For our final episode of our Saw season, we visit Eli Roth's notorious Hostel from 2005. Jordan has been ominously warning Stefan about this one – will it live up to its dubious torture porn classification? Find out. Also, Jordan and Stefan reveal next season's horror franchise.By Stefan Lawrence & Jordan White

So what else have James Wan and Leigh Whannell been up to? Creating an ENTIRELY separate uber-successful horror franchise of course! Jordan and Stefan visit this first entry into the Insidious series to find out what all the fuss is about and see how they've developed their chops since creating the original Saw movie together.…

Turns out, Saw is infinitely adaptable into other media! Jordan and Stefan explore the musical and physical possibilities in this first Saw bonus episode.By Stefan Lawrence & Jordan White

It's all led up to this – the most well-reviewed Saw movie in franchise history. Jigsaw is front and center (no more copycats!) in this back-to-basics trap-a-thon...that's also a suprisingly heartfelt love letter to John Kramer? What is even happening? And where do these movies go from here? Jordan and Stefan wrap up the series in grand style and d…

The one with Chris Rock and Samuel Jackson! Jordan and Stefan watch this departure from the usual Sawfare, in which there is 100% less Jigsaw and 100% more police procedural. We might also get some dialogue that seems airlifted in from Chris Rock's standup routines, but you never know.By Stefan Lawrence & Jordan White

Jigsaw is back! Or is he???? 7 years after the last movie, Jordan and Stefan pick up the story with this much glossier take on Saw. Apparently there are trap murders happening again, and nobody can figure it out because a)Jigsaw is dead and b)we have a whole new cast of police that aren't very good at solving mysteries. But is it any good? Let's fi…

Finally, we've reached the end of the road, the final chapter, the – wait, aren't there 3 more movies after this? Jordan and Stefan watch Saw 3D (or possible Saw: The Final Chapter) and reflect on the long, twisty, flashback- and trap-filled journey to get here. What does it all mean? Have we been rehabilitated yet? Let's find out.…

All roads lead here – to the one that's about health insurance. Suppose it was inevitable that the series that starts with incurable cancer will have to grapple with the intricacies and absurdities of the American healthcare system.By Stefan Lawrence & Jordan White

Jigsaw's still dead, right? Nevermind that, let's get to what the people want – a showdown between Hoffman and Strahm! Jordan and Stefan continue down the weird plotty path of the Saw-ga with this fifth installment.By Stefan Lawrence & Jordan White

The Saw train keeps on chugging, even if Jigsaw is dead (????). But you can't keep a good trap down – Stefan & Jordan "enjoy" this fourth helping of "therapy" at the hands of John Kramer despite his apparent demise.By Stefan Lawrence & Jordan White

We're well and truly on our way into the Saw-ga now! This third installment involves traps, traps, and some first solid indications that the franchise is going to obsessed with its own complicated plot. Also: Stefan has a crisis of fear and Jordan talks him through it.By Stefan Lawrence & Jordan White

With the original Saw a runaway success, Saw II was immediately greenlit and put into theaters a year later. Jordan and Stefan watch as Saw attempts to make the leap from scrappy indie hit to new horror franchise. Also, there's a new kid on the block.By Stefan Lawrence & Jordan White

Jordan and Stefan kick off a brand-new season of Nature Trail to Hell with 2004's iconic Saw. Stefan has been dreading this series for years – will he hack off his own foot to get out of watching this one or will his fears prove unfounded? Let's find out.By Stefan Lawrence & Jordan White

For our final episode of this season, we visit 2016's "The Belko Experiment," written and produced by James Gunn. We follow a group of office workers who are having...shall we say...a rough go of it. This movie is one of Jordan's favorites and Stefan hasn't even HEARD of it. Let's finish out strong.By Stefan Lawrence & Jordan White

We're not done with free-for-all killing sprees yet! Jordan and Stefan watch the Japanese cult classic Battle Royale, where an island full of kids killing each other is somehow supposed to cure society's ills. Does it make any more sense than the Purge as a social experiment? Let's find out.By Stefan Lawrence & Jordan White

Jordan and Stefan watch 1997's Funny Games, the harrowing home invasion film from Austrian director Michael Haneke, with widely varying results. What will Jordan think upon rewatching this gem? Will Stefan ever forgive Jordan?By Stefan Lawrence & Jordan White

Purging? Forever? What does that even mean? All crime is always legal? What even is crime anymore? Jordan and Stefan watch the oh-so-subtle "Forever Purge" from 2021 and debate the future of the franchise.By Stefan Lawrence & Jordan White

Oh boy, let's find out how the Purge began! In this episode, Jordan and Stefan watch "The First Purge," which apparently was an indignity forced upon Staten Island. Hasn't Staten Island suffered enough?By Stefan Lawrence & Jordan White

The Purge series goes political! I mean, more political than usual. Jordan D. White and Stefan Lawrence watch the 3rd installment of the Purge Series, released in July of 2016 with the slogan "Keep America Great." Yes, the last movie improved on the first one. Will this movie continue the trend?By Stefan Lawrence & Jordan White

Now this is Purging! Jordan and Stefan watch the second film in the series, The Purge: Anarchy, from 2014. No more being stuck inside a house! This time we get down and dirty ON THE STREETS. Stay safe.By Stefan Lawrence & Jordan White

It's time for a whole new season of the increasingly inaccurately named Nature Trail to Hell, in which we explore The Purge series! What happens when ALL CRIME IS LEGAL one night a year? Jordan D. White knows and Stefan Lawrence is about to find out. In this episode, we check out the very first Purge movie from the innocent beforetimes of 2013.…

Jordan and Stefan watch Ti West's 2022 film, X, which owes quite a bit to the original The Texas Chain Saw Massacre from 1974. Instead of an old Leatherface stomping around Texas like we saw in 2022, we now just have...old people. But don't worry, old people can do the murder just as good as the youngs.…

Rounding out our Texas Chainsaw Massacre series, Stefan and Jordan will be watching two films inspired by them. The first is Rob Zombie's lurid technicolor nightmare, House of 1000 Corpses. Maybe, just maybe, we'll be able to spot Mr. Zombie's inspirations buried deep in the subtext of the film.By Stefan Lawrence & Jordan White

Jordan and Stefan reach the end of the road with 2022's reboot, Texas Chainsaw Massacre (not the missing definite article – that's how you know it's cool). We can finally answer all the questions, such as how old is Leatherface? Is this series even about cannibalism? And can you call it Texas Chainsaw Massacre if it insists on being filmed in Bulga…

Jordan and Stefan watch ANOTHER origin story for Leatherface – Leatherface from 2017! Wanna know how Leatherface got those scars? Wanna watch Stephen Dorff perform some extremely questionable policework? Wanna watch Bulgaria convincingly stand in for Texas? Yeah, you do.By Stefan Lawrence & Jordan White

Ah heck, let's just reboot this series again! This week, Jordan and Stefan are watching Texas Chainsaw 3D, the 2013 reboot that's a direct sequel to the original film. Wait, does this one actually attempt a new plot? WEIRD.By Stefan Lawrence & Jordan White

Stefan and Jordan watch the Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, the 2nd film in the newly rebooted franchise. In this 2006 film, we learn the origin of Hoyt's missing teeth and maybe, just maybe, why Leatherface loves chainsaws so much.By Stefan Lawrence & Jordan White

Jordan and Stefan have reached the end of the original run of the series, and begin the reboot era with this 2003 remake, now produced by Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes. Are we ready for a new, glossier take on Leatherface? Are they cannibals this time? Is saw still family? Are they even called the Sawyers? Let's find out.…

This week Jordan and Stefan boldly go into the weird death spiral hinterlands of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre – the last movie before the series gets rebooted in 2003. This one, starring Matthew McConnaughey (!) & Renee Zellweger (!!), was filmed in 1994, showed at SXSW and released in 1995, and then finally limped to theaters in 1997. WHAT IS EVEN …

Leatherface is back! Jordan and Stefan watch the third installment in the Texas Chainsaw franchise. Where will this series go after the gonzo second installment...and didn't Leatherface get a giant chainsaw up the gut in the last one? What is even happening?By Stefan Lawrence & Jordan White

In which Jordan and Stefan delve deeper into the world of Texas cannibals in this sequel from 1986 – 12 years after the first film. This time it stars Dennis Hopper! And a guy who eats part of his own head! Oh, and it's directed by Tobe Hooper.By Stefan Lawrence & Jordan White

In the premiere episode of Season 2 of Nature Trail to Hell, Stefan & Jordan watch the original Texas Chain Saw Massacre movie from 1974. Stefan is EXTREMELY wary of watching it (for good reason) while Jordan is suspiciously gleeful of his trepidation. Does this horror classic live up to its infamous reputation, or has its impact been dulled by tim…

In this last bonus episode, Jordan and Stefan watch 13 Fanboy, the crowdfunded indie film starring multiple former Friday the 13th actors playing themselves – and Dee Wallace for some reason. While not a Jason movie, it features a killer who's stalking (and murdering) former actresses from the films. Also Corey Feldman is there as a creepy movie pr…

Jordan and Stefan watch the theoretically related comedy spoof 1981 Saturday the 14th and are in for a vicious bait-and-switch as it becomes quickly apparent that it has NOTHING to do with Jason or even slasher movies at all. WHOOPS.By Stefan Lawrence & Jordan White

THE REAL FINAL CHAPTER? Jordan and Stefan watch the Friday the 13th reboot/remake from 2009, the one that attempts to make sense of the convoluted Jason mythology so far. Does it do its job? Also: we wrap up this run of the podcast and look ahead to what's next.By Stefan Lawrence & Jordan White

This is it – the final movie of the original run of Friday the 13th/Jason movies before the 2009 reboot, and the long-awaited, long-gestating showdown between New Line's two iconic horror villains. What could this movie possibly be about? Why would Freddy fight Jason? What's the deal with the afterlife in this world, anyway? Find out.…

Evil gets an upgrade, so they say, but does sending Jason into space change the trajectory of the Friday the 13th franchise? Wait, why is Jason in space? Stefan and Jordan may have very different opinions on this one.By Stefan Lawrence & Jordan White

It's the beginning of the New Line era for Jason! And also the start of an incredibly confusing new mythology about bloodlines, demon babies, and contagious Jason-ness. Wait, why do we watch these movies again? This is a weird one.By Stefan Lawrence & Jordan White

At last, Stefan and Jordan reach the end of the classic Paramount run of films where Jason (sorta) takes Manhattan. Is the film that makes the least sense in the entire series? Why is there so much boat? And what DOES happen to Toby at the end? Join us to receive almost no definitive answers to these questions.…

The one where the blood is new! The Tommy Jarvis saga has come to an end, so it's time for a new protagonist – one with PSYCHIC POWERS. In this episode, Stefan Lawrence and Jordan White watch the 7th movie in the Jason Voorhees saga and discuss whether this movie series is trending in the right direction.…

In which Stefan and Jordan watch Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives, which very much has the real Jason in it (thank goodness). It also has the continuing story of Tommy Jarvis, who looks nothing like a grownup Corey Feldman. Is it good? Is it great? Is it the Mission Impossible: Fallout of the series? LET'S FIND OUT.…

In which Jordan and Stefan watch Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning (1985). Now that Jason has been well and truly killed in The Final Chapter, what does it mean for him to have a new beginning? Is this the fresh start for Jason that fans were hoping for? Is Jason even in this movie? WHAT'S EVEN HAPPENING.…

In which Jordan and Stefan watch Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter. At last, we come to the very last Friday the 13th movie. OR IS IT??? Ah, you know the answer to this one.By Stefan Lawrence & Jordan White

In which Jordan and Stefan watch the very 3-D Friday the 13th Part 3, released on August 13, 1982. Find out if Jason literally jumps off the screen, and if he's even wearing a hockey mask this time.By Stefan Lawrence & Jordan White

In which Jordan and Stefan watch Friday the 13th Part II and realize that the story of Jason is going to be complicated and weird and definitely make a lot of sense.By Stefan Lawrence & Jordan White

In which Jordan and Stefan introduce themselves and watch the very first Friday the 13th movie from 1980.By Stefan Lawrence & Jordan White