Bummer House: A Deep Dive into the Blumhouse Horror Filmography and All Things Horror Movies

This week the gang BEGINS! It’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre round 2 with the Platinum Dudes!   The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning is a 2006 American horror slasher film and a prequel movie to the 2003 film. The sixth installment in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise, it was written by Sheldon Turner from a story by Turner and David J. Schow, directed by Jonathan Liebesman and co-produced by Kim Henkel and Tobe Hooper (co-creators of the original 1974 film). The film's story takes place four years before its predecessor. It stars Jordana Brewster, Diora Baird, Taylor Handley, Matt Bomer and R. Lee Ermey. Originally, the film had the subtitle The Origin. New Line Cinema had to pay $3.1 million more than expected in order to keep the rights to the franchise after Dimension Films made a large offer to buy it.[3] The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning was released in North America on October 6, 2006. The film received negative reviews from critics and grossed $51.8 million on a budget of $16 million.

The Platinum Dudes return! This week they are onto their next horror movie in the Platinum Dunes remake journey…. The Amityville Horror. Starring Ryan Reynolds. Yeah… That one. Strap and grab a very strong drink… you’re gonna need it.

The Bummer Boys are back, baby! And they're no longer called The Bummer Boys! That's right; it is my pleasure to introduce to you... THE PLATINUM DUDES! Join the PDs as they venture into a BRAND NEW mini-series on the films of Platinum Dunes, beginning with the 2003 horror remake of Tobe Hooper's classic THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE! LET THE BAYHEM BEGIN!   The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a 2003 American slasher film directed by Marcus Nispel (in his feature directorial debut), written by Scott Kosar, and starring Jessica Biel, Jonathan Tucker, Erica Leerhsen, Mike Vogel, Eric Balfour, and R. Lee Ermey. Its plot follows a group of young adults traveling through rural Texas who encounter Leatherface and his murderous family. It is a remake of Tobe Hooper's 1974 film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and the fifth installment in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise. Several crew members of the original film were involved with the project: Hooper and writer Kim Henkel served as co-producers, Daniel Pearl returned as cinematographer, and John Larroquette reprised his voice narration for the opening intertitles.

The Bummer Boys take a trip back to the 90's to crack codes and embue porcelain dolls with vape clouds. Thats right! This week they cover the highly anticipated horror thriller movie LONGLEGS! Hail Nicolas Cage!   Longlegs is a 2024 American horror thriller film written and directed by Osgood Perkins. It stars Maika Monroe and Nicolas Cage, who also produced the film through his Saturn Films production company. The cast also features Blair Underwood, Alicia Witt, Michelle Choi-Lee, Dakota Daulby, and Kiernan Shipka in supporting roles. The film follows an FBI agent tasked with tracking down an occultist serial killer responsible for murdering multiple families throughout the state of Oregon, without having been physically present in the crimes. Longlegs was released in the United States by Neon on July 12, 2024. It received acclaim from critics and grossed $74 million worldwide.

This week, The Bummer Boys REWIND!  Due to one of the dimwits being ill, they can’t record this week (insert audience disappointment noises here.) But fret not! They’re pulling an old episode from the vault to hold you over until next week when they cover LONGLEGS. Strap in for a champagne-popping humdinger of nonsense! We love you all, and we’ll see you next week!   The Gallows Act II is a 2019 American supernatural horror film movie written and directed by Chris Lofing and Travis Cluff. It stars Ema Horvath, Chris Milligan and Brittany Falardeau.[1] It is the sequel to the 2015 found footage film The Gallows. However, unlike its predecessor, this film does not utilize the found footage filming technique. It was released on October 25, 2019 in theaters, on demand and digital by Lionsgate.[2] As with the first film, critical reception for The Gallows Act II has been predominantly negative.

This week, The Gang realizes THE CALL IS COMING FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE! Luckily they are joined by acclaimed horror film critic and frequent contributor to Bloody Disgusting, Michelle Swope! Put your investigative masks on as they tackle all things Scott Derrickson, Wilmington, North Carolina, and do their best to not YET to cover Osgood Perkins’ LONGLEGS! That’s next week, for Satan’s sake! Hold onto ya butts! The Black Phone is a 2021 American supernatural horror film[3] directed by Scott Derrickson from a screenplay coauthored with longtime collaborator C. Robert Cargill. It stars Mason Thames as Finney, a teenage boy abducted by a serial child killer known colloquially as The Grabber (Ethan Hawke). When Finney encounters a mystical black rotary phone in captivity, he uses it to plot his escape by communicating with the ghosts of The Grabber's slain victims. Madeleine McGraw, Jeremy Davies, and James Ransone also feature in the principal cast. Derrickson and Cargill produced The Black Phone in association with Blumhouse Productions CEO Jason Blum. Universal Pictures oversaw the film's commercial distribution, and funding was sourced through a Universal–Blumhouse co-production pact and tax subsidies from the North Carolina state government.

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY! IT'S HORROR MOVIE TIME! The gang returns to Purge again: Anarchy style! They discuss the moral quandaries of having such perfectly coiffed hair, the complexities of bulletproofing a car, and the CONTINUED mystery of WHY NO ONE IS ROBBING ANY BANKS?! Email: bummerhousepodcast@gmail.com for cool stuff and FREE t-shirts!   Big Daddy is a 1999 American comedy-drama film directed by Dennis Dugan, written by Steve Franks, Tim Herlihy, and Adam Sandler from a story conceived by Franks, and produced by Sid Ganis and Jack Giarraputo. The film stars Sandler, Joey Lauren Adams, Jon Stewart, Rob Schneider, Dylan Sprouse, Cole Sprouse, and Leslie Mann, with Allen Covert and Josh Mostel in supporting roles. The plot follows a 32-year-old man who gets dumped by his girlfriend for not accepting responsibility and then tries to be responsible by adopting a five-year-old boy who appears on his doorstep.     okay jk… The Purge: Anarchy is a 2014 American dystopian action horror film written and directed by James DeMonaco. A sequel to The Purge and the second installment in the Purge franchise, the film stars Frank Grillo, Carmen Ejogo, Zach Gilford, Kiele Sanchez, and Michael K. Williams. Edwin Hodge reprised his role from the first film. It was released worldwide on July 18, 2014. In a dystopian United States, ruled by a totalitarian government known as the New Founding Fathers of America (NFFA), is preparing for the annual Purge, a 12-hour event that legalizes all crimes without authorities. However, an anti-Purge resistance group opposes the NFFA and the Purge.

This one… gets… ridiculous. The Bummer Boys consider all the moral quandaries of The Purge. Why aren't more people lying on their taxes the minute the alarm sounds? I mean, the only crimes that you commit don't have to be True Crime murders? All that and more on this week's episode! Strap in as they cover the 2013 Blumhouse horror movie classic, THE PURGE!     The Purge is a 2013 American dystopian action horror film written and directed by James DeMonaco. The film stars Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey, Adelaide Kane, and Max Burkholder as members of a wealthy family who find themselves endangered by a gang of murderers during the annual Purge, a night during which all crime, including murder, is temporarily legal. The Purge premiered at the Stanley Film Festival on May 7, 2013, and Universal Pictures theatrically released it in the United States on June 7, 2013. The film grossed $91 million against a $3 million budget.

The Bummer Boys dread The Town That Dreaded Sundown in this week's episode as they tackle the slasher movie's 1976 and 2014 versions. Is his name Bag Head? What in the world is with the slapstick humor in the original horror slasher film? Does the new reimagining of the source material redeem the franchise? What sort of influence did Ryan Murphy’s American Horror Story have on the small town of Texarkana, and its stories true crime roots? All that and more in this week's horror movie retrospective episode!   The Town That Dreaded Sundown is a 2014 American slasher film and serves as a metafictional sequel to the 1976 film of the same name. Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon in his feature-length directorial debut, the film was written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and produced by Jason Blum and Ryan Murphy. The film stars Addison Timlin, Travis Tope, Spencer Treat Clark, Veronica Cartwright and Gary Cole and was one of the last films of Ed Lauter and Edward Herrmann before their deaths in October 2013 and December 2014, respectively.[3][4][5]

The Bummer Boys get invisible with returning guest Bridget Callahan! Thank God there's a fresh perspective on this one, as this episode has been a long time coming. They discuss the 2020 universal monster horror movie INVISIBLE MAN, which covers the serious subjects of gaslighting, domestic abuse, and sock laundry!  The Invisible Man is a 2020 science fiction horror film written and directed by Leigh Whannell. It is based on H. G. Wells's 1897 novel of the same name and a reboot of the 1933 film of the same name. It is the seventh installment in The Invisible Man franchise. It stars Elisabeth Moss as a woman who believes she is being stalked and gaslit by her ex-boyfriend (Oliver Jackson-Cohen) after he acquires the ability to become invisible. Aldis Hodge, Storm Reid, Harriet Dyer, and Michael Dorman appear in supporting roles.

The Bummer Boys sit down with late-night talk show host Jack Delroy as they spew nonsense and black goo all over the captive listening audience. That’s right! This week, the degenerates are diving into the 2024 Shudder horror movie release LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL! Oh, the Horror!   Late Night with the Devil is a 2023 supernatural horror film written, directed, and edited by Colin and Cameron Cairnes. It stars David Dastmalchian, Laura Gordon, Ian Bliss, Fayssal Bazzi, Ingrid Torelli, Rhys Auteri, Georgina Haig, and Josh Quong Tart. Incorporating elements of documentary filmmaking and found footage, the film follows the events of a late-night talk show episode aired on the night of Halloween 1977, during which the host attempts to boost ratings by inviting an allegedly possessed girl onto the show. An international co-production of Australia, the United States, and the United Arab Emirates,[3] Late Night with the Devil had its world premiere at the South by Southwest Film Festival (SXSW) on 10 March 2023. It received positive reviews from critics,[4][5] garnering praise for its performances, production design, and technical aspects, though the revelation that it utilized AI-generated art in three briefly featured still images received criticism. It was released theatrically in the United States on 22 March 2024 by IFC Films and in Australia on 11 April, grossing $11 million.[6] The film became available for streaming on Shudder on 19 April.[7]      

The Bummer Boys round out their two-park retrospective on the M. Night Shyamalan horror superhero comic book movies Split and Glass, and this time, THEY GLASSIN'! Everything is talked about, from the hype of the film to the disappointment in Philadelphia's infrastructure. Team potholes for life!    Glass is a 2019 superhero film[7] written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, who also produced with Jason Blum, Marc Bienstock, and Ashwin Rajan. The film is a crossover and sequel to Shyamalan's previous films Unbreakable (2000) and Split (2016) and the third and final installment in the Unbreakable trilogy.[8] Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Spencer Treat Clark, and Charlayne Woodard reprise their Unbreakable roles, while James McAvoy and Anya Taylor-Joy return as their Split characters,[9] with Sarah Paulson, Adam David Thompson, and Luke Kirby joining the cast. The film sees David Dunn / The Overseer as he and Kevin Wendell Crumb / The Horde are captured and placed in a psychiatric facility with Elijah Price / Mr. Glass, where they contemplate the authenticity of their superhuman powers.

The Bummer Boys have 23 distinctive personalities… and there’s about to be… A BUNCH OF TERRIBLE JOKES! They slink into a subterranean lair beneath a zoo to discuss the 2016 M. Night Shyamalan sci-fi horror thriller movie SPLIT! SPOILERS ABOUND! WARNING, WARNING, WARNING!   Split is a 2016 American psychological thriller film written, directed and produced by M. Night Shyamalan, and starring James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Betty Buckley. The film follows a man with dissociative identity disorder who kidnaps and imprisons three teenage girls in an isolated underground facility.

H.P. Lovecraft! Nicolas Cage! Magenta! Non-linear time! Tommy Chong! Tomatoes that taste like death and decay! WHAT MORE IS THERE TO SAY? Grab a beer, grab a bong, drop a tab, and tag along! As the gang enters THE COLOR to discuss the trippy cosmic horror scary movie Color Out of Space! Who will survive? And what non-corporeal form will be left of them?!    Color Out of Space is a 2019 American science fiction Lovecraftian horror[8] film directed and co-written by Richard Stanley, based on the short story "The Colour Out of Space" by H. P. Lovecraft. It stars Nicolas Cage, Joely Richardson, Elliot Knight, Madeleine Arthur, Brendan Meyer, Q'orianka Kilcher and Tommy Chong. This is Stanley's first feature film since his firing from The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996).[9] According to Stanley, it is the first film in a trilogy of Lovecraft adaptations, which he hopes to continue with an adaptation of "The Dunwich Horror".[10]

The gang gathers in the non descript basement of a sad old veternairy technician to discuss the 2019 Blumhouse horror thriller movie MA! Join them as they strap on their dog collars and light fire to the bottom floor of their sanity!   Ma is a 2019 American psychological horror film, co-produced and directed by Tate Taylor. It stars Octavia Spencer, Juliette Lewis, Diana Silvers, Corey Fogelmanis, Gianni Paolo, McKaley Miller and Luke Evans and follows a group of teenagers who befriend a lonely middle-aged woman. She lets them party in her basement, and they end up being terrorized by her.[2] The film was produced by Jason Blum through his Blumhouse Productions company, along with Tate Taylor and John Norris.[3]

WADLOW! WADLOW! WADLOW! WADLOW! Thats right! strap in as the gang brings their Jeff Wadlow Blumhouse horror movie trilogy to a close! He did it! They cover everything from the atrocious representation of mental illness and the problems therein, to the fact that Wadlow is seemingly coming into his own as a filmaker. Strap in and prepare your imagination for this weeks episode of BUMMER HOUSE!   Imaginary is a 2024 American supernatural horror film directed and produced by Jeff Wadlow and written by Wadlow, Greg Erb, and Jason Oremland. It is co-produced by Jason Blum through his Blumhouse Productions banner and Tower of Babble. The film stars DeWanda Wise, Tom Payne, Taegen Burns, Pyper Braun, Matthew Sato, Veronica Falcón, and Betty Buckley. In the film, a young woman returns to her childhood home only to discover her stepdaughter's imaginary friend, Chauncey, truly exists, and is upset with the woman.  

GIVE HIM ALL THE AWARDS! This week the gang has their breath taken away by the black hole that is Kyle Gallner's charisma in the 2023 psychological thriller horror movie THE PASSENGER! It's emotionally brutal.  Grab a drink, a pack of cigarettes, your best fuzzy yellow jacket, and prepare your tear ducts for trauma talk on this weeks episode of BUMMER HOUSE   The Passenger is a 2023 American thriller film directed by Carter Smith and written by Jack Stanley. The film stars Kyle Gallner and Johnny Berchtold. Jason Blum serves as an executive producer through his Blumhouse Television banner.[2][3] The film was released digitally by MGM+ on August 4, 2023, to positive reviews.

THE GANG GETS META! This week the bummer boys round out their two part early 2000s slasher revival retrospective with the hilariously wonderful and awful horror movie sequel URBAN LEGENDS: FINAL CUT! can a movie honestly be critiqued when it has already critiqued itself? Why is the killer wearing a fencing mask? For goodness sake is bad acting actually bad when its so bad its good? IS SCOTT DERICKSON A GENIUS? All this and more on this week's episode of BUMMER HOUSE! Strap in and take a steam-powered roller coaster ride with the two dim whits.   Urban Legends: Final Cut (also known as Urban Legends 2: Final Cut or simply Urban Legend 2) is a 2000 slasher film directed by John Ottman in his directorial debut, and starring Jennifer Morrison, Matthew Davis, Hart Bochner, Joseph Lawrence, Anthony Anderson, and Loretta Devine. In addition to directing, Ottman also edited the film and composed its score. A sequel to Urban Legend (1998), it is the second installment in the Urban Legend film series. It follows a film student being stalked by a serial killer in a fencing mask, who begins murdering the crew members of her thesis film about urban legends. Filmed in late 1999, Urban Legends: Final Cut was released in the United States on September 22, 2000 by Columbia Pictures. Although it made only roughly half of its predecessor's gross, it was still successful, grossing $38.6 million on a budget of $14 million. The film was universally panned by critics upon release, and was followed by the direct-to-video sequel Urban Legends: Bloody Mary in 2005.

It’s listener request time! The gang puts another shrimp on the Barbie as they wax poetic through the Merc with a Mouth about the 2000s slasher revival horror film CUT! How much can you rip off Wes Craven before you fall through the Night Country’s thin ice? What’s the deal with garden shears? All that and more on this week’s episode of BUMMER HOUSE!  Cut is a 2000 Australian slasher film directed by Kimble Rendall and starring Kylie Minogue, Molly Ringwald, Jessica Napier, and Tiriel Mora.[1]   "A killer begins to stalk the actors of a low budget horror film, killing them off one by one.

DO YOU KNOW WHO MY FATHER IS?! This week the gang goes deep on The Rolling Stone’s only legacy… the 2021 aquatic Blumhouse haunted house horror movie THE DEEP HOUSE! Is the house even haunted? What do they call French toast in France? Why would Mick Jagger do this to us? All that and more on this weeks episode!   The Deep House is a 2021 English-language French supernatural horror film written and directed by Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo. The film stars James Jagger and Camille Rowe.[3] Blumhouse Television and Epix acquired the film for North American distribution.[4] The film was released in France on 30 June 2021 by Apollo Films and released in the United States on 5 November 2021 by Blumhouse Productions and Epix.[5]