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Horror Movie Yearbook

Midwest Podcast Network

Hosts Tim Long and Willie Gibbs take you on a journey through horror history! Every episode covers a year in the storied history of the genre (and the world), taking one or more films released that year and dissecting the cultural impact, themes, and real-world implications of each film.

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Friday · 1 hr 17 min
Class of 1996: Cemetery Man/Dellamorte Dellamore
By LISTENER REQUEST we are packing up the Time Machine with some shovels and firearms, and heading to Buffalora to talk sex,death, and more sex and death. Join us as we discuss the career of Michele Soavi, the sad state of Italian cinema at the time, and how this movie helped us process some of our own personal problems. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
September 4 · 29 min
Tiny Terror: Beasts of Summer SUPERFIGHT
It's a Beastly Battle Royal as we match up all 6 of the beasts from our Summer Series in an end of Summer Superfight Smackdown! Special thanks to Christopher Scott Davis for his track "A Glass Knife Laid Bare" as the intro for this episode. You can check it out on Bandcamp right here: https://firkenstein.bandcamp.com/track/a-glass-knife-laid-bare Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
August 28 · 1 hr 16 min
HMY Summer Series: The Beasts of Summer: Piranha 2: The Spawning
We wrap-up our Summer Series by packing up the Time Machine and heading back to 1982 to check out James Cameron's first film, and one that he didn't really direct. Join us as we discuss the absurd behind-the-scenes stories from the film, the impressive career behind Special Effects/Prosthetics Designer Gianetto De Rossi, connect the dots between this film and some of James Cameron's biggest movies, and choose our favorite Lance Henriksen performances. We discuss non-Piranha stuff as well, but if you are interested in only Piranha talk, skip ahead to about 30 minutes into the episode. Thank you as always to The Gamma Foundation for our theme music. Check them out on Spotify! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
August 14 · 41 min
Tiny Terror: HorrorHound Weekend Cincinnati 2026 Preview
We aren't going, but we are excited to preview next months big convention in Cincinnati. We also discuss the weather and NFL teams named after birds and cats. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
August 7 · 1 hr 1 min
HMY Summer Series: The Beasts of Summer: Hell Comes to Frogtown
Our summer series takes a detour to Frogtown as we accompany Sam Hell as he spreads his seed across a desolate land created by some sort of nuclear war that left mutated frogs with snake penises. It's a real movie! So join us as we discuss the life and career of Roddy Piper, the low budget zen filmmaker Don Jackson, the pretty excelllent effects work, and whether or not we would fall for Nurse Spangler's seduction training. Thank you as always to The Gamma Foundation for our theme music. Check them out on Spotify! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
July 25 · 33 min
Tiny Terror: Marvel SDCC Preview
We give some predictions for Marvel's 2026 Comic-Con panel. If you don't care about superhero movies, go ahead and skip this one and come back next time when we discuss Roddy Piper fighting mutant frogs. This episode is being released on our main feed a little early, but if you want access to all our Tiny Terror episodes, please check our Patreon: Patreon.com/Midwestpodnet. Special thanks to Christopher Scott Davis for his track "A Glass Knife Laid Bare" as the intro for this episode. You can check it out on Bandcamp right here: https://firkenstein.bandcamp.com/track/a-glass-knife-laid-bare Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
July 24 · 1 hr 7 min
HMY Summer Series: The Beasts of Summer: Squirm (1976)
Our Summer Series rolls on as we head back to the 1970s to visit a small Georgia town being overrun by electrified killer worms. Join us as we talk about the top ten songs and toys of 1976, the unique career of director Jeff Lieberman, the importance of this low-budget shlocker in the careers of two legends: Rick Baker and Drew Struzan, and how exactly you get your thumb get bitten off by a worm. We don't really have an answer for that. Sorry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
July 11 · 27 min
Tiny Terror : Nashville
Willie went to Nashville to check out three nights of The Protomen, and he does his best to convey the feeling of being in the same room as Tim Capello. This episode is being released on our main feed a little early, but if you want access to all our Tiny Terror episodes, please check our Patreon: Patreon.com/Midwestpodnet. Special thanks to Christopher Scott Davis for his track "A Glass Knife Laid Bare" as the intro for this episode. You can check it out on Bandcamp right here: https://firkenstein.bandcamp.com/track/a-glass-knife-laid-bare Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
July 10 · 1 hr 24 min
HMY Summer Series: The Beasts of Summer: Razorback
Our Summer Series continues as we take the Time Machine back to the Ozploitation era to check out Razorback. We talk about the odd career of Russell Mulcahy and wonder what happened. We also discuss whether the main character in this movie moves on a little too fast from his dead wife, talk about Hogzilla and the intelligence of pigs, and dissect how music videos informed one of the best sequences of this movie. We spend the first section of this episode talking about the journey to getting this one recorded including near death experiences starting generators, basement tents, and toddlers coughing into balloons and then shoving the ballons directly into their parents mouths. If that is not of any interest to you, skip ahead to about 20 minutes in for our standard unmatched film and music analysis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
June 19 · 45 min
Tiny Terror: Talkin Horror Games
Willie has been gaming so we are excited to talk about some horror games being released the rest of 2026 and into 2027 (and maybe beyond depending on how long GTA gets delayed). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
June 12 · 1 hr 5 min
HMY Summer Series: The Beasts of Summer: Roadkill (2011)
The Roc is in the building...or at least the Irish countryside. Join us as we look back way too fondly at Syfy original movies, what worked and what didn't with the format, a look at giant mythological birds, the career of Johannes Roberts, and a Maneater made-for-tv series retrospective that gets semi-interrupted by a tornado watch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
June 5 · 39 min
Tiny Terror: Licensed Horror Board Games
The Boys take a look at some of the most intriguing licensed horror board games, both old and new. And try and create the ultimate Frank Cotton sexual exploration board game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 29 · 1 hr 12 min
HMY Summer Series: The Beasts of Summer: Alligator (1980)
Our Summer Series kicks off with the reptile class as we jump in the Time Machine and head back to 1980 to wrestle with our sweet boy, Ramon. Join us as we discuss the career of Robert Forster, how this movie acts as a bridge between 70s and 80s horror movies, and try to figure out if this takes place in Chicago, Missouri, or the Haddonfield from Halloween 6. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 22 · 47 min
Tiny Terror: The Unidscovered Pantry
Join us on a journey of discovery as Tim notices a pantry and a door for the first time in a house that he has been visiting for nearly a decade now. We also talk about Mortal Kombat, The Detroit Lions 2026 schedule, toddler soccer zombies, the Crystal Lake release date announcement, the Resident Evil trailer and probably more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 15 · 1 hr 10 min
Class of 1996: The Crow: City of Angels
It can't rain all the time, but it can be really smoggy. Join us as we take the Time Machine back to 1996 to discuss whether or not The Crow should have been a franchise, the "PPV Cut" of the film, and throwing up in a church parking lot before a 3-on-3 basketball tournament. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 1 · 47 min
Tiny Terror: Adventures in Ordering on the McDonald's App
The title kind of says it all here. We also discuss the new American Gladiators show in Prime and turtle care. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
April 24 · 1 hr 13 min
Class of 2002: Blade 2
Listen all you muthaf***as. We are hopping into the Time Machine to head back to 2002 to discuss drunkenly falling asleep to the We Were Soldiers DVD, the waning days of Nsync, and how there is there's only one Whistler and there's only ever gonna be one Whistler. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
April 10 · 46 min
Tiny Terror: Monster Jam and Mario
Willie went to Monster Jam and Mario Galaxy. He reviews both of them with spoilers. Please don't listen if you are concerned with Monster Jam spoilers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
April 3 · 1 hr 39 min
Class of 2004: Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Tim watched all six Paul W.S. Anderson movies in the past two weeks, which was a big mistake when it came to trying to remember what happened in the second movie! But, as always we did our best. Join us as we go movie-by-movie through the franchise, and also take the Time Machine back to 2004 to talk about the top movies and songs from the year of our Apocalypse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
March 20 · 39 min
Tiny Terror: Astronomicon 9 Preview
We preview the guest list for one of our favorite conventions and make our picks for who we would spend the night with. Just to hang out. Get your mind out of the gutter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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