This week, we’re heading into the woods and wilds to meet a mutant bear and a SYNthesized GENetic ORgansism. Join Bill and me at 8 PM EST on the Groovy Doom Facebook and YouTube channels.

Up first…Prophecy which you can watch on YouTube and the Internet Archive.

Every week, we talk about the movies, share the ad campaigns and have two drinks. Here’s the first recipe:

Gummy Katahdin

• 1.5 oz. pineapple vodka
• 1 oz. rum
• 2 oz. pineapple juice
• 4 oz. Hawaiian Punch
• Prepped gummy bears

Day before…

Take a plastic container and line it with 20 or more gummy bears. Pour 3 ounces of pineapple vodka over them and let soak for a day.

Drink…

1. Combine all ingredients in a shaker with crushed ice and several uncrushed agitator ice cubes. Shake up like you’re a bear destroying an oil industry worker.
2. Pour in a glass, then drop in those drunken gummy bears. Roar loudly.

Up next is the slasher with a killer that might not be human known as Scared to Death. You can watch it on YouTube and Tubi.

Here’s the second drink.

Spinal Fluid

• 1.5 oz. pineapple vodka
• 1 oz. sour apple schnapps
• 2 oz. pineapple juice
• .5 oz. lime juice
• 4 oz. Mountain Dew

1. Shake all ingredients except Mountain Dew in a shaker filled with ice.
2. Pour over crushed ice, then top with Mountain Dew.

See you Saturday night!

Join Jennifer Upton, Bill and me this Saturday at 8 PM EST on the Groovy Doom Facebook and YouTube channels.

Up first, it’s Terror Circus AKA Barn of the Naked Dead, which you can find on Daily Motion.

Every week, we watch two movies, discuss them, show the ad campaigns and have a drink for each movie. Here’s the first recipe.

Barn Door of the Naked Dead

• 1.5 oz. vodka
• 5 oz. pineapple juice
• .5 oz. cranberry juice

1. Pour the vodka into a glass filled with crushed ice.
2. Top with pineapple juice and float cranberry juice to complete.

The second movie is The Evil which you can find on YouTube and Tubi.

Get ready for the next recipe.

Dr. Arnold

• 1.5 oz. Absolut Citron
• .25 oz. triple sec
• 4 oz. lemonade
• 4 oz. iced tea

1. Fill your glass with ice and alcohol.
2. Add equal amounts of lemonade and tea, stir and take your medicine.

See you Saturday!

This Saturday at 11 PM EST, join Bill and me for one of our favorite movies ever, The Car. Be part of the most fun chat room around in the Groovy Doom Facebook and YouTube channels and watch the movie, then come back and discuss it with us.

Every week, we watch a movie, talk about it and have a drink. Here’s the week’s cocktail.

Black Lincoln Continental 

• 1 oz. whiskey
• 1 oz. Jägermeister
• 5 oz. cola

1. Add ice to a glass. Pour in whiskey, then cola.
2. Top with Jägermeister and hide in a cemetery.

See you Saturday!

This Saturday, A.C. Nicholas brings filth to the Drive-In Asylum Double Feature as Bill and I giggle in glee starting at 8 PM EST. Watch from the safety of the Groovy Doom Facebook and YouTube channels.

Up first, Mantis In Lace, filled with drug use, topless dancing, strobing and zooming camerawork and death. You can watch it on YouTube.

Every week, we watch two movies with you. Plus, we discuss their creation, why they’re important, their ad campaigns and have a drink for each film. Here’s the first recipe.

Praying Mantis

• 1.5 oz. tequila
• 5 oz. cola
• 1 tsp. lemon juice
• 2 tsp. lime juice

1. Shake the tequila and juices with ice.
2. Pour into a glass and top with cola.

The second movie is the somehow even more filthy Behind Locked Doors, which you can also watch on YouTube.

Here’s the second drink.

Swinger Party

• 2 oz. Absolut Citron
• 1 oz. Cointreau
• 1 oz. lime juice
• 2 oz. Hawaiian Punch
• 2 oz. orange juice
• 2 oz. pineapple juice
• Frozen fruit cocktail

1. Throw everything in the shaker like they’re keys at a party in The Ice Storm.
2. Shake it up, drink it all and see who goes home with who.

See you Saturday!

This week, join Bill and Sam at 11 PM EST on the Groovy Doom Facebook and YouTube channel for a movie that goes full music video 80s for where giallo could go. Get ready for Too Beautiful to Die which you can watch on Tubi.

Get ready to watch the movie with us, plus learn how it was made, see some art for it and drink this drink with us!

80s Giallo

• 3 oz. tequila
• 4 oz. pineapple juice
• 1 oz. Cointreau
• 1/2 oz. Campari
• 10-12 frozen pineapple chunks
• Pinch of salt

1. Mix all ingredients in a shaker with crushed ice and frozen pineapple chunks.
2. Put on a white mask, shake and pour in a glass. Add a pinch of salt and enjoy.

We can’t wait to see you! You can also listen to Sam discuss this movie on the Giallo of the Month Club podcast.

Try not to get murdered this weekend when Bill and I show two murderous movies from the black heart of the 70s at 8 PM EST on the Groovy Doom Facebook and YouTube channel.

Up first, The Night God Screamed is a PG-rated blast of Manson-fearing weirdness that we can’t wait. to show you. Check it out on YouTube.

Cult Leader

• 2 oz. grain alcohol
• 1 oz. vodka
• 4 oz. Cherry Kool-Aid
• 2 oz. pineapple juice
• 4 oz. Mountain Dew

1. Mix all ingredients at once over crushed ice.
2. Wait for the announcement to drink. Find a good place to die.

Our second movie is one of the ones we love so much, a movie that has so many titles. Let’s use Devil Times Five for now and tell you the rest Saturday. You can watch it on YouTube and Tubi.

Sister Hannah

• 1 oz. vodka
• 2 oz. tequila
• 5 oz. apple juice
• Dash of hot sauce

1. Pour all ingredients except hot sauce over ice.
2. Stir and drop in a few drops of your hot sauce depending on your level of comfort.

Let’s get ready for Saturday!

I don’t really know if I could be more excited about this week’s movies. That’s right, two of my favorite 80s movies are on the show! Join Bill, me and the Neon Brainiacs at 8 PM EST on the Groovy Doom Facebook and YouTube channel.

First up — a remake that may even outdo the original. It’s the 1988 The Blob which you can watch on The Internet Archive.

Every week, we watch the movies, show the ads and have a drink. Here’s the first one, which comes from the incredible book Let’s Get Monster Smashed by Jon and Marc Chiat, which was given to me by A.C. Nicholas.

Sewer Jelly

• 8 oz. vodka
• 8 oz. water
• 1 1/2 oz. cherry Jell-O
• 1 1/2 oz. grape Jell-O
• 8 oz. cherry yogurt (they recommend vanilla, but I’m going bloody)
• About 20 or so small pineapple chunks

1. Combine gelatin and 8 oz. water in a pot over low heat ad cook until the gelatin is dissolved.
2. With the heat off, add the vodka and mix thoroughly.
3. Combine pineapple chunks with the gelatin and mix.
4. Pour into a bundt cake pan and add the yogurt. Mix thoroughly.
5. Chill overnight or until set.

The second movie is Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night 2 which you can watch on Tubi.

Here’s the drink.

Prom Night Virgin (from Tipsy Bartender)

• 1 oz. Southern Comfort
• 1/2 oz.peach schnapps
• 3 oz. Mountain Dew
• 1/2 oz. grenadine

1. Fill a glass with ice and pour over the Southern Comfort, schnapps and soda.
2. Drizzle in grenadine…like blood.

See you soon.

The two fantastic films on this week’s Drive-In Asylum *double feature* are The Slayer and Vice Squad, two 1982 films that show you everything from killer pimps and killer nightmares, to crowded cities and deserted islands, to fires, crashes, impalements of all varieties and maybe even a beheading.

Join Bill and me at 8 PM EST on the Groovy Doom Facebook and YouTube channel.

Up first, The Slayer, which you can watch on Tubi and YouTube.

Every week, we watch two movies, discuss them, show the ads and also have a drink for each movie. Here’s the first one.

Hurri-Kay

• 2 oz. white rum
• 2 oz. dark rum
• 2 oz. passion fruit juice
• 2 oz. orange juice
• .5 oz. grenadine
• .5 oz. simple syrup
• .25 oz. lime juice
• Maraschino cherry

1. Add all your ingredients — other than the cherry — in a shaker filled with ice.
2. Mix it up, pour over ice and toss in that cherry.

Our second movie is Vice Squad, which you can watch on Tubi.

This is the second drink.

Neon Slime

• 1.5 oz. Midori
• .5 oz. Southern Comfort
• .5 oz. sweet and sour mix (or .25 oz. lemon juice and .25 oz. simple syrup)
• .25 oz. egg whites
• 1 oz. lemon lime soda

1. Put all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake it up.
2. Let it sit for a moment, then shake it again. Pour over ice and enjoy.

Here’s to Saturday getting here!

This week, join Unkle Spooky, Bill and me for a stay up way too late yet so worth it night. It starts at 11 PM EST on the Groovy Doom Facebook and YouTube channel.

We’re watching Let’s Scare Jessica To Death, which you can find on Vimeo, Pluto and the Internet Archive.

Every week, we talk the movies, show the ads and have a cocktail to go with it. Here’s this week’s drink.

It Drinks Hippie Blood

A day before

• Watermelon
• Vodka
• Simple syrup

1. Cut watermelon into cubes.
2. Place in a bowl, then cover with a mix of 75% vodka and 25% simple syrup. Cover overnight in the freezer.

The drink

• 2 oz. vodka
• 2 oz. Watermelon Pucker
• Watermelon cubes
• 3 oz. WTRMLN WTR (or the juice from the watermelon you sliced)
• .25 oz. lime juice
• 1 oz. club soda

1. Fill a glass halfway up with frozen watermelon cubes. Top with vodka, Watermelon Pucker, lime juice and WTRMLN WTR (or juice).
2. Top with club soda and freak out.

We can’t wait until Friday!

This week, Bill and Sam are joined by self-proclaimed floral goth, cosmic hostess, giallo junkie, Chicago native, hot yoga addict, UFO valet and total weirdo Stephanie Sack to go within two movies with women on the verge. Join us this Saturday at 8 PM EST on the Groovy Doom Facebook and YouTube channel.

Up first, we’re going to the moon via Italy with the astounding Footprints on the Moon. You can watch it on Tubi, Shudder and YouTube. You can also download the Italian version on the Internet Archive.

Every week, we watch two movies. But more importantly, we discuss why they’re so important, the ad campaigns behind them and also make drinks that tie into each film. Here’s the first drink.

To the Moon (from the Mr. Boston Bartending Guide)

• .25 oz. Kaluha
• .25 oz. Bailey’s Irish Cream
• .25 oz. amaretto
• .25 oz. high proof rum

1. Stir with ice and strain into a chilled shot glass.

Alternatively, and this is for the brave, there’s this…

Footprints On the Amber Moon

• 3 oz. whiskey
• Raw egg
• Dash of Tobasco

1. Pour whiskey into a glass, then crack a raw egg and drop into the glass. Don’t break the yoke or the ghost of Klaus Kinski will haunt you.
2. Add some Tobasco, do a count down and ignite the engines.

Our second movie might have the most A List talent we’ve ever had on the show, Liz Taylor. Yes, it’s Identikit. You can watch it on Tubi, Shudder and YouTube.

Liz Taylor (from Bar Chef Lu Brow at Café Adelaide in New Orleans)

• 1.25 oz. Absolut Citron vodka
• .5 oz. triple sec
• .5 oz. blue curacao
• .5 oz. lemon juice
• 1 oz. cranberry juice

1. Shake all ingredients in a shaker filled with ice.
2. Strain into a martini glass and drink.

See you Saturday!