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Joe Bob Briggs Discusses His Upcoming Shudder Marathons at NYCC 2018 Panel

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Long-time horror host Joe Bob Briggs took the opportunity to discuss his upcoming marathons and his feelings about his recent marathon experience at the Shudder panel at this year’s New York Comic Con.

The always entertaining host confirmed that his next Shudder marathon (entitled “The Dinners of Death”) will take place on Thursday November 22. The Thanksgiving themed event will also include Brigg’s favorite film which he “…has never been able to host.”  Briggs wouldn’t give any other information about the mystery title, but the host did say that it is one of the films on the “too grisly for pay cable” list. read more

Shudder Set to Deliver More of Joe Bob Briggs

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Shudder announced today that they will deliver the gift of Joe Bob Briggs just in time for the holiday season with Thanksgiving and Christmas specials, to be titled The Dinners of Death and A Very Joe Bob Christmas.  The upcoming year could potentially be even bigger for Joe Bob as there are plans to launch a regular series featuring the iconic horror host in 2019.

On Friday, July 13, Shudder streamed The Last Drive-In featuring Joe Bob Briggs. The response and demand for the stream was so great that it temporarily took down Shudder’s servers. Stephen King himself even tweeted about The Last Drive-In and the hashtag trended nationally on Twitter. read more

Shudder Announces ‘The Last Drive-In With Joe Bob Briggs’ 24-Hour Horror Movie Marathon Beginning Friday July 13

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According to the official press release,  Shudder (the former cable horror channel and current streaming service) is planning to unleash former MonsterVision host Joe Bob Briggs in the form of a 24 hour movie marathon starting on Friday July 13 at 9:00 p.m.

The special, entitled The Last Drive-In With Joe Bob Briggs, will be chock full of trashy horror films, as well as Briggs’ patented sense of humor and encyclopedic knowledge base about these “drive-in” staples.  The host will screen at least 13 films in total, including Sleepaway Camp, Tourist Trap, and Basket Case among others. read more