53. Canuxploitation Films, feat. Jim Laczkowski of Director's Club

53. Canuxploitation Films, feat. Jim Laczkowski of Director's Club

From Genre Grinder by Gabe Powers

June 10, 2025 · 1h 45m

About this episode

Gabe Powers and guest Jim Laczkowski explore notable Canadian horror films from the '70s and '80s, focusing on canuxploitation.

ALRIGHT, YA HOSERS, GRAB YOUR PLAID TRAPPER HAT, YOUR MOOSEHEAD, AND YOUR BIGGEST BOWL OF POUTINE – WE'RE CHECKING OUT SOME CANADIAN HORROR MOVIES! You can't talk about the greatest horror and exploitation films of the '70s and '80s without including our neighbors to the North. Canadian horror – or canuxploitation – is a broad subject that covers several subgenres, so Gabe and returning guest Jim Laczkowski have limited their scope to four favorites that don't include David Cronenberg or Bob Clark: Alan Ormsb & Jeff Gillen's Deranged (1974), Peter Carter's Rituals (aka: The Creeper, 1977), Murray Markowitz's I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses (1978), and Sandor Stern's Pin (1988). 00:00 – Intro (What is canuxploitation?) 09:52 – Deranged 28:45 – Rituals 55:22 – I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses 1:12:32 – Pin 1:34:56 – Outro and recommendations

People in this episode

Host: Gabe Powers

Guest: Jim Laczkowski

Topics covered

  • Canadian horror
  • canuxploitation
  • exploitation films
  • 1970s films
  • 1980s films

Keywords

  • canuxploitation
  • Canadian horror
  • exploitation films
  • Deranged
  • Rituals
  • I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses
  • Pin

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Deranged, Rituals, I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses, Pin

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