Straight Chilling: Horror Movie Review

Five years after the events of the first film, a summer camp next to the infamous Camp Crystal Lake is preparing to open. Did Jason Voorhees actually survive, or is he just an urban legend? The counselors of Packanack Lodge are about to find out! On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss sack head Jason, counselors in training, and how to survive a slasher movie in Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (5:30) Back of the Box/Recommendations (8:32) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (17:45) Rotten Tomatoes (1:12:25) Trivia (1:20:18) Cooter of the Week (1:26:16) What We've Been Watching (1:34:00) Hotline Scream (1:47:32)   Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Instagram YouTube Shop E-mail: straightchillingpodcast@gmail.com Voicemail: 904-638-3231

Baron Frankenstein creates two "zombies" and plans to mate them in order to create the master race. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss Andy Warhol's horror career, running into Udo Kier in a bar, and the horniest Frankenstein movie you've ever seen, Flesh for Frankenstein (1973).    Show Notes: Housekeeping (4:20) Back of the Box/Recommendations (9:20) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (16:28) Rotten Tomatoes (1:14:20) Trivia (1:19:35) Cooter of the Week (1:23:28) What We've Been Watching (1:31:28) Hotline Scream (1:49:15)   Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Instagram YouTube Shop E-mail: straightchillingpodcast@gmail.com Voicemail: 904-638-3231  

We are wrapping up another year full of fear! How did 2025 stack up in the horror department? Tune in and find out! On this week's episode… Join the crew as we countdown our top 10 horror movies of 2025, discuss some frightful flops, and take a look ahead at our most anticipated horror movies of 2026!   Show Notes: Housekeeping (4:10) 2025 Recap (8:15) Top 10 0f 2025 (15:50) Honorable Mentions (1:27:25) Worst of 2025 (1:43:40) Upcoming 2026 Horror Movies (1:59:00) Hotline Scream (2:09:00)   Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Instagram YouTube Shop E-mail: straightchillingpodcast@gmail.com Voicemail: 904-638-3231

Young Spike is inducted into Jimmy Crystal's bizarre zombie apocalypse gang while a nearby doctor makes a discovery that could change the world. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss Jack O'Connell's gang of Jimmies, Ralph Fiennes' Alpha zombie research, and how to survive a zombie apocalypse in Nia DaCosta's, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026).    Show Notes: Housekeeping (4:16) Back of the Box/Recommendations (8:35) Spoiler Warning/Full Review: (13:35) Rotten Tomatoes (1:08:35) Trivia (1:15:28) Cooter of the Week (1:21:35) What We've Been Watching (1:28:00) Hotline Scream (1:46:48)   Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Instagram YouTube Shop E-mail: straightchillingpodcast@gmail.com Voicemail: 904-638-3231

Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss conspiracy theories, why Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons are so damn good, and the latest film from Yorgos Lanthimos, Bugonia (2025).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:30) Back of the Box/Recommendations (8:25) Spoiler Warning/Full Review: (14:00) Rotten Tomatoes (1:11:52) Cooter of the Week (1:19:34) Hotline Scream (1:26:10)   Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Instagram YouTube Shop

Hawkins has been split open and the town is now under a military quarantine. Will Eleven and the crew be able to keep Vecna from finishing his diabolical plans? Tune in and witness the epic conclusion 10 years in the making! On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss the final season of Netflix's flagship show, Stranger Things 5.   Show Notes: Housekeeping (7:38) Back of the Box/Recommendations (14:40) Spoiler Warning/Full Review: (19:50) Rotten Tomatoes (1:07:07) Cooter of the Week (1:14:37) What We've Been Watching (1:19:30)   Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Instagram YouTube Shop

Terror grips a small mountain town when bodies are discovered after each full moon. Losing sleep, raising a teenage daughter, and caring for his ailing father, officer Marshall struggles to remind himself there's no such thing as werewolves. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss Jim Cummings' versatility, Robert Forster's final film, and the werewolf whodunit, The Wolf of Snow Hollow (2020).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (5:25) Back of the Box/Recommendations (12:20) Spoiler Warning/Full Review: (16:55) Rotten Tomatoes (1:04:50) Cooter of the Week (1:12:27) What We've Been Watching (1:18:40)   Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop

A child witnesses the murder of his parents by a man in a Santa suit. Years later, he dons a Santa suit himself and begins murdering those who have been naughty every Christmas season. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss Rohan Campbell, how to punish naughty people, and yet another remake of a Christmas horror classic in, Silent Night, Deadly Night (2025).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (5:00) Back of the Box/Recommendations (11:05) Spoiler Warning/Full Review: (16:40) Rotten Tomatoes (1:04:15) Cooter of the Week (1:12:08) What We've Been Watching (1:17:30) Hotline Scream (1:27:30)   Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop

Benoit Blanc returns to solve his most dangerous mystery yet. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss Daniel Craig, Josh O'Connor, and the third installment in the Knives Out franchise, Wake Up Dead Man (2025).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (4:40) Back of the Box/Recommendations (13:42) Spoiler Warning/Full Review: (19:35) Rotten Tomatoes (1:07:30) Trivia (1:14:05) Cooter of the Week (1:18:24) What We've Been Watching (1:26:20) Hotline Scream (1:37:26)   Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop

On this very special episode, Justin is joined by Stephan Fasold, a German film critic and film festival programmer from Kino Korea, to talk about all the films they watched at The Seoul Independent Film Festival. 

Jack Skellington, The Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, attempts to take over Christmas this year. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss stop motion animation, Danny Elfman's incredible music, and the movie that was not directed by Tim Burton, The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (4:40) Back of the Box/Recommendations (11:21) Spoiler Warning/Full Review: (18:56) Rotten Tomatoes (1:08:15) Trivia (1:14:55) Cooter of the Week (1:27:00) Hotline Scream (1:32:55)   Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop

A selfish, cynical television executive is visited by three ghosts bearing lessons on Christmas Eve. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss Bill Murray, Bobcat Goldthwait, and the classic 80's take on A Christmas Carol, Scrooged (1988).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (4:25) Back of the Box/Recommendations (10:52) Spoiler Warning/Full Review: (18:30) Rotten Tomatoes (59:05) Trivia (1:08:30) Cooter of the Week (1:14:00) What We've Been Watching (1:19:18) Hotline Scream (1:28:50)   Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop

Doctor, scientist, organist, and biblical scholar Anton Phibes seeks revenge on the nine doctors he considers responsible for the death of his wife. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss Vincent Price, plague based murders, and perhaps the proto Jigsaw killer in, The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (5:05) Back of the Box/Recommendations (11:20) Spoiler Warning/Full Review: (17:45) Rotten Tomatoes (57:50) Trivia (1:05:10) Cooter of the Week (1:09:41) What We've Been Watching (1:14:30) Hotline Scream (1:28:10)   Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop

Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees return to terrorize the teenagers of Elm Street. Only this time, they're out to get each other, too. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss Robert Englund, Kelly Rowland, and the most 2000's movie ever made, Freddy vs. Jason (2003).    Show Notes: Housekeeping (4:25) Back of the Box/Recommendations (12:10) Spoiler Warning/Full Review: (19:20) Rotten Tomatoes (1:15:21) Cooter of the Week (1:25:25) What We've Been Watching (1:31:00) Hotline Scream (1:48:55)   Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop

A brilliant but egotistical scientist brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss lapsed Catholics, Osacr Isaac's God complex, and Guillermo Del Toro's Frankenstein (2025).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (4:10) Back of the Box/Recommendations (8:16) Spoiler Warning/Full Review: (12:00) Rotten Tomatoes (1:22:55) Trivia (1:30:12) Cooter of the Week (1:37:02) Hotline Scream (1:44:16)   Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop

Single father, Paul Henderson, purchases a newspaper in the small town of Copperton, Ohio and moves there with his daughter Christina. The two soon come to realize the townsfolk led by evil reverend Donovan, are Satanic cult members. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss extremely low budget filmmaking, Linnea Quigley deserving better, and the 1989 shot on video movie that wasn't finished until 2022, Heartland of Darkness (2022).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (15:05) Back of the Box/Recommendations (22:18) Spoiler Warning/Full Review: (29:10) Cooter of the Week (1:04:28) What We've Been Watching (1:08:06) Hotline Scream (83:45)   Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop

Frankenstein (1931) Dr. Henry Frankenstein is obsessed with assembling a living being from parts of several exhumed corpses.   The Invisible Man (1933) A scientist finds a way to become invisible, but in doing so becomes murderously insane.   The Wolf Man (1941) Upon his return to his father's estate, aristocrat Larry Talbot meets a beautiful woman, attends a mystical carnival and uncovers a horrifying curse.   On this week's episode… Join the crew as we celebrate Halloween by discussing 3 absolutely classic Universal monster movies!   Show Notes: Housekeeping (6:00) Back of the Box/Recommendations (13:10) Spoiler Warning/Full Review: (20:30) Rotten Tomatoes (56:58) Trivia (1:03:40) Back of the Box/Recommendations (1:11:58) Spoiler Warning/Full Review: (1:16:25) Rotten Tomatoes (1:47:40) Trivia (1:54:05) Back of the Box/Recommendations (1:58:30) Spoiler Warning/Full Review: (2:04:20) Rotten Tomatoes (2:43:23) Trivia (2:47:22) Cooter of the Week (2:53:51)   Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop

A Halloween anthology provides 5 intertwining tales: a principal's dark secret, a virgin looking for her first time, a group of kids pull a prank, a woman who loathes Halloween doesn't respect the rules, and an old man's dark past returns to visit him. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss horny ass werewolves, an adorable Halloween mascot, and potentially the best horror anthology of all time, Trick 'r Treat (2007).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (4:20) Back of the Box/Recommendations (14:25) Spoiler Warning/Full Review: (20:55) Rotten Tomatoes (76:00) Trivia (83:37) Cooter of the Week (90:10) Hotline Scream: (100:15)   Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop

After an odd, new medical student arrives on campus, a dedicated local and his girlfriend become involved in bizarre experiments centering around the re-animation of dead tissue. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton, and one of the greatest horror comedies of all time, Re-Animator (1985).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (4:10) Back of the Box/Recommendations (11:50) Spoiler Warning/Full Review: (19:00) Rotten Tomatoes (69:42) Trivia (76:40) Cooter of the Week (81:05) What We've Been Watching (84:28) Hotline Scream: (95:35)   Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop

A collection of Halloween themed videotapes unleashes a series of twisted, blood-soaked tales, turning trick or treat into a struggle for survival. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss found footage horror, Halloween anthologies, and the beautiful blend of the two in, V/H/S/Halloween (2025).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (4:30) Back of the Box/Recommendations (12:20) Spoiler Warning/Full Review: (17:35) Rotten Tomatoes (93:55) Cooter of the Week (102:11) What We've Been Watching (109:50) Hotline Scream: (128:15)   Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop