Stop! Horror Time!

Welcome to the final episode of our holiday horror month! This week we cover 1980’s CHRISTMAS EVIL, written and directed by Lewis Jackson. Plus, a Christmas Eve massacre in Covina, California, this film being a thrill ride, and Kate tells us about a Freeform original movie that’s buck wild as all get out. We hope you guys have a wonderful holiday season, and we’ll have a new episode out for you in...

Happy holidays everyone! This week we cover 2017’s ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE, directed by John McPhail, written by Alan McDonald and Ryan McHenry, and based on Zombie Musical by Ryan McHenry (aka Ryan Gosling won’t eat his cereal guy!). Plus, the pop culture history of zombies (and how we need a break from them), wanting a woman to direct a werewolf movie, and Kate watches a Hallmark film with start...

It’s the second week of our horror for the holidays! We’re covering 2007’s P2, written and directed by Franck Khalfoun, with co-writers Alexandre Aja and Grégory Levasseur. Plus, a recent campus crime in a parking garage, Sundance Sydney returns, and how this film was ahead of its time (we think it deserves a re-release). You can follow the podcast on Twitter at @HorrorTimePod and the hosts at @dy...

It’s December, which means a whole month of scary holiday films! This week, we cover 2015’s KRAMPUS, directed and written by Mike Dougherty, with co-writers Todd Casey and Zach Shields. Plus, the beginnings of Krampus as a holiday, how Aunt Dorothy is our future selves, and a little wind down before the weekend. You can follow the podcast on Twitter at @HorrorTimePod and the hosts at @dykemadden a...

We're baaaack! And just in time for Thanksgiving! This week we cover the 1932 film THE OLD, DARK HOUSE, directed by James Whale and written by Benn W. Levy and R. C. Sherriff (uncredited), based on the novel Benighted by J.B. Priestly. Plus, 12 children who escaped the parents' torture, THE NIGHTINGALE, SUCCESSION, FROZEN 2, CHARLIE'S ANGELS, and why even though there's an 8-hour hetero romance, t...

Due to a messed up schedule, we present a minisode for you guys, & this week, Kate talks about Noir November! A film spot that Kate has begun exploring as the year comes to an end, including THE MALTESE FALCON, THE BIG SLEEP, SUNSET BOULEVARD, THE MIDNIGHT STORY, DETOUR, BOUND, REBECCA, the Hayes code, & their love for SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS (which you should definitely watch). We'll be ba...

Can you believe it's been 30 episodes already? How time flies. This week was Elle's pick, so we cover 2014's AS ABOVE, SO BELOW, written and directed by John Erick Dowdle, co-written by Drew Dowdle. We also talk about people who have disappeared in the legendary catacombs of Paris, why this movie is one of the better found-footage films, and the start to Noir November! You can follow the podcast o...

Happy Halloween everyone! For this spooky day we're covering 2007's MURDER PARTY, written and directed by Jeremy Saulnier, now famous for his 2015 film GREEN ROOM. We also talk about a man convicted of murder at a Halloween party, Willem Dafoe, and celebrate one of the best holidays of the year! If you're going out this Halloween night, be safe, be smart, and don't get murdered! You can follow the...

We are back with another episode, this time being 2017’s HAPPY DEATH DAY, written by Scott Lobdell and directed by Christopher Landon. Plus, a campus killing that created a law to protect students, a man who experienced 8 years of a déjà vu crisis, other movies that give the term “déjà vu” a run for its money, EYES WITHOUT A FACE, THE WOLF MAN, some Stephen King films, and “vibe check!” [gets maul...

This week we covered the "recently added to Shudder" 2014 film THE TAKING OF DEBORAH LOGAN, directed by Adam Robitel and written by Gavin Heffernan and Adam Robitel. Plus, a psychiatrist that not only diagnoses mental illness, but can also spots demonic possession, talking the upcoming BLACK CHRISTMAS movie, and lots of movie watching going around in the wind down. You can follow the podcast on Tw...

After our longest episode to date, we get back to normal with 2012's AMERICAN MARY, written and directed by Jen and Sylvia Soska. Plus, a woman who committed illegal plastic surgery that caused death, the heavy issues that the film revolves around, including the beauty standards of society, and how Elle managed to forget that Katharine Isabelle was in HANNIBAL as Margot Verger like Boo Boo the Foo...

It's here! 25 episodes of Horror Time means a big episode, and to do that we are covering the INSIDIOUS franchise (2010-2018)! INSIDIOUS (2010) and INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 2 (2013) are directed by James Wan and written by Leigh Whannell, INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 3 (2015) is written and directed by Leigh Whannell, and INSIDIOUS: THE LAST KEY (2018) is directed by Adam Robitel and written by Leigh Whannell. Pl...

Beep beep Ritchie! This week, we talk the newly released 2019 film IT: CHAPTER 2, directed by Andy Muschietti and written by Gary Dauberman.  Yes we are going to super spoil it (and talk about some trigger warning  stuff), so if you haven't seen the movie yet, don't listen! Plus, the real life murder that inspired the infamous scene in the book (and now in the movie!), we temporarily bec...

Welcome to episode 23! This week we cover 1971’s psychological thriller WAKE IN FRIGHT, directed by Ted Kotcheff and written by Evan Jones. Plus, a survivor who lived to tell the tale of the Australian Outback, Kate ripping DRESSED TO KILL apart (valid), and we have a great idea to celebrate our 25th episode of the podcast. Getting ready for the final (and best) months of the year has never been s...

We're back with a brand-new episode! This week we cover 2014's COOTIES, directed by Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion, and written by Leigh Whannell and Ian Brennan. Plus, food borne illnesses that rocked the country, Rainn Wilson being amazing in this movie, and the results of Kate having finally showed Elle SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS while visiting LA this past weekend. You can follow the podcast on...

Another week, another movie! We're covering 1978's THE FURY, directed by Brian De Palma, written by John Farris, and based on the novel The Fury , also by John Farris. Plus, Sundance Sydney returns with a special guest, lots of talk about John Cassavetes, Jared Harris and Chernobyl , and my child, psychic? It's more likely than you think. You can follow the podcast on Twitter at @HorrorTimePod and...

We've hit episode 20 of the podcast!  This week's film is 1985's RE-ANIMATOR, directed by Stuart Gordon and written by Stuart Gordon, William J. Norris, and Dennis Paoli, loosely based on the short story Herbert West-Reanimator by H.P. Lovecraft. Plus, a mad scientist that wanted to bring the dead back to the world of the living, updates on our lives, and yes, we do talk about that infamous s...

It's time to go back home, for we are covering 1963's THE HAUNTING, directed by Robert Wise and written by Nelson Gidding, based on the novel The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. We also have buildings that kill, true facts about the making of the movie, and one of us roasting the hell out of the 1999 remake (if you watch it, get a drink handy). You can follow the podcast on Twitter at @...

We're going back to the past for this week's episode! It's 1942's CAT PEOPLE, directed by Jacques Tourneur and written by DeWitt Bodeen, based on the short story The Bagheeta by Val Lewton (who also produced the movie). Plus, real (and fake!) black panther attacks, why it's always spooky times in the horror house, and how Elle's parents became even better allies. You can follow the podcast on Twit...

It's Christmas in July for this week's episode! We cover one of the earliest slasher films of the holidays, 1974's BLACK CHRISTMAS, directed by Bob Clark, and written by A. Roy Moore. Plus, hear about an old murder in Montreal near the most wonderful time of the year from way back in the 40's, how excited we are the for the remake (which will be directed by Sophia Takal!), and a new little segment...

A new week means a new episode! This time we cover the 1990 film MISERY, directed by Rob Reiner, written by William Goldman, and based on the novel Misery by Stephen King. Plus, the angel of death nurse that inspired Annie's backstory, and why Gwendoline Christie is a woman we would advocate for Annie Wilkes in a remake. You can follow the podcast on Twitter at @HorrorTimePod and the hosts at @dyk...

In this episode, we're covering 2013's STRANGER BY THE LAKE, written and directed by Alain Guiraudie, a shooting near Lake Annecy in France that remains unsolved, and how our review of this movie is just that one scene in RESERVOIR DOGS of Steve Buscemi saying "dick" repeatedly. You can follow the podcast on Twitter at @HorrorTimePod and the hosts at @dykemadden (formerly pansaralance) and @ellemd...

In what may be our longest episode yet, we talk the everlasting 1975 film JAWS, directed by Steven Spielberg, written by Peter Benchley and Carl Gottlieb, the real life 1916 shark attacks that inspired the book that inspired the movie, and how Matt Hooper is a five foot five boy full of rage and fish knowledge. Sebastian joins us again for this week's episode, as this happens to be one of their fa...

We are back! This week, we talk the now cult classic 1982 film THE THING, directed by John Carpenter, written by Bill Lancaster, creepy, ghostly tales straight from the Arctic, and Kurt Russell's sweet ten-gallon, useless cowboy hat. Plus, welcome special guest, Sebastian! You can follow the podcast on Twitter at @HorrorTimePod and the hosts at @dykemadden (formerly pansaralance) and @ellemdesigns...

Welcome to another episode of the show! This week, we talk the famously loved 2000 classic AMERICAN PSYCHO, directed by Mary Harron, written by Mary Harron and Guinevere Turner, and based on the novel American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis. Plus, a young man who saw Patrick Bateman as a role model to carry out his attack, and why Christian Bale truly owes everything to Mary Harron. You can follow th...