Beyond The Blood: A Horror Movie Commentary Podcast
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Welcome to the Beyond the Blood Podcast - where physical media education meets discussion as your hosts Chris & Steve dive into your favorite genre films audio commentaries. We discuss all of the juicy details hidden inside of these physical media bonus feature staples while also breaking down what we learned from them as well as discuss the historical context that help us shape the way we view the movies we love. Remember, physical media is education!
Good morning Deadites! In this very special episode of Staff Picks we're joined by our friend Brain of the Youtube Channel LastMovieStanding to have a good ol' fashioned conversation about Fede Alvarez's 'Evil Dead' released in 2013. That's not all though, we also dive into the brand new 'Evil Dead Burn' and BEWARE - spoilers lie ahead! Enjoy! FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: Podcast: @beyondthebloodpod Chris: @beardedfilmguy Steve: @afterhrsvideo Brian: @lastmoviestanding OUR EPISODES ARE NOW IN VIDEO FORM: Youtube: beyondthebloodpod FOLLOW OUR PARTNER PODCASTS: www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com A Proud Member of the Someone's Favorite Productions Podcast Network
50th episode.. doesn't even sound real to say! We could not have lined this choice up any more perfectly its.. as if.. Catherine Tremell had it all planned out. In this episde, we dive into the audio commentary track for 'Basic Instinct' featuring director Paul Verhoeven & DP Jan de Bont from this films blu-ray & 4k releases originally recorded in 2001 for the films Uncut DVD release. Join us as we gush over the incredible Sharon Stone, Verhoeven's "excess", and the many reasons why movies were simply better in the 90's. Have fun! FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: Podcast: @beyondtheblood Chris: @beardedfilmguy Steve: @afterhrsvideo FOLLOW OUR PARTNER PODCASTS: www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com A Proud Member of the Someone's Favorite Productions Podcast Network
After Hours is back, baby! In this episode, we're joined by Jordan (The Movie Den) as we chat about jingles for the podcast and what we've been watching & buying lately on physical media! Enjoy! FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: Chris - @beardedfilmguy Steve - @afterhrsvideo Jordan - @the_movie_den FOLLOW OUR PARTNER PODCASTS www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com A Someone's Favorite Productions Podcast
Happy 4th of July from our family here at Beyond the Blood to yours! We decided to kick back and talk a bit today about William Lustig's 'Uncle Sam' - no deep dive here just plain ol' film discussion and a bunch of yappin' about Wawa! Be safe this Holiday and remember.. physical media is education! FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: Chris - @beardedfilmguy Steve - @afterhrsvideo Podcast - @beyondthebloodpod FOLLOW OUR PARTNER PODCASTS: www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com A Someone's Favorite Productions Podcast
The boat can leave now.. because Beyond the Blood is in Fulci territory now, baby! On this weeks main episode Chris & Steve discuss not just one, but two audio commentary tracks available on both Blue Underground's blu-ray release of the film from 2018 but also Arrow Video's 4K UK release from 2025 both featuring Film Historian and Author Troy Howarth. These tracks are packed full of Fucli education and are a must listen on their own merit - don't just take what we have to say about them to. heart. Remember, physical media is education. FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: Steve - @afterhrsvideo Chris - @beardedfilmguy FOLLOW OUR PARTNER PODCASTS: https://www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com A Someone's Favorite Productions Podcast Network Presentation
Theyyyy'rreee heeerrreee... on this special episode of Beyond the Blood: Staff Picks! Since there's no audio commentary available for this film (sadly) Steve & Chris dive into the world of Tobe Hooper's 'Poltergeist' and discuss some of the controversies & highlights of a beloved horror classic. This film has a soft spot in our hearts and we're happy to add it into the Beyond the Blood line-up! FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: Steve - @afterhrsvideo Chris - @beardedfilmguy FOLLOW OUR PARTNER PODCASTS: https://www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com/ A Someone's Favorite Productions Podcast
In the famous words of John Carpenter closing out the latest set on his live tour, "Be careful - Christine is out there".. .. driving into this latest episode of Beyond the Blood. Steve, Chris, and our guest Josh of Beyond the Grave Media dive into the films audio commentary featuring John Carpenter himself & Keith Gordon. We learned a lot of fun insights from this track and can't wait for you to hear them! FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: Steve - @afterhrsvideo Chris - @beardedfilmguy Josh - @beyondthegravemedia Beyond the Blood - @beyondthebloodpod FOLLOW OUR PARTNER PODCASTS: www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com A Someone's Favorite Productions Podcast
After Hours is back, baby! This is our monthly episode where Steve & Chris (joined by the fabulous Jordan) chat about what we've been watching or buying as of lately. There's no structure to these episodes - just three friends sitting around yapping about movies. Enjoy! FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: Podcast - @beyondthebloodpod Chris - @beardedfilmguy Steve - @afterhrsvideo Jordan - @the_movie_den FOLLOW OUR PARTNER PODCASTS: www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com A Someone's Favorite Productions Network Podcast
Welcome back to Staff Picks - the show where we leave the commentaries behind and hop into some good ol' fun discussions about movies we love. For this week we're joined by our friends Kris of KuetheCredits & Robbie of MylesofHorror to talk all things 'Evil Dead Rise' from 2023 directed and written by Lee Cronin. Have fun! FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: Chris - @beardedfilmguy Steve - @afterhrsvideo Kris - @cuethekredits Robbie - @mylesofhorror PURCHASE 'EVIL DEAD RISE' ON 4K FROM ARROW VIDEO: https://www.arrowvideo.com/p/evil-dead-rise-limited-edition-4k-uhd/17544623/ FOLLOW OUR PODCAST PARTNERS: www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com A Someone's Favorite Productions Podcast Network
This week we travel into the darkest depths of death as we cover the audio commentary track for 1978's 'Faces of Death'. Moderated by Michael Felsher and featuring director Conan Le Cilaire and can be found on all media releases after the films 2008 30th Anniversary release. You're going to want to listen to this one! PURCHASE THE VINEGAR SYNDROME 4K: https://vinegarsyndrome.com/products/faces-of-death PURCHASE THE DARK SKY FILMS BLU-RAY STEELBOOK: https://selects.darkskyfilms.com/products/faces-of-death FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: Chris - @beardedfilmguy Steve - @afterhrsvideo Michael - @sonofhaven98 FOLLOW OUR PARTNER PODCASTS: www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com A Someone's Favorite Productions Podcast
Welcome back to After Hours - our physical media show! Join Chris, Steve, and Jordan as we discuss what we've been watching on physical media over the past month! FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: Chris - @beardedfilmguy Steve - @afterhrsvideo Jordan - @the_movie_den FOLLOW OUR PARTNER PODCASTS: www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com A Someone's Favorite Productions Podcast
The camp is calling and oh boy are we answering in this weeks episode of Staff Picks - the show where we dive into some of our favorite films lacking in the commentary department. This week we're talking all things 1980's 'Friday the 13th' with our friend Pizowell. We get into the long enduring legacy of the films impact on the genre, the upcoming A24 television prequel, and much, much more. Enjoy! FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: Beyond the Blood - @beyondthebloodpod Chris - @beardedfilmguy Steve - @afterhrsvideo Pizowell - @pizowell FOLLOW OUR PARTNER PODCASTS: www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com A Someone's Favorite Productions Podcast
Freddy fans, rejoice! On this Deep Cuts episode of Beyond the Blood we sit down with author & journalist Lowell Greenblatt to discuss his book 'Nightmare Autopsis: A Return to Elm Street' released last year by Harker Press. We discuss the impact of the 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' franchise and what went into creating as comprehensive a study of the franchise as there ever could be plus his experiences interviewing and compiling everything (and there's a lot) that built this incredible book. Purchase 'Nightmare Autopsis' from Amazon: https://a.co/d/01C1H3Zr Purchase 'Nightmare Autopsis' Audiobook from Encyclopocalypse: https://encyclopocalypse.com/products/nightmare-autopsis-audiobook?srsltid=AfmBOorPL9YwmufYbHFsSyEbFgCtZ4nyvzVxZggwEeWWpy0LPMQk1FvS Follow Lowell's Work at MacabreDaily: https://www.macabredaily.com/articles/tag/Author+Lowell+Greenblatt Follow Lowell On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lowellschool/ Visit Harker Press: https://www.harkerpress.com/ FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: Chris - @beardedfilmguy Steve - @afterhrsvideo Lowell - @lowellschool LISTEN TO OUR PARTNER PODCASTS: www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com A Someone's Favorite Productions Podcast
Stuart Gordon's 'Re-Animator' is extremely special to us here at Beyond the Blood and to add this episode into an early season of the shows lifetime is incredible to say. In this episode, we breakdown the commentary track featuring Stuart Gordon from one of the films many physical releases. It seems as if this commentary track was recorded around 2004 - 2005 but when we talk about how much there is to learn through this track - we mean it. This is an astounding audio commentary and we hope you go beyond this episode and give this a listen on the Ignite 4K release we found this on. Enjoy! BUY RE-ANIMATOR ON 4K FROM IGNITE: https://www.ignite-films.com/products/re-animator FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: Chris - @beardedfilmguy Steve - @afterhrsvideo Garrett - @born2berad LISTEN TO OUR PARTNER PODCASTS: www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com A Someone's Favorite Productions Podcast
Staff Picks returns with a doozy of an episode this week as we break into a discussion about Chris Nash's 2024 film 'In A Violent Nature' - a favorite of the past few years for the Beyond the Blood crew. Along with our guest - Christian from PlanetCHH - we get into all types of conversation around IAVN including some push back on the infamous yoga kill, how the films unique perspective will impact the genre moving forward, it's influences worn proudly on it's sleeves and much, much more! FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: Chris - @beardedfilmguy Steve - @afterhrsvideo Christian - @planetchh FOLLOW OUR PARTNER PODCASTS: www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com A Someone's Favorite Productions Podcast
On this episode of 'Behind the Blood' we sat down with Guido & Lucas Henkel - the duo behind the boutique label Celluloid Dreams. We spend a lot of time talking about 1972's 'The Case of the Bloody Iris' (you can find our full coverage on that film in the previous episode) but their incredible insights into the restoration process, special features production, and how to build an audio commentary track plus all the additional physical media anecdotes here made this one of the most fun and educational discussions we've had on the show. A massive thank you to Guido & Lucas for their time and efforts keeping film history alive and well. FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: Chris - @beardedfilmguy Steve - @afterhrsvideo FOLLOW OUR PARTNER PODCASTS: www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com A Someone's Favorite Productions Podcast
The discussion around us covering the audio commentary track for 1972's 'The Case of the Bloody Iris' was one that began nearly a year ago so you can imagine our excitement to finally get this film added into the history books of Beyond the Blood! On this episode, we deep dove into Guido Henkel's incredible commentary track on Celluloid Dream's stunning 4K release. As always, we encourage you to grab this release and give the full track a listen - you're not going to regret this one if you're a Giallo fan. Never forgot: physical media is education. Purchase 'The Case of the Bloody Iris' 4K: https://www.celluloid-dreams.net/product/the-case-of-the-bloody-iris-4k-uhd-bd/ Follow Us On Instagram: Chris - @beardedfilmguy Steve - @afterhrsvideo Follow Our Partner Podcasts: www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com A Someone's Favorite Productions Podcast
Today we're joined by none other than author Clark Collis who, in the later half of 2025, released his newest book 'Screaming and Conjuring: The Resurrection and Unstoppable Rise of the Modern Horror Movie' through 1984 Publishing. An exhaustive look into a span of 17 years of the horror genre beginning with 1996's 'Scream' and ending in 2013 with the release of 'The Conjuring'. Clark's incredible genre insight lead a very fun conversation about the most impactful era of horror for our hosts. A gigantic thank you to 1984 Publishing for providing us with a review copy of 'Screaming and Conjuring' for this podcast interview. PURCHASE THE BOOK BELOW: 1984 Publishing: https://www.1984publishing.com/bookstore/screaming-and-conjuring-limited-hardcover?srsltid=AfmBOorq76r1Xc35bBI2Lnmh1BN1Bn9G8I3AC7rteSVz-WstaLqAdQ0j FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: Chris - @beardedfilmguy Steve - @afterhrsvideo FOLLOW OUR PARTNER PODCASTS: www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com A Someone's Favorite Productions Podcast
Where we're going, you're going to need ears.. because we're dissecting the 2006 audio commentary with director Paul WS Anderson & Producer Jeremy Bolt for 1997's space horror film 'Event Horizon' found on most physical media releases of the film including the Scream Factory blu-ray release & Lionsgate 4K. We had a blast getting into this commentary track and throughout this episode we discuss the lost director's cut of the film, the many elements of effects both practical and CGI throughout the movie, some of Paul Anderson's thoughts on the rushed production of the film and SO much more. We had a blast preparing and recording this one - it's a fantastic commentary track that we would urge you to go visit yourself after listening to this episode. FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: Steve - @afterhrsvideo Chris - @beardedfilmguy FOLLOW OUR PARTNER PODCASTS: www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com A Someone's Favorite Productions Podcast
Look, we live for physical media here at Beyond the Blood and that's why we're back for a brand new episode of After Hours - our physical media show! In this episode we're joined yet again by our friend Jordan from The Movie Den to discuss what we've been buying and watching on physical media. We talk about labels such as Third Window Films, Hammer Films, Arrow Video, Second Sight Films, and so much more! As always, our After Hours episodes are sponsored by The Movie Room! Use the link below to check out their site and support a small business - I promise it's the best packaging for your media you've ever seen: www.themovieroom.com FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Chris - @beardedfilmguy Steve - @afterhrsvideo Jordan- @the_movie_den FOLLOW OUR PARTNER PODCASTS: www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com A SOMEONE'S FAVORITE PRODUCTIONS PODCAST
