Published in 1977 by Jay Anson and based on the real life events surrounding the Lutz family's takeover of the titular house after the murder of the DeFeo family it was turned into a movie soon after in 1979. The movie was directed by Stuart Rosenberg with the screenplay by Sandor Stern, and starred James Brolin and Margot Kidder. It's a short epis…

Written by Bram Stoker in 1897 and adapted to the screen multiple times we chose Francis Ford Coppola's rendition with screenplay by James V. Hart starring Keanu Reeves, Winona Rider, Anthony Hopkins and Gary Oldman as the titular character. Lots of show notes for this one so... The actor who played Renfield in "Dracula: Dead and Loving It" was Pet…

After the disappointment of the most recent we went back to the original starring Brandon Lee, Michael Wincott, and Ernie Hudson. Directed by Alex Proyas with screenplay by David J. Schow and John Shirley, based on the graphic novel by James O'Barr.By scarymbc

We tried to go in with an open mind and... well... you can listen to the result. Originally published through Calibur Comics (1989), James O'Barr's story of a man who crosses back over from death in order to exact revenge on the people who killed him and his fiance has once again been brought to the screen. Directed by Rupert Sanders, Screenplay by…

If you did your homework you know there's gonna be a lot of spilled tea over this one. Scott Smith's 2006 novel adapted to film in 2008 tells the story of a group of kids on spring break going off the resort and getting themselves into a heap of trouble. We had a lot of fun discussing this month's pairing but while editing we realized it may requir…

Peter Benchley's 1974 classic novel about a giant fish was then turned into a movie in 1975 directed by Stephen Spielberg. (Fun Fact: Podbean won't allow a 4-letter title. Go figure.) Did you love the book? Sad you borrowed it instead of buying a copy? Want to gift one to a friend? If you feel lucky Goodreads has a giveaway for the month of July. Y…

June's book is actually a short story, The Birds by Daphne du Maurier (1952) which was then turned into a movie in just over 10 years later in 1963 by Alfred Hitchcock who kept the title and concept but threw away just about everything else. It starred Rod Taylor, Tippi Hedren, Suzanne Plechette, and Jessica Tandy. We've been recording in a new spa…

We chat about the 1994 movie adaptation of Anne Rice's novel of the same name. Numbers are hard, so the intro says it's episode 4, part 2. It's actually our first BONUS (episode 5 part 2). A group of vampires can also be called a coven, though we corrected ourselves to the word "nest". Never second guess your gut. Anne Rice's pick for Louis was Tom…

May's book is Anne Rice's Interview With the Vampire (1976) and watching AMC's TV series of the same name (2022). Spoilers for the end of Season 1 start with a verbal warning to skip ahead at 39:44 and end at 57:37 when we say we're back.By scarymbc

April's book/movie of the month is The Exorcist written by William Peter Blatty and adapted to film in 1973. Special Thanks to Emily Schmidt of Tell Tale Books who set Kristine up with her copy. Post-Recording Correction: It did not win best picture, it was the first horror film nominated for best picture, but the first win went to Silence of the L…

For March we take a look at the graphic novel Sandcastle by Pierre Oscar Lévy and Frederik Peeters (2011) which was turned into a movie by M. Night Shyamalan and titled Old (2021). During this episode we mention the website doesthedogdie.com, for those who need to know ahead of time if the dog survives the horror movie.…

February's book of the month is the short story 'The Forbidden' by Clive Barker, turned into the movie Candyman (1992). Disclaimer: We recorded this during the winter holidays... the struggle to form sentences was real. Thank you for your patience and understanding.By scarymbc

We take a dive into the world of horror starting with Stephen King's Misery. We discuss the book and the 1990 movie starring Kathy Bates and James Caan.By scarymbc