Recently widowed psychiatrist Cal Jamison (Martin Sheen) has just moved back to New York City with his young son, Chris (Harley Cross), in an attempt to start over after his wife's horrific accidental death. Cal takes an assignment helping the police with the investigation of a cult-like and bizarre ritualistic double murder. As Cal gets closer to …

Sally (Sandra Bullock) and Gillian Owens (Nicole Kidman), born into a magical family, have mostly avoided witchcraft themselves. But when Gillian's vicious boyfriend, Jimmy Angelov (Goran Visnjic), dies unexpectedly, the Owens sisters give themselves a crash course in hard magic. With policeman Gary Hallet (Aidan Quinn) growing suspicious, the girl…

A couple pages from Eugene Marten's Layman's Report. Read my review of the book. Background music by Emily Robb.By Dmitry Samarov

Martha Beck (Shirley Stoler), an obese nurse who is desperately lonely, joins a "correspondence club" and finds a romantic pen pal in Ray Fernandez (Tony Lo Bianco). Martha falls hard for Ray, and is intent on sticking with him even when she discovers he's a con man who seduces lonely single women, kills them and then takes their money. She poses a…

A classmate introduces teenage Owen to a mysterious late-night TV show -- a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own. In the pale glow of the television, Owen's view of reality begins to crack. To check out more information about That Horrorcast, take a look at our website: ⁠⁠⁠https://thathorrorcast.com⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ho…

A wide-ranging talk with novelist/screenwriter Bruce Wagner. Order his new book and read my review of his previous one.By Dmitry Samarov

Nikki (Laura Dern), an actress, takes on a role in a new film, and because her husband (Peter J. Lucas) is very jealous, her co-star Devon (Justin Theroux) gets a warning not to make any romantic overtures -- especially since the characters they play are having an affair. Both actors learn that the project is a remake of an unfinished film in which…

After spending time at a mental institution, troubled student Brian Woods (Donovan Leitch) returns to class following his father's death, amid a swirl of rumors about his emotional state. Brian competes for the affections of Paula Carson (Jill Schoelen) with her boyfriend -- the school's resident rebel, Dwight Ingalls (Brad Pitt). When students beg…

I read an essay Willem De Kooning wrote in 1950 that is included in a tiny book I bought from the collection of Tom Verlaine.By Dmitry Samarov

A New York police detective (Tony Lo Bianco) ties a death rampage to a cult and its leader (Richard Lynch), half man, half alien. To check out more information about That Horrorcast, take a look at our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thathorrorcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/horrorpod666⁠⁠⁠⁠ Art and other work done by host, Dmitry Samarov can be…

A talk with Scott Schaaf about growing up in the Quad Cities and ending up in Chicago to eventually open his great record store, Pinwheel Records, in Pilsen.By Dmitry Samarov

When family matriarch Edna goes missing, her daughter and granddaughter return home to find her. They discover a haunting presence hanging over the home, which is taking over Edna's mind. To check out more information about That Horrorcast, take a look at our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thathorrorcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/horrorpod666⁠…

A hundred-seventy-nine-line list from Georges Perec's Life: A User's Manual that is a kind of skeleton key or cheat sheet for the whole book.By Dmitry Samarov

A young woman goes to look for her missing father. Her trip takes her to a strange California coastal city ruled by a mysterious cult of the walking dead. To check out more information about That Horrorcast, take a look at our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thathorrorcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/horrorpod666⁠⁠⁠⁠ Art and other work done by ho…

A talk with Lucy Sante about her new memoir, a lifetime of writing, and her unexpected newfound fame.By Dmitry Samarov

Skyler Rowe interviews Dmitry Samarov about childhood, art, and the rest of it.By Dmitry Samarov

The true, haunting story of young Jeffrey Dahmer -- the shy adolescent in high school who becomes a notorious serial killer years later. To check out more information about That Horrorcast, take a look at our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thathorrorcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/horrorpod666⁠⁠⁠⁠ Art and other work done by host, Dmitry Samarov…

A talk with artist Katherine Eremia about growing up in the South, coming up to Chicago, and a whole lot more.By Dmitry Samarov

A talk with writer/podcaster/lover of remote locales, Tyler Dempsey. Read my review of his novel, Will We All Still See Each Other Afterward.By Dmitry Samarov

After her father, Dracula, is killed, vampire Nadja (Elina Lowensohn) launches a feud against her father's murderer, Dr. Van Helsing (Peter Fonda). Nadja begins her revenge by attempting to seduce Van Helsing's daughter, Lucy (Galaxy Craze). But Van Helsing has also recruited Lucy's twin brother (Jared Harris), his son (Martin Donovan) and his othe…

A few more pages from Georges Perec's Life: A User's Manual.By Dmitry Samarov

I read the intro to Georges Perec's 1978 novel.By Dmitry Samarov

When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits with an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill and high-stakes party game -- until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces. To check out more information about That Horrorcast, take a look at our website: ⁠⁠https://thathorrorcast.com⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠http…

Banker Arthur Hamilton (John Randolph) gets a call one day from a friend he thought was dead. It turns out that the friend is not a ghost, but was simply faking all along, and was placed into a new existence by a company who can give you a completely new face and life. Hamilton decides to undergo the procedure himself and becomes Tony Wilson (Rock …

I read the first few pages from George V. Higgins' The Friends of Eddie Coyle and John Fante's Wait Until Spring, Bandini.By Dmitry Samarov

Vampire housemates (Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, Jonathan Brugh) try to cope with the complexities of modern life and show a newly turned hipster (Cori Gonzalez-Macuer) some of the perks of being undead. To check out more information about That Horrorcast, take a look at our website: https://thathorrorcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/horror…

In Paris, isolated Eastern European émigré Trelkovsky (Roman Polanski) rents an apartment in a spooky old building whose inhabitants regard him with suspicion and even outright hostility. When he learns that the apartment's previous tenant, a beautiful woman, tried to commit suicide by jumping out the window, Trelkovsky begins to identify with her …

I read a story from Juan Rulfo's The Plain in Flames.By Dmitry Samarov

The equation has never been more accurate than in the brilliant Czech surrealist's newest film, "Little Otik," based upon a classic fairy tale of an infertile couple who adopt a tree stump as their baby. It quickly grows into an all-devouring monster that eats the cat and then the postman. Locked in the basement, Otik becomes a favorite of Alzbetka…

The first couple pages from a new translation of Juan Rulfo's 1955 novel.By Dmitry Samarov

The fifth conversation in an ongoing series about one woman's childhood.By Dmitry Samarov

Gunned down by Detective Mike Norris (Chris Sarandon), dying murderer Charles Lee Ray (Brad Dourif) uses black magic to put his soul inside a doll named Chucky -- which Karen Barclay (Catherine Hicks) then buys for her young son, Andy (Alex Vincent). When Chucky kills Andy's baby sitter, the boy realizes the doll is alive and tries to warn people, …

The first few pages from Renata Adler's Speedboat.By Dmitry Samarov

A group of misguided animal rights activists free a caged chimp infected with the "Rage" virus from a medical research lab. When London bike courier Jim (Cillian Murphy) wakes up from a coma a month after, he finds his city all but deserted. On the run from the zombie-like victims of the Rage, Jim stumbles upon a group of survivors, including Selen…