Messed Up Movies

There's ALWAYS more to the story, especially in horror. This is the genre that popularized sequels like no other - so which are the best? There's really one answer here and that's James Cameron's Aliens. But since that title has been drafted too many times it's off the board and we had to get creative! Luckily, there are still plenty of #2's that equal and even best the original. Combatants Griffe...

Today Griffey and Alex unearth an explosive bout of witchcraft in The Blood on Satan's Claw. They discuss how the film uses the fear and embrace of witchcraft to rip through every aspect of this villages life, if any of the rituals are actually occult magic or just the sick result of paranoia, and Linda Hayden's power house performance as the menacing Angel Blake. This film is a perfect blend of t...

Get in losers, let's go to the movies. We're saddling up and strutting our way through the Messed Up mall of Forbidden Fruits - the latest Shudder original that's part Mean Girls, part The Craft and part Mallrats? That last one is debatable, especially for high school Griffey. In this episode, Sam reveals his new approach to reviewing movies by going totally method and stepping into the mind of a...

Horror is as hot as ever and there's one company that's been at the center of its resurgence more than any other in the 21st Century. No, not A24. Sorry, fanboys and girls. We are of course talking about BLUMHOUSE! It all started in 2007 with an obscure found footage gem called Paranormal Activity. Since then, the house that Jason Blum built has become the go-to name for spooky cinema, franchise f...

Today Griffey and Dandino begin to unearth Folk Horror gems this month. We start with what is undoubtedly one of the meanest jaunts into the genre ever in Witchfinder General. They discuss how unlike other Folk Horror this film simply shows men using superstitions to their own benefit, the genius of casting Vincent Price as the Witchfinder, and the nightmarish punishments these poor victims suffer...

On this special episode of the Messed Up Movies Podcast, friend and filmmaker Nathan Sellers returns to tell us about Short Fuse - an online short film showcase streaming FREE July 4th weekend. Nathan teamed up with Letterboxd, Vimeo and Crypt Tv to assemble the most messed up shorts that have traumatized audiences at festivals all over the world. Griffey, Heath, Sam and Nathan take this opportuni...

It's the end of an era for the millennial men of the Messed Up Movies Podcast. Johnny Knoxville and the gang ride off into the sunset in their oversized shopping cart and we're here to say, "Thanks for the memories." Except with all things Jackass, there's always a turd in the punchbowl... Enter Sam. It's New Movie Monday and we are reviewing Jackass: Best and Last. On this episode we discuss the...

Today we welcome friend of the show and Podcast Perk supporter DeVaughn Taylor on the show for another Messed Up Movies Draft! DeVaughn was ready to throw down the gauntlet with the most competitive draft theme yet - Death Games! Everyone knows the stakes - you either leave with your life... or you don't leave. What are the most messed up contests of survival in all of cinema? We go deep in this c...

Today Griffey and Dandino chase down Alien Drug Dealing Murderers in I Come In Peace. We discuss the film's bizarre blend of alien drug fueled action and comedic police procedural, Dolph Lundgren trying to find his place in the action star pantheon, and the wild unfurling of deadly CD's. It's an action packed Messed Up hodge podge this week! Synopsis: Jack Caine is a Houston vice cop who's forgott...

Did we just see the best, most beautiful horror movie of 2026? Aussie horror scores again with the truly disturbing coming of age, gay conversion therapy allegory Leviticus. It's New Movie Monday smack in the middle of Pride month! Griffey and Heath do their best to convince Sam why Leviticus is a near flawless film. There's a lot to debate here from the true meaning behind the movie to the conser...

Today we welcome friend of the show and Podcast Perk supporter Anson Days on the show for another Messed Up Movies Draft! Heath's most primal fear is being eaten alive and this draft is bound to give him existential nightmares. Which messed up movies have the most heinous animal attacks on humans? From Cujo to lesser known gems like Zombeavers, we dive into all the horrors the animal kingdom has t...

Today Griffey and Dandino investigate mail and sick synth sounds in Dead Mail. They dig into the movies unique setting and pursuits, the incredible depth of the hideous relationship we follow through the film, and the movie's pair of narratives and how they played together. This is a criminally underseen Messed Up Movie and we hope you will join us in celebrating this lovely little flick.  Synopsi...

You're going to want to hear this. We're revealing all the secrets of Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day here on New Movie Monday!  Griffey, Heath and Sam had a lot to say about this one and in full disclosure... it's not very good. What kept us from falling for this latest alien effort by the king of sci-fi himself? How about a significant lack of aliens for starters. Join the pile on as we point...

Pre-order All The Right Movies: The Stories and Secrets Behind the Making of 25 Iconic Films , out September 2026: https://geni.us/AllTheRightMovies We drafted the most messed up movies featured in the upcoming book  All The Right Movies: The Stories and Secrets Behind the Making of 25 Iconic Films — and we brought in the man behind it: John Barker of All The Right Movies Podcast . Griffey, Heath...

Today Griffey and Dandino hop a jet to a billionaire nightmare in Blink Twice. They cut into the film's weaponization of real world rationalizations often used to defend scumbags, how the movie uses time and repitition to keep the audience entranced just like the ladies, and the epic finale where evil is unmasked and tossed on a short leash. This is a modern Messed Up classic that we hope you enjo...

Is Scary Movie funny in 2026? Depends on which one of us you're talking to. This New Movie Monday, Griffey, Heath and Sam crack wise about the horror-spoof franchise that has returned from the dead to terrorize us with jokes about our favorite contempory horror flicks, Gen Z culture wars and surprisingly little politics. Synposis: Two friends find themselves caught up in mayhem involving killers,...

It was one of the most messed up times in modern history... Vietnam, Watergate and a tidal wave of transgressive cinema that said, "I'm not gonna take it anymore!" Griffey, Sam, Heath and Dandino try on their bellbottoms and battle over the MOST messed up movies of the 1970s! From indisputable classics like Jaws and Alien to sneaky favorites like The Wicker Man, this decade basically invented the...

Today Dandino gifts Griffey a movie that has aged like Old Cow Milk on a hot summer day, Someone Like You. They dig into the film's Old Cow Theorum of modern relationships, the insane decisions Ashley Judd must suffer from the scipt, and whether saddling up to a man like Hugh Jackman is bound to end in a Bronco Busting. This is an odd film that begs the question, WHY? so many times it must be seen...

Get lost in the corridors of the most surreal blockbuster...ever? This New Movie Monday, we are reviewing the A24 sensation Backrooms, based on the totemic YouTube series of the same name. Of course, we can't cover Backrooms without a lengthy discussion about this cultural moment in horror cinema, off the heels of Curry Barker's breakout hit Obsession. Griffey, Heath and Sam think they have a good...

Who are the most messed up directors? Griffey, Sam, Heath and Sophia grab their bullhorns and battle over the greatest auteurs of sinful cinema. From the Master of Suspense Alfred Hitchcock to emerging masters of modern horror, we're picking film directors who have firmly established themselves as auteurs of evil! Who drafted the best team? Who reached too early? And which movie got completely rob...

Today Griffey and Dandino enter the everchaning landscape of multiple troubled minds in Brain Dead. They discuss the films surreal reality hopping brain worlds, try and plant our feet on what is real/false in the movie, and gush over the flicks bizzare performances. This Messed Up ride will have you pulling your straight jacket on a little tighter.  Synopsis: In a showdown of man versus machine, M...

Take a trip with us down a dark road as we fight off car sickness on New Movie Monday. We are reviewing the latest horror release from Paramount Pictures, Passenger. We first reviewed this hyped up trailer months ago and now that Passenger has finally arrived, is it worth the ride? Griffey, Heath and Sam make the most of this bad trip by talking yahts, the looming shadow of AI over mid movies, why...

What are the GROSSEST messed up movies of all time? Griffey, Sam, Heath and Sophia form their own Human Centipede as they draft the ultimate list of splatterfest films There are some deep cuts like Society, Martyrs and Salo... as well as familiar "classics" like The Fly and Eraserhead. We go all the way from Terrifier to Jackass to assemble the gnarliest movies we could conjure. Who drafted the be...

Today Griffey and Dandino enter the alien filled District 9. They discuss the films use of powerful use of imagery of insectoid aliens to highlight how humans often dehumanize entire populations, the horror of the oppressor becoming the oppressed, and the films nightmarish body horror leading to realizations in the audiences mind. This film is a blend of sci-fi and reality that will hit home for a...

Things get a little extra emotional on this episode of New Movie Monday because we're dissecting and mansplaining one of the hottest horror releases of the year - Curry Barker's Obsession. Griffey, Heath and Sam have been buying the hype surrounding this monkey's paw tale, was their wish for a new horror classic granted? Or is it a wish they'd rather reverse? Lots of opinions, hot takes, temper ta...