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For this episode, we head to Stephen King’s Maine, where an elderly socialite’s death leads to a tangled web of murder and abuse surrounding a mother and her estranged daughter. That’s right monsters, I will be talking about the Taylor Hackford thriller/mystery, DOLORES CLAIBORNE, from 1995! In the News Corner, I'll have the latest on a GRAVE ENCOUNTERS reboot, as well as AMC's FearFest's Halloween schedule, so grab that laundry and make sure its six pins, not five Dolores!
For this episode, we head into the dusty landscapes of rural Oklahoma. Where a cowboy meets a very different sort of girl, who’s family are a band of undead drifters who are on a nightly hunt for blood. That’s right monsters, I will be talking about the Western horror film, NEAR DARK, from 1987! In the News Corner I'll have an update about the status of SAW XI, as well as the 40th anniversary re-release of RE-ANIMATOR, so grab your shades because this episode is going to be "finger-licking good!"
For this episode, I continue my discussion with Rich Harris of @SlashintheAttic IG reviews of the first three ALIEN films. For our final installment, we tackle ALIENS (1986) and ALIEN 3 (1992). So, grab your power-loader suit and your flame thrower, because this is going to be one mother of an episode!
For this episode, I embark along with my special guest Rich Harris from @SlashintheAttic on Instagram on a terrifying and action packed space voyage discussing the first three ALIENS films. And we start off with the film that started it all, Ridley Scott's ALIEN (1979). So grab your orange cat and buckle in for the ride! Part 2 coming soon!
For this special episode, I'm joined once again by Rich Harris, of the @SlashintheAttic reviews on IG! We delve into a new release, the third installment in a franchise, brimming with rage-infected people, British identity, spinal rips, and plenty of infected dong swinging. That’s right monsters, we will be discussing Danny Boyle’s new entry, 28 YEARS LATER!
*This episode contains discussions of the SA of minors. Listener discretion is advised.
For this episode, we dive into the depths of a relationship imploding. Filled with Eastern European backdrops, arguments, madness, hysteria, and yes, a giant squid monster blowing out back. That’s right monsters, I will be talking about the horror drama, POSSESSION, from 1981!
For this episode, we make a new best friend! One that can play the drums, dress like John Hammond from JURASSIC PARK, rip off heads, and oh yeah, and doesn’t like hunky boys….or does he? That’s right monsters, I will be talking about the horror/sci-fi comedy, PSYCHO GOREMAN, from 2020. In the News Corner, I'll have NEON/Osgood Perkins news, as well as a casting update on the upcoming Panos Cosmatos film. So grab your gem and assemble The Paladins Obsidian, because this film is for all the hunky boys!
For this episode, we have a supernatural tale of terror, from deep in the echoing marble halls of Morningside Cemetery. Complete with speeding silver balls that turn your cranium into a plasma fountain, ladies in lavender that like to bone in cemeteries, and gob jabbars straight out of DUNE. That’s right monsters, I will be talking about the supernatural, sci-fi horror film, PHANTASM, from 1979! In the Horror Files News Corner, I'll have news on a possible KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE reboot, so grab your silver sphere because this episode is gonna drill into your head!
It's my 100th episode and I'm celebrating with a very special horror discussion! I'm joined by movie reviewers Wayne Parkin (from the @zorba_thegeek review account on IG) and Rich Harris (from the @slashintheattic review account on IG), whom you may know from the MIDSOMMAR and BLOOD RAGE episodes! We'll be spinning the "Wheels of Horror," and talking about the horror questions and topics it selects for us, so buckle in and get ready for a gab about all things horror!
For this episode, we have a mystery wrapped up inside a single dead and very nude body…a story of bells, charred internal organs, spooky dark hallways, and a witch who is not done seeking her revenge. That’s right monsters, I will be talking about the 2016 supernatural horror, THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE! In the News Corner, I'll have a horror director's Hollywood Walk of Fame honor, as well as the updated horror lineup for Warner Bros. Grab your scalpel and make sure to tie on a bell, because this episode will wake the dead!
This episode, we dive deep into the bowels of indie filmmaking, for a movie so badly edited, written, directed, acted, sound designed that it can scarcely be believed that it is not a parody, but one man’s passion project, combining his love for Hitchcock, romantic thrillers and environmental issues. That’s right, monsters, on this episode I’ll be discussing the notoriously low budget horror(?) film, BIRDEMIC: SHOCK AND TERROR! In the News Corner, we have Fright Rags PHANTASM merch as well as STARSHIP TROOPERS re-adaptation news! So grab your coat hanger, because this episode is for the birds!
We are back! And we are kicking things off with a Stephen King tale of an evil drum-playing monkey, that leaves a wake of crazy gory deaths in its wake. That’s right, monsters, in this episode I will be talking about the new Osgood Perkins film, THE MONKEY from 2025! In the News Corner, I'll have SCREAM 7 news, as well as an update on a possible JENNIFER'S BODY sequel. So grab your drum and start banging, because death is coming for all of us!
Happy Halloween monsters! It is officially the best night of the year, and I am wrapping up my Spooktober Series with probably the most Halloween horror anthology ever - full of poisoned candy, sexy werewolves, and a charming little demon of Halloween named Sam. That’s right, monsters, in this episode I will be talking about the Halloween spooktacular anthology film, TRICK R’ TREAT from 2007! In the News Corner, I'll have the latest on the next HELL HOUSE LLC series installment, as well as news on a big name director who may helm the English-version of Squid Game! So check your candy, and don't blow out the jack-o'-lantern before midnight, because this episode is going to get spooky!
I am continuing with my Spooktober Series with a horror anthology right out of a comic book - filled with macabre birthday cakes, sinister sand burying, and a hungry little monster named Fluffy. That’s right monsters, on this episode I will be talking about the classic George A. Romero/ Stephen King teamup- CREEPSHOW from 1982! In the News Corner I'll have PREDATOR and a CARRIE series news, so bring that crate closer, because things are about to get...Fluffy!
We roll on with my Spooktober horror anthology series with a new release in a much-beloved horror anthology franchise, positively bursting with stork monsters, android Bollywood actors, and a skydive gone very, very wrong. That’s right monsters, on this episode I will be talking about the new Shudder sci-fi horror release: V/H/S BEYOND, from 2024! In the News Corner, I'll have READY OR NOT sequel news, as well as TRICK 'R TREAT 4K release news, so grab a chainsaw because this episode is for the birds!
I am continuing with my "Spooktober" horror anthology series, and for this episode, we have a rather infamous film that features a host of powerhouse directors, spooky segments, and a tragic backstory that changed the Hollywood filmmaking process forever. That’s right monsters, on this episode I will be talking about the notorious TV-to-film anthology, TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE, from 1983! In the News Corner, we'll have SLEEPAWAY CAMP vinyl news, as well as digital release info for the new indie freaky feature, FRANKIE FREAKO! So grab the nearest flight attendant monsters, because there's something on the wing of the plane!
Happy spooky season, monsters! I don’t know about you guys, but I am ready to celebrate all things scary and creepy, and that’s why, for the month of October, I will be doing a special Spooktober Series, which will tackle a particular genre of horror and that genre is….ANTHOLOGIES! All this month, I will be covering horror anthology movies, and for my first installment, I have a classic Amicus horror portmanteau, filled with creepy little girls, wax figures, legendary British actors, and the stunning Ingrid Pitt as a vampire. That’s right monsters, on this episode, I will be discussing the British horror anthology film, THE HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD, from 1971! Hang on to your cravats, because this episode is going to be bone-chilling!
We are heading into the spooky season, and what better way to kick things off than with a film that epitomizes kooky and spooky, full of sandworms, goth girls, ghosts, possessed shrimp, and of course, Harry Belafonte. Let’s turn up the juice and see what shakes loose, monsters because on this episode, I will be discussing the paranormal horror/comedy, BEETLEJUICE, from 1988! In the News Corner, I'll have TCM physical media set news, as well as the release of the unrated cut of the original SAW in theaters to celebrate its 20th anniversary. Jump in the line senora, because it's showtime!
It is the final episode of “The Summer of Scares” series and I can’t believe it is coming to an end. I hope you all have enjoyed it as much as me. To conclude our series, we have a film that is considered to be the Citizen Kane of horror films, fit to burst with paganism, morality, conservatism, and plenty of singing and general horniness. That’s right monsters, on this episode, I will be covering the iconic folk horror film, THE WICKER MAN, from 1973!
We interrupt our regular scheduled programming for a special episode, full of hot takes, "rememberberries", the nightmarish visage of the resurrected dead, and plenty of Hollywood sucking at the teat of nostalgia. That's right monsters, on this episode, we talk "Alien: Romulus and the Ceaseless Horrors of Hollywood Legacy Sequels!"



