Horror Movie Maniacs

Peter and Phil have a spoiler free chat about the brand new movie M3GAN currently playing in cinemas, produced by James Wan and Jason Blum. See what we thought! And for a more in depth spoilery chat about the movie head over to Patreon .  Join us on Twitter @ManiacsHorror

For our festive special 2022 we travel to Finland to experience the 2010 action fantasy horror comedy Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale. What is going on in the Korvatunturi mountains? What are they digging for? Who's that naked fella with the white beard? Who gave that little boy a rifle? Find out here. Yule never look at Santa the same way again. Merry Christmas!  Join us on Twitter @ManiacsHorror...

Peter and Phil talk through Danny Boyle's apocalyptic 2002 movie 28 Days Later. Where has everyone gone? Who's that naked fella? How many times does he say "Hello?" in the film? Why does this movie remind us of Spring 2020? And of course the age old question - is 28 Days Later a zombie film? Find out here! Join us on Twitter @ManiacsHorror For extra weekly bonus content join us on Patreon here

Happy Halloween everyone! As a little bonus treat Peter and Phil talk through the third and final movie in David Gordon Green's Halloween trilogy, currenly playing in cinemas everywhere. What did we think? Is it a fitting end to this latest saga? Or is the 13th film in the Halloween franchise a bit of a wet pumpkin? Find out here ...

Peter and Phil get a bit carried away and have an epic chat about one of their favourite all time movies - the classic horror sci-fi Alien from 1979. We go through the behind the scenes stories in depth - how it came about, the writing, the design and Ridley Scott's shooting methods as well as exploring the cast, characters, plot and themes of the movie. And we answer the age old question - would...

Long live the new flesh! Peter and Phil talk through the David Cronenberg movie Videodrome from 1983 starring James Woods. Why is Max Renn hallucinating? What is Debbie Harry up to? Why is that fleshy television pulsating? Is that a Betamax? We go through the story, themes, special effects and behind the scenes stories of the making of the film. You wanna try a few thing? Join us on Twitter @Mania...

Peter & Phil talk through Neil Marshall's directorial debut Dog Soldiers from 2002. We discuss the plot, characters, mythology of the film, behind the scenes stories and much more. Random other things mentioned are Jason Statham, Star Trek, Aliens, Event Horizon and the Jacobean play 'Tis Pity She's A Whore from the 1620s. Pull up a full moon and join us!  Join us on Twitter @ManiacsHorror For ext...

Peter and Phil talk through the classic 1980s (and it is VERY 1980s) vampire movie Fright Night. One of us has a deep connection to the movie from childhood and the other discovered it as an adult. We discuss the characters, actors, behind the scenes stories, the special effects, that iconic poster and we get quite hot under the collar talking about how sexy Chris Sarandon is. Let us know what you...

Peter and Phil discuss the debut movie by Robert Eggers - The Witch (or The VVitch depending on how pedantic you're being). We discuss the themes, the characters, the actors, the special effects, the historical setting, and Peter shows his utter ignorance about how the human body works while discussing Ralph Ineson's six-pack. Enjoy! Join us on Twitter @ManiacsHorror For extra weekly bonus content...

Double whammy! Jooooooiiiiin uuuuuuusss as we discuss the ultra low budget but hugely influential classic The Evil Dead and its bigger budget follow up (sequel? remake?) Evil Dead 2. We talk about how the films came to be, Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell, the special effects, story, characters, soul swallowing, rogue hands and chainsaws.    Join us on Twitter @ManiacsHorror   For extra weekly bonus cont...

PLEASE NOTE - For some reason Phil's half of the conversation was subject to some weird interference (spooky, right?). We don't know why or how and we managed to mostly clean it up but every now and then it gets a little buzzy. Sorry about that - we blame the demons.  Anyway, your friendly neighbourhood Maniacs talk through the modern classic Insidious from 2010, written by Leigh Whannell and dire...

The Maniacs talk through the classic movie Poltergeist from 1982, produced by Steven Spielberg and directed by Tobe Hooper. We discuss the story, special effects, the real life tragedies resulting in the film being labelled "cursed", and the controversy surrounding who did in fact direct the majority of the movie. We also have a hard time separating our childhood feelings about it with our adult t...

Peter and Phil take a bite out of the immortal 1994 Neil Jordan movie Interview With The Vampire. We talk about the story, characters, actors, the book series and the behind the scenes stories. Flying vampires, old souls trapped in young bodies, dinners of rats & poodles, sexy undead frolics and much, much more! Join us on Twitter @ManiacsHorror For extra weekly bonus content join us on Patreon he...

For our 2021 Festive Special we discuss the classic Joe Dante Christmas movie Gremlins from 1984. We go through the film, giving lots of behind the scenes facts, discussing the creatures, special effects, actors and story. Is it a horror film? Is it a kids film? What does "after midnight" actually mean? We reference many other films as well including The Howling, Critters, Back to the Future, Star...

We discuss Leigh Whannell's masterful new take on the classic story The Invisible Man. We go through the story, actors, behind the scenes facts (how do you film a fight scene when one of the characters is invisible?), themes, characters and our own thoughts and feelings about the film. Let us know what you thought as well!  Join us on Twitter @ManiacsHorror For extra weekly bonus content join us o...

We have another listener request episode! Peter and Phil take a deep dive into House of Dark Shadows, the 1970 movie spin off from the US TV gothic soap opera Dark Shadows. We talk briefly about the show to begin with, then go through the movie in detail. Who is Barnabas Collins? Why is everyone in love with him? What's the best way to open a coffin? What the hell happened to Daphne?!? Join us and...

Peter & Phil take a trip back to their teenage years of the 1990s and have a deep dive into Wes Craven's classic comedy horror Scream. We answer the important questions - Who is Ghost Face? Is Matthew Lillard's performance too subtle? How do you pronounce Neve Campbell's first name? We also have a little cameo from Phil's cat and we get nostalgic talking about video shops (again!). Enjoy! Join us...

We discuss John Carpenter's The Fog from 1980. This has been the most requested movie by our wonderful listeners, so see what we thought! Phil has been watching this film such he was a young boy but Peter only came to it fairly recently for the first time. See how that affected their thoughts on the film. We go through behind the scenes stories, the plot, special effects, cast (Jamie Lee Curtis AN...

We talk through Ari Aster's debut feature film in graphic spoilerific detail. Seriously - watch the film before listening. We go through all the many Easter eggs you may have missed (that we also missed first or second time) and we break down the central ideas, themes and plot points. What's up with Grandma? Who's Paimon? Will you ever be able to hear tongue clicking in the same way again?  Read A...

Happy Friday 13th everyone! We discuss Sean Cunningham's 1980 movie, which spawned a barrage of sequels and one of horror's most famous killers (although there's not a lot of Jason in this one). Join us as a load of young teens are picked off one by one, including Kevin Bacon and Bing Crosby's son. Kill her Mommy!  Join us on Twitter @ManiacsHorror For extra weekly bonus content join us on Patreon...

We discuss Kathryn Bigelow's wonderful vampire western Near Dark from 1987, which threw out the gothic rulebook for vampire films and brought them screaming into the 20th Century. We go through the story, characters, actors, themes and behind the scenes stories. We ask the big questions - would you want to be a vampire? How many times do they say the word "vampire" in the film? How would you react...

We discuss the classic cult 1979 movie Phantasm written and directed by Don Coscarelli. Phil likes this one more than Peter so we ask - why? Why does Phil love it and why doesn't Peter? We go through the movie, characters, themes, music and behind the scenes stories. We also ask the important question - what is the best age to watch this film? Spoiler alert - you've probably missed it. Enjoy! Join...

A spoiler free review of A Quiet Place Part II. Peter and Phil have finally managed to get back into a cinema to see some horror on a big screen and here they give a spoiler free review of the movie for you all. See what we thought of it and let us know what you guys thought!  Join us on Twitter @ManiacsHorror Join us on Patreon here for extra weekly bonus content, including a full spoilery chat a...

Peter and Phil talk about the supernatural mystery horror movie Sinister from 2012, directed by Scott Derrickson. We discuss the story, themes, actors, behind the scenes facts and Mr Boogie a.k.a. Bughuul. What happens when someone treats their job more importantly than their family? What's with all those Super 8mm films? What would Bughuul's voice sound like? This film has been described as the s...

We talk through one of Peter's all time favourite films - the 1981 John Landis horror comedy An American Werewolf in London. We go through many bits of behind the scenes trivia about the making of the movie, as well as discussing the characters, story, music, and absolutely stunning special effects by Rick Baker. Peter gets a bit self indulgent because he was born as it was being filmed and Phil t...