Straight Chilling: Horror Movie Review

A married couple relocate to Los Angeles and run into an old classmate. The situation escalates when he continues to drop by unannounced and leave several mysterious gifts. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we high school bullies, Jason Bateman, and Rebecca Hall in the highly effective thriller, The Gift (2015).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:38) Back of the Box/Recommendations (13:13) Spoil...

Strange things begin to happen when a group of friends gather for a dinner party on the evening of a comet passing. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss quantum physics, shitty dinner parties and the mumble-core madness that is, Coherence (2013).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (4:05) Back of the Box/Recommendations (14:56) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (20:05) Rotten Tomatoes (74:48) Triv...

The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run too deep. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly and Darren Aronofsky's cripplingly depressing, Requiem for a Dream (2000).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:32) Back of the Box/Recommendations (9:49) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (17:14) Rotten Tomatoes (74:43) Triv...

A young girl is released from a mental institution into the care of her father and stepmother. As she is reunited with her sister the family is haunted by tragedies both past and present. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss Korean cinema, Korean folklore and Jee-woon Kim's extremely haunting, A Tale of Two Sisters (2003).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (8:36) Back of the Box/Recommenda...

When Harrington High's school paper photographer witnesses the murder of a nurse and sees her alive again, he hypothesizes his school is being overtaken by aliens! On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss Josh Hartnett, Elijah Wood and Jordana Brewster in Robert Rodriguez', The Faculty (1998).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:11) Back of the Box/Recommendations (8:08) Spoiler Warning/Full...

On this special episode we take time to reflect on our friendship with the founder of this podcast, Jack "The Godfather" Giannini. He was a great man, a great friend and one of the funniest people we've ever known. He will be missed.  Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop

Tensions rise when an asbestos removal company is hired to clean out an abandoned mental institution with a horrific past. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss Danvers State Hospital, mental health and Brad Anderson's hauntingly effective, Session 9 (2001 ).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (2:52) Back of the Box/Recommendations (9:07) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (13:34) Rotten Tomatoes (...

The residents of a lonely gulch in inland California bear witness to an uncanny and chilling discovery. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, and Steven Yeun in Jordan Peele's summer blockbuster, Nope (2022).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:24) Back of the Box/Recommendations (10:24) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (13:15) Rotten Tomatoes (82:31) Cooter of the...

A giant crocodile is terrorizing the people of Black Lake, Maine. Can a sheriff, his deputies, a paleontologist and a crocodile enthusiast stop the madness? On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss Betty White, Bill Pullman and Oliver Platt in Steve Miner's, Lake Placid.   Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:05) Back of the Box/Recommendations (10:12) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (16:28) Rotten...

French military testing exposes an iguana to nuclear fallout transforming it into a giant monster. The American military chases the creature throughout New York City, trying to stop it before it reproduces. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss the irresponsible French, the unyielding might of the American military, and Roland Emmerich's most patriotic film yet, Godzilla (1998).   Sh...

Now split between Russia, California and Indiana, the gang fights a new evil from every angle. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss Robert Englund, The Upside Down and Satanic Panic in Stranger Things 4.   Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:44) Back of the Box/Recommendations (10:47) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (14:21) Rotten Tomatoes (79:31) Cooter of the Week (88:56) What We've Been Watc...

After being abducted by a child killer and locked in a soundproof basement, a 13 year old boy starts receiving calls on a disconnected phone from the killer's previous victims. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss Joe Hill, Ethan Hawke and Madeleine McGraw in Scott Derrickson's, The Black Phone (2022).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (5:45) Back of the Box/Recommendations (13:28) Spoiler...

The movie outlines the rising tensions between the Soviet Union, Iran and the United States resulting in nuclear war. The effects of nuclear fallout on the working class city of Sheffield, England are devastating and only get worse as they are documented over the course of the following decade. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss nuclear fallout, nuclear winter and the end of civil...

After returning to his childhood home, a disgraced puppeteer is forced to confront his wicked stepfather and the secrets that have tortured his entire life. On this week's episode... Join the crew as we discuss troubled childhoods, unruly Uncles and Matthew Holness' Possum (2018).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (4:27) Back of the Box/Recommendations (11:02) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (14:13) Rotten T...

Randy and Bob attended the Overlook Film Festival in New Orleans June 2-5 and have returned to tell the tale! On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon, Roger Corman: The Pope of Pop Cinema, Resurrection, Nosfera2, Who Invited Them, Piggy, The Black Phone, Swallowed, Summoned and the various other hijinks we got into while partying down in the Crescent City! ...

Following the death of her husband, a young woman takes a solo vacation to the English countryside. While there, she encounters several men who torment her in various ways. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss misogyny, grief and Alex Garland's folk, body horror mash up, Men (2022).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:36) Back of the Box/Recommendations (7:25) Spoiler Warning/Full Review...

Six guests are anonymously invited to a strange mansion for dinner. After the host is killed, they must work with the staff to identify the killer as the bodies pile up. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss Tim Curry, Christopher Lloyd and the board game turned feature film, Clue (1985).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:15) Back of the Box/Recommendations (11:39) Spoiler Warning/Full R...

A young man carrying a wicker basket containing his deformed, previously conjoined twin brother, seeks vengeance upon the doctors who separated them. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss conjoined twins, New York City and Frank Henenlotter's drive-in classic, Basket Case (1982).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (5:08) Back of the Box/Recommendations (11:53) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (18...

A young couple try to reunite amid a city ravaged by a plague that turns its victims into deranged, bloodthirsty sadists. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss viral zombies, Taiwanese horror, and Rob Jabbaz' blood-soaked film, The Sadness (2022).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:24) Back of the Box/Recommendations (9:25) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (13:55) Rotten Tomatoes (64:10) Trivi...

Jason Voorhees is frozen for over 400 years, discovered and taken to space. The crew of spaceship Grendel are in for a rude awakening when Jason wakes up and slashes his way into the 25 th century. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss Jason Voorhees, cyborgs and nanotechnology in the 10 th film in the Friday the 13 th franchise, Jason X (2002).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (2:45) Back...

The grandson of the infamous Baron Von Frankenstein, inherits his Transylvanian estate and uncovers the process to reanimate dead flesh. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle and Mel Brooks' classic parody, Young Frankenstein (1974).   Show Notes: Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:05) Back of the Box/Recommendations (10:42) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (15:15) Rotte...

An action filled epic that follows a young Viking prince who vows to avenge his father, save his mother and kill his traitorous uncle. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss Vikings, the legend of Amleth and Robert Eggers' third film, The Northman (2022).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (4:30) Back of the Box/Recommendations (13:57) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (17:02) Rotten Tomatoes (80:2...

While awaiting execution for murder, Baron Victor Frankenstein tells the story of a creature he built and brought to life, only for it not to behave the way he intended. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss Hammer horror, Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee in Terence Fisher's, The Curse of Frankenstein (1957).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:38) Back of the Box/Recommendations (9:20) S...

In post apocalyptic 1997, a comic book fan adopts the persona of his favorite hero to save his enthusiastic friend from a tyrannical overlord. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss kids on bikes, insane gore and 90's nostalgia in RKSS' extremely entertaining, Turbo Kid (2015).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (4:00) Back of the Box/Recommendations (10:50) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (16:53...

Cheryl moves into her estranged Aunt Martha's skid row hotel. One of the residents takes a special interest in her as she begins to suspect another girl was murdered. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss shitty Aunts, bondage priests, inflatable dolls and the psychosexual, Private Parts (1972).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:45) Back of the Box/Recommendations (9:15) Spoiler Warning/...