Motel Hell (With Special Guest Ricky Glore)

Horror Obsessive Radio

If you’ve ever wondered what you’d get if you combined Psycho and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, you’re going to love this episode of The Horror Obsessive Podcast. Sean Parker and JP Nunez discuss the 1980 cult classic Motel Hell, a movie about a pair of siblings who own a motel and use it for just about the most nefarious purpose imaginable. They kidnap unsuspecting guests and harvest their flesh to make the best smoked meats in town.

As you can probably tell from the premise alone, Motel Hotel is a pretty bizarre entry in the horror canon, and to help us analyze the film, JP and Sean bring on comedian and filmmaker Ricky Glore, the star and co-director of the fantastic indie slasher All Your Friends Are Dead. He’s a huge fan of Motel Hell, and he loves it so much that it’s actually a big influence on his upcoming project Open House, which he’s currently crowdfunding through Kickstarter. The movie is going to be a musical horror comedy about a realty couple who take advantage of their clients in similarly sinister ways.

Sean and JP had never seen Motel Hell before the episode, so both brought a fresh set of eyes to it. That newbie perspective complemented Ricky’s lifelong fandom really well, and it makes for a fun conversation you won’t want to miss. On top of that, The guys also go on a bunch of tangents about movies like Scream VI and Evil Dead Rise, and at the beginning of the episode, Sean and I discuss some of the biggest and best news to hit the horror world in the last few weeks, including the lineup for the Chattanooga Film Festival and the latest genre film to arrive in theaters, The Boogeyman.

And, as always, if you enjoy listening to us, join us again in two weeks for the next episode of The Horror Obsessive Podcast. When the boys will be joined by Dane Elcar, Dana Berger, and Max Woertendyke, the director and lead actors of Brightwood, to discuss Tarkovsky's Stalker.

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