Horror Hangout

Join us to celebrate 400 episodes of Horror Hangout! It's time for reflection, FrightFest 2025 Awards, 28 Years Later - The Bone Temple trailer reaction, The Toxic Avenger review and more. 00:00 Intro 15:23 28 Days Later - The Bone Temple Trailer Reaction 32:06 Horror News 1:02:15 What We've Been Watching 1:10:12 FrightFest 2025 Awards 1:58:45 The Toxic Avenger Review 2:15:47 Mike'd Up Quiz 2:22:3...

FrightFest 2025 was one for the history books! Ben Errington and Andy Conduit-Turner attend the horror cinema event at Odeon Leicester Square (London) with interviews and reviews, plus catch-ups with previous guests and new friends. 00:00 Day 1 Intro 01:32 The Home Review 04:26 CognAItive Review 08:15 Interview w/ Tommy Savas 11:08 Day 2 Intro 12:08 Night of Violence Review 18:44 The Only Ones Rev...

'Complacency can sometimes simply be harmony.' Together is a 2025 supernatural body horror film written and directed by Michael Shanks, in his directorial debut. The film stars real-life married actors Dave Franco and Alison Brie as a couple who move to the countryside and find themselves encountering a mysterious force that horrifically causes changes in their bodies. 00:00 Intro 08:35 Horror New...

Ben Errington is joined by Bone Lake director Mercedes Bryce Morgan to discuss the film which has its UK premiere at FrightFest this week! Diego and Sage have fallen into a romantic rut, even though Diego has recently quit his job to focus on writing an erotic romance. Sole breadwinner Sage finds herself increasingly resentful of being the supportive partner, so to reconnect, they rent a scenic la...

Andy Conduit-Turner is joined by FIVE star Teagan Vincze and director Dani Barker to discuss the film which has its world premiere at FrightFest this week! FIVE revolves around fallen movie legend Melody Palmer, who, after a spectacular run of box-office flops and a period in rehab, is hoping her star will rise again with the rom-com ‘Renovated Romance’. But while on location shooting her hopeful...

Ben Errington is joined by The Haunted Forest director Keith Boynton to discuss the film which has its world premiere at FrightFest this week! Zach, a high-school senior obsessed with all things horror and Halloween, lands his first job - as a scare actor at the famous Markoff’s Haunted Forest attraction in Maryland owned by his cousin. Zach soon makes friends with the band of other misfits who fu...

Andy Conduit-Turner is joined by Bambi - The Reckoning star Samira Mighty to discuss the film which has its UK premiere at FrightFest this week! After a mother and son are involved in a car accident, they become the targets of a terrifying deer hunt. Traumatised by the loss of his own mother, Bambi undergoes a horrifying transformation, becoming a mutated and vengeful creature. Driven by grief and...

Ben Errington is joined by Blockhead star Joe Sims to discuss the film which has its UK world premiere at FrightFest next week! A failing novelist desperate for inspiration to spark his second book thinks his muse appears to him in the form of a drunk, psychotic handyman and decorator. www.horrorhangout.co.uk FrightFest 2025 Lineup - https://frightfest.co.uk/2025London/ FrightFest 2025 Tickets - h...

Andy Conduit-Turner is joined by Super Happy Fun Clown director Patrick Rea to discuss the film which has its UK premiere at FrightFest next week! Jennifer Sullivan works a menial, low-paying job. Her mother and slovenly husband emotionally abuse her, rubbing her nose in her perceived failures. Her only comfort in her miserable life is her side gig entertaining people at a local park as ‘Jenn-O th...

Ben Errington is joined by The Haunting At Jack The Ripper's House co-directors and stars Natasha Tosini and Stephen Staley to discuss the film which has its world premiere at FrightFest next week! A group of renowned YouTubers, famous for their paranormal ‘ghost hunting’ vlogs, embarks on their most ambitious investigation yet, determined to silence sceptics who accuse them of faking their encoun...

Last night at 2:17 am every child from Mrs. Gandy's class woke up, got out of bed, went downstairs, opened the front door, walked into the dark... And they never came back. Weapons is a 2025 American mystery horror film written, co-produced, and directed by Zach Cregger. The film stars Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich, Austin Abrams, Cary Christopher, Benedict Wong and Amy Madigan. Its...

Some people believe the spirit stays in the body for months after death... Bring Her Back is a 2025 Australian supernatural psychological horror film directed by Danny and Michael Philippou and written by Danny Philippou and Bill Hinzman. The film stars Billy Barratt, Sora Wong, Jonah Wren Phillips, and Sally Hawkins. The plot follows two step-siblings who find themselves orphaned and placed in th...

Andy Conduit-Turner is joined by A Blind Bargain star Crispin Glover to discuss the film which has its world premiere at FrightFest this month! In 1922, after an extended battle with the censors over its doctors creating artificial life and attempting to play God subject matter, Goldwyn Pictures released the silent horror A Blind Bargain, but it became a lost film when MGM destroyed the original n...

Be prepared for the weird, the wild and the wonderful as FrightFest, the UK’s number one horror and fantasy film festival, returns to London in 2025. Here’s part 2 of the our lineup preview covering all discovery screen films! 00:00 - Intro 02:34 - Bambi: The Reckoning 04:53 - The Arbiter 06:51 - Parasomnia 08:28 - Human 10:24 - Don't Let The Cat Out 11:27 - Foreigner 13:11 - In A Cold Vein 13:59...

What are you hungry for? Raw (French: Grave) is a 2016 coming-of-age body horror drama film written and directed by Julia Ducournau, and starring Garance Marillier, Ella Rumpf, and Rabah Nait Oufella. The plot follows a young vegetarian's first year at veterinary school, where she tastes meat for the first time and develops a craving for human flesh. 00:00 Intro 08:50 Mount Rush-Horror 39:29 Horro...

Karma is a killer. I Know What You Did Last Summer is a 2025 American slasher film directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, who co-wrote the screenplay with Sam Lansky from a story by Leah McKendrick and Robinson. It is the fourth installment in the I Know What You Did Last Summer franchise and a sequel to I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998). The film stars Madelyn Cline, Chase Sui Wonders,...

If you don't get it this time, he'll have to drill it into your head! Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (also known as just Phantasm III) is a 1994 American science fantasy horror film a sequel to Phantasm II (1988) and the third installment in the Phantasm franchise, written and directed by Don Coscarelli. The film stars Angus Scrimm as the Tall Man, Reggie Bannister, and A. Michael Baldwin. Mike an...

Be prepared for the weird, the wild and the wonderful as FrightFest, the UK’s number one horror and fantasy film festival, returns to London in 2025. Here’s part 1 of the our lineup preview covering all main screen films! 00:00 - Intro 08:04 - The Home 9:45 - Cognaitive 11:57 - Night of Violence 13:38 - Appofeniacs 15:17 - What She Doesn't Know 16:56 - Transcending Dimensions 18:07 - A Serbian Doc...

Every generation has its story about the horror of growing up. Deadgirl is a 2008 American horror film written by Trent Haaga and directed by Marcel Sarmiento and Gadi Harel. It stars Shiloh Fernandez and Noah Segan as teenage boys who discover a naked female zombie, portrayed by Jenny Spain. When one of the boys wants to keep her as a sex slave and the other objects, their friendship is tested. 0...

New Primary User... ME. M3GAN 2.0 is a 2025 American science fiction action film that is the sequel to the 2022 film M3GAN. It was written and directed by Gerard Johnstone from a story by Johnstone and Akela Cooper. It stars Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Ivanna Sakhno, and Jemaine Clement, with Amie Donald physically portraying M3GAN while Jenna Davis voices the character. Two years after M3GAN...

Time didn't heal anything. 28 Years Later is a 2025 post-apocalyptic coming-of-age horror film produced and directed by Danny Boyle and written by Alex Garland. The third instalment in the 28 Days Later film series, following 28 Days Later (2002) and 28 Weeks Later (2007), it stars Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Alfie Williams in his feature film debut, and Ralph Fiennes. A group of survivors...

You're safer in the water. Dangerous Animals is a 2025 survival horror film directed by Sean Byrne and written by Nick Lepard. The film stars Hassie Harrison, Josh Heuston, Rob Carlton, Ella Newton, Liam Greinke and Jai Courtney. When Zephyr, a savvy and free-spirited surfer, is abducted by a shark-obsessed serial killer and held captive on his boat, she must figure out how to escape before he car...

Andy Conduit-Turner is joined by Chad Michael Ward, the director of Fairy Dust, a dark fantasy feature film that is now funding on Indiegogo. Fairy Dust tells the story of Saga, a neurodivergent tomboy in 1980s England who would rather spend her days alone fighting imaginary monsters and her nights dreaming of a beautiful princess to avoid the problematic realities of growing up too fast in a worl...

Experience the first true survival horror film! Sweet Home (Japanese: スウィートホーム, Hepburn: Suwīto Hōmu), also known as The Mamiya House, is a 1989 Japanese horror film directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa and produced by Juzo Itami. It was released alongside a video game of the same title that inspired the Resident Evil game series released by Capcom. Special makeup effects in the film were done by...

Winning just might be the death of you. Fear Street: Prom Queen is a 2025 American slasher film directed by Matt Palmer from a screenplay he co-wrote with Donald McLeary, based on the novel The Prom Queen (1992) from the Fear Street book series. Produced by Chernin Entertainment, it is the fourth installment in the Fear Street film series. The film stars India Fowler, Suzanna Son, Fina Strazza, Da...