to be a bad-ass pimp! Does hilarity ensue? Join film enthusiast, actor and entertainment project manager Patrick Falvey and me as we discuss Dan Ackroyd's appeal, why the movie bombed and several connections to the film CLEOPATRA JONES!
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When a black female super-spy destroys a crop of high-grade poppies meant for the heroin trade, the evil Mommy vows revenge! She orders a halfway house for recovering urban youths raided by corrupt racist cops. They plant drugs on a patient and he's arrested. Now, it's up to Cleopatra Jones to expose Mommy before a race war starts! Film aficionado Patrick Falvey joins me as we talk about the under-apprec...
You drive hours to get to a remote cabin in the woods for a nice weekend, and what do you do? Tell scary stories, of course! Join Celluloid Cemetery as we stoke the fires, pop a cold one and settle in to scare the girls with an anthology of creepy tales! Joining me on this episode is Rob Carl, who has a love/hate relationship with multi-taled cinema, as we tackle the do's and especially, the don't's of 1979's SCREAM...
Woo-Hoo! It's Spring Break! And what better place for a nerd to lose his virginity than the happenings and goings-on in beautiful Palm Springs! Wendell's father asks his two frat brothers to teach his son about girls and sex, but they initiate a side-bet with a rival frat...the first one to bed down the beautiful Ashley gets $1000! Who will score first? Talking with me about this romp are actors/best fri...
On this episode of Celluloid Cemetery, don't eat that calamari, it might eat you back! Join filmmaker Joseph Graham and actor/fisherman Brian Sheppard as we talk about the 1977 killer octopus movie, TENTACLES! We discuss why Shelley Winters was delightful, why Bo Hopkins was terrible and why Henry Fonda sat for all his scenes!
Theme by Rossano Galante.
Artwork by JT Seaton.
WARNING: Octo-Spoilers!!
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Get ready for unintentional giggles galore in this episode of Celluloid Cemetery, as filmmaker/cinematographer/artistic photographer Bart Mastronardi joins me to share a few laughs at the 1986 slasher film, EVIL LAUGH! You have to suspend disbelief when you watch a movie, but this film has more WTF moments than you ever knew existed!
Theme by Rossano Galante.
Artwork by JT Seaton.
WARNING: Giggly Spoilers!!
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A million years into the future, technology is evil, magic is good and fear still fuels wars. Join actor David McMahon and me as we talk about the hippy themes and trippy animation of Ralph Bakshi in 1977's animated (but kind of forgotten) classic WIZARDS!
Theme by Rossano Galante.
Artwork by JT Seaton.
WARNING: Peace and Love and Spoilers!!
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Dead any good books, lately? Virginia has! She's reading a book that she can't put down...because it won't let her! That's right, the film being discussed today is the (1989) I, MADMAN! My special guest for this episode is Assistant Director at the Jennings County Library and genealogist, Ed Kellar! Ed and I discuss the book motifs in this film, why reading is fundamental and how to get away with m...
You bet your sweet bippy! Celluloid Cemetery socks it to you with this very obscure Rowan and Martin 1969 spoof of old dark house movies, THE MALTESE BIPPY! Podcaster Dave White joins me to discuss the TV-friendly cast, the wild tonal shifts and why wasn't the cast of "Laugh-In" utilized for the film?
Theme by Rossano Galante.
Artwork by JT Seaton.
WARNING: Here come da Spoilers!!
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Back in the 70s, TV-movies were the rage, and for a period of several years, some very good made-for-TV horror films were created. Film fan and monster enthusiast Rob Carl joins me to talk about one of the best...the 1972 film GARGOYLES!
Theme by Rossano Galante.
Artwork by JT Seaton.
WARNING: Gargy-Spoilers!!
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Who's your friend when things get tough? He can't do a little 'cause he can't do enough! On this episode of Celluloid Cemetery, my guests director/editor Alan Rowe Kelly and filmmaker/podcaster Michael Varrati join me as we travel to the trippy land of Living Island to visit H.R. Pufnstuff, Jimmy and Freddy the Flute as they try to avoid the evil machinations of the bumbling Witchiepoo! When is a kiddie film n...
Today, Celluloid Cemetery covers death and rockets, poetry and plagiarism, love and dampness as graphic artist Drusilla Adeline and I discuss the motion picture with something to offend everyone, the 1965 black comedy THE LOVED ONE!
Theme by Rossano Galante.
Artwork by JT Seaton.
WARNING: Embalmed Spoilers!!
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In that cinematic sweet spot between TARANTULA and ARACHNOPHOBIA was a little 1977 creepy crawly bit of celluloid called KINGDOM OF THE SPIDERS starring William Shatner and Tiffany Bolling. Today, marketing producer/actor/film fanatic Patrick Falvey and I squish our thoughts on this "little bug" movie on Celluloid Cemetery!
Theme by Rossano Galante.
Artwork by JT Seaton.
WARNING: Eight-Legged Spoile...
Elastic. Strong. Fiery. Invisible. Mostly invisible...because today on Celluloid Cemetery, we're talking about a film that has never been officially released and is only available via bootleg means. It's the 1994 Roger Corman-produced THE FANTASTIC FOUR! Join actor and superhero fan Aaron Veach as we discuss Marvel's First Family and their debut cinematic endeavor...which was never meant to see the...
Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's Celluloid Cemetery! Today, my special guest Sam Park joins me to talk about the first Superman feature film, SUPERMAN AND THE MOLE-MEN, starring George Reeves as the Man of Steel. We chat about the Lois Lanes, ray guns and 40's mob mentality!
Theme by Rossano Galante.
Artwork by JT Seaton.
WARNING: Super Spoilers!!
©2026 Thrillsville Pr...
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