In the original Evil
Dead - Sam Raimi's 1981 horror extravaganza - the characters
unwittingly find the Naturon Demonto, the Sumerian Book of the Dead.
This book has the power to release unspeakable evil into the world
but, strangely, the evil doesn't escape when they read from this
cursed book, but rather when they listen to a recording of
someone else reading from it. I tell you this as a cautionary tale -
there is no doubt that something similar will happen if you listen to
this week's Nerds Assemble Podcast!
Found chained up in the creepy basement of an old shack in the woods, this recording features the excellent talents of Emily King and Paul Blewitt, and some gibbering idiot called Matthew Hurd.
The team very kindly invited
me to take part in their Hallowe'en special, to talk about a
selection of horror films and their more recent remakes, and I had a
really great time. Y'know, until zombies started clawing at the
windows and the trees started getting frisky; then it was less
fun.
In truth I haven't actually listened to it, because I want to maintain the illusion that I didn't embarrass myself too much. I was stupidly nervous - I could barely speak at the beginning (I didn't insult Zack Snyder even once during the Dawn of the Dead talk) and by the end I think I was overcompensating, but hopefully some of the stuff in the middle makes sense!
While it might not necessarily release the unstoppable forces of evil, this podcast will definitely release the unfortunate forces of spoil. There's spoilers throughout for Dawn of the Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Maniac, Maniac, The Evil Dead, and Evil Dead, so be careful. I don't think these spoilers will ruin any of the films, but the Maniac and Evil Dead remakes, at least, are probably best seen fresh.
You can find the Nerds Assemble special Hallowe'en edition right here, and the rest of their episodes here.
I had great fun doing this, despite ridiculous stage-fright, and I really appreciate their asking me to. Thanks, guys; I hope we can do it again some time!
Now, could you let me out of this basement, please? I swear I'm back to normal now. And I'm really sorry about the thing with the pencil. Guys? Anyone? Please?
Found chained up in the creepy basement of an old shack in the woods, this recording features the excellent talents of Emily King and Paul Blewitt, and some gibbering idiot called Matthew Hurd.
The team very kindly invited
me to take part in their Hallowe'en special, to talk about a
selection of horror films and their more recent remakes, and I had a
really great time. Y'know, until zombies started clawing at the
windows and the trees started getting frisky; then it was less
fun.In truth I haven't actually listened to it, because I want to maintain the illusion that I didn't embarrass myself too much. I was stupidly nervous - I could barely speak at the beginning (I didn't insult Zack Snyder even once during the Dawn of the Dead talk) and by the end I think I was overcompensating, but hopefully some of the stuff in the middle makes sense!
While it might not necessarily release the unstoppable forces of evil, this podcast will definitely release the unfortunate forces of spoil. There's spoilers throughout for Dawn of the Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Maniac, Maniac, The Evil Dead, and Evil Dead, so be careful. I don't think these spoilers will ruin any of the films, but the Maniac and Evil Dead remakes, at least, are probably best seen fresh.
You can find the Nerds Assemble special Hallowe'en edition right here, and the rest of their episodes here.
I had great fun doing this, despite ridiculous stage-fright, and I really appreciate their asking me to. Thanks, guys; I hope we can do it again some time!
Now, could you let me out of this basement, please? I swear I'm back to normal now. And I'm really sorry about the thing with the pencil. Guys? Anyone? Please?
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