Rants From The Black Lodge (Archive)

The month March brings to mind many things ranging from Leprechauns and St. Patrick's Day festivities but to sports fans this month is special because of March Madness where Division 1 college teams duke it out for basketball supremacy...
Here at the Rants From the Black Lodge Podcast we love our heavy metal and 2021 will begin a new tradition in the style of the famed NCAA single elimination tournament with a hard rockin&...

Love is in the air and as 14th of February draws near, throw out those flowers, flush down the chocolates and save the romance for another day because tonight we invite all you lovers to throw on your red and green striped sweaters and celebrate Valentine’s Day the proper way with the Rants From the Black Lodge Podcast and the man of your dreams...Freddy Krueger as we bring you an in-depth retrospective for what many consider the b...

Happy New Year Rant Army! and what better way to ring in the new year than by celebrating the 30th anniversary of one of our favorite forgotten slashers. Roll out the red carpet, pop open some champagne because tonight the Rants From the Black Lodge is going HOLLYWOOD with an in-depth retrospective for 1991s Popcorn.

HOST: Brandon A. Lane

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Somewhere between the suburbs of depravity and the Boulevard of bad taste lies a quaint little burrow known as Tromaville. Unfortunately, Tromaville’s inhabitants reside under the thumb of political corruption and live in fear of the cavalcades of murderous maniacs who roam the streets in search of bloody mayhem. However, born out of a tragedy a hero will rise to take out the trash of the forces of evil and literally clean up the m...

What's better than one celebrity guest? How about six? This month we called in an all-star panel of critics and personalities to share their love... or hatred of 2003s Freddy vs Jason! The roster for this panel is absolutely stacked with the likes of Project Louder founder, TJ Bowser, JoBlo columnist and critic, James "Jimmy O" Oster, "Behind the Screams" and "Razor's Edge" author, Blake Best...

It's October, so you know what that means. It's time to load up on candy corn, carve up come jack o lanterns, egg your asshole neighbor's house and watch that damn Charlie Brown Great Pumpkin cartoon for the thousandth time. However, if you're interested in something a little more adult, join the Rant Army for a retrospective for Rob Zombie's controversial and polarizing remake of Halloween featuring an int...

Throw on your Miskatonic University sweatshirt, grab your copy of the Cthulu Mythos and crack open a fresh vile of re-agent. That's right, tonight we're gonna delve back into the world of H.P. Lovecraft... kinda. Join us for a Bride of Re-Animator Retrospective featuring an introduction from the bride herself, Kathleen Kinmont and a full interview with director, Brian Yuzna.
This episode's double fright feature c...

Since the inception of the Rants From the Black Lodge Podcast there has been a shortlist of movies that were inevitable to be tackled by the Rant Army and the film we're spotlighting this month is a worthy choice to be the topic of discussion for our 3 Year Anniversary Episode. This month will not only be a celebration of this podcast but also of the movie in question, 1988's Child's Play.

HOST: Brandon A. L...

Horror has many faces and has gone by many names but in the case of Adam Green’s Hatchet horror answers to the name Victor Crowley. So, buckle up Rant Army because tonight we head deep into the Honey Island Swamp in pursuit of a question... Has Victor Crowley has earned his place in the pantheon of the horror titans that came before him?
To help answer that question we enlist the services of star, Joel David Moore who provides ...

This month the Rant From the Black Lodge Podcast descend into the macabre mind of horror directing legend, Wes Craven with a retrospective of 1991's The People Under the Stairs. As we chronicle Wes Craven's urban fairy tale the Rant Army were lucky enough to enlist an introduction from "The Stairmaster" Yan Birch and a tribute to Wes Craven from Sean Whalen aka Roach.

HOST: Brandon A. Lane
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Since the inception of the Rants From the Black Lodge Podcast one topic has been a constant. Ghostbusters, the 1984 supernatural comedy, although initially intended to be a stand alone film went on to birth one of animation's most popular series and today the Rant Army get REAL with  a retrospective of The Real Ghostbusters. Outmatched by the forces of the spirit world, the Rant Army need a REAL Ghostbuster to join the battle ...

In 1973 the landscape of horror was shaken to its core with release of what man consider the scariest film of all-time, The Exorcist. The macabre tale of family's descent in the wake of a child's possession by a demonic entity playfully known as "Captain Howdy" receives an extensive examination from the Rant Army. This episode also features, the devil herself, Eileen Dietz who stops by the Black Lodge for an ama...

May of 2020 will mark the 40th anniversary of Mrs. Voorhees' long night at Camp Blood but being that we have an actual Friday the 13th on the calendar in March we gotta celebrate now.
Who better to enjoy the festivities of 40 years of slasher mayhem than with the original Jason Voorhees himself, Ari Lehman who provides an awesome intro to this episode.
Build a fire, roast some marshmallows, sit back and hear the Rant ...

Our 3rd annual "Spend Valentine's with the Man of Your Dreams" Freddy Krueger extravaganza kicks off with an intro from "Horror's First Male Scream Queen" and star of Nightmare one Elm Street 2, Mark Patton. However, we couldn't possibly do "Freddy's Revenge" proper justice without and insightful interview from its director, Jack Sholder.
From there, the Rant Army dissect the mi...

What better way to ring in 2020 than by getting "Buzzed" by an in-depth look into the often forgotten slasher, Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III with a special introduction from the film's star, William Butler. That in of itself would be an awesome way to start off the new year but we also have a full length interview with "The Bad Boy of Production Design" Mick Strawn. As always, Mick spins some...

It's time to Rock and Roll over the holiday season with another KISSmas edition of the Rants From the Black Lodge Podcast focusing on 1999's stoner comedy classic "Detroit Rock City." However, KISSmas III is too big an event to bring to the Rant Army alone so this month we've enlisted the services of "The Metal Ambassador" himself, host of SiriusXM's Liquid Metal, Jose Mangin.
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The Room, Oversexed Rugsuckers From Mars, Manos: The Hands of Fate or Plan 9 From Outer Space. These films are all worthy contenders to the title of "Best Worst Movie" but only ONE can reign supreme in this craptastic pantheon of so bad it's good cinema... that film is Troll 2! This month, joining the ranks of the Rant Army, none other than NIlbog's favorite father, George Hardy.
Fasten your seat belts becau...

The Fall season is in full swing and the Rant Army are ready for October with a full length feature commentary for 2018's smash hit Halloween. Who better than Arrow in the Head's James Oster aka Jimmy O to give this episode a grand introduction but the tricks and treats don't end there because we also have a full interview with Michael Myers' favorite victim, actress and stunt performer Marian Sing.
So, sit ...

The lawsuit between writer, Victor Miller and director, Sean Cunningham has seemingly buried the Friday the 13th film franchise six feet under but Jason Lives!... through content created by fans like Ben DeAtley from the Friday the 13th Network on Youtube. Ben stops by the black lodge to share his two cents on the fan film to end all fan films, Never Hike Alone. However, a Never Hike Alone episode would be nothing special without  ...