How to Survive

How to Survive is on Patreon! Support us at Patreon.com/HowtoSurvivePod  It's episode 203...and please stop calling me 'Father' Signs (2002) tells the story of Graham Hess, a former pastor who lost his faith when his wife was killed in a tragic accident. Now Graham looks after his children and runs a small farm with his brother. All is fine, until crop circles appear - followed by several other sy...

How to Survive is on Patreon! Support us at Patreon.com/HowtoSurvivePod  It's episode 202...and look at my face; I was not thinking anything bad about you.  The Sixth Sense (1999)  tells the story of this person named Malcolm. He worked with children. He loved it. He loved it more than anything else. And then one night, he found out that he made a mistake with one of them. He couldn't help that on...

How to Survive is on Patreon! Support us at Patreon.com/HowtoSurvivePod  It's episode 201...and don't forget about all of the beautiful Swedish women you'll meet in June. Midsommar (2019) tells the story of Dani, who suffers a family tragedy and throws herself into a trip to a Swedish midsummer festival in an attempt to work through her grief. She's joining her boyfriend Christian and his friends,...

How to Survive is on Patreon! Support us at Patreon.com/HowtoSurvivePod  It's episode 200...and don't ask me to take a Jacuzzi with that guy again. A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989) sees Alice and Dan ( how could you forget them ? ) getting their lives back on track and graduating high school. All seems well until Alice begins being plagued with strange dreams and, before you know...

How to Survive is now on Patreon! If you like the show and want to support us, head over to Patreon.com/HowtoSurvivePod, where you'll find bonus episodes and the opportunity to join our community and help fund more podcasts and videos. If you can't or don't want to support us - that's fine! Thank you for subscribing, you'll still get your weekly episodes here as per usual. As ever , thank you for...

Do you want the good news or the bad news? The bad news is this week is a re-broadcast. The good news is it's Cannibal Holocaust. I suppose that's actually bad news too on balance, but that's life. Can't win them all. Cannibal Holocaust (1980) tells the story of Harold Monroe, a sociologist sent into the Amazonian rainforest to find out what happened to a missing documentary crew. Cannibal Holocau...

It's episode 199...and they cut off his bowling fingers... Tucker and Dale vs. Evil (2010) tells the story of Tucker and Dale, two country-folk and close friends who head into the woods to fix up Tucker's new country retreat. Unfortunately, they are mistaken for psychopathic murderers by a group of college students who are camping near-by, and hilarity ensues. We talk about the basics of putting u...

It's episode 198...and there's a girl in the garden. Shaun of the Dead (2004) tells the story of down-on-his-luck Shaun. Dumped by his girlfriend Liz, stuck in a dead-end job and nursing a testy relationship with his step-father - he's desperate to turn his life around. Can he Go Round Mum's, Get Liz Back, and Sort (his) Life Out? Oh, and, there's a zombie apocalypse happening all around him. We t...

It's episode 195...and I'll never leave you alone again. Dark Water (2002)  tells the story of Yoshimi, a lady going through a messy divorce and custody battle for her daughter Ikuko. Their new apartment is far from ideal: there's a leaking ceiling, a surly building attendant, and there may or may not be the vengeful spirit of a dead child to deal with. J-Horror Season continues and concludes with...

It's episode 195...and thank you for the effort. Ju-on: The Grudge (2002)   tells the story of a brutal murder, a deadly curse and a house so haunted it stays with you wherever you go. We follow many different visitors to the deadly Saeki house - can any of them solve the mystery and - more importantly - will any of them survive? We kick off J-Horror season with somewhat of an ugly duckling, but a...

It's episode 194... Jesus, Paul you did a number on my back... Cabin Fever (2002)  tells the story of a group of horror movie teenagers who go to a cabin in the woods to 'party'. Unfortunately, there's an outbreak of a deadly skin eating virus, and the group are soon fighting to survive against the disease, some hillbillies, and each other. We talk about the importance of a robust personal sexual...

It's episode 1... and things are finally as they should be! Chris has been sacked and now Joe hosts the podcast all by himself, and everyone agrees it is much better now. It's goodbye to bad rubbish, as Joe gets to run the show how he wants. The reviews are more insightful; the jokes are much funnier; and The One True King finally gets to speak his mind. Whatever happens, one thing's for sure: No...

It's episode 193...and that's not a knife... this is a knife! Wolf Creek (2005)  tells the story of Ben, Kristy and Liz; three friends who are travelling around the Australian outback visiting tourist sites. When their car breaks down, they are assisted by Mick, a local hermit who may or may not turn out to be a lunatic who tortures and kills people. You'll just have to watch it to find out. We ta...

It's episode 192...and my friend, you suffer from the misplaced optimism of the doomed Snowpiercer (2013)  tells the story of Curtis and the passengers above the Snowpiercer, a super-train filled with the sole survivors of an accidental man-made ice age. Forced to live as an underclass, Curtis and his peers stage a violent rebellion and begin to fight their way up the train to take control. We tal...

It's episode 192...and good riddance. Always giving to others instead of to yourself. Why did you live like that? What was the point? What a load of crap. Train to Busan (2016)  tells the story of Seok-Woo, who just wants to take his daughter to visit her mother on her birthday. They board a train in Seoul, bound for Busan, but a zombie outbreak on and around the train causes disruption to their j...

Before Chris and Joe sat down to record our podcast on  As Above, So Below they had a pre-recording chat about Avengers: Endgame and a bit about  Game of Thrones (but only up to penultimate episode The Bells ). If you're not caught up on the MCU or Game of Thrones, consider this your spoiler warning! Don't expect huge revelations or insights, but do expect casual discussion of the right and wrong...

It's episode 191...and as I believe the world to be, so it is. As Above, So Below (2014) tells the story of intrepid historian Scarlett Marlowe who, along with her friend George, documentarian Benji and a trio of Parisian guides, enters the Catacombs under Paris to find the tomb of Nicholas Flamel, and maybe with it the key to eternal life. We take a descent through Dante's Inferno, have banters e...

In a move which is completely out of character, Joe accidentally watched the wrong movie in preparation for this week's show. As such, we're taking a week away from the studio while he gathers his thoughts, and we're re-releasing our 10th ever episode: Titanic (1997). Long time fans will love the trip down memory lane. New fans will wonder how we managed to squeeze out another 180 episodes... Tune...

It's episode 190...and if the food don't kill you, the service will! We're back in Elm Street for yet another bout with Freddy in Renny Harlin's A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)! Kristen, Kincaid and Joey (how could we forget?!) return, but with Freddy vanquished at the end of  The Dream Warriors , surely a happy ending awaits them all? Surely it won't all go wrong as the resul...

It's episode 189...and three months ago, I was cutting grass on my front yard. The mailman shows up with a letter from the army. Now I'm here, and no idea where I'm going to end up. In Overlord (2018), what should be a straightforward air-invasion of Nazi-occupied France runs into trouble when Private Boyce and his colleagues find a Nazi zombie lab in a church basement.  We discuss the risks of ta...

It's episode 188...and we're doing anything to get into the top 50... It's Cam (2018), which sees Alice's world turned upside down by an imposter on her cam girl channel. The imposter looks and sounds like Alice enough to convince her carefully cultivated audience, but does things Alice would never do. Who or what is behind it? We talk about the cost/benefit of faking an orgasm on webcam; why the...

It's episode 187...and if you wanna get crazy, we can get crazy! This week Jordan Peele, the new darling of horror cinema, returns with Us (2019). Us tells the story of the Wilsons, a lovely middle-class American family who one night find themselves confronted by menacing doppelgangers. Can they survive, and uncover the wider conspiracy threatening to turn American society on its head? We unpack t...

Hey, it's episode 186, and now you've got to pick up the phone! Happy Death Day (2017) tells the story of a human called Tree who finds herself in a timeloop. It's her birthday, but someone is out to get her, and every time they do, Tree wakes up and is forced to relive the whole day again. We discuss the importance of covering your tracks when it comes to murder; the best thing to do when you've...

It's episode 185, and we're back for more French fun and games. Revenge (2017) tells the story of Jen, an American socialite turned avenging angel who wreaks a terrible vengeance against three men who wrong her in brutal and bloody fashion. Seriously - it's brutal, bloody, and bloody brilliant. We discuss the supposed feminist inversion of the rape revenge genre, how much serious violence we can t...

It's episode 184, and we're on the continent for feel-good French fun... Martyrs (2008) tells the story of Lucie, a young girl who is kidnapped and tortured as a child, but is able to escape. Years later, she seeks revenge on her kidnappers, but she (along with her friend Anna) get more than they bargain for... We discuss the worst helmet design of any experiment ever; the sheer arrogance of under...