About this episode
This week, Josh and Dru watch Penelope Spheeris’ treatise on toxic masculinity, The Boys Next Door . From wiki: “ The Boys Next Door is a 1985 American adventure - crime drama film about two teenage boys who leave their small town home on the day of their high school graduation and embark on a crime and murder spree. Roy Alston ( Maxwell Caulfield ) and Bo Richards ( Charlie Sheen ) are two outcasts of their high school community. Bo receives $200 as a graduation gift from his grandparents. Facing a lifetime of working blue collar factory jobs, the boys spontaneously decide to use the money to go on a vacation to Los Angeles .” Before that, they discuss To Die For , The Matt Dillon Renaissance including Little Darlings , Over the Edge , Asteroid City, and Lars Von Trier. Drusilla also watched The Chase from 1994. But also? Spookies ! They discuss Spookies for the first time. Also, Motel Hell . Josh saw The Ants at Geffen Playhouse; a horror play that he loved. But Josh also watched some 80s werewolf movies: The Howling and Silver Bullet . This brings them to Gary Busey and The Buddy Holly Story. Also discussed: Grease 2 , Suburbia , The Decline of Western Civilization Parts 1-3 , Wayne’s World , Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer , Honeymoon Killers , Thelma and Louise , Avenging Angel , women directors of the 80s, Moon Unit Zappa, true crime podcasts, the whole Crispin Glover thing, Columbine, Empire Records , Badlands , Reform School Girls , and Vidiots. NEXT WEEK: Ken Russell’s Gothic (1986) Website: http://www.bloodhauspod.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/BloodhausPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloodhauspod/ Email: bloodhauspod@gmail.com Drusilla's art: https://www.sisterhydedesign.com/ Drusilla's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hydesister/ Drusilla's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/drew_phillips/ Joshua's website: https://www.joshuaconkel.com/ Joshua's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoshuaConkel Joshua's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshua_conkel/ Joshua's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/joshuaconkel