Fear and Beer: A Halloween Horror Nights Podcast

March is Jamie’s Month! 🎬 This time, Jamie takes over the movie picks, and we’re kicking things off with the brand-new 2024 supernatural horror film, Little Bites! 🍽️👹 In this chilling tale, a young widow makes the ultimate sacrifice to protect her ten-year-old daughter—allowing a terrifying monster to consume her piece by piece. 😱 👻 Directed by: Spider One 🎬 Executive Producer: Cher ⭐ Starr...

After reviewing the past few Halloween Horror Nights events, we noticed a recurring trend—sequels! Almost every year, we’ve seen follow-ups to previous houses, expanding on their stories and scares.   With that in mind, here’s our list of the most likely sequels we could see at this year’s Halloween Horror Nights!

While we eagerly await speculation, rumors, or even some official announcements for this year’s Halloween Horror Nights, we decided to put together our own HHN Wish Lists!   From dream IPs to must-have food items and immersive theming, we’re letting our imaginations run wild.   But we’re not doing this alone!   This week, we’re joined by our friend and Orlando theme park expert, Xandra! She’s brin...

For the final week of "Nick's Picks", we're diving into the 2024 wrestling meets horror mash up Dark Match! Dark Match is a 2024 Canadian slasher film written and directed by Lowell Dean, starring Ayisha Issa, Steven Ogg, Sara Canning, and Chris Jericho. The film is about a small wrestling company that takes a gig in a town where things are not what they seem. 🔥 Don't forget to like, comment, and...

We finally have OFFICIAL news! Just not for Halloween Horror Nights—yet. Instead, Universal has officially announced the opening date for its newest haunt experience: Horror Unleashed! This four-house horror attraction will be located in Area 51, Las Vegas! Join us as we break down all the details, including ticket info and house reveals! 🎃👻

This week on Nick's Picks, we're diving into the brand-new body horror thriller, Grafted! 💀🔬 The film follows an awkward yet brilliant Chinese student (Joyena Sun) who earns a scholarship to a prestigious New Zealand university for medical research—but things take a dark and twisted turn. Does Grafted give The Substance a run for its money? Tune in to find out! 🎬👀 🔥 Don't forget to like, comm...

For the month of February, we're keeping the "Nick's Picks" train rolling—this time with another Nic... Nic Cage, that is! In Week 2, we're diving into Mandy! This mind-bending, blood-soaked acid trip follows Red Miller (Cage), a vengeful lumberjack on a rampage against cult leader Jeremiah Sand (Roache) and his twisted followers after they take away the love of his life, Mandy Bloom (Riseborough)...

The latest rumor suggests we might finally see a Fallout house at Halloween Horror Nights! ☢️ But how would it work? Would it be based on the games or the upcoming TV show? What’s the difference?  We’re breaking it all down on this week’s episode—mutants, vaults, and all! Tune in and let’s talk wasteland horror!

This February, Nick is taking the lead with what we’re calling “Nick’s Picks!”   To kick things off, we’re heading back into the Hell House LLC franchise with the sequel to the cult favorite—Hell House LLC II: The Abaddon Hotel. Eight years after the hotel's infamous grand opening, an investigative journalist is convinced there’s still crucial evidence hidden within its abandoned walls. Determined...

This week, we’re joined by Ryan from For The Love of Theme Parks! The four of us dive into the world of Halloween Horror Nights, pitching which original houses and icons deserve their own movies—plus, our dream casting choices. What HHN originals would you want to see on the big screen? Who would you cast as the Icons? Did we miss any must-haves? Let us know! Be sure to check out Ryan and For The...

This January, we’re taking one last look back at 2024 by spotlighting some of the best horror content from Shudder! For our final movie of January, we’re diving into "Oddity!" "Oddity" is a 2024 Irish horror film written and directed by Damian McCarthy. The story centers on a blind medium and curio shopkeeper who is still grieving the death of her twin sister a year earlier. Her life takes a chill...

  This week, we dive into the latest buzz surrounding Halloween Horror Nights 34! The Wyatt Sicks rumor has been floating around for a few weeks, but now it’s time to really sink our teeth into it. Plus, we finally have the official dates for this year’s HHN. There’s a lot to unpack already this early in January!

This January, we’re taking one last look back at 2024 by spotlighting some of the best horror content from Shudder! For our third movie of January we are sitting down and talking In A Violent Nature! The 2024 Canadian slasher written and directed by Chris Nash. Starring Ry Barrett, Andrea Pavlovic, and Lauren-Marie Taylor, this unique horror film has been described as an “ambient slasher” for its...

Back by popular demand, we’re excited to bring you our Halloween Horror Nights 34 Guess Map! (Just to clarify, this is NOT a Speculation Map.) These IPs and Originals are purely our guesses, but hey—last year, we nailed two of them in January! How many will we get right this year? Only time will tell—see you in August!

This January, we’re taking one last look back at 2024 by spotlighting some of the best horror content from Shudder! In Week 2, we’re diving into V/H/S/Beyond!   This 2024 found footage horror anthology, produced by Bloody Disgusting, is the seventh installment in the V/H/S franchise. Featuring five chilling segments tied together by a sixth frame narrative, this film boasts an impressive lineup of...

We now have 10 codenames for this year’s Halloween Horror Nights event, but what do they mean—and why are they all named after flowers? In previous years, these codenames have sometimes hinted at connections to the properties or themes of the haunted houses. Will that trend continue this year? Only time will tell, but let’s dive in and see if we can crack the codes!

For January, we're taking one final look back at 2024 and highlighting some of the best horror offerings from Shudder! To kick things off, we're diving into the supernatural smash hit, Late Night With The Devil! Written, directed, and edited by Colin and Cameron Cairnes, this chilling film stars David Dastmalchian, Laura Gordon, Ian Bliss, Fayssal Bazzi, and Ingrid Torelli. Blending "found footage...

What an incredible way to kick off the new year—new speculations and rumors are already rolling in!   After a brief holiday break, we’re back with not just one, but two juicy rumors from HHN Insider Legacy. And that’s not all—Horror Night Nightmares has dropped their first Speculation Map of the season, and two intriguing codenames from building permits have entered the mix as well.   There’s so m...

Nick and Jamie are back for the final Shudder Sundays of December, wrapping up our month-long Holiday Horror Marathon in style! 🎄🔪 To close out the season, we’re diving into the all-time classic Black Christmas (1974). Directed by Bob Clark and written by Roy Moore, this iconic Canadian slasher stars Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, Margot Kidder, and John Saxon. The chilling story follows a group of...

🎄🔪 Nick and Jamie dive into the chaos of Christmas Bloody Christmas (2022), a #Shudder original that blends holiday cheer with pure carnage! On Christmas Eve, Tori's plans to party are derailed when a robotic Santa Claus from a nearby toy store malfunctions—turning her quiet town into a deadly battleground. Will she survive the ultimate showdown with a mechanical menace? 👉 Don’t forget to LIKE...

Continuing our Holiday Horror trend for the month we are exploring a British Slasher where NO Santa is safe!   Don't Open Till Christmas is a 1984 British slasher film directed by Edmund Purdom, and starring Purdom, Alan Lake, Belinda Mayne, and Gerry Sundquist. Written by Derek Ford and Alan Birkinshaw, the film follows a mysterious killer murdering Santa Claus impersonators in London during Chri...

This week we welcome on a very special guest! Marc Kleinhenz who is one of the Creators/Writers behind "Horrors Untold"   Horrors Untold is a first-of-its-kind book that is part nonfiction, part fiction, and part game. Roughly 40% of the experience is a guide to Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights; another 40% is an original, creepy story; and the remaining 20% is a series of puzzles and r...

Join us every Sunday as we discuss a movie from our favorite streaming service "Shudder"! You can listen along on your favorite Podcast app or watch along on YouTube! For the month of December we are focussing on Holiday Horror! First up is All the Creatures Were Stirring which is a 2018 American Christmas horror comedy anthology film written and directed by Rebekah and David Ian McKendry. The fil...

We know, we know. HHN just wrapped, but you have to start some where! The wheels started turning months ago for us and now it is time to drop our thoughts.   Let's take a look ahead at some of the movies that come out this year and see if maybe, just maybe we can nail down some guesses again this year.

We hope you all dressed for the occasion because we are rolling out the red blood soaked carpet for Halloween Horror Nights 33 and handing out a whole bunch of hardware!   Who is taking home the ever so coveted Broken Toilet Award? Who could possibly win this year's Swing and a Miss Award? There's only one way to find out and that's by listening to this year's show!   You may all be seated now as...