Ghoul Roulette

Evan Vellela
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Two fools giving their movie fate to pure chance. 60 films, 30 are a nightmare, 30 are a dream. Which will they hit?

  1. 1d ago

    Ghoul Roulette – Episode 1: CHRISTIANE F. (81)

    Spin the wheel, take a chance, who knows what dreams you will find. Yes it is finally here, the inaugural episode of GHOUL ROULETTE, the podcast where your two goofy hosts spin the wheel of pain and see if what they find is bleak or joyous…cinema wise. You can find the master list here! Basically, in case you are very new to this, Evan and I have put together a list of 60 movies, 30 from each of us. Evan, as he is like to, chose some of the darkest movies he could think of. They actually span the range of bummer cinema, from the depressing to the gruesome. I, on the other hand, tried to pick movies that made me feel good OR others suggested as life affirming movies. Granted, some of these choices will seem weird, but the goal was not to rely SOLELY on the sappy and instead to also feature the fun and the triumphant. For this episode the winds of fate have blown us to 1981’s Christiane F a German film depicting the true life story of a young women sucked into addiction in Berlin in the late 70s. It is a huge f*****g bummer, but also pretty good? Check it out and let us know what you think. To be honest, as a lame dad this movie was a real trial for me, and I was a little worried that this was maybe too close to a D.A.R.E. movie but it is effective and really well done. Anyway, thanks for listening, please tell a friend, and join us next time to see what the fates have dealt us on the WHEEL OF PAIN..and sometimes pleasure

    1h 4m

  2. 09/03/2025

    Episode 13: FACES OF DEATH (78)

    All good things come to an end…and even ridiculous shit like this podcast gotta go. Thanks for joining us on this trip, we appreciate you very much! The summer may be over, but the Ghoul adventure will continue very soon. For now, enjoy me complaining about this movie and Evan admitting that it is maybe not great, but he still has affection for it. Sorry if this is late, today has been a mess and I am stressing about so much stuff. Still, it is nice to know that you may listen to this, remember something gross from this film, and maybe feel as bad as I do. Solidarity I guess.

  3. 08/27/2025

    Episode 12: THIS NIGHT I'LL POSSESS YOUR CORPSE w/ John Hades

    Look out everybody, it’s another guest episode! On this awesome episode we are joined by John Hades who you may know from DEVIL MASTER, SCARAB, or FINAL RESTING PLACE. This dude rips and really is making music in Philly that much more sick, BUT ALSO He is an OG fan of the Coffin Joe movies which is exactly what we needed for this episode! Thanks John for joining us, you were just a joy to have as a guest, and folks please go check out his music. If you have never seen a Coffin Joe movie, maybe check those out as well.

    1h 9m

  4. 08/20/2025

    Episode 11: WHO CAN KILL A CHILD w/ Mike Dikk

    HEY, IS SOMEBODY GONNA KILL THIS KID OR WHAT? Hey friends, welcome to prestigious episode 11 of GHOUL SUMMER, the podcast that explores bummer movies so you don’t have to, though you probably should. On this episode we discuss the possibly not so ghoulish Who Can Kill a Child? We are joined by the indominable Mike Dikk of THE FIRST SEVEN INCH CLUB, as well as KISSING CONTEST and just the internet generally speaking. Mike picked our 70s slice of exploitation after all kinds of shifting of films so if you watched the wrong thing in preparation of this episode, apologies. Thanks again to Mike for coming on, check out his podcast, it rules. Thanks to all of you for listening and please tell a friend. Ok Cool.

    1h 15m

  5. 08/13/2025

    Episode 10: BRIGADE OF DEATH (85) w/ Doug Tilley

    Ghoul summer, your very own brigade of bummer, returns with a brand new episode, this time with a guest! Doug Tilley joins us as our Canadian language consultant to discuss Brigade of Death, a French tour de force of offensive shit. We enjoyed this movie a lot but did feel kind of bad about that, maybe? or maybe not! Thanks so much for listening and please tell a friend to check it out!

    1h 18m

  6. 08/06/2025

    Ghoul Summer Episode 9: MONDO CANE-A DOG’S LIFE

    “And here we see two misplaced Philadelphia punk rockers of the 21st century, lost in the Pacific North West, participating in the ritualistic activity of voicing their inane opinions into the void known colloquially as ‘Podcasting'” Hey welcome to a knew episode of Ghoul Summer, on this our 9th tedious episode we discuss the “classic” pseudo-documentary Mondo Cane! Look, I usually like to keep our takes a bit of a surprise but really, you should know, we hated this movie. If you are tuning in looking forward to us waxing eloquent about the importance of this piece of trash, you have come to the wrong place. Sorry friends, it is what it is, but I wanted you to go in aware so you weren’t too surprised. Ok cool, thanks for listening.

    1 hr

  7. 07/30/2025

    Ghoul Summer Episode 8: THE WAR GAME (66)

    Will the survivors envy the dead? It is episode 8 of GHOUL SUMMER and on this truly stark episode we are delving into the font for so much dbeat imagery. The War Game from 1966. Despite how dark and bleak this documentary is, we both generally enjoyed it and spend some time thinking about it’s reception both then and now. Thanks for listening, tell a friend, have a great day despite, you know, all of this.

  8. 07/23/2025

    Ghoul Summer Episode 7: KAPO (60)

    This summer? It never ends. Welcome back to another riveting and ultimately futile episode of GHOUL SUMMER! On this excursion into the dark we discuss Kapo (60) directed but the director of  The Battle of Algiers , Gillo Pontecorvo. I am like 90% cure I mispronounced Pontecorvo’s name every time I said it so please forgive my ignorance. Despite knowing full well what the format of our show is I continue to fail to write notes in advance thus my “what I am getting into” is, as usual, lackluster. Otherwise? Sick episode. espit

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Two fools giving their movie fate to pure chance. 60 films, 30 are a nightmare, 30 are a dream. Which will they hit?

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  • Creator
    Evan Vellela
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    14
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2016
  • Show Website
    Ghoul Roulette