For Episode 24, we're back in the Wild West, holding off a tribe of cannibal Native Americans. It's Bone Tomahawk!
After three people are kidnapped from the town of Bright Hope by a tribe of cave-dwelling creeps, it falls to four men to save the day. They are the town sheriff, his hapless deputy, Jack from Lost and a man with a broken leg.
We talk about the difficulty of bridging the gap between horror and any other genres; the merits of calling for reinforcements when heading into any hostile situation; and once again, how it pays not to be a swaggering chauvinist.
All of which leads to one big question:
How would you survive?
Whatever happens, one things for sure... that tea smells awful!
Another classic film solved by the best movie podcast in the world.
It's Episode 23, and we're talking about the latest movie to feature Leonardo DiCaprio sleeping in a horse's carcass: The Revenant.
Hugh Glass is in dire straits. He's been attacked by indians, bears and even his colleagues, and now he's been left for dead. The only thing left to do is travel across the great American wilderness, on foot, during the harshest winter imaginable.
We talk about the importance of friendship in ensuring a safe and successful Manifest Destiny; the relative merits of hunting marine animals for profits; and we even take Ray Mears to task on his frankly dangerous advice about bears.
All of which leads to one big question:
How would you survive?
Whatever happens, one things for sure... revenge is in God's hands .
Another classic film solved by the best movie podcast in the world.
For Episode 22, we're going South - it's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974).
The film focusses on a group of teenagers on a road-trip through Texas. The group stops to visit an old family farm house, but finds more than they bargained for when they are attacked and murdered by a 7 foot brute with a chainsaw.
We talk about the importance of safety around industrial agricultural equipment; the merits of emotional intelligence when dealing with a murderous psychopath; and the benefits of keeping up a solid cardiovascular regimen.
All of which leads to one big question:
How would you survive?
Whatever happens, one things for sure... That's the last Goddamn hitchiker we ever pick up!
Another classic film solved by the best movie podcast in the world.
It's Episode 21 of How to Survive and that can mean only one thing: It's Friday the 13th Part 3!
The film centres around a group of teenagers who head to a campsite on a lake. Once there, they are attacked and murdered by a marauding maniac. Before you say 'that sounds familiar' you should bear in mind that this movie is very different because Jason wears a new mask.
We talk about the thin but important line between making friends on the one hand, and alienating everyone around you on the other; the inherent difficulty of surviving against a killer whose only definable trait is 'he might or might not come back from the dead'; and the benefits of looking at the physical characteristics of a person before assuming they are someone you know.
All of which leads to one big question:
How would you survive?
Whatever happens, one things for sure... Would you be yourself if you looked like this?
Another classic film solved by the best movie podcast in the world.