Episode 23 - Is it Giallo? With Sam Panico

Episode 23 - Is it Giallo? With Sam Panico

Author: They Live By Film July 17, 2025 Duration: 2:35:34
Finding the joy in unfettered creativity. A podcast dedicated to bringing awareness and context to movies of any budget, from anywhere, and during any time.

In Episode 23 we welcome back Sam Panico who can now say he is a contributor to a VS release! In addition to his look into 5 Dead on the Crimson Canvas, Sam is a frequent collaborator with Visual Vengeance, has his own podcast bandsaboutmovies and co-hosts a YT show called Drive-In Asylum.
You'll hear this in the episode, but Sam has a deep knowledge of exploitation and low-budget cinema and a great sense of humor. I'm honored to have him on as a repeat guest now!

We end the episode by welcoming Celeste back from a well-earned break. She has a lot to cover and catches us up on the Mélusine releases through April.

I'm very much looking forward to August! In addition to the regular coverage, we should be able to take a deeper dive into the Hong Kong side of VS. See y'all soon!

Sam Panico can be found:
www.bandsaboutmovies.com
https://www.youtube.com/@GroovyDoom

Celeste de la Cabra can be found:
https://www.patreon.com/CelestedelaCabra

Also, if you have a few extra bucks to spare there is a gofundme for Celeste for her Gender-Affirming Surgery Recovery:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-celestes-genderaffirming-surgery-recovery-fund

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