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Jan. 8, 2024

FRANKENSTEIN (1931) Part One

This week we embark on a new cinematic journey and for the first time we travel back to one of the foundations of horror as we begin our exploration of the Frankenstein franchise. Adapted from the classic novel by Mary Shelley, James Whale created on...

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Jan. 2, 2024

2023’S TOP HORROR MOVIES

Before we get dragged kicking and screaming into 2024, Mike, Brian, Nichole and Rachel take a look back at what has been a solid year yet again or horror. From the creation of "meme horror" we loved in M3GAN and Talk To Me, to a continuation of "Fuck...

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Dec. 24, 2023

THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL

Happy holidays everyone. For our second annual non-horror Christmas movie deep dive, we're covering the greatest adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic. What do you get when you cross a miserly, penny hoarding, vindictive Scrooge with the loveable Mu...

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Dec. 18, 2023

CHRISTMAS EVIL (Holiday Horror Series)

You better watch out...he's made his list and he knows who is naughty and who is nice. This week we wrap up our holiday horror series with a classic killer Santa movie: CHRISTMAS EVIL. No less a luminary than John Waters calls this his favorite Chris...

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Dec. 12, 2023

*Corrected* KRAMPUS (2023 Holiday Horror Series)

NOTE: Mike uploaded the incorrect file yesterday so all apologies. We'll leave the 2020 patron episode up as a thanks, but here our actual episode for the week)   He's making a list. He's checking it twice. He's going to find out who's naughty and sh...

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Dec. 11, 2023

KRAMPUS (Holiday Horror Series)

He's making a list. He's checking it twice. He's going to find out whose naught and should be stuffed in a sack then beaten with a switch before being fed to murderous elves. It's Krampus! From Mike Dougherty (Trick 'r Treat) comes another contempora...

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Dec. 4, 2023

SILENT NIGHT (2021) Holiday Horror Series

It's the end of the world as we know it, and we feel fine. This week we're talking the Christmas-set 2021 British horror comedy Silent Night.  When the Earth spits up a toxic gas that promises to wipe out humanity, a posh family and their closest fri...

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Nov. 27, 2023

BETTER WATCH OUT (Holiday Horror Series)

Seasons Greetings everyone! We're taking a month off franchises and raising our glasses to toast some of our favorite one off holiday and Christmas inspired horror movies. Up first we have the black comedy "home invasion" thriller from Chris Peckover...

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Nov. 23, 2023

Interview with Steven Cognetti (writer / director HELL HOUSE LLC seri…

Happy Thanksgiving listeners. As a holiday bonus, we have a little treat. Mike sat down with Stephen Cognetti, writer and director of all the Hell House LLC films to talk about how the latest (Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor) came to be....

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Nov. 20, 2023

HELL HOUSE LLC ORIGINS: THE CARMICHAEL MANOR

This week we're back to talk about the brand new entry to the Hell House LLC series. Dropping just before Halloween on Shudder, "Origins: The Carmichael Manor" leaves the Abaddon Hotel behind for brand new story. This time we follow a true crime yout...

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Nov. 13, 2023

SAW Rankings

We're back with one last trip to SAW City to rank all ten entries in the franchise.

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Nov. 8, 2023

Patreon Clip: Halloween Horror Movie Marathon

We're taking a week of, so enjoy this clip from our recent patreon page. Mike, Nichole, Stephen and Brian put together their picks for an all night horror movie marathon.  If you want this and almost fifty hours more of bonus content, become a patron...

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Oct. 30, 2023

SAW X

Happy Halloween all. This week, we take a look at the latest entry in the Saw canon, the surprise hit of the fall, Saw X. The rare entry that's approved by both fans AND critics, this one finds Jigsaw seeking out surgery as a cure for his cancer, onl...

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Oct. 23, 2023

SPIRAL: FROM THE BOOK OF SAW

This week we're tackling what might be one of the most controversial titles we've covered to date: 2021's Spiral From The Book Of Saw. Just what does a SAW movie look like without its main man Jigsaw? Does Chris Rock try to bring too much of the funny...

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Oct. 20, 2023

Dispatches From TELLURIDE HORROR SHOW

Mike and Ariel actually got to meet in person at this past weekend's Telluride Horror Show, and to celebrate we snagged some coffee and breakfast burritos while taking in the mountain air and discussed what we loved at the festival. We keep it spoil...

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Oct. 16, 2023

JIGSAW

After a seven year hiatus Jigsaw made a return to theaters with, um, "Jigsaw." This week Mike, Ari, and Nichole discuss whether the Spierig's attempt at going back to basics and eschewing the more over the top gore and torture elements of the franchi...

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Oct. 10, 2023

SAW: THE FINAL CHAPTER

This week we are back with a not so final chapter of Saw 3D. We are here to find out how the story of John Kramer, Amanda, and John's large adult son Detective Hoffman wraps up once and for all. We enter the 3rd Dimension to do so and we get even mor...

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Oct. 2, 2023

SAW VI

This week our SAW VI episode talks about the turn towards social issues, and how this could be subtitled “Occupy Jigsaw” as predatory lenders and insurance companies get put to the test. The discussion gets emotional as we share our own personal expe...

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Sept. 29, 2023

[PATREON CLIP] DEATH WISH

In this clip from our latest patreon exclusive episode, Mike and Rachel talk the origins of the Charles Bronson classic Hollywood exploitation film Death Wish. To unlock this nearly two hour episode along with dozens of more hours of content, go to p...

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Sept. 25, 2023

SAW V

After the dramatic reveal at the end of SAW IV, it’s now Detective Hoffman’s world and we’re just living in it. Mike, Ari, Nichole and DeVaughn are joined again by Kat Hughes of Ghouls Magazine to talk abut the midpoint in the SAW franchise. The fift...

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Sept. 18, 2023

SAW IV

Mike, Ari, Rachel & Nichole are joined by Alison (Who's There? A Podcast About Horror Fans) for our fourth trip to Saw City (three more punches of our frequent travel card and I think we get a medium sized grape flavored Slurpee). This time we ta...

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Sept. 11, 2023

SAW III

This week we cover the controversial SAW 3, and friends, this episode goes to some places. From Jigsaw slash fiction to what Mr. Rogers and Mr. Kramer have in common, we promise you there isn't another show that covers this movie like we do.  Mike, N...

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Sept. 5, 2023

SAW II

We're back to play another game. This week Mike, Devaughn and Ariel are joined by Kat Hughes (Ghouls Magazine) to talk about the return of Billy the Puppet. Coming just one year after the surprising success of SAW, its sequel up the traps, ups the ca...

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Aug. 21, 2023

SAW (2004)

This week we kick off a new franchise and dig into one of the most divisive yet successful series of the past 20 years. We kick off our SAW coverage with James Wan and Leigh Whanell’s debut effort and we discuss the merits of this movie and  why it g...

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