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Are you still gasping for breath under the pile of movies we buried you in last time? Well you'll need to dig your way out because Mike & Tim are back with another 41 films that'll carry you through Halloween and into the next holiday season!! From body horror to haunted houses, tiny terrors to grindhouse sleaze; the crew is ready to wrap the first annual Spooktacular and begin the Halloween recovery.We're all out of tricks, so settle in for all treats on Don't Open This Podcast's October Variety Spooktacular Part 2!

That chill in the air and crunch of crisp leaves can only mean that Halloween season is here again, dear listeners, and Mike & Tim are bringing you the first annual Spooktacular to celebrate! Over 30 films to discover with everything from ghosts and ghouls to witches and werewolves and beyond to keep you up with things that go bump in the night. There are even some costumes and candy abound with Halloween storytime as the Don't Open crew revisit their own Halloween memories. All that and more on Don't Open This Podcast's First Annual Spooktacular!

Fall is here and October approaches, but didn't we just finish the Summer Of Fear?There is no time to rest here at Don't Open This Podcast as Mike & Tim take the briefest of breathers before carrying you into the Halloween season! 6 frightening (and 1 frightener) films to cleanse your palates of the Summer fare and prepare you for the Fall harvest on the SINISTER SEASON SEGUE!

You opened the pod. They came! The Summer Of Fear is over once again as Mike and Tim summon the rest of the DOTP crew to bring you the second annual MAILBAG OF DOOM! Mike, Tim, Kristen, and Anthony tackle every lovingly crafted letter you sent in full of your horrifying questions that have managed to warm our cold, dead hearts. It's all for you, listeners, so we're breaking out the stack and slicing into the MAILBAG OF DOOM!

Greetings fellow counselors! As some of you may have noticed, we’ve lost a few of our associates over the course of this grueling “Summer of Fear” series!Mike & Tim applaud your critical thinking skills & intense will to survive as we enter the 3rd and final chapter of our sweltering murder marathon !Join us as we celebrate & discuss the second half of “Friday the 13th: Anatomy of a Franchise”! Fair warning- this beloved series gets more than a little demented & completely unhinged as we follow Jason into battle with psychic final girls & dream demons, a boat ride to the Big Apple, trips to Outer Space and even… HELL itself! Sort of… just embrace the insanity & settle in for an extremely entertaining ride with “Don’t Open This Podcast Episode 83”!

Greetings Unhappy Campers!“Don’t Open This Podcast” returns to quench your blood thirst as our swelteringly hot “Summer of Fear” series keeps on trucking! In this very special installment, Tim goes missing… leaving Mike & camp counselor Anthony to tend the fire while delving into 6 of their favorite Summer Themed horror films! Join them for a S’MOREgasbord of Terror, spanning “FINAL DESTINATION: BLOOD LINES” & “BLOOD GAMES” to the dangerously bleak waters of “EDEN LAKE” & “THE SURFER”.Still thirsty? No Problem, we hit up the putrid mess hall that is “Sleepaway Camp 2” & mop it all up with Danny Boyle’s harrowing gorefest “28 YEARS LATER”.If that sounds tantalizing, grab your first aid kit & pull up a chair for our Summer of Fear- “Episode 82: CAMPFIRE CARNAGE!”

Welcome counselors to Camp Carnage (name change pending!) We hope you enjoyed your first day of orientation so feel free to grab a blanket and gather around the fire as Mike and Tim will be doing a very special Don't Open This Podcast to kick off your Summer! What better way to settle in before the campers arrive than with an Anatomy Of A Franchise on Friday The 13th! Just some light housekeeping reminders: Make sure you're not wandering outside your bunks at night (or in the day), put back all bow & arrows after activities are finished, and always use the buddy system! If everyone follows the rules, I'm sure we'll all have a great time this year for the Summer Of Fear Part 1: Camp Blood Edition!

Hey there “Don’t Open This Podcast “ fans!We hope you’re all enjoying the warm weather & unavoidable chaos! We’re currently hard at work putting together a fittingly epic return of our “Summer of Fear” series. In the meantime, we cooked up this creepy appetizer for your ears to enjoy! Mike & Tim present some timely terror news, share their thoughts on some enticing horror trailers, & cap it off with an in-depth (yet surprisingly spoiler free) review of a buzz-worthy fright flick that’s currently ripping its way through theaters - “Bring Her Back”!So, kick back in your favorite lawn chair, pour up your drink of choice & prepare to be intrigued by DOTP: Episode 80!

You asked for it and we heard you! Mike and Tim dust off their mining pans to go looking for those hidden gems tucked away just out of your reach. They'll be pulling up jewels for everyone; from killer literature to revenge-driven scientists to gooey buddy cop madness, this episode has it all! So, strap on a helmet and help us dig in UNSUNG HORROR VOL 5 (A NEW BEGINNING)!

Greetings Kiddies! This week, Mike & Tim have curated a spine-tingling selection of horror shows guaranteed to fill up every night of your week for months to come!Your devoted hosts present to you, commercial free, a plethora of TV Terror! From deranged serial killers & cursed kid shows to vampiric folk tales, unique anthologies, & a slew of Lovecraftian beasties run amok! New or Old, Polished or Sleazy…. We cover it all in bloodcurdling detail because we want to believe… the TRUTH is out there! So heat up that TV Dinner & grab the clicker, Episode 78 : Tuned Up For Terror starts NOW!

Vampires are back on DOTP? That's right; you didn't stake this episode in the heart!Mike and Tim continue creeping through crypts in search of every cinematic vampire worth a watch from parody films to exploitation, even into space! Then sit right down and settle in for something you'll really want to sing your fangs into with SINNERS! We may be undead, but we keep our finger on the pulse here at DOTP with ESSENTIAL VAMPIRE CINEMA VOLUME 1 PART 2!

This week, Mike & Tim bid you all “GOOOOOD EEEEVENING!” as we lift the coffin lid on one of Horror Cinema’s most beloved night creatures ~ The Vampire! That’s right kiddies! From Transylvania to Tokyo, old world folklore to modern day masterpieces…. The boys leave no crypt undisturbed in their relentless quest to chronicle the very best ( & in some cases, the weirdest) ESSENTIAL VAMPIRE CINEMA!!So, don your favorite garlic-clove necklace & raise a goblet of freshly blessed holy water as we toast every fanged nobleman, bloodstained countess, and feral vampire mob we can possibly stake in 90 minutes of show time!EPISODE 76, ESSENTIAL VAMPIRE CINEMA Vol. 1 is SO BIG, that this is just the first half! Proving we’ve got too many bats in our belfry… the second half airs later THIS WEEK!

Greetings Horror Hounds! Mike & Tim have returned to serve up a diabolical feast that’s sure to please both our superstitious & skeptical listeners in equal measure! Episode 75: Cursed Objects!Cursed indeed, only we aren’t talking black cats & walking under ladders, Oh No! This collection of 6 carnivorous curios are your one way ticket to murder, mayhem and in some cases… HELL itself!From Homicidal Mirrors & Demonic Toys to Possessed Laundry Machines, Unlucky Buttons & an Unstoppable Diet Plan that’s nothing short of nightmarish…. This episode is guaranteed to entertain the pants off you!So, proceed with caution, clutch your lucky rabbit's foot & cover up those mirrors!!! DON’T OPEN THIS PODCAST #75 just might put a CURSE on you!

Greetings, dear listeners!Mike and Tim return to bring you fear at 24 frames per second as Don't Open This Podcast delves into the world of animation! Prepare for a sampler of everything from short-lived robotic adventures and psychic behemoths to love letters to stop motion and brutal fantasy violence, and everything in between. So pencil some time in to check out Episode 74: DRAWN TO FEAR!

Welcome back, dear listeners! As we finish working out the bugs here at DOTP HQ (most of them that is), we uncovered a nest of Eco-Horror Mayhem, just hatching for attention! Mike and Tim are here to take all of you on a trip into Terror Taxonomy with 6 creepy crawly flicks guaranteed to leave your ears buzzing. They're covering everything from carnivorous cockroaches & 8-legged infestations to space bugs, genetic freaks and even a “B"ee movie that’s sure to shake you down to your exoskeleton as Don't Open This Podcast brings you BUGGING OUT!Would you like to know more?Grab an industrial can of DEET & click that play button!

Good evening and thank you for tuning in. Tonight we're bringing you THE FORECAST IN FEAR on DOTP; the station that delivers the headlines...straight from the grave! Our opening segment tonight has our anchors, Mike and Tim, delivering the goods on 28 spine tingling treats to keep your eyes on this year. So, keep a lookout for everything on the horizon from rage virus outbreaks to time loop terrors because we're bringing you all the news that's fit to print on DON'T OPEN THIS PODCAST!

Heartfelt Greetings to all our lovelorn listeners!Whether you happen to be a doomed romantic, deranged lonely heart, or a self-sufficient singleton… THIS SHOW IS GUARANTEED to get your blood pumping!Mike & Tim are back, wearing their hearts on their sleeves (in this case, quite literally) with a pulse pounding collection of Valentine’s Day frights handpicked from their chocolate box of blood-soaked delights! Six carnage confections await you… eager for discovery, spanning the early 80’s slasher boom all the way up to a pair of shockers currently stalking a theater near you!So, don your sexiest outfit, invite your special friend over, & dive into a night filled with equal parts passion & psychosis!Don’t Open This Podcast are about to get their FREAK on with EPISODE 71 : BE MY VALENTINE… OR ELSE!!

Welcome back, dear listeners! How/What/Why is Comfort Horror you may ask? Well, every horror head knows that they have their go-to favorites when they just want to settle down at the end of a long week. From demons and doubles to slashers and smog monsters; Mike and Tim bring you some of their favorite comfort watches to raise your spirits. We always say these films are like a warm bath so slip on in for some COMFORT HORROR!

New year, same hosts! We open the year with goop and gremlins as Mike and Tim discuss the new STREET TRASH and FRANKIE FREAKO before they dive into the cold depths of 2025 to bring you some frigid films that we hope you'll warm up to! We take you from the chilly Icelandic coasts of folkloric fright in THE DAMNED to an ice-cold serial killer in THE FROZEN GROUND, only to experience an entire season of THE TERROR that’s sure to chill your bones right down to the marrow. If that’s still not enough, then you’re in luck as the boys dig up 4 NOSFERATU films that'll most certainly leave you down for the Count. So, settle in and let's chill with Don't Open This Podcast Episode 69: DEAD OF WINTER!

Seasons Greetings to all you hungry Horror Heads! For those still craving more of our epic “YEAR IN FEAR 2024 Extravaganza”, we’ve got a heaping pile of frightful gifts just waiting for you to discover with us! Your trusted hosts Mike & Tim still have Anthony by their sides to help with all the heavy lifting as 2024 continues to be a grand slam for Horror Cinema! We’ve stacked Part 2 with everything from Killer Kaiju & Gardens of Death to Hellbound Heroes & Rampaging Xenomorphs! So pour up a big ol’ mug of Eggnog, kick those feet up next to that crackling fire, & settle in for The DOTP :YEAR IN FEAR 2004 PART 2!