Don't Watch at Night

Happy belated Mother's Day to all U.S. listeners! Today Val & Ron talk about the lovely Christiane in 1960's Eyes Without a Face, directed by Georges Franju. Also Valerie maybe channels Billy Idol. Then the sisters dive into monthly recommendations + they announce next DWAN book club pick! We're reading Jawbone by Mónica Ojeda with a book club episode coming end of summer. **This is a scary mo...

It's book club episode time!  On today's episode, Valerie and Veronica discuss Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin and Val shares the recipe for a delicious Wake Up Call cocktail to go with! Get the full drink recipe + a mocktail recipe over at  dontwatchatnight.com  .  *This episode will contain book spoilers.  **This is a scary movie & book focused podcast. Some content may not be suita...

Today Val and Ron tackle 2021's El Páramo (The Wasteland), directed by David Casademunt and starring Inma Cuesta, Roberto Álamo and Asier Flores. After that, a general discussion about upcoming book club as well as awesome shows like Dark Winds and St. Denis Medical!  **This is a scary movie & book focused podcast. Some content may not be suitable for some audiences. Be advised. **Addition...

Today Valerie & Veronica are discussing the beautiful 2007 film, El Orfanato (The Orphanage). Directed by J.A. Bayona and starring Belén Rueda, Fernando Cayo, Roger Príncep and Óscar Casa. Then a quick discussion of Netflix's The Residence and a closing reminder for book club at the end of April! Finish reading Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin and join the discussion with us!  **This is a...

Today, Val and Ron are talking about 2022's MexZombies, directed by Chava Cartas and starring Iñaki Godoy, Marcelo Barceló, Roberta Damián, Luciana Vale, Vincent Webb, Daniel Tovar and Bárbara de Regil. After that it's monthly recommendations and summoning the will to live! :-P Don't forget: Book club episode is coming at the end of April and we're reading Fever Dream by Samanta Sc...

The ladies are back! This week Val & Ron discuss 2016's Las Tinieblas (The Darkness), a Mexican - French horror thriller directed by Daniel Castro Zimbrón. It stars Brontis Jodorowsky, Fernando Álvarez Rebeil, Aliocha Sotnikoff, Camila Robertson Glennie, Meraqui Pradis and Alejandro Villeli. As usual: Spoilers ahead in this episode so go watch this movie first or be warned. After that, a q...

We're back with a fun look at 2017's Errementari (also known as The Blacksmith & The Devil), directed by Paul Urkijo Alijo! Then Ron and Val announce the next Don't Watch at Night book club pick as Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin and close out the show with an impromptu mini-chat over 2019's The Dead Don't Die!  **This is a scary movie & book focused podcast. Some content may not be suita...

This week, Veronica and Valerie take a look at 2010's Los Ojos de Julia (Julia's Eyes) -- directed by Guillem Morales with Guillermo del Toro producing and starring Belén Rueda!  **This is a scary movie & book focused podcast. Some content may not be suitable for some audiences. Be advised. Don't Watch at Night is a Ness production hosted by Veronica and Valerie. Editing by Valerie. Music by O...

We're back with a bonus short to talk about the greats of David Lynch's career and to give our monthly recommendations! **This is a scary movie & book focused podcast. Some content may not be suitable for some audiences. Be advised. Don't Watch at Night is a Ness production hosted by Veronica and Valerie. Editing by Valerie. Music by Omar Chakor. Special thanks to Lorenzo Villarrea...

We're back with a meaty book club episode for ya'! Today Val and Ron are joined by our friend and and founder of the West Seattle Chapter of The Morbidly Curious Book Club : Perla Caballero (@pxcaballero), to discuss Extended Stay by Juan Martinez!  We've got games, we've got cocktails plus we've got a lot to say and ruminate on when it comes to this excellent book. Spoilers ah...

Happy new year! The horrors persist, yet so do we. Today Ron and Val take a look at Cronos, a film directed by Guillermo del Toro which first debuted in 1992 and then enjoyed more expanded release by 1993.  Don't forget the next episode coming this month will be book club discussion for Extended Stay by Juan Martinez!  You can be part of the discussion by visiting and joining our Patreon HERE:  ht...

It's the eve of the Eve! Happy holidays, happy Winter Solstice and all the good stuff. Today, Val and Ron continue on in December's "step outside Spanish language month" to chat about 2023's There's Something In The Barn - directed by Magnus Martens and starring Martin Starr, Amrita Acharia, Kiran Shah, Townes Bunner, Zoe Winter-Hansen, Calle Helevang-Larsen and Henriette Steenstrup. After that, t...

We're back with a bonus short today! Veronica and Valerie spend a few minutes discussing some of their go-to cozy holiday movies this time of year and then they close things out talking about a very special Krampusnacht in San Antonio. All resources for this episode can be found HERE. **This is a scary movie & book focused podcast. Some content may not be suitable for some audiences. Be advise...

Seasons greetings! This month, Val and Ron are stepping outside Spanish language horror to look at some other great spooky movies and we're kicking off the festive season with a visit from ye olde Krampus (2015)! Directed by Michael Dougherty and starring Adam Scott and Toni Collette. The sisters also discuss holiday horror films and then close out the episode with a reminder to all to come be par...

Time to kick off the holidays and Val and Ron are tackling 1995's El Día de la Bestia (The Day of the Beast) - directed by Álex de la Iglesia and starring Álex Angulo, Armando De Razza & Santiago Segura!  ***Then in the second segment, we invite you to come be part of the Don't Watch at Night Patreon fam!  Get all the details here:  https://www.patreon.com/dontwatchatnight   Coming up! Decembe...

Welp. Today Val and Ron are exorcising Election Day demons, discussing our darkest timeline strategy (cuz take a look around) in a game called "What's Your Fate In A Zombie Movie?", PLUS - 2022's Piggy, directed by Carlota Pereda and starring Laura Galán. Then in the closing segment, we offer up some recommendations for our collective rag-tag group as we gear up for the fight, all while blasting H...

Just a final few minutes of Ron and Val briefly talking about Peacock's TikTok Star Murders (which released this summer) along with a friendly reminder that social media ain't it, babes. Have a safe and happy Halloween and we'll see you back here on November 11th! **This is a scary movie & book focused podcast. Some content may not be suitable for some audiences. Be advised. Don't Watch at Nig...

It's the Don't Watch Book Club, Charlie Brown! On today's Halloween week episode, Val and Ron dive into the origin story of the Paloma, and then they discuss the genre defying Witches by Brenda Lozano. Get ready for many passages read! Join the Don't Watch Book Club by visiting ⁠https://www.dontwatchatnight.com/⁠.  **This is a scary movie & book focused podcast. Some content may not be suitabl...

Come take a stroll through the garden of heads that can only be found at Farmer Vincent's! Today, Ron and Val drop in to discuss 1980's Motel Hell, a cult class directed by Kevin Connor. This bonus episode is brought to you by DWAN's Halloween: 80s Era! Next up is book club discussion coming on October 28th -- We'll be talking all about Witches by Brenda Lozano. Join the Don't Watch Book Club by v...

In today's episode, Valerie and Veronica discuss 2015's Los Parecidos (The Similars), directed by Isaac Ezban. Then Val takes us through a list of some of the notable horror films coming out of Mexico lately and Ron shares some of her spooky season reads! Stay tuned because next week, "Halloween: 80's Era" returns and we're discussing 1980's Motel Hell.  **This is a scary movie & book focused...

Val and Ron are surprising you today with a bonus episode in a different format from our regularly scheduled programming! It's Don't Watch at Night's Halloween: 80s Era and we're kicking things off with 1988's Pumpkinhead. **This is a scary movie & book focused podcast. Some content may not be suitable for some audiences. Be advised. Don't Watch at Night is a Ness production hosted by Veronica...

Spooky season is upon us! Val and Ron are back today discussing 2022's Presencias, directed by Luis Mandoki (and Val briefly sings the praises of When a Man Loves a Woman). Then Ron remembers fondly the days of forum community for fave television shows and the two sisters discuss books they're tackling this Halloween season PLUS plans for a special October! Book club discussion episode (for Witche...

In this bonus After The Show clip, Val and Ron go through a list of potentially good first scary movies to watch with your kids as we enter another spooky season! Give this mini-sode a listen and see the full list HERE: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/without-80s-were-best-decade-151400469.html **This is a scary movie & book focused podcast. Some content may not be suitable for some audiences....

In today's episode, Valerie and Veronica are back in the Rugna realm, discussing 2017's Aterrados (Terrified), directed by Demián Rugna and starring Maximiliano Ghione, Norberto Gonzalo, Elvira Onetto, Agustín Rittano and Demián Salomón. Then the sisters share some of the movies that left their permanent scar on your brains as friends and listeners of the show chimed in with their "fi...

Ron & Val are back (30th episode, baby!) discussing the 2023 Argentinian horror film, Cuando Acecha La Maldad (When Evil Lurks) and Valerie has declared this her first true "don't watch at night" movie! She was *espooked*! Directed by Demián Rugna and starring Ezequiel Rodríguez, Demián Salomón and Silvina Sabater. Don't forget that the next Don't Watch Book Club selectio...