Cult Macabre

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! On this week's episode we witness the birth of a horror icon as we dive into Terrifier (2016), written and directed by Damien Leone. The film centers on the enigmatic serial killer known as Art the Clown as he violently terrorizes various victims on Halloween night. Ten years after this movie's release, Art has become a household name in pop-culture thanks to David Howard Thornton...

On this week's episode the Crypt Keeper takes us on a journey to 1995 to talk about "Demon Knight," which is the first feature-length horror comedy film presented by HBO's Tales From the Crypt. Starring Billy Zane and William Sadler, the tale follows an ex-soldier named Frank Brayker (Sadler) who is on the run from The Collector (Zane) and a host of demons who seek to steal an ancient key containi...

On this week's episode we are reading and discussing a classic Creepypasta entitled " The Scarecrow Corpse." Originally posted to r/nosleep on July 13, 2012 by writer/Redditor Kristopher Mallory aka stealthfiction , this story is told from the perspective of a coroner-in-training who makes a terrifying revelation while performing an autopsy on a corpse brought in from the Washington, D.C. subway s...

On this week's episode we are talking about John Carpenter's The Thing, starring Kurt Russell. Released in 1982, this sci-fi horror film centers on a team of researchers in Antarctica who encounter an extraterrestrial life-form that is capable of assimilating then imitating other organisms. This leads to the group experiencing mass paranoia and conflict as they learn that they can no longer trust...

On this episode we are discussing Zach Cregger's horror film Resident Evil , wherein our main protagonist Bryan (played by Austin Abrams ) is a medical courier tasked with delivering an unknown high priority item to Racoon City, Colorado while fighting through an outbreak of infected monsters.  This adaptation of the franchise features fresh characters in a story taking place around the events of...

Today we discuss Joel Schumacher's comedy-horror cult classic, The Lost Boys. In the film, teenage brothers Sam and Michael move to the fictional town of Santa Carla, California with their mom and slowly find out that it is a home to a gang of vampires who seek to grow their "family." Inspiring future synthwave artists and rock bands with its sleek soundtrack, this is truly considered to be the "r...

On today's episode, we read a Creepypasta entitled "The Cornfield" . Originally submitted to r/nosleep in 2010 by Karina Young (Redditor dum-di-dum), the story centers on two classmates and a revenge prank gone wrong within a cornfield.  Get 15% off your order at Ghosthunt.co using our code 'CULT15' Sign the Black Book, Join the Cult Theme music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Our Summerween Spectacular heads to the midwest! Today we talk about the 2023 found-footage folk horror film Frogman . In it, a fledgling filmmaker named Dallas sets out with two friends to capture the legendary Loveland Frogman cryptid he once encountered on a family vacation in 1999. Get 15% off your order at Ghosthunt.co using our code 'CULT15' Sign the Black Book, Join the Cult Theme music by...

On today's episode we continue our Summerween Spectacular series with the lore of the Loveland Frog, aka the Loveland Frogmen . This bipedal, amphibious animal was supposedly encountered several times in the vicinity of Loveland, Ohio between 1955 and 1972, and once again in 2016. Sign the Black Book, Join the Cult Follow us on Social Media Cult Macabre on Facebook @TheCultMacabre on Instagram The...

Our Summerween Spectacular continues on in the form of a holiday hike from hell with David Bruckner's 2017 film, The Ritual. This psychological folk horror follows a group of old college friends reuniting for a hiking trip in a remote area of Sweden where they encounter an ancient evil presence. Sign the Black Book, Join the Cult Follow us on Social Media Cult Macabre on Facebook @TheCultMacabre o...

This week we kick off our Summerween Spectacular with The Burning. Released in 1981, and often compared to Friday the 13th,  this summer slasher takes place in upstate New York where an abusive camp caretaker named Cropsy is horribly burned from a prank gone wrong at Camp Blackfoot. Five years later, he returns to Camp Stonewater with garden shears, seeking revenge on those responsible for his dis...

Today we conclude our liminal/analog horror series with Late Night with the Devil starring David Dastmalchian . Set on Halloween night in 1977, the film follows the events of an episode of "Night Owls," a late-night talk show, in which its host Jack Delroy (Dastmalchian) attempts to boost ratings by inviting an allegedly posessed girl onto the show. Sign the Black Book, join the Cult Follow us on...

Our Liminal/Analog month continues as we discuss the experimental horror film Skinamarink , directed by Kyle Edward Ball. Set in 1995, a young brother and sister wake up during the night to discover that their father has disappeared along with the windows, doors, and other objects in their house while also being tormented by a mysterious entity. Sign the Black Book, join the Cult Follow us on Soci...

Today we kick off our Liminal/Analog Horror month with Backrooms from A24 . Inspired by the Creepypasta of the same name and based on the webseries by Kane Parsons (who also directs this feature length version), the film follows a man's psychological descent into madness as he enters a surreal, extradimensional space, and his therapist's attempt to save him. Cult Macabre: The Mental Dichotomy of L...

On today's episode it's 4/20, and we are talking about the parody slasher Scary Movie (2000). The film is mainly a spoof of both Scream (1996) and I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) mixed with other movie/pop culture references in and around the years surrounding its release. Sign the Black Book, join the Cult Follow us on Social Media Cult Macabre on Facebook @TheCultMacabre on Instagram Them...

On today's episode we discuss "Bigfoot" aka Sasquatch. Spanning several decades, this cryptid has become a pop-culture icon inspiring films, television commercials, and even spawning its own subculture. Sign the Black Book, join the Cult Follow us on Social Media Cult Macabre on Facebook @TheCultMacabre on Instagram Theme music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Pack your bags and join us as we take a trip to Nilbog to discuss the "Best Worst Movie," Troll 2 . Ne'er a Troll in sight, this non-sequel film (originally titled "Goblins") follows Joshua Watts, a young boy tasked by his deceased grandfather to save his family from the Goblins that inhabit the town they're vacationing in. Sign the Black Book, join the Cult Follow us on Social Media Cult Macabre...

On today's episode we talk about the 1995 film  Mortal Kombat . Paired with an equally iconic soundtrack , this video game adaptation took the world by storm upon its release and has since become regarded as a cult classic.  Sign the Black Book, join the Cult Follow us on Social Media Cult Macabre on Facebook @TheCultMacabre on Instagram Theme music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

On a very special Valentine's Day release, we are talking about the 1993 Zombie Horror Comedy film, My Boyfriend's Back .  The plot follows Johnny Dingle (played by Andrew Lowery), a teenage boy who returns from the dead as a zombie to take his long-time crush, Missy McCloud (played by  Traci Lind ), to prom. Sign the Black Book, join the Cult Follow us on Social Media Cult Macabre on Facebook @Th...

On today's episode we discuss Markiplier's feature directorial debut, Iron Lung. Based on the video game of the same name, the film follows a convict on a desolate moon forced to pilot a submarine through an ocean of blood to discover clues as to what caused The Quiet Rapture, a cosmic event which wiped out all stars in the galaxy and nearly all of humanity. Sign the Black Book, join the Cult Foll...

This week, as voted for by our listeners, we are reading a Christmas themed Creepypasta story. Set in 1991 in Nashville, TN, "Twas the Night Before Christmas" (written by Tee Jarvis aka Redditor Cricket62) is about a 5 year old boy who receives an unexpected visitor while staying up late to meet Santa Claus. Sign the Black Book, join the Cult Follow us on Social Media Cult Macabre on Facebook @The...

On today's episode we discuss the 2005 comedy-horror film, The Gingerdead Man , directed by Charles Band . Set within a small-town bakery in Waco, TX, deceased serial killer Millard Findlemeyer ( Gary Busey ) "rises" from the dead as the titular character when his ashy remains are mixed with gingerbread spices. He then seeks revenge on the girl who had him executed. Sign the Black Book, join the C...

Kicking off an entire month of Christmas horror, we are discussing the 1984 cult classic Slasher, "Silent Night, Deadly Night." Infamous for its blend of holiday cheer and brutal violence, the film is about a young man named Billy Chapman, who suffers from PTSD after witnessing his parents' murder on Christmas Eve in 1971 by a man dressed as Santa Claus. Combined with his subsequent upbringing in...

On this special Thanksgiving Day release, we serve up the holiday slasher Blood Rage . Shot in 1983 and unreleased until 1987, this darkly funny, gory, and thematically disturbing horror film is the story in which a boy kills a man and accuses his twin brother of the murder, the innocent brother ends up institutionalized, while his psychotic twin goes free. 10 years later, the innocent twin escape...

On this episode, we take a look at the internet phenomenon known as Liminal Spaces and its effect on the human psyche. Creating both a sense of nostalgia and unease, it quickly gained popularity during the 2020-2021 pandemic with the " Backrooms " photo/meme posted to 4Chan. The aesthetics feature eerie, deserted locations that can feel like they exist outside of normal reality, even spilling over...