Horror Roulette Podcast

On Episode 54 we are joined by the wonderful Emma from Fortune and Glory film club who made us an extra special wheel of queer horror! Some films on the wheel are overtly queer and others let us read between the lines for that delicious subtext. We're diving into the wonderful and unhinged world of 1985's Fright Night starring Chris Sarandon and Roddy McDowell; we're talking about what makes this...

We're coming together (get it) on Episode 52 to talk about the brand new 2025 body horror, Together!! Starring Alison Brie and Dave Franco. This film has been swimming in controversy even before it's opening weekend and we are here for the drama. This film is more about the why is this happening rather than what is happening. Sprinkled with laugh out loud moments and pepperd with nail biti...

Happy Birthday to us!! Thats right, this week, we are celebrating our first Birthday! Thats one whole year of Spooky or Dookie, one whole year of spinning wheels and one whole year of the FUCK YEAH FIIIIILLM FACTOIDS! This week for our birthday we're going through our year in review discussing our past episodes and the stats on whether Nellie or Ant votes more Spooky and who votes more Dookie....

Welcome back to another Friday, it's 2:17am, all the children have ran out in sync and you are up worrying about your little ones health, how about a podcast episode of a SPOILER FREE review of Zach Cregger's 2025 horror, Weapons. Nellie and Anthony loed this episode so much, the file corrupted and they filmed it again! They talk pre film expectations, directorial artistic license, a star...

It's Episode 50 and we have yet another SPOILER FREE review, Anthony and Nellie have ventured into the cinema depths and uncovered an "instant classic" in Danny and Micheal Philipous 2025 release, Bring Her Back. We talk cast, grief, gaslighting, cinema anxiety, practical effects and the big question on everyones lips, how did this follow the smash hit which was the brother's pre...

On Episode 49, we have our first ever guest here on Horror Roulette Podcast, Shannon, aka spooky_fox_horror and she's here to add to this week's wheel spin, talking to us (ironically) about the 2019 monster horror, The Silence. From the nuances of casting 'hearing' actors to play deaf characters to disappointing monster reveals and even discussing why Stanley Tucci is... Daddy! We talk about it al...

It's Episode 48 and we've got a spoiler free episode ahead talking about the 2025 "requal", I Know What You Did Last Summer. We're talking about our expectations and the reality we got. We're comparing this new film and it's characters to the original and the core four, dissecting the character architypes. So come and join us for this fun slasher movie, will it have y...

It's Episode 47 and the final wheel spin for Anthony's birthday month.; and on this day, we are covering our first (but hopefully not the last) Matthew Lillard film! That's right it is the iconic 2002 supernatural box office flop, 13 Ghosts. We're touching on the identities of the 13 Ghosts and pointing out maybe one or two plot holes. Nellie accidentally recasts Cyrus and Anthony...

For our second week of birthday celebrations for Anthony we are traveling to a remote cabin in the woods with Ash Williams and his deadite friends in this 1981 b-movie classic by Sam Rami, The Evil Dead. We're having the age old discussion on the integrity of the practical effects, script writing of classic 80's horrors and discussing themes from this gorey delight that hasn't aged wel...

This month we have !!!3 WHOLE WEEKS!!! celebrating Anthony's birthday; inspired by Nellie pulling possibly her least favourite slasher movie on her birthday last year, Anthony has made himself a wheel of his top 10 favourite horror films. The first week of this extra special wheel we pulled Paul W.S. Anderson's, Resident Evil (2002), that's right it's the 3rd zombie movie in row! (...

Boots...boots...boots...boots moving up and down again. It's another spoiler free review of this polarising Danny Boyle Zombie sequel starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jodie Comer and Ralph Fiennes; 28 Years Later We're trying DESPERATELY not to spoil this film for anyone on episode 44. We're talking about our own expectations and whether this film met them or not. We're also not so d...

This week we've got another wheel spin for you Sickos, episode 43, we're covering the 2018 low budget zombie movie, The Night Eats the World, an English speaking film, set in Paris France, starring Norwegian actor, Anders Danielsen Lie. This film had us digging deep in our souls and reminiscing over our COVID lockdowns with this surprisingly relatable zombie apocalypse film! We compared ae...

On Episode 43 we've been followed into the cornfield by Frendo... and he ain't happy with us! We're covering this new killer clown slasher by Eli Craig based on the novel of the same name, Clown in a Cornfield. Tropes, casting choices and fun kills are all the things that we have come to expect from the slasher genre and we'll be diving deep into these subjects on this episode. But...

On this week's episode, 41, the fates have decided we shall be watching the 2003 supernatural horror, Darkness Falls, starring Buffy the Vampire Slayer's, Emma Caulfield Ford. Evil rises and Darkness Falls...but did our expectations rise when it comes to this film about a vengeful spirit? Was this film a clever take on group psychosis or just a mean spirited film trying to capitalise on its much s...

It's the 40th episode and we've spun our two wheels once again and the fates just love getting us to watch a monster movie. This week's movie is the 2022 Zach Cregger psychological monster flick, Barbarian, starring Bill Scårsgard, Georgina Campbell and Justin Long. This film has something for everyone; monsters, gore, a will they won't they romance and scandal! As we stuck our hee...

It's episode 39 and Death is after us as we have a spoiler free review of one of the most anticipated horror films to be released this year, part of one of the most popular teen slashers, Final Destination Bloodlines. We're paying homage to the wonderful Tony Todd, talking about the fun and gore that we witnessed in the trailers and of course some FUCK YEAH FIIIIIIILM FACTOIDS!!! Did this...

Thanks for finding our little pot of gold this week as we unpack the 1993 B-Movie, Leprechaun Starring Warwick Davis and Jennifer Aniston. The 90s were a wild time for films and we can still smell the mysogony and ableism in the air. That being said the witty one liners and practical effects has solidified this fun monster movie as a cult classic. A live action comic book strip of horror hockiness...

On Episode 37 we ask Who, what, WER, when and "why oh why we are watching this film?!!" Things are getting hairy (or maybe they're not) as we break down the 2013 low budget, bilingual movie, Wer. As we normally have to navigate out way around tropes we found that this particular film stayed away from them mostly but could that be to it's detrement as the only identity crisis here was what kind of...

On Episode 36 were Reviewing a new release, based on the 2015 Game of the same name, Until Dawn. Comparing this movie to the game and other films based on games like Silent Hill and Resident Evil, we talk about what we thought worked well and what missed the mark, and those things don't always align for us both. An ensemble cast of almost unknown actors, practical effects and renowned horror s...

This week we're sinking our fangs into what is so far the most anticipated horror of 2025, Sinners, Starring Michael B. Jordan and Jack O'Connell giving you Sickos a spoiler free review. You don't need an invitation to join us as we talk about this gorgeous Ryan Coogler period piece. It has everything you could ever want; vampires, witch craft, folklore, folk music and the blues 🙌 Let...

On Episode 34 were talking about 2009 psychological thriller, The Uninvited, based on 2003 K-Horror, A Tale of two sisters. As we scuttle around the interesting and creative scares, we compare this movie to The Ring and The Grudge, two successful remakes and come out the other end wanting for something more. We also ponder how mental illness has become a stigmatised trope for years in horror cinem...

This week we have another Horror Roulette Review and we're fresh out of the cinema this time trying to be as spoiler free as possible as we talk about the new release Death of a unicorn with Jenna Ortega and Paul Rudd. We're drawing parallels with other monster movies like Jurassic park and Aliens and talking about that disappointment we all seem to get when we finally have the monster rev...

We're baaaack with another episode of Horror Roulette Podcast. This week we're taking a walk through the rolling fields as we talk about the 2006 New Zealand Zom Com, Black sheep. Join us as we try to figure out how a silly little movie (about zombie sheep for christ) has the audacity to be so good. Yes, the script is a little hokey, but the practical effects more than make up for any over acting...

Here we go again, we're spinning our wheels of fate to decide our horror movie of the week, lo and behold we’ve only gone and pulled ourselves the porn icon from behind the green door Marilyn Chambers as she stars in the “horror director icon”? David Cronenberg's, 1977 zombie movie, Rabid. Join us as we discuss whether we think horror cinema was pushed enough in the 70’s, an amalgamation of penis...

Another spoiler free review of a new release this week as we talk about the 2025 Osgood Perkins movie, The Monkey based off the short story by none other than the horror daddy Steven King. Leaning into the fantastical unhinged world of a splatter comedy and just how ridiculous you can go with a death until you question whether you need therapy or not. And we're also enjoying surprising cameos...