Horror Movie Survival Guide

Nightmare Cinema - "Suffer unto Death" This next week we get into a terrifying horror anthology from 2018.. . NIGHTMARE CINEMA ! This collection of stories brought to you by the most sinister projectionist, played by Mickey Rourke , will keep you up late into the night... Pieces written and directed by some of our favorite people like Joe Dante , Mick Garris , David Slade and more! Suppo...

We are so thrilled to share this conversation about this wonderful documentary with you all! HORROR NOIRE - A History of Black Horror is the the story of the African-American experience in the US told through the lens of black horror from the beginning of cinema until now - with a look towards the future.  Some of our favorite directors, actors and writers take part in this passionate discussion a...

KENAN THOMPSON ! For our 200th Episode we are elated to have a guest and new friend of the show - Kenan Thompson ! Kenan has been on our TV & movie screens pretty much non-stop since 1994 – from being his breakout starring roles on the hit Nickelodeon Shows All That, Kenan & Kel to Wild-N-Out to his legendary tenure as the longest running cast member of SNL!!! Now with his own hit sitcom-...

We were thrilled to chat with friend of the podcast Chris Regan about his new film PAINTBALL MASSACRE (2020). It's perfect that life would imitate art in this case as the premise for the film is a reunion of old school friends  - as Chris met your hosts Julia and Teri while students at the University of East Anglia years ago! We are grateful it was just for a chat about his film and book proj...

Horrors of Malformed Men - "Have I Gone Insane." A father's  pursuit for revenge fuels the ultimate family betrayal in HORRORS OF MALFORMED MEN (1969). We follow the son as he tries to uncover his identity through a series of wrong turns, graveyards, and a creepy island that would only rival Dr. Moreau's.  Written and directed by Teruo Ishii this is classic art house Japanese h...

Frontier(s) - "I'm nobody's servant." Not for the faint of heart - this film is intense!  From the opening chase scene in the middle of a French riot the pace and action only escalate from there... FRONTIER(S) (2007) from Writer, Director Xavier Gens confronts real life horror and atrocities of eugenics and racism.  If you like your final girls broken and covered in blood - thi...

Paintball Massacre - "It was just school." We love any excuse to take a trip over the pond to jolly old England...it's even better to go on that journey with friends...as long as there isn't a real life old school chum maybe out on the loose trying to kill you all. PAINTBALL MASSACRE (2020) follows a group of old friends as they meet up for a school reunion with the promise of...

Josh Stafford is co-owner and geek-in-chief of the Mayfair Theatre in Ottawa, a classic single-screen independent cinema that opened in 1932. He co-hosts the popular weekly Mayfair Theatre Podcast , which passed 300 episodes at the end of 2020. He is also the writer of Zomkeys , which has 3 issues of self contained stories published from Winter Star Comics. He had a story (co-written by Howard Won...

The Countess - "Time Will Soon Bury Us All." How far are you willing to go for love and beauty...? This next week we encounter The Countess (2009) a woman willing to go farther than you could possibly imagine. Written, Directed by and Starring the incredible Julie Delpy !  This story is based on accounts of a real 17th century Hungarian dignitary, Elizabeth Bathory , known as 'The B...

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night - "I am Dracula."  Beautiful, haunting, and unlike anything else . A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night by writer/director Ana Lily Amirpour is a stunning film featuring a vampire heroine like none other. Sheila Vand plays a quiet skateboarding vigilante who wanders the streets of the sparse Iranian landscape of Bad City.  If you have somehow not seen this fi...

Tales from the Hood - " Insane in the Membrane" This next week we cover the iconic 90's Black anthology horror film Tales from the Hood (1995). Four stories are weaved together by one of the best undertakers to ever see the silver screen - Clarence Williams III ! Each tale deals with some heavy societal themes from police brutality, corrupt politicians, domestic violence and crime t...

The Inheritance - "The Flesh is the Strength" This next week we tackle some Black History by way of The Inheritance (2011). Written and directed by Robert O'Hara . This is the only film directed by this Tony Award-Winning Broadway stage director.  Five ambitious cousins set out on a family reunion during the dead of winter. The purpose of the retreat is to secure their inheritance,...

Red Riding Hood - "I could eat you up."  This week we head into the woods with RED RIDING HOOD (2011) from Catherine Hardwicke who directed cult favorites like THIRTEEN and a little independent film called TWILIGHT - also set mostly in some woods... also haunted by a magical beast - a werewolf! This fantasy thriller takes us on a journey as one girl discovers her family's deepest an...

This week we break all the Horror Movie Survival Guide Rules and hang out with some kids who drink, do drugs, play punk rock and have sex in the woods...what could go wrong....?!?! The Ranger (2018) by director Jenn Wexler follows some teen punks, on the run from the cops and hiding out in the woods in the Pacific Northwest as they come up against the local authority - an unhinged park ranger with...

Tigers are Not Afraid (Vuelven) - " They're burying me." This week we cover TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID ( Vuelven ) from director, Issa López - a favorite of Guillermo del Toro . This one is not for the faint of heart - it might tear you up like a tiger ripping through your soul... A dark fairy tale about a gang of five children trying to survive the horrific violence of the cartels and t...

The Craft - "We are the Weirdos, Mister." This week we cover THE CRAFT - the titular slumber party flick of the 90's that ignited the hearts and covens of many teenage witches! This film features some of our favorite actresses giving stellar performances. Robin Tunney fresh from Empire Records , as the newcomer to a Catholic prep high school falls in with a trio of outcast teenage g...

Patton Oswalt is an American stand-up comedian, actor, voice actor, and writer. In television, he is known for his roles in The King of Queens & Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, as well as Seinfeld Parks and Recreation, Community, Two and a Half Men &  Mystery Science Theater 3000 and many more. Oswalt is known for voicing Remy in the Pixar film Ratatouille and has appeared in many films, including...

Happy New Year from HMSG!   So 2020 was...a year! An unforgettable year for a multitude of reasons. As the world was burning outside and we all mostly hunkered down indoors we had plenty of time to watch more great films. Join our chat about the Best of 2020 from HMSG! Thank you for joining us on this journey - we can't wait to bring you more content and episodes in 2021.  Cheers, Julia &...

Join your favorite podcast hosts, Julia & Teri, as they chat about some of their favorite ways to celebrate the holidays! A moment of reflection for this strange holiday season to end this long strange year! We hope you enjoy this mini-episode. Wishing you all a Happy & Merry everything! xoxoxoxo Support the show

Black Christmas - "Let me lick it"  Director Bob Clark is usually thought of for his more family friendly Xmas classic A Christmas Story, but before that he made this surprisingly brutal Christmas slasher flick! When a sorority house starts getting obscene phone calls & girls start going missing, its a race to find the killer in a sea of red herrings! A well made, well acted and supe...

SESSION 9 is perhaps the best set-in-an-actual-abandoned-mental-hospital film there is! You know a location is terrifying when you don't have to set dress it for your horror film AT ALL. Fantastic performances, an overall sense of dread and the spooky setting itself make for one kick ass flick. Support the show

We love how horror brings people together and bonds us through shared experiences and ideas -  so we jumped at the chance to interview friend of the podcast BRADFORD NORDEEN about his new book Because Horror . His new new book, Because Horror ,  with co-author Johnny Ray Huston, is a collection of 13 essays (incl. one poem) that mixes critical writing and memoir to explore horror movies and how th...

We love a good vampire film so we jumped at the chance to see this new Netflix release that was recommended by so many of our fans. Vampires vs. the Bronx follows a group of young friends as they fight to save their neighborhood from gentrification...and vampires. Filled with lore and head nods to so many genre flicks that have come before it this was a fun romp.  Support the show

Takashi Miike's insane 1999 film AUDITION builds slow, but ramps up to a fever pitch of WTF insanity, living up to its cult classic status as one of the most messed up horror films of all time. Not for the faint of heart, but a beautifully made film. We hope you enjoy  Audition ! Support the show

HMSG Interview with Keith Gordon Keith Gordon is a writer, actor and director. He worked with some of the biggest directors in his roles in Dressed to Kill, All That Jazz and Christine, and made his way into cult classic status in Static, The Legend of Billie Jean & Back to School. As a director, he's helmed such films as The Chocolate War, A Midnight Clear, Mother Night, Waking the Dead...