Spooky Tuesday - A Horror Movie Podcast

Here’s the thing about Megan Fox and MGK: Wouldn’t we all let ourselves go a little insane and get completely cringe for a chance to be with her???? We’re not willing to let a lil public daddy play get in the way of our love for a spooky queen, so when winter rolled around, we knew Till Death (2021) would be on our schedule. Released in the middle of summer to relatively quiet acclaim, we hadn’t h...

We’ve been joking about it for months, but the day has finally come: We’re covering Jason X (2002) on Spooky Tuesday. An unabashedly Y2K movie that dares to imagine a future full of clothing you might’ve bought at your local Limited Too, the tenth installment in the Friday the 13th franchise shows the ghombie himself getting frozen, going to space, and exploring virtual reality. Was it worth the w...

The girlies are fighting, y’all. Ever since The Shining (1980) first smashed its way into theaters, Stephen King and Stanley Kubrick were at each other’s throats, arguing about whose version of the story is best, whose is a fancy car without an engine, and whose is by no means a serious literary work. On a new Spooky Tuesday, though, we just may have discovered that a combination of the two canons...

We gotta say, Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) really lives up to its title as a video nasty. Pulled from theaters when it first came out because it dared to ask the question, “What if Santa but bad,” this ‘80s horror flick became something of a cult classic based solely on the fact that it was hard to see — like, literally hard to track down and watch back when streaming services and websites we...

You already know that all of us Spooky Tuesday cuties have impeccable, perfect, polished singing voices — so it’s no surprise that we were excited to take on our first musical. Anna and the Apocalypse (2017) is a zombie Christmas movie packed full of original songs, pop culture references, and characters who don’t yet realize they’re queer (but don’t worry, we’re ready to help them get there). It’...

The thing about The Thing (1982) is that it is super gross, actually — but it’s also full of absolute hotties. From Kurt Russell with his beard to Keith David with his earring to Richard Masur’s big gorgeous nose, pretty much everyone is serving looks, and given that it’s an all male cast (literally not a single woman among them, sorry to Alison Bechdel), there’s plenty of opportunities for things...

Fifth Tuesday is all about the freebies, but some might say Twilight (2008) is actually one of the most horrifying stories around. For our very first Fifth Tuesday, a new institution in which we use the occasional bonus spooky day each month to cover whatever kind of movie we want, we’re throwing it back to our Robert Pattinson phase — but does one ever really grow out of such a thing? While our r...

A major holiday is just around the corner — and this week, Spooky Tuesday is celebrating Sydney style. In honor of T-Hanksgiving, we’ll be traveling right alongside the rest of you as we head out of town and aim for The ‘Burbs (1989). In this black comedy, Carrie Fisher is queen, Corey Feldman tailgates a B&E, and T-Hanks himself delivers one of the most iconic monologues we’ve ever seen. It’s...

We may have dabbled in zombies with movies like Friday the 13th, The Evil Dead, and Hocus Pocus, but we’re ready to finally go full zom with Train to Busan (2016). It’s also our first foray into foreign-language films here at Spooky Tuesday, so hop on board as we travel abroad to break down zombiology, examine the movie’s cultural criticisms, and absolutely lose our minds fawning over baseball boy...

Here at Spooky Tuesday, we are but three beautiful idiots — which is why we knew we needed to recruit some outside help when we decided our newest episode should be on As Above So Below (2014). Joined by a bonafide beautiful smarty who is legit well-versed in the literary references that are packed into the flick, we took a journey to the furthest depths of hell and came out on the other side arme...

If you are the kind of person that loves Scream 3 as much as Chelsea does, boy, have we got a treat for you. Though Cursed (2005) may or may not have tanked at the box office and then all but fallen into obscurity, this Wes Craven-Kevin Williamson collab is actually a gift given straight to us here at Spooky Tuesday. It may not have been the movie that any of the cast or crew originally signed on...

Have you ever thought to yourself, “Gosh, I sure wish there were a podcast episode out there where the hosts go fully balls to the walls out of their minds for approximately an hour and a half straight”???? Don’t worry, bestie, we’ve got you covered!!! On our special Halloween episode of Spooky Tuesday, we’re going full chaos vibes with Hocus Pocus (1993). After we had some sexy lil technological...

Before we dive right in, can we get a little group “Awooga, awooga!” going for Handsome Ben Hanscom from IT (1990)? A poetry-writing cutie patootie as a kiddo and John Ritter in a bolo tie as an adult, he’s one of the best parts about the TV miniseries (which Sydney insists should count as only ONE movie, to be clear). However, this not-quite-double-feature has a LOT going for it, including Tim Re...

Were you absolutely traumatized by The Ring (2002) as a child or did you get to live in blissful ignorance until you were older? The Spooky Tuesday hosts came to this movie at all different points in their lives, but we’re all on the same page now as we discuss all of the unbearably uncomfortable images in this movie, from wiggie fingies to throat strings to suicidal horses. Also, there are some m...

It’s no coincidence that a poster of The Hills Have Eyes made it into the set dressing for The Evil Dead (1981). Much like Doug, Ash is on the scaredy cat to bad bitch pipeline — and we’re exploring that and more clear references in our Season 2 premiere. Picking up where we left off with Alien, we’re highlighting another genre-defining horror film as we explore the origins of the ghombie, spooky...

Thought we were going somewhere? We wouldn’t do that to you, bestie. Instead of leaving you with nothing during our little one week break, we put together this minisode to reintroduce all of our long-time friends and new listeners to Spooky Tuesday and the three of us. There may not be a dumb bitch this week, but there will still be some CLEAR references as we share some of our favorite spooky sto...

Want to hear the spookiest thing of all? This episode is our season finale — but don’t worry, we’re not leaving you for long. Before we start Season 2, though, we knew we had to go out with a bang, which is why we’re exploring Alien (1979). A legendary film that won both critical acclaim and launched a whole Ridley Scott Cinematic Universe, there’s a lot to talk about, and we promise not to spend...

If there’s one thing we have to say about The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016), it’s that Stanley is 100% alive and well in our hearts, and we won’t hear anything that so much as suggests the opposite. On a new Spooky Tuesday, we’re exploring the deep cuts of this modern mystery and analyzing what did and didn’t actually happen. This isn’t the kind of movie that’s going to clearly lay it all out for you...

DARE would’ve been a failed program no matter what, but we’re pretty sure it didn’t help that The Faculty (1998) was actively undoing all that hard work. Or maybe it was the DARE agenda that kept The Faculty from becoming the next Scream the way Hollywood thought it would be? On a new Spooky Tuesday, we’re talking about the alien flick with a soon-to-be A-list cast where there is only one solution...

Critics might love it, but Quentin Tarantino has some notes for It Follows (2014), and he may or may not be making points. On a new Spooky Tuesday, we’re getting into the sex ghost rules — and whether or not they even matter — as we break down a movie packed full of literary and cinematic references, insightful questions about the truth of human nature, and several scary naked people. References:...

Ever wished you could relate to the scariest scene in Psycho, but you’re just more of a bath person? Then What Lies Beneath (2000) is exactly what you’ve been waiting for. A Hitchcock-inspired story that features a beautiful blonde, a very spooky bathroom, and multiple different games of solitaire, this Michelle Pfeiffer flick is about as straight as it gets, but it has some of our cohosts feeling...

Here at Spooky Tuesday, we love to make things gayer, but it doesn’t get much more gay than Sleepaway Camp (1983). While the movie can be pretty problematic when taken for the film it was intended to be, a more modern perspective and death-of-the-author approach can transform it into a deeply meaningful and identity-affirming flick. Plus, it’s full of dudes wearing mesh shirts, crop tops, and shor...

Ready for another underwater adventure? During the second half of #Shark2Weeks, a.k.a. #SharkyTuesWeek, friendships will be tried and tested — both in the movie and on our latest Spooky Tuesday episode. In 47 Meters Down: Uncaged (2019), four teens venture into an underwater cave, where a medieval shark may or may not be lurking. Starring some Nickelodeon girlies and iconic nepotism hires, this fl...

In the words of Javier, “Mr. Shark! Hello! Mr. Shark, hello!” Or should we say Mx? If you ask us, sharks are beyond the gender binary — and they’re sticking around for a week or two here at Spooky Tuesday. In a special back-to-back feature, we’re taking on #Shark2Weeks (a.k.a. #SharkyTuesWeek), starting with 47 Meters Down (2017). Starring Mandy Moore, Claire Holt, and a water tank full of chopped...

Wild horses couldn’t drag us away from Fear (1996). On this week’s Spooky Tuesday, we’re talking about Reese Witherspoon’s much-under-discussed film, a cautionary tale about what happens when you get involved with Mark Wahlberg. If you ask us, this should be a mandatory viewing for all teenager girls — at least for the style inspo, if not the life lessons — and we’re doing our part to remind every...