Horror Hangout

There's always been something wrong with Esther. Orphan: First Kill is a 2022 psychological horror film that serves as a prequel to the 2009 film Orphan. Directed by William Brent Bell, it was written by David Coggeshall, based on a story by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick and Alex Mace (who wrote the screenplay and story to the predecessor, respectively). It stars Isabelle Fuhrman reprising her r...

Ben Errington is joined by Aaron Truss, the producer of the Cult of VHS documentary, an international cross-section of the history of the format and a love-letter to physical media, which has its world premiere at FrightFest on Sunday 28th August! Aaron is an award-winning director and producer best known for ‘(K)nox: The Rob Knox Story’. Aaron studied at Thames Valley University in London and spe...

What's a bad miracle? Nope is a 2022 American science fiction horror film written, directed, and co-produced by Jordan Peele under his Monkeypaw Productions banner. Starring Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Steven Yeun, Michael Wincott, and Brandon Perea. It follows two ranch-owning siblings who attempt to capture evidence of an unidentified flying object. 00:00 Intro 02:18 Horror News 14:57 What We'v...

'It knows how to hunt. But I know how to survive.' Prey is a 2022 American science fiction horror action film directed by Dan Trachtenberg and written by Patrick Aison, based on the Predator franchise by Jim Thomas and John Thomas. It is the fifth installment in the franchise and a prequel to the first four films. It stars Amber Midthunder, Dakota Beavers, Michelle Thrush, Stormee Kipp, Julian Bla...

Lived any good books lately? In the Mouth of Madness is a 1994 American supernatural horror film directed and scored by John Carpenter and written by Michael De Luca. It stars Sam Neill, Julie Carmen, Jürgen Prochnow, David Warner and Charlton Heston. Neill stars as John Trent, an insurance investigator who visits a small town while looking into the disappearance of a successful author of horror n...

In the midst of England's bloodiest civil war, evil ignites. Witchfinder General (titled onscreen as Matthew Hopkins: Witchfinder General) is a 1968 British made historical horror film directed by Michael Reeves and starring Vincent Price, Ian Ogilvy, Hilary Dwyer, Robert Russell and Rupert Davies. The screenplay by Reeves and Tom Baker was based on Ronald Bassett's novel of the same name. A young...

Every rose has its thorns. Teeth is a 2007 American comedy horror film written and directed by Mitchell Lichtenstein. The film stars Jess Weixler and was produced by Lichtenstein on a budget of $2 million. Still a stranger to her own body, a high school student discovers she has a physical advantage when she becomes the object of male violence. 00:00 Intro 03:30 Horror News 15:21 What We've Been W...

Don't look, he'll see you. Don't breathe, he'll hear you. Don't move, you're dead! The Burning is a 1981 American slasher film directed by Tony Maylam, and starring Brian Matthews, Leah Ayres, Brian Backer, Larry Joshua, and Lou David. A former summer camp caretaker, horribly burned from a prank gone wrong, lurks around an upstate New York summer camp bent on killing the teenagers responsible for...

Don't scream... Just swim! Piranha 3D is a 2010 American 3D horror comedy film that serves as a loose remake of the comedy horror film Piranha (1978) and an entry in the Piranha film series. Directed by Alexandre Aja, the film stars Elisabeth Shue, Adam Scott, Jerry O'Connell, Ving Rhames, Jessica Szohr, Steven R. McQueen, Christopher Lloyd and Richard Dreyfuss. A sequel, Piranha 3DD, was released...

Never talk to strangers. The Black Phone is a 2021 American supernatural horror film directed by Scott Derrickson and written by Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill, who both produced with Jason Blum. It is an adaptation of the 2004 short story of the same name by Joe Hill. The film stars Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, Jeremy Davies, James Ransone, and Ethan Hawke. After being abducted by a child ki...

If you think you'll get out alive, you must be dreaming! A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors is a 1987 American fantasy slasher film directed by Chuck Russell. The story was developed by Wes Craven and Bruce Wagner and is the third installment in the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise and stars Heather Langenkamp, Patricia Arquette, Larry Fishburne, Priscilla Pointer, Craig Wasson, and Robe...

A night of music and mayhem! Dashcam (stylized as DASHCAM) is a 2021 computer screen horror film directed by Rob Savage and written by Gemma Hurley, Savage and Jed Shepherd. The film stars Annie Hardy and is produced by Jason Blum through his Blumhouse Productions banner. The entire film is shot from the perspective of either Hardy's hand-held iPhone or the dashcam in her car, as she livestreams h...

What haunts you will find you. Men is a 2022 folk horror film written and directed by Alex Garland. The film stars Jessie Buckley and Rory Kinnear. A young woman goes on a solo vacation to the English countryside following the death of her ex-husband. 00:00 Intro 04:37 Horror News 26:34 What We've Been Watching 52:04 Film Review 2:39:17 Name Game 2:44:22 Film Rating 2:53:10 Outro Podcast - https:/...

You'll believe it when you see it! Trollhunter (Norwegian: Trolljegeren; UK: Troll Hunter; Canada: The Troll Hunter) is a 2010 Norwegian dark fantasy film, made as a "found footage" mockumentary. Written and directed by André Øvredal and featuring a mixed cast of relatively unknown actors and well-known Norwegian comedians, including Otto Jespersen, A group of students investigates a series of mys...

Andy Conduit-Turner is joined by Dundead film festival programmer Michael Coull! 'Dundead is hosted and run by DCA, with a programme that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Our annual horror film festival promises a selection of the most gruesome films going.' https://www.facebook.com/dundead https://www.dca.org.uk/ Andy - https://twitter.com/andyctwrites Podcast - https://podlink.to/horrorha...

Suspense and shock beyond anything you have seen or imagined! The Birds is a 1963 American natural horror-thriller film produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Loosely based on the 1952 story of the same name by Daphne du Maurier. The film stars Rod Taylor and Tippi Hedren in her screen debut, alongside Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette and Veronica Cartwright. A wealthy San Francisco socialite...

Ben Errington is joined by Janine Pipe, the writer of Sausages : The Making of Dog Soldiers, a celebration of Neil Marshall’s debut soldiers versus werewolves movie. To coincide with the 20-year anniversary, it takes a deep dive look behind the scenes at the cult classic. As well as a full retrospective, you will find interviews with the cast and crew, never seen before photographs, original shot...

Charlie McGee is a happy, healthy eight-year-old little girl. Normal in every way but one. She has the power to set objects afire with just one glance. Firestarter is a 1984 American science fiction horror film based on Stephen King's 1980 novel of the same name. The plot concerns a girl who develops pyrokinesis and the secret government agency known as The Shop which seeks to control her. The fil...

White Mountains, Arizona. November 5, 1975. Six workmen entered the forest. One didn't come out. What really happened? Fire in the Sky is a 1993 American biopic science fiction mystery film directed by Robert Lieberman and adapted by Tracy Tormé. It is based on Travis Walton's book The Walton Experience, which describes an extraterrestrial abduction. The film stars D. B. Sweeney as Walton, and Rob...

Whoever wins... We lose. Alien vs. Predator (stylized as AVP: Alien vs. Predator) is a 2004 science fiction action film written and directed by Paul W. S. Anderson, and starring Sanaa Lathan, Raoul Bova, Lance Henriksen, Ewen Bremner, Colin Salmon, and Tommy Flanagan. It is the first film installment of the Alien vs. Predator franchise, adapting a crossover bringing together the eponymous creature...

Ben and Andy discuss every Resident Evil movie (live action and animated), choosing their favourite (well, least hated), the worst of a very bad bunch and trying to mention some positives. Podcast - https://podlink.to/horrorhangout​​​ Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/horrorhangout Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/hawkandcleaver Twitter - https://twitter.com/hawkandcleaver​​​ Website - http://w...

Keeping secrets, are ye? The Lighthouse is a 2019 film directed and produced by Robert Eggers, who co-wrote the screenplay with his brother, Max Eggers. It stars Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson. Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s. 00:00 Intro 05:40 Horror News 10:33 What We've Been Watching 22:25 Film Review...

Blood sports of the human kind! Blood Hook is a 1986 American slasher film directed by Jim Mallon and starring Mark Jacobs, Lisa Todd, Patrick Danz, Sara Hauser, and Christopher Whiting. It was distributed by Troma Entertainment. During a local fishing contest, people are being violently dragged into the lake and killed by a giant fish hook. 00:00 Intro 09:23 Horror News 22:50 What We've Been Watc...

'How did you die, Joseph? Did you die in this house? Why do you remain?' The Changeling is a 1980 Canadian supernatural psychological horror film directed by Peter Medak and starring George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, and Melvyn Douglas. After the death of his wife and daughter in a car crash, a music professor staying at a long-vacant Seattle mansion is dragged into a decades-old mystery by an in...

Homework. Cheerleading practice. Killing vampires. No one said high school would be easy. Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a 1992 American comedy horror film directed by Fran Rubel Kuzui and starring Kristy Swanson, Donald Sutherland, Paul Reubens, Rutger Hauer, Luke Perry, and Hilary Swank. It follows a Valley girl cheerleader named Buffy who learns that it is her fate to hunt vampires. The film took...