Mostly Horror

We brought on our friend Cam to talk all about a horror movie from earlier this year that flew under our radar and surprised us with just how much we enjoyed it: They Will Kill You , directed by Kirill Sokolov. Starring Zazie Beetz, the movie was released back in March, but we only recently got around to watching it, and we were in for a bloody, high-energy ride packed with wild fight scenes. We’r...

We had the pleasure of chatting with Rob Savage, the director behind Host (2020) and The Boogeyman (2023), whose latest horror film, Other Mommy , is releasing in theaters this week. Starring Jessica Chastain, the film is based on the novel Incidents Around the House. Rob shared stories of being terrified of horror movies growing up, not from watching them, but from his parents’ vivid descriptions...

Today, we dive into the recently released Resident Evil movie, which has stirred up mixed reviews. Some are calling it a great (and often hilarious) horror watch, while others feel it misses the mark by straying from the original video game lore. We break down what worked, what could have made it stronger, and our thoughts on the ways directors and writers can approach adapting gaming worlds for t...

This week, we got to bring back #1 New York Times bestselling author and illustrator Tony DiTerlizzi, best known for co-creating the children’s book series The Spiderwick Chronicles with Holly Black. The series has sold over 20 million copies and has been adapted into a feature film and video game. His newest book, The Wump , is a dark supernatural middle-grade coming-of-age story coming out on Se...

This week, we have another fun Mostly Horror rewind! We bring back a previous episode when we talked to Levi Holloway, the writer of the play “Grey House” and the recently premiered "Paranormal Activity" Broadway production. We talk all about the effects of seeing Nightmare on Elm Street at a young age, horror in theater, damaging your psyche by returning to old favorites, and more! Follow Us on S...

Today, we’re joined by Melbourne-based tattoo artist Josh Todaro, who’s amassed a huge online following for his movie and horror-inspired tattoo style. But he’s not just killing it in the tattoo game. Josh is also a film writer and director, and the creator of the horror short film Button Man . This year, he even had the opportunity to work as a tattoo consultant on Insidious Chapter 6: Out of the...

This episode, we have a super fun Mostly Horror Rewind!  We’re bringing back an old episode from years ago, when we brought on our friends Brandon and Bruce to build bands using horror characters. From Six Shooter of Puppet Master on the keys to Pennywise on the drums to The Babadook as the lead vocalist, we compare our ideal horror character bands, share our wild band names, and debate why t...

We're bringing back our Mostly Horror rubric for another movie, this time with the 1987 Disney animated film, The Brave Little Toaster. It's a movie that we watched as young kids, and despite it being a Disney animation, its nightmare scenes, eerie music, and dark undertones still unsettle us to this day. That's why we put it to the test to determine whether we'd  consider it not a horror fil...

In this episode, we welcome back filmmaker Leigh Whannell, the co-creator of horror franchise favorites like Saw and Insidious , and the director of films like The Invisible Man and Wolf Man . He’s back as a producer on the latest film in the Insidious franchise, Insidious: Out of the Further , coming August 21st. Leigh shared how Insidious came about from a desire for creative freedom, discussed...

This week, we bring back Xanthe, one of the hosts of the podcast Kindergeist , to talk about children’s horror. After catching up on all the latest news with her podcast and her current PhD research on children’s perspectives on horror, we put our “Is It Horror?” rubric to the test with another film: Coraline . This time, we break down the film’s intent and horror iconography, try out the “campfir...

This week, we're trying something new. Our show is built around the idea that some films may not be "traditional" horror, but still feel mostly horror, or at least horror-adjacent. To explore that idea, we've created a rubric to determine whether a film qualifies as horror. For our first attempt, there was no better film to put to the test than Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey . We're joined by our...

This week, we sat down with writer, producer, and showrunner Nick Antosca, the creator behind the shows Channel Zero , The Act , Brand New Cherry Flavor , and the new Apple TV+ series Cape Fear , whose season finale just aired. Nick shared how Jaws and Night of the Living Dead first introduced him to horror as a child and also gave us a behind-the-scenes look at what a showrunner actually does. We...

This week Director Nicolas Winding Refn joins us this week for a wide ranging conversation covering his career from Pusher through Bronson, Drive, and Neon Demon, up to his latest film, Her Private Hell, starring Sophie Thatcher.  Refn returns after a ten year break from feature filmmaking, following a near death health scare he's been open about. He breaks down his creative process in detail, inc...

Steve and Sean are flying solo this week, no guest, just the boys catching up and diving into Evil Dead Burn. We open with our July travels then get into the news: remembering Sam Neill, the new Nightmare on Elm Street remake landing at Paramount Primal, and David Howard Thornton joining Behind the Mask 2: The Return of Leslie Vernon. Then it's a full breakdown of Evil Dead Burn, Sébastien Vaniček...

This week, we're rewinding the clock and bringing back an interview from five years ago! We sat down with Richard Vreeland, better known as Disasterpeace, the composer behind It Follows , as well as films like Bodies Bodies Bodies and Marcel the Shell with Shoes On . In this episode, we talk all about his collaboration with director David Robert Mitchell, how Mitchell discovered him through his so...

In this episode, we caught up with New York Times best-selling and Bram Stoker Award-winning author Paul Tremblay, whose acclaimed novels include The Cabin at the End of the World (adapted into the film Knock at the Cabin ), A Head Full of Ghosts , which is currently in the works as a film , Horror Movie, and his latest novel, Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep , coming out this week. We chatted...

This week, we sat down with actress Natalie Grace, the breakout star of Lee Cronin’s The Mummy . Natalie shared all the details of her experience bringing Katie’s terrifying mummy form to life, from the audition process and lengthy prosthetic and makeup sessions to performing her own stunts for the role. She also told us about her very first acting gig at just four years old, the surreal experienc...

In this week’s episode, we got to chat with Adrian Chiarella, writer and director of the Australian supernatural horror film Leviticus , hitting theaters this Friday, June 19. Adrian is an award-winning filmmaker who gained acclaim with Dwarf Planet and his television work, and Leviticus marks his feature directorial debut. We dove into Adrian’s background as an editor and how that has shaped his...

This week, the two of us decided to dive straight into one of the most talked-about and highly anticipated horror films of the year: The Backrooms . What began as a single unsettling image posted online anonymously has now evolved into an A24 feature film, already amassing over $200 million worldwide. We break down the origins of The Backrooms and how it's evolved over the years, from its roots on...

This week, we’re joined by Mostly Horror veteran CJ Leede, author of Maeve Fly and American Rapture , to discuss her latest novel, Headlights . We caught up on her experience living on the road, talked about the color palettes of her books, and explored how visiting locations shapes her storytelling. She also shared how the role grief and mortality played into writing Headlights , and what it was...

In this episode, we’re joined by Hugo Docking, a filmmaker and the co-founder of Spare Flesh, a stop motion animation and puppetry studio based in the UK. His work is known for its grotesque puppets, dark musical shorts, and incredible craftsmanship that turns stop motion into body horror and twisted comedy. Together, we chatted about Hugo’s introduction to horror through Salad Fingers , disturbin...

In this episode, we’re joined by the director of yet another horror movie in theaters this month, André Øvredal, the filmmaker behind fan favorites like Trollhunter , The Autopsy of Jane Doe , and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark . Now, he’s back with his latest supernatural horror film, Passenger . Together, we had an awesome conversation about his history with horror, from a childhood memory of...

This week, we’re joined by filmmaker, actor, and comedian, Curry Barker. Alongside his friend and collaborator Cooper Tomlinson, Curry is one of the minds behind the sketch comedy duo That’s a Bad Idea . He’s also the creator of a viral horror film, Milk & Serial , and now, his feature film Obsession is hitting theaters. In this episode, we delve into Curry’s experience watching The Ring too young...

In this episode, we reunited with writer and director, Damian McCarthy, whose chilling new feature Hokum is now out in theaters. (It’s so terrifying that it reportedly made an audience member pee their pants during an early screening!) Starring Severance and   Parks and Rec actor Adam Scott, the film is already off to a strong box office start. We chatted with Damian about his experience collabora...

This week, we did something new. It's just us, no guests. We're calling this segment "Pscyhoanalyze Me," and the whole idea is simple: you can learn a lot about someone by their movie picks.  So, in this episode, we put that to the test. We're talking first-date horror picks, villains we'd (maybe?) defend, hot monsters, and what film we'd want playing on our deathbed. Along the way, we're throwing...