Episode 098: Drafting The New Masters of Horror

Genre Exposure: A Film Podcast

In this episode, we tackle one more discussion topic to keep the October Halloween celebrations going. In an era where reboots and revivals are running wild, we posed a simple question: What if beloved anthology horror series Masters of Horror returned for a third season? Our parameters were simple. Assume 13 episodes because the other two seasons had that many. We each take six picks to be as even as possible and tapped Michael to give us his number one suggestion to round out number 13. The major stipulation is that each filmmaker needs to have not already appeared in the prior two seasons of the show. Watch as we wade into the trenches fighting to honor those who may have missed out on the original show's run or staking the claim of master for more modern directors. How did we do? Who did we miss? We'd love to hear your thoughts too! But before all that, we dish on more of our horror watches for the Halloween season. And so much more!

Part of the Prescribed Films Podcast Network (www.thepfpn.com)

What We've Been Watching:
-Jason: Alien: Romulus (2024) & Strange Darling (2023)
-Dustin: When Evil Lurks (2023) & The Bunker Game (2022) & The Chair (2022) & In a Violent Nature (2024) & Harawata Man (2019) & Smile 2 (2024)

Michael's New Master of Horror:
-Panos Cosmatos (Mandy)

Jason's New Masters of Horror:
-David Cronenberg (Videodrome)
-Mike Flanagan (Doctor Sleep)
-Sam Raimi (The Evil Dead)
-Clive Barker (Hellraiser)
-Robert Eggers (The Witch)
-Hideo Nakata (Ringu)
-Honorable Mentions: Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Pulse) & Takashi Shimizu (Ju-On: The Grudge) & Shinya Tsukamoto (Tetsuo: The Iron Man) & Damien Leone (Terrifier) & Ti West (The House of the Devil) & Rob Zombie (House of 1000 Corpses) & Neil Marshall (The Descent) & Eli Roth (Hostel) & Andre Overdal (The Autopsy of Jane Doe)

Dustin's New Masters of Horror:
-Ari Aster (Midsommar)
-Rose Glass (Saint Maud)
-Joko Anwar (Satan's Slaves)
-James Wan (The Conjuring)
-Coralie Fargeat (The Substance)
-Koji Shiraishi (Noroi: The Curse)
-Honorable Mentions: Jennifer Kent (The Babadook) & The Soska Sisters (American Mary) & Issa Lopez (Tigers Are Not Afraid) & Anna Biller (The Love Witch) & Julia Ducournau (Titane) & Karyn Kusama (The Invitation) & Chloe Okuno (Watcher) & Halina Rejin (Bodies Bodies Bodies) & Jordan Peele (Nope) & Leigh Whannell (Upgrade) & Sion Sono (Suicide Club) & Hideo Nakata (Dark Water) & Takashi Shimizu (Howling Village) & Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Cure) & Ryuhei Kitamura (Downrange) & Brandon Cronenberg (Infinity Pool) & Renny Harlan (Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master) & Ronny Yu (Bride of Chucky) & Brian Yuzna (Society) & David DeCoteau (Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama) & Ted Nicolau (Subspecies) & David Allen (Puppet Master II) & David Cronenberg (Scanners) & David Lynch (Lost Highway) & Clive Barker (Nightbreed) & Lloyd Kaufman (Terror Firmer)

Show Notes:
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-Go check out all the other fine shows on the Prescribed Films Podcast Network
-Go join in with Unsung Horrors' Horror Gives Back Marathon
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The Green Inferno (2013)