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Andy, Niles, Jeremy, and Roger meet up in the cul-de-sac, to kick back, drink some beers, and talk about the two films, THE ‘BURBS and THE PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS for the Subversive Suburia Double Feature for our Late Nite Grindhouse program this month. For our “Previously Viewed” section, we discuss other subverted suburban tales. Show Notes TIMESTAMPS Previously Viewed 00:09:26...

Andy, Jeremy, Niles, Roger, and Patrick rewind the clock and look at horror films from the silent era from around 100 years ago! Join us as we break down year by year of notable silent horror films that were released. Show Notes Here is our Letterboxd list of all the films discussed in this episode. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 Editor’s Note 00:03:30 Upcoming Destroy the Brain Events 00:06:04 Pre-192...

Andy, Jeremy, Niles, Roger, and Patrick put on their overalls and get sweaty drinkin’ moonshine (Logboat Brewing’s Turtle Power seltzer) and talk about Scum of the Earth (aka. Poor White Trash Part II ) from our friends at Grindhouse Releasing. For our “Previously Viewed” section, we discuss other backwoods horror entries. Show Notes TIMESTAMPS Previously Viewed 00:02:12-00...

Andy, Jeremy, Niles, Roger, and  special guest Patrick discuss Brian Yuzna’s  Society as their main feature. Additionally, the Ooze crew discusses other body horror films in their section, “Previously Viewed” (also known as “What We’ve Been Watching”). Show Notes Here is the Letterboxd list for all the films mentioned during this episode. TIMESTAMPS Previously V...

Andy, Jeremy, Niles, & Roger discuss Canadian Horror LIVE from St. Louis’ Hysteria Fest as they were celebrating Canadian Horror through screenings of  Dead Ringers , Curtains , and Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II . We cover the Canadian Tax Shelter era from 1974-1982. This was recorded on July 12, 2025 at The Heavy Anchor. Show Notes Here is the Letterboxd list for all the films mentioned...

On this episode, join Andy, Jeremy, Niles, & Roger as they discuss Dario Argento’s giallo,  Profondo Rosso ( Deep Red ). We also discuss some other films we’ve been watching lately! Show Notes While we do tip y’all off about spoilers, tread carefully if you haven’t seen some of these films. TIMESTAMPS Previously Viewed – 6:02 Niles – HEART EYES, VAN HELSING...

We’ve been resurrected! In television terms, we may be on our 6th season or something now. Jeremy Jones, Roger Henderson, and Andy Triefenbach sit down to talk about Late Nite Grindhouse’s annual “birthday celebration”, All-Day Grindhouse IV. We discuss the films, why they were booked and paired together. We talk about some audience responses (would love to hear more in our...

For our 2023 Halloween special, we grab our blankets and find some spots to sit around the campfire that Patrick Kortkamp built for us as he tries to scare the pants off of Niles Mattox and Andy Triefenbach with stories that span from our own backyard to Europe. We’re now boarding “Spirit Airlines”, please keep your seatbelts fastened while you’re in the…SCARE! The Bl...

Episode 93’s main topic is Kyle Edward Ball’s Skinamarink. Join Andy Triefenbach, Niles Mattox, Rinn Mattox, and Jeremy Jones as they talk about the film as a narrative and the sensory delivery of the film. Previously Viewed Niles: Halloween Kills ( JustWatch | Letterboxd ), Halloween Ends ( JustWatch |  Letterboxd ) Rinn: Cabin Fever ( JustWatch | Letterboxd ), What Ever Happened to B...

Andy, Niles, Patrick, and Jeremy talk about the new A24 film,  Talk to Me – out in theaters now! If you haven’t seen it, hang out with us for the first hour as we talk about recent films we’ve watched. We’ll let you know via our Spoiler Zone audio cue so we don’t spoil this new film for y’all. Show Notes 00:06:35 – What We’ve Been Watching Niles: Fal...

After a 5 month hiatus, the creatures at DTB have risen! Join Andy, Jeremy, Roger, and Josh as they reflect on “LNGH THE 13TH”, our 13-hour mystery movie marathon celebrating our Late Nite Grindhouse birthday! Show Notes BEWARE!!! Spoilers are given on ANGUISH, please refer to the timestamps below! —TIMESTAMPS— Click on the film titles below to see where to stream (unless o...

On this episode of the Destroy the Brain podcast, Andy Triefenbach, Jeremy Jones, and Roger Henderson discuss December’s Late Nite Grindhouse pick, Don’t Open Till Christmas from 1984. Show Notes 00:01:58 – What We’ve Been Watching Roger: Blood Delirium, Christmas Bloody Christmas Jeremy: All Jacked Up and Full of Worms , Amityville Christmas Vacation Andy: Violent Night ,...

After exorcising the computer demons from Andy’s system, Episode 89 of the Destroy the Brain podcast is here! On this episode, we cover November’s Late Nite Grindhouse pick from a couple of weeks ago,  The Beyond: The Composer’s Cut . Join myself, Jeremy Jones, and Nikki Angulo as we talk about Fulci’s original and this new version which features Fabio Frizzi’s re-sco...

Patrick lights the campfire for our Halloween episode to tell stories about the myth of THE MOTHMAN while Niles hides under his blanket! We’re also joined by The Mothman Prophecies writer and producer Richard Hatem. Show Notes Stories compiled by Patrick Kortkamp. Thanks to Richard Hatem for joining us on this episode. Follow him on Twitter at @ RichardHatem Niles’ Halloween Spotify Pl...

Andy Triefenbach and Roger Henderson sit down to talk about October’s Late Nite Grindhouse pick, Lucio Fulci’s Zombie . Show Notes 00:01:54 What We’ve Been Watching Roger: All About Evil, Vampire’s Kiss Andy: Werewolf by Night, The Munsters (2022) 00:34:16 Main Topic: Lucio Fulci’s ZOMBIE

On this episode of the Destroy the Brain podcast, Andy Triefenbach and Nikki Angulo talk about two of the latest theatrical terrors to grace theaters last month, Pearl and Barbarian . Show Notes Timestamps: 00:03:00 | PEARL | Read Andy’s Review 00:21:31 | BARBARIAN Follow Andy on Twitter | Instagram | Letterboxd Destroy the Brain on Twitter | Instagram | Letterboxd

Since it’s the Monday after Late Nite Grindhouse, join Andy, Jeremy, and Josh as they talk about this month’s LNGH pick,  Don’t Go In the House . The film sits somewhere in between Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho and Bill Lustig’s 1980 exploitation classic Maniac . Show Notes Jeremy: Tim Capello/Corey Feldman Concerts Josh: Murder by Phone ( YouTube link ) Andy: Pearl Grab...

Jeremy Jones, Patrick Kortkamp, Niles Mattox, and Andy Triefenbach pack their lunches and head out with their backpacks on to go Back to Ghoul! In this episode, the ooze crew talks about films they watched over the summer and talk about events during that time we were away from your earholes. Kick back, relax, and listen to us talk about the things that consumed us! Show Notes Jeremy: Shark Attack...

For this episode, we will be covering the Late Nite Grindhouse pick for this month,  The Burning . Join Andy, Jeremy, and Janna as they pack their bags and go downstream to find the legend of Cropsey! Show Notes 00:06:51 – New Arrivals Jeremy : Alligator , Witchboard 3 Janna : Critters , Studio 666 Andy : The Beyond , Surf II *clicking on the link will take you to the Amazon page to purchase...

Episode 82 finds our friend and filmmaker, Douglas Wicker, joining Andy Triefenbach and Jeremy Jones. Douglas talks about influences, recent media consumption, the Chattanooga Film Festival, and his short film, which also played at CFF, “ What Happened to the Others? “ Show Notes 00:07:00 – What We’ve Been Watching Jeremy : “Lost Highway”, “The Seventh Cur...

Episode 5 of our newest podcast venture, Battle of the Boutiques, has Andy Triefenbach, Lina Morgan, and Diggum exploring boutique Blu-Ray releases and pitting them against each other in Presentation, Special Features, and movie quality In this episode, we pit Severin’s Blu-Ray release of Grizzly against Scream Factory’s 4K UHD release of Alligator .

IFC Midnight’s latest film, Watcher, is available on VOD today. We take some time to talk with editor Michael Block, former St. Louisian, about the film and what got him into editing. Powered by JustWatch

After 3 weeks of recovering from our 12-hour marathon, some of the DTB crew including Andy, Jeremy, Patrick, Roger, Josh, and Janna recount the lunacy of the event.  While this is mainly a celebration and discussion of the eight films shown, there is some behind-the-curtain talk that some of you might be interested in, including when Late Nite Grindhouse plans to do another marathon! Show Notes Ch...

Episode 4 of our newest podcast venture, Battle of the Boutiques, has Andy Triefenbach, Lina Morgan, and Diggum rewinding back to some Shot-on-Video films recently released on Blu-Ray. On this episode, we cover  Boardinghouse (1982), released via AGFA + Bleeding Skull, and Eric Stanze’s Savage Harvest   (1994), from Saturn’s Core. Show Notes Films/Releases Covered: Boardinghouse Blu-Ra...

The Ooze Crew checks out Ti West’s latest slice of theatrical horror with “X” from A24! Show Notes 00:03:35 – What We’ve Been Watching Rinn: Dark City , You Are Not My Mother Patrick: Don’t Look Now , Death Spa Niles: S tudio 666 , Psychomania Andy: Everywhere Everything All At Once , Altered States 00:45:55 – “X”