Daddy Daughter Scary Horror

It was a long road and a fun hike , but Eric and Serling finally arrive at the summit of our "F" horror movie season.  Which movie was our scariest?  Which movie had the best baddie?  Which would make the best boardgame (some controversy on this one)?  Would you shell out for "Fright Night" or "Flatliners" at the Met?  Listen slow and carefully.  It's all here. ...

Something wicked cool this way comes.  Eric and Serling dare to enter Tobe Hooper's under-known 1981 fright fest.  Find out more about the movie that got him the gig directing "Poltergeist" a year later.  Enjoy DDSH's last movie of the Fs! Send us Fan Mail

Eric & Serling sneak a Bonus Episode into the season with an examination of the most influential scary movies, decade by decade, from the 1920s through the 1960s.  We promise there will be some surprises along the way! Send us Fan Mail

Eric & Ser get back to "Animals Getting Angry" with one of the movies that inspired critters from the 70s to get with the program.  Ever pondered how many frogs it takes to ruin a birthday party?  Ever wondered just how ornery geckos can get?  Ever imagined what Sam Elliot looked like without his moustache?  If the answer to even one of those questions is a mild "maybe", th...

What to do when you're suffering from a bad case of slasher fatigue in the mid- 80's? You throw back 50 years. Join Eric and Serling as they explore how Hollywood tweaked the formula in 1985 with the fun, should-be-classic, "Fright Night".  Send us Fan Mail

How do you re-invigorate a classic but lagging horror franchise?  Try mixing it with a considerably classier classic horror movie.  Thus, Eric & Serling arrive at the premise for "Friday the 13th: The New Blood".  Maybe the best thing about this film is that you get to see Terry Kiser dead in a movie for the second time in the 80s.   Send us Fan Mail

Are you ready for the summer?  Poor Steve Christie is trying to get there, but he may have a spot of bad luck.  Eric & Serling make their way into the "Friday..." franchise with the one that kicked it all off. Send us Fan Mail

Join Eric & Serling as they catch up to the almost lost sideshow masterpiece from 1932 that is Tod Browning's "Freaks".  And thanks for hanging in there with us over our little vacation from the 'cast.  We are back and ONE OF YOU!!!! Send us Fan Mail

Eric & Ser tap into Hammer's final Frankenstein offering ... and into the great Pete Cushing's final portrayal as the misguided doctor. They also discover out exactly what Ben Orr was doing a full 4 years before The Cars first album was recorded. Send us Fan Mail

Eric & Serling are joined by special podcast guest and superfan, Blythe, as they crack open a fresh jar of F.O.T.G.  Hear all about animal revenge in the 1970s.  This is an unpolished gem with a star-studded cast (including the always incomparable Glen Glortner). Send us Fan Mail

Eric & Serling dissect a good, old-fashioned ghost story that tried to make its mark at the start of the 80's Slasher Craze.  How did it fare and how does it hold water all these decades later? Send us Fan Mail

We're on a pretty good streak with our reboots so far on the podcast.  Let's see if this 1986 re-imagining of the 1958 original passes muster.  Did it deserve an Oscar?  Which version has the better ending?  And, more importantly, will this one earn a "Serling Spotlight"?     Send us Fan Mail

Eric & Serling debate sci-fi, Wiliam Shatner, spiced wafers, and body horror (including chicken pox).  Back to the post-war era for a dividing line of sorts in sci-fi monster flicks.  Help us help you help yourself to "The Fly". Send us Fan Mail

Ser & Eric get into the 1st Kevin Bacon movie of "Season F" and examine the horror healing power of forgiveness.  Check out "Flatliners" with us... because we've all got a Billy Mahoney in our pasts. Send us Fan Mail

Scarier movie or scarier video game?  It took two rentals on Amazon Prime, but Eric & Serling finally got through it and recorded their thoughts on the possible film-franchise-starting "5 Nights @ Freddie's".  (Five nights there still beats one birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese.) Send us Fan Mail

Another scary season, another scary franchise.. and obviously not the last for the "F"s.  Eric & Serling crack open the series that introduces characters to a showdown with Death.  It's not "The Seventh Seal", but it is.... something. Send us Fan Mail

Eric & Ser are back for SEASON 6!  All scary things "F"!   And they like their horror like they like their breakfast... Shadyside up!  We check out the first film of what was supposed to be a trilogy but seems to have found life beyond.  Just like Sarah Fier.  Wow.  I just got the connection (Fier... Fear).  Just now.  As I was writing this.  (It's been a long summer.) Send us F...

Wow!  Five seasons of DDSH have come and gone.  And, as the tide always returns to your eager toes, we will pick up where we left off.  Rest assured.  But, for now, check out our recap of all the scary movies we watched that started with the letter "E".  Which was the scariest?  Which "E" movie character would make for the best Halloween costume?  Which movies are ripe for rebo...

Eric & Serling embrace the podcast's first "Not a Horror" movie.  We're going to start doing this once per season and our inaugural NAH is 1980's "The Elephant Man".  Tune in for our thoughts on how many Oscars this movie should have won, how it changed Oscar history, and a detailed review of possibly the worst candy ever invented. Send us Fan Mail

Ooh la la!  Break out your baguette and your best beret.  Eric & Ser get back to subtitles with this classic horror film from a classic horror film year.  Join us for an exploration of the influence this under-the-radar French gem had.  Poetic horror at its finest! Send us Fan Mail

It's not quite "The Exorcist" and it's not quite "And Justice for All"... but it's kind of both of them.  Join Eric & Serling in the jury box as they pass sentence on this early aughts offering. Send us Fan Mail

Your Dead not quite Evil enough?  Well, Eric & Serling definitely have your back with the 2013 remake/reboot of the classic ferocious original.  How far is too far?  And how groovy is too groovy?  Tune in with your good hand to find out. Send us Fan Mail

2 times the fun... 1/2 the horror.  Eric & Serling continue the "Goldilocks"-like quest for the perfect balance of laughs and scares in the second entry of the classic "Evil Dead" franchise.   Send us Fan Mail

Eric & Ser return to the magical movie year of 1981 and revisit “the cabin in the woods” for the third time on the podcast.  Just how scary is “The Evil Dead”?  (Hint:  don’t trust Serling’s initial estimation.)  And how well does it hold up after 2 plus score years?  Sharpen your pencils and check this box. Send us Fan Mail

There are Event Movies… and there is an Event Horizon movie.  Eric & Ser don’t want to tell you how to live your lives, but at least listen to this episode so see whether this one would be worth your time (your curved, folded time).   Send us Fan Mail