I'll Be Right Back

Happy Halloween! Join the Cheugy Crew for our annual Halloween episode where we potluck questions that span the last three seasons, including: the Final Girl Gym, how to escape your vehicle when submerged in water, the final wishes we want carried out at each of our funerals, and our delightful October group watch of Frankenhooker (1990). Discussion of our favorite seasonal treats take a sexual tu...

The Cheugy Crew revisits one of the most prolific kings of horror of the last half-century — the man himself, Stephen King. Having written more than 65 novels and 200 short stories, with over 50 of his works adapted into films and TV series, he’s more than earned his nickname, “The King of Horror.” In this episode, we dive into three of his iconic works that made the leap from page to silver scree...

The Cheugy Crew is back from summer vacation and here to regale you with tales of our summer movie-watching as we kick off part two of season three—and just in time for the beginning of Spooky Season. From the remake of I Know What You Did Last Summer to Final Destination: Bloodlines and 28 Years Later, we're revisiting some key franchises of the '90s and early aughts that have gotten fr...

We're going back to the horrors of high school one more time! Before Mean Girls, there were the Heathers, the Flawless Four, and the A Group.  The Cheugy Crew dives into Heathers (1988)—think Mean Girls with sharper fangs, Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997), and Jawbreaker (1999), which one critic described as a "high school noir crossed with a John Hughes film on crack.&...

In this episode, the Cheugy Crew takes on the humbling task of paying tribute to David Lynch’s body of work, touching on Mulholland Drive, Twin Peaks, and Dune, with a special focus on 1990’s Wild At Heart starring Nicolas Cage and Laura Dern. Come for the exploration of ominous camp, stay for the bonus chat on your host’s collective love for West Texas (in a side segment we call Big Tuna Times). ...

Before your hosts move on from the extended Twilight universe, Kirsten needs to Clarify A Few Things. Follow us on Instagram: @cheugytalks Email us at cheugytalks@gmail.com

We back, y’all! S3 E1: Kirsten Explains Twilight to Jeni and Asher is now available wherever you consume your podcasts!  We got some requests for lighter content last season … still, we’re not entirely sure this is what they meant. In this episode, Kirsten seizes the opportunity to honor her Pacific Northwest roots, while also indulging in a bit of schadenfreude by forcing her cohosts to hold tigh...

Happy holidays gentle listeners! In our season two finale, we touch on this year’s holiday watches - 2015’s Krampus, and this year’s Terrifier 3, all while recapping this year’s eight episode run. The gang also confuses Ted Bundy for Al Bundy, we share our AOL screen names, and Asher uses “mid” in a sentence.  Follow us on Instagram: @cheugytalks Email us at cheugytalks@gmail.com

With The Substance, you can generate another you: younger, more beautiful, more perfect. And what would you be willing to sacrifice to become this better version? If you follow the instructions, what could go wrong? Join the Cheugy Crew in this minisode as we dive into the 2024 body horror film, The Substance, starring Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley, and prefaced with an Ode to the Misfits. Follo...

In our special Halloween episode, our twist on Live/Laugh/Love is Scream/Thrash/Run as Jeni and Asher take Kirsten to her very first haunted house. This episode features found footage capturing Kirsten’s live reactions that you won't want to miss—and we finally settle who each of our horror film identities are once and for all.  Your hosts also dive into the 2002 real-life haunted house docum...

We’re officially back from summer break! In this episode, we talk about our Summer of Moviegoing including horror hits like Longlegs, Trap, MaXXXine, Alien: Romulus, and a special 35 mm screening of 1982’s The Thing. Our discussion touches on internet trends like meeting bears in the woods (but also The Bear), Laci Peterson and space shuttle disasters, and we take our own foray into the Pink Pony...

In this special Pride Month episode S2 E4: “These Gays, They’re Trying to Murder Me!” Asher and Kirsten take a deep dive into 1985’s A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge starring Mark Patton. Often billed as the “gayest horror movie of all time,” Freddy’s Revenge hit theaters during the height of the AIDS epidemic, drastically altering the course of Patton’s life and career.  Your hosts d...

We’ve all heard of Scream Queens, but what about the Kings? In this episode, your hosts delve into popular movies by three actors that have carried their own in the genre: Bruce Campbell, Kevin Bacon, and Justin Long. We talk the Evil Dead franchise, Tremors, Stir of Echoes, Jeepers Creepers, and more. Your hosts also discuss their Kevin Bacon numbers, the name of Jeni’s memoir, pet names to avoid...

Wouldst Thou Like the Taste of Butter, or something just as sweet? There’s something afoot in Asher, Jeni, and Kirsten’s quest to live deliciously as they take on witches from dance school to high school (with a dash of Puritan New England in between). In this episode your hosts discuss The Witch (2015), Suspiria (1977 and 2018), and The Craft (1996), their first experiences with witches, and thei...

Aaand we’re back! 💝 No holiday is without its shadow (unless you’re a groundhog) — so this Valentine’s Day, we set out to talk about the dark side of the box of chocolates. What exactly happens when Love Goes Wrong? Join us for the first episode of season two, where your hosts Asher, Jeni, and Kirsten discuss Fatal Attraction (1987), The Crush (1993), and The Strangers (2008), plus hear about wha...

Oh, well hello there gentle listeners - and welcome to the official launch of I'll Be Right Back podcast merch, featuring original logo design and artwork by friend of the podcast Mike Todd! Listen to our announcement here, then head over to cheugytalks.myshopify.com to check out this very special limited run of items including a t-shirt, crewneck sweatshirt, mug, and button pin.  I’ll Be Rig...

Surprise! It’s time for our secret Schweddy Family Recipe — a bonus episode on everyone’s favorite holiday slasher Black Christmas (1974). We discuss the film that inspired John Carpenter’s Halloween in its original version, as well as the 2006 and 2019 remakes (and we have an absolute Ball doing it).  Enjoy this special episode (our mouth’s watering just thinking about it), and keep your 👁️ peele...

Happy Halloween! Oh, and it's our podcast's birthday! Jeni, Kirsten, and Asher reflect on a year's worth of traveling back in time to the '90s and early aughts through pop culture and horror - from coming of age and the queerness of Buffy the Vampire Slayer to haunted houses, David Lynch films, and Mike Flanagan bringing heart to the horror genre. And Jeni proposes we "pla...

Out at 16 or dead on the scene, but together forever. United against life as we know it. Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. Mama, they laughed at me. Hell is a teenage girl. And when these prom queens take off their glasses, they might burn down your school or eat your boyfriend. Jeni, Kirsten, and Asher dive into the monstrous feminine through discussion of Stephen King's "Carrie,&q...

From This American Horror and WBRB Austin, "I'll Be Right Back" tells one story — a true story — over the course of a minisode. You're listening to "Jeni and Asher Explain Hereditary to Kirsten." Follow us on Instagram: @cheugytalks Email us at cheugytalks@gmail.com

There’s Something About Vampires in the ‘90s - from vampire raves with blood sprinklers in Blade to Jerry Maguire cosplaying as Lestat in Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire. And not to be forgotten, Jeni, Kirsten, and Asher go back to the beginning with the OG vampire himself - Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Follow us on Instagram: @cheugytalks Email us at cheugytalks@gmail.com

Inspired by the true story of Prince's rare Dunkaroos collection, Kirsten walks Jeni and Asher through an audio unboxing of their favorite '90s candy, and the trio tests the urban legend of pop rocks and soda as a deadly combination.  Follow us on Instagram: @cheugytalks Email us at cheugytalks@gmail.com

Napster, Y2K fears, VHS tapes, and The Blair Witch Project–Kirsten, Jeni, and Asher travel back to the year 1999, diving into popular trends, found footage films, and urban legends.  Follow us on Instagram: @cheugytalks Email us at cheugytalks@gmail.com

Where in the world is Sidney Prescott? In the podcast's first minisode, Asher and Jeni discuss the recently released Scream 6 and give their predictions for who the killer(s) will be in Scream 7. Follow us on Instagram: @cheugytalks Email us at cheugytalks@gmail.com

"There's a formula to it! A very simple formula!" Jeni and Asher discuss the Final Girl trope in horror movies, the Slasher genre formula, and Jeni's million-dollar business idea, The Final Girl Gym.  Follow us on Instagram: @cheugytalks Email us at cheugytalks@gmail.com