Grave Tone: Horror Podcast

THEY WILL KILL YOU (2026) Review | Satanic Cult Horror, Zazie Beetz, Kill Bill Vibes & Full Spoilers — Grave Tone PodcastArthur and Megan just got back from the theater and they're reviewing They Will Kill You — the new horror-action-comedy from director Kirill Sokolov, starring Zazie Beetz, Patricia Arquette, Myha'la, Heather Graham, and Tom Felton.Follow us & Subscribe:SpotifyApple PodcastTikTokInstagramThreadsGrave Tone Podcast Website⚠️ SPOILERS: Full spoiler breakdown starts partway through — listen for the warning.🔪 WHAT WE COVER:- Full plot breakdown: Asia infiltrates the Virgil, a satanic cult's immortal NYC high-rise- The Kill Bill and Edgar Wright comparisons (and why they're accurate)- Fight choreography breakdown — the stunt team genuinely went above and beyond- The Dante's Inferno symbolism baked into the building's design- Arthur's rating: 7/10 digs | Meaghan's rating: 5.5/10 digs — and why they split- Patricia Arquette's Irish accent (it's a whole thing)- Why Heather Graham's disembodied eyeball might be the film's best character- The Rosemary's Baby origin story behind the whole film- Tom Felton playing ukulele songs about joining a cult on set- Zazie Beetz being called a "cyborg" by the crew for her relentlessness🎬 Director: Kirill Sokolov (Why Don't You Just Die!)🎬 Produced by: Andy & Barbara Muschietti (IT, Welcome to Derry)🎬 Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures🎬 In theaters: March 27, 2026📅 COMING UP:Interview with director Mike P. Nelson drops Monday — do not miss it.Collab episode with Horror Roulette on Anti/Violent Nature — coming to their feed.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Grace is back, her sister's in danger, and the whole world is apparently run by satanic billionaires. Arthur and Meaghan review Ready or Not 2: Here I Come and break down whether this blood-soaked sequel actually earns its place next to the original.Ready or Not 2: Here I Come is directed by Radio Silence (Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett) and picks up exactly where the first film left off — Samara Weaving covered in blood, the mansion in ashes, and everything you thought you knew about that first movie suddenly feels like just the opening act. This time, the game is global.Follow us & Subscribe:SpotifyApple PodcastTikTokInstagramThreadsGrave Tone Podcast WebsiteSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this special midweek bonus, Arthur and Megan sit down with Eric Miller, a horror writer who's navigated pretty much every corner of the genre across multiple decades and formats. He's written and produced screenplays, including the SyFy Channel's cult creature feature Ice Spiders (yes, the one with the ski resort and the giant spiders), along with Night Skies, Swamp Shark, and Mask Maker.He's an editor whose anthology Hell Comes to Hollywood earned a Bram Stoker Award nomination. And in January 2025, he released his debut novel, Whatever Happened to Uncle Ed?, a darkly funny, action-packed horror story where a former high school basketball star inherits a mansion, a fortune, and a generational curse that comes with shapeshifting demons and underground battle arenas. Kirkus Reviews called it "simultaneously horrifying and hilarious."Follow us & Subscribe:SpotifyApple PodcastTikTokInstagramThreadsGrave Tone Podcast WebsiteSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Arthur and Meaghan review A24's Undertone (2025) — Ian Tuason's directorial debut and one of the most talked-about horror films of early 2026. A paranormal podcast host receives ten mysterious audio recordings at her dying mother's bedside, and what starts as content slowly becomes a waking nightmare.They break down the film's extraordinary sound design, its slow-burn atmosphere, the meta joy of two horror podcasters reviewing a horror podcast movie, and where it lands on their rating scale (Arthur: 7/10 — Meaghan: 6.5/10). Plus: the Fantasia connection, the A24 deal, and why you really should see this one in Dolby if you can.Follow us & Subscribe:SpotifyApple PodcastTikTokInstagramThreadsGrave Tone Podcast WebsiteSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We just saw THE BRIDE! (2026) — Maggie Gyllenhaal's punk feminist reimagining of Bride of Frankenstein — and we have a LOT to say. Jesse Buckley gives one of the best performances of the year, Christian Bale is doing full chameleon mode, and the dance sequence alone is worth the price of admission.Arthur and Meaghan break down the full film — what works (a lot), what doesn't (that third act), and where this sits in the 2026 monster movie renaissance alongside Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein and Lee Cronin's upcoming The Mummy.Follow us & Subscribe:SpotifyApple PodcastTikTokInstagramThreadsGrave Tone Podcast WebsiteSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this bonus episode of Grave Tone Podcast, Meaghan and Arthur sit down with prolific character actor Mark Acheson for a wide-ranging conversation about craft, career, and Christmas horror.Mark is probably best known as the unforgettable Mailroom Guy from Elf (2003), but his career spans four decades, three Emmys (via his role in Fargo), Zack Snyder's Watch, Chronicles of Riddick, Brand New Cherry Flavor, and so much more.Most recently, he plays Charlie in Mike P. Nelson's Silent Night, Deadly Night (2025) — a disembodied inner voice that guides slasher antihero Billy Chapman (Rohan Campbell) on a very specific kind of naughty list. Reviewers have compared the dynamic to Dexter meets Venom, and the performance earned Acheson standout notices from multiple critics.Follow us & Subscribe:SpotifyApple PodcastTikTokInstagramThreadsGrave Tone Podcast WebsiteSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We just got home from the theatre, and we're breaking down This Is Not a Test (2026), the new zombie horror film directed by Adam McDonald and based on the beloved Courtney Summers YA novel. Meaghan read the book (and the bonus sequel novella, Please Remain Calm). Arthur has a giant zombie-kill knife on his nightstand. We are, arguably, the ideal people to review this.This Is Not a Test just hit theatres, and we are fresh out of our seats. Based on the beloved 2012 YA novel by Canadian author Courtney Summers — rereleased in January 2026 with the sequel novella Please Remain Calm — this new zombie film is directed by Adam McDonald and stars Olivia Holt (Heart Eyes), Froy Gutierrez, Corteon Moore, Carson MacCormac, and Chloe Avakian.Follow us & Subscribe:SpotifyApple PodcastTikTokInstagramThreadsGrave Tone Podcast WebsiteSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Psycho Killer (2026) is the first Disney-distributed film to land 0% on Rotten Tomatoes — and we just saw it opening night. Here's our full spoiler review. Written by Andrew Kevin Walker (Se7en, Sleepy Hollow), directed by debut director Gavin Polone, and starring Georgina Campbell as a revenge-driven state trooper hunting a ritualistic serial killer, Psycho Killer had everything going for it. So why does it fall so completely flat?Follow us & Subscribe:SpotifyApple PodcastTikTokInstagramThreadsGrave Tone Podcast WebsiteSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sam Raimi is back in the horror director's chair, and it's glorious. On this bonus episode of Grave Tone Podcast, Meaghan and Arthur break down Send Help (2026), the survival horror thriller starring Rachel McAdams and Dylan O'Brien as corporate co-workers stranded on a deserted island after a plane crash.They dive into the film's sharp commentary on nepotism and corporate culture, the incredible on-screen chemistry between the two leads, Danny Elfman's perfectly calibrated score, and the moral gray area at the heart of the story — who is really the villain here?Plus: real survival tips, a Crisco survival debate, connections to Triangle of Sadness, and their final ratings.Follow us & Subscribe:SpotifyApple PodcastTikTokInstagramThreadsGrave Tone Podcast WebsiteSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We just got back from the theater to review Cold Storage (2026), the new horror comedy based on David Koepp's 2019 novel.This film has an absolutely stacked cast — Joe Keery (Stranger Things), Georgina Campbell (Barbarian), Liam Neeson, Leslie Manville, Sosie Bacon (Smile), Richard Brake, and Vanessa Redgrave — all trapped in a self-storage facility when a parasitic alien fungus escapes from a sealed military vault beneath the building.Follow us & Subscribe:SpotifyApple PodcastTikTokInstagramThreadsGrave Tone Podcast WebsiteSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Megan and Arthur review Whistle (2026), the new cursed-object horror where blowing an “Aztec death whistle” calls in something worse than a demon—your future death.This episode is spoiler-heavy: we talk kill highlights, what works (and what doesn’t), the movie’s throwback teen-horror vibe, and why it feels like a mashup of Final Destination chaos with Smile-style curse mechanics.Also: cast notes (hello, Nick Frost), soundtrack/needle-drop appreciation, and a quick myth-vs-reality check on the “death whistle” lore.Follow us & Subscribe:SpotifyApple PodcastTikTokInstagramThreadsGrave Tone Podcast WebsiteSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Childhood Trauma Horror Rewatch of Dolls (1987) and Poltergeist (1982) — with Horror Roulette Podcast.Evil dolls, haunted suburbia, clown nightmares, and iconic 80s practical effects… what still scares us now?Meaghan & Arthur (Grave Tone) team up with Nelly & Antony (Horror Roulette Podcast) to revisit two films that hit us at the worst possible age. We break down the moments that caused the damage (porcelain doll terror, the Poltergeist clown, the tree attack, the mirror scene, the skeleton pool) and the stuff we didn’t remember—like how funny Dolls can be on a rewatch.Follow us & Subscribe:SpotifyApple PodcastTikTokInstagramThreadsGrave Tone Podcast WebsiteFollow Horror Roulette Podcast too!SpotifyInstagramThreadsYoutubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Universal’s Dark Universe was supposed to be a Monster MCU — and The Mummy (2017) killed it.We break down Dracula Untold, The Mummy, Dr. Jekyll, and every reason the franchise collapsed.Universal tried to resurrect its legendary monsters (Dracula, Frankenstein, Wolf Man, Invisible Man, The Mummy) inside one shared cinematic universe… and it cratered almost instantly.Follow us & Subscribe:SpotifyApple PodcastTikTokInstagramThreadsGrave Tone Podcast WebsiteSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We’re back, for the second time. After seeing 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple on Friday, January 16, 2026, we recorded our full review… and then the audio file vanished into the void. So at 7:00 a.m. (with coffee and pure spite), we did it again, because this movie is worth it.In this episode of Grave Tone Podcast, Meaghjan and Arthur break down why The Bone Temple is a massive step up and (for us) one of the best zombie/infected films we’ve seen. It doesn’t just rely on gore or nonstop chaos; it blends action, dread, character work, dark humor, and big thematic swings in a way that feels deliberate and shockingly well-balanced.Follow us & Subscribe:SpotifyApple PodcastTikTokInstagramThreadsGrave Tone Podcast WebsiteSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode of Grave Tone, Megan and Arthur record immediately after an early screening of Primate (2026)—a lean, mean creature feature where a beloved chimp named Ben turns deadly after a rabies incident, trapping a group of young friends in a remote cliffside home in Hawaii.We start with quick first reactions and a spoiler-free verdict on what Primate delivers: hard R gore, strong tension, and surprisingly effective comedic beats that keep the ride watchable even when it’s gnarly. Then we dive into full spoilers, unpacking the movie’s setup (Lucy returning home to a grieving family), the rabies/mongoose catalyst, and how the isolation of the house + pool-cliff geography turns into a survival nightmare.Follow us & Subscribe:SpotifyApple PodcastTikTokInstagramThreadsGrave Tone Podcast WebsiteSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today we’re reviewing We Bury the Dead (2026) (written/directed by Zak Hilditch), starring Daisy Ridley as Ava—a woman who volunteers with a body retrieval unit while searching for her missing husband in a devastated Tasmania. FULL SPOILERS AHEAD: We discuss the movie’s zombie design, the “cognitive undead” idea we wish the film explored more, what worked (shots, tension spikes, performances), what didn’t (pacing + cliché ramp), and the ending that left us arguing all the way home.If you watched it too: Were you into the metaphor-heavy approach, or did you want more straight-up zombie survival? Drop your take in the comments.Follow us & Subscribe:SpotifyApple PodcastTikTokInstagramThreadsGrave Tone Podcast WebsiteSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It’s the first Grave Tone episode of the year, and we’re kicking things off with a screener review of The Plague: a brutally realistic, deeply unsettling coming-of-age horror-thriller set at a boys’ water polo sleepaway camp. New kid Ben arrives already anxious… and immediately learns the camp’s “tradition”: the group chooses one boy to label as “the plague,” and everyone treats him as contagious. What starts as a juvenile joke curdles into full-on social exile, escalating Ben’s fear, shame, and survival instincts.Follow us & Subscribe:SpotifyApple PodcastTikTokInstagramThreadsGrave Tone Podcast WebsiteSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It’s the end-of-year horror hangover episode: Megan and Arthur reveal their Top 10 Horror Movies of 2025, counting down from #10 to #1—without telling each other their lists ahead of time.They cover buzzy sequels that actually delivered, festival discoveries that deserve wider distribution, and the movies that hit hardest emotionally (even when the blood was flowing). Expect passionate takes on modern Stephen King adaptations, dark fairy-tale/body-horror energy, the return of big-franchise swings, and why one film absolutely earned the #1 spot for both hosts.Also included: honorable mentions—the movies that narrowly missed the cut, plus a few genre-adjacent picks that still scratched the horror itch.Follow us & Subscribe:SpotifyApple PodcastTikTokInstagramThreadsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Horror comes to life with the horror author Jonathan Janz on Grave Tone.In this episode, Jonathan breaks down how he landed in the officially authorized Stand universe — including the wild behind-the-scenes moment when Stephen King gave the green light for The End of the World as We Know It: New Tales of Stephen King’s The Stand (edited by Brian Keene and Christopher Golden) and why that “DO IT!!!” email changed everything.We also dig into Jonathan’s newest release, Veil (sci-fi horror), his love of big swings and clear endings, and the early-life ingredients that shaped him: growing up next to a graveyard, horror-loving family TV habits, and even Poe recordings that hit way too early.Follow us & Subscribe:SpotifyApple PodcastTikTokInstagramThreadsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It’s finally holiday horror season… so we did the only sensible thing: watched all seven Silent Night, Deadly Night films and ranked them from worst to best, including the bonkers detours (psychic coma connections, witchy cult chaos, killer toys) and the entries that actually work as slashers.We also hit the theater for the new 2025 Silent Night, Deadly Night, and—spoiler alert—it’s way better than we expected. We talk about what makes it click, why it feels like a “breath of fresh air,” and which franchise DNA it smartly remixes. The 2025 film is written/directed by Mike P. Nelson, premiered at Fantastic Fest, and was released theatrically Dec 12, 2025.Follow us & Subscribe:SpotifyApple PodcastTikTokInstagramThreadsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.