Bummer House: A Deep Dive into the Blumhouse Horror Filmography and All Things Horror Movies

This week the gang BEGINS! It’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre round 2 with the Platinum Dudes! The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning is a 2006 American horror slasher film and a prequel movie to the 2003 film. The sixth installment in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise, it was written by Sheldon Turner from a story by Turner and David J. Schow, directed by Jonathan Liebesman and co-produced by Kim Henkel and Tobe Hooper (co-creators of the original 1974 film). The film's story takes place four years before its predecessor. It stars Jordana Brewster, Diora Baird, Taylor Handley, Matt Bomer and R. Lee Ermey. Originally, the film had the subtitle The Origin. New Line Cinema had to pay $3.1 million more than expected in order to keep the rights to the franchise after Dimension Films made a large offer to buy it.[3] The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning was released in North America on October 6, 2006. The film received negative reviews from critics and grossed $51.8 million on a budget of $16 million.

The Bummer Boys are back, baby! And they're no longer called The Bummer Boys! That's right; it is my pleasure to introduce to you... THE PLATINUM DUDES! Join the PDs as they venture into a BRAND NEW mini-series on the films of Platinum Dunes, beginning with the 2003 horror remake of Tobe Hooper's classic THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE! LET THE BAYHEM BEGIN! The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a 2003 American slasher film directed by Marcus Nispel (in his feature directorial debut), written by Scott Kosar, and starring Jessica Biel, Jonathan Tucker, Erica Leerhsen, Mike Vogel, Eric Balfour, and R. Lee Ermey. Its plot follows a group of young adults traveling through rural Texas who encounter Leatherface and his murderous family. It is a remake of Tobe Hooper's 1974 film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and the fifth installment in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise. Several crew members of the original film were involved with the project: Hooper and writer Kim Henkel served as co-producers, Daniel Pearl returned as cinematographer, and John Larroquette reprised his voice narration for the opening intertitles.

This week, The Bummer Boys REWIND! Due to one of the dimwits being ill, they can’t record this week (insert audience disappointment noises here.) But fret not! They’re pulling an old episode from the vault to hold you over until next week when they cover LONGLEGS. Strap in for a champagne-popping humdinger of nonsense! We love you all, and we’ll see you next week! The Gallows Act II is a 2019 American supernatural horror film movie written and directed by Chris Lofing and Travis Cluff. It stars Ema Horvath, Chris Milligan and Brittany Falardeau.[1] It is the sequel to the 2015 found footage film The Gallows. However, unlike its predecessor, this film does not utilize the found footage filming technique. It was released on October 25, 2019 in theaters, on demand and digital by Lionsgate.[2] As with the first film, critical reception for The Gallows Act II has been predominantly negative.

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY! IT'S HORROR MOVIE TIME! The gang returns to Purge again: Anarchy style! They discuss the moral quandaries of having such perfectly coiffed hair, the complexities of bulletproofing a car, and the CONTINUED mystery of WHY NO ONE IS ROBBING ANY BANKS?! Email: bummerhousepodcast@gmail.com for cool stuff and FREE t-shirts! Big Daddy is a 1999 American comedy-drama film directed by Dennis Dugan, written by Steve Franks, Tim Herlihy, and Adam Sandler from a story conceived by Franks, and produced by Sid Ganis and Jack Giarraputo. The film stars Sandler, Joey Lauren Adams, Jon Stewart, Rob Schneider, Dylan Sprouse, Cole Sprouse, and Leslie Mann, with Allen Covert and Josh Mostel in supporting roles. The plot follows a 32-year-old man who gets dumped by his girlfriend for not accepting responsibility and then tries to be responsible by adopting a five-year-old boy who appears on his doorstep. okay jk… The Purge: Anarchy is a 2014 American dystopian action horror film written and directed by James DeMonaco. A sequel to The Purge and the second installment in the Purge franchise, the film stars Frank Grillo, Carmen Ejogo, Zach Gilford, Kiele Sanchez, and Michael K. Williams. Edwin Hodge reprised his role from the first film. It was released worldwide on July 18, 2014. In a dystopian United States, ruled by a totalitarian government known as the New Founding Fathers of America (NFFA), is preparing for the annual Purge, a 12-hour event that legalizes all crimes without authorities. However, an anti-Purge resistance group opposes the NFFA and the Purge.

The Bummer Boys dread The Town That Dreaded Sundown in this week's episode as they tackle the slasher movie's 1976 and 2014 versions. Is his name Bag Head? What in the world is with the slapstick humor in the original horror slasher film? Does the new reimagining of the source material redeem the franchise? What sort of influence did Ryan Murphy’s American Horror Story have on the small town of Texarkana, and its stories true crime roots? All that and more in this week's horror movie retrospective episode! The Town That Dreaded Sundown is a 2014 American slasher film and serves as a metafictional sequel to the 1976 film of the same name. Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon in his feature-length directorial debut, the film was written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and produced by Jason Blum and Ryan Murphy. The film stars Addison Timlin, Travis Tope, Spencer Treat Clark, Veronica Cartwright and Gary Cole and was one of the last films of Ed Lauter and Edward Herrmann before their deaths in October 2013 and December 2014, respectively.[3][4][5]

The Bummer Boys get invisible with returning guest Bridget Callahan! Thank God there's a fresh perspective on this one, as this episode has been a long time coming. They discuss the 2020 universal monster horror movie INVISIBLE MAN, which covers the serious subjects of gaslighting, domestic abuse, and sock laundry! The Invisible Man is a 2020 science fiction horror film written and directed by Leigh Whannell. It is based on H. G. Wells's 1897 novel of the same name and a reboot of the 1933 film of the same name. It is the seventh installment in The Invisible Man franchise. It stars Elisabeth Moss as a woman who believes she is being stalked and gaslit by her ex-boyfriend (Oliver Jackson-Cohen) after he acquires the ability to become invisible. Aldis Hodge, Storm Reid, Harriet Dyer, and Michael Dorman appear in supporting roles.

The Bummer Boys round out their two-park retrospective on the M. Night Shyamalan horror superhero comic book movies Split and Glass, and this time, THEY GLASSIN'! Everything is talked about, from the hype of the film to the disappointment in Philadelphia's infrastructure. Team potholes for life! Glass is a 2019 superhero film[7] written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, who also produced with Jason Blum, Marc Bienstock, and Ashwin Rajan. The film is a crossover and sequel to Shyamalan's previous films Unbreakable (2000) and Split (2016) and the third and final installment in the Unbreakable trilogy.[8] Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Spencer Treat Clark, and Charlayne Woodard reprise their Unbreakable roles, while James McAvoy and Anya Taylor-Joy return as their Split characters,[9] with Sarah Paulson, Adam David Thompson, and Luke Kirby joining the cast. The film sees David Dunn / The Overseer as he and Kevin Wendell Crumb / The Horde are captured and placed in a psychiatric facility with Elijah Price / Mr. Glass, where they contemplate the authenticity of their superhuman powers.

H.P. Lovecraft! Nicolas Cage! Magenta! Non-linear time! Tommy Chong! Tomatoes that taste like death and decay! WHAT MORE IS THERE TO SAY? Grab a beer, grab a bong, drop a tab, and tag along! As the gang enters THE COLOR to discuss the trippy cosmic horror scary movie Color Out of Space! Who will survive? And what non-corporeal form will be left of them?! Color Out of Space is a 2019 American science fiction Lovecraftian horror[8] film directed and co-written by Richard Stanley, based on the short story "The Colour Out of Space" by H. P. Lovecraft. It stars Nicolas Cage, Joely Richardson, Elliot Knight, Madeleine Arthur, Brendan Meyer, Q'orianka Kilcher and Tommy Chong. This is Stanley's first feature film since his firing from The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996).[9] According to Stanley, it is the first film in a trilogy of Lovecraft adaptations, which he hopes to continue with an adaptation of "The Dunwich Horror".[10]

WADLOW! WADLOW! WADLOW! WADLOW! Thats right! strap in as the gang brings their Jeff Wadlow Blumhouse horror movie trilogy to a close! He did it! They cover everything from the atrocious representation of mental illness and the problems therein, to the fact that Wadlow is seemingly coming into his own as a filmaker. Strap in and prepare your imagination for this weeks episode of BUMMER HOUSE! Imaginary is a 2024 American supernatural horror film directed and produced by Jeff Wadlow and written by Wadlow, Greg Erb, and Jason Oremland. It is co-produced by Jason Blum through his Blumhouse Productions banner and Tower of Babble. The film stars DeWanda Wise, Tom Payne, Taegen Burns, Pyper Braun, Matthew Sato, Veronica Falcón, and Betty Buckley. In the film, a young woman returns to her childhood home only to discover her stepdaughter's imaginary friend, Chauncey, truly exists, and is upset with the woman.

THE GANG GETS META! This week the bummer boys round out their two part early 2000s slasher revival retrospective with the hilariously wonderful and awful horror movie sequel URBAN LEGENDS: FINAL CUT! can a movie honestly be critiqued when it has already critiqued itself? Why is the killer wearing a fencing mask? For goodness sake is bad acting actually bad when its so bad its good? IS SCOTT DERICKSON A GENIUS? All this and more on this week's episode of BUMMER HOUSE! Strap in and take a steam-powered roller coaster ride with the two dim whits. Urban Legends: Final Cut (also known as Urban Legends 2: Final Cut or simply Urban Legend 2) is a 2000 slasher film directed by John Ottman in his directorial debut, and starring Jennifer Morrison, Matthew Davis, Hart Bochner, Joseph Lawrence, Anthony Anderson, and Loretta Devine. In addition to directing, Ottman also edited the film and composed its score. A sequel to Urban Legend (1998), it is the second installment in the Urban Legend film series. It follows a film student being stalked by a serial killer in a fencing mask, who begins murdering the crew members of her thesis film about urban legends. Filmed in late 1999, Urban Legends: Final Cut was released in the United States on September 22, 2000 by Columbia Pictures. Although it made only roughly half of its predecessor's gross, it was still successful, grossing $38.6 million on a budget of $14 million. The film was universally panned by critics upon release, and was followed by the direct-to-video sequel Urban Legends: Bloody Mary in 2005.

DO YOU KNOW WHO MY FATHER IS?! This week the gang goes deep on The Rolling Stone’s only legacy… the 2021 aquatic Blumhouse haunted house horror movie THE DEEP HOUSE! Is the house even haunted? What do they call French toast in France? Why would Mick Jagger do this to us? All that and more on this weeks episode! The Deep House is a 2021 English-language French supernatural horror film written and directed by Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo. The film stars James Jagger and Camille Rowe.[3] Blumhouse Television and Epix acquired the film for North American distribution.[4] The film was released in France on 30 June 2021 by Apollo Films and released in the United States on 5 November 2021 by Blumhouse Productions and Epix.[5]

The gang takes a dip into the deep end of haunted ghost horror films with returning guest Steve Coates from the Bucket of Chum podcast. Can you breathe through a kinked hose? was this better off as a short film? How can a bad movie look so good? all this and more on this weeks episode! support Steve over at https://bucketofchumpodcast.com/ Night Swim is a 2024 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Bryce McGuire (in his feature directorial debut), and based on the 2014 short film of the same name by McGuire and Rod Blackhurst. The film stars Wyatt Russell and Kerry Condon. Its plot follows a suburban family who discover that their backyard swimming pool is haunted.

The gang solves the case! Join them as they Discuss Issa Lopez's season 4 episode 2 and 3 of True Detective: Night Country