Horror Movie Survival Guide

HMSG Interview Tarik Davis!   "Predator 2" Tarik Davis is an actor/writer/avid pop culture consumer based in New York City with a 20 year history of acting, performing improv and writing comedy. He strives to cross-pollinate performance styles and audiences in all his work. Currently you can see Tarik on The Amber Ruffin Show (two seasons available on Peacock TV) as Amber’s announcer, si...

RAW - "Finish Your Veggies." You asked for it! So we are finally biting into this rare French-Belgian treat - RAW(2016) . This tale about a vet student and her family's insatiable desire to adhere to a vegan lifestyle that goes off the rails is not for the faint of heart!  We hope you enjoy digging into this fresh episode! Support the show

The Bird with the Crystal Plumage - "Bring in the Perverts!" A sumptuous treat for the senses - this week we cover the film that helped start the Giallo movement and the career of Dario Argento - his debut feature THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE (1970) . An American in Rome gets caught up in a dizzying murder mystery where things are certainly not as they seem. A debut feature that is...

Dude Bro Party Massacre III - "No Consequences in America" It's back to school season, so it's only fitting that we discover pledging a fraternity can be a killer plan in DUDE BRO PARTY MASSACRE III (2015) A sequel with no prequels we follow the journey of redemption and revenge for a twin brother who was murdered in the non-existent prequel this cult classic.  Filled with scen...

Villmark Asylum - "HELP"  This week we finally cover VILLMARK ASYLUM (2015) - the Norwegian remake of one of our favorite scary films SESSION 9 (2001) ! Lots of fun differences and similarities abound. We highly recommend checking out Session 9 first and programming Villmark Asylum as a great double feature! Then you can listen to our Episode on Session 9 and this one together!  We hope...

HMSG Interview David M. Booher! - "The Black Phone"  This week we are thrilled to be interviewing a friend and fan of the show DAVID M. BOOHER ! Booher grew up in a small Ohio town reading Stephen King, watching The Goonies, eating Lucky Charms in front of He-Man, trading Garbage Pail Kids, playing Nintendo, and going outside. Channeling his love for all the best 1980’s sci-fi and fantas...

The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane - "This is My House!" This  week we celebrate the talented Jodie Foster who gives a powerhouse performance in THE LITTLE GIRL WHO LIVES DOWN THE LANE (1976) . This films brings up the themes of personhood, ageism, ableism and misogyny as this "little girl" tries to survive, presumably on her own, in a hardened New England town.   Filmed t...

Dementia 13 - "Forgive Me Kathleen" This week we discuss Francis Ford Coppola's directorial debut DEMENTIA 13 (1963) produced under the Roger Corman machine. A strong debut about money, power and the decay of family due to loss...themes that will occur again and again in Coppola's subsequent works.  We hope you enjoy this episode! Check out this fresh news on Roger Corman in th...

THE FURY - "Power of the Human Mind!" This week we cover the De Palma directorial follow up to CARRIE (1976) featuring another telekinetic teen --- THE FURY (1978) . This film has a stacked cast lead by Kirk Douglas , Amy Irving & John Cassavetes .  We get into the nitty gritty details & discuss the similarities with Firestarter, Carrie, Scanners and The Fury. So much telekinetic...

The Scary of Sixty-First - "Shrill & Annoying" What's scarier than the story of Jeffrey Epstein and his trafficking and torture of women? THE SCARY OF SIXTY-FIRST (2021) by filmmaker Dasha Nekrasova (star of the TV show Succession)  explores the shadows and ghosts of his victims that live on in one of his old flop house apartments. An important story, but a punishing watch.  Sup...

Maximum Overdrive - "We Made You!" This week we celebrate our 5 Year Anniversary here at Horror Movie Survival Guide by watching a King flick neither of us had seen before! MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE (1986) written and directed by Stephen King based on one of his short stories!  This film has it all - trucks, tractors, bikes, lawn mowers & more, oh my! A perfect film to eat popcorn and watch...

THIRST - "Thirst After Sinful Pleasures."  This week we appropriately question everything about life, death, religion, feminism and our own THIRST (2009) . Director Park Chan-wook holds nothing back  with sumptuous  imagery and body horror to delight all you gore hounds. Beautiful performances from Song Kang-ho (Parasite) and Kim Ok-bin who is a force to be reckoned with! We hope you enj...

Near Dark - "Sure Was Some Kiss." This week we return to one of our favorite genres - western vampires of the 80's with Kathryn Bigelow' s entry NEAR DARK (1987) ! This is a fun ride following this rag tag band of outlaw vampires & their adventure with cowboy with too much heart to kill. The film is full of scene stealing performances from the late great Bill Paxton , Joshu...

Come to Daddy - " You Have Kind Eyes" This week we chat about one of our favorite dream daddy's ;-) Elijah Wood ! He stars in 2019's very dark comedy COME TO DADDY - a story of a very strange family reunion between a father & son in the middle of nowhere.  Come for Elijah's sweet mustache - stay for some very creative kills.  Support the show

HMSG Interview Heather Greene! Pagan & Witch Scholar! This week we got to chat with the fantastic Heather Greene is Film & Witch scholar who works as a freelance editor, writer, and journalist in Atlanta, Georgia. Her work has been published at Religion News Service, Religion Unplugged, The Washington Post, Patheos.com, Circle Magazine , and the Parliament of the World Religions online mag...

HMSG Interview Three Black Halflings - "Hereditary" We conclude our month of podcast collaborations with two of hosts from the THREE BLACK HALFLINGS D&D podcast, Jeremy Cobb & Jasper William Cartwright !  We finally tackle the blockbuster hit HEREDITARY (2018) !  Phenomenal performances from the entire cast, led by Toni Collette , Ann Dowd & Alex Wolff . Join us on this devil...

HMSG Interview JodoWOWsky - "Deathdream" The casts of podcasters continues to collide with Julia's other show with the best name in the pod biz - JodoWOWsky, co-hosts DOUG TILLEY & LIAM O'DONNELL ! We give the deep dive treatment to the criminally under seen DEATHDREAM (1974) from one of our favorite directors, BOB CLARK ! This timely dark tale is still highly impactful nea...

Review That Review - "I Know What You Did Last Summer"   We are delighted to chat with more of our podcast friends from REVIEW THAT REVIEW the lovely Chelsey Donn & Trey Gerrald   to discuss this VERY 90's classic I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER (1997) ! We get into all the gory details & mostly talk about our crushes! Lookout for our bonus episode with this fabulous team fo...

Midnight Mass - "Society"  We continue our month of podcast interviews with our dear friends at MIDNIGHT MASS POD - the iconic drag legend Peaches Christ & queer horror expert Michael Varrati !  We dig into the film SOCIETY (1989) ...the ending on this one is a DOOOOOOZY! Join cult leader Peaches Christ & filmmaker Michael Varrati for some hilarious and hardcore audio worship of...

HMSG Interview The Losers Club - "Thinner"  For the Month of May we team up with some our favorite Podcasters to discuss more scary movies!!!! We start off with a couple of members of THE LOSERS CLUB , Randall Colburn & Justin Gerber to talk about a Stephen King film, of course! We dissect the complicated film THINNER (1996) featuring one of the most creative inciting incidents we ha...

Terrifier - "I Wished I Was Dead" We end our clown round with the one of the scariest onscreen clown performances so far. This one is not just scary, but it's terrifying... TERRIFIER (2016) written and directed by Damien Leone .  Just the poster alone for this one is haunting. It was a surprising first watch for both of our co-host! Not for the faint of heart!  Support the show

House of 1000 Corpses - "Grave Rustler of Fools"  MOAR CLOWNS!!!! 🤡  This week we head into a fun house of horrors!!! We take a detour to the  HOUSE of 1000 CORPSES (2003) written and directed by Rob Zombie .  This one goes hard and fast...not for the faint of heart! Support the show

Killer Klowns from Outer Space! - "New Wave European Circus Fantastique" The Klown Round continues with this 80's horror kult klassic! KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE (1988)!   Aliens who look like clowns land on earth to terrorize one small town... Grab some popcorn and join us at the makeout spot for this wild ride! Support the show

IT: Chapter Two - "Losers Stick Together"  We kick off our Klown/Clown round of films this month with one of our favorite horror clowns - Pennywise! The kids are all grown up, but the horrors of their youth still haunt them in IT: Chapter Two (2019) .  We hope you enjoy this trip back to Derry!  Support the show

HMSG Interview Julie Klausner!  The fun just keeps on coming this month as we interview another wonderful guest at HMSG! JULIE KLAUSNER   writer, actor, podcaster, and author – and all around brilliant Funny Lady! She created and co-starred in the Cult Hit Hulu Show, DIFFICULT PEOPLE –produced by Amy Poehler and co-starring Billy Eichner. She wrote a memoir called I Don't Care About Your Band...