Don't Open This Podcast

This week, Mike & Tim bid you all “GOOOOOD EEEEVENING!” as we lift the coffin lid on one of Horror Cinema’s most beloved night creatures ~ The Vampire! That’s right kiddies! From Transylvania to Tokyo, old world folklore to modern day masterpieces…. The boys leave no crypt undisturbed in their relentless quest to chronicle the very best ( & in some cases, the weirdest) ESSENTIAL VAMPIRE CI...

Greetings Horror Hounds! Mike & Tim have returned to serve up a diabolical feast that’s sure to please both our superstitious & skeptical listeners in equal measure! Episode 75: Cursed Objects! Cursed indeed, only we aren’t talking black cats & walking under ladders, Oh No! This collection of 6 carnivorous curios are your one way ticket to murder, mayhem and in some cases… HELL itself!...

Greetings, dear listeners! Mike and Tim return to bring you fear at 24 frames per second as Don't Open This Podcast delves into the world of animation! Prepare for a sampler of everything from short-lived robotic adventures and psychic behemoths to love letters to stop motion and brutal fantasy violence, and everything in between. So pencil some time in to check out Episode 74: DRAWN TO FEAR!

Welcome back, dear listeners! As we finish working out the bugs here at DOTP HQ (most of them that is), we uncovered a nest of Eco-Horror Mayhem, just hatching for attention! Mike and Tim are here to take all of you on a trip into Terror Taxonomy with 6 creepy crawly flicks guaranteed to leave your ears buzzing. They're covering everything from carnivorous cockroaches & 8-legged infestatio...

Good evening and thank you for tuning in. Tonight we're bringing you THE FORECAST IN FEAR on DOTP; the station that delivers the headlines...straight from the grave! Our opening segment tonight has our anchors, Mike and Tim, delivering the goods on 28 spine tingling treats to keep your eyes on this year. So, keep a lookout for everything on the horizon from rage virus outbreaks to time loop te...

Heartfelt Greetings to all our lovelorn listeners! Whether you happen to be a doomed romantic, deranged lonely heart, or a self-sufficient singleton… THIS SHOW IS GUARANTEED to get your blood pumping! Mike & Tim are back, wearing their hearts on their sleeves (in this case, quite literally) with a pulse pounding collection of Valentine’s Day frights handpicked from their chocolate box of blood...

Welcome back, dear listeners! How/What/Why is Comfort Horror you may ask? Well, every horror head knows that they have their go-to favorites when they just want to settle down at the end of a long week. From demons and doubles to slashers and smog monsters; Mike and Tim bring you some of their favorite comfort watches to raise your spirits. We always say these films are like a warm bath so slip on...

New year, same hosts! We open the year with goop and gremlins as Mike and Tim discuss the new STREET TRASH and FRANKIE FREAKO before they dive into the cold depths of 2025 to bring you some frigid films that we hope you'll warm up to! We take you from the chilly Icelandic coasts of folkloric fright in THE DAMNED to an ice-cold serial killer in THE FROZEN GROUND, only to experience an entire season...

Seasons Greetings to all you hungry Horror Heads! For those still craving more of our epic “YEAR IN FEAR 2024 Extravaganza”, we’ve got a heaping pile of frightful gifts just waiting for you to discover with us! Your trusted hosts Mike & Tim still have Anthony by their sides to help with all the heavy lifting as 2024 continues to be a grand slam for Horror Cinema! We’ve stacked Part 2 with ever...

Welcome Back Fellow Fright Fiends! 365 Days have passed by! Mike & Tim have exhumed Anthony to aid them in completing a most daunting “Task of Terror”, cataloging & reviewing every worthwhile horror film they have seen this year! They’ve got everything covered from demonic curses & alien infestations to psychotic killers & a wide array of creatures both great & small! So bust o...

Thanksgiving is about bringing families together for feasts, so Mike and Tim have cooked up 6 cannibalistic courses that'll have you coming back for seconds! They take a WRONG TURN into the wild west frights of BONE TOMAHAWK before going back to school in the twisted coming-of-age RAW. The next stop into the deadly deserts of THE HILLS HAVE EYES will leave you feeling RAVENOUS before a final stop...

The Halloween season may be done, but Mike and Tim still have treats in store for you, dear listeners! Nick from Screen Refresh joins in to sync up on a film franchise that'll turn that frown upside down with a Spotlight On Fright: SMILE and SMILE 2! Then head out of the theater and into the studio audience to discuss the Anna Kendrick directorial debut WOMAN OF THE HOUR (now on Netflix!). Is that...

The countdown continues, dear listeners! Your faithful Halloween horror hosts return to bring you the scream-of-the-crop with 18 more morsels to satisfy your terrified tastebuds! "But what if I've already seen some of these?" you ask? Well, we've got you covered as Mike, Tim, and Anthony wrap up the extravaganza with a lightning round of scary substitutions! We're digging up everything from demoni...

October is officially upon us, Boils & Ghouls! Mike & Tim have assembled a spine-tingling holiday special SO SPECTACULAR… they had to dig up their ol’ pal Anthony to join in! 3 hosts you ask? HELL YES 3 Hosts! We are covering a whopping 31 Fright Flicks (split into 2 parts) handpicked just for you for each and every day of October! A cinematic witch’s brew of Zombies, Vampires, Demons, Man...

The Fall harvest is here, and Mike & Tim are bringing you all the best in farm-to-table fear with 6 locally-sourced scares! The boys make an overnight stop at Farmer Vincent's for the best fritters in town in MOTEL HELL before edging ever-closer to an accidental Anatomy Of A Franchise as they learn way too much about the corn export market in CHILDREN OF THE CORN 3. Be sure to beware the i...

Big things have small beginnings, so join your "HOSTS" as Mike and Tim venture to LV-426 and beyond ...to investigate a franchise that will have you BURSTING with excitement! From the first facehugger aboard the Nostromo to the fresh alien onslaught of the Romulus, we're covering the Xenomorph through every phase in cinema. The meaning of life, prison planets, hybrid clones, Colonial...

Welcome back, devout listeners! This episode is very special for us because Tim, much like Trash from “Return of The Living Dead” … is BACK FROM THE GRAVE & READY TO PARTY! To celebrate, the boys have selected a wide array of morbid morsels & disturbing main courses from past & present. Let’s call it “A Cornucopia of Carnage” for all to enjoy! Join us on a nightmarish thrill ride throu...

Mike & Anthony wrap up their True Crime miniseries this week, chronicling some of the most dastardly REAL LIFE deeds ever committed to celluloid! From the callous exploits of the murderous “DES” & voyeuristic character study of “HENRY: Portrait of a Serial Killer”, prepare yourselves for an unflinching foray into primal fears not easily forgotten. If the genuinely shocking death toll of “T...

Prepare yourselves for what is undoubtedly the GREATEST, MOST SHOCKING, NERVE RIPPING PODCAST you will EVER hear! DON’T OPEN THIS PODCAST is like equal parts JAWS meets CITIZEN KANE! No other podcast has ever… umm… hold on. Let’s try that again: On this brand new episode of DOTP, Mike & Anthony tackle the very real problem of film marketing overhyping a movie to such hyperbolic levels that in...

This week, Mike & Anthony lead listeners down a previously uncharted, extremely unsettling road to terror! Ripped directly from newspaper headlines to the silver screen, the boys delve deep into 4 films based on the depraved misdeeds of real-world Serial Killers! From the ghoulish grave robbing & human taxidermy of “DERANGED” to the pure evil that lurks under the surface of “THE CLOVEHITCH...

This week Mike & Ant take to the streets of New York to revisit a DOTP staple with a new installment of our “Anatomy of a Franchise” series! However, things are bound to escalate quickly from misdemeanors to full blown homicides in the snap of a finger ( along with a few necks) because there’s a “MANIAC COP” running amok in not ONE but THREE bombastic entries in this often under appreciated fi...

***Please Note: Tim will be taking a short hiatus from DOTP. Our dear friend Anthony from “Dread N Terror” will be filling in. Please excuse any slight audio issues in this episode as Mike & Ant had a few recording bugs to work out. -Thanks This week, Mike & Anthony tackle a terrifying topic that’s sure to get your creative gears turning! The boys delve into 6 staples of horror history the...

Get ready to take the leap...into terror as Tim & Mike walk you down the aisle with 6 films of matrimony mayhem on TIL DEATH DO US PART! We'll begin with the unholy vows of BRIDES OF DRACULA, where love bites in the most literal sense. Then, enjoy a wedding bash turned slaughter fest in REC 3 GENESIS (just be sure to leave before the reception). We’ll slice into A HATCHET FOR THE HONEYMOON...

Mayday! Mayday! Gargantuan Gorilla sighted approaching DOTP Headquarters! Send reinforcements! Send EVERYTHING! There is only one King at Don't Open This Podcast & his name is KONG! This week Mike & Tim scour the dark caverns & lush jungles of Skull Island to bring you all things Kong! From his first climactic ascent up the Empire State Building and his legendary battles with Godzi...

Get ready to break out those spiked leather gauntlets & throw those devil horns because we are turning this episode up to 11! Metalheads and Horror Fans have never been strangers to parents rallying against them... especially during the "Satanic Panic" of the 70s and 80s so it's about time Mike and Tim sit down to bring you 6 blistering cuts of pure demonic mayhem: with thunderin...