Horror Hangover

This month on Horror Hangover, Ryan and Cass are joined by horror author Shannon Riley to discuss the trope of single-location horror in scary movie cinema with 2010's Frozen & 2022's No Exit. Why are we so fascinated with putting people in situations that seem impossible to escape??? If you're brave enough to hold on tight & explore why, stay tuned after the movie chat to delve into Shann...

This month on Horror Hangover, Ryan and Cass are joined by Stoker Award-nominated horror author Laurel Hightower to delve into all things related to GHOST HUNTING in horror. Double check you packed enough flashlight batteries, turn on Find My Friends, & suit up to explore the creepiness awaiting you in a long, long, hallway cast in lurking shadows...   We'll stumble into the battered doors of...

This month on Horror Hangover, Ryan and Cass are joined by cinephile Charles, co-host of When Will It End? -- a podcast exploring the beauty & bizarreness behind serialized storytelling in film. Turn your lights off ... or on ... but will either choice save you from these existentialist entries? Silence your phone. Or call a friend? We're covering J-Horror & Tech & prodding into all it...

Horror writer and host of Brooklyn's Word for Word Reel Talks film commentary series Scott Adlerberg joins us to discuss unexpected mystery twists. What makes a twist work? How do films balance this magical act without tipping their hand? Should we ever follow a spooky child in a raincoat? We answer these questions and more! We also discuss Scott's latest book,  The Screaming Child , now available...

We're baaaaaack & kicking off March with a deep dive into urban legends in horror films -- What are they? Where do they come from? Do they help or hurt society ... or both?  To investigate this further, we push up our nerd glasses with the triple threat of Scarred for Life Podcast co-hosts Mary Beth McAndrews & Terry Mesnard plus horror writer & teacher (& amazing hubbie) Chris Poo...

Things are about to get moody and bloody as Ryan and horror author E.M. Roy chat all things related to 1976's Carrie, and 2000's Ginger Snaps! Grab that scrunchie and pull up those low-rise jeans as we explore the "hell is a Teenage Girl" trope in horror films new and old. Also, Ryan interviews E.M. Roy about their recent scary and reality-bending book, Let the Woods Keep Our Bodies.   Synopsis: L...

Instead of ending 2023 on a very special holiday episode, we're throwing listeners a curve ball this season & diving DEEP into body horror. Joined by Shirley Jackson Award-winning author R.A. Busby, this month Cass & Ryan chat about 1981's Scanners and 2016's The Autopsy of Jane Doe.    Once we return from our ... well, holiday hijinks, you can expect even more horror chats, games, & s...

As the weather turns brisk & the night brings darkness sooner to our doorsteps, we're delving into what lurks in the best of Scottish Horror. Joined by the Ghoulfriends Podcast's Lindsay & horror researcher Lucy, Cass & Ryan chat about 2014's White Settlers & 1973's The Wicker Man.   OUR SACRED OFFERINGS GO TO: FeliceY  for our logo design Cano Jaguar  for our creepy intro. mix

Hello gals, ghouls, & badass they's of the world. Tune in this time to catch me & my lovely co-host Ryan C. Bradley's very creepy Halloween special! This season, we're mixing things up a bit & playing a game called Killer Riffs!? After, we'll also have a live commentary watch of Trick R' Treat for ya'll to kick back & watch with us & make our Sammy-boy proud. Happy Halloween!  ...

To kick off the Halloween season, we're bringing you a lovely (& spooky) chat we had with director, writer, podcaster, producer, & Dread Central's Editor-in-Chief Mary Beth McAndrews on the powers of found footage horror. We cover the OG 1999's The Blair Witch Project & 2022's gore-filled entry into the shaky subgenre, The Outwaters. CLICK IF YOU DARE: Edgar Allan Poe's "gotcha" fictio...

This time, Ryan puts Cass in the interviewee spot -- digging into their upcoming horror novella debut, The Caretaker. Please be gentle with this one as it contains lots of thoughts about the horrors of grief. Synopsis: Cara, an overworked ICU nurse, could think of one million other things to do than sort through her dead mother's house. Still, she's here -- cleaning a home she thought she abandone...

We open up the Horror Hangover vault to unleash a delightful chat we had with The Horror Hour's Yutaka! about brutal vampires in horror.   CLICK IF YOU DARE: A fantastic video essay on Nosferatu by Vintage Soup Image of Drakula - cinema's first (debated) Dracula! What's a monumental horror image ?   OUR SACRED OFFERINGS GO TO: FeliceY  for our logo design Cano Jaguar  for our creepy intro. mix Lon...

Join us, dear listener, as our co-host Ryan C. Bradley interviews Ashley Deng about her upcoming novella from Tenebrous Press, DEHISCENT!   Synopsis: As the world's climate swings rapidly between oppressively hot and freezing cold, the remnants of civilization huddle in small communities to scrape together what they can to survive. All except the Zhu family. Yi has lived in her ancestral house her...

Danger Slater joins us this month on the pod to discuss his latest book --  House of Rot -- coming out from Tenebrous Press on June 14!   Synopsis: The pink mold growing on the walls isn’t the worst thing about Elenya and Myles’ brand-new fixer-upper. There are also the inexplicable footsteps in the night; the sealed-over windows and doors; the neighbor that hears their screams but can’t be bother...

In celebration of Michelle Garza Cervera's debut feature film, Huesera: The Bone Woman, hitting Shudder on May 12, we're reviewing it with our special guest Miguel Myers from My Horror Confessional . Also, thank you to the women who anonymously lent their voices to this episode to express their feelings about being pregnant, having a birthing body, and the frustrations they have with motherhood.  ...

This month we chat with horror journalist, critic, author, & lovely human all around -- Richard Newby ! -- to discuss disfigured killers in horror. We dive into 1960's Eyes Without a Face & Noroi: The Curse & how utterly weird face transplants are!   CLICK IF YOU DARE: The Cripped-Up Horror of Halloween Movies by Brianna Schunk The Psychology of Scary Faces by Stuart Vyse Noroi: Realistic J-Horror...

This month we rewind our clocks back to 2022 when we chatted with Miguel Myers of My Horror Confessional podcast fame about nunsploitation films! We focus on the 1977's Alucarda & 2021's Benedetta & why the genre is hella radical! Sometimes! As a warning, we do discuss trauma associated with the Catholic Church, anti-queer & trans protestors, sexual assault, & rape. Please skip ahead to another on...

Gals, ghouls, & badass they's of the world, tune in this time to catch our three trivia teams: Ryan C. Bradley & Valerie Ettenhofer , Queer Quadrant , & Horror Hour compete for the FINAL GIRL/BOY/ZADDIE crown. We're joined by special guest, Michael Varrati, who ups our rematch ante with a RAPID HEARTS ROUND. Let's see who survives this time & really knows their queer rom-com trivia in honor of the...

We return to our mini-vampire arc to explore how vampire comedies work with special guest, author-podcaster-historian-internet voicey guy: Mac Boyle! We cover Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, all things Universal Horror, & the delightful joy of Netflix's Vampire vs. the Bronx!   CLICK IF YOU DARE: The Once And Future Orson Welles by Mac Boyle Ryan's review of  Vidar the Vampire at Wicked Hor...

As a special treat to our listeners, join us around the cozy campfire as we interview Max Booth III & Lori Michelle about Ghoulish Book's Kickstarter for 2023's releases, their upcoming/geekiest wedding in history, why bathroom doors DO open outward, & more!    If you're looking for a good horror read, we have several delights to show you...   CLICK IF YOU DARE: Year of the Ghoul: 13 Terrifying To...

As a surprise horror holiday treat for our listeners, here's a bonus episode reviewing Travis Stevens' A Wounded Fawn & featuring an interview with writer-director-producer-sweetheart, Josh Ruben. Spoilers abound about midway through so be forewarned!    A Wounded Fawn is streaming now on Shudder.   CLICK IF YOU DARE: How Josh Ruben got involved w/  A Wounded Fawn A Wounded Fawn's co-writer & dire...

'Tis the season for us to get a lil' raunchy & spread some holiday horror cheer! This time, Cass & Ryan delve into an NSFW & bloopers-filled episode about the Black Christmas films w/ special guest Yutaka from the Horror Hour !   CLICK IF YOU DARE: Jason Blum's apology to women horror directors Screenwriter April Wolfe's interview about 2019's Black Christmas Blum's reaction to the negative respon...

This week on the Horror Hangover Show, Cass & Ryan delve into the legacy of the Halloween franchise with our special guest -- writer, podcaster, & contributing editor to Fangoria --  Blayne Waterloo ! Happy Halloween gals, ghouls, & badass they's of the world.    CLICK IF YOU DARE: Bob Clark's connection to John Carpenter & Debra Hill's Halloween . Nab a copy of 2021's fantastic Hear Us Scream: Th...

Tune in this time to catch us, Queer Quadrant , & Horror Hour celebrate the best time of the year with a reverse-hangman style queer horror trivia game! We compete to see who can survive & earn the FINAL GIRL/BOY/ZADDIE CROWN! Listen & laugh or check out the films below, pause the pod, & play along w/ friends.   Rules Everyone starts off with a queerdo hangman that has a wig, 2 monster hands, 2 fe...

This week on the Horror Hangover Show, Cass & Ryan delve into the mythic monsters of the creature feature subgenre with special guest and horror writer, podcaster, and professor R.J. Joseph. We chat about 1954's Creature From the Black Lagoon and 2006's The Host.   CLICK IF YOU DARE: So define creature feature?... A wonderful piece from Michele Eggen at WICKED HORROR that guided our definition for...