Somewhere in America, a chilly breeze is blowing, people are wearing sweaters, and everything smells like pumpkin spice. In Georgia, the home of The Needle, we're just happy it's under 100 degrees, and the arrival of October means we have an excuse to watch horror movies. Since this episode is posting on the eve of Spooky Season, we decided to turn our attention to a trio of underknown and underappreciated slasher films.

The Cold Prey trilogy from Norway introduces a hulking killer known as The Mountain Man. Does he deserve to be on the Mt. Rushmore of horror icons with Jason, Michael, and Freddy? Does the formula of original film, sequel, prequel feel fresh or stale? Your hosts will walk you through these frozen horrors, but since this is a recommendations podcast, you probably already know whether they think these films are worth your time.

Cold Prey can be found on Amazon Prime Video for $ 3.99.

Cold Prey 2 can be found on Amazon Prime Video for $ 3.99.

Cold Prey 3 can be found on YouTube.

The Wave can be found on Amazon Prime (subscription), Fubo, Philo, The Roku Channel, Hoopla, Kanopy and VOD.

Remember that streaming contracts come and go, so when in doubt consult the JustWatch app for the up-to-the-minute whereabouts of the films mentioned on the show. (No. They're not a sponsor. We just love their app.)

You can reach Scott and Eddie at theneedlefilmpodcast@gmail.com with your questions of suggestions for Needles they should discuss on future episodes.

Thanks to songwriter But Perryman for the theme for The Needle and the various music bumpers that were taken from his song "Faded Memory" with his express permission.

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From the 1950's to the 2020's, Scott Phillips and Eddie O'Blivion look at streaming needles in the haystacks of the Western genre. Scott leads off with a rare lead performance by character actor extraordinaire Tim Blake Nelson in the 2021 indie western Old Henry. Then Eddie carries his torch for the 1967 spaghetti wester Day of Anger from Italian director Nino Valerii.

For his second featured pick of the episode, Scott stays in the 21st century with 2008's Appaloosa co-written by, directed by and starring Ed Harris. Eddie heads back fifty years before Appalloosa to discuss Gary Cooper's final film role in 1958's Man of the West. Each of your co-hosts offers a runner-up as Scott advocates for the simple pleasures of 2013's Slow West, and Eddie extols the virtues of the Randolph Scott - Harry Joe Brown westerns of the late-1950's to 1960 known to western fans as the Ranown Westerns.

Old Henry can be found on Paramount +, Kanopy and various VOD outlets.

Day of Anger can be found on Amazon Prime, Night Flight and as an Amazon rental.

Appaloosa can be found on various VOD outlets (Amazon Prime, Apple TV)

Man of the West can be found on YouTube TV and various VOD outlets.

Slow West can be found on Netflix, The Roku Channel, and various VOD outlets.

The Ranown westerns can be found on a Blu-ray box set from the Criterion Collection and intermittantly on the Criterion Channel and various VOD outlets.

Remember that streaming contracts come and go, so when in doubt consult the JustWatch app for the up-to-the-minute whereabouts of the films mentioned on the show. (No. They're no a sponsor. We just love their app.)

You can reach Scott and Eddie at theneedlefilmpodcast@gmail.com with your questions or suggestions for Needles they should discuss on future episodes.

Thanks to songwriter Burt Perryman for the theme for The Needle and the various music bumpers that were taken from his song "Faded Memory" with his express permission.

Eddie O'Blivion Instagram: @eddie_oblivion

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Scott Phillips Instagram: @mscott_phillips

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The episode that Eddie O'Blivion has spent his whole life preparing for: Jane Schoenbrun's Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma. Although this show typically focuses on films available on streaming, Eddie and his co-host, Scott Phillips, thought this "instant Needle" needs your eyeballs and box office dollars while it's still in theaters and rolling over to VOD. Their discussion of "meta-slasher" horror films leads to a look at two additional streaming Needles: Severance (2007) and Cherry Falls (1999).

Severance can be found on Amazon Prime, Philo, Hoopla, Kanopy, The Roku Channel and various VOD outlets.

Cherry Falls can be found on Philo and various VOD outlets.

Remember that streaming contracts come and go, so when in doubt, consult the JustWatch app for the up-to-the-minute whereabouts of the fhilms mentioned on the show. (No. They're not a sponsor. We just love their app.)

You can reach Scott and Eddie at theneedlefilmpodcast@gmail.com with your questions or suggestions for Needles they should discuss on future episodes.

Thanks to songwriter Burt Perryman for the theme for The Needle and the various music bumpers that were taken from his song "Faded Memory" with his express permission.

Eddie O'Blivion Instagram: @eddie_oblivion

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Scott Phillips Instagram: @mscott_phillips

Scott Phillips Bluesky: @mscottphillips.bsky.social

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