Oops! All Specialty Segments - New Horror Movies Ep. 188

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Pour yourself a bowl and sharpen the roof of your mouth because Episode 188 of Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies is serving Oops! All Specialty Segments — the podcast equivalent of picking every golden Cap’n Crunch square out of the milk and hoarding the berries for last. Jay begins with the perfectly reasonable story of how he once convinced missionary companion Eddie Marquez that he possessed prophetic powers, thanks to a cereal box spotted atop a stranger’s refrigerator. From that sacred breakfast revelation springs an entire episode stripped of its usual format and crammed with the Horror Avengers’ strangest, funniest, most personal obsessions. These are the segments that prove no corner of Horror is too shadowy, scholarly, slimy, or absurdly specific to investigate. You’ll encounter a documentary best entered completely blind, a digital demon limping out of the early Internet, and a ranked menu of dinner scenes guaranteed to ruin your appetite. There is even a debate over whether “King Kong vs. Godzilla” is gloriously goofy or merely terrible (because peace was never an option). Nine Horror Avengers enter the cereal bowl; only the yellow squares have been removed. The result is sweet, jagged, colorful, and likely to leave your ears pleasantly scraped raw. (Ai writing is so weird…)

Along the way, the gang travels from silent Swedish dread and South Korean found footage to backwoods cannibals, PG-13 exorcisms, so-called “Elevated Horror,” and the urgent cultural necessity of killer-hippo cinema! Jay asks listeners to say “hippopotamus” aloud at work, condemns “Hungry” for making the obvious Hungry Hungry Hippos joke, then immediately asks whether everyone has lost their marbles. Mister Watson breaks bread over 15 disturbing dinner scenes while admitting he cannot confidently explain why No. 12 outranks No. 5. Gillman Joel and Dr. Shock confront “Horrorvision,” a movie so baffling that its ending inspires the show’s spiritual image: everyone simply limping off into the distance. Yet amid the glorious nonsense, Episode 188 also makes room for genuine heart: Dr. Shock’s remembrance of Judith Barsi and a warm, funny tribute to Dave Zee’s podcasting career, including the revelation that this entire operation was built on meeting strange men online and that Dave Zee once determined it takes exactly 563 licks to reach the center of a Tootsie Roll Pop. It is an all-you-can-eat buffet of scholarship, tangents, friendship, monsters, marbles, and questionable life choices. This is what happens when Horror fandom is allowed off its leash. Bring a spoon, say grace, and as the part Cajun Gillman Joel says, “Stay swampy.”

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Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies is an audio podcast. Our 10 Horror hosts review new Horror movies and deliver specialty Horror segments. Your hosts are Jay of the Dead, Dr. Shock, Gillman Joel, Mister Watson, Dr. Walking Dead, GregaMortis, Mackula, Ron Martin, Dave Zee and Spawn of the Dead! Due to the large number and busy schedule of its 10 Horror hosts, Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies will be recorded in segments, piecemeal, at various times and recording sessions. Therefore, as you listen to our episodes, you will notice a variety of revolving door hosts and segments, all sewn together and reanimated like the powerful Monster of Dr. Frankenstein!

SHOW NOTES

[ 00:00:01 ] – Introduction

Welcome to Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies, Episode 188
This episode is dedicated to Eddie Marquez
The premise of this special episode
The history of Cap’n Crunch and Crunch Berries
Jay’s 1997 missionary prank on Eddie Marquez involving a prophetic prediction about Cap’n Crunch’s “Oops! All Berries” cereal
How removing the “yellow squares” from the usual Monster Episode format inspired an entire show made exclusively of Specialty Segments

– Present for this segment: Jay of the Dead

Specialty Segment

Jay of the Dead’s “It Could Happen to You” Horror

[ 00:12:58 ] – Documentary: Maternal Instinct (2026)
Jay of the Dead = 8.5 ( Buy for Jay / Must-stream on Netflix )

Hear Jay’s recommendation of the best fictional film covering this same premise: NHM Ep. 005

– Jay reverses his usual segment formula by beginning with a documentary about real-life Horror and then identifying fictional counterparts
– The mystery is best experienced completely blind, even though seasoned Horror fans may recognize where the story is headed within minutes
– A 2020 traffic stop involving a woman who claimed she had just given birth launches the documentary’s investigation
– Viewers are advised to pay especially close attention to the wedding, its planning and the photographer
– After watching Maternal Instinct, listeners can revisit Jay’s related review in New Horror Movies Episode 5 and seek out Womb (2025) and The Clinic (2010)

– Present for this segment: Dr. Shock (Jay of the Dead)

Specialty Segment

Dr. Shock’s Macabre Film History

[ 00:23:26 ] – The Tragic Story of Judith Barsi

– The life and career of child actress Judith Barsi, who appeared in television, commercials and Jaws: The Revenge
– Judith’s memorable voice performances as Ducky in The Land Before Time and Anne-Marie in All Dogs Go to Heaven
– The escalating domestic abuse and threats inflicted upon Judith and her mother, Maria, by Joseph Barsi
– The July 1988 murder-suicide that took the lives of Judith and Maria shortly before Judith’s final films were released
– Don Bluth’s remembrance of Judith, the dedication of “Love Survives,” and the debunked story about Burt Reynolds recording his final scene after her death

– Present for this segment: Gillman Joel, Dr. Shock

Specialty Segment

Gillman Joel’s Horror Lagoon

[ 00:33:13 ] – Horrorvision (2001)
Gillman Joel and Dr. Shock = Tentative recommendation for fans of J.R. Bookwalter, Full Moon and ultra-low-budget techno-Horror

– Horrorvision’s cyber-world premise plays like a microbudget fusion of The Matrix, cyberpunk and early-2000s techno-Horror
– The hosts praise several actors and the final 15 minutes while criticizing confusing character names, uneven performances, pacing and editing
– Fans of Bookwalter, Full Moon and “Frankie and his pals” may find enough handmade charm to make the film worthwhile

– Present for this segment: Mister Watson

Specialty Segment

Mister Watson’s Horror Hierarchy

[ 01:15:56 ] – Mister Watson’s 15 Favorite Disturbing Dinner Scenes in Horror Movies

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
Beetlejuice (1988)
Hereditary (2018)
Thanksgiving (2023)
Evil Dead Burn (2026)
House of 1,000 Corpses (2003)
Santa’s Slay (2005)
Hosts (2020)
Hannibal (2001)
Calvaire (2006)
Alien (1979)
You’re Next (2013)
The Loved Ones (2009)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
Headless (2015)

– Evil Dead Burn inspires the list, while Hosts earns the distinction of containing its hardest-hitting dinner scene
– Ari Aster’s Hereditary film, which grounds family confrontation, earns third place through emotional authenticity and award-worthy acting
– The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) takes the top spot for its agonizing authenticity, deranged sound design and famously grueling production history

– Present for this segment: Jay of the Dead

Specialty Segment

Jay of the Dead’s Pig-Headed Horror

[ 02:05:27 ] – The Blood Lands (2015) (aka “White Settlers”)
Jay of the Dead = 6.5 ( Rental )

– The British production premiered in 2014 as White Settlers before becoming widely available to U.S. audiences as The Bloodlands in 2015
– Pollyanna McIntosh and Lee Williams play a London couple whose isolated Scottish farmhouse is invaded by pig-masked intruders
– Jay finds the film closer to a crime thriller — and more of a “Pig-Headed Inconvenience” — than a frightening home-invasion Horror movie
– Cinematographer James Swift is the film’s MVP for remarkably clear, beautiful nighttime photography in the woods

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– Present for this segment: Dr. Walking Dead, Jay of the Dead, Dr. Shock, Spawn of the Dead

Specialty Segment

The Dead Zone with Dr. Walking Dead

[ 02:14:16 ] – Concept Discussion: The Found Footage Film in Horror

Found Footage and Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum (2018)
Spawn of the Dead = 9 ( Buy it! )
Dr. Shock = 8 ( Buy it! )
Jay of the Dead = 6 ( One-time Watch )
Dr. Walking Dead = 6 ( One-time Watch )

Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum (2018) Horror movie

– Dr. Walking Dead traces found footage back through Gothic literature and the “discovered manuscript” framing device
– The hosts define and compare found footage, mockumentary, faux broadcast and hybrid approaches to cinematic realism
– A Ghost Hunter web series enters a notorious South Korean asylum for a livestream and encounters more than staged scares
– The movie’s competing livestream and behind-the-scenes footage prompt debate about how coherently its in-universe camera logic works
– Spawn and Dr. Shock remain the strongest advocates, while Jay and Dr. Walking Dead find the film creepy but repetitive and less effective on repeat viewing

– Present for this segment: GregaMortis, Jay of the Dead

Specialty Segment

GregaMortis’s Monsters on the Mantle

[ 03:25:54 ] – King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963)
GregaMortis = 5.5 ( Low-priority Rental )
Jay of the Dead = 4 ( Avoid )

King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963) Horror movie

– The third stop through Criterion’s Showa Era Godzilla collection brings the monsters together in color for the first time
– King Kong, Godzilla and a bonus giant octopus supply men-in-suits spectacle, miniature destruction and deliberate comedy
– GregaMortis embraces the film as goofy, so-bad-it’s-good kaiju fun, while Jay finds it simply bad
– Next hunt: Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)

– Present for this segment: Mackula, Mister Watson

Specialty Segment

Horror in Black and White by Mackula

[ 04:24:07 ] – The Phantom Carriage (1921)
Mister Watson = 8.5 ( Must-see )
Mackula = 78 out of 100 ( Must-see / Eventual Buy )

– Mister Watson selects Victor Sjöström’s influential silent Swedish film for his long-awaited visit to Mackula’s segment
– The Criterion presentation, including its score and supplemental features, is strongly preferred over the colorized and completely silent JustWatch version
– The hosts discuss the film’s sophisticated double exposures, layered flashbacks, compositions and influence on Ingmar Bergman and Stanley Kubrick
– David Holm’s supernatural reckoning becomes an existential morality tale about death, responsibility, redemption and the possibility of change
– Mackula and Mister Watson find the film surprisingly modern, deeply moving and best appreciated after gaining some life experience

– Present for this segment: Jay of the Dead, Spawn of the Dead

Specialty Segment

Jay of the Dead’s Backwoods Bloodbath

[ 05:11:06 ] – Wrong Turn (2003)
Jay of the Dead = 7.5 ( Buy it! )
Spawn of the Dead = 3.5 ( Avoid )

– Jay introduces the overlapping traditions of Hixploitation, Backwoods Horror, Hillbilly Horror, Rural Gothic and Appalachian Horror
– Spawn reports from West Virginia with a real-life account of narrow mountain roads, pouring rain and a terrifyingly large guard dog
– Jay surveys several possible inaugural selections, including Hunter’s Blood, Timber Falls and Killing Ground before choosing the original Wrong Turn
– Spawn finds the characters, logic and suspense profoundly underwhelming, while Jay still loves the film’s cast, pacing and woodland menace
– The hosts discuss the cannibal trio, the film’s unusual “Final Couple” and how it is Saw Tooth who is the archer

– Present for this segment: Ron Martin

Specialty Segment

Horror Myth-Busting With Ron Martin

[ 05:59:23 ] – Myth: Elevated Horror Is Nothing New.
Myth: Elevated Horror Is Just for Intellectual Elitists.

– Elevated Horror emphasizes psychological dread, layered metaphors and prestigious filmmaking over traditional monsters, gore and jump scares
– The term emerged in mainstream discussion during the 2010s around films such as The Babadook, The Witch, Hereditary, Midsommar and Get Out
– Ron argues that Horror has always contained thoughtful, metaphorical and formally ambitious films, even before the modern label existed
– Resistance to the term may stem from gatekeeping, resentment of mainstream critical acceptance and Horror fandom’s long-standing outsider identity
– Elevated Horror is simply another subgenre, and its popularity does not invalidate slashers, zombies, vampires or any earlier form of Horror

– Present for these segments: Jay of the Dead, Mister Watson, GregaMortis

Honoring the Illustrious Podcasting Career of Dave Zee Upon His Retirement

[ 06:19:31 ] – Celebrating the Inimitable Dave Zee
– Presented by Mister Watson

– The Horror Avengers officially acknowledge Dave Zee’s retirement from full-time podcasting and thank him for his friendship and work
– Mister Watson traces Dave’s career through Dirty Bay Horror, BananaLaser, The Skeleton Crew, Exploding Heads Horror Movie Podcast and ABCs of Hidden Horror
– Dave’s invitation prevented Mister Watson from retiring and led to their “dream team” collaboration on The Wat-Zee Party Horror Show
– Watson remembers Dave Zee’s first New Horror Movies appearance for the Nope review in Episode 12 and his subsequent arrival as a full-fledged Horror Avenger
– Dave Zee may still appear occasionally, and previously recorded material featuring him will continue to surface after his retirement

RETRO Specialty Segment

GregaMortis’s SLASH FROM THE STASH

[ 06:46:31 ] – Night School (1981) (aka “Terror Eyes”)
GregaMortis = 7.5 ( Buy the Vinegar Syndrome release for Slasher fans / Others, stream it )
Mister Watson = 7 ( Watch it / Buy the Vinegar Syndrome release for collectors )
Jay of the Dead = 6.5 ( Rental )

– GregaMortis resurrects his Planet Macabre-era Specialty Segment in place of Dave Zee’s Slashing Through the ’80s for this episode
– A motorcycle-riding killer decapitates women associated with a Boston night school
– The hosts see the movie as an early-’80s Slasher with lingering ’70s Giallo flavor, a mature cast and an effective mystery
– Despite mostly off-screen kills, the film offers unusual visual touches, Boston locations and memorably brazen product placement
– Pearl “The Twisted Temptress” thanks Dave Zee for definitively determining that it takes 563 licks to reach the center of a Tootsie Roll Pop

– Present for this segment: Spawn of the Dead, Jay of the Dead

Specialty Segment

Spawn of the Dead’s PG-13 Horror

[ 07:32:07 ] – The Rite (2011)
Spawn of the Dead = 5 ( Low-priority Rental )
Jay of the Dead = 4.5 ( Avoid )

– Spawn records with his new, independent podcasting setup before his move to West Virginia
– Anthony Hopkins leads a cast that also includes Rutger Hauer, Toby Jones and Ciarán Hinds
– The film is loosely based on Matt Baglio’s book The Rite: The Making of a Modern Exorcism and events surrounding Father Gary Thomas
– Both hosts find the allegedly realistic approach slow, dramatically uneven and ineffective as frightening exorcism Horror
– Jay recommends the PG-13-rated “The Last Exorcism” instead, while Spawn invites requests for future PG-13 Horror coverage

– Present for this segment: Jay of the Dead

Specialty Segment

Jay of the Dead’s Perishable Predicaments of Survival Horror

[ 07:57:54 ] – The Canyon (2009)
Jay of the Dead = 7 ( Rental )

– A “perishable predicament” is a dangerous situation that becomes deadlier the longer its victims remain trapped
Jay briefly recommends Sanctum (2011) — a 6.5 out of 10, Rental — but excludes it because it is more Drama / Thriller / Adventure than Horror
– The movie’s disturbing rattlesnake sequence is second only to the one in God Is a Bullet (2023)
– A convenient deus ex machina keeps the movie from reaching its darkest possibilities, but it remains a fun ride
– Jay watched The Canyon the same day a deadly monsoon-triggered flash flood struck the Grand Canyon’s Bright Angel Canyon

– Present for this segment: Jay of the Dead

[ 08:06:54 ] – THE FINAL CUT:One for the Road

RETRO Specialty Segment

Jay of the Dead’s Beastly Freaks

[ 08:09:33 ] – Hungry (2026)
Jay of the Dead = 6 ( Buy for Jay / Stream on Netflix for You )

– Jay resurrects his original Creature Feature segment for a long-awaited killer-hippo Horror movie
– The historical proposal to import African hippos to Louisiana as “lake cow bacon” supplies the film with a surprisingly plausible foundation
– The movie evokes Rogue, Black Water and The Bayou, though it delivers less visible hippo action than Jay hoped to see
– Jay launches the Hippo’s Revenge challenge after discovering Sam P. Green’s 2025 killer-hippo film streaming on Tubi, which is probably the world’s *first* killer hippo Horror movie

Wrap-Up:
– Thanks to the Horror Avengers for contributing their Specialty Segments to this unique episode
– Congratulations and thanks to Dave Zee upon his retirement from full-time podcasting
– Check out Episode 22, “Sleepovers,” of Ron Martin’s Retro Sleepover Podcast, featuring separate childhood stories from Dr. Shock and Jay of the Dead
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YouTube Music Video: “Voltairine” by Frederick Ingram (the theme music for Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies)
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Spotify Playlist
Quarantine Dream iii

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Email Dr. Bishop here: bishopk@suu.edu
Dr. Walking Dead’s Bio Page
Book: American Zombie Gothic
Book: How Zombies Conquered Popular Culture
— Kyle’s Amazon Author Profile
— Doc of the Dead zombie culture documentary
— Kyle’s defunct Twitter: @DrWalkingDead
– Learn more about Dr. Walking Dead
– Faculty Friday: Meet Dr. Kyle Bishop, English
– TEDx SUU Talk on YouTube: Why Zombies Matter
– YouTube: Zombies: An idea worth spreading about how ideas spread
– YouTube: 50+ Shades of Gothic: Zombies, Bodies and Boundaries
– YouTube: Why zombie culture is so popular?