The Blob (1988)

Superior Remake Summer & season five rolls on with a gelatinous bit of horror fun. Tune in as Chris talks Chuck Russell, genre subversion, & creeping terror – plus, John Seavey of HPH joins us in the sidecar as the LSCE screens the 1988 Sci-fi horror classic “The Blob.” Join us!

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Check out Half-Price Horror here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/half-price-horror   Works Cited:

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