Is It Horror?

Season 3 Episode 12 in which the disenfranchised cast of Is It Horror roam the America all to answer Bones and All, is it horror? We discuss some of the differences between the film and the book, whether these characters can be redeemed, and whether cannibalism is even necessary to the story. Join us and listen to the whole episode...Bones and All! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/IsItHorror⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Season 3 Episode 11 where the aging cast of Is It Horror take a dubious potion in order to obtain eternal life and more importantly determine if Robert Zemeckis' Death Becomes Her is horror. We also discuss black comedy vs horror and the existential dread of immortality without invulnerability. Grab your best frenemy and give us a listen! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/IsItHorror⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Season 3 Episode 10 wherein the seemingly naïve cast of Is It Horror visit Saltburn. We dance naked around the halls all in an effort to determine if Saltburn is horror. We discuss why people find Saltburn disturbing and why makes a film in general disturbing. But is being disturbing enough to make a film horror? Join us as we party with the aristocracy to find out! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/IsIt...

Season 3 Episode 9 in which the unsuspecting cast of Is It Horror enters the seemingly peaceful woods to determine if the apex predator that is Cocaine Bear is horror. We discuss creature features, gore, and horror comedy. We also discuss the other predators we would find terrifying after substance abuse and potential sequel ideas! Come join us for an entirely substance-free time in the woods! ⁠⁠⁠...

Season 3 Episode 8 in which the cast of Is It Horror visits Key House in Lovecraft Massachusetts to determine if volume 1 of the comic series Locke & Key is horror. We discuss haunted house tropes, young adult fantasy, comic horror, and more. (We also throw just a little bit of shade toward the Netflix TV series.) So get out your Anywhere Key and join us! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/IsItHorror⁠⁠⁠...

Season 3 Episode 7 wherein the humble field mice of Is It Horror seek out the assistance of The Great Owl in determining if The Secret of NIMH is horror. We also discuss such varied topics as religion, animal testing, gore in Disney films, and whether or not horror can be hopeful. And if that wasn't enough you get to find out which Secret of NIMH character each cast member most identifies with...

Season 3 Episode 6 wherein the cast of Is It Horror makes a list and checks it twice to find out not only if Violent Night is horror but also confirm that yes indeed...it is a Christmas movie! We discuss the phenomenon that a lot of people came into Violent Night expecting clear-cut horror instead of the (very fun) action movie they received. We also close out the year 2023 by listing our favorite...

Season 3 Episode 1 wherein the unlikely group of survivors of Is It Horror barricade themselves in a farmhouse to analyze the horror classic Night of the Living Dead. In this episode, we are doing something a little different. Rather than determining Night of the Living Dead's horror status, we are exploring the zombie horror tropes the film establishes and the way in which tropes can help ide...

Season 3 Episode 2 in which the cast of Is It Horror head back to their hometowns to engage in an epic pub crawl all to determine if Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg's The World's End is horror! We discuss its connections with the rest of the Cornetto Trilogy and what sort of pub we would open if given the chance! If you haven't already been replaced by a blank give us a listen! ⁠⁠https://l...

Season 3 Episode 3 wherein the crew of the Is It Horror continue their mission, to explore strange films. To seek out films' horror status and new understandings of the genre. To boldly go where no podcast has gone before. That's right we're discussing Star Trek's own zombie film, Star Trek First Contact. We deal with the loss of safe spaces, the stakes of an existing franchise, an...

Season 3 Episode 4 in which the cast of Is It Horror joins the podcast Horror Hour with the Hannas to unravel a mystery of Kubrickian proportions! That's right we are journeying to the Overlook Hotel to determine if Stanley Kubrick's The Shining is horror. We discuss atmosphere, subliminal messaging, exactly how much of what's on screen is intentional, and a surprising amount about Nat...

Season 3 Episode 5 in which the recently murdered cast of Is It Horror are brought back from the grave by their various spirit animals to obtain justice but mostly to determine the ultimate question of The Crow: Why did they light the city of fire every Devil's Night? But also, to determine is it horror. We discuss our spirit animals (which contain a surprising number of adorable household pet...

Season 3 Bonus Episode wherein M.C. Huff, star of the new film KillHer, stops in to speak with the cast of Is It Horror. We deep dive into M.C. Huff's acting process and her character Eddie. We are spoiler-free to start, followed by a full spoiler Q&A at the end. Then we round it all out by having M.C. Huff play a lightning round of Is It Horror! You can find M.C. Huff on Instagram @m.c.hu...

Season 3 Bonus Episode wherein the cast of Is It Horror suffers a crisis of faith while reviewing David Gordon Green's The Exorcist: Believer. We discuss what works in the new film and what doesn't. We also discuss its place within The Exorcist's film legacy. Join as we work out our on personal demons after watching the new film! ⁠https://linktr.ee/IsItHorror⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.co...

Season 3 Bonus Episode in which the skilled fighters of Is It Horror gather for a tournament to decide the fate of the very universe! In honor of Mortal Kombat 1's release, we are talking about Simon McQuoid's Mortal Kombat film. We discuss violence in action films, monsters, and tension-building. We also play a game of Guess the Fatality! Will there be a flawless victory? Is Mortal Kombat...

Season 2 Episode 22 Can you believe another season of Is It Horror has come to a close? We can hardly believe it ourselves. Join the cast of Is It Horror as we look back through Season 2. We discuss our favorite and least favorite movies we've covered, we also discuss what we've learned about horror, and we each share our top 5 favorite horror films! Also the return of everyone's favor...

Season 2 Episode 21 in which the ocean-fearing but heroic cast of Is It Horror investigates the unseen genre of the Stephen Spielberg classic, Jaws! Join us as we discuss the genre of the original novel, the tone of the marketing, Steven Spielberg's reluctance to use the word 'horror', and our own oceanic fears! This summer, stay out of the water...until you've listened to this epi...

Season 2 Episode 20 wherein the cynical old horror fans of Is It Horror take on an impossible investigation to determine the true genre identity of David Fincher's Seven before it can kill again. Fincher's classic film has left many traumatized by its violent implications and shocking ending but is that enough to classify it as horror? Ride along with us and find out!

Season 2 Episode 19 The genre of The Gunslinger fled across the desert, and the cast of Is It Horror followed. We take our first steps in our quest to the Dark Tower to determine if the first book in the series is horror. We also deeply discuss the characters of Roland Deschain and the Man and Black and other such mysteries related to Stephen King's magnum opus. Come palaver with our Ka-tet!

Season 2 Episode 18 wherein the overly tenacious cast of Is It Horror accidentally read from the Necronomicon all in an effort to determine if Lee Cronin's Evil Dead Rise is horrible or not! Find out how many cheese graters out of 5 we give it. We also discuss whether Evil Dead Rise can be considered feminist horror as well as its place in the Evil Dead series continuity! Join us or we'll...

Season 2 Episode 17 in which the tiny mysterious cast of Is It Horror explore the Maw while deftly avoiding its hungry inhabitants all in an effort to determine if Little Nightmares is horror! We examine not only what the creator's original intent was but also read some comments from players on Steam. We also discuss Little Nightmare's relationship to fairy tales. Join us...if you can keep...

Season 2 Episode 16 in which the right podcast in the wrong place can make all the difference in determining if Half-Life 2 is horror. We examine everything from the development to the enemy encounters to NPC attitudes. At an average of 10 to 13 hours a playthrough, there are a lot of sights to see and things to experience, certainly, there are horrific implications and moments but is that enough...

Season 2 Episode 15 in which the nerdy cast of Is It Horror does their best to break into the coolest clique at school where the shoulder pads are huge and all the girls are named Heather all to determine if yet another 80s classic staring Winona Ryder is horror. Heathers is a black comedy but does that make it horror? We also for good measure discuss our own high school experiences and weigh in o...

Season 2 Episode 14 wherein the recently deceased cast of Is It Horror brave sandworm attacks (possibly on Saturn) to discover the mysteries of the afterlife. The most important mystery: Is Beetlejuice horror/comedy or just comedy? Is there a difference between what's spooky and what's horror? And how exactly does the afterlife work in the Beetlejuice universe? Hell, how does being dead even work...

Season 2 Episode 13 wherein the cast of Is It Horror travels through the rabbit hole to the 1950s to dig through all the conspiracies and determine if Stephen King's novel 11/22/63 is horror! Can you dig it? We also discuss some of our thoughts on conspiracy theories, whether or not time travel is always sci-fi, and Stephen King's status as a horror writer! And we round it all out by discussing ho...