HOKUM writer/director Damian McCarthy breaks down the movies that had a massive impact on him growing up in the '80s and '90s with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante.

Show Notes:
Movies Referenced In This Episode
Hokum (2026)
Gremlins (1984)
Oddity (2024)
The Thing (1982)
The Thing (2011)
Nightmare Alley (1947)
The Thing From Another World (1951)
The Frighteners (1996)
Back to the Future (1985)
Fright Night (1985)
Re-Animator (1985)
Bad Taste (1987)
Meet the Feebles (1989)
Dead Alive (1992)
Heavenly Creatures (1994)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Evil Dead II: Dead By Dawn (1987)
Army of Darkness (1992)
Blood Simple (1984)
The Evil Dead (1983)
American Movie (1999)
Ringu (1998)
Ghost (1990)
Dirty Harry (1971)
The Ring (2002)
Fight Club (1999) - 32:50
The Matrix (1999)
The Truman Show (1998)
Office Space (1999)
Donnie Darko (2001)
Southland Tales (2001)
The Fall (2006)
Alone in the Dark (1982)
Jaws (1975)
Caveat (2020)
The Hidden (1987)
The Killing (1955)
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009)
Vampire’s Kiss (1987)
Aguirre, The Wrath of God (1972)
Bad Lieutenant (1992)
Blue Ruin (2013)
The Toxic Avenger (2025)
I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017)
The Duellists (1977)
He Dies At The End (2010)

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