Spooky Tuesday - A Horror Movie Podcast

It’s mid-summer, baby, and you know what that means: It’s time we covered Midsommar (2019) on Spooky Tuesday. On our latest episode, we’re honoring the super long film by sharing a super long episode (which is to say that we just could not stop talking about it and dissecting it and debating aspects of it). From Mark’s shocking resemblance to Sid from Toy Story to the Aly & AJ of it all, we’re...

There’s only one thing you need to know about Friday the 13th (1980) ahead of time: Kevin Bacon’s butt is in it. In a new episode of Spooky Tuesday, we’re heading back to camp right alongside ghombie Jason (and Fear Street Pt 2). In the first installment of one of horror’s most famous franchises, we’re exploring how the stories do and don’t connect, what films are referenced and what films referen...

Did a gas station attendant give us bad directions somewhere along the way? This week’s Spooky Tuesday took us into radioactive territory with The Hills Have Eyes (2006), a Wes Craven reboot that explores both global and domestic politics, the desolation of the desert, and a shockingly relevant pair of yabbos.

We can’t believe it’s almost over, but we’re closing out Pride Month here at Spooky Tuesday with the film that’s simultaneously the least canonically gay and most subtextually gay out of the films we covered this month, The Lost Boys. Featuring the two Coreys, Kiefer Sutherland, and Richard Gilmore himself, this ‘80s classic teaches us — as cohost Monica put it — the ever important lesson: Motorcy...

How many films can say they feature a row boat chase scene? In a new episode of Spooky Tuesday, we’re talking about What Keeps You Alive (2018), a film that both delivers on the gay shit front and only gets crazier from there. With two wives heading into the woods (somewhere Sydney would tell you that you should NEVER go), things are bound to go bad — but this movie truly gives a new meaning to ga...

We have two and a half words for you: Catherine Zeta-Jones. And then a few more: Owen Wilson saying, “Wow.” If neither of those caught your attention, we’re just not sure how else to sell you on The Haunting — but as another take on Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House, this haunted mansion movie really takes it there with the strange and sinister set pieces. On a new Spooky Tuesday, we’re...

The Blood Spattered Bride (1972) implies in the title alone that it’s got everything we could want in a movie: fake blood, a man-eater, and two brides. What more could the Spooky Tuesday girlies ask for? Full bush representation? Don’t worry, this film has that too, and it’s as ‘70s as you’d expect. A take on the classic Carmilla tale, The Blood Spattered Bride delivers when it comes to vampirism,...

Happy Pride, Spookies!!! We’re kicking off the month by featuring films that couldn’t get much gayer because they actually *are* gay — and we’re starting with Jennifer’s Body, one of the most perfect and iconic films of all time. The world still needs to deliver a serious apology to Karyn Kusama, Diablo Cody, Megan Fox, and Amanda Seyfried, but in the meantime, our latest episode of Spooky Tuesday...

Interested in the weirdest class conscious, body horror flick you’ve probably never heard of??? This week, we’re taking on Society, a 1989 film from Brian Yuzna about a teenage boy growing up in a family he can’t quite relate to. But it’s not just a movie about feeling out of place, trusting your gut, and eating the rich, it’s also packed with front butt moments, gross red goo, and tiny blonde hai...

Does our episode title not say it all? Idris Elba is in Prom Night (2008), and we’re talking about that incredible piece of casting and all the rest on a new episode of Spooky Tuesday. Also starring Brittany Snow, Jason from Friday Night Lights, Terri from Glee, Kellan Lutz from Stick It, and Ming-Na Wen from Mulan, it has a fairly stacked crew — which might be all that it has going for it dependi...

Talk about a movie that’ll give you bad dreams! On a new Spooky Tuesday, we’re talking about Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), the film that launched Johnny Depp’s career, introduced us to Fred Kreuger himself, and (probably) inspired Home Alone. It’s also got plenty of CLEAR references to Scream — or vice versa if you don’t subscribe to that whole time-is-a-flat-circle concept. As we break down thi...

Are you ~down to clown~ with Ma (2019)? On a new Spooky Tuesday, we’re taking on the Octavia Spencer original, a must-see if only because it is the first film we’ve covered that delivers the nudity we deserve: Luke Evans’ dick. Or possibly a fake dick? We’re investigating that question and more as we weigh in on the movie that launched a thousand memes. 

What is there to say about The Boy (2016) that Chelsea could possibly write that Monica and Sydney would not eviscerate her for? On a new episode of Spooky Tuesday, things get tense as our hosts battle it out over the last Doll Month movie. Featuring a porcelain doll named Brahms, the lost art of reading chewing gum, an incredible sturdy towel situation, and an iconic haunted house out in the midd...

It’s very possibly one of the fundamental laws of physics that all ventriloquist dummies must turn the creep factor up to 11, but Fats takes it to a whole new level in Magic (1978). In a new episode of Spooky Tuesday, Doll Month continues as we finally explore one of life’s greatest mysteries: Was Anthony Hopkins ever a young person? His age in this movie may be solidly in the middle, but his perf...

Watch your back, Chucky — there’s a new haunted toy in town! This week’s installment of Doll Month is all about Annabelle: Creation (2017), and it just might be the best thing to come out of the Conjuring Cinematic Universe. In our latest episode, we’re unpacking the origin story and doing the math to see just how it stacks up against the film we’ve already covered. Maybe Annabelle can help out wi...

It’s here, it’s here, Doll Month is finally here! You know we had to start with the ultimate haunted doll flick, which is why Spooky Tuesday is kicking off our first theme month by taking on Child’s Play (1988). It’s the movie that gave us Chucky, Seventh Heaven Mom, a new girlfriend named Maggie, another rant about cultural appropriation, and a lifetime of trauma — so, suffice it to say, it’s ico...

It’s the great debate of our time: Is Jeff Goldblum hot in his role as the Brundlefly? On a new Spooky Tuesday, your beloved cohosts are at odds as we take on The Fly (1986), but there’s at least one thing we can all agree on, which is that all six feet of Geena Davis could step on us. Join us as we break down all the classic David Cronenberg body horror, pay homage to Tawny, and make a case for g...

Is your family empire even a dominion if you haven’t made an actual deal with the devil? In Ready Or Not (2019), the Le Domases put the rich in ritual goat sacrifice, and Grace is about to find out just what it costs to be one of them… or, uh, not. When the mysterious Mr. Le Bail reveals she’s in for a game of hide and seek — and therefore next for the slaughter — she has to find a way to stay out...

Before Rachel Green, there was Tory Reding — and before there was Tory Reding, there was Dan O’Grady, who as it turns out may NOT have actually known the rules when it comes to robbing a mythical creature for their gold. In honor of Saint Patrick’s Day, Spooky Tuesday is taking on Leprechaun (1993) this week, and it’s a doozy. As we attempt to unpack the horror comedy and role that should’ve won J...

If an invisible man gaslights you for a whole movie but no one is around to see it, is he still played by Oliver Jackson-Cohen? This week's Spooky Tuesday answers that age-old question and more as we take on The Invisible Man (2020), which isn't just a remake but a reimagining of the classic creepy story. Featuring Elisabeth Moss, a dog that lives to the end of the film, Aldis Hodge's arm muscles,...

Happy move in day, freshman! For the next week, we’ll be bunking with The Roommate (2011), the teen thriller that scored an astonishing 3% on Rotten Tomatoes. With a cast straight out of your CW dreams, mental health messaging from hell, and the first canon gay character in Spooky Tuesday history,  there’s a lot to discuss in our latest episode.

As the great Christina Aguilera says, “Sweet, sugar, Candyman (1992).” A new episode of Spooky Tuesday is all about the sexiest boogeyman we know — and we’re not talking about the Babadook. Not only is Candyman one of the scariest movies we’ve watched yet, it also has a lot to say. This week, we’re talking about what it did right, the moments that missed the mark, and all of the times we wanted He...

Did your date bail on you for Valentine’s Day? Did you never even have a date? Give yourself a do-over with three Spooky Tuesday cuties as we take on Valentine (2001), one of those classic bad-good movies from the early aughts with an absolutely stacked cast. But the stars aren’t the only things that are iconic about this film — the kills just might haunt you for years to come.

If we give The Conjuring (2013) five knives out of fives, will Vera Farmiga come and touch us on the forehead and remind us of our fondest memory? We’re willing to negotiate our ratings on this week’s Spooky Tuesday, where we’re talking about the creepy classic — and the first entry into the Conjuring Cinematic Universe. 

Is Get Duked! (2020) the best horror flick you’ve probably never heard of? When Monica suggested we add the Amazon original to the Spooky Tuesday schedule, we weren’t sure what to expect — but with all of the intensity and energy of a music video and all of the Britishisms and delinquent charm of Misfits or The Inbetweeners, this movie is a guaranteed good time.