John Bloom

Acting

John Bloom

Born 1953-01-27 · Dallas, Texas, USA

John Irving Bloom (born January 27, 1953), known by the stage name Joe Bob Briggs, is an American syndicated film critic, writer, actor, and comic performer. He is known for having hosted the TNT television series MonsterVision from 1996 to 2000, and The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs on Shudder from 2018–present. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Bloom, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting credits

Face/Off poster
7.1

In order to foil a terrorist plot, an FBI agent undergoes facial transplant surgery and assumes the identity of a criminal mastermind. The plan turns sour when the criminal wakes up prematurely and seeks revenge.

Face/Off

1997

Casino poster
8.0

In Las Vegas, two best friends--a casino executive and a Mafia enforcer--compete for a gambling empire and a fast-living, fast-loving socialite.

Casino

1995

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 poster
5.7

A radio host is victimised by the notorious cannibal family while a former Texas Marshal hunts them.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2

1986

Foodfight! poster
1.9

The evil Brand X joins a supermarket that becomes a city after closing time.

Foodfight!

2012

Great Balls of Fire! poster
6.3

The story of Jerry Lee Lewis, arguably the greatest and certainly one of the wildest musicians of the 1950s. His arrogance, remarkable talent, and unconventional lifestyle often brought him into conflict with others in the industry, and even earned him the scorn and condemnation of the public.

Great Balls of Fire!

1989

Hogzilla poster
2.7

A tabloid news crew ventures into the backwoods of Central Florida to investigate reports of an aggressive feral hog who the locals call Hogzilla. What they find, though, are demons, devils, creeping things and pure evil.

Hogzilla

2014

The Fairfield County Four poster
5.1

Four young adults disappear while investigating reports of a large, wolf-like creature. Though no trace of the four was found, their camera was eventually located. This would be the last known footage of The Fairfield County Four.

The Fairfield County Four

2026

In Search of Darkness: Part II poster
7.7

The ultimate ‘80s Horror retrospective just got BIGGER. In Search of Darkness: Part II is a four-hour-plus sequel to the Rondo Hatton-nominated In Search of Darkness, adding 15 new interviewees and 40+ returning favorites for the biggest and most comprehensive ‘80s Horror documentary cast ever assembled.

In Search of Darkness: Part II

2020

Grinners poster
NR

Marley is a moderately successful horror cooking show host. Her life gets flipped upside down when she crosses paths with the voyeuristic possum mask. Marley has to survive the night as she is hunted down through the eyes of a possum.

Grinners

2025

Frozen Assets poster
3.6

Zach Shepard is excited to find he's been hired as president of a bank. When he finally arrives in Hobart, Ore., he discovers to his dismay that the bank is actually a sperm bank. There he meets the cold Dr. Grace Murdoch, the scientist in charge, whose disregard for him seems to mask romantic intentions. Meanwhile, in order to save the business, the sperm bank holds a fundraiser to find the man with the highest sperm count.

Frozen Assets

1992

Bloody Summer Camp 2: Red Horizon poster
NR

After being shut down for eight years, Camp Trustfall is reopened in 1994 by a new owner. The first summer has come to an end and the counselors are closing down the camp for the year when one by one, they start to disappear.

Bloody Summer Camp 2: Red Horizon

2026

Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre poster
8.0

Feature length documentary about the making of the film featuring interviews with producer Michael Bay, director Marcus Nispel, executive producers Brad Fuller and Andrew Form, screenwriter Scott Kosar, and the cast and crew.

Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre

2004

Ice Nine Kills Presents: Welcome to Horrorwood poster
NR

A grizzled homicide detective presents a gruesome set of puzzle pieces to a jury in a desperate attempt to link Ice Nine Kills frontman Spencer Charnas to a series of brutal murders. Entered into evidence are eight blood-soaked music videos from the chart-chopping album, The Silver Scream 2: Welcome to Horrorwood, featuring hit singles inspired by iconic horror films.

Ice Nine Kills Presents: Welcome to Horrorwood

2024

Horror Business poster
7.0

The movie covers the careers of five up-and-coming horror-movie loving directors – Mark Borchardt ('Coven'), Ron Atkins ('Necromaniac'), Dave Stagnari ('Catharsis'), John Gora ('Chirpy'), and Brian Singleton.

Horror Business

2005

Tie Die poster
NR

When a string of gruesomely mutilated bodies surface in a once-peaceful national park, veteran Ranger Jones (Lloyd Kaufman, legendary founder of Troma and creator of THE TOXIC AVENGER) teams up with a no-nonsense state trooper (cult film icon Joe Bob Briggs of Shudder’s The Last Drive-In) to track down the source of the carnage. It’s been decades since the park saw a rabid bear—but this? This is something far more savage. With the woods now teeming with free-spirited musicians, tripping hippies, and cosmic wanderers, the countdown to chaos is ticking. As the bloodbath crescendos, can the unlikely duo stop the slaughter before the final curtain call? Or will Ranger Jones miss the encore? Loaded with face-melting practical effects and psychedelic visuals straight from an oscilloscope fever dream, TIE DIE is a sensory acid trip of terror that will leave you gasping… if you’re lucky.

Tie Die

2024

The Barn Part II poster
4.7

The Halloween ban is now lifted in Helen's Valley, and the sorority girls of Gamma Tau Psi place Michelle in charge of their annual haunted house. Unfortunately for Michelle some uninvited trick or treaters from her past come knocking.

The Barn Part II

2022

Cryptids poster
4.7

An anthology film about a paranormal radio show accepts calls from individuals who have encountered creatures from the unknown.

Cryptids

2023

Rapturious poster
3.9

Hip-hop meets horror in this twisted tale directed by Kamal Ahmed (The Jerky Boys). Binging on hard drugs, white rapper Rapturious spins into murderous hallucinations - or is he really committing these blood-splattering crimes?

Rapturious

2007

Drive-In Movie Memories poster
8.0

A nostalgic, informative history of drive-in movie theaters, featuring extensive archival photographs and interviews with Leonard Maltin, John Bloom, Samuel Z. Arkoff, Barry Corbin and many others... Drive-In Movie Memories is a film celebration of America's greatest icon of youth, freedom and the automobile. What began as an auto parts owner's business venture to make some easy money accidentally became a magical place where romance, fun and a sense of community flourished. This film chronicles the drive-in's birth and development, its phenomenal popularity with audiences of all ages, its tragic decline, and its inevitable comeback as a classic form of Americana.

Drive-In Movie Memories

2001

Scare Package poster
5.6

Chad Buckley is super crazy about horror movies, but also very lonely. He mostly spends his days in his small movie shop having wild discussions with his only returning customer, Sam.

Scare Package

2019

Scare Package poster
5.6

Chad Buckley is super crazy about horror movies, but also very lonely. He mostly spends his days in his small movie shop having wild discussions with his only returning customer, Sam.

Scare Package

2019

Hollywood Boulevard II poster
4.4

A studio finds itself in the middle of a bizarre murder mystery when an exploding teddy bear kills the latest star. Soon more actresses get violently eliminated as the desperate search for the killer begins.

Hollywood Boulevard II

1989

In Search of Darkness poster
7.5

An exploration of '80s horror movies through the perspective of the actors, directors, producers and SFX craftspeople who made them, and their impact on contemporary cinema.

In Search of Darkness

2019

The Perfect Scary Movie poster
7.7

A documentary looking at the various conventions and scare techniques of the horror genre.

The Perfect Scary Movie

2005

Behind the camera