Best Torchlight Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 132: Pulse Pounders (with Rachel Reeves) 1:14:17

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We're digging way into the archives this week for one of Empire's semi-lost treasures: the anthology film PULSE POUNDERS! Shot in 1987, the film was intended to be a package of three short films, two of which would mark the first returns to previous Empire favorites; sadly, when the company went under, the unfinished 35MM print was destroyed, and t…

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Episode 131: Talisman (with Meredith Borders) 1:06:23

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It's time for another mid-90's David DeCoteau joint, with 100% more POWER RANGERS and about the same amount of hot boys in their underwear. We're talking about 1998's TALISMAN, DeCoteau's low-budget riff on SUSPIRIA, and we're chatting all about it with the amazing Meredith Borders, writer and editor from FANGORIA! Hosted by Jarrod Hornbeck and Ste…

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Episode 130: The Resonator: Miskatonic U (with Topher Hansson) 1:21:50

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We're stepping back into the world of Lovecraft for THE RESONATOR! This streaming-series-turned-epic-length-film brings back characters from FROM BEYOND and RE-ANIMATOR to offer a new spin on those classic stories with just a touch of RIVERDALE-style teen cool. We're joined by writer and critic Topher Hansson for THE RESONATOR: MISKATONIC U, BEYOND…

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Episode 129: Evil Bong 2: King Bong / Evil Bong 3D: Wrath of Bong (with Corinne Halbert) 1:12:27

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Time to pull a Band-Aid. After putting it off for a whopping 126 episodes, we're finally taking a step back into the Bongiverse for EVIL BONG 2 and 3! Have we softened any on Charles Band's juvenile stoner comedy or are we in for another bad trip? We'll find out, alongside our awesome special guest: artist, writer and cool person Corinne Halbert! H…

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Episode 128: Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn (with Gena Radcliffe) 56:42

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Fuel up your post-apocalyptic funny car and get ready to worship the power crystals, because we're going back to 1983 for the 3D thrills of METALSTORM: THE DESTRUCTION OF JARED-SYN! Starring friend of the show Jeffrey Byron, Richard Moll, and a young Kelly Preston, METALSTORM has become a low-key fan favorite from the pre-Empire days, and we're gea…

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Episode 127: BONUS: An Interview with Jason Paul Collum 1:12:12

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We have special treat today: an exclusive interview with filmmaker, author, and queer horror pioneer Jason Paul Collum! Jason joins us to talk about his long and storied career both within and without the Full Moon stable, and shares some insights into the making of a low-budget horror film. Hosted by Jarrod Hornbeck and Steve Guntli Theme song by …

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Episode 126: Subspecies 4: Bloodstorm / Vampire Resurrection / Subspecies V: Blood Rise (with Denice Duff) 1:25:13

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At long last, we're closing the book (for now) on Full Moon's most prestigious series: SUBSPECIES! And we couldn't have asked for a better guest to close it out: series star and one of our favorite people, the great Denice Duff! Denice joins us to talk about the oft-maligned 1998 entry SUBSPECIES 4: BLOODSTORM, which was the last film in the series…

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Episode 125: Crash! (with Edward Douglas) 1:04:16

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Charles Band makes his unofficial directorial debut with this bizarre spin on the car-crash craze of the 70s, the directly-titled 1976 flick CRASH! Critic and author Edward Douglas joins us for this very Band-ified take on the classic auto chaos genre, as an injured woman learns she can psychically control a killer car and uses this talent to seek …

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Tactical Awareness S3 Ep31 - ZEROES & HEROES Faction Reviews - Haqqislam Part 2 - Hassassins Bahram 1:30:46

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Welcome back to TACTICAL AWARENESS - a Canadian Podcast about Corvus Belli’s landmark Sci-Fi Wargame; Infinity N5. Come along with our hosts Ash, Owen and Dan for a whole new ITS Edition of Infinity! It's everyone's NIGHTMARE this week, the sneaky do-it-alls of the Hassassins storm into Heroes to Zeroes with our breakdown of Bahram in Infinity N5. …

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Episode 124: Jigsaw 1:02:09

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This week, we're covering the strange and compelling midwest mannequin melodrama JIGSAW! A group of art students are tasked with assembling an "exquisite corpse" in the form of a piecemeal mannequin called Jigsaw, and chaos, eventually, ensues, but not before some baffling bar orders, traumatic flashbacks, and a whole lot of loaded conversation. It…

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Tactical Awareness S3 Ep30 - ZEROES & HEROES Faction Reviews - Haqqislam Part 1 - Qapu Khalqi 1:02:15

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Welcome back to TACTICAL AWARENESS - a Canadian Podcast about Corvus Belli’s landmark Sci-Fi Wargame; Infinity N5. Come along with our hosts Ash, Owen and Dan for a whole new ITS Edition of Infinity! We're BACK with more Heroes to Zeroes with our first Haqqislam list... QK. Let's dive in and see what the gang likes in the original Sectorial army!Ow…

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Episode 123: Prison of the Dead (with Nathaniel Tolle) 1:03:35

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Lock yourself into the castle... sorry, I mean PRISON OF THE DEAD, an early 2000's David DeCoteau joint about a group of dumb teens who shack up in a haunted dungeon for a night of gore and arguably one too many twists. We're joined this week by author Nathaniel Tolle! Hosted by Jarrod Hornbeck and Steve Guntli Theme song by Kyle Hornbeck Logo by D…

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Episode 122: BONUS - ROBOT JOX revisited (with John Torrani and Joe Haldeman) 1:06:30

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We have a special bonus episode for you this week! John Torrani returns to the show to help moderate an interview with Joe Haldeman, the legendary sci-fi author of THE FOREVER WAR and the screenwriter of Stuart Gordon's ROBOT JOX! Hosted by Jarrod Hornbeck and Steve Guntli Theme song by Kyle Hornbeck Logo by Doug McCambridge Email: puppetmasterscas…

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Tactical Awareness S3 Ep29 - ZEROES & HEROES Faction Reviews - 0-12 Part 3 - 0-12 Prime 52:26

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Welcome back to TACTICAL AWARENESS - a Canadian Podcast about Corvus Belli’s landmark Sci-Fi Wargame; Infinity N5. Come along with our hosts Ash, Owen and Dan for a whole new ITS Edition of Infinity! With a number of unique profiles, 0-12 Prime brings a greatest hits from Starmada and Torchlight to the game, adding in a literally Greek-Alphabet-Sou…

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Episode 121: Transformations (with Clay McLeod Chapman) 1:00:34

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Author Clay McLeod Chapman joins us this week for an absolutely bizarre sci-fi thriller, TRANSFORMATIONS! Featuring tons of sex and gloppy gore, the movie tells the tale of the hapless victim of an evil space succubus who tries to implant an alien seed inside her victims. Hosted by Jarrod Hornbeck and Steve Guntli Theme song by Kyle Hornbeck Logo b…

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Tactical Awareness S3 Ep28 - ZEROES & HEROES Faction Reviews - 0-12 Part 2 - TORCHLIGHT BRIGADE 1:01:13

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Welcome back to TACTICAL AWARENESS - a Canadian Podcast about Corvus Belli’s landmark Sci-Fi Wargame; Infinity N5. Come along with our hosts Ash, Owen and Dan for a whole new ITS Edition of Infinity! When goo-guns don't work, switch to SWORDS AND BOARDS. We keep going on our 0-12 series of list breakdowns with TORCHLIGHT BRIGADE. Oweng%2BsSdG9yY2hs…

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Episode 120: Josh Kirby... Time Warrior! - Planet of the Dino-Knights & The Human Pets 57:09

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Hosted by Jarrod Hornbeck and Steve Guntli Theme song by Kyle Hornbeck Logo by Doug McCambridge Email: [email protected] Instagram/Threads: @puppetmasters_castlefreaks YouTube: @PuppetMastersCastleFreaks Next week's episode: TransformationsBy puppetmasterscastlefreaks

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Tactical Awareness S3 Ep27 - ZEROES & HEROES Faction Reviews - 0-12 Part 1 - STARMADA 1:28:56

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Welcome back to TACTICAL AWARENESS - a Canadian Podcast about Corvus Belli’s landmark Sci-Fi Wargame; Infinity N5. Come along with our hosts Ash, Owen and Dan for a whole new ITS Edition of Infinity! The SPACE COPS are here! Keeping the peace in the Human Sphere with the copious use of Goo-Guns and Bullets, the STARMADA plies the stars to board and…

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Demon in the Bottle (with Cameron Chaney) 1:04:36

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A group of curious kids accidentally unleash an ancient demon from Middle Eastern mythology in the fun effects-driven Moonbeam film DEMON IN THE BOTTLE! Cameron Chaney of Library Macabre joins us for a film discussion, and continues with us as we rhapsodize about the GOOSEBUMPS era of YA horror. Hosted by Jarrod Hornbeck and Steve Guntli Theme song…

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BONUS: A Conversation with Richard Band 1:08:46

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As a special treat, we sat down with a literal member of the Full Moon family: composer Richard Band! Band has scored dozens of Full Moon and Empire films, and we're looking back over his long and storied career! Hosted by Jarrod Hornbeck and Steve Guntli Theme song by Kyle Hornbeck Logo by Doug McCambridge Email: [email protected]…

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Cutter's Club 51:24

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Tony Todd was a giant of the genre, and his death last November was deeply felt. So it's nice that we get one more film from him, thanks to CUTTER'S CLUB, a 2005 film long thought lost, but finally recovered and released just this year! Not only do we get some unseen work from Todd at his most deliciously over-the-top, we also get to see one last f…

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Tactical Awareness S3 Ep26 - ZEROES & HEROES Faction Reviews - NOMADS Part 4 - NOMAD PRIME 32:23

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Welcome back to TACTICAL AWARENESS - a Canadian Podcast about Corvus Belli’s landmark Sci-Fi Wargame; Infinity N5. Come along with our hosts Ash, Owen and Dan for a whole new ITS Edition of Infinity! Welcome to the final installment of our Nomads series! What happens when all the colony ships come together to wage war in the name of freedom from Co…

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Hell Asylum (with Jerry J. Sampson) 54:59

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We're committing ourselves to discussing HELL ASYLUM, Danny Draven's 2002 reality TV ghost flick! A surprisingly gory, effectively shot micro budgeted gem, HELL ASYLUM hearkens back to the brief craze of haunted reality shows like MTV's "Fear" in a fun little thriller. Writer, critic, and all around amazing human Jerry J. Sampson returns to the sho…

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Tactical Awareness S3 Ep25 - ZEROES & HEROES Faction Reviews - NOMADS Part 3 - Tunguska 1:03:03

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Welcome back to TACTICAL AWARENESS - a Canadian Podcast about Corvus Belli’s landmark Sci-Fi Wargame; Infinity N5. Come along with our hosts Ash, Owen and Dan for a whole new ITS Edition of Infinity! The Hackers and Criminals of the fourth Nomad Colony Ship round out our reviews of the Sectorials for this faction in N5! Let's dive in and cover TUNG…

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Voodoo Academy / 2: Voodoo Academy (with Sarah Lyons) 1:04:42

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Enroll this semester in the VOODOO ACADEMY, David DeCoteau's quietly groundbreaking queer softcore opus. Considered too risky for most major video store chains, the film still found a devoted cult audience and remains a fascinating piece of queer horror history. We're joined by the amazing writer-filmmaker-urban mystic Sarah Lyons to talk about the…

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Tactical Awareness S3 Ep24 - ZEROES & HEROES Faction Reviews - NOMADS Part 2 - Bakunin 1:06:56

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Welcome back to TACTICAL AWARENESS - a Canadian Podcast about Corvus Belli’s landmark Sci-Fi Wargame; Infinity N5. Come along with our hosts Ash, Owen and Dan for a whole new ITS Edition of Infinity! From the nuns of the Observance to the freak-brigades from the Black Labs, the second Nomad Colony Ship is a contradiction wrapped in an enigma. Owen,…

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The Haunted Casino (with Katie Hettenbach) 1:10:49

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Roll them bones! We're taking a chance on THE HAUNTED CASINO, aka DEAD MAN'S HAND, a movie that, believe it or not, takes place in a haunted casino. We're joined by the awesome Katie Hettenbach, aka Katie Afraidy, for this campy old-west throwback that features genre icons like Sid Haig and Michael Berryman! Hosted by Jarrod Hornbeck and Steve Gunt…

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Tactical Awareness S3 Ep23 - ZEROES & HEROES Faction Reviews - NOMADS Part 1 - Corregidor 1:07:13

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Welcome back to TACTICAL AWARENESS - a Canadian Podcast about Corvus Belli’s landmark Sci-Fi Wargame; Infinity N5. Come along with our hosts Ash, Owen and Dan for a whole new ITS Edition of Infinity! It's an oldie, but a goodie today as we dive into the intergalactic Space-Hippies that are the Nomads. Love Neuromancer? Belta-Louda? You're gonna lov…

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Ravenwolf Towers 48:58

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This week, we're checking in to the RAVENWOLF TOWERS from 2016! This bizarre little flick was repurposed from a Full Moon streaming series, that unfortunately was cancelled abruptly in the middle of it's season, just as it was setting itself as a kind of Kushner-Locke era AVENGERS. Hosted by Jarrod Hornbeck and Steve Guntli Theme song by Kyle Hornb…

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Tactical Awareness S3 Ep22 - ZEROES & HEROES Faction Reviews - Yu Jing Part 4 - Prime YJ 47:55

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Welcome back to TACTICAL AWARENESS - a Canadian Podcast about Corvus Belli’s landmark Sci-Fi Wargame; Infinity N5. Come along with our hosts Ash, Owen and Dan for a whole new ITS Edition of Infinity! What happens when all the Yu Jing Sectorials get to mix and match? The lads take on the Prime faction list for the State Empire today so let's dive in…

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Savage Streets / Savage Island (with Sean O'Connor) 1:07:16

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We're hitting the streets this week for a double-dose of mid-80s Linda Blair exploitation flicks! We're covering SAVAGE ISLAND, a cobbled-together amalgam of two sleazy women-in-prison movies with a tacked-on Blair wraparound, and as a bonus, we're covering the non-Empire film SAVAGE STREETS, a teen revenge flick that encapsulates the state of Blai…

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BONUS: An Interview with Tiffany Shepis 1:10:09

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This week we're joined by B-movie (I'm sorry, B-Plus) icon Tiffany Shepis! Tiffany started her career in James Gunn's TROMEO AND JULIET and has gone on to appear in nearly 200 projects, including Full Moon favorite DELTA DELTA DIE! We catch up with Tiffany for a delightful conversation about coming up in the microbudget horror scene and our own dou…

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Tactical Awareness S3 Ep21 - ZEROES & HEROES Faction Reviews - Yu Jing Part 3 - White Banner 1:15:12

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Welcome back to TACTICAL AWARENESS - a Canadian Podcast about Corvus Belli’s landmark Sci-Fi Wargame; Infinity N5. Come along with our hosts Ash, Owen and Dan for a whole new ITS Edition of Infinity! It's the newest Sectorial from Yu Jing today; the White Banner! Launched with the WinterFor in Operation: Kaldstrom this faction blends elements of al…

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Sideshow (with Frank Sabatella) 1:09:59

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Step right up! This week we're stepping into the SIDESHOW, Fred Olen Ray's loving homage to Tod Browning's FREAKS! Filmmaker Frank Sabatella joins us on our tour through the horrors of this carnival treat. Hosted by Jarrod Hornbeck and Steve Guntli Theme song by Kyle Hornbeck Logo by Doug McCambridge Email: [email protected] Insta…

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Tactical Awareness S3 Ep20 - ZEROES & HEROES Faction Reviews - Yu Jing Part 2 - Invincible Army 41:05

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Welcome back to TACTICAL AWARENESS - a Canadian Podcast about Corvus Belli’s landmark Sci-Fi Wargame; Infinity N5. Come along with our hosts Ash, Owen and Dan for a whole new ITS Edition of Infinity! Want to mix and match medium-awesome Heavy Infantry to your heart's content? The State Empire has the faction for you! The Invincible Army allows for …

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Curse of the Puppet Master / Retro Puppetmaster (with Nat Brehmer) 1:20:23

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We're back with the PUPPET MASTER series, and the franchise has entered a bumpy transitional period. We're talking about CURSE OF THE PUPPETMASTER, an odd side adventure starring the puppets and a crew of entirely new characters, and RETRO PUPPETMASTER, which takes us all the way back to the beginning of the timeline with Greg Sestero as young Toul…

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Tactical Awareness S3 Ep19 - ZEROES & HEROES Faction Reviews - Yu Jing Part 1 - Imperial Service 58:28

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Welcome back to TACTICAL AWARENESS - a Canadian Podcast about Corvus Belli’s landmark Sci-Fi Wargame; Infinity N5. Come along with our hosts Ash, Owen and Dan for a whole new ITS Edition of Infinity! It's time for the Carlos-Backed Hyperpower of the human-sphere: YU JING. The State Empire comes sliding into the conversation in Heroes to Zeros with …

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Seedpeople / Shrieker (with Jed Shepherd) 1:08:21

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Two movies for the price of one! This week we're lumping two flicks together for one high-quality episode, with returning guest Jed Shepherd (HOST)! We're talking about 1992's BODY SNATCHERS knockoff SEEDPEOPLE, one of our last films from Full Moon's golden era, and then we're transitioning to an oddball Kushner-Locke era film from David DeCoteau, …

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Laserblast (with Adam Torkel) 1:09:51

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Pew pew! This week, friend of the show Adam Torkel returns to talk about one of Charlie Band's earliest hits, the sci-fi thriller LASERBLAST from 1978! This film not only looms large in Band's pre-Full Moon catalogue, it also inspired one of the best "Mystery Science Theater 3000" episodes ever! Hosted by Jarrod Hornbeck and Steve Guntli Theme song…

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AImee: The Visitor (with Aimee Mayumi Kuge) 1:04:50

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This week we're talking about AIMEE: THE VISITOR, a title that could refer to either our movie or our guest! Director and writer Aimee Mayumi Kuge (CANNIBAL MUKBANG) joins us for one of Full Moon's most recent entries, a film that introduces cinema's first AI-generated femme fatale! Hosted by Jarrod Hornbeck and Steve Guntli Theme song by Kyle Horn…

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Bleed 1:00:12

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Full Moon takes on the slasher genre for... the first time? Can that possibly be true? We'll dig into it with BLEED, Devin Hamilton's micro-budget SCREAM-a-like that has more twists than they know what to do with. Hosted by Jarrod Hornbeck and Steve Guntli Theme song by Kyle Hornbeck Logo by Doug McCambridge Email: [email protected]…

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Tactical Awareness S3 Ep18 - ZEROES & HEROES Faction Reviews - JSA Part 3 - Core JSA 34:04

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Welcome back to TACTICAL AWARENESS - a Canadian Podcast about Corvus Belli’s landmark Sci-Fi Wargame; Infinity N5. Come along with our hosts Ash, Owen and Dan for a whole new ITS Edition of Infinity! We're back with Zeroes & Heroes; our new Faction review segment where Owen, Dan and Ash will each build their own N5 take on a faction! JSA is Complet…

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Deadly Stingers 57:23

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One of the quietly more controversial Full Moon films, the fun giant arachnid flick DEADLY STINGERS marked the contentious end of the Tempe era and sent the studio off on a new path. Hosted by Jarrod Hornbeck and Steve Guntli Theme song by Kyle Hornbeck Logo by Doug McCambridge Email: [email protected] Instagram/Threads: @puppetma…

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Tactical Awareness S3 Ep17 - ZEROES & HEROES Faction Reviews - JSA Part 2 - Shindenbutai 43:32

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Welcome back to TACTICAL AWARENESS - a Canadian Podcast about Corvus Belli’s landmark Sci-Fi Wargame; Infinity N5. Come along with our hosts Ash, Owen and Dan for a whole new ITS Edition of Infinity! We're back with Zeroes & Heroes; our new Faction review segment where Owen, Dan and Ash will each build their own N5 take on a faction! We're back wit…

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Tactical Awareness S3 Ep### How Owen won the Adepticon 2025 Sattellite with a bad army. 42:56

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Welcome back to TACTICAL AWARENESS - a Canadian Podcast about Corvus Belli’s landmark Sci-Fi Wargame; Infinity N5. Come along with our hosts Ash, Owen and Dan for a whole new ITS Edition of Infinity! Owen and Ash traveled to Adepticon this year and played in the Infinity ITS Satellite Tournament! Let's hear how they did! Owen's Bad list gr0FYWxlcGg…

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Death Streamer 59:14

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We're going guestless this week for one of the most recent Full Moon films, DEATH STREAMER! This movie tries to bring vampire mythology into the modern age, and in the process helps kick off a new Full Moon sublabel, the sordid Pulp Noir! Hosted by Jarrod Hornbeck and Steve Guntli Theme song by Kyle Hornbeck Logo by Doug McCambridge Email: puppetma…

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Tactical Awareness S3 Ep16 - ZEROES & HEROES Faction Reviews - JSA Part 1 - Oban 44:52

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Welcome back to TACTICAL AWARENESS - a Canadian Podcast about Corvus Belli’s landmark Sci-Fi Wargame; Infinity N5. Come along with our hosts Ash, Owen and Dan for a whole new ITS Edition of Infinity! We're back with Zeroes & Heroes; our new Faction review segment where Owen, Dan and Ash will each build their own N5 take on a faction! We're back wit…

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Unlucky Charms (with Matt Orozco) 1:04:12

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Finally, the cinematic showdown between lingerie models and leprechauns that we all didn't know we needed! We're talking about UNLUCKY CHARMS, a deeply silly 2013 flick that is the only Full Moon movie, and maybe the only movie period, to be packaged with a novelty box of cereal. We're joined by the great Matt Orozco of Macabre Daily for this bizar…

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Tactical Awareness S3 Ep### - BONUS CONTENT - The Imperial Service UPDATE 56:04

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Welcome back to TACTICAL AWARENESS - a Canadian Podcast about Corvus Belli’s landmark Sci-Fi Wargame; Infinity N5. Come along with our hosts Ash, Owen and Dan for a whole new ITS Edition of Infinity! Corvus Belli has snuck in an update with new profiles to Yu Jing's oldest Sectorial Faction, the Imperial Service! Let's dive into these new profiles …

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Tactical Awareness S3 Ep15 - ZEROES & HEROES Faction Reviews - Combined Army Part 4 - CA Prime 50:33

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Welcome back to TACTICAL AWARENESS - a Canadian Podcast about Corvus Belli’s landmark Sci-Fi Wargame; Infinity N5. Come along with our hosts Ash, Owen and Dan for a whole new ITS Edition of Infinity! We're back with Zeroes & Heroes; our new Faction review segment where Owen, Dan and Ash will each build their own N5 take on a faction! It's time to j…