Horror Hangout

Ben Errington is joined by Tessa Williams and Anthony Nield, 2 members of the festival programming team of the Fordbidden Worlds Film Festival: The Big Scream, which is a three-day horror-themed film festival at the former Bristol IMAX with a selection of cult and classic horrors. The festival will be held from Friday 28 October to Sunday 30 October. The programme will feature a 35th anniversary s...

Once you see it, it's too late. Smile is a 2022 American psychological horror film written and directed by Parker Finn (in his feature directorial debut), based on his 2020 short film Laura Hasn't Slept. The film stars Sosie Bacon, Jessie T. Usher, Kyle Gallner, Caitlin Stasey, Kal Penn, and Rob Morgan. After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter starts expe...

THE BIG FAT HORROR MOVIE QUIZ returns for another special with question master Andy Conduit-Turner adjudicating proceedings. This time it's regular hosts Ben Errington and Luke Kondor taking on Liam Banks and Liam James of the They're Queer Podcast. Can the Horror Hangout boys continue their winning run? 00:00 Intro 05:41 Horror News 15:50 What We've Been Watching 36:59 QUIZ 2:35:04 Outro Podcast...

'The good news is your dates are here. The bad news is... they're dead.' Night of the Creeps is a 1986 American science fiction horror comedy film written and directed by Fred Dekker in his feature directorial debut, starring Jason Lively, Jill Whitlow, and Tom Atkins. The film is an earnest attempt at a B movie and an homage to the genre. The story follows two college friends who unwittingly rele...

It started in May, in a small town. And every month after that, whenever the moon was full... It came back. Silver Bullet is a 1985 American horror thriller film based on the 1983 Stephen King novella Cycle of the Werewolf. It stars Corey Haim, Gary Busey, Everett McGill, Megan Follows, Terry O'Quinn, Lawrence Tierney, Bill Smitrovich, Kent Broadhurst, David Hart, and James Gammon. The film is dir...

It's happening. Signs is a 2002 American science fiction horror film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan and produced by Shyamalan, Frank Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy and Sam Mercer. Its story focuses on a former Episcopal priest named Graham Hess, played by Mel Gibson. It also stars Joaquin Phoenix, Rory Culkin, and Abigail Breslin. A widowed former reverend living with his children and brot...

FrightFest, the UK's largest and brightest international thriller, fantasy and horror film festival, took place in London this past weekend. Listen as Ben, Andy and Lucy cover a huge slice (25 films in fact) of the dark arts, embracing the latest genre discoveries from around the globe, which includes World, International and UK premieres. FrightFest - https://www.frightfest.co.uk/ 00:00 Intro 08:...

Ben Errington is joined by Carlota Pereda, the director of Piggy, a Spanish-language coming of age horror thriller, which has its UK premiere at FrightFest on Monday 29th August! Carlota Pereda is a film and TV director from Madrid. Pereda started her career in television and was nominated for the Television Academy’s Iris Award for “Águila Roja” (“Red Eagle”). Her short films “Las Rubias” (“The B...

Andy-Conduit Turner is joined by John Ainslie, the director of Do Not Disturb, an all-consuming narcotic nightmare, which has its international premiere at FrightFest on Sunday 28th August! John is an Academy Nicholl Fellowship Semi-Finalist for his feature screenplay SHE CAME KNOCKING. In 2021 he wrote and directed on two anthology series for Executive Producer Eli Roth as well as writing and dir...

There's always been something wrong with Esther. Orphan: First Kill is a 2022 psychological horror film that serves as a prequel to the 2009 film Orphan. Directed by William Brent Bell, it was written by David Coggeshall, based on a story by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick and Alex Mace (who wrote the screenplay and story to the predecessor, respectively). It stars Isabelle Fuhrman reprising her r...

Ben Errington is joined by Aaron Truss, the producer of the Cult of VHS documentary, an international cross-section of the history of the format and a love-letter to physical media, which has its world premiere at FrightFest on Sunday 28th August! Aaron is an award-winning director and producer best known for ‘(K)nox: The Rob Knox Story’. Aaron studied at Thames Valley University in London and spe...

What's a bad miracle? Nope is a 2022 American science fiction horror film written, directed, and co-produced by Jordan Peele under his Monkeypaw Productions banner. Starring Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Steven Yeun, Michael Wincott, and Brandon Perea. It follows two ranch-owning siblings who attempt to capture evidence of an unidentified flying object. 00:00 Intro 02:18 Horror News 14:57 What We'v...

'It knows how to hunt. But I know how to survive.' Prey is a 2022 American science fiction horror action film directed by Dan Trachtenberg and written by Patrick Aison, based on the Predator franchise by Jim Thomas and John Thomas. It is the fifth installment in the franchise and a prequel to the first four films. It stars Amber Midthunder, Dakota Beavers, Michelle Thrush, Stormee Kipp, Julian Bla...

Lived any good books lately? In the Mouth of Madness is a 1994 American supernatural horror film directed and scored by John Carpenter and written by Michael De Luca. It stars Sam Neill, Julie Carmen, Jürgen Prochnow, David Warner and Charlton Heston. Neill stars as John Trent, an insurance investigator who visits a small town while looking into the disappearance of a successful author of horror n...

In the midst of England's bloodiest civil war, evil ignites. Witchfinder General (titled onscreen as Matthew Hopkins: Witchfinder General) is a 1968 British made historical horror film directed by Michael Reeves and starring Vincent Price, Ian Ogilvy, Hilary Dwyer, Robert Russell and Rupert Davies. The screenplay by Reeves and Tom Baker was based on Ronald Bassett's novel of the same name. A young...

Every rose has its thorns. Teeth is a 2007 American comedy horror film written and directed by Mitchell Lichtenstein. The film stars Jess Weixler and was produced by Lichtenstein on a budget of $2 million. Still a stranger to her own body, a high school student discovers she has a physical advantage when she becomes the object of male violence. 00:00 Intro 03:30 Horror News 15:21 What We've Been W...

Don't look, he'll see you. Don't breathe, he'll hear you. Don't move, you're dead! The Burning is a 1981 American slasher film directed by Tony Maylam, and starring Brian Matthews, Leah Ayres, Brian Backer, Larry Joshua, and Lou David. A former summer camp caretaker, horribly burned from a prank gone wrong, lurks around an upstate New York summer camp bent on killing the teenagers responsible for...

Don't scream... Just swim! Piranha 3D is a 2010 American 3D horror comedy film that serves as a loose remake of the comedy horror film Piranha (1978) and an entry in the Piranha film series. Directed by Alexandre Aja, the film stars Elisabeth Shue, Adam Scott, Jerry O'Connell, Ving Rhames, Jessica Szohr, Steven R. McQueen, Christopher Lloyd and Richard Dreyfuss. A sequel, Piranha 3DD, was released...

Never talk to strangers. The Black Phone is a 2021 American supernatural horror film directed by Scott Derrickson and written by Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill, who both produced with Jason Blum. It is an adaptation of the 2004 short story of the same name by Joe Hill. The film stars Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, Jeremy Davies, James Ransone, and Ethan Hawke. After being abducted by a child ki...

If you think you'll get out alive, you must be dreaming! A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors is a 1987 American fantasy slasher film directed by Chuck Russell. The story was developed by Wes Craven and Bruce Wagner and is the third installment in the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise and stars Heather Langenkamp, Patricia Arquette, Larry Fishburne, Priscilla Pointer, Craig Wasson, and Robe...

A night of music and mayhem! Dashcam (stylized as DASHCAM) is a 2021 computer screen horror film directed by Rob Savage and written by Gemma Hurley, Savage and Jed Shepherd. The film stars Annie Hardy and is produced by Jason Blum through his Blumhouse Productions banner. The entire film is shot from the perspective of either Hardy's hand-held iPhone or the dashcam in her car, as she livestreams h...

What haunts you will find you. Men is a 2022 folk horror film written and directed by Alex Garland. The film stars Jessie Buckley and Rory Kinnear. A young woman goes on a solo vacation to the English countryside following the death of her ex-husband. 00:00 Intro 04:37 Horror News 26:34 What We've Been Watching 52:04 Film Review 2:39:17 Name Game 2:44:22 Film Rating 2:53:10 Outro Podcast - https:/...

You'll believe it when you see it! Trollhunter (Norwegian: Trolljegeren; UK: Troll Hunter; Canada: The Troll Hunter) is a 2010 Norwegian dark fantasy film, made as a "found footage" mockumentary. Written and directed by André Øvredal and featuring a mixed cast of relatively unknown actors and well-known Norwegian comedians, including Otto Jespersen, A group of students investigates a series of mys...

Andy Conduit-Turner is joined by Dundead film festival programmer Michael Coull! 'Dundead is hosted and run by DCA, with a programme that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Our annual horror film festival promises a selection of the most gruesome films going.' https://www.facebook.com/dundead https://www.dca.org.uk/ Andy - https://twitter.com/andyctwrites Podcast - https://podlink.to/horrorha...

Suspense and shock beyond anything you have seen or imagined! The Birds is a 1963 American natural horror-thriller film produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Loosely based on the 1952 story of the same name by Daphne du Maurier. The film stars Rod Taylor and Tippi Hedren in her screen debut, alongside Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette and Veronica Cartwright. A wealthy San Francisco socialite...