57: Environmental Horror Movies, feat. Justin Clark of Slant Magazine

57: Environmental Horror Movies, feat. Justin Clark of Slant Magazine

From Genre Grinder by Gabe Powers

November 19, 2025 · 1h 59m

About this episode

Gabe and guest Justin Clark discuss environmental horror films, focusing on three notable movies from different decades and countries.

YOU DIDN'T CUT YOUR CARBON EMISSIONS AND NOW WE'RE UP TO OUR EYEBALLS IN SMOG MONSTERS, MUTANT ISOPODS, AND VENGEFUL NATURE SPIRITS!! We've already covered natural disasters and killer animals on Genre Grinder, but what about some specifically man-made environmental horrors? Well, that's where Gabe and returning guest Justin Clark come in. After last month's epic seven-movie podcast, we're dialing things back to a more manageable three films, all from different countries and different decades. First up is the Toho kaiju classic, Yoshimitsu Banno and Teruyoshi Nakano's Godzilla vs. Hedorah (aka: Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster , 1971), followed by Barry Levinson's eerie mockumentary The Bay (2012), and Lee Haven Jones' Welsh folkhorror film The Feast (Welsh: Gwleðð , 2021). 00:00 – Intro 4:09 – Godzilla vs. Hedorah 49:41 – The Bay 1:24:28 – The Feast 1:51:02 – Outro

People in this episode

Host: Gabe Powers

Guest: Justin Clark

Topics covered

  • environmental horror
  • film analysis
  • kaiju movies
  • mockumentary
  • folkhorror

Keywords

  • environmental horror
  • Godzilla vs. Hedorah
  • The Bay
  • The Feast
  • film discussion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Slant Magazine

Books & works: Godzilla vs. Hedorah, The Bay, The Feast

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