GBW #63: California Screamin' (The Prey [1983] / The Freeway Maniac / Memorial Valley Massacre)

<p>Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more!</p> <p>This week, Ryan and Chris dive back into the world of regional horror films, specifically with three California-set, not-LA-based trashy slashers. We start with 1983's "<strong>The Prey</strong>," which finds our hosts overall divided on this regional oddity with a strange production history, but both agree it's more ambitious in what it's trying to do than most slashers of its ilk. Then, they move into the high-body-count, yet strangely boring "<strong>The Freeway Maniac</strong>," a VHS dirtbag flick from 1989, before ending with another flick from 1989, albeit one that is much more fun, "<strong>Memorial Valley Massacre</strong>."<br> <br> You can find this and future episodes on our website&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thegoodbadwhat.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thegoodbadwhat.com</a>. You can subscribe to our show on&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-good-the-bad-and-the-what/id1554493814" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts,</a> <a href="https://anchor.fm/thegoodbadwhat" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Anchor.fm</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0RcsQUeNROydClA6p6P9ht" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spotify</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-good-the-bad-and-the-what" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://iheart.com/podcast/78028350/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">iHeartRadio</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80Nzg1Y2NmYy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Google Podcasts</a>, and more! Feel free to email us at thegoodthebadthewhat@gmail.com if you have any questions, comments, or just want to say hello.