Don't Watch at Night

Time to kick off the holidays and Val and Ron are tackling 1995's El Día de la Bestia (The Day of the Beast) - directed by Álex de la Iglesia and starring Álex Angulo, Armando De Razza & Santiago Segura!  ***Then in the second segment, we invite you to come be part of the Don't Watch at Night Patreon fam!  Get all the details here:  https://www.patreon.com/dontwatchatnight   Coming up! Decembe...

Welp. Today Val and Ron are exorcising Election Day demons, discussing our darkest timeline strategy (cuz take a look around) in a game called "What's Your Fate In A Zombie Movie?", PLUS - 2022's Piggy, directed by Carlota Pereda and starring Laura Galán. Then in the closing segment, we offer up some recommendations for our collective rag-tag group as we gear up for the fight, all while blasting H...

Just a final few minutes of Ron and Val briefly talking about Peacock's TikTok Star Murders (which released this summer) along with a friendly reminder that social media ain't it, babes. Have a safe and happy Halloween and we'll see you back here on November 11th! **This is a scary movie & book focused podcast. Some content may not be suitable for some audiences. Be advised. Don't Watch at Nig...

It's the Don't Watch Book Club, Charlie Brown! On today's Halloween week episode, Val and Ron dive into the origin story of the Paloma, and then they discuss the genre defying Witches by Brenda Lozano. Get ready for many passages read! Join the Don't Watch Book Club by visiting ⁠https://www.dontwatchatnight.com/⁠.  **This is a scary movie & book focused podcast. Some content may not be suitabl...

Come take a stroll through the garden of heads that can only be found at Farmer Vincent's! Today, Ron and Val drop in to discuss 1980's Motel Hell, a cult class directed by Kevin Connor. This bonus episode is brought to you by DWAN's Halloween: 80s Era! Next up is book club discussion coming on October 28th -- We'll be talking all about Witches by Brenda Lozano. Join the Don't Watch Book Club by v...

In today's episode, Valerie and Veronica discuss 2015's Los Parecidos (The Similars), directed by Isaac Ezban. Then Val takes us through a list of some of the notable horror films coming out of Mexico lately and Ron shares some of her spooky season reads! Stay tuned because next week, "Halloween: 80's Era" returns and we're discussing 1980's Motel Hell.  **This is a scary movie & book focused...

Val and Ron are surprising you today with a bonus episode in a different format from our regularly scheduled programming! It's Don't Watch at Night's Halloween: 80s Era and we're kicking things off with 1988's Pumpkinhead. **This is a scary movie & book focused podcast. Some content may not be suitable for some audiences. Be advised. Don't Watch at Night is a Ness production hosted by Veronica...

Spooky season is upon us! Val and Ron are back today discussing 2022's Presencias, directed by Luis Mandoki (and Val briefly sings the praises of When a Man Loves a Woman). Then Ron remembers fondly the days of forum community for fave television shows and the two sisters discuss books they're tackling this Halloween season PLUS plans for a special October! Book club discussion episode (for Witche...

In this bonus After The Show clip, Val and Ron go through a list of potentially good first scary movies to watch with your kids as we enter another spooky season! Give this mini-sode a listen and see the full list HERE: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/without-80s-were-best-decade-151400469.html **This is a scary movie & book focused podcast. Some content may not be suitable for some audiences....

In today's episode, Valerie and Veronica are back in the Rugna realm, discussing 2017's Aterrados (Terrified), directed by Demián Rugna and starring Maximiliano Ghione, Norberto Gonzalo, Elvira Onetto, Agustín Rittano and Demián Salomón. Then the sisters share some of the movies that left their permanent scar on your brains as friends and listeners of the show chimed in with their "fi...

Ron & Val are back (30th episode, baby!) discussing the 2023 Argentinian horror film, Cuando Acecha La Maldad (When Evil Lurks) and Valerie has declared this her first true "don't watch at night" movie! She was *espooked*! Directed by Demián Rugna and starring Ezequiel Rodríguez, Demián Salomón and Silvina Sabater. Don't forget that the next Don't Watch Book Club selectio...

Of course we kept the book club conversation going and we discussed even more horror books that have us excited right now! Take a listen to this bonus mini-sode. All resources for this episode can be found on the DWAN episode blog HERE. **This is a scary movie & book focused podcast. Some content may not be suitable for some audiences. Be advised. Don't Watch at Night is a Ness production...

Val & Ron are back with a fabulously full book club episode today talking about Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova!  PLUS, we're joined by friend of the show and founder of the West Seattle Chapter of The Morbidly Curious Book Club : Perla Caballero (@pxcaballero on all social media)!  Spoilers ahead in this episode so listener beware. Join the Don't Watch Book Club by visiting us at...

We're in year TWO! Today, Val and Ron discuss El Hoyo (The Platform), the Spanish social science fiction horror film directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia and starring Iván Massagué, Antonia San Juan, Zorion Eguileor, Emilio Buale and Alexandra Masangkay. Val also talks briefly about revisiting 1976's Carrie + the sisters remind listeners that the next Don't Watch at Night episode will be...

In this bonus mini-sode, Veronica and Valerie share a little Texas Halloween love LIVE from the Texas Haunters Convention in Mesquite, Texas! Get more info about this awesome convention here: https://www.texashauntersconvention.com/ All resources for this episode can be found on our episode blog  HERE . Roadkill Boutique:  https://www.facebook.com/roadkillboutique https://www.instagram.com/roadkil...

Happy birthday to Don't Watch at Night! We're ONE! Today we kick things off with a recap and discussion of 2024's Desaparecer Por Completo (Disappear Completely), directed by Luis Javier Henaine and starring Harold Torres, Teté Espinoza, Norma Reyna and more! Then Val and Ron spend some time highlighting the importance of Latine representation in film and closing out with so much grati...

They're BAAACCKKK! Valerie and Veronica are back with an all new film discussion today as they dive into 2020's Voces (Don't Listen), directed by Angel Gómez Hernández and starring Ana Fernández García, Rodolfo Sancho, Belén Fabra, Ramón Barea and Lucas Blas. Then, Val devotes a little bit of time to Spanish Inquisition history and Ron drops her latest horror read! Don't Watch at N...

In today's episode, Ron and Val bring together more of their favorite moments from a year of horror watching and reading. If Val enjoys horror that is rooted in something that is all too real, Veronica likes it when horror takes us outside that realm. Have a listen to some of those moments today and stay tuned because all NEW film discussions are back July 8th! Find all resources for clips in...

Don't Watch at Night is about to turn ONE YEAR OLD! And in preparation for that, Ron and Val are spending the month of June taking a look back at some of the movies and books they consumed in this first year. For Valerie, some of her favorite moments on the show have been when films or books have compelled the sisters to do deeper dives on the history and, in some cases, folklore that inspires...

We just had too much fun talking all things Moreau so today, Val and Ron give you their first After The Show! In this bonus minisode, Val has a blast talking about Richard Stanley's doomed 1996 film, The Island of Doctor Moreau. All resources for this episode can be found on our episode blog HERE . **This is a scary movie & book focused podcast. Some content may not be suitable for some au...

In today's Don't Watch Book Club Episode, Val and Ron discuss The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia and they share their different takes on this horror/historical/sci-fi mash-up! Spoilers ahead in this episode so listener beware. The next Don't Watch Book Club book has been chosen and it is: Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova with a book club discussion episode coming...

It's a NEW era! As Val and Ron head into year two of this wonderful podcast, we're dialing in on a new show name right here. Say goodbye to Scream Sister and make way for Don't Watch at Night . Same show, same weird little hosts, same fun film discussions and book club talks. It will just be coming to you from under a new banner now and we can't wait. Subscribe right HERE and tune...

Happy belated Mother's Day to all the folks out there mothering in all the ways!  As it so happens, on today's episode, Ron and Val are discussing a top tier mom in 2013's  La Casa Del Fin De Los Tiempos (The House At The End Of Time). The sisters also go through a list of 10 classic horror movies where creepy houses (a beloved Val trope) are part of the core character lists. Then Ron...

This week, Ron and Val close out their month of exploring horror films outside the Spanish language and Latin American realm by taking a look at the 2020 Italian folk horror film, Il Legame (The Binding). Directed by Domenico Emanuele de Feudis and starring Mía Maestro and Riccardo Scamarcio. Then Val jumps back on the Frankenstein train, making a stop at 1939's Son of Frankenstein to share he...

Happy 20th episode! On today's show, Val and Ron go deep in the woods to talk about 2017's The Ritual, how tent camping may be forever ruined for Veronica and the longing that Val has now for her very own monster of the woods as brought to life by Ben White, who served as The Ritual's VFX supervisor, and by concept artist Keith Thompson!  Next film discussion: 2020's The Binding on...