Best Blog Cannes Classics Podcasts (2025)

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Your Movie Rocks: Agora 1:25:32

2d ago1:25:32

1:25:32

Welcome to Your Movie Rocks, an Alternate Ending podcast hosted by Mandy Albert. For every episode, Mandy will watch a movie assigned by her guest host, followed by a lively discussion. There’s only one rule: no matter what the movie does to her, Mandy is only allowed to love it. In Episode 4, Mandy and Gavin McDowell have what might very well be t…

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Fifth Tuesday: Cannes and the State of Cinema in 2025 1:19:32

5d ago1:19:32

1:19:32

April 2025 has five Tuesdays, and whenever that happens the last Tuesday of the month is a "dealer's choice" event, with Tim going off on whatever tangent catches his fancy. Unfortunately, due to some scheduling trouble, this particular fifth Tuesday episode has been delayed a bit, but it's worth it: Tim has a conversation with UW-Madison film scho…

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May 2025 Movie Preview 1:32:52

16d ago1:32:52

1:32:52

In preparation for the start of the summer movie season, Tim is joined by Brian and Caleb, who are all a little surprised to find that they're finally looking forward to some of the wide releases of 2025, after a wobbly first third of the calendar year. But before we get to the wild and thrilling spectacle of popcorn movie season, it's one of the m…

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Bride of AE - Cooties (2014) 51:18

27d ago51:18

51:18

Tim and Brennan kick off a brand new quarter focusing on Fast Zombies with this episode on the 2014 horror-comedy COOTIES! Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Follow Brennan on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Follow Tim on Letterboxd Support Alternate Ending and check out our member perks, including voting for the films we cover on this program…

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Incomplete Franchises 1:22:45

1M ago1:22:45

1:22:45

Brennan is joined this week by Cameron (whom we finally give a chance to plug her own podcast, Stoneybrook Reunion) and Andrew, and the three of them are having a conversations about incomplete franchises: series that stalled out in the middle, sequel hooks that never caught anything, book adaptations that didn't make it all the way through the sou…

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Your Movie Rocks - In a Lonely Place 48:41

1M ago48:41

48:41

Welcome to Your Movie Rocks, an Alternate Ending podcast hosted by Mandy Albert. For every episode, Mandy will watch a movie assigned by her guest host, followed by a lively discussion. There’s only one rule: no matter what the movie does to her, Mandy is only allowed to love it. For Episode 3, Mandy is joined by Zev Burrows for some quality time I…

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April 2025 Movie Preview 1:16:38

2M ago1:16:38

1:16:38

Brennan is joined this week by Brian and Gavin, and the three of them chat about the films coming out soon to U.S. (and French!) theaters. While the three of them try to figure what the hell a Minecraft is, they discover that there are plenty of interesting-looking genre films sneaking out amongst the unimpressive-looking heavy hitters. Before that…

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Bride of AE - Dark Water (2005) 50:07

2M ago50:07

50:07

Tim and Brennan dig the final skeleton out of an awards season favorite’s closet by discussing I’m Still Here director Walter Salles’ 2005 J-horror remake DARK WATER! Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Follow Brennan on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Follow Tim on Letterboxd Support Alternate Ending and check out our member perks, including v…

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Your Movie Rocks: The Bye Bye Man 58:48

2M ago58:48

58:48

Editor's note: apologies to Mandy for bumping this episode by a week to make room for our Oscar special. Starting in April, Your Movie Rocks will be back to its usual spot on the first Tuesday of the month. Welcome to Your Movie Rocks, an Alternate Ending podcast hosted by Mandy Albert. For every episode, Mandy will watch a movie assigned by her gu…

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On the 97th Academy Awards 1:02:19

2M ago1:02:19

1:02:19

Hot on the heels of Anora winning five Oscars, the Alternate Ending crew is here with our thoughts on the ceremony and winners. Tim is joined by Cameron and Caleb to discuss the best and worst outfits, the relative merits of musical performances at the Academy Awards, the etiquette of the In Memoriam montage, and what we lost when the Academy refus…

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March 2025 movie preview 1:14:01

3M ago1:14:01

1:14:01

This week, Brennan takes over hosting duties to welcome returning guests Andrew and Zev. The three of them share notes on the movies coming up over the next month, doing their absolute best to avoid talking about the Snow White-shaped elephant in the room while coming up with some promising smaller releases that we don't want to see fall through th…

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Bride of AE - Splice (2009) 55:04

3M ago55:04

55:04

Tim and Brennan dig a skeleton out of the closet of Oscar nominee Adrien Brody by discussing the grody Frankenstein riff SPLICE! Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Follow Alternate Ending on Twitter and Instagram Follow Brennan on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Follow Tim on Letterboxd Support Alternate Ending and check out our member perks, …

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The romance of cinema 1:25:52

3M ago1:25:52

1:25:52

With Valentine's day coming up any day now, we couldn't pass up the chance to talk about romantic movies and love stories. Tim is joined by Brian Fowler, Your Movie Rocks host Mandy Albert, and new member of the podcast family Cameron Shaw to kick around questions of what makes a romantic movie, what doesn't, and our own histories with cinematic lo…

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Your Movie Rocks: Sucker Punch 54:26

3M ago54:26

54:26

Welcome to the debut episode of Your Movie Rocks, a brand new Alternate Ending podcast hosted by Mandy Albert. For every episode, Mandy will watch a movie assigned by her guest host, followed by a lively discussion. There's only one rule: Mandy must love the movie, no matter what. On Episode 1, Mandy and AE editor-in-chief Tim Brayton discuss the m…

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Oscar nominations and February 2025 preview 1:54:29

3M ago1:54:29

1:54:29

In this episode, Tim has a chat with the European wing of the Alternate Ending extended family - from France, Gavin McDowell (of the SECTS, LIES, AND VIDEOTAPE column), and from Scotland, Andrew Milne (of the Two Friends Watch podcast) - to take a brief look at the newly-announced nominees for the 97th Academy Awards, and then a much less brief loo…

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Bride of AE - The Lair of the White Worm (1988) 55:31

4M ago55:31

55:31

Tim and Brennan dig a skeleton out of the closet of Golden Globe nominee Hugh Grant by discussing his early role in the Ken Russell film THE LAIR OF THE WHITE WORM! Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Follow Alternate Ending on Twitter and Instagram Follow Brennan on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Follow Tim on Letterboxd Support Alternate End…

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A look back at 2024 2:16:32

4M ago2:16:32

2:16:32

For our first episode of 2025, we're taking a look back over the year that was. Tim and Brennan are joined by guests Zev Burrows and Caleb Wimble to talk about our favorite and least-favorite films of 2024, as well as the best surprises, biggest disappointments, and our picks for the most overlooked films of the year. While the people of the Los An…

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January 2025 is going to be a scream(boat) 1:48:26

5M ago1:48:26

1:48:26

Tim and Brennan welcome new guest Brian Fowler to the show as we discuss holiday horror, as well as requests by Patreon supporters Mandy Albert and Josh Lawrence. Then we gin up as much enthusiasm as we possibly can to take a look ahead at the films releasing in January 2025, and are not altogether surprised by what we don't find.…

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Bride of AE - Society (1989) 1:02:53

5M ago1:02:53

1:02:53

Tim and Brennan tear into the upper crust of California with the goopy mayhem of the 1989 Brian Yuzna joint SOCIETY! Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Follow Alternate Ending on Twitter and Instagram Follow Brennan on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Follow Tim on Letterboxd Support Alternate Ending and check out our member perks, including vo…

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Hot Frosty and Other Signs of December 2:16:05

6M ago2:16:05

2:16:05

A new era begins at Alternate Ending as Tim, Brennan, and Mandy share six! count 'em, six! movies we've seen recently, including requests by Patreon supporters Christophe Romain, Dan Prestwitch, and Carl Beasley. We also go in deep on the Netflix original Hot Frosty, somehow the only film of the six all of us had seen. In the second half of the epi…

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Bride of AE - The Hills Have Eyes Part 2 (1984) 1:00:11

6M ago1:00:11

1:00:11

For Belated Sequels month (in honor of the impending release of Gladiator II), Tim and Brennan are sitting down to discuss Wes Craven's misbegotten THE HILLS HAVE EYES PART 2! They also share some insight into a few changes in the upcoming podcast schedule, so make sure to keep an ear out! Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Follow Alternate Endin…

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Bride of AE - Silver Bullet (1985) 1:04:14

7M ago1:04:14

1:04:14

Tim and Brennan close out Stephen King month by sinking their fangs into the 1985 werewolf movie SILVER BULLET, which was both adapted from and written by King! Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Follow Alternate Ending on Twitter and Instagram Follow Brennan on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Follow Tim on Letterboxd Support Alternate Ending …

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Bride of AE - The Mist (2007) 1:12:26

7M ago1:12:26

1:12:26

Tim and Brennan kick off Stephen King month with a discussion of the Frank Darabont classic [sic] THE MIST! Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Follow Alternate Ending on Twitter and Instagram Follow Brennan on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Follow Tim on Letterboxd Support Alternate Ending and check out our member perks, including voting for …

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Top 5 - The IMDb Top 250 2:02:49

7M ago2:02:49

2:02:49

In tribute to the passing of site cofounder and top 5 aficionado Rob Jarosinski, co-hosts Tim Brayton, Brennan Klein, and Mandy Albert share their picks for the best films from the IMDb Top 250, the list that Rob embodied best.By Tim Brayton

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Bride of AE - In a Violent Nature (2024) 1:06:06

8M ago1:06:06

1:06:06

To close out Friday the 13th-sploitation month, Tim and Brennan discuss the new “ambient slasher” IN A VIOLENT NATURE and break down how it breaks down the genre (or not)! Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Follow Alternate Ending on Twitter and Instagram Follow Brennan on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Follow Tim on Letterboxd Support Altern…

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Bride of AE - Shriek if You Know What I Did Last Friday the 13th (2000) 53:31

8M ago53:31

53:31

Happy Friday the 13th! Tim and Brennan are kicking off a month of movies that (loosely) explore the legacy of the iconic Friday the 13th franchise, beginning with the 2000 Scary Movie competitor SHRIEK IF YOU KNOW WHAT I DID LAST FRIDAY THE 13TH! P.S.: Brennan accidentally calls Regina Hall Regina King in this episode and he wants you to know he’s …

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Bride of AE - Strait-Jacket (1964) 49:38

8M ago49:38

49:38

To close out hagsploitation month, Tim and Brennan are moving on from Bette Davis over to Joan Crawford in 1964’s William Castle-Robert Bloch schlockterpiece STRAIT-JACKET! Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Follow Alternate Ending on Twitter and Instagram Follow Brennan on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Follow Tim on Letterboxd Support Alter…

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Bride of AE - Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964) 55:17

9M ago55:17

55:17

In honor of Brennan’s 30th birthday, he and Tim are covering hagsploitation movies beginning with the Baby Jane follow-up HUSH… HUSH, SWEET CHARLOTTE, starring Bette Davis and Olivia de Havilland! Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Follow Alternate Ending on Twitter and Instagram Follow Brennan on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Follow Tim on …

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Bride of AE - Toxic Zombies (1980) 53:42

10M ago53:42

53:42

Tim and Brennan conclude video nasties month by discussing TOXIC ZOMBIES aka BLOODEATERS aka FOREST OF FEAR, which probably has more titles than it has good scenes! Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Follow Alternate Ending on Twitter and Instagram Follow Brennan on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Follow Tim on Letterboxd Support Alternate End…

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Bride of AE - The Driller Killer (1979) 57:16

10M ago57:16

57:16

Throughout July, Tim and Brennan are exploring the dark underbelly of cinema by reviewing some of the video nasties that were successfully prosecuted in the UK in the 1980s, starting with Abel Ferrara’s 1979 mess-terpiece THE DRILLER KILLER! Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Follow Alternate Ending on Twitter and Instagram Follow Brennan on Twit…

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Bride of AE - Frankenstein Unbound (1990) 52:24

11M ago52:24

52:24

To close out Roger Corman month on Bride of Alternate Ending, Tim and Brennan discuss the filmmaker’s final directorial effort, the outstandingly weird literary adaptation FRANKENSTEIN UNBOUND! Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Follow Alternate Ending on Twitter and Instagram Follow Brennan on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Follow Tim on Let…

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Bride of AE - A Bucket of Blood (1959) 56:13

11M ago56:13

56:13

To kick off a monthlong retrospective of the works of the late Roger Corman, Tim and Brennan discuss the filmmaker’s seminal directorial work A BUCKET OF BLOOD, the sets of which were notoriously used to bring 1960’s Little Shop of Horrors to life. Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Follow Alternate Ending on Twitter and Instagram Follow Brennan …

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Bride of AE - Sisters of Death (1977) 56:00

12M ago56:00

56:00

To close out a month exploring the horror movies made by the cast of Beverly Hills, 90210, Tim and Brennan take a look at 1977’s SISTER OF DEATH, featuring Peach Pit mainstay Joe E. Tata! Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Follow Alternate Ending on Twitter and Instagram Follow Brennan on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Follow Tim on Letterbox…

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Bride of AE - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) 1:01:05

1y ago1:01:05

1:01:05

To kick off a month exploring the horror movies made by the cast of Beverly Hills, 90210, Tim and Brennan are visiting a movie that has a torrid relationship with a different iconic 1990s program, the Luke Perry vehicle BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER! Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Follow Alternate Ending on Twitter and Instagram Follow Brennan on …

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Bride of AE - Bloody Birthday (1981) 51:17

1y ago51:17

51:17

Tim and Brennan close out their month of evil kid horror movies by discussing a quasi-slasher from an impeccable vintage, 1981’s BLOODY BIRTHDAY! Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Follow Alternate Ending on Twitter and Instagram Follow Brennan on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Follow Tim on Letterboxd Support Alternate Ending and check out o…

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Bride of AE - The Good Son (1993) 59:38

1y ago59:38

59:38

Tim and Brennan kick off a month of evil kid horror movies by discussing the Elijah Wood and Macaulay Culkin joint THE GOOD SON! It turns out, mileage varies! Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Follow Alternate Ending on Twitter and Instagram Follow Brennan on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Follow Tim on Letterboxd Support Alternate Ending an…

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Bride of AE - The Screaming Skull (1958) 42:36

1y ago42:36

42:36

Tim and Brennan close out their month of discussing movies that were covered on the iconic cult television program Mystery Science Theater 3000! Surprisingly, THE SCREAMING SKULL becomes one of our most divisive episodes yet! Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Follow Alternate Ending on Twitter and Instagram Follow Brennan on Twitter, Instagram, …

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Bride of AE - The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies!!? (1964) 49:45

1y ago49:45

49:45

Tim and Brennan kick off their month of discussing movies that were covered on the iconic cult television program Mystery Science Theater 3000! The title is too long to type again, but just know it’s a hell of a ride! Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Follow Alternate Ending on Twitter and Instagram Follow Brennan on Twitter, Instagram, and Lett…

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Bride of AE - The Midnight Meat Train (2008) 57:08

1y ago57:08

57:08

Tim and Brennan close out their month of digging horror movie skeletons out of the closets of the year’s nominated actors by checking out Bradley Cooper’s early performance in the Clive Barker adaptation THE MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN! Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Follow Alternate Ending on Twitter and Instagram Follow Brennan on Twitter, Instagra…

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Bride of AE - The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976) 53:59

1+ y ago53:59

53:59

Tim and Brennan kick off a month of digging horror movie skeletons out of the closets of the year’s nominated actors by taking a look at Jodie Foster’s first-ever top-billed lead role in THE LITTLE GIRL WHO LIVES DOWN THE LANE! Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Follow Alternate Ending on Twitter and Instagram Follow Brennan on Twitter, Instagram…

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Pass the Popcorn: Origin | McFarland, USA | Anselm 1:13:18

1+ y ago1:13:18

1:13:18

We're rolling into February with a wild first month of 2024 behind us. This week Carrie brings the the ultimate Dad-movie, Mom-movie, inpso-video-lover-movie, kid-movie...(you get the idea)...McFarland, USA. She also gets confirmation from Tim on whether or not she should give Saltburn another try. Tim brings two films to the table this week, that …

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Bride of AE - Death Game (1977) 1:01:41

1+ y ago1:01:41

1:01:41

Tim and Brennan close out a month of follow-ups with DEATH GAME (1977), the movie that was remade by Eli Roth as Knock Knock. Get ready for a dissection of the manifold ways the movie’s aesthetic and sensibility differ from the original despite boasting almost the exact same plot! Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Follow Alternate Ending on Twit…

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Pass the Popcorn: Carrie | The Taste of Things | How to Blow Up a Pipeline 1:18:58

1+ y ago1:18:58

1:18:58

Happy New Year! Another new year... another weird episode! This week Carrie brings the 1976 nudist classic, Carrie - thanks to Patreon supporter Granger D Pole. She also shares her thoughts on the independent film How to Blow Up a Pipeline, that everybody was talking about 6 months ago... Tim brings a trifecta of foreign films - Monster, About Dry …

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Bride of AE - Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3 (2022) 1:06:22

1+ y ago1:06:22

1:06:22

Tim and Brennan are kicking off 2024 by concluding a trilogy of movies we’ve watched over the past year. It’s time for the Disney Channel original musical Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3, which brings a troupe of aliens to Seabrook after the town has already assimilated zombies and werewolves. Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Follow Alternate Ending on Twitter…

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Worst Christmas Movies 2:03:58

1+ y ago2:03:58

2:03:58

For our last episode of 2023, we've decided to let our inner Grinches out to play: instead of celebrating the warmth and coziness and love of good holiday movies, as we've done in the past, this year we're going all the way to the other end of the spectrum: the most rotten-souled Yuletide misfires that ever fell out of a chimney. It's our picks for…

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Bride of AE - The Stone Tape (1972) 45:16

1+ y ago45:16

45:16

Tim and Brennan are winding down British Ghost Stories month, and a whole year of podcasting, by taking a look at the 1972 TV movie THE STONE TAPE, which originally aired on Christmas Day! Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Follow Alternate Ending on Twitter and Instagram Follow Brennan on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Follow Tim on Letterbo…

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Pass the Popcorn: Summer with Monika | Godzilla Minus One | Leave the World Behind 1:10:57

1+ y ago1:10:57

1:10:57

Happy Monday! It's good to be back after a little unplanned break. Nothing gets the mind right like Tim cackle laughing at imagining Carrie and Rob's first (and only) bath together. On this episode, Tim brings two new films out of Japan, Godzilla Minus One and The Boy and the Heron. Carrie has a whole batch of movies to choose from, but decides to …

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Bride of AE - The Woman in Black (1989) 48:01

1+ y ago48:01

48:01

Tim and Brennan are kicking off British Ghost Stories month in honor of the Christmas tradition from across the pond. We’re kicking off with 1989’s THE WOMAN IN BLACK, which originally aired on Christmas Eve! Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Follow Alternate Ending on Twitter and Instagram Follow Brennan on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Fo…

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Bride of AE - My Super Psycho Sweet 16 (2009) 57:23

1+ y ago57:23

57:23

To close out 21st Century Slashers month, Tim and Brennan are diving into a new-to-both-of-them franchise with the MTV original movie MY SUPER PSYCHO SWEET 16! Love the Podcast? Leave us a review! Follow Alternate Ending on Twitter and Instagram Follow Brennan on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Follow Tim on Letterboxd Support Alternate Ending a…

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Catching Up - The Making of Hauntology 37:22

1+ y ago37:22

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After more than 6-months of radio silence, Rob is back with an Amateur Hour update to catch up on the making of Hauntology. In this episode, he covers how the last segment and through line came together, the current status of the project, potential release dates / plans and new projects on-deck!

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