Here's Horror

We’re kicking off the warm season with another excellent Stephen King adaptation: It (2017)! This film is an incredible blend of some intense scares with some of the best comedic relief we’ve seen so far on this podcast, while managing to still be true horror rather than a horror-comedy. The filmmakers and the actors really nailed the vibe, and we enjoyed this one so much that we truly cannot wait...

It’s not Pride Month yet but in this house, we celebrate gay icons year round. This week we did just that by watching Australian horror film The Babadook (2014). This film navigates so many issues that are not talked about often enough in modern society, such as grief, the hard and sometimes ugly parts of motherhood, single parenthood, and more. This movie is very highly regarded in recent horror...

A slasher series with undead murderers, a neon 90s aesthetic, that’s based on R. L. Stine books? Say no more, we’re on board and you should be too! This film pays homage to a lot of everyone’s favorite horror media, from 90s slashers to Stephen King, while still keeping things fresh and fun. We had a ton of fun watching this one, and can’t wait to jump into the other two parts of the series! Spend...

Dating in recent years is actually a nightmare, and with Fresh (2022), filmmakers capture one of the actual worst case scenarios. This film is a wild ride, with its start looking a whole lot like an excellent rom-com in the making until there’s a SHARP left turn somewhere along the way and you’re left wondering who will make it out all in one piece. Join us as we discuss a film about some depraved...

We realized it’s been a minute since we’ve gotten into a good found footage horror, so this week we watched Creep (2014)! This movie (along with its sequel) has gained quite a cult following since its release, and for good reason. Creep (2014) is a deeply strange, and to some (including us) a deeply disturbing film, and we had a wild time watching it. The filmmakers definitely proved that you don’...

Happy (belated) Valentine’s Day!!! As Tay explains in the beginning, this episode was supposed to be uploaded on Valentine’s Day, but due to unforeseen circumstances, it was delayed. Just, like, pretend it’s Valentine’s Day for an hour or so, okay? ANYWAY, this week we covered another episode of the Hulu series Into the Dark: Pure! This episode of Into the Dark, made by women filmmakers, is all ab...

Well friends, last week we mentioned the aliens in Miami, and promised you an alien film, and No One Will Save You (2023) was the perfect way to deliver on that promise. This film is absolutely fascinating. It manages to be a fresh take on alien invasion films, while also bringing in a lot of the classic alien imagery that we all know and love. As tends to happen with anything involving space, thi...

IT’S MOTH’S BIRTHDAY!!!! So of course, we’re getting goofy with it and bringing you a BONUS episode, complete with a game that requires some sort of drink, if you get our drift. For Moth’s birthday, we decided to watch The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)!! This one may not necessarily pop into your mind when you’re thinking “spooky”, but this movie sure did keep some of us up at night when we were ki...

Y’all want a ghost movie with some heavy doses of religious trauma? Because that’s what you’re getting this week with The Others (2001)! This film was written, directed, and had it’s score composed by the same person (Alejandro Amenabar), and we’re pretty sure he’s a genius. He made choices with this film that very few (if any) filmmakers made before he created The Others, and that in itself is an...

HAPPY NEW YEAR! We’re starting this year off STRONG with one of the coolest survival horror movies that either of us have ever seen. It also has one of the most interesting horror monsters, both visually and in terms of the monster’s background! This week, we watched The Ritual (2017), and spent a while talking about the different mythos that inspired both the film and the novel by Adam Nevill rel...

Happy Holidays!! This week, we started to dive into the Blumhouse series Into the Dark, and barely scratched the surface. Into the Dark has two seasons of full-length horror/thriller films, each created by different filmmakers, and each centered around a specific holiday. The filmmakers for A Nasty Piece of Work knew EXACTLY what they were doing when they created a dark Christmas film all about gr...

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Hi friends! This week, we’re bringing you something a little different than our usual content. This episode was originally recorded as a Ko-Fi exclusive, and we thought it’d be fun to share it with you all to give you an idea of the type of nonsense that goes on over there! We review the villains and antagonists of the first 20-ish films we’ve watched so far on the pod (including Bonus episodes),...

HAPPY HALLOWEEN, FRIENDS!!! For this year's special Halloween episode, we wanted to bring you all something a little different. Today, Tay and Moth discuss their trip to Salem, Massachusetts together, as well as some movies and shows that were filmed there, AND the stories of a few haunted locations in Salem. After all, the town known for being spooky is bound to have several good haunts. If y...

This week during the discussion portion of the episode, we’re joined by the lovely hosts of Netsurfer Pro: Matthew Marisa and Galen! Depending on which corner of the internet you dwell in, you may or may not have heard of the experimental film we’re discussing today, Skinamarink. If you happen to be in Moth’s corner, you were probably intrigued about why it seemed like the whole internet lost thei...

What can we say? Halloween really does hit different in the Midwest, and in Haunt (2019), they really take it to the extreme. This movie is everyone’s worst haunted attraction nightmare come to life, in the absolute best way possible. Haunt is definitely an underrated gem. It’s one of the most highly rated films we’ve covered so far, and for tons of good reasons! There’s killer clowns, spooky spid...

Continuing on with our weekly episodes for the month of October, we’re watching the 1982 classic: Poltergeist! We can’t really call it Spooky Season without a good, old-fashioned ghost kidnapping, right? Directed by the iconic Tobe Hooper, with Steven Spielberg as one of the writers alongside the talented Michael Grais and Mark Victor, you already know this one has lasted through horror history fo...

It’s officially Halloween month, and what better way to kick it off than with one of the most iconic slashers of all time? This week, we’re watching the original 1984 A Nightmare on Elm Street - the first installment of a giant franchise that changed the lives of many who worked on the film. We talk all about Freddy Krueger, Wes Craven, rotating rooms (and their mishaps), and way more in this fun-...

Well friends, we made it. This episode, we watched Scream VI (2023), the latest installment of our most beloved franchise! The filmmakers really went all-out with this one, putting a lot of really interesting firsts and twists into the movie to keep us all on our toes. Will Ghostface finally get a bayonet? Is there a secret Ghostface Cult run by the allegedly deceased Stu Macher? Was Ethan *really...

This week, we watched another icon in horror history. A film in which an unsuspecting couple is raising the actual antichrist… allegedly. Toddlers can just be hellish sometimes, so who's to say? Not only were there a lot of strange things surrounding Damien, the child at the center of the terror in The Omen (1976), but there were a ton of strange things that happened to cast and crew during an...

Did we accidentally make a cabin theme here? Maybe. BUT this time it’s Old Gods demanding young flesh as a sacrifice in order to allow the human race to continue on. That’s right, we’re watching The Cabin In The Woods (2011) this week! A group of college kids (each representing one of the main horror character tropes) go to stay at a remote cabin, and find a basement full of strange objects. And C...

We’re back into the summer vibes with a family-fun summer vacation gone horribly wrong when doppelgangers start rising from beneath the Santa Cruz boardwalk to wreak havoc on, well, everyone. That’s right, this week we’re watching another Jordan Peele masterpiece: Us (2019)! Not only are the performances and storyline for this phenomenal, but the meaning behind it all is a lesson that everyone sho...

We are ALMOST caught up with the Scream franchise! This time, we watched the fifth installment or re-quel (scream-make?) that came out last year, Scream (2022). This film followed up one of the more controversial films in the franchise, so Moth was a little hesitant about it. Thankfully,Scream (2022) exceeded expectations and successfully launched a whole new arc, with a new incredible cast alongs...

HAPPY SHARK WEEK! We’re celebrating by covering the iconic blockbuster, JAWS (1975). Moth went down a whole rabbit hole (shark hole?) and had a ton of fun researching this film, the author of the book that inspired the movie, some of the real life incidents that inspired him, and MUCH more. Jaws (1975) has an absolutely wild history full of ground-breaking innovation for the film industry, and it...

Who doesn’t love a little summertime anarchy? This week we watched one that caught Tay a bit by surprise: The Purge (2013)! This movie was EVERYWHERE when it came out, and it was fairly controversial before filming even began. We discussed the mixed reviews of the film, why it didn’t necessarily live up to some expectations, why people SHOULD give it a chance, the filmmakers’ intentions behind the...