https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/nightmare-usa-podcast--7095595Nightmare USA into the world. Spanning nearly 150 titles, Nightmare USA provides an in-depth look into the American regional horror film landscape popularized in grindhouse theaters and drive-ins during the 1970s and 80s.

Join hosts Adam Hursey and Sam Panico as they use this tome as a guide to explore the underbelly of America, one horror film at a time.]]>enFilm HistoryCopyright Someone's Favorite Productionshttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f8174de5827185b7ade4f962d0f9af66.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/nightmare-usa-podcast--7095595Wed, 30 Sep 2026 07:00:14 +0000Someone's Favorite ProductionsSomeone's Favorite Productionsnightmareusapod@gmail.comIn 2007, Stephen Thrower unleashed the behemoth film reference book Nightmare USA into the world. Spanning nearly 150 titles, Nightmare USA provides an in-depth look into the American regional horror film landscape popularized in grindhouse theaters...Nightmare USA into the world. Spanning nearly 150 titles, Nightmare USA provides an in-depth look into the American regional horror film landscape popularized in grindhouse theaters and drive-ins during the 1970s and 80s.

Join hosts Adam Hursey and Sam Panico as they use this tome as a guide to explore the underbelly of America, one horror film at a time.]]>trueb6026203-5517-53d5-aceb-c54313459852episodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mako-the-jaws-of-death--75433422Mako: The Jaws of Death. Apologies in advance to the residents of St. Louis, Florida, and possibly Wisconsin.

You can currently watch The Jaws of Death on Arrow Player (along with a bevy of other Grefè titles). Or pick up the box set from Arrow Video, He Came From the Swamp.

Let's plan a road trip to The Wreck Bar, the lounge featured in the film that is still operational.

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Check out this year's Horror Gives Back challenge, brought to us as always by the Unsung Horrors podcast. We will have a special episode covering our picks for this challenge in November. Join us!

Next epidsode: Crazed (1978). AKA Slipping Into Darkness. AKA Bloodshed

]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75433422Wed, 30 Sep 2026 07:00:03 +0000Someone's Favorite ProductionsIn this episode, Sam and Adam hop on an airboat and sail down to Florida to take in the sights of William Grefè's Mako: The Jaws of Death. Apologies in advance to the residents of St. Louis, Florida, and possibly Wisconsin. You can currently...Mako: The Jaws of Death. Apologies in advance to the residents of St. Louis, Florida, and possibly Wisconsin.

You can currently watch The Jaws of Death on Arrow Player (along with a bevy of other Grefè titles). Or pick up the box set from Arrow Video, He Came From the Swamp.

Let's plan a road trip to The Wreck Bar, the lounge featured in the film that is still operational.

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Check out this year's Horror Gives Back challenge, brought to us as always by the Unsung Horrors podcast. We will have a special episode covering our picks for this challenge in November. Join us!

Next epidsode: Crazed (1978). AKA Slipping Into Darkness. AKA Bloodshed

]]>5228true8fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bloody-birthday--75151134Bloody Birthday. Mighty Mouse style. Make sure to save room for a slice of sheet cake. There is plenty to go around.

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Check out Sam's article about Night Train to Terror in the latest issue of The Physical Media Advocate

Check out this year's Horror Gives Back challenge, brought to us as always by the Unsung Horrors podcast.

Next epidsode: Mako: The Jaws of Death]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75151134Wed, 16 Sep 2026 07:00:03 +0000Someone's Favorite ProductionsIn this episode, we celebrate the kids of Bloody Birthday. Mighty Mouse style. Make sure to save room for a slice of sheet cake. There is plenty to go around. Email us at nightmareusapod@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram:...Bloody Birthday. Mighty Mouse style. Make sure to save room for a slice of sheet cake. There is plenty to go around.

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Check out Sam's article about Night Train to Terror in the latest issue of The Physical Media Advocate

Check out this year's Horror Gives Back challenge, brought to us as always by the Unsung Horrors podcast.

Next epidsode: Mako: The Jaws of Death]]>3960true7fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/simon-king-of-the-witches--74784312Simon King of the Witches.

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Check out Sam and Bill's commentary track on the new Visual Vengeance release Reanimator Academy

Next Episode: Bloody Birthday]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74784312Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:00:02 +0000Someone's Favorite ProductionsIn this episode, Sam is positive and Adam is negative in their response to the psychodelic shenanigans of Andrew Prine in Bruce Kessler's Simon King of the Witches. Email us at nightmareusapod@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram:...Simon King of the Witches.

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Check out Sam and Bill's commentary track on the new Visual Vengeance release Reanimator Academy

Next Episode: Bloody Birthday]]>4843true6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/girls-nite-out--74220965Girls Nite Out (AKA The Scaremaker).

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Next Episode: Simon, King of the Witches]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74220965Wed, 19 Aug 2026 13:00:52 +0000Someone's Favorite ProductionsUnlike Hal Holbrook, Adam and Sam aren't phoning it in as they discuss the gender bent whodunit slasher from 1982, Girls Nite Out (AKA The Scaremaker). Email us at nightmareusapod@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram:...Girls Nite Out (AKA The Scaremaker).

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Next Episode: Simon, King of the Witches]]>4642true5fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/death-bed-the-bed-that-eats--73288273Death Bed: The Bed That Eats.

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Next Episode: Girls Nite Out (AKA The Scaremaker)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73288273Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:00:03 +0000Someone's Favorite ProductionsIn this episode, Adam and Sam leave no crumbs as they discuss George Barry's fairy tale film Death Bed: The Bed That Eats. Email us at nightmareusapod@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram:...Death Bed: The Bed That Eats.

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Next Episode: Girls Nite Out (AKA The Scaremaker)]]>4783true4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-drink-your-blood--73091143I Drink Your Blood, the grindhouse classic directed by David E. Durston. 

Do we find a way to talk about Creepshow 2 again? Yes we do.

Do we spend too much time discussing the Airport movies? Tastes may vary I guess.

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Sam and Adam each wrote an article in the current issue of The Physical Media Advocate. Sam wrote about the 80's supernatural A Nightmare on Elm Street inspired Bad Dreams, while Adam dove deep into the vault to discover the Golden Age of Exploitation classic from 1945, Mom and Dad.

The Physical Media Advocate can be purchased at several independent physical media retailers across the globe, and is available worldwide via Amazon (Issue 31).

Next episode: Death Bed: The Bed That Eats. ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73091143Wed, 22 Jul 2026 07:00:02 +0000Someone's Favorite ProductionsWhat do you get when you cross a ripped from the headlines story involving a pack of wolves attacking children in Iran with the salaciousness of the Charles Manson trial? Throw in a dash of influnce from producer Jerry Gross and you get I Drink Your...I Drink Your Blood, the grindhouse classic directed by David E. Durston. 

Do we find a way to talk about Creepshow 2 again? Yes we do.

Do we spend too much time discussing the Airport movies? Tastes may vary I guess.

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Sam and Adam each wrote an article in the current issue of The Physical Media Advocate. Sam wrote about the 80's supernatural A Nightmare on Elm Street inspired Bad Dreams, while Adam dove deep into the vault to discover the Golden Age of Exploitation classic from 1945, Mom and Dad.

The Physical Media Advocate can be purchased at several independent physical media retailers across the globe, and is available worldwide via Amazon (Issue 31).

Next episode: Death Bed: The Bed That Eats. ]]>6550true3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-crazies--72856660The Crazies. Do we talk about Creepshow 2 more than the actual film we are covering? Maybe. 

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Next film: I Drink Your Blood]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72856660Wed, 08 Jul 2026 07:00:04 +0000Someone's Favorite ProductionsIn our second episode, Sam wanted to discuss a film literally near and dear to him--George Romero's The Crazies. Do we talk about Creepshow 2 more than the actual film we are covering? Maybe.  Email us at nightmareusapod@gmail.com Follow us on...The Crazies. Do we talk about Creepshow 2 more than the actual film we are covering? Maybe. 

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Next film: I Drink Your Blood]]>4079true2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/don-t-go-in-the-house--72612586Don't Go in the House, which turns out to be very good advice for the women in this movie.

Don't Go in the House is currently available on Blu Ray from Severin and Arrow. Also streaming on Amazon Prime Video and Tubi (subject to change of course).

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Next episode: George Romero's The Crazies (1973)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72612586Wed, 24 Jun 2026 07:00:02 +0000Someone's Favorite ProductionsIn our first episode, Adam and Sam discuss Joesph Ellison's debut film, Don't Go in the House, which turns out to be very good advice for the women in this movie. Don't Go in the House is currently available on Blu Ray from Severin and Arrow. Also...Don't Go in the House, which turns out to be very good advice for the women in this movie.

Don't Go in the House is currently available on Blu Ray from Severin and Arrow. Also streaming on Amazon Prime Video and Tubi (subject to change of course).

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Next episode: George Romero's The Crazies (1973)]]>4867true1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-zero--72462054Nightmare USA.

Be sure to join us for our first episode where we dive into Joseph Ellison's debut film Don't Go in the House, currently available on Blu Ray from Severin and Arrow. Also streaming on Amazon Prime Video and Tubi (subject to change of course).

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Visit Sam's site B & S About Movies]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72462054Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:17:00 +0000Someone's Favorite ProductionsGet to know your co-hosts Adam and Sam as we begin our journey to discuss all of the films in Stephen Thrower's Nightmare USA. Be sure to join us for our first episode where we dive into Joseph Ellison's debut film Don't Go in the House, currently...Nightmare USA.

Be sure to join us for our first episode where we dive into Joseph Ellison's debut film Don't Go in the House, currently available on Blu Ray from Severin and Arrow. Also streaming on Amazon Prime Video and Tubi (subject to change of course).

Email us at nightmareusapod@gmail.com

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