Episode 172: Deadly End (with Michael Gingold)

About this episode

The episode discusses the extreme film DEADLY END with guest Michael Gingold.

Well, that was fucked up. This week, we're talking about probably the most extreme movie in our entire catalog: DEADLY END, a 2008 obscurity that blends David Lynch with John Waters for a visceral, disgusting, hugely memorable experience. We're joined by the man who helped us unearth this video nasty, Fangoria legend and horror historian Michael Gingold! Hosted by Jarrod Hornbeck and Steve Guntli Theme song by Kyle Hornbeck Logo by Doug McCambridge Email: puppetmasterscastlefreaks@gmail.com Instagram/Threads: @puppetmasters_castlefreaks YouTube: @PuppetMastersCastleFreaks Next week's episode: Murderbot / Chopping Mall

People in this episode

Hosts: Jarrod Hornbeck, Steve Guntli

Guest: Michael Gingold

Topics covered

• extreme cinema
• horror films
• David Lynch
• John Waters
• film history

Keywords

• DEADLY END
• Michael Gingold
• horror
• extreme movie
• film analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fangoria

Books & works: DEADLY END

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