Halloween is Forever

Time for a trip back in time to when Brian, Steve and Hallow Ian were wee horror nerds and the movies that would shape us and damage us when it's ... The Dollhouse Murders aka Secrets in the Attic (1990) vs Sgt. Kabukiman NYPD (1990) vs Child's Play 2 Has Brian discovered the secret to winning with this lost media? Or should it have stayed in the classrooms of the nineties? Find out as we tear thr...

With our extra Monday in June, Brian and Steve a taking a trip back to when they were young'uns sneakin' HBO where they could. They discuss some of their personal favorite episodes ranging from killer dummies to poorly planned murders to maniac Santas and bad Meat Loaf. They also marvel at the amazing casts and crews brought together Katherine O'Hara, Tim Curry, Robert Zemeckis, Frank Darabount, C...

A star studded cast, actual Satanists, and intense of focus on melting said Satanists creates what has been called "the ultimate cult movie." Not ultimate in the way that's it's good, but in the way that it's singular in its existence and how it would impact the futures of horror and its stars. Bigfoot Ben rejoins Brian and Steve to talk about another Ernest Borgnine film. This time he brings Ida...

We start a new year of the podcast with a new showdown between Brian, Steve and Bigfoot Ben. This time the topic is Least Intimidating Killers when it's . . .  Night of the Lepus (1972) vs Willard (1971) vs Psycho II (1983) Does Brian have everyone fooled about his chances in winning, or is he going right back to his loser ways? Tune in as three mutant horror nerds rip each other’s guts out on the...

We start a new year of the podcast with a new showdown between Brian, Steve and Bigfoot Ben. This time the topic is Least Intimidating Killers when it's . . .  Night of the Lepus (1972) vs Willard (1971) vs Psycho II (1983) Will Ben represent the same named hero of his film and be the last one standing; or are his hopes of winning the showdown headed for the pond out back? Tune in as three mutant...

We start a new year of the podcast with a new showdown between Brian, Steve and Bigfoot Ben. This time the topic is Least Intimidating Killers when it's . . .  Night of the Lepus (1972) vs Willard (1971) vs Psycho II (1983)   Does Steve have what it takes for a GIANT win, or is he going to be hopping mad when it's all over?   Tune in as three mutant horror nerds rip each other’s guts out on the wa...

This week Brian and Steve have a stay at The Virgil hotel when they watch the brand new film starring Zazie Beetz, Patricia Arquette, and Heather Graham. What happens with a Russian director gets full up on Tarantino, Wes Anderson, Sergio Leone, and Sam Raimi films? He makes an incredible mish-mash of action, horror and comedy. Full of gore and gags, They Will Kill You turns Beetz into a full on a...

This week Brian and Steve watched the latest from horror legend Sam Raimi. Raimi brings together his 40+ years of filmmaking experience into one big mish mash of horror, adventure and comedy. The film stars Rachel McAdams in an unbelievable role of being ugly. We look at all the historical references as Raimi plays the hits. The only shame is there's no Lucy Lawless. Also, like Halloween Ends, it'...

This week Brian and Steve were forced by their patrons to watch the soulless, charmless remake of an okay Eli Roth film. What happens when you strip all the quirk, comedy, acting chops, and art from a film and replace it with greed driven, Trump adjacent Mar a Lago wives? Garbage. Garbage so bad it makes you fondly pine for the edgelord original film. Don't watch this horror film made by nobodies,...

This May we celebrate one of our favorite character actors and Huntingdon, West Virginia's favorite son Bradford Claude Dourif when it's . . . Blue Velvet (1986) vs The X-Files S1E13 Beyond the Sea (1994) vs Grim Prairie Tales (1990)   Can Brian chicken walk his way back to the winner's circle, or is he getting a f*cking love letter? Has Steve seen the future of a continued win streak, or is he ga...

Brian thought he could escape the April punishment episode. He was dead wrong. We can do these episodes anytime. Steve unleashes a film that can be described as a stew of stupid. Full of stolen elements from better horror films like Hellraiser and Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, plus Elm Street star John Saxon and Dawn of the Dead star David Emge. The film also incorporates half underst...

This week Brian is back from the UK in time to talk about an all time classic. Kellie from the Final Girls and her fiancee Nirvan bring one of their all time favorites for Brian and Steve to talk about. We answer questions like: What is a peddler? Is it okay to abandon your kids at asylums for the criminally insane to get a long weekend? Who wrote Cool Runnings? Plus we reveal our May Showdown top...

Is Maggie Gyllenhaal's Frankenstein sequel the worst movie ever? No. Is it even the worst movie of 2026? No. It is a messy stew harkening to other better films, though. A monster mish mash of Chicago and Babylon. A stitching together of Bonnie & Clyde and Sid and Nancy. And perhaps a dash of Joker 2? We're not sure. Anthony from the They Called This A Movie Pod joins Steve to run the autopsy o...

The only Price I want to hear about rising is Vincent. Until his resurrection, we honor him with a showdown featuring . . . House on Haunted Hill (1959) vs The Last Man on Earth (1964) vs Theater of Blood (1973) Is Brian devious enough to reclaim the title after his absence, or will he trip into the pit of acid? Can Antonio be the last one standing, or are his championship hopes destined for the p...

This week Brian and Steve check in on the state of Shudder with their latest release based on the 2022 video game, The Mortuary Assistant. It also gives them an excuse to talk about the greater trend of small indie games into indie movies with recent and upcoming releases like Iron Lung, Exit 8 and The Backrooms. Are we on the precipice of a wave of great horror game to movie adaptations, or is it...

The Grave Tone Pod has returned to unleash their punishment episode on Brian and Steve. Despite being filmed in California, beavers are kind of a Canadian thing, so we'll give it to them. Before Woke 1, women were written by men to call everyone a bitch or a pussy. Then they were bitten by puppets and turned into manimal hybrids of the undead. This was just the way of the world and Gen Alpha is to...

For the first time in the show's history, Brian and Steve talk about a Leprechaun film in time for St. Paddy's Day. Of course, it couldn't be the original, or in space or in da hood. Instead, it's the lesser known rebootquel made for the SYFY channel and without Warwick Davis and especially without Jennifer Aniston. However, it is directed by Steven Kostanski before he did Psycho Goreman, but afte...

A celebration of prolific genre director, producer, and actor Larry Fessenden leads to an all out battle with the Grave Tone pod when it's . . .     No Telling (1991) vs The Dead Don't Die (2019) vs Jakob's Wife (2021)   Will Steve be able to win with a folksy horror adaptation, or are his pursuits a doomed experiment? Can Arthur take over the town, or will he prove championship hopes do die? Is M...

This week Brian and Steve get abducted into the overstimulation zone with the brand new film by Joe Begos. Jimmy + Stiggs is a full sensory assault of flashing lights, sludge metal, substance abuse, black lights, aliens, splatter, and screaming. Light on story and heavy on the clean up, the film is like having a psychotic break in the back of a Spencer's Gifts at the mall. Also Eli Roth has a new...

This week Brian and Steve discover the period imperfect adaptation of the H.P. Lovecraft novella The Whisperer in Darkness. Produced by the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society and presented in Mythoscope. Full of clever production to invoke the spirit of 1930s Golden Age Cinema. The story is a mostly faithful telling of an academic investigating the strange goings on in rural New England. Then again...

One hour; forty-three minutes; nine seconds. That's when the movie will end. Unless, you shut this boring, money grabbing, direct-to-video sequel off earlier. This week Kellie from the Final Girls brings Brian and Steve a punishment film direct from the clearance rack of Hot Topic. Did you ever wonder what it would be like to strip all the music, acting and mystery from Donnie Darko? Why would you...

It's time! For the Regal Ruckus! A 6 movie, over the top, battle royal to determine the sickest mask of all horror movies featuring . . . StageFright (1987) Skull: The Mask (2020) Trick R Treat (2007) Nightbreed (1990) Black Phone (2021) Donnie Darko (2001)   Tune in as five mutant horror nerds and their patrons rip each other’s guts out on the way to deciding who’s film reigns supreme! For more c...

It's the 1990s. Every piece of media not part of ABC T.G.I.F. is a portal for the Devil. No one understands the Internet. Or video games. Your mission is to write a screenplay about an Internet video game that hypnotizes its victim into believing they're and murderer. You've just read the synopsis for the Making of Brainscan: The Game. A confusing and not terribly good film, Brainscan combines tro...

It's a punishment week, and unlike last month, Brian hates it. The movie is a based off the Thai Home Sweet Home video game. Much like every other video game movie, heavy liberties are taken resulting in unrecognizable swill. On top of that, the film feels like a some type of scam. White guys went to Thailand "to make a film." The results we're a possibly AI written script, non-actors acting in no...

The year is 2026 ... new monsters are on the rise everyday ... but one of them has to be the best, right? Find out which one it is in: Brain Damage (1988) vs C.H.U.D. (1984) vs Tremors (1990)   Will Brian be whistling Aylmer's Tune, or is his brain about to bust? Are the patrons going to Stern-ly punish the hosts, or are they a buncha chuds? Is Steve going to keep hanging the championship in his r...