Red River Horror Podcast

MaXXXine has made it to Hollywood.  And don't ask any questions about how she got there.  But, is her rise warranted, or is Ti West's "X" Trilogy just another overrated horror cash-grabbing three-piece? Joe Zakrzewski and Eddie Caiazzo discuss whether X, Pearl and now MaXXXine live up to the hype both as individual films, and as a trilogy. ALSO, new segments added to the show!  Joe Z. is gonna giv...

Ahoy, maties! The Channels of Fear ultimately empty into the ocean as Joe Zakrzewski and Eddie Caiazzo set sail on their first Red River Horror podcast about SHARKS. And what better way to celebrate the great beasts of the sea than with New York Times best-selling author Steve Alten and host of the Bucket of Chum podcast Steve Coates. Alten, a Philly native, authored the award-winning book MEG: A...

Are we really coming up on THREE full-feature films into the Clown Motel franchise?  Yup! To celebrate, Joe Z. and Eddie C. catch up with writer/director/actor/producer Joseph Kelly as he readies to bring the third installment to market.  Crowdfunding for the latest project has begun and Red River Horror is excited to see the new stars that have been announced so far join other horror legends like...

THEM: The Scare makes its way to Prime Video on April 25...and Joe and Eddie are right in the middle of all of the action. This episode of the Red River Horror podcast includes a full preview of the show featuring interviews with actress Deborah Ayorinde and actor Joshua J. Williams.  Ayorinde plays Dawn Reeve, one of the only women of color in all of the LAPD's robbery and homicide division.  Her...

SPOILERS AHEAD!  Joe Zakrzewski and Eddie Caiazzo take their first joint trip to the theater since 2021 as team Red River Horror to catch 20th Century Studios' latest film The First Omen.  Both Joe and Eddie are fans of The Omen (1976), directed by Richard Donner starring Gregory Peck all those years ago.  The original Omen was a response to the success of the incomparable The Exorcist in the spac...

Joe and Eddie grab their proton packs and join the Ghostbusters old-and-new as they head back to NYC for another bout against the pesky specters that go bump in the night.  Will the new Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire impress the way Afterlife did?  Only time will tell.  But rest-assured -- the Red River Horror crew will be there to cover it all.   Enjoy this episode as a trip down memory lane and a f...

Joe Zakrzewski loves Reddit.  Eddie Caiazzo knows what Reddit is.  What does that mean?  That means Joe gets to ask Eddie lots of questions posed by Redditors in the popular r/Horror thread of the site, also lovingly known as Dreadit. All bets are off.  It's time to enter the deep, dark halls of Dreadit. 

HBO's True Detective: Night Country sure can be polarizing.  Critics LOVED it (currently sitting at 92% fresh from critics on Rotten Tomatoes ).  The Audience Score...is just north of 50%.  No pun intended. Joe Zakrzewski and Eddie Caiazzo from Red River Horror dissect the highlights and the lowlights of the coldest entry yet in HBO's True Detective series. About True Detective: Night Country (sea...

The Red River Horror podcast returns to 2024 with a sharp icicle right through your head!  Radio hall-of-famer Steve Morrison from Preston & Steve helps host Joe Zarzewski and Eddie Caiazzo sort through some of the best cold-weather horror flicks, while providing some of his favorite modern horror films.   It's "The Return" of Steve Morrison to Red River Horror, and it's not to be missed if yo...

Red River Horror Founder Eddie Caiazzo brings with him two very special guests to celebrate the remastering of a fantastic film from the 1980s -- "Witness" Staci Layne Wilson, a regular contributor to Red River Horror, was recruited as the film historian tasked with creating a visual essay packaged with the brand new 4K UHD re-release of the film.  Matt Fahnestock from Discover Lancaster brings us...

Happy Halloween, everybody -- from our Red River Horror family to yours.  Joe Zakrzewski and Eddie Caiazzo talk about the frights and flicks that made up their Halloween 2023 season, and how to make next year even better.

Come along and celebrate 100 episodes with Red River Horror !  Host Joe Zakrzewski puts together some great moments that have transpired with some great guests over the course of three years and 100 episodes. Has it really been 100 trips down the Channels of Fear?  You bet! Hear the celebration featuring some of our top guests like Daniel Farrands, Courtney Gains, Olivia Luccardi, Jeffrey Reddick...

Someone has FINALLY put a documentary together gathering horror master Stephen King's stories that have been adapted to television and the silver screen.  What's it called?  KING ON SCREEN.  Who made this new film?  The great Daphné Baiwir, of course! On episode 99 of the Red River Horror podcast, Joe Zakrzewski and Eddie Caiazzo speak with Baiwair about wrangling up the directors that have adapte...

In episode 98 of the Red River Horror podcast, filmmaker Mary Gallagher speaks with Joe Zakrzewski and Eddie Caiazzo about her brand new film HOLISTAY out now on VOD.  Gallagher was also a longtime reporter in the city of Philadelphia, so naturally Joe and Eddie have to know about her favorite local haunts, the film industry and anything else related to the city Red River Horror calls home. Watch...

Summer has arrived and it's time to preview all the horror that awaits with the newest member of the Red River Horror team -- Stephen Beason!

Tubi , the free-of-charge entertaining streaming app, continues to create and purchase more original content in the world of horror.  Every time a Tubi Original project arrives, the great media team over there reaches out to keep the Red River Horror family informed. In episode 96 of the Red River Horror podcast, Joe Zakrzewski and Eddie Caiazzo take a peek to uncover the horror scene on the under...

The Scream franchise is held near-and-dear to the hearts of podcast host Joe Zakrzewski and Red River Horror founder Eddie Caiazzo.  They've mentioned several times throughout the history of the Red River Horror podcast how important these films are to them. With a new Scream trilogy in-progress, Joe Z and Eddie C. review the latest installment -- Scream VI -- and place it in the order they see it...

We laughed, we cried, we bled...and we awarded some boats.  The Red River Horror team goes to the theater to see Evil Dead Rise.  If you have yet to see the film, DO NOT listen to this episode -- it is full of spoilers. Thanks for taking this journey with us through the Evil Dead franchise, as the team concludes their thoughts and rates the new film.  "Hail to the king, baby!"

Evil Dead Rise is DEADLY close, and Joe and Eddie want to celebrate a generation of Deadites that sprung up at a "Cabin in the Woods" for the first time some 40+ years ago. This episode (Pt. 2), will cover Evil Dead (2013), Ash vs. the Evil Dead, Evil Dead Rise and so much more.  Longtime friend Steve Feese from Keystone Retro is along for the ride bringing not only his knowledge of the series, bu...

Evil Dead Rise is ALMOST here, and Joe and Eddie want to celebrate a generation of Deadites that sprung up at a "Cabin in the Woods" for the first time some 40+ years ago. There's so much Evil Dead love, Red River Horror fans will be treated to a celebration of the franchise in two parts.  This episode (Pt. 1), will cover The Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkness.  Longtime friend Steve Fees...

Have Joe and Eddie found gold?  In Georgia!?  Well...not exactly.  But, podcaster and author Shane Cashman heads down south to the Peach state to write an article about lost gold from the Civil War, and ends up returning with tales of demons, ghosts, witches and even UFOs.  What was supposed to be an article turned into the new book Tales From the Inverted World: Ghosts of the Civil War . Cashman...

The Red River Horror podcast returns with Joe and Eddie talking about the good, the bad and the ugly to close Q1 in horror for 2023. Joe also heads to Reddit (Dreaddit?) to ask Eddie some genre questions posed in the platform.

Joe Zakrzewski and Eddie Caiazzo finally bring their good friend and artist Joe Griffin ( @joeillustrated ) on the pod to discuss HBO Max's rendition of The Last of Us.  Joe Z. has been mentioning Joe G. on the program for quite a while and we finally get a chance to talk to him.

After a sabbatical of sorts, Joe Zakrzewski and Eddie Caiazzo return for the Red River Horror podcast.  But, they didn't want to bring the show back alone, so they brought in one of the best in the horror biz to kickoff the new year of shows -- STACI LAYNE WILSON! Joe, Eddie and Staci catch up on the year that was 2022 in horror, and look forward to 2023 as the genre kicks off it's slate of TV sho...

It's the stunning conclusion to Joe and Eddie's "Watch This, Not That" October Horror viewing schedule.  It's 31 Days of Halloween where the gents offer different movie suggestions for the different days of the month.   Sit back, relax and listen for the flicks selected to be viewed October 16 - October 31, 2022.