The Horror Agenda

Happy New Year and welcome back to the Horror Agenda. This week we head back to the 90s with our very first guest. That's right we have Kelly Camacho on the show, sister of one of our co-hosts. Kelly is a cosplayer, comic book nerd, union organizer, and aspiring horror writer. CW for this week's episode includes discussion of assault, incest, and child abuse. This week we cover the under-seen Wes Craven film from 1991, The People Under the Stairs. To see other films, listeners hav...

Welcome back to the Horror Agenda for the FINAL episode of the show this year. We wrap 2025 and get into Gremlins (1984) written by Chris Columbus and directed by Joe Dante. Thank you so much for joining us this year. If you have suggestions for films to cover next year, please let us know on Instagram or via email. We reference a few pieces. We bring up the Bechdel Cast episode from 2018, a podcast discussing intersectional feminism and using that lens look at movies. We also reference...

Welcome back to the Horror Agenda and this week we cover the 2022 short film Dear Santa, written and directed by Chris Vanderhorst. You can watch the short here. You can watch all the shorts we covered on our YouTube playlist here. This week Carlos recommends Black Christmas (1974), directed by Bob Clark, which we covered on the show already. He revisits it often. If you want more analysis on it, check out this video from Princess Weekes. He also recommends Good...

Welcome to the Horror Agenda. This week we talk about the wonderful Thirteen Ghosts (2001) and talk about our love of Matthew Lillard (before we knew it would be a mainstream conversation.) Thir13en Ghosts is directed by Steve Beck with story by Robb White and screenplay Neal Marshall Stevens & Richard D’Ovidio. We reference this ScreenRant piece by MacArthur, Lealos & Bruce updated 2024 about the 13 ghosts of the film. We also reference the episode of Mostly Horror that featur...

Welcome to the Horror Agenda. Thanks for the patience in the delay of today's episode as I have been traveling. There will be no new episode next week. This week we return to the world of Patrick Brice and Mark Duplass of the Creep Tapes (2024- ) which has it's new season out now. We cover the season premiere episode, Joseph featuring the brilliant David Dastmalchian. Victor recommends USA High (1997-1999), a teen sitcom about 6 friends at the American Academy of Paris. Carlos recommend...

Welcome back to the Horror Agenda and this week we cover the latest film from Ethan Hunt (Soul Casket). This week we're covering Remnants (2025) written, directed and starring Ethan Hunt. You can watch the short here. You can watch all the shorts we covered on our YouTube playlist here. In this episode we briefly discuss Night Whispers (2024) and the making of featurette that Ethan also released here. This week Victor recommends Rocko's Modern Life (1993-...

Welcome to the Horror Agenda. This week we cover the 1999 film the Mummy with Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz. The Mummy is directed by Stephen Sommers and written by Stephen Sommers and Lloyd Fonvielle & Kevin Jarre. While initially rumors, it looks like Fraser and Weisz will reunite for a 4th Mummy film. For more on the bisexual power this film has, check out this 2024 piece from Autostraddle by Caroline Darya Framke. This week Carlos recommends Let the Right One In (2008) d...

Welcome to the Horror Agenda! This week we cover the new 2025 short film FruitHead from Gushers/General Mills. The film is a horror take on the iconic 90s commercials. The short is directed by Mike Diva and co-written by Mike Diva, Ian Reichenthal & Matt Sorrell. You can watch the short here. You can watch all the shorts we covered on our YouTube playlist here. This week Victor recommends Mortal Kombat (1995) a live action film directed by Paul W.S. Anderson...

Welcome to the Horror Agenda. This week we cover the 2018 feature film VelociPastor written and directed by Brendan Steere. We had such a blast revisiting this film. This episode was recorded shortly after the release of the trailer for VelociPastor 2. You can watch the trailer here. This week Victor recommends Chad Powers (2025- ) a new show about a disgraced football player changing their identity and joining a struggling team, to get back into sports. Carlos recommends the Pira...

Welcome to the Horror Agenda. This week we cover the 2023 short film Trial 22 written by John Ferrer and Harry Metcalfe and directed by John Ferrer. You can watch the short here. You can watch all the shorts we covered on our YouTube playlist here. This week Victor recommends Valentine (2001) directed by Jamie Blanks is about a killer on the loose after harassing women who may have spurned him over a decade ago. This week Carlos recommends Monster Island (2024) a fil...

Welcome Back to the Horror Agenda. This week we cover the 2023 feature film Hell of a Summer co-written and co-directed by Billy Bryk and Finn Wolfhard. We get into the laughs and the kills of this summer camp slasher film. We reference this article from People by Nigel Smith with the co-directors. We also reference this article from Entertainment Weekly by Lauren Huff. This week Victor recommends the Flip Off (2025) a show renovation competition show where rooms in a home will be...

Welcome to the Horror Agenda. This week we cover the 2019 short film Bakemono written and directed by Sumire Takamatsu and Jorge Lucas. You can watch the short here. You can watch all the shorts we covered on our YouTube playlist here. We reference this piece from Fable House several times in the episode which features a conversation with Sumire and Jorge. This week Victor recommends Fanboys (2009), directed by Kyle Newman a film about friends who attempt to st...

Welcome to the Horror Agenda. This week we cover the 2023 Night Shift written by Karlee Boon and Shade Standard and directed by Karlee Boon. You can watch the short here. You can watch all the shorts we covered on our YouTube playlist here. This week Victor recommends Takeout (2025) directed by Jem Garrard is a film about 3 colleagues who think they have a serial killer on their hands. Carlos recommends The Comic Shop (2025 - ) again. At the time of recording th...

Welcome to the Horror Agenda. This week we are discussing the 2005 short film Still Life, written by Charles Johnston and directed by Jon Knautz. You can watch the short here. You can watch all the shorts we covered on our YouTube playlist here. This week Victor recommends Gachiakuta (2022 - ) written and illustrated by Kei Urana; a dark fantasy centered on Rudo, who as part of his false conviction is thrown into the trash to survive and get revenge he'll need to get a new power....

Welcome to the Horror Agenda. This week we cover the 2021 short film Atrophy co-written & co-directed by Nick Hartanto and Sam Roden. You can watch the short here. You can watch all the shorts we covered on our YouTube playlist here. The film was selected by Short of the Week and is reviewed here by Chelsea Lupkin. In this piece, which we reference several times, Nick is quoted about how his mom's stroke inspired the film and how it weighed heavily on his parents and how he ne...

Welcome to the Horror Agenda. This week we cover the 2016 short film Tonight It's You, directed by Dominic Haxton, story by Dominic Haxton and Jacob Robbins, and written by David Davin. You can watch the short here. You can watch all the shorts we covered on our YouTube playlist here. We reference this article by Waylon Jordan from iHorror.com speaking with the director about this film. Mentioned in the episode is 16th Minute (of Fame) by Jamie Loftus which feat...

Welcome to the Horror Agenda and this week Jason returns. Today we cover the 2025 short film Sweet Revenge, part of the Jason 45th anniversary campaign. The film is written and directed by Mike P. Nelson. You can watch the short here. You can watch all the shorts we covered on our YouTube playlist here. For more on Jason and his antics, you can check out the official Jason universe website. This is the Fangoria piece (2025) by Angel Melanson that we refer...

Welcome back to the Horror Agenda. This week we cover the 2022 short film Soul Casket, written and directed by Ethan Hunt. You can watch the short here. You can watch all the shorts we covered on our YouTube playlist here. This week Victor recommends Stuck on You (2003) a comedy about conjoined twins who move to Los Angeles because one wants to be an actor. Carlos recommends Clown in a Cornfield (2025) a fun horror about a teenager who moves to a new town w...

Welcome to the Horror Agenda! This week we cover the 2025 film Heart Eyes, written by Phillip Murphy and Christoper Landon & Michael Kennedy and directed by Josh Ruben. We have a blast talking Valentine's Day and the twists and turns of this great recent film, and how we want more films playing with genre. In this episode we reference an episode of Mostly Horror featuring director Josh Ruben talking about the film. We also talk about Josh's inspiration for the film and reference his...

Welcome to the Horror Agenda. This week we cover the 2020 short film Carnivore. The short is written and directed by Ashton Herrild. You can watch the short here. You can watch all the shorts we covered on our YouTube playlist here. This week Victor recommends the internet sketches with Chit (Jay Renshaw) from Kiel Kennedy and Jay Renshaw. Carlos recommends Heart Eyes (2025) a rom-com horror slasher directed by Josh Ruben. Carlos also recommends One...