Horror Hangout

Man's deepest fear has risen again. Jaws: The Revenge is a 1987 American thriller film produced and directed by Joseph Sargent. The fourth and final film in the Jaws franchise, it stars Lorraine Gary, who came out of retirement to reprise her role from the first two films, along with new cast members Lance Guest, Mario Van Peebles, Karen Young and Michael Caine. Acting as a direct sequel to Jaws 2...

Where the past doesn't just haunt those connected to it... It demands a sacrifice! Andy Conduit-Turner is joined by Invoking Scream stars María Jesús Marcone and Luna Martínez to discuss the heavy metal horror film which has its world premiere at FrightFest in London on Friday 28th August. After uncovering a buried box containing a VHS tape and a mysterious book of witchcraft at the gravesite of I...

Don't. Look. Back. Emma Cownley is joined by The Brook director Paul Stainthorpe, writer Chris Watt and star Helen Chong to discuss the horror mystery film which has its world premiere at FrightFest in London on Saturday 29th August! Moving to the village of his mother’s youth, art student Jacob discovers his grandad’s old video camera shows one hour into the past. In Elmbrook, a place steeped in...

Privilege is a right. Ben Errington is joined by Starsuckers directors Jason Butler and Brett Butler to discuss the gory satire which has its world premiere at FrightFest in London on Friday 28th August! What happens when admiration curdles into devotion, and that fidelity becomes currency? An influencer couple invites their most loyal superfan couple to an intimate weekend retreat, secretly plann...

Sit back. Relax. Enjoy the fright. Snakes on a Plane is a 2006 American action thriller horror film directed by David R. Ellis and starring Samuel L. Jackson. It was released by New Line Cinema on August 18, 2006, in North America and the UK. The film was written by David Dalessandro, John Heffernan, and Sebastian Gutierrez and follows the events of dozens of venomous snakes being released on a Bo...

Where grief has become a bridge between the living and the dead... Andy Conduit-Turner is joined by Dead Eyes director Richard E. Williams to discuss the first-person horror film which has its UK premiere at FrightFest in London on Friday 28th August. Sean and his fiancée Grace venture into a remote forest with two friends to search for Sean’s missing father, Paul, who vanished after the death of...

The wild life of a B-movie legend! Ben Errington is joined by Full Moon Rising - The Charles Band Story director Sarah Appleton to discuss the documentary which has its world premiere at FrightFest in London on Monday 31st August. A new feature documentary about the truly incredible life and career of Charles Band, prolific producer/director of such genre classics as Re-Animator, From Beyond, Tran...

Every note awakens a ghost and some melodies demand blood. Andy Conduit-Turner is joined by The Nameless Ballad director Federico Zampaglione to discuss the horror mystery film which has its world premiere at FrightFest in London on Saturday 29th August! Death is a powerful muse. Under pressure from his record label, a young musician in crisis takes refuge in an isolated Italian villa to find insp...

This year camp's a scream! Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers is a 1988 American slasher film directed by Michael A. Simpson, written by Fritz Gordon, and starring Pamela Springsteen and Renée Estevez. The second installment in the Sleepaway Camp film series, it takes place five years after the events of the original, and features serial killer Angela Baker, working as a counselor, murdering misbe...

Don't be afraid of the dark. Be afraid of what's in the dark. Pitch Black is a 2000 American science fiction horror film directed by David Twohy and co-written by Twohy and brothers Ken and Jim Wheat from a story conceived by the Wheats. The film stars Vin Diesel, Radha Mitchell, Cole Hauser, Claudia Black and Keith David. Dangerous criminal Riddick (Diesel) is being transported to prison in a spa...

She loved men... To death! The Love Witch is a 2016 American comedy horror art film written, edited, directed, produced, and scored by Anna Biller. The film stars Samantha Robinson as Elaine Parks, a modern-day witch who uses spells and magic to get men to fall in love with her with disastrous results. 00:00 Intro 20:20 Horror News 29:31 What We've Been Watching 50:51 Film Review 2:24:34 Film Rati...

Minimum wage. Maximum chaos. Ben Errington and Andy Conduit-Turner are joined by Employee of the Dead director Aaron Truss and stars Dani Harmer and Ellie Raé Winstone to discuss the horror comedy which starts funding on Indiegogo from July 28th! Hooban is stuck. Years out of film school, the wrong side of thirty, and still in that 'temporary' supermarket job. Then fate steps in and hands him a ca...

A portrait of an FX master whose greatest monster may have been himself! Ben Errington is joined by Nick Taylor, the director of Rubberhead - The Life & Monsters of Steve Johnson, which has its world premiere at Fantasia International Film Festival on July 23rd! The life and times of Steve Johnson, one of Hollywood's most prolific special effects makeup artists. Podcast - https://fanlink.tv/ho...

Every family has its demons. Evil Dead Burn is a 2026 American supernatural horror film directed and co-written by Sébastien Vaniček, and produced by Rob Tapert and series creator Sam Raimi. It serves as a sequel to Evil Dead Rise (2023) and the sixth installment in the Evil Dead film series. After the loss of her husband, a woman seeks solace with her in-laws. As one by one they transform into de...

When team-building turns into target practice! Andy Conduit-Turner is joined by DRAGN director Peter Webber and stars James Paxton and Franz Drameh to discuss the survival thriller which is now available on digital platforms. During a team-building retreat in a remote forest, a group of colleagues unwittingly becomes the prey of a rogue AI-driven drone. Podcast - https://fanlink.tv/horrorhangout P...

For thousands of years, man has been evolution's greatest creation... Until now. Mimic is a 1997 American science-fiction horror film directed by Guillermo del Toro in his English-language film debut, written by del Toro and Matthew Robbins, and based on Donald A. Wollheim's short story of the same name. The film stars Mira Sorvino, Jeremy Northam, Josh Brolin, F. Murray Abraham, and Charles S. Du...

Appearances are everything. American Mary is a 2012 Canadian body horror film written and directed by Jen and Sylvia Soska and starring Katharine Isabelle, Antonio Cupo, and Tristan Risk. The allure of easy money sends Mary Mason, a medical student, into the world of underground surgeries which ends up leaving more marks on her than her so-called freakish clients. 00:00 Intro 08:45 Mount Rush-Horr...

For every beginning there is an end. Final Destination 2 is a 2003 American supernatural horror film directed by David R. Ellis from a screenplay by J. Mackye Gruber and Eric Bress, based on a story by Gruber, Bress, and Jeffrey Reddick. It is a sequel to Final Destination (2000) and the second installment in the Final Destination film series. The film stars Ali Larter, A. J. Cook, and Michael Lan...

Among the annals of the abnormal, there is no more erotic a nightmare. A Lizard in a Woman's Skin (Italian: Una lucertola con la pelle di donna) is a 1971 giallo film co-written and directed by Lucio Fulci. It stars Florinda Bolkan, Stanley Baker, Jean Sorel, Alberto de Mendoza, Silvia Monti, Anita Strindberg, Mike Kennedy, George Rigaud and Leo Genn. The potentially unhinged daughter of a British...

My name is Alice... And I remember everything. Resident Evil: Apocalypse is a 2004 action horror film directed by Alexander Witt and written by Paul W. S. Anderson. The sequel to Resident Evil (2002), it is the second installment in the Resident Evil film series, which is loosely based on the video game series of the same name. Milla Jovovich reprises her role as Alice, and is joined by Sienna Gui...

See how far it goes. Backrooms is a 2026 American science fiction psychological horror film directed and co-scored by Kane Parsons (in his feature-length directorial debut) and written by Will Soodik. It is based on Parsons's web series and inspired by the "Backrooms" creepypasta. In the film, Clark (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a furniture store owner, and Mary (Renate Reinsve), his therapist, discover a d...

They live for the kill... And the five-star customer reviews! Andy Conduit-Turner is joined by Deadly Scare director Radi Nikolov to discuss the comedy horror about serial killers running an escape room, which is funding on Indiegogo NOW! When a sleazy landlord decides to gut an escape room run by killers for cheap flats, the innocent murderers do what any enterprising small business owners would...

The end of the line is near. Andy Conduit-Turner is joined by Speed Demon director Jon Keeyes to discuss the possession on a train movie which is available on digital platforms now! Aboard a high-speed train, a Nun who lost her faith must perform her first Exorcism on a possessed passenger hellbent on crashing the runaway train. Podcast - https://fanlink.tv/horrorhangout Patreon - https://www.patr...

Jason, Freddy, Myers. We all need someone to look up to. Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon is a 2006 American mockumentary black comedy slasher film directed by Scott Glosserman, written by David J. Stieve, and starring Nathan Baesel, Angela Goethals, Scott Wilson, Zelda Rubenstein, and Robert Englund. An homage to the slasher genre, the film follows a journalist and her crew that are doc...

They were searching for the truth... Now they need to survive it. Ben Errington is joined by Distort 2 - The Dead Among The Trees director Richard Waters discuss the found-footage horror sequel that is now streaming on FoundTV! Not too long ago, a musician had a supernatural experience involving ghostly dogs and time-bending cassette tapes left for him in an Irish forest. Now, a documentary filmma...