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This week on LSTH, Kev and Anna hear it for THE BOY (2016) in the first week of PLANET ON THE EDGE OF FOREVER! We also talk about Anna's annual Halloween movie marathon, the international version of THE SHINING, and so much more! Speaking of hearing it for the boy, let's show the Cryptkeeper how much we love our friend Philip by continuing to vote for him in the iHeart Radio contest! NEXT:...

SHOCKTOBER comes to a fitting conclusion as Witchslammer General ROB ZOMBIE makes his Laurie Strode Trap House debut. The real shock? Our divisive discussion of RZ's remake (Zom-bee-make?) of HALLOWEEN with Scaredy Cat McKenzie Wilkes ! We discuss other things, too. I promise this may be the last week of Kev trying to make the Trump "eugh" noise happen. Be sure to support our pal Phi...

With Shocktober almost behind them, Laurie Strode Trap House returns to the Gray Lady of the show, our monthly planning episode. Within: a shocking revelation about Art the Clown, Anna's week 3 pick knocks the wind out of Kev, and a post-pick local politics discussion you don't wait to miss. We're dialing it back ten years to the Death of Discourse, baby. Join us! And hey, speaking of...

The first annual SHOCKTOBER comes to a thrilling semi-climax this week with one of the cornerstone movies in 21st century genre filmmaking, Tom Six's THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE. Kev and Anna talk about other topics for much longer, though. NEXT WEEK: Kev's Austin Pod co-host and LSTH third chair McKenzie Wilkes returns to the show for our Shocktober finale, Rob Zombie's HALLOWEEN! Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠...

SHOCKTOBER continues with Anna's final pick, the opening salvo in the trial of Osgood Perkins: THE BLACKCOAT'S DAUGHTER! Also: Kev's a BUCKING FASTARD! Anna's watching spooky stuff! "The director of NOES 2010 did WHAT?!" and so much more. Plus, week 3 means a theme for thee, and you're gonna flip when you hear what we're doing for #50! Join us! NEXT: Kev's fin...

SHOCKTOBER continues on LSTH with the return to the beginning of both the show and THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE! Also: another round of applause for R. Lee Ermey! A brief discussion of DIGGER! Kev at NYFF! Anna programming and broadcasting marathons in the Bat & Spider discord! And so much more. Next time: Anna's final Shocktober pick! Here's a hint: ALL RISE! Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kev⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ a...

It's week one of SHOCKTOBER and Laurie Strode Trap House takes a detour into the indie festival scene with Anna's first pick, ALL JACKED UP AND FULL OF WORMS. Also: Why They Talk Like That, unlearning your shapes, the history of The History of Concrete, and so much more. NEXT UP: Kev's first SHOCKTOBER pick. Here's a hint: sometimes to go forward, you have to go back. Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

It's finally time. Today on LSTH Kev and Anna are joined by dear friend of the show and the king of New Hampshire JoeJazzy to bring the Summer of Evangelion to a close. Would we choose to become Fanta goo? What did Anno mean by all this? Is loving your wife a crime? And most importantly... what in the world was Mark Romanek thinking, having Robin pick up that particular toy? All this and more...

This week on LSTH, Kev and Anna chase Nicole Kidman down the hallway of her nineteenth-century Spanish manse as they discuss Alejandro Amenábar's THE OTHERS. Other topics include AC Stephen and Ed Wood's ORGY OF THE DEAD, Zach Creggar's RESIDENT EVIL and so much more! NEXT UP: THE END OF THE SUMMER OF EVANGELION with JoeJazzy, then... our first SHOCKTOBER pick! Find out what it is at t...

This week, Kev and Anna are joined by our ol pal Slim (70mm Pod, Letterboxd) to chat about the phenomenon that was PARANORMAL ACTIVITY. Other topics include ghost hunting and a referendum on shock jock culture that you won't want to miss! NEXT UP: Hauntember wrap up with THE OTHERS (2002)! Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kev⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Anna Ghoul⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Letterboxd! Follow the show on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠...

In this bone-chilling episode of LSTH, Kev and Anna hover around the house as Chris Sullivan mutters to himself over a glass of red wine in Steven Soderbergh's PRESENCE. Also: The identity of Peter Andrews REVEALED! We roll out the barrel with a new news segment! Kev claims he'll be partying hard at the 70mm meetup but he got faded at 8pm is still recovering on THURSDAY! And so much more!...

THE EPISODE THE VATICAN DOESN'T WANT YOU TO HEAR! This week on LSTH, HAUNTEMBER begins with James Wan's THE CONJURING. Also, other topics! TOMORROW: We "return to the Sock Hop with Sodey" (Kev's ill-advised words) with PRESENCE. Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kev⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Anna Ghoul⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Letterboxd! Follow the show on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! Send us fan mail at lauriestrodetra...

Today on LSTH, Kev and Anna have a spiritual experience with the second half of NEON GENESIS EVANGELION. As they struggle to gather their thoughts, they grapple with the themes of the introspective, philosophical turn the series takes as the production pipeline falls apart. We watched END OF EVANGELION the same day we recorded this and truly: lol, lmao NEXT: This Friday, HAUNTEMBER begins with THE...

This week on LSTH, Kev and Anna are joined by Scaredy Cat McKenzie Wilkes (Austin Danger Podcast, Criterion Connection, Above the Line) to discuss Jane Schoenbrun’s TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA. Also: fried chicken, Kenzo’s love affair with Jason Voorhees, and the trials and tribulations of a sex doula. Kev’s creaking chair also appears.  NEXT WEEK: HAUNTEMBER begins with THE CONJURING! A...

Today on LSTH, Kev and Anna plan out their programming for September 2026. The crypt doors are creakin' and the tombstones are quakin' and all that. GHOSTS. Also: what we're thinking about covering newer movies, a lot of promises made re: NEON GENESIS EVANGELION, and so much more!

This week on LSTH, CAMP STRODE continues with STAGE FRIGHT -- a musical! And who better to join us on this journey than our friends Scott and Grace from the Big White Elephants podcast? After insightful discussions on both tolerance of scary movies and "Weird Al" Yankovic's position in our contemporary pop culture lexicon, we talk about a movie that Kev tries to call "TOPSY TURVY meets PHANTOM OF...

This week on LSTH, "FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND"! Kev and Anna pay tribute to Vincent "Big Pussy" Pastore, the star of this week's film, RETURN TO SLEEPAWAY CAMP. We also discuss how being a fat kid can really fuck you up, the accountability Ouroboros it brings, and, of course, another meditation on Freddy Krueger. NEXT WEEK: Our friends Scott and Grace from the Big White Elephant...

This week on Laurie Strode Trap House, we sprinkle glitter on glue and go for a swim (gulp!) in week one of GREETINGS FROM CAMP STRODE. We also found a magic locket - wonder what consequences that will bring. I hope they're not IN A VIOLENT NATURE (2024)! Also: Anna's almost done with LOVE ISLAND UK but she might not live to see it if Kev doesn't stop boring her to death with Pixar-bro...

This week on Laurie Strode Trap House, join Anna and Kev as they get into the robot with Shinji and pals in a thrilling discussion of the first half of Hideaki Anno's NEON GENESIS EVANGELION. Also: At last, CRYSTAL LAKE trailer talk! Anna's enemy director revealed! And stay tuned til the end to hear about the first-ever LSTH meetup! Next week: GREETINGS FROM CAMP STRODE begins with IN A VI...

In our August 2026 planning episode, Kev and Anna pour glitter onto Elmer's Glue, sing Kumbaya by the fire, and cannonball into the lake as they curate GREETINGS FROM CAMP STRODE; four spooky, summery tales. Also: Preliminary EVANGELION discussion! Kev's 4K woes! And so much more.

This week, Kev and Anna are joined by LSTH Godfather and cohost of BAT AND SPIDER , dale_a . The trio speculates on upcoming horror television before talking about the tragic real-life story of a bickering couple lost at sea. Also: Kev's fear of/respect for the natural world! A debate about digital video! And so much more. I cut out a large swath of convo about Freddy Vs Jason; you wouldn'...

This week on LSTH, Kev and Anna finally watch a Lifetime Original Movie: STALKER’S PREY. On the way they break news, Kev apologizes for a grave error, Lizzo fights the algorithm, and so much more!  NEXT WEEK: OPEN WATER with dale_a of the Bat & Spider podcast! Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kev⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Anna Ghoul⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Letterboxd! Follow the show on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! Send us fan mail at l...

This week on LSTH, SHARK WEEKS VOLUME 1 WEEK 2 with Master of Horror JOHANNES ROBERTS’ 47 METERS DOWN! Also: Kev falls in love BATMAN (1989), somehow more “99 Quite Bitter Beings” discussion, the metric system gets DESTROYED, Mr. Spider makes his LSTH debut… and so much more!  NEXT WEEK: The first Lifetime Original Movie on LSTH: STALKER’S PREY!  Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kev⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Anna Ghoul⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

This week on LSTH, SHARK WEEKS begins! Kev and Anna recap the epic Brandon Ulrich birthday bash livestream and talk about two of the most shocking horror movies of all time (Big Brother Tiffany Pollard “David’s Dead” moment, Woody Allen’s RIFKIN’S FESTIVAL) while getting swept up in the SHARKNADO.  NEXT WEEK: SHARK WEEKS continues with 47 METERS DOWN! Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kev⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Anna Ghoul...

Join Kev and Anna Ghoul as they take the Barney Bag back from the Winkster and pick July's shark-themed films. Also, we announce our very fourth guest and their pick! THIS FRIDAY: SHARK WEEKS begins with the LSTH debut of THE ASYLUM! The unforgettable, the one, the only, SHARKNADO! Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kev⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Anna Ghoul⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Letterboxd! Follow the show on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ !...