Streams and Nightmares – Char Man, Random Acts of Violence, Haunt Season, The Believers, and The Last House

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0:23 Hello and welcome to Streams and Nightmares, where the horror is always streaming. And the nightmares never end. I’m your host, Dave. Your host of the best, the worst, and the bloodiest streaming horror on all platforms. Welcome back to the show. Before I get to the five movies that I have for you today, I just wanted to point something out because if you’re an old guy like me, I would say. Before anyone else, I don’t know shit about fuck as far as streaming and podcasting and. podcast platforms and all that kind of stuff. But I just want to say if you want to hear the newest. And the best things that NEOZAZ is doing, go to NEOZAZ.com. And that’s when you know when new episodes are coming out. I only say this because I don’t know how things get online. That’s Matt’s. None of this would be happening without Matt. We’d be recording stuff and sending it to Matt, and he would delete it. No. Matt is taking care of everything. And I don’t know what happens, but like I’ve been using Spotify to listen to things. We put out a couple of things recently, including an episode of Streams and Nightmares that aren’t on Spotify, but I know.

1:33 Fact. They’re on Streams and Nightmares. So if you don’t want to miss anything. Go to NEOZAZ.com where everything that we currently do or have ever done is there for free for you to listen to. That’s my little thing about that. So. Getting into the show, I got five things for you of varying degrees of enjoyment. Some people may say none of these are enjoyable. I would not say that. Starting with 2019’s Char Man. And this is a found footage B horror movie. I know I do a lot of these, but honestly, there’s a lot of them out there. I’m only like kicking back to you what they’re kicking out to us. So use this as a public service as to whether or not you wanna watch these movies or don’t you know whatever you want to do if you have any inkling that you’re going to watch these. At least you have somebody that’s telling you. whether or not it’s a waste of your time. in my stupid and humble opinion. But let me tell you about Char Man.

2:38 Uh it it’s it’s basically three guys who set out to make A. Fake. documentary about one thing. And learn about another legend along the way, which they decide is a better idea than their original idea. And that’s when stuff starts to go wrong, sort of. Does it really go wrong? Yeah, I mean it does, but It’s quite a twisted and long journey and not necessarily a good one. But here’s Char Man Trailer to start off. Somewhere nearby, the actual body of the Ojai vampire is buried. We’re gonna try to find him. Ojai vampire. Ojai vampire. Ojai vampire. Last time I checked things are gonna get a little spooky. You know what I mean? A lot of spooky. Jay and the soon lost his

3:42 He was scraping the say that once you see him you’ll see him again. Wires on it. Nobody can deny what you see on the camera. Last night I think we had s some kid that It’s absolutely freaky. something. Now we clearly have breaking news. This is severe darkness. Alright, so Char Man 2019 is streaming on Prime, Roku and Tubi. Like I said, this is found footage. And I don’t know anything about Ojai, California, but I did some research because I was interested.

4:47 and where this all came from. So it’s these three guys. They’re going to do this thing on the Ojai vampire. It’s their terrible idea, which they kind of admit these characters in the movie, they’re going to make this. Documentary, and it’s just kind of garbage. But along the way, a guy tells them about the Char Man. And the guy, and he’s even in the trailer, his name’s Jeff Kober. You would he’s the only person in this you would recognize. You you probably have seen him in things like Sons of Anarchy and I think he was in The Walking Dead. I think he’s nominated for an Emmy for this upcoming season for The Pitt. He’s uh one of the guys on The Pitt. He’s a patient on The Pitt. And I don’t really watch The Pitt, but I know that people that do are. Really, really loving it, and he is an Emmy nominee at this point. He tells them about the Char Man, this story about. you know, th that he kinda talks about in the in the trailer there. And people would smell.

5:48 Burning when the charman was around. This charm thing is a real legend in Ojai. California. Mm-hmm. And it seems from what I’ve looked at. people of Ojai. Are really pissed off at these three guys or whoever made this movie, because it’s really just three guys. N The fact that they’ve wasted this idea of this really great legend in California of the Char Man. So they’re also mad at the way the town is portrayed. They do go around in the town. They’re trying to ask people about the Char Man and people are rude to them. And it’s like in a movie, like they go to the door and someone’s, you know, it’s a store and it says open. And they’re like, hey, we’re here to talk to you about the Char Man. And they quickly turn it around. It says closed. And they’re like, oh, you know, these people, they’ve got something to hide. people in Ojai are not Really fond of these three guys. I didn’t find them that bad. I did actually find them entertaining, especially the one guy that plays Cameron.

6:49 He kind of goofy. He’s funny. He’s almost like a Zach Galifianakis kind of guy. I actually did like him, but there is really, and I mean really, nothing going on in this movie. There’s a lot of bickering between the guys. There’s a couple of people wearing masks. À la The Strangers. In the woods. None of this makes sense. They really don’t give this Char Man legend its due. And people think that there should be a proper Char Man movie, just not this. So people are pissed off at these guys. I mean, a lot of it is them smelling things. I got news for these guys. Smelling things doesn’t transfer to film. So every time they just, oh, you can smell, I can smell it, it’s burning. This isn’t smell a vision, dude. We can’t smell it. I’ll and most uh the the most haunting thing that happens in this. is the water turns on and off on its own. And it’s not on its own. They’re in a room, there’s a sink, they leave, they come back, and the water’s on. And they’ll spend 10 minutes on this. Did you turn the water on? I didn’t turn the water on. Who turned the water on? It’s the charm.

7:58 Really? I mean, it’s one of their buddies came in and turned the spigot on when they left the room. It’s really kind of a bullshit movie. I gave it a two out of 10. This is the worst thing that I’m going to tell you about today. So don’t fall for the Char Man, even if these guys are a little bit funny. So that’s the first one. Moving on to something way better. Random Acts of Violence. This is a Shudder movie. Streaming on AMC Plus 2019. And there’s a couple people in here this you would recognize, but mainly Jay Baruchel. I really like. He wrote and directed this and he has a part in it as well. His part isn’t that big, but I think he’s freaking busy on this movie. The star is Jesse Williams. I only know him from things here and there. He’s like this super handsome dude. He was on the maybe last season of Only Murders in the Building. This is another one where art meets horror. A la The Devil’s Candy that I did many shows ago with Ethan Embry. I love art. I love horror. I love when they come together.

9:01 And here’s your trailer. Tonight, we have a one-hour special treat lined up for you as I’m joined by none other than Todd Walkley, brainchild behind one of the most successful R-rated comic books ever, Slasher Man. Slasher Man’s like my life. I find it inspiring. I’m gonna be honest with you, I haven’t found my ending yet. This is a road trip that will be really fun and really. We are staying in all motels. They’re all rural and they’re all rich. I didn’t know a place like this still existed. Is any of this getting your creative juices flowing? This could be the seat of a massacre, yes. Guys, we are in the middle of nowhere. We need to figure that out. What’s going on? There in concern that Slasher Man could push the already unstable over the edge into violence. I’ve drunk what, a thousand kills? Once in a while, one of them might match up with something that happens in this country. We need to call the cops. And tell them what? That it’s a killer running around recreating murders for my comics? What is it? Oh my god.

10:15 God drew this. He is the laser to kill us. Can’t wait to show. This stuff. Pretty solid movie, I will say that about Slasher Man. And I do love the idea, this goes back to even music. I mean I’m in my fifties. I grew up in the eighties when I was People were saying that music was making young people do terrible things or satanic things, like Ozzy and all that kind of stuff. That blends into this that this comic this guy is drawing. is inspiring. Real killings And it’s it’s Very well done. And I think that Jay Baruchel is a big part of that. I I just I like the guy. I think a part of the reason I like Jay Baruchel so much is’cause I’ve read these stories about how he hates Jonah Hill.

11:22 And the stuff and this is This Is the End. where they were fighting wasn’t necessarily always acting. I hate Jonah Hill too. I think most people should because he seems pretty hatable. So, all right, Jay Baruchel, I’m with you on that. He’s Canadian. This is supposed to take place in the United States, but it’s. It’s definitely Canada. And I think at some point, even when they drive by a speed limit sign, it’s in kilometers. It’s like, just say that you’re in Canada. We don’t care where you are. And that’s the only thing I would really say about this. I give it a five out of 10 because five to me means it’s a solid movie to watch. I’ll probably. I know I won’t ever watch this again. This is not a re-watchable movie. You watch it once, you digest it, you’re entertained. Very well done. And then you move on with your life. This slasher man is a pretty cool villain. He wears like a welder’s hat. Welders mask and the killings are very brutal, actually. So, this is this is pretty good. The coolest trivia that I found, I don’t know how true this is, but I guess this was supposed to be made a long time ago.

12:27 2011, even eight years before this was actually made. And the person that they were going to get to star in it was Eminem. So, I don’t know if that’s true or not. I like Eminem as an actor. He’s really only been in like two things that I can even think of. I wish Eminem did more acting, I think he’s a good actor. I don’t know what he would be like in this. I like this movie, Random Acts of Violence on AMC, I think is definitely worth your time to invest, especially if you like comic books. Because it’s a lot. The comics, and there’s another thing I will say that’s a bit of a slam. Comics that they use in the movie that’s supposed to be his comic book, it’s not good art in the comic books. In fact, it’s pretty terrible at times. So There’s there’s a tiny dig at that, but it’s not it doesn’t. The story doesn’t hinge on how well the art is, how well done the art is. So that’s just a little thing in that. Moving on to another thing, I feel like I’ve covered a lot of these movies, maybe because I seek them out.

13:28 Because they do love the idea of haunted attractions. And I don’t even do it. There are shows on NEOZAZ that are dedicated to haunted attractions, and the biggest one being Universal’s. Horror nights. So you can go on NEOZAZ.com and get a bunch of things like that. In fact, there’s a newer episode of that. Speaking of Ozzy. where Matt and and Hun and Hunter and you know they they talk about this uh theming becoming a part of Universal. Horror nights. So I do like. This concept? Some of them are well done, some of them aren’t. This one is pretty good. It’s called Haunt Season. It came out in 2024. And I think the thing that I like most about this is when you watch these. Haunted attraction slasher. you know, horror movies. Like there’s another one called Haunt. Uh, you can tell that this was contrived, or you know, the haunted attraction itself.

14:30 is not believable. This to me looks like a real haunted attraction. So I think because there are lots of those, this one differentiates itself because this one seems to have a little more validity as a real place. Let me play the trailer for you. How long can you scream without needing like a break or something? Probably a few hours. This is Matilda. It’s her first time at a haunted house. We’re just a bunch of theater kids who never grew up and got real jobs. It’s fake. It’s only fake if you don’t believe it. It’s all fantasy, right? This is all part-time and seasonal, so sometimes people just disappear. So what’s your thing? Either gonna chase people around with a fake chainsaw. Just run with the real one. Oh.

15:34 We give the people what they want! And what they want in blood! They want cuts. They want clowns and chainsaws. Well, come to the right place. Uh So the Haunted Attraction is called Realm of Terror. This looks like something that you could Go to. And I would. And I’ve said couple times recently to Chris from Pass the Popcorn. This year, we used to go with these all the time. And they were so much fun. I want to do it this year. I want to actually go.

16:36 Get her old bones off the couch. We go someday and we actually do this’cause it’s always a good time and we just don’t do it anymore. I think this haunt season 2024 is fresher. than most of the others. The acting is good enough that it doesn’t detract. And I guess you can kind of tell what I’m saying. But when you watch some of these and the acting is that bad, it just really ruins the movie for you. Or you become focused on it. The acting in this, there’s a couple of people that are actually really good. And the rest of the people are not bad either. It doesn’t take you out of the movie. During the whole movie, the staged injuries that are happening in the rooms that you would walk through become their real injuries or their real deaths. I like it a lot. There’s a lot of dong in this movie too. Just to let you know, there’s a lot of nudity in this, including dong. This is your dong warning if that’s a a trigger for you. Also, it has a mystery element to it, almost a perverted Scooby-Doo.

17:41 Yeah, yeah. a lot of red herrings that you’re gonna meet a lot of characters through it and you’re like oh that’s probably the eye You know, and then he dies. Oh, that’s probably the guy. And then he dies. So it’s pretty good as far as keeping the mystery alive. It’s not like impossible to figure out. But it’s entertaining enough that I gave it a four out of 10, but I could go as high as a five. I would recommend this to someone who likes these kind of movies and being better than the rest of the crop of them. It is streaming on Prime for some, Plex. Pluto and Tubi. I don’t know if you’re watching on the free services, if you’re seeing all the The nudity and the and the and the Gore, I don’t know because I don’t watch them on there. So if you have Prime, just watch it on there. You’ll get the unedited version, but Haunt Season is pretty solid. Alright, I got two more for you. And this is your classic stream. this episode, 1987’s The Believers, starring Martin Sheen. This is a religious horror movie. And let me get the trailer going for you.

18:54 More than anything else, Cal Jameson wants to leave the horror of his old life behind. to discover that the real horror is just beginning. Don’t you come any closer! You see what they did to the kid in here? He said he found a body young and all that would have a lot of religious paraphernalia, right? A religion as old as time. One life from each of us count versus an unimaginable force for evil. This ritual’s being performed now. One life is all he has. Nothing can stop them. To power you cannot. Want them to know who you are? Do you? What have they done to you, Sean? I can’t move. No one can help you. They got my shield, but you get it! You looked into his eyes, and you both felt the power of the man who killed them. Jessica! They know who you are. Chris was chosen. found the ship. It was a sign. We want you to join us.

20:08 Yeah. Um Alright, so religious horror, like I said, and a lot of Santeria. As in, you know, like the Sublime song. I don’t practice Santeria. So I think this movie actually could probably be offensive to some people. To Catholics who practice Santeria, because this is Santeria coupled with voodoo. Coupled with corporate power. power. So there’s a lot kind of going on here. 1987, like, you know, so this is the kind of movies that were coming out in the 80s. Movies are like, this don’t get made anymore, but. Martin Sheen is a widower and a cop whose wife dies, and he’s trying to move on with his life. And his son,

21:11 accidentally becomes embroiled with this cult. That has powerful ties. This is a lot. Like Rosemary’s Baby. Rosemary’s Baby is all over this thing because it’s a lot of powerful white people. who are using voodoo. coupled with things that are learned in Santeria to I don’t know, become powerful, live longer. Things that they want done. So it’s kind of interesting, and the cast is great. Aside from Martin Sheen, it’s Robert Loggia. Jimmy Smits has a really big part in it and acts his ass off in this movie. There’s some good stuff. Harris Yulin stuff, you know, guys that you used to see a lot in the back, but if you do. believe in some of the things that are practiced in Santeria, this will be offensive to you, I would assume. I don’t. I found it entertaining. I give this a 5 out of 10. This is a good watch and put away. It’s on MGM Plus and nice to it’s I mean I watch a lot of these newer movies. It’s nice to go back and watch movies from the 80s that have that 80s hue and that 80s graininess and sensibilities every once in a while.

22:25 Even if there’s offensive things in it. because that was the time then. Not excusing it, but that was the way, you know, people talked. things people did. The Believers is pretty solid. So I will recommend that as well. Moving on to the last thing is brand new, brand new, brand new. It came out last week. In fact, I wasn’t even going to do this because they talk about new movies. on Pass the Popcorn. 2026 is the last house, but I’m gonna do it anyway. They can sue me if they want, those fuckers. Hey, no scooter no. Yeah. I’m not. I’m hiding from our children. It won’t open. Trept in here. sitting. I don’t know.

23:35 Safe. We are in our own. It’s not just us. The whole world. But most importantly other I saw someone outside today. What is something out there keeping us trapped? What do we do? Yeah. going to end one day. Alright so the last house, uh I appreciate some of what it’s doing.

25:22 Just don’t think it’s told in a great way. So I was excited about this, especially because Greta Lee is in it. I could watch Greta Lee all day, every day for months. For as long as this goddamn movie is supposed to take place, The Last House. It’s supposed to be like years, like five years go by. They’re stuck in this house. I could be in a house for five years of Greta Lee and have no problems whatsoever, not even be sad. I love her. She’s great. She’s great. But I will say Louis Leterrier, the director of this, who I look back at some of the things he’s done. I don’t know that this is the guy. That has the pedigree that you want for your major Netflix original movie. The director of things like The Transporter 2. Clash of the Titans, the shitty one. And Fast X or Fast 10. Is it X or 10? These fucking Fast in the Furious movies and their titles. Bullshit. Because they’re all over the place. Too fast, too furious. The fast that the one is fast and furious.

26:27 There’s one that’s like four later’s movie that’s The Fast and The Furious. It’s the same title. Who is supposed these movies? Titles of these Fast and Furious movies are like the titles of Led Zeppelin songs. Nobody fucking knows what they’re listening to or watching. I don’t know what this is called. Is it Fast X or 10? I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I got off. I got off on a fast and a furious tangent. Getting back to the last house, which isn’t any better, honestly. I blame this guy. The pacing is so slow. There’s stuff that goes on that I know I’m supposed to care about as a viewer, and I just don’t. I give this a four out of 10, and that was just for Greta Lee. The story and the ending with monsters. It’s all about the ocean. There’s a lot of ocean stuff. Uh story and the ending with the monsters is baffling. And maybe it was baffling because I was so goddamn bored watching this movie that I lost track of why or what was going on. But there are monsters.

27:32 Sea monsters. you know hurt this lady. But then at the end there. I don’t even fucking know. And I don’t want to spoil it. If you’re going to watch it, I don’t know. Maybe I’ve said too much. Don’t waste your time. Seriously, don’t waste your time with Netflix. Uh the last house. If you would do something fun on Netflix Download the app and get your family together and play fucking Boggle. Okay, play Boggle on Netflix. Don’t watch The Last House. Four out of ten is generous. You hear me, Louis Leterrier You need to you need to do better. Do better. Netflix. But I digress. I’d like to thank you for listening to another episode. of streams and nightmares. where the horror never stops streaming.