The Skeleton Boys

Family's lakeside retreat! A trapped girl! Haunted house! This week the boys enter,"The Silent House"! "Silent House" is a remake of an Uruguayan film "La Casa Muda", filmed in a single take, much of the movie is set around Elizabeth Olsen performance in one of her early starring roles. The movie has good amount of detail and artistry but does it breakaway from the original? This week in TV Corner...

Romantic getaway! Unexpected guests! Mysterious infection! This week the boys need some quality time but a creepy fog rolls in, "The Beach House"! Writer/director Jeffrey A. Brown first feature is absorbing story and deliberately  paced. There is good deal of tension and upsetting atmosphere. But can "The Beach House" deliver on its Lovecraftian horror or be wasted potential? In TV corner, we cont...

An underwater house! Social media couple! Dark spirits haunt! This week the boys learn to hold their breath, so they could visit, "The Deep House"! The logistics of making a movie like "The Deep House" are quite mind-blowing. Directors Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury offer a unique take on the haunted house gene but can they land satisfying nail biting horror thriller? In TV corner we continue...

A great old cinema! A murderer on the loose! eyeballs! This week the boys take refuge in "The Last Matinee"!  An '80s slasher and '70s Giallo throwback married together, describes this Uruguayan horror movie. The old school vibes are strong. The plot is simple and the kills never stop but does it break new ground or get to derivative?   Plus in TV corner, the boys continue "Archive 81" season 1, e...

Leatherface returns! Idealistic young friends! A Party bus! This week, the boys head back to Texas only to witness, "Texas Chainsaw Massacre"! *WARNING: Spoilers* We tackle this episode different. Rolando reads a summary breaking down the story beat by beat. TCM has a good amount of violence, mayhem, and bloodshed. A legacy sequel similar the recent "Halloween" series but does this movie satisfied...

A couple loses their children! A local legend! The kids return...changed! This week the boys wonder the caves of Tijuana but venture too deep, so "Here Comes the Devil"!    Adrian Garcia Bogliano is influenced by 1970s and 80s exploitation movies. It's moody and unapologetically graphic. It's the type of movie that gets people talking but does it stand out in an endless parade of  dreck that passe...

A trapped family! A menacing storm! A dog's tongue! This week the boys, face unseen horror and realize "We Need to Do Something"!  When people are struck in a single space in a movie it easily can become claustrophobic. Sean King O' Grady's film is unique, bizarre, and strange but can it ascend to a cult classic? Plus, in an unexpected TWIST John plays a dangerous game on Rolando!! Tune in to find...

A woman on the edge! A faceless stalker! A cycle of violence! This week the boys find them self in their very own groundhog's day of murder as they witness, "Lucky"! More and more woman are writing and directing horror. Brea Grant returns with something different and thought provoking. The movie was original and doesn't try to tie up loose ends but does it's message come in clear? Plus, we return...

A group of college kids! Army fatigue killer! 35 year-old double murder! This week the boys attend a graduation ball, only to get stalked by the "The Prowler"!  With early Tom Savini effects, director Joseph Zito sets a slasher during a graduation dance. The effects here are incredibly realistic but does this thrill or just mean spirited. Plus, we head over to retro TV corner and marvel at a young...

A young nurse! Planned power outage! A crumbing hospital! This week, the boys join the work force as a couple of nurses in 1974, but someone has switched off, "The Power"! The time and setting is essential to this moody haunted house movie. Corinna Faith, writer and director,  adds many small layers that are frighting and thought provoking but is this a satisfying journey into darkness? Plus, we h...

Traumatized young boy! Murderous toy maker! Mickey Rooney! This week,the boys can't leave Christmas beyond and witness, "Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker"! The Silent Night series certainly came up with some insane ideas once they moved away from the whole "killer Santa" theme. Can this last entry be Christmas horror fun or does it flame out? Plus, We look at the horror short "Proceeds...

A haunted widow! Disturbing secrets! House building! This week, the boys airbnb at "The Night House"!  "The Night House" takes many chances and has a strong performance by Rebecca Hall, who plays a woman grief stricken. But does this movie deliver on the scares or just the drama? Plus, John talks about his recent trip to Utah to work at Sundance. and so much more!! You can always email us: skeleto...

Happy New Years!!! Toy store employees! Hordes of parasites! Bruce Campbell! This week the boys go shopping on "Black Friday"! A horror movie set during America's unofficial holiday, is ripe with satirical commentary on consumerism. But can this B horror movie become a holiday cult classic?  And so much more!! You can always email us: skeletonboyspod@gmail.com Twitter: @skeletonboyspod

Happy Horrordays! Sorority sisters! Strange phone calls! Maniac stalker!  This week the boys, know the calls are coming from inside the house! As they wish everyone a "Black Christmas"!  Bob Clark's cult classic has influenced many horror movies. A movie with atmosphere over gore but does it measure up to its more violent counterparts? Plus we head over the short film corner and review, "Elf on th...

Violent teens! A kidnapped nurse! A Lawman out for revenge! This week the boys, go on a wild journey and uncover the origin of the legendary killer "Leatherface"! Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury, the duo that were behind the incredible gory and controversial "Inside". They have made a prequel to "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and the events that made him a killer. Plus, Rolando and John rank their...

For our one year anniversary, the boys welcome special guest, Jorge Chapa!  He is a character actor with TV appearances in HBO's "Divorce" and "Succession". The boys get rowdy with Jorge and recall favorite horror moments.  Two coroners! A corpse! And dark secrets! This week, the boys find a dead body and try to identify, "The Autopsy of Jane Doe”!  Thank you for tuning in...   You can always emai...

Supernatural entity! Deadly ritual! Weekend trip! This week the boys, fight a creepy pasta and take on "Head Count"!  The boogeyman sub-genre is littered with mediocre entries. But director Elle Callahan, brings untypical approach to the horror genre. She has created many jumpy creepy moments but can "Head Count", deliver on its ambiguous ending?  Plus, the boys look at the short film"Sleep Tight"...

Tehran in the 1980s! A mother and daughter! A mysterious evil! This week the boys, go eye to eye with an evil entity in, "Under the Shadow"!  "Under the Shadow", is an atmospheric and spooky ghost story in a unique environment- Iran in the 80's. The restrictive lives of women during the cultural revolution is a real life horror that is well depicted. Examining tough social issues in horror is impo...

New Age commune! Telekinetic female patient! Pill-popping psychiatrist! This week the boys, find the black rainbow but they must go,"Beyond the Black Rainbow"!  Panos Cosmatos, stunning debut movie, is an experimental indie and almost virtually wordless. It's  mesmerizing and hypnotic but is this more self-indulgent misfire or an unconventional mind bender?  Plus, John and Rolando dig up the past...

Prestigious boarding school! Late night ritual! A murder mystery! This week the boys head back to school and join a "Seance"! Writer and director Simon Barrett uses many familiar themes and story beats to tell his ghost story. Referencing many different horror movies but does "Seance" find a voice to call its own? Plus, they do a mini review of "Seek" a new short horror movie. and so much more!! Y...

An immigrant! Creepy boarding house! Horrific visions! This week the boys try to fight but, "No One Gets Out Alive"!  In Santiago Menghini's first full-length movie, he delivers strong imagery and mood, in this psychological haunted house movie. But does anyone get out alive?  **(I'm sorry to easy!)** Plus, we do a mini-review of Huluween's "Daughters of Witches"! And so much more!! You can always...

We are at journey's end! This week the boys review, "Halloween H20: 20 Years Later" and "Halloween: Resurrection"! In "Halloween H20", Laurie (Jamie Lee Curtis) makes her return to the series but does the sequel perfectly close out the Laurie Strode/Michael Myers saga?  "Halloween: Resurrection", Busta Rhymes does Kung fu! Busta Rhymes does Kung fu!  Busta Rhymes does Kung fu! And so much more!! Y...

The journey continues! this week the boy's review, "Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers" and "Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers"!  Halloween 5 attempts chilling scares, nail-biting suspense, and the feeling of being unsettled. But are the scares and the thrills the last two words to describe this revenge? "Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers", is Paul Rudd's first film and Donald Pleas...

Our horror marathon continues! This week the boys, review "Halloween III: Season of the Witch" and "Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers"!!  John Carpenter's 1978 "Halloween" is a horror classic. But what happens when a popular film franchise strays way from the formula? Does "Halloween III" manage to stand out?   HE'S BACK! Michael Myers returns to the film series in "Halloween 4". But is thi...

This week, the boys begin a journey to review the first eight Halloween movies! Halloween is not only the godfather of all slasher movies but one of the greatest horror movies ever! So join us all month long, as we look back at this famous horror franchise!! To kick off our episode we do a top Five John Carpenter movie's and almost break the show again!  And so much more!! You can always email us:...