Ashley McGlothren And Nathan Simmons Podcasts

We're back with a listener request this week! The Void has a murderous cult, goopy monsters, and lots of family drama, basically, all the things we love. -- Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe to the show! -- Want us to cover your favorite scary movie? Let us know at ohthatsascarymovie@gmail.com -- Music in this episode: OTASM Theme song: M…

She's not a doll, she's part of the family! We're back, and this week we are talking about M3gan, the ultimate toy with crazy dance moves and killer intentions. -- Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe to the show! -- Want us to cover your favorite scary movie? Let us know at ohthatsascarymovie@gmail.com -- Music in this episode: OTASM Theme …

Nathan pops by to talk EVIL DEAD RISE, HELLO MARY LOU, and Record Store Day 2023 -- oh, and to hype up his band's new single! Check out The Fever // The Rage on your favorite streaming platform and keep up to date with them here: https://linktr.ee/thefevertherage Full debut album coming soon! -- Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe to the sh…

Whoop-ti-tah! It's springtime, and we are hitting the beach with David Twohy's A Perfect Getaway. This little thriller is full of red snappers, dodgy dialogue, and Steve Zahn's meth eyes. -- Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe to the show! -- Want us to cover your favorite scary movie? Let us know at ohthatsascarymovie@gmail.com -- Music in…

Y'all, did you know that Nathan LOVES Batman? We're talking about two fantastic episodes of the 90s animated series. Clayface's origin story is full-on body horror (for kids!), but that's not all. We're also talking about how much we love goons, why Ashley can't watch most action movies, and how much of a scamp this Batman could be! -- Don't forget…

It's March, so we have to review a Leprechaun movie, and this year it's 2018's Leprechaun Returns! We've got leprechauns on drones, clover juice, weaponized solar panels, and a silly little movie that somehow pulled on our heartstrings while keeping us entertained. -- Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe to the show! -- Want us to cover your…

We're back, and we're taking a bite out of the Big Apple along with Ghostface and the gang from Woodsboro in Scream VI! We saw the latest installment in the franchise and are ready to give you our first thoughts, plus our experience with some of the original cast members at a recent Q&A panel. -- Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe to the s…

It’s like EVIL DEAD meets Twitch! We watched 2022 Shudder Original DEADSTREAM. We laughed, we jumped, we had a fantastic time with this movie’s practical effects, clever plotting, and relentless third act. -- Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe to the show! -- Want us to cover your favorite scary movie? Let us know at ohthatsascarymovie@gma…

Roses are red, Violets Are Blue. It's Valentines Day, and we have a bonus episode for you! Our noses and hearts are bleeding this week because we are covering VALENTINE, the 2001 teen slasher with more subplots than we can count. -- Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe to the show! -- Want us to cover your favorite scary movie? Let us know a…

James Mangold's IDENTITY is an odd little picture, a seemingly straightforward murder mystery that becomes weirder and sillier as it goes on. Join us as we talk about the movie's left-field twists and one of the biggest casts you'll ever see in a "slasher" movie. -- Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe to the show! -- Want us to cover your f…

HOW'D IT GET BURNED? HOW'D IT GET BURNED? That's just one of the MANY questions we're asking ourselves as we discuss 2006's rightly-maligned remake of THE WICKER MAN. It's become more meme than movie at this point, but not even Rage Cage can save this one. -- Here's the Nic Cage montage we keep referring to in the episode (serious language warning,…

We've teased. We've joked. Now we are going to space. This week we cover JASON X, the movie that brings Jason Voorhees to outer space and into our hearts. From weird space outfits to dodgy science, we leave it all on the futuristic operating table. -- Check out Bloody Disgusting's hilarious overview of the Jason X novels and comics, which we refere…

It's that time. Christmas time is here! Well, it was. We're keeping the holiday spirit alive with one of our favorite episodes of The X-Files. This episode has our favorite attractive duo exploring a haunted house on Christmas Eve! -- Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe to the show! -- Want us to cover your favorite scary movie? Let us know…

Grab your eggnog and your sharpened candy cane because zombies are coming to town this Christmas! We are kicking off this festive month with the zombie musical, ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE. This is a musical that packs in a lot of fun and still manages to punch you in the gut. We laughed, we cried, and one of us has found their new favorite soundtrack!…

Alright, alright, alright! We've returned to Texas for the strangest entry in this long-running franchise. Just what is going on in TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: THE NEXT GENERATION, a slasher that somehow stars both Matthew McConaughey and Renée Zellweger? We're talking robot legs, the Illuminati, confusing backstories, and more! Put a pizza in the ove…

Something is happening to us! We are back with another Zemeckis masterpiece, What Lies Beneath. This cozy thriller has it all; foggy New England vistas, seances, sexy middle-aged empty-nesters, and of course, MURDER! -- Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe to the show! -- Want us to cover your favorite scary movie? Let us know at ohthatsasca…

Happy Halloween! We're wrapping up our nostalgic spooky season with one of the greatest Disney Channel Original Movies ever: Halloweentown! We're talking wacky extras, the bonkers score, and our own histories with Halloween! We also have a few announcements regarding the future of the podcast and one of the best rounds of 'Oh! That's A Better Title…

Zoinks! We're diving into one of Nathan's childhood favorites this week with Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island. Like, grab some Scooby Snacks and join us for another nostalgic halloween episode! -- Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe to the show! -- Want us to cover your favorite scary movie? Let us know at ohthatsascarymovie@gmail.com -- Music i…

Remember that time BOY MEETS WORLD turned into a slasher movie for one episode? Nostalgic Spooky Season continues as Ashley takes Nathan through one of her favorite episodes of this beloved '90s sitcom! DUN-DUN-DUNNN. -- Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe to the show! -- Want us to cover your favorite scary movie? Let us know at ohthatsasc…

The Witches are back, baby! It's our first episode of spooky season, and we watched Hocus Pocus 2! Did we love it? Did it live up to the hype? Did it hit us in our nostalgic millennial guts? You'll have to listen to this week's episode to find out! -- Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe to the show! Want us to cover your favorite scary movi…

Hey, everyone! Nathan here with some fun news about our plans for October! -- Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe to the show! -- Want us to cover your favorite scary movie? Let us know at ohthatsascarymovie@gmail.com -- Music in this episode: OTASM Theme song: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fair…

SISTERS! With the release of HOCUS POCUS 2 on the horizon, we're revisiting the original, which is definitely a nostalgic fave of ours. We get into our memories of watching it growing up, as well as how this movie hits a bit different when you watch it as an adult! Grab your spell books and pointy hats as we dive into our first Disney movie! -- Che…

Huzzah and Hurrah! It's our 50th episode! To celebrate we are diving into Nathan's "horrorigin " story with 1988's THE BLOB. We are living for the practical effects and feathered hair in this goopy movie. Grab your leather jackets and join us on Planet Blob! -- Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe to the show! -- Want us to cover your favori…

IT'S ALIVE is so much better than any movie about a killer mutant baby has any right to be. Larry Cohen's creature feature boasts some exceptional acting and effects work from a young Rick Baker. Join us as we dig into why this movie works for us and what makes it stand out among other monster movies of the era. Also: What's the deal with milkmen, …

We are HUNGRY. Hungry for our favorite duo, Mulder and Scully! This week we dive into one of the most controversial episodes in The X-Files series, Home. -- Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe to the show! -- Want us to cover your favorite scary movie? Let us know at ohthatsascarymovie@gmail.com -- Music in this episode: OTASM Theme song: M…

Blood raves, dodgy science, and hot moms, 1998's Blade starring Wesley Snipes, has it all! Join us this week as we discuss why some mother f*ckers are always trying to ice skate uphill. -- Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe to the show! -- Want us to cover your favorite scary movie? Let us know at ohthatsascarymovie@gmail.com -- Music in t…

"So revolting and yet so interesting!" There's a lot to discuss in 70s erotic horror film DAUGHTERS OF DARKNESS, a movie that is absolutely hypnotic and offers no simple answers. Who is Mother? What exactly does the Countess want? And how much do we LOVE the costumes and music in this? -- Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe to the show! -- …

The Asylum's SHARK SIDE OF THE MOON had us immediately with its incredible title. Is it extremely silly? Uh, yes. Did we have a lot of fun talking about it? You bet! Join us as we discuss moon-breathing algae and learn some shark facts from this Tubi Original movie! -- Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe to the show! -- Want us to cover you…

Grab your leotards because we are taking center stage with the Italian slasher, Stage Fright. This one has everything we love: theatre jargon, a killer in an unexplained costume, questionable weapon choices, and a Marilyn Monroe look-a-like playing the saxophone. -- Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe to the show! -- Want us to cover your f…

There are two things we know for sure: (1) Rio is not the capital of Brazil and (2) this movie is ridiculous. But we still had a lot of fun checking back in with Julie James and the Fisherman in this rushed sequel! Grab your shoes out of the dryer and fire up the karaoke machine as we talk about I STILL KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER! -- Check out B…

We're a mean green mother from outer space and we're back! This week we are riding a flying motorcycle straight into movie musicals as we chat about 1986's Little Shop of Horrors. Watch out for that total eclipse of the sun and head downtown with us! -- Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe to the show! -- Want us to cover your favorite scary…

What would modern moviemaking be without this terrifying beach movie? JAWS is one of those formative films that means so many things to so many people. That's why we invited our friend We invited our friend Josh Browning from The VHS Files podcast to help us break down our nostalgic feelings about Steven Spielberg's masterpiece. -- Follow our frien…

Grab your bag of fireworks and start meltin' your medallions, it's time to return to Stephen King country with 1985's SILVER BULLET. We're talking wolf rules, small town soap operas, and the legendary Gary Busey in this nostalgic fave! -- Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe to the show! -- Want us to cover your favorite scary movie? Let us …

It’s our podcast anniversary! To celebrate the first full year of our podcast, we returned to the franchise that kicked off our show. And let's just say, this movie's not winning any Hitchcock Awards. URBAN LEGENDS: FINAL CUT is not quite as fun as the original, but we had a heck of a time unraveling this tangled mess of film school jokes, secret t…

Our mothers told us never to do this, but we watched 1986's The Hitcher starring Rutger Hauer and C. Thomas Howell this week and have a lot to say about it. Buckle up and get ready for a wild ride! -- Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe to the show! -- Want us to cover your favorite scary movie? Let us know at ohthatsascarymovie@gmail.com -…

Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward vs. killer worms in the desert! What's not to love? Join us as we revisit a 90s home video fave and talk all things TREMORS. Do we love the creature effects? Did this movie hold up for us after all these years? Do we ship Val and Earl? Find out as we head to Perfection for a goopy fun time. -- Check out the fantastic makin…

JASON'S BACK for the first time, for the last (?) time. This week, we're talking about 2009's FRIDAY THE 13TH remake, a movie that holds a weird little place in our hearts. Join us as we break down the kills, the bizarre characters, the funniest sex scene in movie history -- and why this movie may be more fun that you remember. -- Check out Nathan'…

We're back, and Mummy has gone mad! We are very excited to cover The Others this week after quite a wild ride to get it here. This gothic psychological horror movie, written, directed, and scored by Alejandro Amenábar, stars an impeccably dressed Nicole Kidman, a sometimes unnecessarily creepy Fionnula Flanagan, and two exceedingly British children…

Life kicked our butts this week so we are taking the week off to recover. We will be back to our normal schedule next week with The Others! -- OTASM Theme song: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales License code: 5WEXHXHOK30CKEKUBy Ashley McGlothren and Nathan Simmons

Death gets revenge and we have some unexpected laughs with 2000's FINAL DESTINATION. Prepare to torque a wicked cable as we get into the movie's super-dark X-FILES origins, the Devon Sawa of it all, and a truly bizarre love scene left on the cutting room floor! -- Referenced in the episode: "Death Is Not the End: An Oral History of Final Destinatio…

Let's face it: 2020 was a weird year, to sat the least. But one of the great success stories to come out of the early months of the pandemic was Rob Savage's Shudder exclusive film HOST, a horror movie shot entirely through Zoom! We discuss demon rules, our own experiences with trying to be creative during lockdown, and how this movie brilliantly e…

This week we are dodging death, drinking potions, and chatting about one of our favorite movies! Directed by Robert Zemeckis in 1992, DEATH BECOMES HER is a unique horror comedy starring Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn, and Bruce Willis that will live forever in our hearts. -- Articles referenced in the episode: "Vanity, Patriarchy, and Futility: Death B…

WE'RE HEEERRRRE to talk about another bonafide classic: 1982's POLTERGEIST. Is this the best movie we've covered for the show? Did Tobe Hooper really direct this movie, or was it Steven Spielberg? How many times did Nathan cry during this movie (and subsequent episode recording)? And what's the deal with Doctor Octopus, anyway? Find out as we take …

Welcome to WILLY'S WONDERLAND, where possessed animatronics perform a catchy ditty before trying to feast on your face. This week we are talking about this wild little film starring (Sir) Nicolas Cage that left us with more than a few questions. Chug an energy drink and join us for some classic crazy Cage. -- Don't forget to rate, review, and subsc…

Get outta the oven and get on your headphones, because we're talking about M. Night Shyamalan's "comeback" film, THE VISIT. There's a lot to unpack in this movie, so join us as we run through our history with Shyamalan's movies and talk about everything from our own greatest fears to freestyle rap. -- Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe to …

This week we watched HELLO MARY LOU: PROM NIGHT 2, and we loved every minute of it! In this 1987 sequel-but-not-a-sequel to the 1980 original, the race for Prom Queen gets vicious. Grab your tiara out of the creepy high school prop room and join us for this crazy classic slasher! Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe to the show! -- Check out…

Happy St. Patty's Day (week)! In our latest episode (or should we say LEP-isode??), we look back at Jennifer Aniston's film debut, 1993's LEPRECHAUN. This is a movie where the magic has no rules, the kills have no scares, and we have almost no patience. Count your lucky stars if you haven't watched this one. (Due to unforeseen issues, we had to can…

We did it. We watched MALIGNANT. This week we take you through all the crazy twists and turns of James Wan's unhinged horror movie from 2021. From overly moist Spooky Bois to the logistics of hypnosis, we have a lot of thoughts. -- Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe to the show! -- Want us to cover your favorite scary movie? Let us know at…

Put on your leather pants and eyeliner, because it's the 20th anniversary of QUEEN OF THE DAMNED, the belated sequel (but not really, right?) to the acclaimed INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE. Join us as we sink our teeth into this vampire flick that's almost too steamy and aggro for us to handle, as well as our own history with this specific time in pop…

Happy effing Valentine's Day! It's time to talk about one of the horror movies that kickstarted our spooky friendship: MY BLOODY VALENTINE 3D. Where does this killer get their gimmick? Why is Axel the worst? When will Nathan run out of puns? Join us as we discuss a guilty pleasure that is very much a product of its time! -- Check out the interview …