Genre Grinder is a podcast devoted to the weirdest, most unique, and painfully specific film genres. Every month, your host, Gabe Powers, and a special guest will talk about movies that (hopefully) you've never heard of.
62. Boarding School Horror, feat. Chloe Waryan (Chloe's Not Scared)
WHAT'S THE ONLY THING SCARIER THAN GOING TO SCHOOL? LIVING AT SCHOOL!
Whether they're haunted by ghosts, run by toxic malcontents, or invaded by Satanists, boarding schools have been a horror, thriller, and dark melodrama fixture for decades. Join Gabe and returning guest Chloe Waryan as they enroll in a variety of spooky academic institutions, including Carlos Enrique Taboada's Even the Wind is Afraid (Spanish: Hasta el viento tiene miedo, 1967/8), Anthony Page's Absolution (1978), Dario Argento's Phenomena (1985), Yun Jae-yeon's Wishing Stairs (2005), and Jenn Wexler's Sacrifice Game (2023).
00:00 – Intro
7:05 – Even the Wind is Afraid
30:43 – Absolution
51:00 – Phenomena
1:14:06 – Wishing Stairs
1:37:30 – Sacrifice Game
1:50:34 – Outro
Check out Chloe's blog, Chloe's Not Scared, and her podcast, Not Scared: A Horror Movie Podcast (https://chloesnotscared.substack.com/podcast).
27 Jul 2026
61.5: The Deep Sea Sci-fi/Horror of 1989 (Part 2), feat. Patrick Ripoll of 96 Greers
BATTEN DOWN THE HATCHES AS WE TAKE A DIVE INTO THE MORE BUDGET-FRIENDLY VERSION OF THE DARK AND BRINY!!
Gabe and Patrick Ripoll are back with another look at the Deep Sea Sci-fi/Horror movies of the year 1989 (and 1990, if we're getting technical). We talked about three studio-backed productions in part one. Now, part two covers the four indie releases: Mary Ann Fisher's Lords of the Deep, Antonio Margheriti's Alien From the Deep (Italian: Alien degli abissi, aka: Alien from the Abyss), Jean-Claude Dubois & Wayne Crawford's The Evil Below, and Juan Piquer Simón's The Rift (Spanish: La grieta).
00:00 – Intro
3:24 – Lords of the Deep
34:51 – Alien from the Deep
1:01:09 – The Evil Below
1:22:11 – The Rift
1:43:32 – Outro
8 Jun 2026
61. The Deep Sea Sci-fi/Horror of 1989, feat. Patrick Ripoll of 96 Greers (Part 1 of 2)
BENEATH THE WAVES ROILS A MURKY STEW OF KILLER ALIENS, MONSTROUS MUTANTS, PSYCHOTIC SOLDIERS, AND EVIL CORPORATIONS!!
Welcome to another of Genre Grinder's patented deep(sea)-dives into a single year in cinema when a specific genre fad peaked. This time, Gabe and Patrick Ripoll are looking at a strange moment in time, the year 1989, when seven different undersea sci-fi/horror/adventures were released*. How did this happen? Your intrepid podcasters will attempt to answer that and other questions in this very damp two-part special episode.
Part one covers the three studio releases: James Cameron's The Abyss, Sean S. Cunningham's DeepStar Six, and George P. Cosmatos' Leviathan. Part two will feature the B-to-Z-grade examples: Mary Ann Fisher's Lords of the Deep, Antonio Margheriti's Alien of the Deep (Italian: Alien degli abissi), Jean-Claude Dubois & Wayne Crawford's The Evil Below, and Juan Piquer Simón's The Rift (Spanish: La grieta).
* Technically six, but we'll get into that in part two.
00:00 – Intro: An Abridged History of Underwater Science Fiction and the Impact of Alien & Aliens
20:04 – The Abyss
1:07:53 – DeepStar Six
1:45:38 – Leviathan
2:17:44 – Outro
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