While home invasion flicks have existed since the dawn of cinema (see Lois Weber’s Suspense from 1916), the 80s seemed to lean into theidea of apartment invasions and the way they reflected societal unrest. While Tenement(1985), Siege (1983), and Enemy Territory (1987) have a lot in common, they also have widely different styles of approaching the subject.

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While home invasion flicks have existed since the dawn of cinema (see Lois Weber’s Suspense from 1916), 80s movies seemed to lean into theidea of apartment invasions and the way they reflected societal unrest. While Tenement(1985), Siege (1983), and Enemy Territory (1987) have a lot in common, they also have widely different styles of approaching the subject.

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How many secretaries have told their boss about a wild dream and ended up being directed by that same employer in a movie about it? Asfar as we know, one. Dementia (and its goofy sibling Daughter of Horror) is a one-of-a-kind movie and we had a blast talking about it.

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In Part 2 of our discussion we talk more about The 4th Man and how an unusual cult horror flick is similar in theme despite on the surface seeming to be a very different film.

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Paul Verhoeven’s films have many of the elements of psychotronic cinema, but also the gloss of big budget productions. His 1983break-out The 4th Man inspired us to look at a trio of flicks featuring male paranoia and hysteria in the face of fearless women.

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In Part 2 of our discussion we talk about the goriest of The Substance’s Psychotronic Sisters, a pair classic Hollywood films which explore some of its themes, and how Fargeat’s masterpiece brings all of these ideas andtropes to another level with empathy, brutality, and epic splatter.

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The Substance (2024) director Coralie Fargeat is a dedicated fan of genre movies, so it should come as no surprise that there are many psychotronic flicks that mirror the details, themes, and style of her explosive second film.

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Meet Kendahl and Kristina as we talk about what movies we love, explain our definition of "Psychotronic" and share a preview of the amazing movies we're going to discuss each episode!

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