Horror Movie Survival Guide

HMSG Interview Kyle Mooney! We got to talk to some amazing folks for our Birthday Month and to celebrate our 250th Episode all month long! Keeping the celebration going we got to sit down and chat with the amazingly talented VHS aficionado, KYLE MOONEY ! Kyle is a long time cast member at SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE and has a brand new show, SATURDAY MORNING ALL STAR HITS , on Netflix! We discuss the icon...

250th Episode of HMSG -  Interview Harvey Guillén! We are 250!!! We are so excited to share this milestone episode interviewing HARVEY GUILLÉN   - breakout star of FX’s - WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS where he plays Guillermo, one of our favorite Renfields.  Guillén currently stars on the hit Amazon show REACHER - he has also been gracing our screens for years in shows like ARCHER , HUGE , ZOEY’s EXTR...

HMSG Interview The Adams Family - "H6LLB6ND6R" What an honor to interview the dynamic Adams Family - Toby Poser , Zelda Adams and John Adams -   and discuss their new film HELLBENDER (2021) that's streaming now on Shudder!  We have been fans of the family ever since we watched and reviewed their Award-Winning film THE DEEPER YOU DIG (2019) . We can honestly say they are some of our...

His House - "Why don't you just leave?"  When real life atrocities collide with the supernatural horrors it can create incendiary results - such is the case with HIS HOUSE (2020) from writer/director Remi Weekes .   This one cuts to core - a refugee couple migrates to an English town after fleeing Sudan. But as we have learned time and time again - you may run, but you can't hi...

Def by Temptation - "One Hot Natured Freakazoid"   We continue celebrating Black Horror this month with a gem from the Troma catalog - DEF BY TEMPTATION (1990)! Directed, written by and starring James Bond III this film explores the limits of man and how far they are willing to go if pushed by the ultimate demon...a beautiful woman! Starring Kadeem Hardison , Bill Nunn ,  a young Samuel...

GET OUT - "Black is in Fashion."  We are finally covering GET OUT (2017) the blockbuster hit from the mind of Academy-Award Winner Jordan Peele ! This film is jam packed with wonderful performances - led by Daniel Kaluuya in his breakout role! It's a reminder that an invitation somewhere doesn't always mean you're welcome... This film has left an indelible mark on modern h...

BLACULA  - "Creme de la Creme of Camp!" Happy Black History Month! It's the perfect time for us to sink our teeth into this Blaxploitation classic - BLACULA (1972) starring the mesmerizing William Marshall as a cursed African Prince. This film has everything - groovy dance music, gorgeous costumes and stellar performances all around!  This film slays all day!  Support the show

Scanners - "Telepathic Curiosities" This one might make your head explode! We are finally covering the David Cronenberg classic SCANNERS (1981) . We can't believe we waited this long to check this one out - this film has so many of our favorite HMSG tropes - a scientist with a Nobel prize gleam in his eye, characters with telekinetic push powers, general apocalyptic doom and a groov...

Anything for Jackson - "We're in over our heads." Oh man...this one is dark and beautiful. An elderly couple is willing to do anything to bring back their dearly departed grandson. They might just go a bit too far in this cautionary tale - ANYTHING FOR JACKSON (2020) directed by Justin G. Dyck and written by Keith Cooper.  Absolutely stellar performances by Sheila McCarthy & Jul...

Blood Born - "Your Baby is an Abomination!" This week we review a movie that our other Co-Host is in! BLOOD BORN (2021) is a story of a couple willing to do anything to have a child...and we mean ANYTHING! Directed by Reed Shusterman with delightful performances from Rosie  Moss , Antoine Perry   as the desperate couple and Melanie Haynes as their doula from hell... Hear some about some...

Delta Delta Die!  - "Betty Crockers of Butchery" We are so excited to finally cover a film one of our Co-Host stars in!!! DELTA DELTA DIE! (2003) about a sorority house with secret pact - written and directed by Devin Hamilton and starring Scream Queen legends Julie Strain , Brinke Stevens and Tiffany Shepis !  Catch our dear Julia Marchese playing the young Rhonda and living her movie d...

Happy New Year! 2022! Hello out there Disco Citizens!  A new year is here and....we are nervous LOL. We decided that we needed a little enchantment to start this next year off right. As the ever studious final girls that we are - we have collected a few tried and true witches spells to ward off any evil or bad spirits in 2022.  Join us as we bind 2022 from doing any harm! We wish you all a safe, h...

Merry Xmas!  It's that time of year...the time where folks will dare to watch one of the worst cinematic feats of all time... The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)!  We are here to let you know - you really don't have to do that...but we have prepared a little reading for you from the script! Wishing you and yours a very Merry & Happy Holiday Season! Music by ZakharValaha from Pixabay...

Deathcember - "24 Doors to Hell"  A gift that keeps on giving - DEATHCEMBER (2019) - a truly advantageous horror anthology Advent Calendar just in time for the holidays! We get not 24...but 26 short horror films for your pleasure! There is something here for everyone - and you might even see a few familiar faces - as you open the doors to each new adventure!  Wishing you and yours a Happ...

Silent Night, Deadly Night - "Naughty"   Have you been Naughty or Nice...? Santa's coming to town and you better beware...cuz he knows what you've been up to! Capturing the terrifying essence of Santa Claus we embark on some holiday goodness with SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT (1984) directed by Charles E. Sellier Jr. This classic Christmas Horror film tells the origin story of a k...

The Toxic Avenger - "A menace or a miracle?" Our final pick for our lovely Sound Editor/Producer Sierra Rein is a true cult classic - Troma's THE TOXIC AVENGER (1984) directed by Michael Herz and Uncle Lloyd Kaufman ! In Troma studio fashion this film is riddled with gore and pushes the limits to offend any and everyone on the planet. Not for the faint of heart!  Excited to revisit...

CUBE - "Are we being punished?"  Julia's favorite style of film - People stuck in a room questioning the meaning of life & faced with terror and existential dread! CUBE (1997), directed by Vincenzo Natali , traps six strangers in a lamentable maze configuration that they must work to solve to survive! A wonderful Sci-Fi Horror pick from our Sound Editor/Producer Sierra Rein ! Su...

Little Shop of Horrors - "Must be blood!"  The ultimate horror musical adapted from the Roger Corman cult film classic to an off-Broadway sensation - now celebrating its 35th year Anniversary - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (1986) has it all! Scene stealing performances from a star studded cast lead by Rick Moranis and Ellen Greene directed by the incomparable Frank Oz ! If you haven't wat...

Dead of Night - "None of us exist at all."  Our next round of films were all picked by our wonderful Sound Editor/Producer - Sierra Rein ! She has fantastic taste and I think you will find these next films just as delightful as we did! First up is DEAD OF NIGHT (1945) a classic horror anthology with a wraparound story that is just as well done as each individual segment. This film has cl...

IT  - "Tasty, tasty beautiful fear."  We are finally tackling one Julia's favorite films based on her favorite Stephen King novel - IT (2017) ! This timeless film is all about friendship and growing up to face our fears. IT Chapter 1 features a powerful ensemble of child actors and a star making performance by Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise the Dancing Clown!  Step right up to this cir...

The Curse of La Llarona - "Ta Da!" Happy Dia De Los Muertos! This week we celebrate by unearthing the weeping woman - an  old Latin folktale that is brought to horrifying life in THE CURSE OF LA LLARONA (2019) . The 300 year old ghost of a grieving mother reemerges in 1970's Los Angeles to continue her rein of terror on a newly widowed mother, Linda Cardellini and  her children. Her...

The Ring vs. Ringu - "7 Days" Double, double, toil and trouble we are tackling a double feature for you this week -  a face off between the J-Horror classic and the American remake!!! Join us as we compare and contrast THE RING (2002) vs.  RINGU (1998) !  The ultimate word of mouth death experience...films about the lengths people will go for the sake of family.  Support the show

The Witch - "I Will Guide Thy Hand"  This week we head into the woods with THE WITCH (2015) ! A chilling  account of a family of outcasts attempting to survive outside of the walls of their New England settlement was brilliantly written and directed by Robert Eggers .  The film has a stellar cast lead by Ralph Ineson & Kate Dickie as Puritanical zealot parents  features Anya Taylor-J...

Saw - "Perverted Little Psychopath"  We are tackling some "horror blockbusters" for you this month as we countdown to Halloween! We are kicking off this round with James Wan's jigsaw juggernaut... SAW (2004) .  A killer obsessed with puzzles and on a mission to make people truly appreciate being alive...by making them make the most torturous choices. Starring Cary Elwes ,...

One Cut of the Dead - "This is true filmmaking."  If you have seen this film already read on....if you have not. Stop.  . GO WATCH IT. . . Ok...did you watch it.  . For real...? We'll wait.  . . Ok so this week we watched the delightful ONE CUT OF THE DEAD (2017) from Japan! This film is written and directed by  Shin'ichirô Ueda . This love letter to "true filmmaking"...