Horror Hangover

This week on the Horror Hangover Show, Cass & Ryan delve into the thirsty world of vampires with special guest and horror expert Kenzi Whala from Beyond the Cabin in the Woods podcast ! We chat about 1931's Dracula & 2021's indie horror darling, Jakob's Wife starring the one & only Barbara Crampton.   CLICK IF YOU DARE: Barbara Crampton interview with journalist & horror writer Jeanette White Horr...

This week on the Horror Hangover Show, Cass & Ryan delve into the allure of hungry haunted houses with special guest Entertainment Journalist Sam Stone . We tackle the best parts about haunted houses in horror & deep dive into 1959's House on Haunted Hill and 2021's indie darling The Deep House.   CLICK IF YOU DARE: Listen to a first-century CE haunted house story by Pliny the Younger How Walt Dis...

Ryan's debut book, SAINT'S BLOOD , is now available for purchase. To celebrate our co-host's publishing day, Cass chats with him 1:1 about the book's horror, its torture plotline, the role his Mexican ancestry played in the story, & more! We keep it spoiler-free (for the most part), you can find a synopsis of the terror that awaits readers in SAINT'S BLOOD below.   A deranged family attempts to ha...

This week on the Horror Hangover Show, Cass and Ryan delve into why we have so many meta-horror slashers with Dread Central Writer and Wicked Horror's Managing Editor Tyler Doupe' -- with a bunch of discussion on 1996's Scream and 2015's The Final Girls.   CLICK IF YOU DARE: Why Matthew Lillard didn't get cast as Billy Loomis. The Final Girls' Joshua John Miller chats about horror with the L.A. Ti...

This week on the Horror Hangover Show, Cass and Ryan delve into non-shark animal attacks in horror films with our special guest Dr. Donna Leahey. After an extensive history of animal attacks (both fictional and real), we'll delve into The Birds and Cujo. CLICK IF YOU DARE: The Birds Star Tippi Hedren details what it was really like on the set of The Birds Tyler Doupe on SCREAM QUEENS & Dee Wallace...

This week on the Horror Hangover Show, Cass and Ryan give a taste of the extensive history of cursed objects in horror literature and film -- with a special focus on feature films HELLRAISER and AMULET. We're joined by our special guest John Baltisberger , hit splatterpunk writer and publisher, who also breaks down some well-worn tropes of Jewish horror stories & gifts us with plenty of reading re...

This week on the Horror Hangover Show, Cass and Ryan break down the history of killer Santas in horror with our special guest and co-host of The Horror Hour podcast, Yutaka Tamanaha !   CLICK IF YOU DARE: Check out Bloody Disgusting's epic horror holiday movie list. Yes, a bishop did have to apologize for saying Santa isn't real. Interview w/ Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale's writer/director Jalmar...

This week on the Horror Hangover Show, Cass and Ryan break down the history of magic priests in possession-led horror films! We discuss the early origins of this trope, why it endures, & what else we hope to see from the haunting subgenre of demonic possession in the future. We cover what worked (priest-wise) in THE EXORCIST & give TWO indie darlings this week that brings the trope to a new level...

This week on the Horror Hangover Show, Cass and Ryan break down the history of jump-scares in horror, discuss what makes a good jump-scare, & share two modern horror favorites that get it right -- THE CONJURING & THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE. This week's indie horror darling that brings the best jump-scares is CAVEAT.   CLICK IF YOU DARE: 1896's The House of the Devil film, aka the 1st horror film!...