How to Survive

How to Survive is now on Patreon! Support us at Patreon.com/HowtoSurvivePod to get every episode one week early, plus monthly bonus episodes and more. It's episode 286…and I will make the land desolate so that your enemies who settle it shall be appalled by it. Mad God (2021) is the singular vision of Phil Tippett, the stop motion genius behind Star Wars ' AT-ATs and RoboCop 's ED-209. Over the co...

It's episode 285! And I'd rather kill myself than work here. Stopmotion (2024) tells the story of Ella, a Stopmotion Artist, who is pouring her heart and soul into creating something truly outstanding. Stepping out from her Stopmotion Artist mother's shadow, Ella is tempted by opportunities to be a Stopmotion Artist at an advertising agency, urged to slow her down her Stopmotion Artist lifestyle -...

It's Episode 284 and congratulations to Emma Jones in Monkeys Running the Zoo III. Candyman (1992) tells the story of Helen, a grad-student investigating urban legends - or more specifically one urban legend about 'Candyman' - a hook-handed slasher who appears if you say his name five times in a mirror - and promptly disembowels you. Not much of an incentive to summon him overall, but what a premi...

It's Episode 283 and congratulations to Repeat Repeat in Monkeys Running the Zoo III.   When Evil Lurks (2023) tells the story of brothers Pedro and Jaime. When a neighbour in their rural town comes down with a case of Demonic Possession, they begin a series of increasingly desperate (and ill-advised) methods to contain the monster before it can wreak havoc.   We talk about inadequate public healt...

How to Survive is now on Patreon! Support us at Patreon.com/HowtoSurvivePod to get every episode one week early, plus monthly bonus episodes and more.   It's episode 282...and  a shower and a change of clothes wouldn't hurt.   Shin Godzilla ( 2 0 16 ) serves as a rebooting of the classic Japan-set Godzilla movies in the modern day. When a gigantic monster emerges from the sea, the slow-moving cogs...

H o w t o S u r v i v e i s n o w o n P a t r e o n ! S u p p o r t u s a t P a t r e o n . c o m / H o w t o S u r v i v e P o d t o g e t e v e r y e p i s o d e o n e w e e k e a r l y , p l u s m o n t h l y b o n u s e p i s o d e s a n d m o r e .   It's episode 281...and I'M GONNA BE A STAR AND THE WHOLE WORLD'S GONNA KNOW MY NAME!   Pearl (2022) tells the story of Pearl - a young woman who...

It's Boxing Day (ish), and that can only mean one thing... These broads would hump the Leaning Tower of Pisa if they could get up there!   Black Christmas (1974) tells the story of a sorority house beset by threatening phone calls in the days before Christmas break. When one of their number go missing, it's a race against time to find her, and the person responsible, but perhaps they should be loo...

A quick note - our Boxing Day podcast on Black Christmas , and our episode Pearl , will unfortunately be a bit delayed due to illness. Sorry about that.   How to Survive is now on Patreon! Support us at Patreon.com/HowtoSurvivePod to get every episode one week early, plus monthly bonus episodes and more.   It's Christmas Eve, and that can only mean one thing... I thought everything was fine until...

How to Survive is now on Patreon! Support us at Patreon.com/HowtoSurvivePod to get every episode one week early, plus monthly bonus episodes and more. It's episode 280...and whoever we contacted, they followed us. Talk To Me (2023) follows Mia, a teenager struggling to move on following the overdose-related death of her mother. When her school friends discover how to summon spirits using a mysteri...

How to Survive is now on Patreon! Support us at Patreon.com/HowtoSurvivePod to get every episode one week early, plus monthly bonus episodes and more.   It's episode 279...and do you believe there is a part of yourself, deep inside in your mind, with things you don't want other people to see?   The Cell (2000) follows the FBI as they pursue nefarious serial killer Carl Rudolph Stargher, who impris...

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How to Survive is now on Patreon! Support us at Patreon.com/HowtoSurvivePod to get every episode one week early, plus monthly bonus episodes and more.   It's episode 278...and s he locked away a secret, deep inside herself, something she once knew to be true... but chose to forget.   Inception (2010) tells the story of Cobb and his band of extractors--thieves who use dream-sharing technology to br...

How to Survive is now on Patreon! Visit Patreon.com/howtosurvivepod! It's episode 277...and I like you... This week's film was chosen by our patron Sam Goff as part of Monkey's Running the Zoo Season II. V/H/S (1995) is an anthology found footage movie, depicting a parade of detestable characters doing detestable things. Across the series of short films we see: a group of daters get more than they...

Happy Halloween!

How to Survive is now on Patreon! Support us at Patreon.com/HowtoSurvivePod to get every episode one week early, plus monthly bonus episodes and more.   It's episode 277...and  John Doe has the upper hand!   This week's film was chosen by our patron Daniel Busby as part of Monkey's Running the Zoo Season II.   Se7en (1995) follows Detectives Mills and Somerset as they hunt down a serial killer com...

H o w   t o   S u r v i v e   i s   n o w   o n   P a t r e o n !   S u p p o r t   u s   a t   P a t r e o n . c o m / H o w t o S u r v i v e P o d   t o   g e t   e v e r y   e p i s o d e   o n e   w e e k   e a r l y ,   p l u s   m o n t h l y   b o n u s   e p i s o d e s   a n d   m o r e . It's episode 276...and What mess did you get yourself in? Titane (2021) tells the story of Alexia, a...

H o w   t o   S u r v i v e   i s   n o w   o n   P a t r e o n !   S u p p o r t   u s   a t   P a t r e o n . c o m / H o w t o S u r v i v e P o d   t o   g e t   e v e r y   e p i s o d e   o n e   w e e k   e a r l y ,   p l u s   m o n t h l y   b o n u s   e p i s o d e s   a n d   m o r e . It's episode 275...and  It's really disgusting that you could just sit there, and watch it happen. L...

H o w t o S u r v i v e i s n o w o n P a t r e o n ! S u p p o r t u s a t P a t r e o n . c o m / H o w t o S u r v i v e P o d t o g e t e v e r y e p i s o d e o n e w e e k e a r l y , p l u s m o n t h l y b o n u s e p i s o d e s a n d m o r e .   It's episode 274...and  w hat touched this place cannot be quantified or understood by human science.   Color out of Space (2019) tells the stor...

How to Survive is now on Patreon! Support us at Patreon.com/HowtoSurvivePod to get every episode one week early, plus monthly bonus episodes and more. It's episode 273...and  I'm not insane, you hear me! I'M NOT INSANE! In The Mouth Of Madness (1994) tells the story of John Trent, sent to investigate the disappearance of horror novelist Sutter Cane, and recover the manuscript for his latest novel....

H o w   t o   S u r v i v e   i s   n o w   o n   P a t r e o n !   S u p p o r t   u s   a t   P a t r e o n . c o m / H o w t o S u r v i v e P o d   t o   g e t   ev e r y   ep i s o d e   o n e   w e e k   e a r l y ,   p l u s   m o n t h l y   b o n u s   e p i s o d e s   a n d   m o r e .   It's episode 272...and   I don't like this kind of talk; the things you're saying.   Where exactly d...

H o w   t o   S u r v i v e   i s   n o w   o n   P a t r e o n !   S u p p o r t   u s   a t   P a t r e o n . c o m / H o w t o S u r v i v e P o d   t o   g e t   ev e r y   ep i s o d e   o n e   w e e k   e a r l y ,   p l u s   m o n t h l y   b o n u s   e p i s o d e s   a n d   m o r e .   It's episode 271...and I want ya to "think" and stop bein' a smart aleck. Can ya try that for me?  ...

H o w   t o   S u r v i v e   i s   n o w   o n   P a t r e o n !   S u p p o r t   u s   a t   P a t r e o n . c o m / H o w t o S u r v i v e P o d   t o   g e t   e v e r y   ep i s o d e   o n e   w e e k   e a r l y ,   p l u s   m o n t h l y   b o n u s   e p i s o d e s   a n d   m o r e .   It's episode 270...and  If she were any quieter, she'd be dead!   Sleepaway Camp (1983) follows the...

H o w t o S u r v i v e i s n o w o n P a t r e o n ! S u p p o r t u s a t P a t r e o n . c o m / H o w t o S u r v i v e P o d t o g e t e v e r y e p i s o d e o n e w e e k e a r l y , p l u s m o n t h l y b o n u s e p i s o d e s a n d m o r e .   It's episode 269...and Allow me to tell you a little bit about my wormhole. I was born in a sandwich hat, and I wolf many cabbages.   M3gan (202...

How to Survive is now on Patreon! Support us at Patreon.com/HowtoSurvivePod to get every episode one week early, plus monthly bonus episodes and more.   It's episode 268...and Life is fleeting. Life is short, too short. So you gotta use every moment.   Fall (2022) tells the story of Becky, a climbing hobbyist who has descended into a deep depression following the death of her partner one year earl...

How to Survive is now on Patreon! Support us at Patreon.com/HowtoSurvivePod to get every episode one week early, plus monthly bonus episodes and more.   It's episode 267...and  kill a few people, they call you a murderer. Kill a million and you're a conqueror.   Cliffhanger (1993) follows a team of mountain rescue rangers, led by the inexplicably muscly and capable Gabe, as they become mixed up in...