Eat the Buckle

Welcome to week 76 of Eat the Buckle , the horror movie podcast where two movies enter and the better one leaves! Happy Halloween, buckle buddies! After the mess of our last watchalong what could be better than another one? We have a scary surprise this episode as we put It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966) against Garfield in Disguise aka Garfield’s Halloween Adventure (1985). Are these h...

Welcome to week 75 of Eat the Buckle, the horror movie podcast where two movies enter and the better one leaves! This week is a special edition of the podcast with a watchalong commentary for a movie that frankly almost killed the podcast (twice). It's the sixth and final week of watching this cinematic dreck and we’re finally shoving it deep into the recesses of our locker. The game's afoot while...

Welcome to week 74 of Eat the Buckle , the horror movie podcast where two movies enter and the better one leaves! Hey fellow teens, have you seen this hep horror flick, Ouija, 2014 ? It's boss! Will it be enough to upset our reigning champion in their penultimate matchup before the watchalong episode? Who can say daddy-o, we're just excited to talk about these two movies. Jump scares and Lin Shaye...

Welcome to week 73 of Eat the Buckle , the horror movie podcast where two movies enter and the better one leaves! We're back to the sunny, satanic hills of southern California with our latest challenger, Demon Wind, 1990 . Gather up all your friends, the creepy jock that seemingly has dated every girlfriend in your group, the magician karate expert and his MC, and your other three or four generic...

Welcome to week 72 of Eat the Buckle , the horror movie podcast where two movies enter and the better one leaves! If you love cats, yachts, and George Kennedy then this your podcast. Our latest challenger, Uninvited, 1988 , hopes to knock out our current science experiment gone awry champion. Will it be able to go the distance or will it be lost at sea? Put your fake chompers in and tune in to fin...

Welcome to week 71 of Eat the Buckle , the horror movie podcast where two movies enter and the better one leaves! Dust off the letterman sweater, put your decal in back, and grab your homecoming challenger, Satan's Cheerleaders , 1977. Will these buxom beauties of the high school gridiron have what it takes to knock out our reigning champion, or will you want to give these gals a W-H-Y? Bedazzle u...

Welcome to week 70 of Eat the Buckle , the horror movie podcast where two movies enter and the better one leaves! Thomas Wolfe said you can't go home again, but does that point stand for a movie you loved as a child? We turn the clock back to 1990 for this week's challenger, SHAKMA (not at all SHOCKMA) ! Collect the keys, solve the riddles, and cast an arcane eye to see if an upset baboon in Orlan...

Welcome to week 69 of Eat the Buckle , the horror movie podcast where two movies enter and the better one leaves! Often you'll hear people say, "You can't do that in a movie made today!" and usually it's hyperbole. This week's challenger, Final Exam , 1981, has a scene that proves them right. Study up for your finals, keep one eye open on the quad, and be sure to stay away from any cable lat pull-...

Welcome to week 68 of Eat the Buckle , the horror movie podcast where two movies enter and the better one leaves! Tell your family they can't make any phone calls because you gotta surf the information superhighway to watch feartdotcom (dot com), 2002. Before the dead internet of 2026, we had a spirit hanging out on a shockwave site to lead you on a scavanger hunt, update the people counter, and e...

Welcome to week 67 of Eat the Buckle , the horror movie podcast where two movies enter and the better one leaves! We're celebrating semiquincentennial with two new movies that honor our rich cultural diversity. Dueling rich jagoffs learn a lesson in humility in our first Hong Kong challenger, Human Lanterns , 1982. Our other challenger hails from Italy and hits the stage slashing in Stagefright ak...

Welcome to week 66 of Eat the Buckle , the horror movie podcast where two movies enter and the better one leaves! This week is a special edition of the podcast with a watchalong commentary for a slice of cinema that ruined our outings for six weeks straight and ended up in our "S" locker. Golf clap as our threesome talks about the rules of dogs on the links, Josh's claptrap memory, and Aaron takes...

Welcome to week 65 of Eat the Buckle , the horror movie podcast where two movies enter and the better one leaves! Grab your death mask and some flowers, it's time to watch Visiting Hours, 1982 . Can an honest to god movie that was released in theaters, a rarity for us of late, upset our reigning champion in their penultimate showdown? Do all Canadian hospitals have a dog kennel in the basement? Di...

Welcome to week 64 of Eat the Buckle , the horror movie podcast where two movies enter and the better one leaves! We're back from our spring hiatus and we're flying the unfriendly skies in 1973's The Horror at 37,000 Feet . Sure it's a TV movie, a thing that used to be big before basic cable evolved into streaming dumping grounds, but it's a horror TV movie. We didn't have to sit through any comme...

Welcome to week 63 of Eat the Buckle , the horror movie podcast where two movies enter and the better one leaves! We didn't see it when it first came and out and we still wish we hadn't- it's Brainscan, 1994 . This movie turned up so many repressed memories that our game this week sees us regress to the maturity level of fifth graders. You don't have to stay Furlong, but do stay and enjoy an icy c...

Welcome to week 62 of Eat the Buckle , the horror movie podcast where two movies enter and the better one leaves! Sharpen your pencils because our latest challenger, 1992's Evil Toons is down a few of the titular characters. Will it have what it takes to reign supreme or will it be erased from memory? We've drawn up plenty of tangents this episode and we enjoy a visit from our special corresponden...

Welcome to week 61 of Eat the Buckle , the horror movie podcast where two movies enter and the better one leaves! It's a return to our regular format where there's no Dohler movies to be seen! Our latest challenger, 1988's Blades is here to upset the drink cart. Will it have what it takes to reign supreme or will it be led out to the tall rough and taken out of its misery? We'll also look back at...

Welcome to week 60 of Eat the Buckle , the horror movie podcast where two movies enter and the better one leaves! This week is a special edition of the podcast with a watchalong commentary for a classic film that lost the Don Dohler in the Mouth of Maryland Madness in March tournament. How can a watchalong commentary last longer than the movie they're commentating on? Good question; thank Jared an...

Welcome to week 59 of Eat the Buckle , the horror movie podcast where two movies enter and the better one leaves! It's SEMI-FINAL week for our tournament wherein the undefeated Nightbeast , 1982 grapples with The Galaxy Invader , 1985. Will there be a watchalong next week? Will Jared and Josh finally open their hearts and minds to the way of Dohler? Tune in to find out which Baltimore adjacent bas...

Welcome to week 58 of Eat the Buckle , the horror movie podcast where two movies enter and the better one leaves! The second week of our tournament finds us in the MARYLAND DIVISION , where the loser from last week faces off against The Galaxy Invader, 1985 . It was a nice day weather wise when we recorded, so this one is mercifully short. Tune in to find out which one will climb to the top of a s...

Welcome to week 57 of Eat the Buckle , the horror movie podcast where two movies enter and the better one leaves! This week is the start of our tournament that just so happens to be in March: DOHLER DIY DELIRIUM ! Fill out your bracket for week 1's BALTIMORE DIVISION wherein we pit The Alien Factor , 1978, against Nightbeast , 1982. The lucky loser will advance to face The Galaxy Invader in the MA...

Welcome to week 56 of Eat the Buckle , the horror movie podcast where two movies enter and the better one leaves! It's a battle of houses this week as our new challenger, 2003's House of the Dead , looks to shake up the ring. Will it have what it takes to reign supreme or will it be a keg left out in the rain at a Sega rave? Where there's a Uwe, there's a way! BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/buc...

Welcome to week 55 of Eat the Buckle , the horror movie podcast where two movies enter and the better one leaves! Sure, many people have tried to tell you that Al is a pristinely paved five lane highway leading directly into a brick wall, but you don't listen. Well maybe you'll finally listen to DEAN KOONTZ ! This week's challenger is 1977's Demon Seed . Unlike Phantoms (1998) he didn't write the...

Welcome to week 54 of Eat the Buckle , the horror movie podcast where two movies enter and the better one leaves! Hey hepcats, you love the late nineties and Y2K stuff, don't ya? You're in luck because this week's challenger is 1998's PHANTOMS. Everyone (no one) remembers this era classic. Dust off your JNCOs, power up Furby, and tune in for two nineties films that don't hold up at all! BlueSky: h...

Welcome to week 53 of Eat the Buckle , the horror movie podcast where two movies enter and the better one leaves! This week's it's everyone's favorite: TWO NEW CHALLENGERS! In this corner is 1999's House on Haunted Hill ; and, in the other is 2006's Black Sheep . Did the extravagance of late 90s horror overcome a plucky northern island terror tale backed by Weta Workshop? Tune in to find out! Blue...

Welcome to week 52 of Eat the Buckle , the horror movie podcast where two movies enter and the better one leaves! This week is a special edition of the podcast with a watchalong commentary for a "film" that weathered the storm through two holiday seasons and six viewings, all to end up in our "S" locker. Thrill as the fellas talk about the improper use of pennies in retail circulation, where is Jo...