Horror Hangout

They were searching for proof... they found it. Grave Encounters is a 2011 Canadian found footage supernatural horror film written, directed and edited by the Vicious Brothers. It stars Sean Rogerson, Ashleigh Gryzko, Merwin Mondesir, Mackenzie Gray, and Juan Riedinger as the crew of a paranormal reality television program who lock themselves in a supposedly haunted psychiatric hospital in search...

Children can be such monsters. Abigail is a 2024 American horror comedy film directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett from a screenplay written by Stephen Shields and Guy Busick. The film follows a group of kidnappers who capture the daughter of a powerful underworld figure and demand $50 million for her release, unaware the young girl is actually a vampire. It stars Alisha Weir as Abig...

To control those who don't believe, create something to fear. The First Omen is a 2024 American supernatural horror film directed by Arkasha Stevenson, who co-wrote the screenplay with Tim Smith and Keith Thomas from a story by Ben Jacoby. It is a prequel to The Omen (1976), and the sixth film in The Omen franchise. The film stars Nell Tiger Free, Tawfeek Barhom, Sônia Braga, Ralph Ineson, and Bil...

Bring your nightmares to life. Stopmotion is a 2023 British live-action/adult animated psychological horror film directed by Robert Morgan in his feature-length debut. Morgan also wrote the script with Robin King. The film stars Aisling Franciosi and combines live action and stop motion animation. A stop-motion animator struggles to control her demons after the loss of her overbearing mother. 00:0...

The live television event that shocked a nation! Late Night with the Devil is a 2023 supernatural horror film written, directed and edited by Cameron and Colin Cairnes, and starring David Dastmalchian, Laura Gordon, Ian Bliss, Fayssal Bazzi, Ingrid Torelli, Rhys Auteri, Georgina Haig, and Josh Quong Tart. Framed as a found footage film with a documentary prologue, it focuses on a Halloween night 1...

It happened to someone who knows someone you ynow... You're next! Urban Legend is a 1998 slasher film directed by Jamie Blanks, written by Silvio Horta, and starring Jared Leto, Alicia Witt, Rebecca Gayheart, Tara Reid, and Michael Rosenbaum, and is the first installment in the Urban Legend film series. In addition to its younger cast, the film features supporting performances from Robert Englund,...

Andy Conduit-Turner is joined by Alix Austin and Keir Siewert, directors of toxic relationship break-up body horror, Kill Your Lover which had its UK premiere at FrightFest Glasgow earlier this month! Dakota has had enough of her toxic relationship with Axel, but the feeling isn't mutual. As she tries to end things, Axel becomes something different, something monstrous. He gradually succumbs to th...

Welcome to a fear beyond imagination. Imaginary is a 2024 American supernatural horror film directed and produced by Jeff Wadlow and written by Wadlow, Greg Erb, and Jason Oremland. It is co-produced by Jason Blum through his Blumhouse Productions banner and Tower of Babble. The film stars DeWanda Wise, Tom Payne, Taegen Burns, Pyper Braun, Matthew Sato, Veronica Falcón, and Betty Buckley. A woman...

Frightfest descends on the Glasgow Film Festival and so do hosts Ben Errington and Andy Conduit-Turner! This special episode includes interviews with Mike Capes, Tiago Teixeira, Samantha Steel, Federico Zampaglione, Lauren LaVera, Paul Duane, Charlie Maher and friend of the show, John Crinan. Covering films including but not limited to You'll Never Find Me, The Soul Eater, The Deep Dark, The Invis...

Their thoughts can kill! Scanners is a 1981 Canadian science fiction horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg and starring Stephen Lack, Jennifer O'Neill, Michael Ironside, and Patrick McGoohan. In the film, "scanners" are psychics with unusual telepathic and telekinetic powers. ConSec, a purveyor of weaponry and security systems, searches out scanners to use them for its own purposes....

A terrifying tale of sluts and bolts. Frankenhooker is a 1990 American black comedy horror film directed by Frank Henenlotter. Very loosely inspired by Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, the film stars James Lorinz as medical school drop-out Jeffrey Franken and former Penthouse Pet Patty Mullen as the title character. A medical student sets out to recreate his decap...

Because you were home. The Strangers is a 2008 American psychological horror film written and directed by Bryan Bertino. The film follows a couple (portrayed by Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman) whose stay at a vacation home is disrupted by three masked intruders (portrayed by Kip Weeks, Gemma Ward, and Laura Margolis) who infiltrate the home one night. It is the first installment in The Strangers fil...

Remember that kid everyone ignored on Valentine's Day? He remembers you. Valentine is a 2001 slasher film directed by Jamie Blanks and starring Denise Richards, David Boreanaz, Marley Shelton, Jessica Capshaw, and Katherine Heigl. Loosely based on the novel of the same title by Tom Savage, the film follows a group of women in San Francisco who are stalked by a killer wearing a Cupid mask in the da...

Conjure up your deepest, darkest fear. Now call that fear to life. Gothic is a 1986 British psychological horror film directed by Ken Russell, starring Gabriel Byrne as Lord Byron, Julian Sands as Percy Bysshe Shelley, Natasha Richardson as Mary Shelley, Myriam Cyr as Claire Clairmont (Mary Shelley's stepsister) and Timothy Spall as Dr. John William Polidori. The film is a fictionalized retelling...

You won't last the night. House of the Dead is a 2003 action horror film directed by Uwe Boll, from a screenplay by Dave Parker and Mark Altman. Based on The House of the Dead video game franchise by Sega Corporation and Wow Entertainment, Inc., it is not a direct adaptation of the individual entries; Boll described the film as a prequel to the original 1996 game. It stars Jonathan Cherry, Tyron L...

The rich have always fed off the poor. This time it's for real. Society is a 1989 American body horror film directed by Brian Yuzna and starring Billy Warlock, Devin DeVasquez, Evan Richards, and Ben Meyerson. Its plot follows a Beverly Hills teenager who begins to suspect that his wealthy parents are part of a gruesome cult for the social elite. 00:00 Intro 04:28 Horror News 19:27 What We've Been...

Love hurts. High Tension (French: Haute Tension, French pronunciation: released in the United Kingdom as Switchblade Romance) is a 2003 French slasher film directed by Alexandre Aja, co-written with Grégory Levasseur, and starring Cécile de France and Maïwenn, alongside Philippe Nahon appearing in supporting roles. Its plot follows two female students who arrive at a secluded farmhouse to study, w...

Ben Errington is joined by Screams by the Sea festival director Radi Nikolov to discuss the one day film festival that takes place on Saturday 10th February at Pavilion Dance South West in Bournemouth, UK. The event will include 5 feature films, a short film selection & film making panels, as well as a screenwriting competition. http://www.screamsbythesea.co.uk/ https://twitter.com/screamsbyth...

Everything you fear is under the surface. Night Swim is a 2024 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Bryce McGuire (in his feature directorial debut), and based on the 2014 short film of the same name by McGuire and Rod Blackhurst. The film stars Wyatt Russell and Kerry Condon. Its plot follows a suburban family who discover that their backyard swimming pool is haunted. 00:00 I...

Here’s the Horror Hangout roundup of favourites, honourable mentions, new discoveries and disappointments for the year that was 2023! 00:00 Intro 09:36 Horror News 16:49 What We've Been Watching 24:05 Honourable Mentions 33:33 Disappointments 39:59 Top Movies (10-9) 49:30 Best First Watches / Rediscoveries 56:35 Top Movies (8-7) 1:05:18 Best Horror TV 1:12:04 Top Movies (6-5) 1:19:33 Best Horror i...

The Big Fat Horror Movie Quiz returns for another end of year special with question master Andy Conduit-Turner overseeing the trivia showdown. This time it's original hosts Ben Errington and Luke Kondor taking on Aaron Truss and Kevin Martin - Team VHS! Can the Horror Hangout boys reclaim their crown? 00:00 Intro 04:17 2023 Favourites / Looking Forward to 2024 39:07 Quiz - Choosing Questions 44:56...

It's beginning to look a lot like... bloodshed! Black Christmas is a 1974 Canadian slasher film produced and directed by Bob Clark, and written by A. Roy Moore. It stars Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, Margot Kidder, Andrea Martin, Lynne Griffin and John Saxon. It is the first film in the Black Christmas series, being followed by two remakes in 2006 and 2019. The story follows a group of sorority sist...

Love never dies. Bram Stoker's Dracula is a 1992 American vampire horror film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola and written by James V. Hart, based on the 1897 novel Dracula by Bram Stoker. The film stars Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins, Keanu Reeves, Richard E. Grant, Cary Elwes, Billy Campbell, Sadie Frost, and Tom Waits. Set in 19th century England and Romania, it follows...

Ben Errington is joined by TerrorBytes Development Producer Daniel Richardson to discuss the new 5 part documentary series about the evolution of horror gaming from the makers of In Search of Darkness. The series will explore the rich history of horror in the video game world, unravelling the stories behind everything from its pixelated past to its newest nightmares. https://www.creatorvc.com/terr...

Your most terrifying nightmare and your most frightening reality are about to meet on the streets. Tales from the Hood is a 1995 American horror anthology film directed by Rusty Cundieff. The film presents four short urban-themed horror stories based on problem concepts that affect the African-American community in the order of police corruption, domestic abuse, racism, and gang violence, all pres...