Episode #48

Originally aired December 24, 2022.

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10 Best Major Horror Games of 2022 [Bloody Disgusting]

10. Dying Light 2: Stay Human

9. Choo-Choo Charles

8. The Quarry

7. The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me

6. The Callisto Protocol

5. Scorn

4. Ghostwire: Tokyo

3. MADiSON

2. The Mortuary Assistant

1. Evil Dead: The Game

https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3743759/best-horror-games-2022-bloody-disgusting-year-in-review/

The Flesh Farm [Official Website]

J.P. Orville Butcher was born on October 17th, 1974 to a small family located deep inside the dilapidated farm country of Jordan, Minnesota. His father was a quiet man employed as a butcher at the nearby Portsmouth Slaughterhouse while his mother was bedridden due to suffering from severe psychosis, or at least that's what the townspeople were told. It was not until many years later after the birth that the public, or anyone else, found out the couple had given birth to a baby boy.

When rumors started that the odd couple living in the broken-down farmhouse on Highway 17 had a child in their house, people started questioning how the mother could care for the child while the father was working long hours at the slaughterhouse. In October of 1993, nineteen years after the birth, the truth to the rumors began to unfold when local townspeople began reporting sightings of a strange man committing questionable and unsavory acts during the cool autumn nights. One farmer told police he was plowing the north-east corner of his corn-field when he noticed a strange looking young man crouched in a nearby Oak tree gnawing on what appeared to be the leg of a dog. The farmer grabbed his rifle behind the seat but when he turned to fire, the strange man was gone. The next morning, Sheriff John Antern discovered the mutilated remains of a stray dog near the field. Teeth marks found embedded in the remaining bones and the missing right leg seemed to confirm the farmers eerie story.

Ms. Carrie-Ann Merrin reported another incident on October 31, 1993. She told authorities she had stayed up late to enjoy an all-night horror marathon that was airing to celebrate Halloween. She thought she heard sounds coming from the large living-room window behind her but kept insisting to herself that the films were just making her jumpy. She soon fell asleep and was awakened around 2:00 A.M. by a loud thump outside the nearby window. This time she knew there was something outside and reluctantly peeked over the couch to see what, or who, was outside her window at such an early hour. At first she saw nothing except the blackness of the night because her eyes were attempting to focus through the large pane of glass. All at once her eyes snapped into focus and she saw a man with large, crazed, eyes transfixed on the television using a rusty meat cleaver to methodically and randomly slash through his own flesh. She later told police that he must have been there all night mutilating himself due to the amount of blood everywhere (some dried and coagulated) and the wounds she had reported would've taken hours to inflict. She also told police that the strange man didn't even seem to notice when she started screaming and backing into the nearby bedroom to call for help. He just stood there staring with a blank face at the television while bleeding down the side of her house. The next morning they found a large amount of dried blood, feces and tangled hair outside the window.

After this second incident, the rumors that had started over 19 years earlier suddenly sprang back to life. Perhaps there was someone, or something, more than the townspeople had originally thought, living inside the decaying farmhouse on Highway 17. Both incidents occurred within a mile of the farmhouse and motorists claim to have seen a shadowy figure lurking in the woods around the area and on Highway 17. Throughout the winter of 1993-1994 the sightings suddenly stopped and people were left to their gossip.

The following summer, police decided to take action after numerous complaints of a foul odor from the house. When detectives went to ask questions they quickly recognized the nauseating stench wafting from the house as rotting flesh. They reported being able to hear the sound of buzzing when they came within 10 feet of the house, which was later discovered to be from the thousands of flies and maggots that infested the residence. The farmhouse was a complete horrific mess. Years of rotten food, miscellaneous junk, human excrement, urine, insects and broken furniture cluttered the crumbling rooms which gave the odor of decaying flesh and an antiques shop. Downstairs, the 20-year-old J.P. was found in the cellar staring at a filthy brick wall, covered in his own feces and quietly humming "Jesus Loves the Little Children." They detained the man while a forensics team was called in. Soon after, they found the remains of his mother under approximately three feet of miscellaneous clutter in the closet of an upstairs bedroom. The autopsy revealed she had been savagely beaten and decapitated approximately 11 years prior, presumably by her husband who had gone about his life working at the slaughterhouse during the day then physically, emotionally and psychologically abusing his family throughout the night.

The area in which J.P. had been detained his entire life was found in the barn behind the house. From the day his mother was murdered (J.P. was 9) he was chained to a rusty tractor near the back of the barn where he had to learn to survive. His mentally deranged father stole a goat once a month from the slaughterhouse and let it loose in the barn. In order to eat, J.P. had to learn how to lure the animal near him so that he could quickly grab it and break its neck. With hunger and the survival instinct kicking in (not to mention the beginnings of major psychological problems), he would eat every last piece of the animal. The meat, innards, skin, brain and even the genitals were consumed throughout the month. The bones were then used for tools and, after sharpened, self-mutilation. The self-mutilation began after the years of seclusion, and beatings from his drunken father, caused his mind to snap. This began his fascination with gore and violence toward himself, and later towards others.

The local townspeople started reporting sightings of J.P. in October of 1993 when he managed to escape from the chain around his neck. His father, dying of cancer, had no way of catching him due to his weak state. J.P. didn't go far though... only far enough to explore the surroundings of the farm and to find food, which contained mostly dogs and small rodents. But, after hunting and exploring he'd always return to the only home he had ever known, the small farm on Highway 17. It's suspected that around this time J.P. murdered his father and disposed of his corpse somewhere in the woods behind the farm. His remains have still not been found. Psychologists evaluated J.P. at the nearby psychiatric hospital and determined he was too unstable from suffering severe mental psychosis to be present at trial. He was found not-guilty on all accounts due to reason of insanity and placed in Shady Acres Mental Hospital just outside the city limits.

Doctors who evaluated J.P. through the last few months of his life reported he had a strange fixation with the night he stood outside Ms. Carrie-Ann Merrin's window 2 years earlier. There are detailed reports of J.P. reenacting scenes from the horror films he saw through the window that night. J.P. managed to escape the security of the facility approximately 3 months after arriving by murdering his nurse while on a walk through the yard and fleeing into the woods. Jordan police mounted a massive manhunt which lasted 28 days until J.P.'s decomposing body was found deep in the Jordan forest, dead from an apparent suicide. His corpse was shipped to the Scott County Morgue where medical examiner, Dr. Francis B. Gross, determined his death a suicide by hanging before noting the victim had inscribed the word "horror" into his chest before taking his life. Approximately 20% of the body had been eaten or dragged away by scavengers, most noticeably the genital area that was completely missing, leaving a large crater between his hips. (See crime photo.) The mangled body was placed in cooler #13 while authorities were trying to decide what to do with the remains. The next day, an intern at the morgue was doing her daily check of the bodies in the coolers when she discovered the body in cooler #13 was missing. After contacting her supervisor the police were called and a full investigation was conducted. The only evidence ever recovered was the ragged fragments of fingernails left with the scratches on the cooler door. Nothing could be seen on the security cameras and the incident was soon forgotten.

Local townspeople feel they know exactly what happened to J.P. Orville Butcher. Through the years, some have claimed to see his shadowy figure (that many had become accustomed to seeing) slowly walking back and forth in the barn of the old decrepit farm on Highway 17. But now, it seemed there was something different from the past sightings-- the figure seemed to be illuminated by a screen of some kind. The local children nicknamed the land where the atrocities occurred "The Flesh Farm." Authorities have been asked to search the abandoned house and barn but even the police seem to shy away in fear.

Jordan, Minnesota continues to fear that lonely stretch of Highway 17. Cars will quickly speed past, children will stand outside daring each other to go in, people still report sightings. "The Flesh Farm" is now legend in the small community in which it was made famous.

It was later discovered in 1997 that someone had created a website entitled "The Flesh Farm." The pages were filled with information dealing with some of the most notorious, violent and flesh-filled horror films ever to be unleashed onto the planet. Many believe this madness has been created by the missing J.P. Butcher, sparked by that windy night on Halloween four years earlier when nothing in the world existed besides J.P. and his newly found obsession--horror. Perhaps this collection of the grotesque is what illuminates the lonely shadow that paces the The Flesh Farm and its tortured halls.

http://www.thefleshfarm.com/main.htm

 The Dark Hero’s Journey Of Mistress Satana – The Soska Sisters Once Again Go Out “On The Edge” – Interview [Rue Morgue]

Though today better known as the mainstream-infiltrating provoc-auteurs behind such visceral visions as American Mary, Dead Hooker in a Trunk, and the bold 2019 remake of David Cronenberg’s 1977 calling card Rabid, Jen and Sylvia Soska first shattered convention not on the silver screen but as two of the first female Roman Catholic altar servers in Western Canada.

https://www.rue-morgue.com/interview-the-dark-heros-journey-of-mistress-satana-the-soska-sisters-once-again-go-out-on-the-edge/

Antony O'Beara, “All of my eBooks are on sale for $1.49 at Smashwords until January 1!” [Minds]

"A time is coming when men will go mad, and when they see someone who is not mad, they will attack him, saying, 'You are mad; you are not like us.'" - St. Anthony the Great

www.antonyobeara.com

https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1450144891374931975?referrer=horrorstream

My 12 Favorite Podcasts of 2022 – A Guest List by Welcome to Night Vale’s Joseph Fink [Bloody Disgusting]

I have worked professionally in podcasting for over a decade, and I think it’s helpful to know what other people in my field are up to. So I do my best to at least sample any podcast I am recommended, and as a result I am currently subscribed (this is not a joke or exaggeration) to over one hundred shows. Any downtime I have, I’ll throw on a podcast. My wife says that my headphones are how I interact with the world. Anyway, I’ve listened to countless hours of podcasts this year, and these ones are my favorite.

Here is where I should mention that this year my Night Vale co-creator and I came out with the first podcast we’ve created together since Welcome to Night Vale back in 2012. It’s called Unlicensed, and it’s a LA noir detective story set in the fringes of the very real modern day Los Angeles. The entire series is available on Audible right now, and we absolutely poured our hearts and souls into it. It is rare for a show to come out sounding exactly how I had dreamed it would, and I am immensely proud of it.

With that, let’s get to the best podcasts of 2022. These podcasts are organized alphabetically, because I can’t think of any fair way to rank them.

https://bloody-disgusting.com/podcasts/3744649/my-12-favorite-podcasts-of-2022-a-guest-list-by-welcome-to-night-vales-joseph-fink/

Gore Galore [Official Website]

Gore Galore is a long standing leading Creator of Haunted House Props from giant costumes, giant puppets, photo ops, and actormatronics. No one builds bigger customer interactive monsters! Our products are designed for maximum scare factor because we combine animation with actors. The fact is actors always scare better than an animation, but combining an actors timing with the WOW factor of an animation gives you the best of both worlds.

Our products for are for Queue-line entertainment or within a scene at haunted attractions, theme parks, hayrides, pumpkin patches, and family fun centers. We do everything from haunted house props, halloween decorations, photo ops, oversized professional costumes, barrel toppers, gore piles, handheld actor weapons, haunted house scene packages, Scream Cube, My Pet Zombies, Halloween Music, and scary sound effects.

Our exclusive line is made entirely by hand in OUR US based studio. Honesty is our best policy…..We work very hard to keep the promises we make.

Delivering the “WOW” since 1998.

https://gore-galore.com/

The Scariest Canadian Horror Films [Horror News Net]

Pontypool

Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night 2

The Brood

My Bloody Valentine

Ginger Snaps

Videodrome

The Witch

https://horrornews.net/176238/the-scariest-canadian-horror-films/

5 Video Store Memories of the 1980s [Flashbak]

1. The Trials and Hardships of Obtaining the Coveted Card

2. The Variety!

3. The Shame!

4. The Forbidden Curtain

5. Betamax and VHS

https://flashbak.com/5-video-store-memories-of-the-1980s-20412/

The “Home Video Horrors” 2023 Calendar Celebrates Vintage Horror VHS Box Art All Year Long [Bloody Disgusting]

Every year our friends over at the VHS-obsessed Lunchmeat Magazine put out a new “Home Video Horrors” calendar, a 365-day celebration of the horror genre’s history on VHS. Personally speaking, it’s the only calendar I hang on my wall each year, and I’m happy to report that Lunchmeat has just launched pre-orders for their “Home Video Horrors” 2023 calendar.

https://bloody-disgusting.com/the-further/3744698/the-home-video-horrors-2023-calendar-celebrates-vintage-horror-vhs-box-art-all-year-long/

7 Horror Movies That Will Haunt You Long After Watching [Horror Obsessive]

In a delightfully endless pool of horror movies, why do some haunt us for days, even months after watching? In some cases, it’s more than a high-pitched violin and a quick jump. You’re shown the bad things that happen in the daylight, the things you can’t control; it’s the sense of doom that disturbs you. When you see a slasher, you get the gore, the heightened musical score around the kill, and you’re the spectator. It’s a good formula and it works. But, you might not think much more about it.

I like movies that present an unexpected scare. They may be a little slower-paced, they may just gross you out. I’ve realized that, during my life of consuming horror movies, certain movies have haunted me for years following the initial watch. Certain scenes just creep into my thoughts in the middle of the night giving me the heebies immediately followed by the jeebies. If you haven’t had that cold, stomach-dropping feeling from a movie lately, here are seven of the best horror movies that will haunt you!

https://horrorobsessive.com/2022/08/22/7-horror-movies-that-will-haunt-you-long-after-watching/

Brian’s Drive-In Theater [Official Website]

http://www.briansdriveintheater.com/

Top Creepypasta Episodes 2022 [Podchaser]

Hello folks, I made this list to showcase some of the very best creepypasta episodes I've found, all in one place.

https://www.podchaser.com/lists/top-creepypasta-episodes-2022-107aNARXgT

Fede Alvarez’s ‘Alien’ Movie Filming in Budapest Early Next Year [Bloody Disgusting]

As we learned earlier this year, Evil Dead and Don’t Breathe director Fede Alvarez will both write and direct a brand new Alien movie for Ridley Scott and 20th Century Studios, with Cailee Spaeny (The Craft: Legacy, Pacific Rim Uprising) set to lead the cast. The project is described as “an original standalone feature,” and it looks like filming will begin very soon.

https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3744626/fede-alvarezs-alien-movie-filming-in-budapest-early-next-year/

Eat My Brains [Official Website]

Welcome to Eatmybrains, a new Horror / Cult / Indie film site for all you brain-and-entrails-starved horror fans.

We'll be publishing the usual latest news, reviews, features, and top ten lists as well as competitions and reports from our bi-weekly Zombie Club nights.

How it all started

Eatmybrains began on-set of British zombie film Shaun of the Dead in the Summer of 2003. A hundred zombie extras descended on New Cross, London, to help film an exterior shot for the film. Strangely for the UK, the sun shone brightly that day, so instead of filming us 'free' zombies began chatting about the horror films, banned movies, books we owned, director's we liked, the usual splat-yak, and from there the idea of Zombie Club was born.

Initially built to spread the word of Zombie Club to the masses, the site grew and grew in scope, and finally, after much debating about names (deadwalking.com was also a favourite) and scratching heads of design and php coding, www.eatmybrains.com recieved a soft-launch in early April 2004.

Moving forwards

Over the last few years we've done our best to provide you with as much cult and horror film news and reviews and possible, fitting writing in as often as we can around day jobs, girlfriends, wives, kids, and other commitments. Our aim is to continue to the best of our ability, in our pursuit of making eatmybrains.com a comprehensive guide to online horror films, and are currently seeking like-minded people to help us in this project.

If you like what you see so far, or if you have a review you would like to send in for us to publish, or even some juicy gossip or some feature ideas, please let us know through the contact us link.

"Send.. More.. Paramedics...!"

https://www.eatmybrains.com/

The 10 Best Horror Books of 2022 [Book Riot]

2022 has been a wild ride. As I reflect back on the year, it seems like 2022 has been filled with truly scary moments. But at least the horror books of this year have been good scary and not fear-for-the-future-of-humanity scary. Horror novels, as always, remain a great way to escape from the terrors of real life. And as real life continues to be full of frustrating (at best) and horrifying (at worst) moments, I continue to be thankful for all the good horror fiction coming out year after year. 2022 just so happened to be another really excellent year for horror.

Horror books in 2022 confronted difficult questions. They blended genres. They incorporated humor and satire. They made us laugh. They made us cry. They made us hide under the covers at night and sleep with the lights on. There were so many great horror novels this year, and everyone’s personal top ten list is probably going to look a little bit different. But for me, the following books were the best horror novels released in 2022.

My favorite thing about this list is that every book is so different. YA, adult, horror retellings, haunted houses, possessions, monsters, vampires, body horror, mushrooms…they’re all here. Did your favorite horror novel from 2022 make the list? Read on and find out!

https://bookriot.com/best-horror-books-of-2022/

Horror Host [Wikipedia]

A horror host is a person who acts as the host or presenter of a program where horror films and low-budget B movies are shown on television or the Internet. Usually the host assumes a horror-themed persona, often a campy or humorous one. Generally there are breaks in the film where the host comments on various aspects of the movie. Many horror host shows also include skits involving the hosts themselves, sometimes with a sidekick or other supporting characters.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horror_host

John Carpenter's The Thing Review [Off The Shelf Reviews]

This week Gary and Iain review and discuss, The Thing (1982) by Director, John Carpenter. Starring, Kurt Russell, Keith David and Wilford Brimley.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixEjY11DAzM 

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