Friday Night Frightfest

Starting off the new season strong with a recent critically-acclaimed film! Our theme for this episode is live demonic possessions and we watched Late Night with the Devil (2024) and The Cleansing Hour (2019). Late Night with the Devil (2024) - Directed by Cameron & Colin Cairnes In this 1970s-set horror film, a desperate late-night talk show host facing declining ratings attempts to boost viewers...

Our 5th annual year in review episode covers he highs and lows from the last year-ish. We took a break last summer, so same number of films just over a longer period. This episode is essentially all spoilers and definitely representative of our general preferences for movies (horror comedy anyone?!) Enjoy!

Do you know how many vampire films there are? Short answer: A LOT! This week we watched two vampire films with vampire slaughters in enclosed or isolated spaces. To be honest, it didn't start out with that theme. It was going to be vampire action films, but when one film is not an action thriller, you pivot. The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023) - Directed by André Øvredal This 2023 horror film te...

Super tight theme this week with two Indonesian horror films from Joko Anwar: Impedigore and Satan's Slaves Impedigore (2019) follows Maya, a young woman who uncovers a mysterious connection to a wealthy family and a remote village. Seeking answers about her past, she ventures there with her friend, but what they find is a place shrouded in secrets and danger. In Satan's Slaves (2017), we see the...

Get ready for some haunted house sequels. For his episode we watched the sequels to Hell House LLC. Hell House LLC II: The Abaddon Hotel (2018) - Directed by Stephen Cognetti Years after a deadly incident at the Hell House attraction, a team of investigative journalists return to the abandoned Abaddon Hotel. Convinced the official story hides a deeper truth, they delve into the darkness, searching...

Religious Horror for the start of spring! This week we have to films with religious themes: On the Third Day (2021) and Consecration (2023). In "on the "On the 3rd Day" a woman gets into a car accident with her son. She cannot remember what happened in the days following the crash and as she searches for her son, she discovers connections to other police files involving brutal hunting. In consecra...

Gen Z vacation horror? Sure, why not. For this episode we watched two films the 2022 Bodies Bodies Bodies and the 2023 horror-thriller Fire Island In Bodies Bodies Bodies, a group of young friends reunite for a weekend getaway at a remote mansion. As a hurricane rolls in, tensions rise, secrets are revealed, and a party game takes a dark turn, leading to chaos and suspicion amidst accusations of m...

OG Vampires for the win! In this episode we discuss the original 1922 Nosferatu by F.W. Murnau and the 1979 remake Nosferatu: The Vampyre by Werner Herzog - both based on Bram Stoker's Dracula. Both films offer distinctive takes on the classic vampire tale, highlighting different aspects of the myth and creating unique cinematic experiences. Nosferatu (1922) emphasizes horror and expressionistic i...

For this episode we watched the first two films in Ti West's trilogy: X (2022) and Pearl (2022). In X, An aging couple renting out a secluded farmhouse to a group of filmmakers making an adult film become suspicious of their guests' intentions. As tensions rise and secrets unfold, the line between reality and fantasy blurs, leading to a violent and unexpected climax. The film explores themes of ag...

Quiet Horror for this week's episode - with The Quiet Place 2 (2020) and Don't Breathe 2 (2022). In The Quiet Place 2, by John Krasinski, the remaining members of the Abbott family emerges from the silent shadows of their home and faces a world ravaged by sound-hunting creatures. Forced to rely on their wits and fragile communication, they embark on a perilous journey towards hope, uncovering secr...

Foreign, feel-bad horror anyone? For this episode we watched two foreign films sure to leave you feeling depressed to start off the new year: The Platform (2019) and Sadness (2021). In The Platform by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, we encounter a vertical prison where a meager platform descends every level once a day. Survival hinges on resourcefulness and desperation. Goreng, a newbie, awakens on Level...

Merry Christmas everyone!! For this episode we watched the two Black Christmas remakes from 2006 and 2019. Both films offer suspenseful thrill rides with different approaches to the classic Black Christmas formula. Black Christmas (2006) by Glen Morgan: On Christmas Eve, an escaped maniac returns to his childhood home, which is now a sorority house, and begins to murder the sorority sisters one by...

For this episode we watched two sequels produced by Blumhouse - not the most thematic of themes, but here we are. Our films are Forever Purge (2021) and Sinister 2 (2015) Forever Purge (2021) by Everardo Gout, follows on from the long series where in the lawless aftermath of the annual Purge, a group of strangers must rely on each other to survive as the violence continues beyond its designated ti...

For this episode we watched two 2022 films featuring Anya Taylor-Joy. (I know - weak theme - but they can't all be winners.) The films: The Menu and The Northman In The Menu, directed by Mark Mylod, a young couple embark on a romantic weekend getaway to a remote coastal island to dine at an exclusive restaurant. However, as the evening progresses, they begin to realize that there is more to the me...

Haunted Houses from Hell!! For this episode we watched Hell House LLC (2015) and Haunt (2013). In Hell House LLC (2015) by Stephen Cognetti, years after a tragic accident at a haunted house attraction leaves 15 people dead, a documentary crew investigates the events that led to the disaster. As they delve deeper into the case, they uncover disturbing evidence that suggests something supernatural m...

And we're back - just in time for Halloween!!!! For this episode we watched two recent releases: Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls (2023) and We Have a Ghost (2023). In Onyx the Fortuitous, director Andrew Bowser introduces a larger audience to his character Onyx, a fledgling occultist, and a group of fellow worshipers, who attend a once-in-a-lifetime ritual at their idol Bartok the Gr...

There are so many vampire movies, it's tough to choose just two. For this week, we watched a very interesting take on the genre and a film featuring Jon Bon Jovi: Byzantium (2012) and Vampire: Los Muertos (2002). Spoilers start around Byzantium (2012) is a British-Irish supernatural horror film written and directed by Neil Jordan. The film stars Saoirse Ronan and Gemma Arterton as two centuries-ol...

I don't think you can go wrong with an evil children theme. For this episode we watched two 70s takes with very different approaches: The Brood (1979) and Devil Times Five, aka People Toys, (1974). Spoilers start around xx The Brood (1979) The Brood is a 1979 Canadian psychological horror film directed by David Cronenberg. The film stars Oliver Reed, Samantha Eggar, Art Hindle, and Karen Black, an...

Multiple themes for this episode: Rob Zombie, Halloween, Remakes - you decide which fits best. This week we watched the Halloween I (2007) and Halloween II (2009) from Rob Zombie. Spoilers start around 6:17.

Elizabeth picked the theme this week and it's a study in women and revenge!! This week we watched two films from Shudder: A Wounded Fawn (2022) and The Furies (2019). Spoilers start around 5:03.

And we're back!! After a couple of weeks off, we return with a great double feature continuing the long-running Child's Play series with Curse of Chucky (2013) and Cult of Chucky (2017). Spoilers start around 4:29.

Stephen King has written some hefty tomes and many have been made into TV Movies, Miniseries, and feature films, but none more successfully than the 2017 It: Chapter One, and the 2019 sequel, It: Chapter Two. Check out our review of these films! Spoilers start around 4:51

A somewhat meta theme for our episode today: Horror movies based on young-adult fiction, which feature young adults telling or reading stories. Got it? Our films are Night Books (2021) and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019). Spoilers start around 5:30.

Netflix Vampires in Los Angeles - a VERY tight theme for this episode featuring Day Shift (2022) and Night Teeth (2021). Spoilers start around 5:20.

Holiday Horror!!! For this episode we watched two very different Christmas themed horror films. The musical comedy zombie film Anna and the Apocalypse (2017) and the French cult classic Deadly Games - aka Dial Code Santa Claus, Game Over, Hide and Freak, and 3615 code Père Noël (1989). Spoilers start around 4:30.