James Kline and J.H. Alison close out Blood Month with one of the wildest horror-comedies of the 1980s—Blood Diner!
🧠💀 From brains in jars to veggie burgers made of human meat, this one’s packed with gore, laughs, and total insanity. The crew kicks off with a breakdown of different styles of horror-comedy and where this cult favorite fits in.
🎸 In our History Segment (July 10, 1987):
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Wrestling: We dive into the Great American Bash tour and Night 9’s steel cage main event—Dusty & friends vs. The Four Horsemen!
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Metal: Alison spotlights Napalm Death’s genre-defining debut Scum.
🎬 Behind the scenes:
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Director Jackie Kong, one of the few female directors in '80s horror
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Writer Michael Sonye a.k.a. Dukey Flyswatter (Haunted Garage)
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Rick Burks’ tragic end
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Carl Crew’s bizarre club and serial killer biopic background
Then it’s a full deep dive into the madness: naked aerobics, screaming brains, absurd kills, “SHEETAR!!”, and one of the weirdest tone shifts in horror history.
🔪 It’s outrageous, it’s offensive, it’s unforgettable—it’s Blood Diner.
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