Halloween is Forever

It's the 2 Year Anniversary of Halloween is Forever and we're getting into some hijinks. Hillbilly hijinks! It's . . . Wolf Creek (2005) vs Tourist Trap (1979) vs Two Thousand Maniacs! (1964) Will Meg abscond with the belt or are her chances up sheet's creek? Does Brian have what it takes to trap the championship for himself, or will his hopes crumble like so much plaster? Is Steve closing in on t...

Taking a break from the usual, Brian, Meg and Steve watched the Chainsaw Awards on Shudder. We recap our favorite winners, who we think missed out and why. We recap the short films, since most people likely missed out. We question if curmudgeon is the right word for John Carpenter? We wonder is there anything David Dastmalchian can't do or isn't in this year? All this and more; plus with announce...

This week we're watching a listener suggestion. All the way from Indian comes Mahakaal; a near scene for scene rip off of the original Nightmare on Elm Street. But the directors of the film Shyam and Tulsi Ramsay said, "What if we add a bunch of dance numbers, kung fu fights, and the Indian equivalent of Ernest P. Worrell?" And that's how we get Mahakaal aka The Monster. All of that plus feet peep...

Meg returns from her conquest of Europe. She shares stories of Prague beer culture with Brian and Steve and they all talk about the brand new film Evil Dead Rise. Produced by Sam Raimi and directed by Lee Cronin; Rise leaves the familiar cabin and plunks its deadite butt squarely in the middle of an urban single parent home. Spoilers abound, but tune in for our thoughts on this latest entry into t...

This week the ever benevolent Champ of Champs Steve does not force Brian and returning guest Bigfoot Ben to watch an awful film. He gifts them the funny and irreverent slasher parody Slashening: The Final Beginning, from Troma of course. Directed by Brandon Bassham with a cast comprised of NYC comedians and actors, the film is a sequel to 2015's The Slashening. Can a victim support group come toge...

We're past the halfway mark to Halloween. Come celebrate with a cavalcade of hunky boys before they were stars when . . . Paul Rudd in Halloween 6 (1995) vs Justin Long in Jeepers Creepers (2001) vs Bradley Cooper in The Midnight Meat Train (2008) Can Brian stalk his way to another title reign, or is he cursed to remain titleless? Will special guest Bigfoot Ben be the first guest to win the champi...

This week is a tag team of Brian and Steve, while Meg is off conquering Europe. They tackle the newly released action-comedy-horror release from Chris McKay, Renfield. An absolutely stacked casting with Nic Cage as Dracula is rounded out by Nicholas Hoult, Awkwafina, and Ben Schwartz. But is this the sequel to Dracula everyone and Brian were hoping for? Maybe not. But is it the best Marvel film of...

A new champ was crowned at the end of the Robot Rampage, and that champ is dark hearted and vengeful. They've chosen return to the core values of The Punishment Film and unleash D.A. Jackson's scatological nightmare upon their cohosts and you the listener. Terrible acting, unlistenable audio, sloppy editing, questionable effects; all married to one of the most disgusting plots this side of a shady...

April showers bring robot rampages is how that saying goes from now on. After much anticipation, we find out who's film of mechanical mayhem is tops. It's: Jim Wynorski's Murderbot (2023) vs Westworld (1973) vs Screamers (1995) Will Meg strip the champ . . . hahahaha ... no sorry. Can't even make believe Meg is going to win this one. She got saddled with a steaming pile. But can Brian defend his t...

While the Brian is away, the Steves and Megs will play...and by that we mean they'll watch a silly robot movie. From Gerard Johnstone the director/writer of Housebound, and James Wan of Fast and Furious and Malignant and Saw and ... and ...  and ... comes M3GAN. An imperfect film about how imperfect people can only create imperfect AI. Our only episode with sweet wine, Mallort, Furbys, and Robocop...

This week Steve tricks Brian and Meg into watching a real stinkeroo. From the writer director of Equilibrium comes his original adaptation of Stephen King's Children of the Corn. Kurt Wimmer's version filmed in 2020, but sat on the shelf like so much canned corn. Now it's on Shudder and we all have to suffer. Prostrate yourself at the altar of He Who Cannot Write Dialogue, and tune in.  And we ann...

This week Brian, Meg and Steve are answering your questions! Questions about horror movies, questions about non-horror movies, questions about rabbit based cartoon and toy lines from the mid-90s. If you're looking to build a to watch list of films for both horror and non-horror, this is the episode for you. Plus we reveal our April Showdown Topic.   Find Us Online- Instagram: https://www.instagram...

The week after the Showdown, the champ picks the punishment. This week the punishment comes not in the form of revulsion or poor filmmaking. This week it comes in the form of turning a mirror inwardly on the existential nightmare of being born into a systemic world without control . . . and puppets. We revisit the first six webisodes of the British comedy horror surrealist trip Don't Hug Me I'm Sc...

We march into March with our tummies rumbling and horror movies are the Golden Corral. It's a Texas Roadhouse Deathmatch to determine who has the hungriest horror when: Ravenous (1999) vs The Platform (2019) vs Motel Hell (1980) Can Steve manifest his destiny of reclaiming the title, or is falling into a sneaky trap? Will Meg complete the 333 peat and retain her championship, or is she simply chas...

We end February with one of our favorite movies of 2022, A Wounded Fawn. Directed by Travis Stevens and starring Josh Ruben and Sarah Lind, the film is dripping in mythology and blood. This week we learn about Greek mythology, but also Peruvian mythology. Which may or may not apply. It's kinda confusing. Are there ghosts? Is it all in their head? Doesn't matter. It's a gripping watch filmed on lus...

Brian, Meg and Steve take trip into not the mouth of madness, but perhaps another hole when they watch The Outwaters. Wander the desert with Robbie Banfitch's found footage cosmic horror film. Lose yourself, lose your friends, find an ax, befriend screaming nightmares from beyond the veil, make a cliche music video; all these activities and more in the Mojave. Tune in to hear our theories on what'...

Perhaps by design of the Divine Goddess, our 69th minisode is also on Valentine's Day show and we're also fated to talk about The Love Witch. Or maybe Meg just won the showdown and got to pick the movie. The film was written, directed, edited, scored and more by Anna Biller as a love letter to melodramas, genre films and fashion of the 1960s. Listen to Brian, Meg, and Steve as they breakdown this...

It's February aka FeBREWary aka Febberary. The weather is cold, but the podcast is a hot one when it's time to debate the best films made for under $400K. Get ready to pinch those pennies for: Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986) vs The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) vs One Cut of the Dead (2017) Can Steve annihilate the opposition, or are his dreams circling the drain like used Old Style? W...

We couldn't watch Infinity Pool like all the cool kids, so this week Brian, Meg and Steve are dipping into the new Shudder exclusive Sorry About the Demon. Does this Demon-Rom-Com possess the right stuff, or do they think it should be left on read and ghosted? One thing is for sure, the film is inEXORably linked to their memories of Amityville Christmas Vacation. Also small mini reviews and looks...

This week Brian, Meg and Steve take a break from talking about one movie...to talk about ALL the movies. Specifically, the movies of 2023 they're excited for...but also a bunch of other movies. Looking ahead, 2023 holds plenty of big name treats like Evil Dead Rise, Renfield, The Exorcist, and Salem's Lot. But have you given consideration to 65, The Last Voyage of the Demeter, Cocaine Bear, and Th...

Another rotation of the Tubi Roulette chamber. Another clean pull of the trigger. This week we're graced with the more than obvious rip-off of Gremlins produced by the king of Hollywood rascals, Roger Corman. Starring Harvey Korman, not to be confusing, as well as the original Gizmo and Gremlin voice actor Frank Welker. Deep dive with Brian, Meg and Steve as they try to uncover the shadowy conspir...

The champion decides the punishment. Meg is the champion. The punishment is returning to our teenage years. Brian and Steve are dragged back to pre-millennium suburban America with the 1999 horror comedy IDLE HANDS starring Devon Sawa, Jessica Alba, Seth Green and vaguely mentioning Vivica A. Fox. They talk about How to Kill God, debut the podcast within a podcast Trashing Travolta, remember when...

New Year, New Indescribable Mind-Rending Horror. The first showdown of 2023 features the horror subgenre popularized by H.P. Lovecraft in literature and then for adaptations and emulations in film. Prepare to fall into madness when it's: Possession (1981) vs Re-Animator (1985) vs Event Horizon (1997) Will Steve's obsession with holding the title bring it back home to him, or will he lose to a more...

A priest, a metalhead, and a fake TV clairvoyant walk into the birthplace of the Anti-Christ . . . the fascist gang shoot the baby. It's not really a good joke, but it's a pretty great Christmas movie. This week Brian, Meg, and Steve watch The Day of the Beast from director Alex de la Iglesia. Before he made 30 Coins, the HBO Max show about a priest and his unlikely friends fighting against Satan,...

Ho- Ho- Horror in December continues as we throw ourselves at the newest neon soaked nightmare by Joe Begos, Christmas Bloody Christmas. The classic tale of girl meets boy. Boy goes to munchtown on girl. Robot Santa Clause ruins everyone's evening by going crazy and killing the entire town and all the cops. Is this film just Terminator dressed up like St. Nick, or does it deliver the gift of a new...