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Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice...that's enough of that. WE'RE BACK GUYS! After a 3 week hiatus we are back with a review of the sequel to the 1989 classic. Directed by Tim Burton, starring Winona Ryder again as Lydia Deetz, Catherine O'Hara again as Delia Deetz, Michael Keaton again as Beetlejuice and introducing Jenna Ortega as Lydia's daughter Astrid. A whole new take on the story with so many Easter...

Many people over the years have gone missing on cruise ships. Just completely disappeared. And tonight we talk about one person in particular, Amy Lynn Bradley who went missing in March 1998 on a Caribbean cruise & is still missing to this day. We also briefly discuss another cruise ship disappearance, Rebecca Coriam, the first person ever to go missing on a Disney cruise line. What do you thi...

Tonight's episode is about Jennifer Pan and the murder of her mother and attempted murder of her father that she was involved in orchestrating. Happening in Canada outside of Toronto, a daughter from a supposed controlling Vietnamese family who becomes obsessed with her drug dealing boyfriend plans the murder for hire of her parents making it look like a robbery gone wrong but her father lived and...

Tonight is our review of The Omen 1976 and it's prequel The First Omen (2024). The Omen is the story of young Damien Thorn, the antichrist set up to be raised by American Diplomats and The First Omen tells the story of how Damien came to be and it's all tied to the Catholic Church. Warning (as always): SPOILERS AHEAD! All the Omen films in the franchise are currently streaming on Hulu.   'Salem's...

A haunted cemetery? Not a new concept. A haunted cemetery that disappears? Only in Kentucky. Baker Hollow Rd Cemetery in Marion, KY has been reported to disappear and reappear in various places after midnight. It's also been reported that a hell hound appears with glowing eyes, screams are heard out of nowhere and ghostly music can be heard in the background. Tonight we talk about this and more. W...

Tonight's episode we are discussing the infamous McKamey Manor extreme haunted attraction and the current allegations against its owner Russ McKamey. The Manor originated in California and since moved to Tennessee where it faced most of its controversy, even being investigated by the state Attorney General. Currently Russ McKamey himself is being tried for alleged attempted murder as well as other...

Tonight we discuss our review of the new film "Longlegs." A psychological thriller starring Maika Monroe, Nicholas Cage, Blair Underwood and Kiernan Shipka. On the surface, it's a movie about a rookie FBI agent on the hunt for a Satanic serial killer but at it's core, it's a thriller unlike anything seen since "The Silence of the Lambs." WARNING: SPOILER ALERT! Watch it if you haven't & come b...

The site of an Indigenous Massacre. A house built by 2 murderous brothers in the 1850s who buried their victims on the same land. The same house 120 years later plagued a family of 6 with repeated poltergeist activity for 16 months. Are these plot lines to a movie? Sadly no. These are all real-life stories surrounding the Hinsdale House, the haunted home and property in Upstate, New York. Tonight,...

A small town in Ohio and their school district were attacked by vicious letters for seemingly no reason. Similar to the Watcher in New Jersey with much more twists and turns. Letters written separately in 1977 then 1982 were specifically targeting a couple tied to the school and then in 1994 letters written to a reporter directly involved with the case. One person was accused, but was never proven...

Tonight's episode is a true crime, real life "Gone Girl" case of the fake kidnapping of Sherri Papini in 2016. She went missing for 22 days & was found bound, beaten & branded on the side of a California highway claiming all this was done by 2 Mexican women. 4 years later, it was proven that she was actually hiding out at an ex's and all injuries sustained were done by her own hands! Tonig...

"You come upon it suddenly. One step and its glory is over you. There is no perspective; you cannot get far enough away from one of the trees to see it as a whole. There they stand, a world of height above you, their pinnacles hidden by their topmost fringes of branches or lost in the sky." A direct quote from a former member of the elusive Bohemian Club, the Bohemian Grove is an area in Californi...

Tonight we are doing a long, awaited movie review for "Late Night With The Devil", the documentary-style film about a 1977 talk show that filmed their Halloween episode for high ratings and got more than they bargained for. The movie touches on the occult and the paranormal with practical effects reminiscent of John Carpenter's "The Thing." This has been a 2024 horror favorite so far & a great...

So tonight we wrap up our Horrorhound interviews with a great film that was featured at the Filmfest last year in 2023 called "Brightwood." We are joined by the director & writer Dane Elcar and stars of the film Dana Berger & Max Woertendyke. This was another fun one discussing the ins & outs of filmmaking, how this movie came to be and everyone's experience with coming together to mak...

Our final Horrorhound Filmfest interview is with the director & actor of "Compression," Jakob Bilinski and Emily Durchholz. The film won 7 awards at the festival which were well deserved. This was an amazing interview with amazing people where we discuss our absolute love for everything cinema, horror and the like, as well as their film "Compression" which touches on grief & mental health....

Tonight we bring you a different kind of Horrorhound interview. Not a filmmaker but tied to a film that is near and dear to our hearts. We, by chance at Horrorhound, met in line to meet the 'Blair Witch' cast & as we mentioned our podcast, the mayor of Burkittsville, Maryland introduced himself. Yes, you heard that right, we bring you our interview with Michael Robinson, the mayor of the town...

Our fifth Horrorhound Filmfest interview tonight is with Mr. Michael Squid, the director of the horror short "Janelle's Baby" that won best editing this year! Infertility with a body horror twist, this slow burn has a jaw-dropping surprise ending. We get all the insights from Michael about the film as well as what inspires him and what he has coming up. To watch the teaser trailer for "Janelle's B...

We're keeping the Horrorhound Film Fest interviews coming! Tonight we are joined by Sean Kenealy & Eric Silvera to discuss their short film, "Two Knocks on a Door." The log line is "A father grows suspicious that there's an intruder in his house, only to discover something much darker" but depending on who's watching, it's so much more than that. This was very polarizing but we loved it &...

She's a Killer Queen, She's Horror Barbie, but you will come to know her simply as Sheryl. Tonight we've got another incredible Horrorhound Film Fest interview with Justin Best and Anthea Neri Best, director and star of the full-length feature Sheryl, a fun ride with a bad ass sexy anti-hero that just wants to be seen, whether it's her face or someone else's. We had an absolute blast with this int...

We've got Horrorhound interview #2 for you guys, this time with the director of the short "Dead Men Ride Again," Caden Butera. This zombie western short was a fun ride, no pun intended. We discuss this and other projects Caden has worked on as well as our time at Horrorhound and nerding out about movies and film facts. Big thanks again to Caden and please check out his YouTube channel to see the o...

Tonight is one of our first of many Horrorhound Filmfest interviews and starting things off is Rob Tiemstra, creator of the short film "No Slasher Here." We discussed with them what piqued their interest in filmmaking, other shorts they've worked on, what horror films they enjoy or inspire them as well as the importance of queer themes in cinema. This was a great, fun interview that we hope everyo...

This is the interview of all interviews. Tonight is a holy grail episode, the one, the only, Eduardo Sanchez, director of the acclaimed found footage film "The Blair Witch Project." Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the film, Eduardo was a guest at Horrorhound that we met and so graciously agreed to talk with us. Besides Blair Witch, we discussed his other film, 2014 "Exists," and talk at length...

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a...FROGMAN?! We talked about the movie last week, this week we're talking about the legendary cryptid that inspired it: The Loveland Frogman of Ohio. With the first sighting in 1955 and the last sighting in 2016, for over 60 years the legend and lore surrounding Frogman (or FrogMEN?) has been shrouded in mystery. Is it real, is it a hoax, is it a Pokemon? Find out...

*PREVIOUSLY RECORDED EPISODE* We're bringing you guys another great interview tonight with the director of "Frogman," Anthony Cousins. A found footage gem inspired by "Willow Creek" & "Digging Up The Marrow," it is based on the local Ohio legend of the Loveland Frogman. We discuss the inspiration for, concept for and inception of the film as well as all of our first time at the Loveland Frogma...

Well guys this is year 2 of our press coverage for Horrorhound Film Festival and 2024 did not disappointment. We reconnected with fellow podcasters and got to see another crop of great indie horror films. The two main standouts that we talked about tonight was "Sheryl" and "Compression", both great films as well as having a great team of filmmakers behind them. We also saw trailers for other great...

Back again 3 years later we sit down with Ricky Umberger of the Fear Footage trilogy to talk about his most recent film Project Eerie. Another found footage anthology gem set on Halloween of 2020, we discuss the process of making his 4th film, where the concept came from and how the whole thing came together. We even talk about our favorite found footage films that we have haven't seen. Check out...