tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46645638112081160782026-10-18T00:59:07.160-04:00 *** Commentaries from Horror Author Kristin Battestella since 2007 -- Movies, Music, Television, Silents, Classics, Vinyl! *** Kristin Battestellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09333506817914765656noreply@blogger.comBlogger1131125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4664563811208116078.post-57823609487470296192026-10-14T08:44:00.000-04:002026-10-14T08:44:00.113-04:00

Kristin Battestella chats about the pleasantly surprising viewing of Steven Soderbergh's 2024 film Presence because it's not a horror movie but a family drama that happens to have a ghost in it – and that's okay! Thank you for watching! Follow more #ThereforeHorror Videos and Podcasts on Blue Sky including: Crimson Peak Horror Cliches I'm Tired of Seeing Black Bag and

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 I had a lovely time chatting classic television for Halloween with The Jacked Up Review Show Podcast! On this episode, we talk about The Munsters, The Addams Family, and more!  For audio/visual collaborations, message me on Blue Sky. Thanks to ongoing health issues, I probably won't be returning to podcasting full time. I am however, continually

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Kristin Battestella chats about the 2007 film Death Defying Acts and it's problematic behind the scenes meddling that hurts the onscreen results of what should be an enchanting Edwardian movie with Guy Pearce and Catherine Zeta-Jones.  Thank you for Watching! You can follow the latest in my ongoing Guy Pearce Career Re-Watch on Blue Sky with the new #PearceofMind

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 Once again 'tis the season to talk horror with the Making Tarantino Podcast! This time we talked Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, and The Oblong Box! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Phillip Duke II (@makingtarantinothepodcast)Visit me on Blue Sky for my latest audio/visual appearances and follow along with all my #ThereforeHorror posts. Peruse the Horror and

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 Kristin Battestella puts aside the ill health and craziness of 2026 for this giant haul including DVDs, box sets, television, horror, classics, books, music, gifts, and more.  Thank you for watching! For more horror and classic film, join me on Blue Sky or Instagram. Find more long read reviews, podcasts, or video analysis on the haul subjects including: 

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After several hiccups and delays, it was a wonderful surprise to see my chat with the Men Who Like Men Who Like Movies discussing Jordan Peele's Get Out go live! We debate the horror versus racism and real world happenings and I hope you enjoy listening. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Men Who Like Men Who Like Movies! (@triplemmmpod) You can also hear me

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 It was so exciting to once again visit the Vampire Videos Podcast to debate the vampire merits of David Cronenberg's Rabid. Visit Vampire Videos on Instagram for clips and merch along with the latest episodes of their Tales from the Crypt podcast Recrypted! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Vampire Videos (@vampirevideospod)Stay tuned for more audio

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 It's so exciting to be part of the Jacked Up Review Show podcast roundtable! In continuation of our previous Brian De Palma chat, you can hear my thoughts on Al Pacino and Carlito's Way in the latest Mini Episode! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jacked Up Review Show Podcast (@jacked_up_podcast)You can also follow the Jacked Up Podcast on YouTube and stay

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 It's been a difficult summer - one of the toughest I can recall - yet I was determined to keep my recording date with the Greatest Movies of All Time Podcast to chat about one of my favorites, Aliens! You can listen or watch this anniversary revisit episode and don't forget to also check out GMOAT's Cinema Legacy Poll, in which I also had a small contribution among the cinephile

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I'm so grateful to the gents at Vampire Videos for inviting me to take part in their new Tales from the Crypt podcast Recrypted!You can hear me talk about two Tales from the Crypt Season 1 episodes or listen to my previous Vampire Videos appearances chatting The Kiss of the Vampire and Buffy. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Recrypted: A Tales From The

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The Neighbours Watch: 1985–1989 by Kristin Battestella When Amazon revived the then-canceled Australian soap opera Neighbours in 2022, they also offered on demand episode batches from the show's thirty year history. However, these "iconic episodes" were abrupt highlights leaving frustrating story gaps and cliffhangers. Thankfully, the new Official Neighbours Classics YouTube Channel

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  Desert Hearts is a Lovely Little Film by Kristin Battestella Helen Shaver (Poltergeist: The Legacy) is Vivian Bell, a repressed New York literary professor who comes to Nevada for a quickie divorce from her perfectly unfulfilling 1959 high society marriage in the 1985 lesbian romance drama Desert Hearts. Casino worker Cay Rivvers (Patricia Charbonneau) is a wild artist also yearning for

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 Greetings Retro Sci-Fi Television Enthusiasts! If you aren't one, you should be once you see the seventies science fiction classic Blake's 7. This is my favorite television show and it was such a lovely opportunity to write about Blake's 7 in the Current Hidden Gems Issue of Search Magazine! For budding real world backyard astronomers, I also have a second feature this issue on the Dos

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  Reassessing Repossessed by Kristin Battestella The Exorcist star Linda Blair is all grown up and, according to our theme song, “re-re-repossessed” in the 1990 head-spinning, pea soup spewing, oft-maligned spoof Repossessed. Priest Leslie Nielsen (Dracula: Dead and Loving It) is on the devilish case, escalating to the Pope saving souls on live television and an infamously low 11%

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 I had a lot of fun visiting with Vampire Videos again to chat about Buffy: The Vampire Slayer! You can hear my contribution on “School Hard” in Part 1! Catch up with all the Buffy rankings on Substack and hear Parts 2 and 3 or the latest podcasts at VampireVideos.co.uk. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Vampire Videos (@vampirevideospod)

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 It was so exciting to be a small part of the Jacked up Review Show Podcast's Brian De Palma Director Series! I talk about Domino and Sisters. A YouTube podcast version is available Here.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jacked Up Review Show Podcast (@jacked_up_podcast) I'm very grateful to both longtime podcast friends and new-to-me

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 Re-Watching American Gladiators is....Weird by Kristin Battestella I used to love the original American Gladiators. However, upon discovering the American Gladiators livestream channel in the middle of the 1997 seventh and final season, watching now is....weird. The rah-rah Americana attitude is obnoxious with over the top, contrived macho dominating the supposedly competitive

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I'm so grateful to have another virtual visit with Tom and Dana discussing my favorite film The Searchers! You can hear the episode on Greatest Movies of All Time Website and follow GMOAT on Instagram for much more. Don't forget you can also read the complete Cinema Legacy Poll in which myself and many other podcasters took part thanks to GMOAT! Follow the Podcast label for more

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 2025 was a very long year but many times, recording with Amy, Zita, Jaylan, and Megan for the Women InSession Podcast at InSessionFilm.com was the shore amid too many turbulent waters. Thank you ladies for the insightful film conversations!Here are a few of my favorite episodes, subjects, and spotlights.Carice van HoutenHalina ReijnThe Shrouds vs The BroodThe HeiressMarilyn Monroe Dramas&

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 2025 was a long confusing whirlwind that I slowly but surely checked off each month with a guest podcast appearance. Here's a look back at the reciprocating podcasts with whom I was privileged to chat about horror, classics, westerns, favorites, and more. Friendship in Film – Women InSession podcast interview at Search Magazine Revisionist Almanac – 1956 Awards 1999: The Podcast –

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 The technology held out and the video was rescued on this review for The Jay Days Channel, huzzah! Last year I once again joined Jaylan to chat about two Guy Pearce films from director Drake Doremus - Breathe In featuring The Brutalist co-star Felicity Jones and the Kristen Stewart-led Equals. Thank you for having me on The Jay Days, Jaylan!  Peruse past Videos and

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It was such fun being invited to talk about Hammer Vampires with the Vampire Videos Podcast! We ranked the bloody good and bad of The Kiss of The Vampire! Stay tuned for the latest guest appearances on Blue Sky or keep track of all my spots with the handy Podcast label including:Psycho II - Making Tarantino PodcastHateship Loveship - The Female Gaze Podcast1956 Oscars - The Revisionist

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 The Women InSession Podcast at InSessionFilm.com fulfills all your horror needs 365- not just October! Here's a rundown of eerie episodes from Amy, Zita, Jaylan, Yours Truly, and company to brighten your autumn listening. Cassandra Peterson and ElviraDavid CronenbergFavorite VampiresWitches OnscreenWerewolvesFrankensteinDemi Moore & The SubstanceWho's the Best Dracula?Alien,

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 It was such a delight to be invited to chat with Emily on the Adapt Me Podcast! In theme with the show, we discussed the often loose Edgar Allan Poe adaptions and why his lone novel The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket hasn't been brought to the screen!  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Emily Blakowski Malek (@emily_blakowski)

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 Despite finally having a bout with Covid, there's nothing like a birthday to sit down and chat Guy Pearce with Jaylan Salah on The Jay Days YouTube Channel! This time we discussed the three latest Guy Pearce films that viewers seemed to have missed - The Shrouds, Inside, and Killing Faith. Visit the Video label for more guest appearances or follow our Kbatz Reviews at

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