Best American Nightmare Studios Podcasts (2024)

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DANIEL ISN'T REAL Director, Adam Egypt Mortimer 1:00:20

1d ago1:00:20

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Adam Egypt Mortimer is an American filmmaker, Producer and graphic novel writer. Originally from Boston, Adam kicked off his directing career with Some Kind of Hate in 2015 and followed that up with 2019’s Daniel Isn’t Real and 2020’s Arch Enemy. But Adam doesn't stop at films; he's also ventured into comics, co-creating series like Ballistic and B…

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Sodden Dystopia and a Serial Killer: Into the Abyss & Angst 59:51

1h ago59:51

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Why is it always rainy after the end of the world? If a serial killer is incompetent, does that make him more or less scary? Why was Wer so meh? Discover the answers to these questions - and more! - as we chat about Into the Abyss (Argentina, 2022), a SciFi noire horror somewhere between Blade Runner and 28 Days Later, and Angst (Austria, 1983), a …

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DOCTOR JEKYLL Director Joe Stephenson (from Hammer Films) 32:25

12d ago32:25

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Joe Stephenson is a British director who made his feature directorial debut with the 2015 film Chicken. His second film was the acclaimed 2018 documentary McKellen: Playing the Part about the life and career of Sir Ian McKellen. Joe’s third film is, Doctor Jekyll, an adaptation of Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde starring Eddie Izzard from Hammer Films. In t…

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Litigious Werewolves, Vicious Remakes and Interrupted Aliens 1:13:29

15d ago1:13:29

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Would you defend a werewolf in a court of law, even after it jumped the shark into a totally different movie? Would you hide from a villian named Scissorman? Would you pause a movie after discovering your toddler is afraid of the dark? We did! Join us this week as we chat about Wer (Romania & USA, 2013), Godzilla Minus One (Japan, 2023) and Monolit…

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The Howl, MAXXINE and LONGLEGS - an Epic Horror Double-Header - July 2024 45:31

19d ago45:31

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Hey everyone, back with another monthly episode of The Howl, a new concept where me and my cohost Adam Cruz summarize and discuss the past month's horror news, share what we've watched recently, and just generally nerd out over all things horror. Our goal with The Howl is to catch listeners up with all of the horror news they may have missed from t…

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Leggy Omens, Chainsaws & SciFi Nightmares: Longlegs, Nightmares and Daydreams & The First Omen 1:14:46

19d ago1:14:46

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After a waterlogged hiatus, we're pack to slice through the 2024 Chainsaw Awards. Which is better - The First Omen or Late Night With the Devil? Why were Sister Death and Project Wolf Hunting snubbed, and why is When Evil Lurks nominated for best wide release and best international movie? Pick a lane, Fangoria! Also, love you Nick Cage, but Longleg…

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The Inheritance’s Joe Russo and Alejandro Brugués 47:28

1M ago47:28

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Alejandro Brugués is an Argentinian-Cuban director and writer known for directing Juan of the Dead, which is credited as Cuba's first zombie movie. He made his directorial debut with the 2006 film Personal Belongings and directed the segment The Thing in the Woods in the anthology horror film Nightmare Cinema from Mick Garris, as well as a segment …

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The Howl - Your Past Month's Horror News - July, 2024 1:48:04

1M ago1:48:04

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Hey everyone, back with another monthly episode of The Howl, a new concept where me and my cohost Adam Cruz summarize and discuss the past month's horror news, share what we've watched recently, and just generally nerd out over all things horror. Our goal with The Howl is to catch listeners up with all of the horror news they may have missed from t…

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Scary Rhymes, Kaiju Chimes, and Wilhelm Scream Sublime: Rhyme or Die, Howl from Beyond the Fog and The Lair 1:04:38

1M ago1:04:38

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This week, Melissa explores a new-to-us website for short films and jives with Rhyme Or Die (United Kingdom, 2021), a blend of 8 Mile and Saw with killer beats. Grady watches Howl From Beyond The Fog (Japan, 2021), a fantastic practical effects kaiju flick with behind-the-scenes footage and a mischevious cat. Marcus watched Brazilian B-movie Cemete…

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Joe Russo and Mark Gantt, Creators of Soul Mates 49:37

2M ago49:37

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Joe Russo and Mark Gantt are the team behind Soul Mates, a horror romance that explores the complexities of modern relationships through a matchmaking service that spirals into darkness. Joe was the producer with Mark directing. Joe Russo is a three-time BloodList writer, producer and director known for The Au Pair Nightmare, which he directed, Har…

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Sharkrebleu! Under Paris, Black Forest & (more) Stopmotion 42:46

2M ago42:46

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Sharks are our friends! We should swim with them! Join us as we dive into the chummy waters of the Seine for the "platonic ideal" of so-bad-it's-good shark flicks, Under Paris (France, 2024). Then, watch the sincere but flawed folk horror Black Forest (Brazil, 2018), but if you jump ahead to the 1:18.20 mark, you'll be treated to the finest wild, c…

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The Howl - Your Past Month's Horror News - June, 2024 1:21:12

2M ago1:21:12

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Hey everyone, back with another monthly episode of The Howl, a new concept where me and my cohost Adam Cruz summarize and discuss the past month's horror news, share what we've watched recently, and just generally nerd out over all things horror. Our goal with The Howl is to catch listeners up with all of the horror news they may have missed from t…

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Stop Motion Nightmares and Nocturnal Slashers: Stopmotion & Nightwatch: Demons are Forever 54:26

2M ago54:26

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What's scarier: Creatures from the uncanny valley crawling up to do horrifying things that shouldn't be possible for stop motion animation, or generations of serial killers stalking and scalping their victims? If you answered stop motion, you're right - that's undeniably freakier - but both options are totally worth watching. This week, Grady and M…

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SMILE, RELIC & NIGHT SWIM DP, Charlie Sarroff 40:34

2M ago40:34

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Welcome to the Nick Taylor Horror Show! As always, each episode of The Nick Taylor Horror Show explores how today's horror filmmakers are getting their movies made while deconstructing their methods and career strategies into practical insights that you can use on your own horror filmmaking journey. This includes their creative processes, funding r…

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THE LAST STOP IN YUMA COUNTY Director, Francis Galluppi 36:57

2M ago36:57

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Welcome to the Nick Taylor Horror Show! As always, each episode of The Nick Taylor Horror Show explores how today's horror filmmakers are getting their movies made while deconstructing their methods and career strategies into practical insights that you can use on your own horror filmmaking journey. This includes their creative processes, funding r…

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A Hungry "Cark," Feral Killers and Subterranean Nightmares: Deep Fear, Cub, Deep Fear & Furiosa 57:41

3M ago57:41

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Dive deep into fear with us this week as we wander into open waters, haunting forests and chilling catacombs. Melissa goes camping with a grisly throwback slasher in Cub (Belgium & Netherlands, 2014), Grady swims with cocaine-addled sharks that are just barely so-bad-they're-good in Deep Fear (UK & France, 2023) and Marcus gets lost in the ruins un…

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140: Inside No. 9 - 304 - Empty Orchestra 13:39

3M ago13:39

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Not one of the best but still had fun with it. LIWstudios.comBy LIW Anthology Series Review

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139: Lee Martin's The Midnight Hour - 403 - Tortures Of The Damned (Live Watch Party & Review) 38:38

3M ago38:38

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This may be the best LMTMH episode to date. LIWstudios.comBy LIW Anthology Series Review

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Zoomer Humor & The Back Shelf at Blockbuster 9:02

3M ago9:02

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Just a quick update this week - zoomer humor slays in the trailer for Killer Body Count (Canada & South Africa, 2024), possibly the most Tubi movie to ever Tubi, and the original Nightwatch (Denmark, 1994) has all the offbeat Blockbuster Energy vibes and some himbo-y surprises. Plus, we're taking a week to get stoked for patriarchal nightmare fuel …

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Deadpan Cops, Creepy Demons & Crawly Spiders: Baskin, Wellington Paranormal and Infested 56:47

3M ago56:47

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Cops have challenging jobs. One day, you're dealing with ghost parties and a possessed dog, and the next you've stumbled through a portal to hell. This week, we patrol the not-so-mean New Zealand streets with Wellington Paranormal (2018-2022) and get pulled into Turkish nightmare fuel with Baskin (2015). We also get swarmed by skittering spiders an…

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They Came for the Schools 40:40

3M ago40:40

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In an exclusive audio excerpt from Chapter 1 of “They Came for the Schools: One Town's Fight Over Race and Identity, and the New War for America's Classrooms,” author Mike Hixenbaugh uncovers Southlake’s history, demonstrating how policies meant to protect the town from outside development a half-century ago helped plant the seeds for conflicts ove…

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The Howl - Your Past Month's Horror News - May, 2024 1:02:33

3M ago1:02:33

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Hey everyone, welcome back to The Howl, our monthly segment where my cohost Adam Cruz and I break down the latest horror news, share what we've been watching, and just generally geek out over everything horror. The Howl is all about giving you a comprehensive yet entertaining look at what's happening in the world of horror, providing top-notch movi…

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IMMACULATE Writer, Andrew Lobel 44:11

3M ago44:11

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Andrew Lobel is the screenwriter behind one of this year's breakout horror hits, Immaculate. His journey to bring Immaculate from script to screen is a serious story of endurance and passion—it took 10 years from Andrew’s first draft for it to emerge into theatres. In this episode, Andrew dives into his origin story, writing process, and the saga o…

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A Haunted House, Unhinged Ballerina & Clutch Mystery Star: What is Buried Must Remain, Mute Witness & Abigail 54:23

3M ago54:23

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Grab your JNCOs and bleach your hair - the 90s called to say hello this week. We chat about the What Is Buried Must Remain (Lebanon, 2022), a found footage flick with all the turn-of-the-century vibes, and marvel at the gravitas of the legendary "Mystery Guest Star" in the so-bad-it's-good stab-fest Mute Witness (United Kingdom, Russia & Germany, 1…

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138: Inside No. 9 - 601 - Wuthering Heist 19:33

4M ago19:33

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Is this an amazing masterpiece of one of the weakest episodes in their catalogue? LIWstudios.comBy LIW Anthology Series Review

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137: Lee Martin's The Midnight Hour - 203 - Blood Sacrifice (Live Watch Party & Review) 46:33

4M ago46:33

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Our first LMTMH in 2 years. Why did we do this? LIWstudios.comBy LIW Anthology Series Review

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Two Quiet Spirals, An Eclipse & More Nuns: Spiral (1998), Spiral (2019), Speak No Evil & The First Omen 1:17:23

4M ago1:17:23

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Last week, we saw the moon blot out the afternoon sun. It made us spiral out of control into a binge of cringe, frustration and the worst sequel you've never heard of. Grady unpacks Spiral (Japan, 1998), which begins as an also-ran sequel to Ring and descends into weird softcore porn. Marcus struggles with math in Spiral (Canada, 2019), a queer hor…

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The Howl - Your Past Month's Horror News - April, 2024 1:59:08

4M ago1:59:08

1:59:08

Hey everyone, back with another monthly episode of The Howl, a new concept where me and my cohost Adam Cruz summarize and discuss the past month's horror news, share what we've watched recently, and just generally nerd out over all things horror. Our goal with The Howl is to catch listeners up with all of the horror news they may have missed from t…

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DESTROY ALL NEIGHBORS Director, Josh Forbes 22:06

4M ago22:06

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Today, we welcome Josh Forbes to the podcast, director of Destroy All Neighbors. This is a gleefully fun movie that feels as inventive as it is unhinged. It’s the kind of movie that I’m feeling really good about seeing more of because it’s completely original. This is Josh’s second feature after his debut Contracted Phase 2 and I think he’s really …

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Dave Clark on Blending AI with Live Action in Horror 49:52

5M ago49:52

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Dave Clark is a filmmaker and creative force who's directed commercials for major brands along with multiple narrative films, including his 2019 feature, 'After She Wakes.' Dave recently released a must-watch short film called ‘Another’ which is not only terrifying and beautifully made, but a great example of blending AI with live action filmmaking…

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Late Night Nuns in Space: Late Night with the Devil, Immaculate & Lifeforce 1:28:46

5M ago1:28:46

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Creepy convents, ghoulish nostalgia and full frontal science fiction - we've got something for everyone this week. We give an enthusiastic recommendation for Late Night with the Devil (Australia & United Arab Emirates, 2023) even though a movie theater fire robbed us of the ending, and we debate the Twitter crossfire about its brief use of generati…

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Ryan Turek, Blumhouse Producer & VP of Development 25:35

5M ago25:35

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Today, I'm very psyched to speak with Ryan Turek, the VP of Development at Blumhouse and Producer across many titles including Imaginary, Night Swim, The Exorcist: Believer, M3GAN, The Black Phone, Halloween, Halloween Ends, Halloween Kills, Freaky, Happy Death Day and the list goes on. In this episode, Ryan gets into his very compelling origin sto…

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Two Demonic Cats & A Killer Croc: House, Rogue and The Legend of the Demon Cat 1:03:28

5M ago1:03:28

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If we had a nickel for every time we watched a movie with a demonic feline this week, we'd have two nickels - which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice. This week, Grady and Melissa try to explain the fathomless House (Japan, 1977), an unspeakably weird cult classic from the nightmares of a ten-year-old girl. Marcus unpacks The Legen…

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Introducing The Howl, a New Monthly Horror Series 1:32:29

5M ago1:32:29

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Hey everyone, trying something a little different out here. After 100 episodes where I've mostly focused on the guests, I'm introducing The Howl, a new recurring segment named after my newsletter of the same name. Once a month, I'll be joining forces with my friend Adam Cruz and we're going to summarize and discuss the past month's horror news, sha…

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Demonic Bathtub Walrus Ghosts: Extra Ordinary, Belzebuth, Antikk & The Plague 1:04:12

5M ago1:04:12

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What would you do if a ghost joined you in the bathtub, or if a demon judged your sex life? Find out this week as we explore the occult with Extra Ordinary (Ireland & Belgium, 2019), jump from a super-scary procedural to a super-okay exorcism in Belzebuth (Mexico, 2017), act surprised when a record player skips in the short film Antikk (Norway, 202…

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136: Inside No. 9 - 107 - The Inventors 17:38

6M ago17:38

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If time travel were real, I’d go back and not watch this. LIWstudios.comBy LIW Anthology Series Review

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135: Inside No. 9 - 801 - The Bones Of St Nicholas 31:19

6M ago31:19

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This was a strange one but at least Christmas didn’t end in a snuff film? Right? LIWstudios.comBy LIW Anthology Series Review

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Producer, Andrew Corkin 40:01

6M ago40:01

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Today we're talking to Andrew Corkin. Andrew is a producer who's body of work includes Martha Marcy May Marlene, the American remake of We Are What We Are, The Beach House (now streaming on Shudder) Alone With You, the feature debut of Emily Bennett and Justin Brooks, the Netfliux docuseries, Pepsi Where’s my Jet, and many more titles. In addition …

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Elmo and the Polar Bear: True Detective: Night Country, The House that Screamed & The Wrath of Dracula 1:20:06

6M ago1:20:06

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Why do haters gotta hate? Was Lucio Fulci full of crap? Who would you bribe to slap a TV-MA label on a PG parody? Find out this week as we discuss the Mexican and Native American roots of True Detective: Night Country, Hammer fanfic and "action" in Wrath of Dracula (United Kingdom, 2023) and influential classic horror in The House that Screamed (Sp…

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Bewitching Prehistoric Bathroom Mirrors: The Witch Part 1, Out of Darkness & 3:36 55:28

6M ago55:28

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We've got something for everyone this week. Grady gets blood splatter on his shoes with The Witch Part 1: The Subversion (South Korea, 2018), a John Wick-y action horror that pulls no punches. Melissa watched the French short film 3:36 (2017) four times and swears she had a different interpretation every time. Marcus loved the raw ambition of Out o…

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Onyx The Fortuitous Director, Andrew Bowser 55:46

6M ago55:46

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Today we have the Director of Onyx the Fortuitous, Andrew Bowser. Onyx the Fortuitous is a blast of a movie, now streaming on Screambox and one of the things I liked most about it is 1, it had really awesome practical creature effects from Adam KreatureKid Doughterty, but two, it was such a unique vision of a movie that was cast straight from Andre…

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134: Inside No. 9 - 705 - A Random Act Of Kindness 20:03

6M ago20:03

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This act of kindness did not seem random at all. In fact, quite deliberate. Took a ton of work to perform this act of kindness. LIWstudios.comBy LIW Anthology Series Review

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133: Inside No. 9 - 205 - Nana's Party 14:59

6M ago14:59

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This was not the lemon party I expected. LIWstudios.comBy LIW Anthology Series Review

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Footloosey, Hitchcocky Tire Horror: Nightsiren, Aberrance & Rubber 54:57

6M ago54:57

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What if Footloose was secretly about Slovakian witches? What if Daren Aronofsky - or Alfred Hitchcock - directed a twisty Mongolian flick? What if a tire came to life and killed you with psionic powers? Talk a walk on the weird side with us this week as we discuss Nightsiren (Slovakia & The Czech Republic, 2022), Aberrance (Mongolia, 2022) and Rubb…

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Eli Roth - Round 2 18:15

6M ago18:15

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Today’s guest needs no introduction, Eli Roth is one of the heads on the Mount Rushmore of horror and for good reason. This is actually my second interview with Eli and if you haven’t already, I recommend listening to my first conversation with him prior to this one. This time around, Eli and I dug deep into the making of Thanksgiving, the status o…

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Face/Offs, Body Snatchers & Zombies: Eyes Without a Face, PussyCake and Day Zero 1:09:18

6M ago1:09:18

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We've got something for everyone this week. Grady gets his face melted off by an evil doctor with Eyes Without A Face (France & Italy, 1960), a noire chiller that works with classic film censors, not in spite of them. We fall out of tune with PussyCake (Argentina, 2021), a punk rock scifi horror with killer ideas that can't quite find its own beat,…

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Dark Bargains and the Gates of Hell: The Beyond, Shop of Eternal Life & Huesera: The Bone Woman 59:42

7M ago59:42

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Lucio Fulci - the man, the myth, the legend. We stroll down Bourbon street towards the gates of hell with The Beyond (Italy, 1981), a vintage gorefest with no thoughts but plenty of drippy grindhouse vibes. Melissa gets spooked and emotionally wrecked by the short film The Shop of Eternal Life (China & USA, 2016), Marcus gets underwhelmed by Hueser…

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Hooves, Chainsaws and a Ghost: Kandisha, Martyrs Lane and Saitama Chainsaw Shoujo 56:19

7M ago56:19

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What's scarier: Islamic horror, Anglican horror, or a Japanese teenager with a chainsaw? What about all three in one podcast episode? This week, we dive into Shudder exclusives Kandisha (France, 2020) and Martyrs Lane (United Kingdom, 2021), two spiritual hauntings with very different vibes, and then chainsaw our way into something completely diffe…

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Nuns, Nails & Spiders: Sister Death, Nail and Mad Spider Sea 1:02:59

7M ago1:02:59

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We're back! Melissa checks out neighborly horror Nail (Mexico, 2017) on YouTube, Marcus gets himself to a freaky nunnery with Sister Death (Spain, 2023) on Netflix and Grady sees right through efforts to prank him with Mad Spider Sea (Taiwan, 2020). Also, will True Detective: Night Country be a return to form? Sites mentioned in this episode: Wicke…

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The Bleak December 1:24:30

8M ago1:24:30

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We interrupt your holiday cheer to bring you tales of the gothic, monstrous and macabre. This week, the posse unpacks tentacled dream horror in Housewife (Turkey, 2017) and uncanny puppet violence in Don't Hug Me I'm Scared (United Kingrom, 2022). We're also overwhelmed by the triumphant return of everybody's favorite kaiju in Godzilla Minus One (J…

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