YOU DIDN'T CUT YOUR CARBON EMISSIONS AND NOW WE'RE UP TO OUR EYEBALLS IN SMOG MONSTERS, MUTANT ISOPODS, AND VENGEFUL NATURE SPIRITS!!

We've already covered natural disasters and killer animals on Genre Grinder, but what about some specifically man-made environmental horrors? Well, that's where Gabe and returning guest Justin Clark come in.

After last month's epic seven-movie podcast, we're dialing things back to a more manageable three films, all from different countries and different decades. First up is the Toho kaiju classic, Yoshimitsu Banno and Teruyoshi Nakano's Godzilla vs. Hedorah (aka: Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster, 1971), followed by Barry Levinson's eerie mockumentary The Bay (2012), and Lee Haven Jones' Welsh folkhorror film The Feast (Welsh: Gwleðð, 2021).

00:00 – Intro
4:09 – Godzilla vs. Hedorah
49:41 – The Bay
1:24:28 – The Feast
1:51:02 – Outro

WRIGGLING WORMS, CRAWLING BUGS, SLITHERING SNAKES, WITCHCRAFT, RITUALS, AND BODILY FLUIDS OF EVERY COLOR IMAGINABLE!!

Once upon a time, three brothers named Shaw started a film studio in Hong Kong. That studio grew into a Southeast Asian powerhouse, building its reputation on wuxia, kung fu, period dramas, comedies, and, in the mid '70s, horror. The special Shaw brand of horror, defined by black magic rituals, wild visuals, and exploitation spectacle was, in part, spearheaded by two filmmakers – Ho Meng-Hua and Kuei Chih-Hung.

Join Gabe and special guest host Stefan Hammond, author of Sex & Zen and a Bullet in the Head (with Mike Wilkins, 1996), Hollywood East (2000), and More Sex, Better Zen, Faster Bullets (2020), as they explore the history of the studio and films of these two maverick directors. This is a particularly packed episode, covering Shaw's horror films in general, but focusing mostly on Ho's Black Magic (1975), Black Magic 2 (1976), and The Oily Maniac (1976), and Kuei's Killer Snakes (1974), Hex (1980), Bewitched (1981), and The Boxer's Omen (1983).


00:00 – Intro (a brief history of Shaw and Southeast Asian horror)
20:20 – Ho Meng-Hua, Black Magic, and Black Magic 2
53:52 – The Oily Maniac (and more Ho)
1:01:24 – Kuei Chih-Hung and The Killer Snakes
1:33:28 – Hex, Bewitched, and The Boxer's Omen (and more Kuei)
2:06:32 – Outro

HERE COMES THE BRIDE, ALL DRESSED IN …BLACK!?! RIDING A BROOM AND CLUTCHING A CAT?!?

It's intractable imps, saucy sorceresses, and weird women on this episode of Genre Grinder, all falling in love and putting their spell on unsuspecting men. Join Gabe and returning guest Luana Saitta as they look at three entries in the surprisingly prevalent subgenre of movies where men accidentally marry witches or women, who, unbeknownst to their husbands, become witches.

This month's titles include René Clair's I Married a Witch (1942), based on the novel The Passionate Witch by Thome Smit & Norman H. Matson (1941), Richard Quine's Bell, Book, and Candle (1958), based on the 1950 play by John Van Druten, and Sidney Hayers' Night of the Eagle (aka: Burn, Witch, Burn, 1962), based on the novel Conjure Wife by Fritz Leiber (1943/52).

Outro song: "The Devil's Widow" by Blood Ceremony

You can find Luana's storywriting at the following links:
Love's Red Blossom: https://swordsandsorcerymagazine.com/loves-red-blossom/
The Dream Quest of Well-known Kawtar: https://swordsandsorcerymagazine.com/the-dream-quest-of-well-known-kawtar/
Hedging Your Bets (part of Wyngraf Romance Special 2025): https://wyngraf.itch.io/wyngraf-romance-special-2025
New Edge Sword & Sorcery 2025 (pre-order): https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/brackenbooks/new-edge-sword-sorcery-2025