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Join Matt and Caitlin as they discuss a different horror movie each episode. Caitlin is a dedicated enthusiast of the genre and is writing a PhD dissertation on horror films and gothic fiction, while Matt prefers auteur films. Can Caitlin convince Matt that these movies are good? And there's a twist- in order to keep things fair, every fourth episode, Matt gets to choose the movie. Segments include: Academic Corner, Scariest Moment, What Beer Pairs Well With this Movie?, and more! Show artwork by Evan Lau.
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We're back and in full force with this double feature episode!
Guest Host Matt McCabe from the The Podcast From Outer Space joins us for what could have been an endless discussion about time loop societies and brotherly love.
Guest Host Sara joins us this week to talk Happy Madison and Hieronymus Bosch!
Caitlin and Matt cover this Shudder original with very different opinions.
Caitlin and Matt agree on this one! One of the most competently made, but soulless movies in a while! Plus, lots of chat on another Netflix original, I'm Thinking of Ending Things!
Guest host Brendan (from The Color Out of Space), joins us to discuss the significantly lower brow Jason X - a perfect background movie for your Christmas parties!
Caitlin and Matt talk about the missed opportunities and strong potential of Sinister, an engaging story bogged down by horror tropes of the early aughts, and totally not scary kids!
Caitlin and Matt discuss Jennifer's Body as the movie comes back into the cultural conversation, and how marketing did Megan Fox dirty. Caitlin brings up Sara McCartney's "Rise of the Girl Monster" article, and how Jennifer's Body was before its time.
Caitlin shakes her head at disgust for much of the episode as Matt attacks Stephen King's artistic vision!
Caitlin and Matt cover the newly released Shudder exclusive, Host. They get in deep on what it means to be a cybernatural horror, the effective pacing of the movie, and whether or not their apartment is now haunted.
Caitlin and Matt discuss Gonjiam, now available for streaming on Amazon Prime! They discuss how this straight-forward horror movie follows American traditions rather East-Asian sensibilities!
Caitlin and Matt are joined by Anthony Derington, founder of the Something Ghoulish network and co-host of Ghoulish Cast to dive into the trippiest film we've covered so far, Beyond the Black Rainbow. Conversation topics include style over substance, deinstitutionalization, transcendence through ecstasy, and psychic invasions. You know, the normal stuff.
Caitlin and Matt are back after a short hiatus! They're ready to discuss the newly released on Shudder film Beach House, a subdued eco-horror. Get ready for some headieness and horror as the hosts discuss humanity's place in evolution, and perhaps the most terrifying single scene in eco-horror history.
On this episode, Matt and Caitlin are joined by a very special guest, our friend Brendan Keating! The three discuss Richard Stanley's 2019 Lovecraft adaptation Color Out of Space, the difficulties of bringing the unexplainable to the screen, cosmic and chaotic horrors, and- of course- Nicolas Cage's performance. Do you like what we're doing? Please leave us a rating and review on iTunes! We'll give you a shout-out on the pod in return!
This time around, Caitlin and Matt are joined by special guest and vampire expert (and maybe real life vampire?) Jessica Hautsch to discuss Vampire's Kiss (1988), one of the greatest Nicolas Cage films ever. And perhaps one of the greatest films period. Talking points include... Nicolas Cage... duh! Vampires! Renfields! Toxic masculinity! Hypermasculinity and capitalism! City as character! Nosferatu! Dracula! Twilight! Bats! Cockroaches! Pigeons! Psychoanalysis! Cult film!
Matt and Caitlin dive deep into Oz Perkins's recent film Gretel and Hansel (2020). Beware... there are spoilers! They also discuss Chris Hansen, My Chemical Romance, Ganja & Hess, and The Christmas Prince franchise.
Matt and Caitlin discuss Nicolas Pesce's The Grudge (2020). They dream of it being a Grudge anthology film instead of... this? Matt thought it was really boring. Caitlin thought it was ...fine. Your trusty co-hosts also chat about their recent movie-going experiences.
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