Dark Discussions Podcast

A weekly podcast discussing each episode of the HBO Max television series IT: WELCOME TO DERRY.

Home invasion films can be some of the most frightening movies of the horror genre. When strangers enter your house and then begin to do psychological and physical harm to the residents, it can be a harrowing experience for the audience. There is a new entry to this subgenre called the quite appropriate title of EVERYONE IS GOING TO DIE. From IMDB: “An entrepreneur is attempting to...

Animated films seem to be as common as live action movies nowadays. But out of the blue, an immediate classic, brilliant in its own way, appears and transcends animation to just be one of the best films ever made. The Latvian film, FLOW (2024), happens to be one of those movies. Winning best Oscar for animated motion picture and nominated for foreign film as well, FLOW finally reach...

The new big thing!  KPOP DEMON HUNTERS (2025) is even more than that. It is a phenomenon and part of the zeitgeist. When it first appeared on Netflix, it was immediately became a thing. This animated movie has catchy songs, a brilliant story, enough originality to not be lost in the mix, and focuses on the new big craze of Far East Asian pop culture. From IMDB: “A wor...

Along with bears, wolves, tigers, and lions, sharks can be known to be man eaters. Films, such as horror and thrillers, have used them quite well to send chills upon people. Should you go in the water again. The new horror film DANGEROUS ANIMALS (2025) take a new spin on the threat of the shark and adds a serial killer into the mix. From IMDB: “When Zephyr, a savvy and fre...

A weekly after show and discussion of each episode of the Hulu series, ALIEN: EARTH.

A weekly after show and discussion of each episode of the Hulu series, ALIEN: EARTH.

Lost on an island, during World War 2, with your sworn enemy? What do you do? Well, the new horror film MONSTER ISLAND (2025) helps answer that question when you are also sharing it with a monster.  IMDB summary: “Set in the Pacific, 1942. A Japanese soldier and a British prisoner of war are stranded on a deserted island, hunted by a deadly creature. Two mortal enemies must com...

A weekly after show and discussion of each episode of the Hulu series, ALIEN: EARTH

A weekly after show and discussion of each episode of the Hulu series, ALIEN: EARTH

A weekly after show and discussion of each episode of the Hulu series, ALIEN: EARTH

A weekly after show and discussion of each episode of the Hulu series, ALIEN: EARTH

The Fantastic Four has been brought to theaters multiple times, but each time the films have been critically panned … until now. The new Marvel Studio production, THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS, has received fabulous reviews and is Disney’s hope to rebuild the comic book film franchise for their company. From IMDB: “Forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their...

Another vampire film has been released to theaters, and this one has received fabulous reviews and become one of the highest profitable movies of 2025. SINNERS, a new film by director and writer Ryan Coogler, has him team up once more with Michael B. Jordan in a starring role. From IMDB: “Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again,...

Dan O’Bannon, the co-screenwriter of ALIEN (1979), once stated (paraphrasing) that nothing is original but writers borrow from others. Well, the new science fiction horror film, ASH (2025), certainly does that. It has a bit of ALIEN, among other science fiction films, as well as the novels and works of Michael Crichton.  From IMDB: “A woman wakes up on a distant planet and find...

James Gunn is one of the most prolific and successful screenwriters and directors out there.  After bringing the Marvel films, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, to the big screen, he was hired as the head of DC films to set up and bring to life the world of Superman, Wonder Woman, and Batman.  After successful products like THE SUICIDE SQUAD (2021) and PEACEMAKER (2022), he’s back with the true k...

David Cronenberg is one of those great directors that started with B-Movie horror only to become a highly regarded, award winning director.  Now at 82, his latest film, THE SHROUDS, was nominated for the Palme d’Or at Cannes.  After playing one other festival, it was released at theaters in April 2025.  Now it is available on VOD and streaming for all to see. From IMDB:  “Karsh...

Writer and director Christopher Landon, the son of legendary actor Michael Landon, has either directed or wrote such films as HAPPY DEATH DAY (2017) and its sequel, along with most of the PARANORMAL ACTIVITY franchise films. This year alone, he co-wrote HEART EYES and now has a directorial effort called DROP. From IMDB: "A widowed mother's first date in years takes a terrifying turn when she's bom...

One of the first hit thrillers of 2025 was the film FLIGHT RISK. Taking place in Alaska with a small cast upon an airplane, the movie had a fairly successful box office run against its modest budget. From IMDB: “A pilot transports an Air Marshal accompanying a fugitive to trial. As they cross the Alaskan wilderness, tensions soar and trust is tested, as not everyone on board is who they seem.” FLI...

Just a few years ago, Netflix released a handful of intertwined films all titled with the prefix of FEAR STREET. Now in 2025, the have released their latest called FEAR STREET PROM QUEEN. The film, just like the others, are based on stories by R.L. Stine and include the same town of Shadyside, Pennsylvania. From IMDB: “When the “it” girls competing for prom queen at Shadyside High start to disappe...

Joon Ho Bong is probably the most well known Korean director outside his home country of South Korea. His filmography includes some pretty well known movies including MEMORIES OF MURDER (2003), THE HOST (2006), SNOWPIERCER (2013), and PARASITE (2019). His latest film, also English language such as SNOWPIERCER was, is MICKEY 17 (2025). From IMDB: “During a human expedition to colonize space, Mickey...

THE FIX (2025) is a new South African film that was recently released in North America on VOD. But what is it? Is it a horror film, a science fiction thriller, an environmental warning, a dystopian movie, or a superhero origin tale? It's a bunch of things, but I guess it depends on your perspective. From IMDB: In a future with toxic air, a model takes a drug causing a transformation. She tries rev...

The FINAL DESTINATION franchise is one of the older and most successful horror franchises in modern cinema history. Since the very first, the series has extended to now the sixth installment entitled FINAL DESTINATION BLOODLINES (2025). From IMDB: 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 hor...

Welcome to The Rise of the Cordyceps Infected: A Last of Us Podcast. We discuss weekly each episode of the television series THE LAST OF US seen on HBOMax.

Spiders, bugs, creepy crawlies - they are some of the worst phobias a person can have. The new film, STING (2024), certainly plays into those fears well and may be the reason it has received such fabulous reviews. From IMDB: "After raising an unnervingly talented spider in secret, 12-year-old Charlotte must face the facts about her pet-and fight for her family's survival-when the once-charming cre...