Friday Night Fratricide (A Horror Movie Podcast)

It's aliens vs Aliens. Crocodiles vs snakes. Fraser vs Euan. We're 4 films for the price of 2 this week. Starting with a crossover of 2 beloved Sci-Fi franchises, we get ourselves some neat early-2000s action. Though it's not winning any awards, AvP (as the kids call it) proved to decent entertainment for our Friday night viewing. Lake Placid vs Anaconda on the other hand... With 2...

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It's a good day to die. You ever wondered what happens after death? How to reconcile your previously unfinished business? How to accept grief? Well oh boy do we have a double bill for you. Both Flatliners and The Sixth Sense have some surprising similarities, beyond that of their themes surrounding death. Though they might vary in quality in a lot of areas, there is definitely something to lo...

The devil is speaking through us this week... In the form of a brand new episode of our podcast where we're talking about Possession horror movies baby! First up is Prince of Darkness, one of John Carpenters lesser films, but does that mean that it's bad, or just under appreciated? And then it's Noroi: The Curse, a japanese found footage horror from 2005, how well does it hold up ag...

Happy New Year! (again)  We're welcoming in the new year with a horror movie staple - the killer clown. Strangely, neither of us went for the obvious one this time... All Hallow's Eve is the first appearance of Art the Clown on the big screen. Prior to his shenanigans in Terrifier, he's stalking a variety of young woman, babysitters, and kids in this questionable attempt at a franch...

Happy New Year one and all! Ring in 2024 with us as we watch some more festive horror, this time themed around New Year. Step back in time and explore a haunted old hotel in Bloody New Year, then take a trip into the isolated snowy hills and fight off a sinister infection in The Children. An interesting double bill, but we can't deny their festiveness. Enjoy, and we'll see you in 2024! S...

Meeerrry Christmas one and all. Join us for the penultimate episode of this year, where we celebrate some great (?) Xmas horror. With Black Christmas, we have the definitive Christmas horror. Renowned for it's unflinching brutality, it's a classic for a reason, but does it hold up in our eyes? And following that up with a new one - It's a Wonderful Knife - a modern retelling of, you...

Today we're kicking off a short series of holiday specials, with a couple of Snowy Horror films! So bundle up nice and warm to keep away the CHILLS. Euan's choice this week was 1997's Jack Frost, about a serial killer turned mutant snowman terrorising a small town. And Fraser's choice was 2013's Devil's Pass, a found footage horror which investigates the mystery of th...

This week, the random wheel of themes has stuck us with a bit of a tricky one. Community. Fraser has gone for a film that demonstrates how Communities can be affected by horror and supernatural things, John Carpenter's Village of the Damned Remake from 1995. And Euan's gone for films where Community is the villain, Joe Dante's The Howling. Hopefully this doesn't give away too m...

The 80s have been and gone. Slasher films have faded into memory. But oh? What's this? A new wave of Slasher horror slicing it's way onto screen? Hell yeah, it's the 90s and with it comes the rebirth of the genre, most notably in the 'meta horror' subgenre. We're taking a look at one of the pioneers of this genre - Wes Craven's New Nightmare, the 7th instalment o...

Hoo boy did we make a grave error this week. Apologies to anyone who decided to follow along and suffer through Totally Killer with us. But before that, we cover Donnie Darko. A classic. A big ol' gothic(?) classic. With a bangin' soundtrack and a stacked cast, it's hard to go wrong. Does it do enough to enter the 5-star club though? Now. Onto Totally Killer. Let's just say I h...

Well, here it is. The film that launched a thousand phobias.  If you've not seen or heard of Dead of Night, you've still more than likely seen at least some of it's influence on horror films of the last 80-some years. A pioneer of it's time, and one of the original anthology horrors, this film has some fantastic imagery, and a final sequence that holds up today. Waxwork on the...

It's the most spookiest time of the year.  And what other franchise could we talk about on this, the holiest of days? It's Halloween! Michael Myers! Dr Loomis! And of course, Busta Rhymes. Where better to start than at the beginning. John Carpenter's masterpiece of horror that spawned generations of fun.  Pair that with what is arguably the worst in the franchise - Halloween Resurre...

Trick or Treat! It's All Saints Day, Samhain, All Hallows Eve, etc etc. Today we're talking about some movies set on the spookiest of days, October 31st. First up, we have Trick R Treat, a fun anthology from the guy that made Krampus, featuring all sorts of ghouls and things. Then we have Terrifier 2, an incredibly gory slasher from the guy that made, well, Terrifier 1. Send us Fan Mail...

Ki ki ki, ma ma ma ... Jason Vorhees - the man with with the hockey mask; the killer of camp counsellors; the gatekeeper of teenage sex. Today is his day, and we honour him with our favourite(?) entries in the franchise.  Unsurprisingly, we've managed to pick the 2 most unhinged films out of the bunch - Jason Lives with all it's camp glory, and Jason X with what might be the single most...

It's the most wonderful time of the year! Yes, we're obviously talking about Halloween. Kicking off the first of 4 Halloween-themed episodes, we're looking at those autumnal feels. The orange leaves, the frosty grass, the mutant corpses in the pumpkin patch. Starting with a classic, we have The Blair Witch Project - the movie that defined the found-footage genre. Say what you will a...

What's this? A bonus episode? Join us for a chill chat on one of our favourite childhood 'horror' movies - Scooby Doo and the Witch's Ghost.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show Make sure to follow us on other platforms to keep up to date with the Podcast, and send us your questions and thoughts!  Twitter: @FratricidePod YouTube: Happy Brothers Podcast And if you would like to su...

Oh no. I sure hope I'm not coming down with something. It could be something suspenseful and interesting, like from Euan's choice of movie this week, The Andromeda Strain, a slow and conceptual look at cutting edge technology fending off an alien disease. Or it could be something slimy and gory, like from Fraser's pick, Cabin Fever, a raunchy horror comedy from the golden age of 200...

Knock knock...  Won't you step in and join us for a haunted house extravaganza, We've picked an old classic, and an old favourite for this week's podcast. The Haunting, based on Shirley Jackson's critically acclaimed novel, takes us through a gothic-esque tale of ghosts and insanity. Does it live up to it's reputation? We'll have to see. And if you're in the mood...

Let's get goopy! It's time for another episode, and this week it's a slimy one. From the slowly melting man to the puddle of lubed, upper class debutants, we've hand-picked some of the best oozes in horror. So settle in and enjoy some melting astronauts and shunting rich folk. Send us Fan Mail Support the show Make sure to follow us on other platforms to keep up to date with th...

Today we're talking about the man himself, one of the godfathers of Horror, the wonderful Peter Cushing! Fraser's choice for this week was "Horror Express" in which our boy teams up with his long time screen rival, Christopher Lee, to stop a monster rampaging through the trans-Siberian railway. And in Euan's choice, "The Satanic Rites of Dracula", Cushing is back...

It's September the 1st, and that means that we're kicking off Spooky Season right, by talking about some more Horror Movies! Quelle Shocker. We're talking about some Canine Classics today. Some Wolfy Wonders. Some Lycanthropic....L-movies? Fraser's pick this week was one of his favourites of all time, Dog Soldiers! And Euan's pick was a new one for both the brothers, but p...

To honour the late, great William Friedkin, we've chosen to do an Exorcist special this week.  We go back and revisit where it all started, the head-spinning, the vomit, the statues with massive shlongs. It's William Friedkin's masterpiece, and we both firmly believe it will stand the test of time. The Exorcist 3, however, is a different kettle of fish. Directed by William Peter Bla...

Roses are red, Cars drive on the road, The Happy Brothers bring you: Another great episode! It's Poetry this week, and although we may have struggled to find films that strictly fit the bill, we still managed to find a couple of fun little gems. Possum will leave you scratching your head, but will also leave you with a lifelong fear of puppets. Or Spiders. Or Both. My Bloody Valentine certain...

If you're a big horror nerd like us, you'll probably have heard of Giallo before, but today we've got a couple of great films for inductees into the genre. In "Deep Red" we follow a jazz pianist desperately trying to solve the murder of his psychic downstairs neighbour, whilst constantly fumbling the hottest woman on the planet. And In "Blood and Black Lace" we&a...