Joe makes Nick watch The Evil Dead from 1981! Blood splatters and body parts fly in Sam Raimi’s notorious 1981 directorial debut! The Evil Dead is considered to be one of the great splatter films of the 80s, with so much graphic violence and gore that it was placed on the Video Nasty list and banned in the UK and banned many other countries (until this day). Released in the US with an X Rating, the film established the careers of both writer-director Sam Raimi and actor Bruce Campbell as Ashley J Williams, one of the few heroes to become iconic in the horror genre

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Evil_Dead

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083907/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Joe makes Nick watch Frank Darabont’s 50s throwback sci-fi horror masterpiece The Mist from 2007! This one features a stellar cast, masterful direction, terrifying creatures, religious fanatics and one of the bleakest endings ever put on film!

Joe makes Nick watch Wes Craven’s underrated 90s classic The People Under the Stairs from 1991! This one combines horror, a wickedly dark sense of humor and social satire to form one of the wildest entries in Craven’s stories extensive filmography!

*Correctio: Mommie Dearest (1981) starred Faye Dunaway as Joan Crawford

Next episode in early 2023!

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_People_Under_the_Stairs

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wes_Craven

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105121/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

https://www.popmatters.com/the-people-under-the-stairs-2495483000.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-

srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/thepeopleunderthestairsrharrington_a0ab1f.htm

Part 2 of Joe made Nick watch Audition (1999)!

Joe made Nick watch Takashi Mike’s Audition (1999) and holy sh*t!!! Miike is a prolific director who works in a wide variety of genres, but Audition is the movie that put him on the international map! This one changed horror, influencing the likes of Eli Roth when he made Hostel and introducing the world to just how hardcore Japan can be! It’s a creepy, disturbing slow burn of a movie that pays off with some of the most extreme stuff ever put on film! We also think it’s a lot of fun!

Corrections: *James Wan didn’t do Sinister. I was thinking of Insidious and The Conjuring. Also meant to say Takashi Miike directed Dead or Alive not Dead Heat

Next Episode 11/14/22!

Sources:
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-nov-16-et-kevin16-story.html
https://www.polygon.com/2019/8/28/20836132/takashi-miike-audition-1999-horror-films-in-2019
https://visualcultmagazine.com/audition-1999-film-takashi-miike/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audition_(1999_film)?wprov=sfti1
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0235198/
The Last Drive In with Joe Bob Briggs Season 3 Episode 11

HAPPY HOLLOWEEN! Joe makes Nick watch Trick 'r Treat (2007)!!!

Joe makes Nick watch the ultimate Halloween party gone wrong movie - Night of the Demons! (1988)! Featuring b-movie queen Linnea Quigley, this campy, creepy, fun possession flick draws on a host of popular films that preceded it, including The Exorcist, Demons and The Evil Dead and the results are a great time!

Next episode 10/31/22!

Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_of_the_Demons_(1988_film)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093624/?ref_=fn_al_tt_0

https://medium.com/everythings-interesting/night-of-the-demons-1988-deserves-more-recognition-as-a-camp-masterpiece-7690f87db966

https://www.artofthetitle.com/title/night-of-the-demons/

You’re Invited: Making Night of the Demons (available on YouTube)

Joe makes Nick watch The October Society’s awesome seasonal anthology Tales of Halloween! With ten different short segments by different directors, this one is a ton of fun and the perfect thing to play at your party to get you in the mood for spooky season!