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V H US, Dirk Marshall

Each episode of 'V H US' features host Dirk Marshall having an in-depth talk with various guests about that week's cult film and what it is like to have the profession portrayed (sometimes very loosely) in the film.

Dirk Marshall was raised in a mom and pop video store in a small town. Growing up amongst the illustrious backdrop of VHS Box art, he learned about the world from the works of William Friedkin, Frank Henenlotter, and Penelope Spheeris. Now on VH US he sits down with people who's profession is portrayed in a film to talk about what it is like to have that profession and about the film he has assigned them.

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  • S26 · E6
    Tuesday · 1 hr 21 min

    Lights, Camera, Keyword: ADORED (with Carmelita Valdez McKoy and John Arminio)

    In this episode we return to the "Lights, Camera, Keyword" format, where one word steers the cinematic conversation. Our guests are Carmelita Valdez McKoy and John Arminio. Together we share where we ended up with themes, directors, actors, titles, and more! Our keyword this episode is: ADORED. What will we think of? You will just have to listen!

  • S26 · E5
    November 3 · 1 hr 34 min

    Thunder and Mud (feat. Frank of Terminal Zone)

    This episode we welcome back Frank, who you may remember from our Angel 4 episode! Together we celebrate a movie that is an epic collision of heavy metal and mud wrestling: THUNDER AND MUD! Directed by Penelope Spheeris (Dudes, The Decline of Western Civilization, Wayne's World) and featuring heavy metal bands performing as well as female mud wrestlers wrestling, this time capsule is incredible! Frank brings a vast wealth of knowledge to the episode as well as having reached out to Tyffany Milli

  • S26 · E4
    October 27 · 1 hr 38 min

    Virtual Video Store: Gateway Movies with Annalisa, Rodney Anonymous, and Ryan Gowland

    It is time for another Virtual Video Store episode! Our format where 3 guests enter the store and attempt to rent 5 movies each. But will the movies be in stock or will they get something else? Only a die decides! The guests are Annalisa of Lowbrow Antics, Rodney Anonymous of The Dead Milkmen, and Ryan Gowland of The New World Pictures Podcast. The theme for this Virtual Video Store is: Gateways! Movies that we would recommend to introduce people to genres, directors, themes, topics, etc...Where

  • S26 · E3
    October 20 · 1 hr 29 min

    Horror Movie Slumber Party with Shawn Robare and Ryan Gowland

    For this special spooky season celebration we are hosting a Horror Movie Slumber Party! We each bring 5 movies that we would show at our Horror Movie Slumber Party. So at the end of the episode you will have 15 movie recommendations for October. I hope you enjoy this nostalgic exercise!

  • S26 · E2
    October 13 · 1 hr 45 min

    Halloween 2 (2009) with Justin Beahm

    This episode we welcome Justin Beahm (producer, editor, director, writer, and musician) to help celebrate a perfect movie for spooky season. Halloween 2 (2009) is director Rob Zombie's follow up to his original re-envisioning of Halloween. Beloved character's names might remain but this retelling has all its own ideas and mechanizations that make these truly bold and unique movies. We get into many of the wonderful details and hope that if you are someone who bumped up against it initially, that

  • S26 · E1
    October 6 · 1 hr 12 min

    Alien Space Avenger with Mike White and Zak Koonce

    We kick off season 26 of V H US with a seriously under-seen and under-celebrated horror, sci-fi, action, comedy. Alien Space Avenger follows 4 aliens on the run who crash land on Earth in the 1930's. So they do what any smart alien species would do, they hijak human bodies! Unfortunately for them, another alien is hot on their heels so they lay dormant 50 years. Then we meet a comic book artist and look, I don't want to spoil anything for you but this movie is a good time! Our guests are Mike W

  • S25 · E8
    September 22 · 56 min

    Season 25: Episode 8- An interview with Jennifer Rubin (Them Public Romantics , Bad Dreams , Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors , Delusion )

    We end this season with one of our rare interviews. This time with a wonderful human which has been celebrated in a number of our episodes. Jennifer Rubin is an actor, producer, model, screen writer, and now director! Jennifer's directorial debut "Them Public Romantics" (link in notes) is an engrossing and unflinching look at a small group of people living on the street outside of her apartment. Shot Cinéma Vérite style, it tells a story of loss, misplacement, the struggles of mental health, and

  • S25 · E7
    September 15 · 53 min

    Season 25: Episode 7- Princess Madam (with guest Rob Hunter)

    That's right! It is time for another Godfrey Ho movie discussion. Our guest is a film critic, essayist, and soon to be novelist-Rob Hunter! Rob is a fan of the "Girls With Guns" sub-genre which makes him the perfect person to join Dirk for this Ho-down! Princess Madam aka Iron Angels 4 stars Moon Lee & Sharon Yeung as Mona and Lisa. Two cops who must protect an informant against an evil investor. What ensues? So many explosions and some cocaine in a place that is quite surprising. So dive into t

  • S25 · E6
    September 8 · 1 hr 19 min

    The Hourglass Sanatorium with Annalisa of Low Brow Antics & John Arminio

    We are calling it! Fall is here and it is time to get contemplative and watch movies with maybe less exploding motorcycles. Maybe not the entire fall but right now we are joined by John Arminio of the Popcorn Eschaton Podcast and Annalisa of Low Brow Antics to witness Has Wojciech's The Hourglass Sanitorium (1973.) A film which can feel cold and distant but if you begin to ruffle its feathers, it can unfurl in ways that will have you returning to it again and again. I can honestly say that it ha

  • S25 · E5
    September 1 · 1 hr 16 min

    SCREEN TEENS with guest host Ryan Gowland & host guest Dirk Marshall

    That's right! You asked for it so we flipped it! We called in Ryan Gowland ( The New World Pictures Podcast) to host the show (the only time this has ever happened) and your regular host (me) is in the hot seat. I think you will find that not only is Ryan a fantastic host but his incredible writing is also highlighted here. This format is very structured and writing heavy. As the host you have to lead people into the odd format and then showcase bonkers elements for each year. Ryan does so quite

  • S25 · E4
    August 25 · 1 hr 5 min

    The Revengening (aka Action Draft 2) with Seanbaby, Robert Brockway, & Zak Koonce

    That's right! A sequel to our Action Auction Draft episode. You know we had to do it. The second we wrapped the first episode, we knew we needed to record a follow up. Does it go as planned? Absolutely not! It goes better than planned. We add a villain draft so we know what our action teams are up against. Do the action dollars matter? How about you stop asking questions! The only problem is that this may be the only podcast format any of us want to do anymore. So enjoy the death of everyone's c

  • S25 · E3
    August 18 · 2 hr 6 min

    Virtual Video Store with Stephen Scarlata , Heather Drain , and Rodney Anonymous

    We are back in the Virtual Video Store. Our guest renters are freelance writer and multi-media essayist: Heather Drain, Writer, director, and producer: Stephen Scarlata, & musician, DJ, humorist, and horror-consultant: Rodney Anonymous! Each are tasked with attempting to rent 5 movies in Dirk's cursed Video Store. Will they get the movies they want or an employee pick or something far worse!?!? You will just have to listen!

  • S25 · E2
    August 11 · 45 min

    Season 25: Episode 2- LOST (with Marilynn Morose & Josh Griffith )

    It is time for another "Lights, Camera, Keyword!" Where the direction of the movie conversation is led by just one word. Where each guest takes the conversation is dependent on their own inspirations and experiences. The word for this episode is: LOST! Dirk is joined by longtime guest Josh Griffith and first time guest Marilyn Morose. Will they discuss times they felt lost in movies? Times movies felt lost? Something else entirely? You will just have to listen!

  • S25 · E1
    August 4 · 1 hr 19 min

    Season 25- Episode 1: STEPPENWOLF ( feat. Mike White )

    We are back! Welcome to season 25 of V H US. We are kicking it off in style with Mike White (the host of The Projection Booth Podcast!) We discuss some of the beginnings of Mike's many projects before diving into Adilkhan Yerzhanov's STEPPENWOLF (2025.) A film that dares ask the question "What if there was no good to be found in the world?!?" That's right, things get bleak on this episode but you might not notice because it was just so much fun talking movies with Mike White. Enjoy!

  • S24 · E9
    July 7 · 2 hr 34 min

    Season 24 Finale: Musicians In Movies (feat. Heather Drain & Carmelita Valdez McKoy)

    We end this season with an epic episode on musicians in movies. Our wonderful returning guests are Heather Drain and Carmelita Valdez McKoy. We all love music and movies so why not talk about some of our favorite times that feature both. Initially we each were going to bring 5 movie moments that featured musicians but there are TOO MANY! So instead, we each bring 10 and probably talk about 15 more. We cover a lot so hopefully this massive episode will tide you over while we are on break. See you

  • S24 · E8
    June 30 · 1 hr 14 min

    Season 24: Episode 8- A Full Moon Features Freakout with Mark Mahoney

    This episode we are joined again by Mark Mahoney (guest from our previous episode on Andy Sidaris movies.) We each have selected a movie from Full Moon Features to discuss. We also had a third Full Moon Feature, selected at random, for us to close out the conversation. We talk about all three movies as well as our introductions to Full Moon Features AND MORE!

  • S24 · E7
    June 23 · 1 hr 13 min

    DEVIL DOG: THE HOUND OF HELL ( feat. Rodney Anonymous )

    This episode we kick off a new mini series that is all about the made for TV movies of the 1970's. It is the brainchild of the guest, Rodney Anonymous and what a deranged brainchild it is! We begin with Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell from 1978. Richard Crenna really has his hands full when his family....um....has "interactions" with a dog possessed by the devil. Yeah, let's word it that way! A truly unbelievable movie made for TV so the whole family can enjoy it! We also play a game that will prob

  • S24 · E6
    June 16 · 1 hr 14 min

    Interview with Sam Rosenthal ( Black Tape For A Blue Girl & Projekt Records )

    This episode is one of our special interviews where Dirk has a chance to speak with an artist whose work he has admired for quite some time. The guest is musician, composer, artist, record label maestro, and novelist Sam Rosenthal. The conversation ranges from Sam's early beginnings in music to running a record label and more! Lots more, we didn't even mention cats yet. Yes, there are cats! If you are a fan of Sam then I know you will enjoy this conversation and if you know nothing about this wo

  • S24 · E5
    June 9 · 1 hr 21 min

    DAGON ( Feat. Zak Koonce )

    This episode we are joined yet again by the legendary Zak Koonce (Auralnauts & Zak's Planet of Garbage.) Which could only mean one thing! That is right, it is time to continue our exploration of H.P Lovecraft movies. If it is based on or inspired by H.P. then we will watch it and discuss it (for better or worse.) We also play what could only be described as the grossest game yet (although our first episode in this series was also an all timer!) Want to share your thoughts? Call or text 503-395-8

  • S24 · E4
    June 2 · 1 hr 33 min

    MORGIANA ( with Sarah Marshall & Carmelita Valdez McKoy )

    In this episode we continue our goth movie sequence with Sarah and Carmelita. Every time we also create our own alternative soundtrack for the movie! So we hope you enjoy this episode and seek out the blu-ray as well as the albums by all of the artists we shout out. Support these great artists and labels. Also call the hotline and share your good news! 503-395-8858

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