Spooko

FYI: anytime a film is described as 'psychological horror', it just means that the bad guy is crazy, AND that the film's take on psychology will be either wrong, problematic, or both.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This 2017 French cannibal coming-of-age drama will make you gag, but also make you feel. Can we get a "ooh la la"? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Horror is great, but it's a bit of a boys club. So for #IWD last week, SBS On Demand premiered a new collection of 'genre' shorts directed by women, and we're joined by creator Megan Riakos to help take Peach through maybe the weirdest one of the bunch! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Genuine content warning for this episode, even the wikipedia synopsis was almost too much for Peach. Thank heavens for the talking fox! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Imagine if the evil hillbillies in films like Wrong Turn (2003)  or The Hills Have Eyes were merely misunderstood, and it's OUR PREJUDICE that was the true villain all along.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Creative decapitations, 'inbred mountain men' as a symbol for the class divide, and whatever happened to Eliza Dushku?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Spider eating, courtroom drama, Laura Linney believing in demons – this film has it all! Also priests are superheroes, and demons love 3am apparently? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're joined by podcasting legend Alexei Toliopoulos to chat one of the craziest films we've ever covered (sorry Peach). And like the 'Society (1989)', you HAVE to stick around till the end of this episode. Trust us.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The most problematic film we've ever encountered and one of the worst horror films synopsised on Spooko leads to one of our fave episodes yet, so... thanks? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Though Peach almost faints from the (wikipedia description of) blood, this economically effective techno doppelgänger horror film deserves twin thumbs up. Also, should we start an OnlyFans? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Death comes for us all – in super creative ways it turns out. Find out why Peach thinks this deserves a spot in the Spooko horror syllabus.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How does a horror movie with such a spooko cover end up like a cross between Willow and a Muppets movie?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Spooko exposure-therapy method works! Find out which horror film Peach is excited to watch the WHOLE WAY THROUGH in 2021.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nicolas Cage? Selma Blair? Fillacide? Nice.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Xmas episode! This week Shag takes Peach through a cult Christmas slasher that scandalised a generation, and why isn't there a horror Love, Actually? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Shag away, Peach spooks himself with the wiki synopsis of a questionably feminist horror film from the cursed year of our lord 2020: Amulet. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Deep down a Netflix browsing hole you'll find Eli, a 2019 horror film that manages to have its cake and eat it too. Find out why Peach would maybe consider putting it on his to-watch list. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is the Cannibal genre inherently problematic? Is Patrick Wilson in every movie ever made? Also, Peach almost spews at one point, so content warning.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a high-concept episode, Shag has EXACTLY 30 minutes to take Peach through Netflix's The Platform, the most heavy-handed metaphor ever made. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Peach introduces his latest horror creation – Snipsy – plus he and Shag name their favourite episodes so far. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Holy crap, Peach watched a horror movie! Seems fitting that this week we upend the natural order as Peach takes Shag through Polaroid – a straight-to-Netflix movie with haunted cameras and 0% on Rotten Tomatoes.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is it okay to cast unique faces as the "weird/evil" character? Plus, find out why this wikipedia synopsis almost made Peach want to quit the podcast. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Under cross-examination by Shag, Peach discovers why a Martyrs-like cult would shed their names in this long-forgotten Spanish chiller.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

60 episodes in, Peach & Shag finally get around to the wikipedia synopsis of arguably the most iconic horror film of all time. Cheers Katy for the prod! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shag introduces Peach to the film that inspired Jordan Peele's Us. But where are all the CHUDs? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.