Hosted by Kevin H. Shaw · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 28 episodes
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Dive into the darkest depths of the video vault with Reel Obscure, the podcast dedicated to forgotten films, cult classics, and underrated gems. Each week, we take a deep dive into a different movie, discussing its background, cast and crew, behind-the-scenes trivia, and cultural impact, plus you’ll get a spoiler-free plot summary followed by a spoiler zone for die-hard fans who want the full story. Whether you’re a longtime cult film lover or just looking for movies outside the mainstream, Reel Obscure will help you discover your next favorite hidden treasure.https://www.reelobscurepod.com
Kevin H. Shaw hosts Reel Obscure, a tv show with 28 episodes published.
Hello and welcome to REEL OBSCURE!Tonight I'm taking a look at a production that's part of a TWELVE MOVIE SERIES of action-adventure movies, HARD TICKET TO HAWAII. Hailed by many as the Greatest B-Movie Ever Made, it's a
Hello and welcome to REEL OBSCURE!In tonight's episode we take a look at the vampire cult classic, VAMPYROS LESBOS, an updated mash-up of Dracula and Carmilla, with the added bonus of sun, sauce and the funkiest soundtra
Hello and Welcome to REEL OBSCURE.In tonight's episode I'm taking a look at the splatterpunk classic, Re-Animator. Learn how it transitioned from the page and underwent a series of transformations, from stage play to TV
Hello and welcome to REEL OBSCURE! Firstly, just a quick apology for the unevenness of the audio on this video. I'm using a new microphone and despite checking it multiple times when I uploaded the video I noticed a coup
Hello and welcome to REEL OBSCURE!This week we're taking a trip back in time as I take a look at a fondly-remembered movie that's also paradoxically been forgotten. I'm talking abou the sci-fi comic book action robot nin
Hello and welcome to REEL OBSCURE!In this episode I take a look at Lucio Fulci's ZOMBI 2, AKA ZOMBIE, AKA ZOMBIE FLESH EATERS, a low-budget movie released to cash-in on the success of another movie that ended-up out-gros
Hello and welcome to REEL OBSCURE.In this episode I take a look at the sleazy, kink-shaming pile of steaming garbage that is LIFEFORCE, in which a man can't resist - but must! - kissing Captain Picard, one of our ''heroe
Hello and welcome to REEL OBSCURE!This week I'm taking a look at the much-loved kids' fantasy movie THE BEASTMASTER, where I discover that maybe this movie isn't as child-friendly as parents believed...As ever please rem
Hello and welcome to REEL OBSCURE!Tonight we're going to the mall, dudes and dudettes! It'll be radical and totally tubular! Wait, what's that? Robotic security, bad comedy and terrible 80s dialog? What's not to love?NOT
In tonight's episode I'll be discussing THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD, Dan O'Bannon's ''side sequel'' to the classic NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, given a punk-rock comedy update for modern audiences. Come with me as I discu
Hello and welcome to REEL OBSCURE!This week I'm taking a look at John Carpenter's The Fog (to give it its full title), a ghastly ghost story featuring a horrific history that comes back to haunt the residents of a small
Hello and welcome to REEL OBSCURE! This week's movie features a tale of rogue science, bone-sucking monsters and Peter Cushing having a whale of a time. 1966's ''Island of Terror'' is something of a rarity, being only on
Hello and welcome to REEL OBSCURE!In a semi-festive episode, I take a look at BLOOD TRACKS, a Swedish slasher/survival horror movie set in the snowy mountains, where a glam rock band decide to shoot ONE SCENE for their l
In this week's episode I take a look at Don Coscarelli's cult classic horror, Phantasm, a movie that features some of the most iconic images of the 70s, including Angus Scrimm's The Tall Man and the silver Spheres. A nig
Firstly, apologies for some of the sound issues with this episode. I think I ended-up being cursed by this movie, as the entire recording self-imploded and vanished as I was attempting to fix the minor sound problems and
Just a quick update to apologize for last week's missing episode and to discuss the future of REEL OBSCURE. Please check out the YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/@reelobscure for enhanced video episodes and fol
This week we take a look at 1978's The Grapes of Death, directed by Jean Rollin, a man whose name I mispronounce in about 6 different ways in this episode. Eschewing Rollin's usual vampire eroticism and surrealist storyt
Hello and welcome to REEL OBSCURE!This week we're taking a break from slashers and phantoms to delve deep into the realms of a long-forgotten fantasy adventure from the master of stop-frame animation, Ray Harryhausen, in
Hello and welcome to REEL OBSCURE!In this episode we take a look at cult director Ruggero Diadato's attempts to make an American-style slasher. Featuring random dialog, a plot that makes zero sense, copious nudity and Ch
HAPPY HALLOWEEN and welcome to REEL OBSCURE! In this episode Kevin H. Shaw takes a look at the 1957 classic, Night of the Demon. Based on a story by the master of the ghost story, MR James, and directed by Jacques Tourne
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