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Podcast: Retro Blood
Episode: Retro Blood 207: Death Ship (1980)
Description: James Kline and J.H. Alison close out Ghost Month Part 2 with one of the wildest nautical horrors of the 1980s—Death Ship! This haunted German vessel isn’t just drifting at sea—it’s captained by one of the decade’s most underrated horror villains, the sinister Captain Ashland.
We kick things off with first impressions before diving into our History Segment, exploring what was happening in Pro Wrestling and Metal around the release date of March 7, 1980. In wrestling, James questions whether the true “monster heel push” started with Hulk Hogan. Alison then takes us into metal with Jud...