This week's pick is the 1974 fantasy/mime/horror film Shanks. William Castle's last film tells the story of a deaf and mute puppeteer that uses a recently deceased inventor's new device to animate dead bodies for uses like one-on-one birthday parties and battling biker gangs.

This week's pick is the 1977 when-animals-attack film Dogs. A small college town in California is suddenly overrun by domestic dogs that begin to attack their owners and all the residents. It's up to a couple of professors to try to save everyone.

This week's pick is the 1973 action/adventure film Savage! A mercenary becomes the leader of a rebel army with the help of an acrobat and a knife thrower. T.D. Hall of Famer Vic Diaz dies during sex!

This week's pick is the 1977 Canadian horror/thriller film Rituals. Five doctor colleagues (four in matching yellow bucket hats) are dropped deep into the Canadian wilderness for their annual bonding trip. An unseen evil hunts them as they struggle to survive and escape.

This week's pick is the 1983 sci-fi/horror film Xtro. Sam is abducted by aliens one day in front of his son, who no one believes. Three years later, Sam returns via a woman giving birth to him. He reunites with his son and gives him the same alien powers he possesses. People die in gruesome ways, there is a clown we didn't care for, Sam eats snakes eggs, and a giant G.I. Joe toy soldier kills a nosy old lady. Special guest and founder of Fright Rags Ben Scrivens joins us to discuss this odd movie.

This week's pick is the 1977 supernatural horror film Suspiria. Suzy is the new student at a prestigious German dance school and a series of mysterious deaths and strange occurrences begin with her arrival. Can Suzy find out what is going on in this visually stunning, richly colorful, and violent classic Dario Argento film?

This week's pick is the 1975 blaxploitation film Bucktown. After his brother's death, Duke travels to a small Southern town to organize the funeral. During his stay, he decides to revive his brother's nightclub. However, this venture quickly uncovers the thinly veiled racism and corruption that run rampant in the town. Duke faces demands for bribes and violence from the police. With the arrival of Duke's pal Roy, the situation only escalates. Featuring Carl Weathers as Hambone.

This week's pick is the 1983 classy horror film Curtains. Six women are summoned to the home of an eccentric director to vie for the part in his next film after the original leading lady is left in an asylum where she'd had herself committed to prepare for the role. She suddenly returns and people start dying. Featuring a very unsettling doll and a weird toilet.