Welcome to Slasher September scaredy cats! Today we’re watching 1984’s installment in the classic franchise: FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE FINAL CHAPTER. We talk a little bit about horror conventions, different Jasons, John Carpenter, new HALLOWEEN scores, and the return of Tom Savini. We play a guessing game, Dave talks about the 2017 Netflix flick THE LOD…

Welcome back to the podcast scaredy cats! Today we’re watching Eli Craig’s 2010 Sundance hit: TUCKER AND DALE VS EVIL. We get the ball rolling with a chat about balancing comedy and horror, Alan Tudyk, and AP BIO. Chris tells us about ANNABELLE COMES HOME and Conjurverse possession logic, we discuss a Marvel horror movie, and Dave talks about THE R…

It’s time for your Saturday dose of horror! Today we watch Michele Soavi’s 1989 addition to the DEMON’S franchise: THE CHURCH. We chat a little bit about the real DEMONS 3, and think back on DEMONS 1 and 2. Dave talks about the double feature NOSFERATU and SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE, and Chris brings up Elle Callaghan’s HEAD COUNT. Then we really get in…

Welcome back to the podcast scaredy cats! Today we head to the theatre to watch André Øvredal and Guillermo del Toro’s book adaptation: SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK. But first we talk a bit about Øvredal, the original books, and BLOOD QUANTUM and TIFF’s Midnight Madness. Dave gives a crustacean update, and then we chat about new HALLOWEEN sequ…

Welcome to a special episode of the podcast, scaredy cats! Today we’re reviewing a wicked list of flicks from the Fantasia Festival! So get hyped for: THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING WKND RIOT GIRLS THE ODD FAMILY: ZOMBIE ON SALE PORNO SATOR HOMEWRECKER THE DEEPER YOU DIG Continue reading →By The Texchris Davesaw Massacre - Horror Movie Podcast

Bonjour scaredy cats, it’s time for a new episode of your favourite horror podcast! Today we’re watching Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo’s 2007 bloody home invasion flick: INSIDE. We start by chatting about New French Extremity, bad remakes, and pregnancy in horror. Then Dave talks about Netflix’s MARA and sleep paralysis, and Chris discusses C…

Welcome to your worst nightmare, scaredy cats! Today we’re watching the 1987 threequel: NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: DREAM WARRIORS. We chat a bit about NOES2, the return of Wes Craven, Letterboxd, and the combative titles of the following Freddie movies. Chris tells us about PROM NIGHT and fantastic dance sequences, and Dave chats about TERRIFIED an…

It’s podcast time again, scaredy cats! Today we’re watching Rob Zombie’s 2005 bloodbath: THE DEVIL’S REJECTS. We get trigger happy with a new sound clip, and then chat a bit about our Rob Zombie ignorance. Dave talks about Netflix’s I AM MOTHER, Luke Hawker, and BICENTENNIAL MAN, and Chris tells us about Sweden’s ANIARA, moving to mars, and space i…

Welcome back to the podcast, scaredy cats! Today we head to the theater to watch Ari Aster’s 2019 folk-horror ritual masterpiece: MIDSOMMAR. It’s all on-topic today as we talk about Ari Aster’s handful of completed scripts and speaking charisma, dodging spoilers, horror in broad daylight, Will Poulter’s Pennywise audition, and even kick off a De-hy…

The boys are back in town, scaredy cats! Today we’re watching Brian Trenchard-Smith’s addition to one of our favorite franchises: LEPRECHAUN 3. After a long break we finally catch up on what horror we’ve missed, talk about video games and LAN parties, complain about Rotten Tomatoes and toxic hype, and discuss the current Blumhouse model. We break d…

Welcome (broken)BACK to the podcast scaredy cats! Today, after a long wait we finally get to watch Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman’s 2011 found-footage creeper: PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 3. This week Chris tells us about watching HELL HOUSE LLC, Dave discusses DIG TWO GRAVES, and we debate the merits of PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 1 & 2. Then we really get into i…

It must be a full moon scaredy cats, because this week’s episode has gone full werewolf! Today we get to watch John Landis’ 1981 werewolf classic: AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON. Dave tells us about watching WHEN ANIMALS DREAM on Netflix, and Chris talks about the 2018 flick SLICE, before we reflect back on A DARK SONG, PANDORUM, and even a little …

Welcome back to the world of the living, scaredy cats! Today we’re watching Dan O’Bannon’s hilarious follow-up to George A. Romero’s zombie classic: RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD. We get things started by chatting about John Russo’s novel, Drunken Cinema in Toronto, and the best Masters of Horror and Black Mirror episodes. Chris tells us about John Car…

Welcome to year three, scaredy cats, it’s podcast time again! Today we’re watching William Peter Blatty’s 1990 threequel: THE EXORCIST III. Dave talks about his rewatch of Andy Muschietti’s 2013 creeper MAMA, and Chris tells us about checking out the bonkers Stephen King-directed MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE. We babble on about leap year horror movies, tacked…

Welcome to our special bonus Two Year Anniversary episode! Today we’re reflecting back on our second jam-packed year of weekly horror movie discussion! Based on some listener questions, Chris and Dave tell the story of meeting and starting the podcast, give their humble advice on how to make a podcast, gush about COHERENCE, and list some favourite …

It’s sequel time, scaredy cats! Today we have the privilege of watching Don Mancini’s 1990 evil doll followup: CHILD’S PLAY 2. But first, Dave tells us about Art the Clown in TERRIFIER, and Chris talks about Drew Goddard’s 2018 flick BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE. Then we really get into it, and talk all about killer clowns, HATEFUL EIGHT, dolls getti…

Welcome back to the podcast, and welcome back to horror anthologies! Today we’re watching George A. Romero’s 1982 anthology: CREEPSHOW. We sing a new verse of our anthology song, talk Andrew Lincoln’s kill count in Walking Dead, and get hyped for a big-budget George A. Romero/Stephen King collaboration. In appropriate fashion Dave tells us about re…

Ohh its a big one this week, scaredy cats! Today we’re watching Luca Guadagnino’s 2018 remake: SUSPIRIA. We’re super excited to talk about all things SUSPIRIA, NEON DEMON, the could-have-been David Gordon Green version, the classic bat, and the hype surrounding Tilda Swinton’s characters. Chris tells us about Mario Bava’s BLOOD IN BLACK LACE, Dave …

Welcome back scaredy cats, to a brand new, super sweet episode! Today we’re watching Bernard Rose’s 1992 classic: CANDYMAN. We talk about what eating candy is like with and without a stomach ulcer before Dave tells us about seeing THE ROBBERY at TADFF, and Chris talks about HOLD THE DARK by Jeremy Saulnier. Then we get into it and talk all about Ph…

Toronto After Dark Film Festival has come to an end, so we're bringing you some more reviews on the rest of the great movies we saw this year: Overlord, Lifechanger, Mega Time Squad, You Might Be The Killer, The Ranger, and The Inhabitant! Continue reading →By The Texchris Davesaw Massacre - Horror Movie Podcast

It’s the most wonderful time of the year scaredy cats! Today in a humble tribute to the season we bring you David Gordon Green and Danny McBride’s 2018 super slasher: HALLOWEEN. We start off with a chat about Jamie Lee Curtis, THE PATRIOT, ignoring sequels in a franchise, actors’ last films and humor in horror. Then Dave tells us about watching HE …

We are at Toronto After Dark Film Festival and have some quick reviews for you on the films we've seen so far: I'll Take Your Dead, Anna and the Apocalypse, I Am A Hero, Prospect, Prey, Tigers are Not Afraid, & Satan's Slaves. Continue reading →By The Texchris Davesaw Massacre - Horror Movie Podcast

Welcome back scaredy cats, it’s a brand new episode of the podcast! Today we’re watching the 2018 phantasmagoric 80’s period piece: MANDY. We chat a little bit about our MOM AND DAD letdown, and a desire for a ‘litres of blood used per movie’ statistic. Chris tells us about the drug trip flick CLIMAX at TIFF, and Dave talks about Shudder’s sniper-s…

Welcome to October scaredy cats, it’s time for a brand new episode! Today we’re watching Leigh Whannell’s 2018 action flick: UPGRADE. We’re buzzing with excitement for the best month of the year and get things started by chatting about HALLOWEEN, Logan Marshall-Green vs Tom Hardy, Leigh Whannell’s origin story, SAW 2, and a potential rewatch of FRI…

Welcome back scaredy cats, it’s the FIFTH and final episode of our Slasher September! Today’s classic slasher is Robert Hiltzik’s 1983 lake-side killing ground: SLEEPAWAY CAMP. We get the ball rolling with a chat about YouTube movie spoilers, THE BROOD, and child actors. Dave raves about the high kill-count in HATCHET 3, and Chris tells us about du…

It’s time, scaredy cats, for the fourth episode of our Slasher September! Today’s classic slasher is Joseph Zito’s 1981 bayonet spree: THE PROWLER. We start by getting confused by this movie’s IMDb log line, annoying each other with Zelda Rubinstein voices, and remembering IT COMES AT NIGHT. Dave talks about Adam Green’s 2010 HATCHET 2, Chris tells…

After some discussion about clothes line policies in Ontario, we continue our non-spoiler coverage of films playing at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival: Freaks, and two episodes of HBO Asia's horror anthology series Folklore. Continue reading →By The Texchris Davesaw Massacre - Horror Movie Podcast

Welcome back scaredy cats, it’s the third episode of our Slasher September! Today’s classic slasher is 1981’s garden-shear nightmare: THE BURNING. We get started by talking a bit about Miramax, Tom Savini’s problem with FRIDAY THE 13TH: PART 2, a young Jason Alexander, and SUPERBAD facts. Chris tells us about legal troubles for Fulci in regards to …

In this bonus mini episode, we give our quick, non-spoiler reviews of three films playing at this year's Toronto International Film Festival: In Fabric, Nekrotronic, and The Wind. Continue reading →By The Texchris Davesaw Massacre - Horror Movie Podcast

Welcome scaredy cats, it’s our second episode of Slasher September! Today’s classic slasher is Amy Holden Jones’ 1982 drillfest: SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE. We chat a little bit about Sophie B. Hawkins’ secret language, BEETHOVEN, and our coverage of TIFF’s Midnight Madness! Chris tells us about the 1971 giallo THE BLACK BELLY OF THE TARANTULA, and Dav…

Welcome scaredy cats, to the first episode of Slasher September! Today’s classic slasher is William Lustig’s 1980 bloodbath: MANIAC. We touch on the freaky flick GOD TOLD ME TO, and talk about Tom Savini’s appearances and roles in low budget horror. Dave talks about 2012’s MANIAC remake and killer-POV, and Chris tells us about Dario Argento’s FOUR …

It’s our ONE HUNDREDTH episode, and the podcast demon couldn’t be more excited! Today at long last, we’re watching Tobe Hooper’s iconic 1974 slasher: THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE. We reflect on what we’ve achieved over these first 100 episodes, and laugh about our new soundboard, inquire about Hooperisms, and hint at upcoming TIFF Midnight Madness c…

We’re back with another anthology film! Today we’re watching the 2017 anthology by Andy Nyman and Jeremy Dyson: GHOST STORIES. Dave wants Netflix to automatically play him originals, and tells us about EXTINCTION, and Chris wants to mandate official release dates on IMDb, and tells us about being blown away by David Lynch’s ERASERHEAD. Then we real…

Welcome back to horror central, scaredy cats! Today we’re watching Tobe Hooper’s lesser known 1981 carnival slasher: THE FUNHOUSE. We brainstorm about what a funhouse might actually be, and then try to figure out the Spielberg-Hooper connection. We try to remember watching the BEYOND, before Dave talks about unexplained found footage and “MK Ultra”…

Welcome back to the podcast, scaredy cats! Today we are overjoyed to finally check out the 1986 sequel to a TCDS favourite: DEMONS 2. We get going with some praise for the dream team of Lamberto Bava and Dario Argento, and chat about horror sequences in movie theatres. Dave loves throwaway Netflix horror and tells us about watching DELIRIUM, Chris …

Welcome BACK to the podcast, scaredy cats! Today we’re watching the acclaimed 2001 Guillermo Del Toro haunting tale: THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE. We get the ball rolling with a discussion about Del Toro’s filmography, and movies Chris and Dave refuse to watch for various reasons. Dave tries to remember watching PET SEMETARY, before telling us about ATTACK…

Let’s go to the MALL, zombie fans! Today, on the one-year anniversary of his passing, we watch George A. Romero’s 1978 zombie epic: DAWN OF THE DEAD. We get the ball rolling by trying to rehash the NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD sequels, remakes, and offshoots. Dave talks about enjoying I AM THE PRETTY THING THAT LIVES IN THE HOUSE on Netflix, and Chris …

Welcome back to a very unlucky episode of the podcast! Today we get to watch the third and most violent installation of the classic franchise from 1982: FRIDAY THE 13TH PART III. We get the ball rolling with some hype for 80s 3D effects, Jason’s hockey mask(finally), classic movie posters, POLTERGEIST 2 and Zelda Rubinstein impressions. Dave shows …

Welcome back scaredy cats! Come along with us to the asylum; once safely locked inside we’re going to take a look at Brad Anderson’s 2000 single-setting mystery/thriller: SESSION 9. We chat a little bit about asylums, and a little bit about Dave’s Fav show: “Zoo”. Then, one week removed, we go back into HEREDITARY and sort out some issues we didn’t…

Welcome back to the apocalypse, survivor cats! Today we watch another 2018 Netflix horror release: CARGO. We talk a bit about the new age of horror and streaming services, and the defeated feeling left by stories like THE ROAD. Chris tells us about watching REVENGE and it’s excellent filmmaking, and Dave talks about BAD SAMARITAN with David Tennant…

We’re back with your weekly dose of ghost, scaredy cats! Today we’re watching 1986s haunted house sequel: POLTERGEIST 2: THE OTHER SIDE. We talk a little bit about the real world curse of the POLTERGEIST series before moving on to Scare and Tell where Chris tells us about seeing STRANGERS: PREY AT NIGHT, and Dave discusses watching THE VISIT. Then …

Welcome to the pyramid, scaredy cats! Today we’re watching the 2008 body horror indie flick produced partially by (Ben Stiller’s) Red Hour Productions: THE RUINS. We get the ball rolling with a chat about book-to-screen adaptations, and getting a movie deal before even finishing the novel. Chris tells us the story about seeing Shawn Ashmore and wat…

It’s a big, beautiful, brand new episode of the podcast, scaredy cats! Today after much hype, we finally get to go see the next big thing in horror- Ari Aster’s 2018 stunner: HEREDITARY. Dave gets the conversation going with a story about missing a screening due to getting stuck in a police lockdown! Chris tells us about THE ENDLESS and a lack of U…

Welcome to the swamp! Today, as demanded by the Twittercats, we have the privilege of watching the 2004 CGI bloodfest: FRANKENFISH. We recount our previous twitter poll saga, give a play-by-play of our most recent one, and Dave tells the thrilling story of his first encounter with Frankenfish (based on a TRUE story). We each give our takes on THE B…

Welcome back to Elm Street, scaredy cats! Today we’re watching the sequel to Wes Craven’s classic nightmare- the bloody 1985 slasher: NIGHTMARE ON ELM ST. 2: FREDDY’S REVENGE. Chris gets us started by talking about the 1956 sci-fi masterpiece FORBIDDEN PLANET, and Dave tells us about THEY LOOK LIKE PEOPLE by the ambitiously hard-working Perry Black…

It’s time for the pulsecast, scaredy cats! Today we watch the 2001 Japanese horror creep-fest: PULSE. We get the ball rolling with a chat about a fear of technology, Y2K, and turning off JU-ON halfway through. Dave tells us about 2004’s CREEP(a different CREEP), and Chris talks about Canadian Film Day and watching BLOOD & DONUTS. We tease a potenti…

Welcome back to the podcast, scaredy cats! Today we get to watch the sequel to a TCDS favourite, Don Coscarelli’s 1988 bloodbath: PHANTASM 2. Dave gives us his take on BEHIND THE MASK: THE RISE OF LESLIE VERNON and compares it to CREEP 2, while Chris explains Michael Haneke’s CACHÉ and talks about the proliferation of American remakes of French Ext…

It’s time for your weekly dose of the podcast, scaredy cats! Today we watch one of Dave’s new Faves, Toby Wilkins’ 2008 infection flick: SPLINTER. To get the ball rolling Dave talks about having nightmares after revisiting POUGHKEEPSIE TAPES, and Chris tells us about LAKE BODOM. We also discuss THE DEVIL’S CANDY, THE LOVED ONES, THE GRUDGE 3, and S…

GAME OVER, SCAREDY CATS! Welcome to our second Alien Day together! Today we watch James Cameron’s 1986 blockbuster masterpiece: ALIENS. We recap ALIEN, and then chat about other titles in the series like, PROMETHEUS and COVENANT. Dave rambles on and on about Star Wars, and Chris tells us about the PSYCHO documentary: 78/52. Dave’s Game Corner retur…

It’s time for a brand new episode of the podcast! Today we get to watch David Cronenberg’s 1983 Canadian body-horror classic: VIDEODROME. We start with a chat about our favourite scenes from THE BROOD, 80’s trailers, and the progression of Cronenberg’s career. Dave tells us about watching LET US PREY, and we chat about Brian O’Malley’s filmmaking s…