The Night Shift

Howdy there, partner! Welcome back to the Year of the Horse (YH)! That's right, folks, for tonight's third horror western shift in our yearlong special, Kyle (Stück Cassidy) & Abby (Two Tart Jane) screened CURSE OF THE UNDEAD (1959), BILLY THE KID VERSUS DRACULA (1966), RAVENOUS (1999), THE MISSING (2003), THE BURROWERS (2008), THE WIND (2018), and THE PALE DOOR (2020). So, are any of these films...

Howdy there, partner! Welcome back to the Year of the Horse (YH)! That's right, folks, for the Night Shift's second horror western shift in our yearlong special, Kyle (Stück Cassidy) & Calvin (The Lone Papi) played the action role-playing video game WEIRD WEST (2022). Discover a dark fantasy reimagining of the Wild West where lawmen and gunslingers share the frontier with fantastical creatures. Jo...

Well howdy there, partner! Welcome...to the Year of the Horse (YH)! That's right, folks, for the Night Shift's first horror western shift in our yearlong special, Kyle (Stück Cassidy) & Abby (Two Tart Jane) screened the American Western horror film BONE TOMAHAWK (2015). In the Old West, a small-town sheriff and his rag-tag posse set out to rescue several townspeople from a brutal cave-dwelling, ca...

On tonight's special award shift, Kyle & Abby are listing their favorite spooky films and all the wonders horror had to offer in 2025. What were your favorite films / moments from the past year? Let us know...if you DAAAaaaare! OMINOUS MEDIA LINKS: Website Humming Fools - Podcast Evil Cast - Comic KYLE LINKS: Website Substack Patreon Instagram Letterboxd  ABBY LINKS: Instagram Letterboxd MUSIC: In...

The Night Shift is BACK celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Resident Evil franchise! That's right, folks, for tonight's shift, Kyle & Abby not only reviewed Capcom's classical survival horror video game RESIDENT EVIL (1996)—but they also read the 1998 novelization by S.D. Perry and screened the 2002 film starring Milla Jovovich. Raccoon City: a remote mountain community suddenly besieged by a...

Can you see it, listener? The veil between worlds is thinning and Halloween is nearly upon us! On tonight's episode-variant of The Night Shift (Bag of Horror), Kyle and Abby share a special announcement and review DANGEROUS ANIMALS (2025), THE RULE OF JENNY PEN (2025), THE MONKEY (2025), THE UGLY STEPSISTER (2025), and PREDATOR: KILLER OF KILLERS (2006). Are any of them any good? Well, give this r...

IT'S ALIVE! That's right, folks, for tonight's shift, Kyle & Abby not only read the classic gothic novel FRANKENSTEIN (1818) by Mary Shelley—but also screened the beloved Universal Pictures adaptation from 1931. When the scientist Victor Frankenstein attempts to create life in his laboratory, he sets in motion tragic forces beyond his control and faces losing everything he loves. So, is this book...

It's time for some nunsploitation! That's right, folks, for tonight's shift, Kyle & Chris Lackey (Strange Studies of Strange Stories) screened the Lovecraftian horror film DARK WATERS (1993). Unholy terror is unleashed when a young Englishwoman tries to find her mysterious connection to an isolated convent filled with terrors and torment. So, is this film any good? Well, give this review a listen...

Nicholas Cage returns! Or DOES he? That's right, folks, Kyle & Calvin are back with another horror movie roast after screening the horror reboot of THE WICKER MAN (2006). A sheriff investigating the disappearance of a young girl from a small island discovers there's a larger mystery to solve among the island's secretive, neo-pagan community. So, how bad is this film? Well, give this review a liste...

We're gonna need a bigger podcast. That's right, folks, for tonight's shift, Kyle & Abby screened the classic adventure horror film JAWS (1974). When a massive killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community off Long Island, it's up to the local police chief, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down. So, is this film any good? Well, give this review a listen and find out......

In our restless dreams, we see that town. Silent Hill. That's right, folks, for tonight's shift, Kyle & Abby played the remake of the survival horror video game SILENT HILL 2 (2024). Having received a letter from his deceased wife, James heads to where they shared so many memories, in the hope of seeing her one more time: Silent Hill. There, by the lake, he finds a woman eerily similar to her. MYS...

Welcome to a VERY special episode of The Night Shift as we celebrate our 100th episode! WOWZA! Thanks for being a part of our journey Night Shifters! Y'all are the best. In addition to reflecting on the past years and celebrating 100 episodes tonight, tune in as Kyle and Abby review seven films featuring characters working a—get this—NIGHT SHIFT! See what we did there?! The spooky films covered th...

He’s thirsty. She’s thirstier. That's right, folks, for tonight's shift, Kyle & Tonya Todd screened the South Korean erotic romantic horror film THIRST (2009). Through a failed medical experiment, a priest is stricken with vampirism and is forced to abandon his ascetic ways. So, is this film any good? Well, give this review a listen and find out...if you DAAAaaaare! Already seen it? Let us know yo...

Can you write love into reality? That's right, folks, for tonight's shift, Kyle & Abby played the visual novel horror game DOKI DOKI LITERATURE CLUB! (2017). The story follows a student who reluctantly joins his high school's literature club at the insistence of his friend Sayori, and is then given the option to romantically pursue her, Yuri, Natsuki, or Monica. Somehow...things get dark. REALLY d...

Girls just want to have fun. That's right, folks, for tonight's shift, Kyle & Jed Shepherd screened the American science fiction comedy horror film NIGHT OF THE COMET (1984). A comet wipes out most of life on Earth, leaving two Valley Girls fighting against cannibal zombies and a sinister group of scientists. So, is this film any good? Well, give this review a listen and find out...if you DAAAaaaa...

When there's no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth. That's right, folks, for tonight's shift, Kyle & Tony screened the zombie horror film DAWN OF THE DEAD (1978). During an escalating zombie epidemic, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter and his TV executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall. So, is this film any good? Well, give this review a listen...

In 28 days it began. In 28 weeks it spread. In 28 years it evolved. That's right, folks, for tonight's shift, Kyle & Abby screened the post-apocalyptic coming-of-age horror film 28 YEARS LATER (2025). A group of survivors of the rage virus live on a small island. When one of the group leaves the island on a mission into the mainland, he discovers secrets, wonders, and horrors that have mutated not...

Repent, the end is EXTREMELY fucking nigh. That's right, folks, for tonight's shift, Kyle & Calvin screened the post-apocalyptic horror film 28 DAYS LATER (2002). Four weeks after a mysterious, incurable virus spreads throughout the United Kingdom, a handful of survivors try to find sanctuary. So, is this film any good? Well, give this review a listen and find out...if you DAAAaaaare! Already seen...

Show us the champion of light and we'll show you the herald of darkness. That's right, folks, for tonight's shift, Kyle & Abby played the survival horror video game ALAN WAKE 2 (2023). 13 years after bestselling writer Alan Wake went missing, a string of ritualistic murders occur in the town of Bright Falls, Washington. Saga Anderson, an FBI agent, is sent to Bright Falls to investigate the murder...

It's time to take control. That's correct, folks, for tonight's shift, Kyle & Ian McEnery played the action-adventure game CONTROL (2019) by Remedy Entertainment. You are Jesse Faden, a young woman with a troubled past and the new Director of the Bureau of Control, the frontline in researching and fighting against supernatural enemies like the Hiss threatening humanity's very existence. So, is thi...

The kids are NOT alright. That's correct, folks, for tonight's shift, Kyle & William Sterling reviewed the American horror novel CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD (2020). A fading midwestern town in which Frendo the clown, a symbol of bygone success, reemerges as a terrifying scourge. So, is this book any good? Well, give this review a listen and find out...if you DAAAaaaare! Already read it? Let us know your...

Death runs in the family. That's right, folks, for tonight's shift, Kyle & Abby screened the American supernatural horror film FINAL DESTINATION: BLOODLINES (2025). Plagued by a recurring violent nightmare, a college student returns home to find the one person who can break the cycle and save her family from the horrific fate that inevitably awaits them. So, is this film any good? Well, give this...

No accidents. No coincidences. No escapes. That's right folks, on this episode-variant of The Night Shift (Bag of Horror), Kyle and Abby reviewed the entire FINAL DESTINATION franchise. Are any of them any good? Well, give this review a listen and find out...if you DAAAaaaare!  Already read them? Let us know your thoughts! OMINOUS MEDIA LINKS: Website Ominous Newsletter Humming Fools - Podcast Evi...

Travel through time as we take you on a journey to explore the darker side of technology! That's right, folks, for tonight's shift, Kyle & Abby Smith read two Inks Bones Press horror anthologies. First, we have THERE'S NO ESCAPE (2024), the darker side of cinema and theater, and second we have CAPTURED (2024), the darker side of VCR's & camcorders. So, are any of these anthologies any good? Well,...

Can you stay alive...Until Dawn? That's right, folks, for tonight's shift, Kyle & Noah screened the American survival horror film UNTIL DAWN (2025) based off the 2015 video game. A group of friends trapped in a time loop, where mysterious foes chase and kill them in gruesome ways, must survive until dawn to escape it. So, is this film any good? Well, give this review a listen and find out...if you...