Horror Hangout

Their thoughts can kill! Scanners is a 1981 Canadian science fiction horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg and starring Stephen Lack, Jennifer O'Neill, Michael Ironside, and Patrick McGoohan. In the film, "scanners" are psychics with unusual telepathic and telekinetic powers. ConSec, a purveyor of weaponry and security systems, searches out scanners to use them for its own purposes....

A terrifying tale of sluts and bolts. Frankenhooker is a 1990 American black comedy horror film directed by Frank Henenlotter. Very loosely inspired by Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, the film stars James Lorinz as medical school drop-out Jeffrey Franken and former Penthouse Pet Patty Mullen as the title character. A medical student sets out to recreate his decap...

Because you were home. The Strangers is a 2008 American psychological horror film written and directed by Bryan Bertino. The film follows a couple (portrayed by Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman) whose stay at a vacation home is disrupted by three masked intruders (portrayed by Kip Weeks, Gemma Ward, and Laura Margolis) who infiltrate the home one night. It is the first installment in The Strangers fil...

Remember that kid everyone ignored on Valentine's Day? He remembers you. Valentine is a 2001 slasher film directed by Jamie Blanks and starring Denise Richards, David Boreanaz, Marley Shelton, Jessica Capshaw, and Katherine Heigl. Loosely based on the novel of the same title by Tom Savage, the film follows a group of women in San Francisco who are stalked by a killer wearing a Cupid mask in the da...

Conjure up your deepest, darkest fear. Now call that fear to life. Gothic is a 1986 British psychological horror film directed by Ken Russell, starring Gabriel Byrne as Lord Byron, Julian Sands as Percy Bysshe Shelley, Natasha Richardson as Mary Shelley, Myriam Cyr as Claire Clairmont (Mary Shelley's stepsister) and Timothy Spall as Dr. John William Polidori. The film is a fictionalized retelling...

You won't last the night. House of the Dead is a 2003 action horror film directed by Uwe Boll, from a screenplay by Dave Parker and Mark Altman. Based on The House of the Dead video game franchise by Sega Corporation and Wow Entertainment, Inc., it is not a direct adaptation of the individual entries; Boll described the film as a prequel to the original 1996 game. It stars Jonathan Cherry, Tyron L...

The rich have always fed off the poor. This time it's for real. Society is a 1989 American body horror film directed by Brian Yuzna and starring Billy Warlock, Devin DeVasquez, Evan Richards, and Ben Meyerson. Its plot follows a Beverly Hills teenager who begins to suspect that his wealthy parents are part of a gruesome cult for the social elite. 00:00 Intro 04:28 Horror News 19:27 What We've Been...

Love hurts. High Tension (French: Haute Tension, French pronunciation: released in the United Kingdom as Switchblade Romance) is a 2003 French slasher film directed by Alexandre Aja, co-written with Grégory Levasseur, and starring Cécile de France and Maïwenn, alongside Philippe Nahon appearing in supporting roles. Its plot follows two female students who arrive at a secluded farmhouse to study, w...

Ben Errington is joined by Screams by the Sea festival director Radi Nikolov to discuss the one day film festival that takes place on Saturday 10th February at Pavilion Dance South West in Bournemouth, UK. The event will include 5 feature films, a short film selection & film making panels, as well as a screenwriting competition. http://www.screamsbythesea.co.uk/ https://twitter.com/screamsbyth...

Everything you fear is under the surface. Night Swim is a 2024 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Bryce McGuire (in his feature directorial debut), and based on the 2014 short film of the same name by McGuire and Rod Blackhurst. The film stars Wyatt Russell and Kerry Condon. Its plot follows a suburban family who discover that their backyard swimming pool is haunted. 00:00 I...

Here’s the Horror Hangout roundup of favourites, honourable mentions, new discoveries and disappointments for the year that was 2023! 00:00 Intro 09:36 Horror News 16:49 What We've Been Watching 24:05 Honourable Mentions 33:33 Disappointments 39:59 Top Movies (10-9) 49:30 Best First Watches / Rediscoveries 56:35 Top Movies (8-7) 1:05:18 Best Horror TV 1:12:04 Top Movies (6-5) 1:19:33 Best Horror i...

The Big Fat Horror Movie Quiz returns for another end of year special with question master Andy Conduit-Turner overseeing the trivia showdown. This time it's original hosts Ben Errington and Luke Kondor taking on Aaron Truss and Kevin Martin - Team VHS! Can the Horror Hangout boys reclaim their crown? 00:00 Intro 04:17 2023 Favourites / Looking Forward to 2024 39:07 Quiz - Choosing Questions 44:56...

It's beginning to look a lot like... bloodshed! Black Christmas is a 1974 Canadian slasher film produced and directed by Bob Clark, and written by A. Roy Moore. It stars Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, Margot Kidder, Andrea Martin, Lynne Griffin and John Saxon. It is the first film in the Black Christmas series, being followed by two remakes in 2006 and 2019. The story follows a group of sorority sist...

Love never dies. Bram Stoker's Dracula is a 1992 American vampire horror film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola and written by James V. Hart, based on the 1897 novel Dracula by Bram Stoker. The film stars Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins, Keanu Reeves, Richard E. Grant, Cary Elwes, Billy Campbell, Sadie Frost, and Tom Waits. Set in 19th century England and Romania, it follows...

Ben Errington is joined by TerrorBytes Development Producer Daniel Richardson to discuss the new 5 part documentary series about the evolution of horror gaming from the makers of In Search of Darkness. The series will explore the rich history of horror in the video game world, unravelling the stories behind everything from its pixelated past to its newest nightmares. https://www.creatorvc.com/terr...

Your most terrifying nightmare and your most frightening reality are about to meet on the streets. Tales from the Hood is a 1995 American horror anthology film directed by Rusty Cundieff. The film presents four short urban-themed horror stories based on problem concepts that affect the African-American community in the order of police corruption, domestic abuse, racism, and gang violence, all pres...

You scream. You die. Dead Silence is a 2007 American supernatural horror film directed by James Wan and written by Leigh Whannell. The film stars Ryan Kwanten as Jamie Ashen, a young widower returning to his hometown to search for answers to his wife's death. It also stars Amber Valletta, Donnie Wahlberg, and Bob Gunton. 00:00 Intro 03:19 Horror News 28:05 What We've Been Watching 39:39 Film Revie...

There will be no leftovers! Thanksgiving is a 2023 American slasher film directed by Eli Roth, from a screenplay written by Jeff Rendell and a story by Roth and Rendell, who produced with Roger Birnbaum. It is based on Roth's mock trailer of the same name from Grindhouse (2007). It is the fourth feature-length film to be adapted from one of the mock trailers in Grindhouse after Robert Rodriguez's...

He always takes one. The Collector is a 2009 American horror film written by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan, and directed by Dunstan. It stars Josh Stewart, Michael Reilly Burke, Andrea Roth, Juan Fernandez, Karley Scott Collins, Madeline Zima, and Robert Wisdom. The film follows a man who, in order to pay a debt, decides to rob a house, only to find out somebody with far more sinister intentio...

The road to hell is paved in metal. Deathgasm is a 2015 New Zealand comedy horror film written and directed by Jason Lei Howden in his feature directorial debut. The film follows the titular teenage heavy metal band who acquire an ancient piece of sheet music and unwittingly summon an evil entity known as "The Blind One". 00:00 Intro 17:42 Horror News 25:03 What We've Been Watching 43:43 Film Revi...

Andy Conduit-Turner is joined by It's A Wonderful Knife director Tyler MacIntyre to discuss the film which premieres November 10th! Tyler MacIntyre is a director and writer and supporter of genre movies - his previous work includes Tragedy Girls, V/H/S/99 and Patchwork. It's a Wonderful Knife is a 2023 Christmas comedy-horror film, written by Michael Kennedy, directed by Tyler MacIntyre and starri...

The night no one comes home. Halloween III: Season of the Witch is a 1982 American science fiction horror film and the third installment in the Halloween film series. It is the first film to be written and directed by Tommy Lee Wallace. John Carpenter and Debra Hill, the creators of Halloween and Halloween II, return as producers. Halloween III is the only entry in the series that does not feature...

Ben Errington is joined by The Last Video Store star Kevin Martin and director Tim Rutherford to discuss the meta-horror nostalgia fest B-movie comedy that has its international premiere at FrightFest Halloween in London’s Leicester Square on Saturday 28th October. A young woman who is unknowingly in possession of a legendary "cursed tape" takes a collection of old video tapes to a video store. Sh...

It was the greatest evil of all. And the child was made to bear it. The child suffered and became the man. Now it will be avenged. Deep Red (Italian: Profondo rosso), also known as The Hatchet Murders, is a 1975 Italian giallo film directed by Dario Argento and co-written by Argento and Bernardino Zapponi. It stars David Hemmings as a musician who investigates a series of murders performed by a my...

How do you kill something that can't possibly be alive? Christine (titled onscreen as John Carpenter's Christine) is a 1983 American supernatural horror film directed by John Carpenter and starring Keith Gordon, John Stockwell, Alexandra Paul, Robert Prosky and Harry Dean Stanton. Written by Bill Phillips and based on Stephen King's 1983 novel of the same name, the movie follows the changes in the...