Brains & Blood

Brains & Blood, a horror film review podcast.SPOILER WARNING: We keep the first few minutes spoiler-free, with our one-sentence verdicts and the film facts. When you hear the spoiler bell, we dissect the whole film, ending included. Haven't seen it? Stop at the bell, watch it, then come back.In this episode, the Coroner and the Scream Queen move into the Perron farmhouse for The Conjuring, the James Wan haunting sold as a true story from the case files of Ed and Lorraine Warren. Thirteen years and a whole horror universe later, how scary is it, really? We run it through the Brains & Blood scoring system: one score for the craft, one for the scream.The Toe TagFilm: The Conjuring (2013)Directed by: James Wan; written by Chad Hayes and Carey W. HayesStarring: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Lili Taylor, Ron Livingston and Joey KingStudios: New Line Cinema, The Safran Company and Evergreen Media Group, distributed by Warner Bros. PicturesReleased: Premiered July 15, 2013 at the Cinerama Dome; U.S. theaters July 19, 2013Budget and box office: $20M budget; about $319.5M worldwideCause of death: supernatural horror, a haunted farmhouse sold as a true case fileWhere to watch: Streaming on HBO Max, plus rent or buy on Prime Video, Apple TV and Fandango at HomeNew here? Listen to our trailer episode for the full rating key: what every score, label and badge means.Follow Brains & Blood and leave a rating on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen, so you never miss a film. Then check the closet before turning out the lights.#TheConjuring #TheConjuringMovie #JamesWan #ConjuringUniverse #SupernaturalHorror #HauntedHouse #EdAndLorraineWarren #BrainsAndBlood #HorrorPodcast #HorrorFilmReview #HorrorMovieReview #HorrorCommunity

Brains & Blood, a horror film review podcast.SPOILER WARNING: We keep the first few minutes spoiler-free, with our one-sentence verdicts and the film facts. When you hear the spoiler bell, we dissect the whole film, ending included. Haven't seen it? Stop at the bell, watch it, then come back.In this episode, the Coroner and the Scream Queen sit down with Clayface, DC's first R-rated body horror movie, where an Oscar-nominated actor trades his ruined face for an experimental cure that won't hold its shape. Is Clayface worth watching, or just a gross-out with a Batman logo on it? After the spoiler bell we get the Clayface ending explained, then run it through the Brains & Blood scoring system: one score for the craft, one for the scream.The Toe TagFilm: Clayface (2026)Directed by: James Watkins; screenplay by Mike Flanagan and Hossein AminiStarring: Tom Rhys Harries, Naomi Ackie, Max Minghella, David Dencik and Eddie MarsanStudios: DC Studios and 6th & Idaho, distributed by Warner Bros. PicturesReleased: Premiered in Los Angeles on October 13, 2026; U.S. theaters October 23, 2026Budget and box office: About $40–44 million budget; $46.5 million worldwide so farCause of death: body horror, a Batman villain origin story with no BatmanWhere to watch: In theaters now; streaming date not yet announcedNew here? Listen to our trailer episode for the full rating key: what every score, label and badge means.Follow Brains & Blood and leave a rating on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen, so you never miss a film. Then check the closet before turning out the lights.#Clayface #ClayfaceMovie #JamesWatkins #DCStudios #BodyHorror #TomRhysHarries #MikeFlanagan #BrainsAndBlood #HorrorPodcast #HorrorFilmReview #HorrorMovieReview #HorrorCommunity

Brains & Blood, a horror film review podcast.SPOILER WARNING: We keep the first few minutes spoiler-free, with our one-sentence verdicts and the film facts. When you hear the spoiler bell, we dissect the whole film, ending included. Haven't seen it? Stop at the bell, watch it, then come back.In this episode, the Coroner and the Scream Queen climb the stairs to Regan's room for The Exorcist, the 1973 possession film with a fifty-year reputation as the scariest movie ever made. So how scary is it today, and how much of the 1949 true story behind it made it to the screen? We run it through the Brains & Blood scoring system: one score for the craft, one for the scream.The Toe TagFilm: The Exorcist (1973)Directed by: William Friedkin; written by William Peter Blatty from his novelStarring: Ellen Burstyn, Linda Blair, Jason Miller, Max von Sydow and Lee J. CobbStudios: Hoya Productions, distributed by Warner Bros.Released: December 26, 1973; Extended Director's Cut released in 2000Budget and box office: About $12M budget; about $429M worldwide with re-releases; 10 Oscar nominations, 2 winsCause of death: supernatural horror, demonic possessionWhere to watch: Streaming on HBO Max (leaving around the end of October 2026, plus rent or buy on Prime Video, Apple TV and Fandango at HomeNew here? Listen to our trailer episode for the full rating key: what every score, label and badge means.Follow Brains & Blood and leave a rating on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen, so you never miss a film. Then check the closet before turning out the lights.#TheExorcist #TheExorcistMovie #WilliamFriedkin #WarnerBros #PossessionHorror #LindaBlair #ClassicHorror #BrainsAndBlood #HorrorPodcast #HorrorFilmReview #HorrorMovieReview #HorrorCommunity

Brains & Blood, a horror film review podcast.SPOILER WARNING: We keep the first few minutes spoiler-free, with our one-sentence verdicts and the film facts. When you hear the spoiler bell, we dissect the whole film, ending included. Haven't seen it? Stop at the bell, watch it, then come back.In this episode, the Coroner and the Scream Queen head back to a fundamentalist compound with Diabolic, the Australian religious horror about a woman whose blackouts lead her back to the church that cast her out. Is it a slow-burn keeper or a sermon that runs long? We run it through the Brains & Blood scoring system: one score for the craft, one for the scream.The Toe TagFilm: Diabolic (2025)Directed by: Daniel J. PhillipsStarring: Elizabeth Cullen, John Harlan Kim, Mia Challis, Robin Goldsworthy and Genevieve MooyStudios: Empire Road Pictures and SunJive Studios, distributed by Brainstorm Media in the U.S.Released: Australia November 20, 2025; U.S. select theaters February 13, 2026, on demand February 20, 2026Budget and box office: Budget unverified; about $987,000 worldwideCause of death: religious possession horrorWhere to watch: Rent or buy on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, Apple TV and Google PlayNew episodes of Brains & Blood drop every week. Tap Subscribe or Follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen, so you never miss a film. Then check the closet before turning out the lights.#Diabolic #DiabolicMovie #DanielJPhillips #ElizabethCullen #ReligiousHorror #PossessionHorror #AussieHorror #BrainsAndBlood #HorrorPodcast #HorrorFilmReview #HorrorMovieReview #HorrorCommunity

Brains & Blood, a horror film review podcast.SPOILER WARNING: We keep the first few minutes spoiler-free, with our one-sentence verdicts and the film facts. When you hear the spoiler bell, we dissect the whole film, ending included. Haven't seen it? Stop at the bell, watch it, then come back.In this episode, the Coroner and the Scream Queen follow seventeen missing third graders into Zach Cregger's Weapons, the mystery told one neighbor at a time that turned a $38 million budget into a $270 million hit. Is Weapons worth watching a year after the hype? After the spoiler bell we get the Weapons ending explained, then run it through the Brains & Blood scoring system: one score for the craft, one for the scream.The Toe TagFilm: Weapons (2025)Written and directed by: Zach CreggerStarring: Julia Garner, Josh Brolin, Alden Ehrenreich, Austin Abrams, Cary Christopher, Benedict Wong and Amy MadiganStudios: New Line Cinema, Subconscious, Vertigo Entertainment and BoulderLight Pictures, distributed by Warner Bros. PicturesReleased: In U.S. theaters August 8, 2025Budget and box office: $38M budget; about $270M worldwideCause of death: supernatural mystery horrorWhere to watch: Streaming on HBO Max, plus rent or buy on Prime Video, Apple TV and Fandango at HomeNew here? Listen to our trailer episode for the full rating key: what every score, label and badge means.Follow Brains & Blood and leave a rating on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen, so you never miss a film. Then check the closet before turning out the lights.#Weapons #WeaponsMovie #ZachCregger #NewLineCinema #AmyMadigan #JuliaGarner #SupernaturalHorror #BrainsAndBlood #HorrorPodcast #HorrorFilmReview #HorrorMovieReview #HorrorCommunity