Cherry Pop Horror

It's taken 66 years but at last I can animate a small remote controlled robot. Rory chose this week's movie and so we went with - Demonic Toys (1992) After a shootout goes wrong Jude is left chasing a couple of gun dealers straight into the heart of a storage warehouse. The night guardsman orders take-out and somewhere in the vents a young woman hides from her past. It isn't until the exits are bl...

What if you're not the hunter but the hunted? Another Sci-Fi classic that Raymond has yet to see - Predator (1987) Dutch (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and his elite team are sent into the jungle to extract a politician who has been captured by enemy forces. When they arrive they find the remnants of the last extraction team strung up from the trees. It appears the enemy soldiers are not what they should...

They juggle, they tell jokes, they dance around...they eat the flesh of the innocent? Brand new voice to the show Josh has decided to delve in with - Clown (2014) Kent is a realter and today is his son's birthday, the only problem is the clown they hired has cancelled last minute. Luckily enough the house Kent is working at has an ample costume room...deep in the corner, in a small wooden chest Ke...

By the power of three-by-three make them see. This week we're going full-on witch as Pip had never before seen - The Craft (1996) Sarah is new to LA and having a little trouble fitting in, she's quiet, defensive and just a bit odd. When another girl sees her balancing a pencil on it's tip and drilling it into the table with her mind Sarah is welcomed to a coven of high school witches. Nancy, Bonni...

This week we're giving a Yee-Haw and a chuckle as we dive into the old west. Shane and I had a very specific reason to choose this week's movie - Dead Birds (2004) William and his gang of civil war deserters decide that they'll never be able to make a home in the US-of-A and so come to the decision to rob a local bank and head for Mexico. A buddy of William's from the war let him know of an old fa...

There's something in this house...something not at rest. Brand new voice to the show Sara has come on to investigate - The Others (2001) Every day for Grace is a nightmare. It's 1945 and the Nazi's have invaded her small island home, there's nowhere to escape to. Her husband Charles if off at war and her two children Anne and Nicholas are unable to leave the house due to a severe allergy to light....

Tonight we celebrate New Year...Four times. Kat D and I are happy to ring in the New Year with a themed slasher - New Year's Evil (1980) Diane, or stage-name Blaze, is a disc-jockey for rock 'n roll radio and tonight she'll be hosting a New Year's marathon. As midnight sweeps across America she and her mosh pit of fans ring in each time zone's new year with rock music and a bad girl attitude. But...

So you think you know the story of the Grinch who stole Christmas? Determined that our last Christmas special be as Christmassy as possible Alice and I are checking out - The Mean One (2022) Cindy has not been the same since that one fateful Christmas where, after showing him an act of kindness, the Mean One mercilessly murdered her mother. Some time later she returns to town to tackle her issues...

Life is too short to celebrate just one holiday. Kat may have just found their new favourite genre of movie, anthology, as this week we take a look at - Holidays (2016). Join us as we travel through the year celebrating each and every holiday with this fantastic anthology movie. We start in Valentine's Day with a small crush, move to St Patrick's Day with a very long pregnancy, swiftly on to Easte...

Unwrap the greatest gift of all - a baby. Jess D wanted a movie that neither of us had seen so we're opening our holiday specials with - Inside (2007) Sarah is in a tragic car accident that takes the life of her husband and a few months later, on the cusp of Christmas, she's about ready to give birth to their baby. Disgruntled at the family life she'll now never have she builds a wall between her...

Last year thanksgiving went very wrong so this years we're really going to give thanks! Brand new voice to the show Michael has joined this week to share - Thanksgiving (2023) When Thomas' wife convinces him to open his store during thanksgiving he has no idea just how wrong it can go. Teen Jess and her friends sneak into the store ahead of the sale and in doing so rile up the crowds so much there...

They're not just Zombies they're...Zombie beavers! Sam demanded something a little more low budget and so we delivered - Zombeavers (2014) When friends Jenn, Mary and Zoe decide to go to a cabin for a well-deserved break they have no idea what they're in for. Somewhere far upstream an accident has occurred, leading to a barrel of toxic waste being dropped into the water, and now the usually friend...

Listen to the night...it's deafening. JP has come back to show me a cult classic hidden in the shadow of another popular 80's vampire movie. This week we're looking at Near Dark (1987) Caleb (Adrian Pasdar) meets a beautiful girl outside an ice-cream shop and decides to take her out for a date but when she bites him he descends into a world of nomadic creatures of the night. The rest of the pack d...

It's all flap and squark at the Cherry Pop Horror house. Eve emphatically insisted upon this weeks movie which neither of us had seen before - The Birds (1963) Melanie crosses paths with a dashing lawyer Mitch, following out to a the sleepy lake town of Bodega Bay. The lovers flirt tentatively but eventually cannot hold back as infatuation grows. But their love is not the only thing taking flight....

It's time for nautical facts! Bronwyn joins me again and has promised some interesting haunted boat facts as we look at - Ghost Ship (2002) Epp, Murphy, Munder, Greer, Dodge and Santos are the crew of a salvage ship that specializes in keeping sinking ships afloat long enough to sell them for their metal but, while celebrating their latest haul, their approached by Jack who's see what looks to be...

We've all been through our rebellious phase. Rory joins me again to relive the struggles of puberty with - Ginger Snaps (2000) Ginger and her sister Bridget don't really fit in. They're both edge, shadowy goth girls who don't mix well with the other girls at their school and behind closed doors their mother is concerned that they're 15 & 16 but have yet to start their periods. What their mothe...

This week we're looking for the most Xtreme! Shane is joining me for a road trip this week with - The Houses October Built (2014) A group of five friends, bound together for their love of Halloween haunted house attractions, band together to go on a road trip around America looking for the most extreme haunted house they can find. They hear news of a group called 'Blue Skeleton' which may be exact...

“Abashed the devil stood, and felt how awful goodness is”. Brand new voice to the show Javier is joining us this Halloween with - The Crow (1994) Eric Draven and his fiancé are killed on Devil's Night, a time when the crime gangs of the city band together to burn, pillage and murder. One year later Eric is risen from his grave by a crow, the ferrymen of souls, to seek revenge against those that wr...

I put a spell on you and now you're mine! Raymond has never seen this 90's Halloween classic - Hocus Pocus (1993) 300 years ago the Sanderson sisters were hung for the crime of witchcraft, the murder of a little girl and the presumed murder of a teenage boy. Today they're the stuff of legend in the town of Salem. New in town is Max who doesn't believe the hype but he'll do anything to connect with...

"The only thing that burns in Hell is the part of you that won't let go of life..." I'm joined by two very special guests, my parents. The people who got me into horror and this week we're doing the movie I was named after - Jacob's Ladder (1990) Jacob Singer (Tim Robins) is having a hard time keeping his life together. He's estranged from his now ex-wife Sarah, lives with his new girlfriend Jezzi...

There is no cure for madness. Shawn has brought along a movie with one hell of a cast - Stonehearst Asylum (2014) Young doctor Edward Newgate (Jim Sturgess) arrives at Stonehearst Asylum to learn the ways of a 19th century Alienist under the tutelage of Dr Lamb (Ben Kingsley). But it isn't long until he begins to realize that things at the Asylum have gone horribly wrong. One of the patients Eliza...

You know you don't have to listen to the voices in your head. After our last heavy-hitting movie Pip and I decided to do something a little more fun - The Voices (2014) Jerry (Ryan Reynolds) hears voices....namely coming from Bosco his dog and Mr. Whiskers his cat. But he deals with it because when he does take his medication the world is grey and uninviting. At work he falls in love with Fiona, a...

"What a beautiful untouched patch of Amazonian rainforest." - Proceeds to flick cigarette butt into the water. Ryan and I love a good old horror movie so this week we went with - Creature From The Black Lagoon (1954) Professor Carl discovers a mysterious fossil that has the science community stumped. Together with David, Mark and Kay they set out into the Amazon to find the rest of the remains and...

It could be literally anyone! We're back with arguably one of the last quintessential slasher movies. Thank you Kat - Scream (1996) One year after her Mother's death Sydney (Neve Campbell) is still struggling to come to terms with what happened and the crazed killer who now sits on trial. Meanwhile a new series of killings have just begun. Casey (Drew Barrymore) and her boyfriend are killed one ni...

When you wish upon a....dismembered shrunken monkey's paw. JP and I delve into the retelling of the classic tale 'be careful what you wish for' with - The Monkey's Paw (2013) Jake is a bit of a screw up at work, along with his friend Cobb (Stephen Lang). After one too many mistakes it's in fact their boss who gets fired, not them. They strive to make things right and apologize to their ex-boss who...