The Whorrors!

A weekend back in your hometown can be hell enough, but more horrors await through the gates of Hell Fest (2018) - and it’s not just the embarrassment of your boyfriend losing $50 on a stuffed animal, either.Follow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcastEmail us at thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.comArtwork by Gabrielle Fatula (gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com)Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProdStandard Music License Sources: “Hell Fest (2018) KILL COUNT.” Youtube.com. Uploaded by Dead Meat, 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7pdrQl-KyQ Hell Fest Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell_Fest Hell Fest (2018) IMDb:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1999890/  

Keep your eyes on the road (and in your head) as we unpack the road rage in Jeepers Creepers (2001).***CONTENT WARNING: discussions of sexual assault, domestic violence, true crimeFollow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcastEmail us at thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.comArtwork by Gabrielle Fatula (gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com)Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProdStandard Music License Sources: JC IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0263488/trivia/?ref_=tt_dyk_trvJC Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeepers_Creepers_(2001_film)

We all know the story of Frankenstein, but listen in to hear what happens after a high school party in the 80’s leads to a bad trip that makes you wish you BYOB’d (Built Your Own Boyfriend) in 2024’s Lisa Frankenstein.***CONTENT WARNING: discussions of sexual assaultFollow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcastEmail us at thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.comArtwork by Gabrielle Fatula (gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com)Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProdStandard Music License Sources: Lisa Frankenstein Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Frankenstein https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children_of_the_Corn_(1984_film) Lisa Frankenstin (2024) IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21188080/ Watts, Rhonda. “Life, Death, and ‘Lisa Frankenstein’: How the Horror-Comedy Film Pays Homage to Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein.’” k-saa.org. https://www.k-saa.org/blog/lisa-frankenstein 

Angela is hoping for some excitement for her nighttime news segment, but the night goes viral in all the wrong ways.  Catch the craze as we cover 2008’s Quarantine. ***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of contagious illnessFollow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcastEmail us at thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.comArtwork by Gabrielle Fatula (gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com)Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProdStandard Music License Sources: Quarantine Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarantine_(2008_film)Sometimes They Come Back – ‘REC’ (2007) vs ‘Quarantine’ (2008) by Kim Morrison: https://littleredhorror.wordpress.com/2021/05/23/sometimes-they-come-back-rec-2007-vs-quarantine-2008/

A stranger knocks at your isolated home in the dead of night, but what if letting him in is actually a good idea?  Find this thought experiment and other precious artifacts in our unpacking of 2024’s Oddity.***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of sexual violence, cancerFollow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcastEmail us at thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.comArtwork by Gabrielle Fatula (gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com)Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProdStandard Music License Sources: Oddity Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oddity_(film)Oddity IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26470109/trivia/'Oddity's Damian McCarthy reveals the origins of his Wooden Man by Kristy Puchko: https://mashable.com/article/oddity-wooden-man-damian-mccarthy

What will make you murder your family and join a farming commune that worships an agricultural god?  IT’S CORN!!! (in 1984’s Children of the Corn).***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of cults, harm against a child Follow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcastEmail us at thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.comArtwork by Gabrielle Fatula (gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com)Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProdStandard Music License Sources: ​Chambers, Jamie. "Troubling Folk Horror: Exoticism, Metonymy, and Solipsism in the "Unholy Trinity" and Beyond." JCMS: Journal of Cinema and Media Studies, vol. 61 no. 2, 2022, p. 9-34. Project MUSE, doi:10.1353/cj.2022.0014. Accessed December 2022.​“Children of the Corn (1984) KILL COUNT.” Youtube.com. Uploaded by Dead Meat, 2025. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwHr31znIXg ​Children of the Corn (1984 film) Wiki: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children_of_the_Corn_(1984_film) ​Children of the Corn IMDb: https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0087050/ Thurgill, James. “A Fear of the Folk: On Topophobia and the Horror of Rural Landscapes.” Revenant: Critical and Creative Studies of the Supernatural, no. 5, March 2020, pp. 33–56. Revenant Journal, The University of Tokyo, [online].

In honor of National Dog Day, we’re back in Maine to visit a man’s best friend…but a mother’s worst nightmare in Cujo (1983).***CONTENT WARNING: harm against a child, harm against an animal, sexual harassment, domestic abuse  Follow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcastEmail us at thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.comArtwork by Gabrielle Fatula (gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com)Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProdStandard Music License Sources: Cujo (film) Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cujo_(film) Cujo IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085382/ Eggan, Michele. “Noteworthy Heroines of Horror: Donna from Cujo.” Wickedhorror.com. https://www.wickedhorror.com/features/noteworthy-heroines-of-horror-donna-from-cujo/ Kirchner, Donnie. “Nope, Nothing Wrong Here: A Look At Stephen King’s Cujo.” Horrorobsessive.com. https://horrorobsessive.com/2021/02/25/nope-nothing-wrong-here-a-look-at-stephen-kings-cujo/ 

Weapons is the talk of the town, but what is it truly about?  We won’t spoon feed you this one, just take a 2:17am stroll with us as we discuss the wigs, the witches, and the weaponry of Zach Cregger’s 2025 box office success.***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of addiction, police brutality, gun violence, self-harm, harm against childrenFollow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcastEmail us at thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.comArtwork by Gabrielle Fatula (gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com)Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProdStandard Music License Sources: @JakeLubb. “I can’t stop thinking about it.” TikTok. https://www.tiktok.com/@jakelubb/video/7536302666998205709?lang=en Weapons Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weapons_(2025_film)Weapons IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26581740/trivia/?ref_=tt_dyk_trv

Welcome to Club Juke— where bloodlust means a killer playlist. The only sin about Sinners (2025) is if you haven’t seen it yet. ***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of racism, racial violence & discrimination, colonization, enslavement, hate groupsFollow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcastEmail us at thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.comArtwork by Gabrielle Fatula (gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com)Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProdStandard Music License Sources: ​Anderson, Maureen. “The White Reception of Jazz in America.” African American Review, vol. 38, no.​          1, 2004, pp. 135–45. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/1512237. Accessed July. 2025.​Hobson, Janell. “Blood Money, Blues Women, and the Power of Price: How ‘Sinners’ Rewrites the Gothic South.” Msmagazine.com. https://msmagazine.com/2025/05/08/sinners-feminist-film-review-black-women-history-power-south/. Accessed July 2025. Web.  ​Hoepfner, Fran. “The Women at the Heart of Of Sinners.” Vulture. 24 April 2025.  https://www.vulture.com/article/the-women-at-the-heart-of-of-sinners.html ​Kabeya, Victoria. ““How the Theme of Racial Escapism made Mary the Only Survivor in ‘Sinners.’” Medium.com. https://medium.com/@editions.canaan/how-the-theme-of-racial-escapism-made-mary-the-only-survivor-in-sinners-ffa421a52649. Web. ​McBride. “Hip-Hop Planet.” The Language of Composition. New York; Bedford, 2019. Pg. 301-311. Print.​Sinners (2025 film) Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinners_(2025_film) ​Sinners (2025) IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31193180/ ​@Teppertoks. “Spoilerish warning! Yes im still thinking about this movie!!” Tiktok. 19 April, 2025. https://www.tiktok.com/@teppertoks/video/7495079197350612254?lang=en ​The Eras & History Of Jazz Music" GreaterTorontoMusic.ca. Greater Toronto Music School, 2022.​          https://www.greatertorontomusic.ca/post/the-eras-history-of-jazz-music. Accessed July 2025. Web.​"Timeline." JazzInAmerica.org. The Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz.​          https://www.jazzinamerica.org/JazzResources/Timeline/. Accessed July 2025. Web. 

Lack of eye contact ratio continues to be a problem 30 years later for the young adults of Southport.  WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?  Listen to find out if the new person behind the slicker got slick-er in 2025’s I Know What You Did Last Summer.***CONTENT WARNING: discussion about addictionFollow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcastEmail us at thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.comArtwork by Gabrielle Fatula (gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com)Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProdStandard Music License Sources: Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Know_What_You_Did_Last_Summer_(2025_film)IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4045450/trivia/?ref_=tt_dyk_trv

All aboard the Antonia Graza where the entertainment is to die for and horrors are senza fine.  Travel back in time to a more grim time (2002) as we explore the seas in Ghost Ship.***CONTENT WARNING: death of a childFollow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcastEmail us at thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.comArtwork by Gabrielle Fatula (gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com)Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProdStandard Music License Sources: Ghost Ship (2002 film) Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Ship_(2002_film) Ghost Ship IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0288477/ Costa Concordia Disaster : https://www.britannica.com/event/Costa-Concordia-disaster 

Today we check another movie off Elyse’s “Never Will I Ever Watch” list where the aliens may not look at much, but they hear all.  Skip the bag of chips and don’t make a sound as we whisper through 2018’s A Quiet Place.***CONTENT WARNING: death of a childFollow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcastEmail us at thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.comArtwork by Gabrielle Fatula (gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com)Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProdStandard Music License Sources: A Quiet Place IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6644200/trivia/'A Quiet Place' Falls Into A Tired Trope About Deafness by Pamela Kincheloe: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/opinion-kincheloe-quiet-place-deaf-people_n_5ad10645e4b0edca2cb9acc6A Quiet Place: A Review from the Deaf Perspective by T. Frohock: https://www.tfrohock.com/blog/2018/4/23/a-quiet-place-a-review-from-the-deaf-perspectiveA Quiet Place Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Quiet_PlaceToxic Masculinity and the Gender Politics of A Quiet Place by Shelby Boyer:https://saboyer.medium.com/toxic-masculinity-and-the-gender-politics-of-a-quiet-place-d114b3b23b0d

Maxine Minx has gone Hollywood and is on the run from more than just Pearl and her farmhouse.  Enjoy the third installment of Ti West’s franchise with a view from the Hollywood sign in 2024’s MaXXXine.***CONTENT WARNING: violence against sex workers, drug use, religious trauma, true crime involving sexual assaultFollow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcastEmail us at thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.comArtwork by Gabrielle Fatula (gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com)Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProdStandard Music License Sources: Maxxxine IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22048412/trivia/?ref_=tt_dyk_trv“MaXXXine” Is a Fun Ride to a Predictable Party by Jenn Adams: https://femaleantagonist.com/maxxxine-is-a-fun-ride-to-a-predictable-party/MaXXXine’s True Crime References Explained: Who Is The Night Stalker? By Dani Kessel Odom: https://screenrant.com/maxxxine-true-crime-references-night-stalker-black-dahlia/Maxxxine Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MaXXXine

In anticipation of the holiday weekend, we’re headed to the beach to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the summertime slasher that started it all: Jaws (1975).***CONTENT WARNING: death of a childFollow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcastEmail us at thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.comArtwork by Gabrielle Fatula (gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com)Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProdStandard Music License Sources: Gambino, Megan. “The Shark Attacks That Were the Inspiration for Jaws.” Smothsonianmag.com. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-shark-attacks-that-were-the-inspiration-for-jaws-15220260/#:~:text=Joseph%20Dunn%20was%20luckier.,and%20Steven%20Spielberg's%20blockbuster%20film. Geiling, Natasha. “The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis Triggered the Worst Shark Attack in History”. Smothsonianmag.com. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/sinking-uss-indianapolis-triggered-worst-shark-attack-history-25715092/ Jaws (film) Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaws_(film)Jaws (1975) IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073195/?ref_=ttfc_ov_i Rutigliano, Olivia. “On the Endless Symbolism of the Best Summer Movie Ever Made: ‘Jaws’”.  Lithub.com. https://lithub.com/on-the-endless-symbolism-of-the-best-summer-movie-ever-made-jaws/ 

This month’s theme has been one hell of a ride, but we’re slowing to a stop to get a clear snapshot of death’s design in 2006’s Final Destination 3.***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of suicide, 9/11Follow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcastEmail us at thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.comArtwork by Gabrielle Fatula (gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com)Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProdStandard Music License Sources: Final Destination 3 IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414982/trivia/Final Destination 3 Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Destination_3

As the lore begins to pile up, we have to log everything we know about death’s design before we submerge too far and lose sight of the surface.  See how clear these rivers truly are in 2003’s Final Destination 2.***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of suicide, loss of a child Follow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcastEmail us at thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.comArtwork by Gabrielle Fatula (gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com)Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProdStandard Music License Sources: Final Destination 2 IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0309593/trivia/Final Destination 2 Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Destination_2

When 7 people cheat death’s design, the path forward isn’t as Clear as it appears.  Come find out why you don’t want to mess with the Mack Daddy Grim Reaper in 2000’s Final Destination.***CONTENT WARNING: discussion 9/11, hanging, suicide Follow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcastEmail us at thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.comArtwork by Gabrielle Fatula (gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com)Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProdStandard Music License Sources: Determinism Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeterminismFatalism Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FatalismFinal Destination IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0195714/Final Destination Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Destination_(film)Predeterminism Wiki:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predeterminism#:~:text=Predeterminism%20is%20the%20philosophy%20that,is%20closely%20related%20to%20determinism.Reddit thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/askphilosophy/comments/5yl579/determinism_vs_predeterminism_vs_fatalism_arent/

A night of Sax and Stars on the boardwalk opens up a underworld of glam rock aesthetics, motorcycling on the beach, and vampires…what could go wrong?  Celebrate Shay’s birthday with the 1987 bloodsucking bash, The Lost Boys.***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of child abuse, sexual abuseFollow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcastEmail us at thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.comArtwork by Gabrielle Fatula (gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com)Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProdStandard Music License Sources: The Lost Boys IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093437/trivia/‘The Lost Boys’ through a ‘Dracula’ Lens Highlights the Film’s Queer Subtext On Its 35th Anniversary by Sezin Devi Koehler: https://blackgirlnerds.com/the-lost-boys-through-a-dracula-lens-highlights-the-films-queer-subtext-on-its-35th-anniversary/The Lost Boys Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lost_Boys30 Years Ago, The Lost Boys Introduced Me to Queer Cinema by Alcy Leyva: https://www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2017/12/01/30-years-ago-lost-boys-introduced-queer-cinema/Reddit thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueFilm/comments/bfmv0r/the_lost_boys_an_allegory_on_the_lasting_impact/

Iris was ready to spend a relaxing weekend by the lake with her boyfriend - but when she’s forced to kill the host of the party, she realizes that her relaxing was never a part of the program.  Make sure your voice command settings are turned off before tuning in to 2025’s Companion.***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of sexual assault, suicide Follow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcastEmail us at thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.comArtwork by Gabrielle Fatula (gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com)Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProdStandard Music License Sources: Companion (Film) Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Companion_(film) Companion (2025) IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26584495/ Willmore, Alison. “Review: ‘Companion’ Is a Perfectly Mean Romp.” Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025, https://www.vulture.com/article/review-companion-is-a-perfectly-mean-romp.html#:~:text=Friend%2C%20Guill%C3%A9n%2C%20and%20an%20unusually,is%20never%20less%20than%20perfect. Ruppert, Audrey. “Companion Explores an Unsettling Reality.” Severna Park Voice, 19 Jan. 2025, https://severnaparkvoice.com/stories/companion-explores-an-unsettling-reality,67425. 

When Reese gets a crush on a theater nerd, he’s faced with the Troy Bolton conundrum of love or football…and he’s going to wish he chose football.  Sneak into school with us after hours to catch a midnight performance of The Gallows (2015).***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of hanging Follow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcastEmail us at thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.comArtwork by Gabrielle Fatula (gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com)Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProdStandard Music License Sources: The Gallows (Wiki): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gallows The Gallows (IMDb): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2309260/