9 Lives Horror Club

Hello Club Members and Happy Friday! Given recent political shifts and the evergreen tradition of local witch hunts, what better way to dive in than with the ultimate period-piece classic: The Crucible (1996)! This high school English class staple takes a very interesting approach to the Salem Witch Trials; romanticizing eyebrow-raising relationships, treating a man’s bruised ego like a precious f...

Hello Club Members and Happy Tuesday! 🪡🧵 Welcome to your second surprise drop of spooky season! Today, we are diving into what is arguably the creepiest children’s movie ever made: Laika's 2009 stop-motion masterpiece, Coraline ! Stunningly jarring animation, button eyes, an iconic black cat companion, and an unsettlingly parallel universe all come together in this imaginative tale. Beneath...

Hello Club Members! Sorry we’re a little late to the meeting this week! This week, we are diving into one of our absolute favorite horror movies of all time: Scream (1996) ! This iconic masterpiece from Wes Craven parodies the entire horror genre, calls out classic tropes, and winks lovingly at the audience while reinventing the slasher. In this episode, we break down: The specific horror tropes S...

Boo! 🐈‍⬛ Welcome to your first surprise drop of Halloween season! Today, we’re pawing through the fascinating, dark, and downright misunderstood history of black cats! From worshipped deities in ancient Egypt to targeted "familiars" during the European and Salem Witch Trials, Chey breaks down the origins of black cat lore, explaining which cultures kept it cute, how these loving little...

Happy Friday, Club Members! 📹 Yellow wallpaper, buzzing fluorescent lights, and endless mono-yellow rooms: this week, we’re stepping through the floorboards into The Backrooms (2026)! Born from a viral 4chan thread, expanded into Kane Parsons' legendary YouTube series, and brought to the big screen by A24, this liminal nightmare evolved into a massive cultural phenomenon. But beneath the cree...

Happy Friday, Club Members! 📹 Ghostly footprints, Ouija board flare-ups, and the most toxic boyfriend in horror history - we’re kicking off Spooky Season with Oren Peli’s 2007 found-footage phenomenon, Paranormal Activity ! With a micro-budget of just $15,000, this movie completely revolutionized low-budget horror and set the standard for 2000s supernatural cinema. Join us as we dissect why this...

Hello Club Members! This week we are holding the elevator for you as we discuss John Erick Dowdie's...morally interesting.... Devil . This movie intends to, and technically does, discuss morality, accountability, and redemption. However, the tropes and stereotypes used to craft this story and teach the lesson are tired, dumb, and cringey. Join us as we dissect how each key character in this mo...

Honk honk, Club Members! 🤡 Space-circus tents, cotton candy cocoons, and popcorn snakes! This week, we’re diving headfirst into Stephen Chiodo’s 1988 chaotic cult classic, Killer Klowns From Outer Space ! While the plot might be total popcorn-brained absurdity, the practical effects, insane creative ambition, and wild behind-the-scenes financial history make this one of the most entertaining horr...

Hello Club Members, and Happy Friday! This week, we are discussing Fede Alvarez’s iconic adaptation of the cult classic: Evil Dead (2013) ! Even though the foundation is a pretty basic and surface-level message on addiction, this Evil Dead reboot keeps the camp, killer practical effects, and manages to improve THAT tree scene to be less terrible.... but did we need it at all? Join us as we break d...

Surprise! 🗝️✨ While Chey and Ben are away on vacation, we are unlocking the 9 Lives Horror Club vault and releasing... our very first recorded episode ever. Before we had video, before we dialed in our audio setup, and back when we were still figuring out how to run a podcast, we recorded this deep dive on Bob Clark’s proto-slasher classic, Black Christmas (1974) ! 🎄🩸 In this raw, unedited lost...

Hello Club Members, and Happy Friday! 🎈 This week, we are taking on Andy Muschietti’s blockbuster adaptation of the Stephen King classic: IT Chapter One (2017) ! For being such a big clown fan, Ben isn't entirely sold on this one. Don't get us wrong—the acting and production value are phenomenal, and at its heart, it’s an endearing story about losing innocence, facing trauma, and the powe...

Hello Club Members, and Happy Friday! This week, we are diving into Richard Donner’s iconic, satanic-panic, religiously charged classic: The Omen (1976) ! While the movie itself can feel a bit surface-level at times, the underlying political and social commentary cuts deep. We’re breaking down why the Anti-Christ being birthed specifically out of American political power makes total sense; from th...

This week, we are obsessing over Curry Barker’s divisive, horrifying, cultural phenomenon that exposes the subtle, everyday realities of abuse: Obsession (2026) ! We’re breaking down the deeper meaning of the film, examining the real-world implications of how audiences (and men) are reacting to it, and exploring what happens when women’s autonomy is stripped away. Plus, we’re tackling the burning...

Hello Club Members and happy Friday! This week, we are diving into Coralie Fargeat’s hypnotic, bone-crunching body horror masterpiece that exposes the terrifying extremes of modern beauty standards: The Substance (2024) ! We are joined by special guest Carina Martin , a scientist in dermatology, to help us separate actual cell-division facts from Hollywood movie magic. But beyond the wild science...

Hello Club Members and happy Friday! This week, we are diving into a 2000s staple that thinks it’s doing something profound, but really isn’t: Eli Roth and Quentin Tarantino's Hostel (2005)! While the film gets a half-point for inadvertently stumbling into an anti-capitalist critique about wealthy elites commodifying human bodies, any actual meaning is rendered completely null and void. We are...

Hello Club Members and happy Friday! This week, we are leaving Earth behind to analyze a masterpiece of cosmic dread and sci-fi horror: Ridley Scott’s Alien (1979) ! While space might be silent, we certainly aren't. We are breaking down the terrifying realities of blue-collar labor under the thumb of a heartless, faceless corporate empire, proving that The Company is the ultimate villain of the fr...

Hello Club Members and happy Friday! Lately, it feels like we're stuck in an endless time loop of shiddiness, which is why this week we are diving deep into the mind-bending psychological horror Triangle (2009) . While this cult-classic film is incredibly on the nose with its Greek mythology references, from naming the ship Aeolus after the father of Sisyphus to the cast literally spoon-feedin...

Hello Club Members and happy Friday! To "celebrate" the 4th of July and America's 250th birthday, we are diving into a horror movie that feels less like fiction and more like a documentary with every passing year: The Purge (2013) ! While this film is notoriously heavy-handed with its spoon-fed political message, the core themes run deep. This week, we are breaking down the inescapab...

Hello Club Members and happy Sunday! Today we are wrapping up our June Pride Month lineup with the ultimate accidental queer horror classic: A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985) ! This week, we are diving deep into why this movie is the definition of "funny bad," how Wes Craven openly hated it for completely ignoring the Freddy lore he established, and the dark Hollyw...

Hello Club Members and happy Monday! Today we are diving into our deep-dive analysis of the 1983 cult slasher classic Sleepaway Camp for our June Pride Month lineup! In this episode, we are breaking down everything from the hilariously unhinged background acting and aggressive 80s masculinity (crop tops, tiny shorts, and incel behavior) to complex girlhood dynamics and the intense queer subtext ru...

Hello Club Members and happy Sunday! Today we are picking up with Part 2 of our I Saw the TV Glow discussion. We are breaking down our thoughts on the filming, the bigger meaning of this story, reading some reviews, and pitching for next week's options. Grab your psychically linked bestie & let's lock in! Please give us a like, follow, and review and share with your friends and family....

Hello Club Members and happy Friday! Today we are recapping 2024's I Saw the TV Glow . This is another 2-parter, so today we will get into Spooky Rants, Movie Facts, and Ben's recap! Come back Sunday for our analysis, reviews, and poll pitches. Grab your popcorn and let's dive in! Please give us a like, follow, and review and share with your friends and family. You can even share it wi...

Hello Club Members and happy Sunday! Today we are picking up with our analysis of Stephen King's 1989 Pet Sematary. This is Part 2 for this movie, so make sure you go back and listen to Part 1 for the recap! Today we're discussing our analysis, reviews, next week's episode reveal, and giving you our poll pitches for the week. Please give us a like, follow, and review and share with you...

Hello Club Members and happy Friday! Today we are digging into Stephen King's 1989 Pet Sematary (digging...get it?). Chey ended up with some...passionate...takes in the analysis section, so we are splitting this one up into two parts. Today we'll take you through our Spooky Rants for the week, movie facts, and the recap. Come back on Sunday for the analysis, reviews, and next week reveal a...

Hello Club Members and Happy Friday! Today we are cruising through the eastern side of France and wondering, "wtf is happening," as we talk about MadS . Odd substances, weird zombies, and us knowing nothing about France are all in store for you today! Grab some wine, cheese, a baguette perhaps, and join us! Please give us a like, follow, and review and share with your friends and family....