Ep. 05-20: The Devil’s Candy (2015)

Metal music, painting, and family are the passions of struggling painter, Jesse, who lives a happy life with his wife and daughter. Things look brighter when Jesse finds a huge old house in rural Texas, selling at a cheap price because of its mysterious past. They move in and Jesse converts the barn into a studio. But soon, his work takes on a new, darker flavor – and things get even more ominous when the hulking, unbalanced son of the former owners appears on the doorstep. Jesse’s family won’t be safe until they quiet the Devil himself.

The devil made me do it is not only the perfect idiomatic phrase for director Sean Byrne’s The Devil’s Candy (2015) but is also quite literally the plot. Join us as we discuss the pros, cons, and keys of this striking film, including its incredibly talented director and cast. Listen as Johnny Has the Keys gets a great deal on a house, haunted not simply by its past and specters of the night, but by the devil himself!

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Ep. 03-14: Rosemary’s Baby (1968)

Rosemary Woodhouse (Mia Farrow) and her struggling actor husband, Guy (John Cassavetes), move to a New York City apartment building with an ominous reputation and odd neighbors, Roman and Minnie Castevet (Sidney Blackmer, Ruth Gordon). Guy’s career suddenly blossoms and Rosemary finds herself pregnant. But something is not right. Rosemary becomes increasingly isolated and questions the origins of her pregnancy. She soon learns the diabolical truth.

Episode 314 “Rosemary’s Baby”

Rosemary’s Baby (1968) is a landmark in the canon of horror film history, specifically the sub-genre of satanic/witchcraft films. It may very well be the perfect storm of horror movies, featuring a controversial subject, a talented (but soon-to-be) controversial director, and having been released in a very turbulent time (the summer of love, Viet Nam, the Manson murders, etc.) Join us as we discuss the film’s continuing popularity and speculate on the reasons. Listen, as Johnny Has the Keys sublets an apartment in the iconic Dakota building, where suicides and death are commonplace, and where that baby you hear crying down the hall may be something far more sinister than it sounds.

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Ep. 02-25: The Omen (1976)

American diplomat Robert Thorn (Gregory Peck) adopts Damien (Harvey Stephens) unbeknownst to his wife, Katherine (Lee Remick), who delivers a stillborn child. After Damien’s first nanny hangs herself, Father Brennan (Patrick Troughton) warns Robert, now ambassador to Great Britain, that Damien will kill Katherine’s unborn child. Katherine miscarries when Damien (on a tricycle) knocks her off a balcony. As more people around Damien die, Robert, with the help of photographer, Keith Jennings (David Warner), investigates and discovers that the adopted child may in fact be the Antichrist.

Acclaimed director, Richard Donner, owes his career to this gem of a film that helped him break from the confines of television to the big screen. Join us as we discuss the incredible ensemble of cast and crew members that help elevate this prophetic biblical drama to the heights of iconic horror films, spawning a neverending brood of satanic offspring to this very day. Listen, as Johnny Has the Keys deciphers the ancient tomes and opens the door for a newborn child with a very special birthmark to cross into the realm of man.