Straight Chilling: Horror Movie Review

Two brothers are entrusted by their uncle to uphold the ritualistic cannibalism of the ancient cult of Sheetar. In order to do so, they have to prepare a feast of sacrifice for the resurrection of their goddess. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss ancient Lumerian feasts, cannibalistic gods, and Jackie Kong's exploitation masterpiece, Blood Diner.   Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:14)...

The epic next chapter in the cinematic Monsterverse pits two of the greatest icons in motion picture history against one another - the fearsome Godzilla and the mighty Kong - with humanity caught in the balance. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss Alexander Skarsgard, Millie Bobby Brown, and the kaiju monster mash-up, Godzilla vs. Kong.   Show Notes: Housekeeping (4:55) Back of the...

A boy who communicates with spirits seeks the help of a disheartened child psychologist. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss Toni Collete, Bruce Willis, and Haley Joel Osment in M. Night Shymalan's classic ghost tale, The Sixth Sense .   Show Notes: Housekeeping (4:45) Back of the Box/Recommendations (10:30) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (18:12) Rotten Tomatoes (78:45) Trivia (85:43)...

Two agents, a lady-killer human and a voluptuous demon, attempt to protect a signatory to a peace treaty between the human world and the demon world from radicalized demons. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss sexy demons, horny old people, and the audacious anime, Wicked City.   Show Notes: Housekeeping (2:48) Back of the Box/Recommendations (10:28) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (15...

A social worker, still reeling from the loss of her architect husband, investigates the eccentric, psychedelic Wadsworth Family, consisting of a mother, two daughters, and an adult son with the apparent mental capacity of an infant. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss big babies, mental abuse, and the bizarre 70's horror film, The Baby.   Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:25) Back of the...

A man discovers that his sister was a werewolf, and helps an investigator track down a gang of the monsters through the United States and eastern Europe. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss werewolf orgies, Christopher Lee, and the incredibly bonkers, The Howling 2: ... Your Sister Is a Werewolf.   Show Notes: Housekeeping (5:38) Back of the Box/Recommendations (10:54) Spoiler Warn...

After being kidnapped and imprisoned for fifteen years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must find his captor in five days. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss Korean revenge films, hammer-fu, and the tentacle filled thriller, Oldboy.   Show Notes: Housekeeping (2:25) Back of the Box/Recommendations (9:56) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (13:50) Rotten Tomatoes (74:52) Trivi...

Follows a pious nurse who becomes dangerously obsessed with saving the soul of her dying patient. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss live-in nurses, Coney Island, and the latest A24 production, Saint Maud .   Show Notes: Housekeeping (2:45) Back of the Box/Recommendations (7:50) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (12:29) Rotten Tomatoes (67:22) Cooter of the Week (72:15) What We've Been...

A decades-old folk tale surrounding a deranged murderer killing those who celebrate Valentine's Day turns out to be true to legend when a group defies the killer's order and people start turning up dead. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss love triangles, harmonica duets, and the most romantic slasher every put to celluloid, My Bloody Valentine (1981).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (3...

Peanut butter is the secret ingredient for magic potions made by two friendly ghosts. Eleven-year-old Michael loses all of his hair when he gets a fright and uses the potion to get his hair back. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss children's horror movies, various places to put peanut butter, and Michael Rubbo's oddball film from 1985, The Peanut Butter Solution.   Show Notes: Hou...

Two New Orleans paramedics' lives are ripped apart after they encounter a series of horrific deaths linked to a designer drug with bizarre, otherworldly effects. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss New Orleans, designer drugs, and Aaron Benson and Justin Moorhead's time bending, Synchronic .   Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:00) Back of the Box/Recommendations (12:08) Spoiler Warning/F...

A man accidentally gets into a time machine and travels back in time nearly an hour. Finding himself will be the first of a series of disasters of unforeseeable consequences. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss time loops, the concept of fate, and the Spanish language mind bender, Timecrimes.   Show Notes: Housekeeping (2:48) Back of the Box/Recommendations (10:17) Spoiler Warning/...

In a polluted future Venice, researchers work to improve the water quality. When the scientists start mysteriously dying, a team of soldiers are sent to investigate. Soon, they encounter strange murderous creatures. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss Bruno Mattei, Italian horror, and the Alien/Terminator knockoff, Shocking Dark.   Show Notes: Housekeeping (4:58) Back of the Box/Re...

A family looks to prevent evil spirits from trapping their comatose child in a realm called The Further. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss James Wan, Leigh Wannell, and Patrick Wilson in, Insidious.   Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:15) Back of the Box/Recommendations (11:00) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (16:52) Rotten Tomatoes (79:08) Trivia (83:34) Cooter of the Week (90:46) What We...

As you may have seen in headlines and on the news, the Straight Chilling Crew tragically perished in a jet-ski accident last week. Let us gather and reflect upon what a monumental loss this is for the horror podcast community. On this week's episode… Join Anthony from Something Ghoulish, Nichole from Light and Shadow, and John from Horrorphoria as they celebrate the lives and careers of the late S...

Are you curious about how to navigate the cinematic horrors of 2020? Tune in and find out what is a must watch and what movies you should avoid. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss the best and worst of 2020.   Show Notes: Housekeeping (4:00) Top 10 of 2020 (8:35) Worst of 2020 (79:20) Hotline Scream (98:15) Super Secret Surprise (104:50)   Connect with us: Support us on Patreon We...

A bereaved Satanist couple kidnap a pregnant woman so they can use an ancient spellbook to put their dead grandson's spirit into her unborn child but end up summoning more than they bargained for. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss a grandparent's love, unexpected pregnancy, and the satanic Shudder exclusive, Anything for Jackson.   Show Notes: Housekeeping (5:35) Back of the Box/...

In the depths of the Korvatunturi mountains, 486 meters deep, lies the closest ever guarded secret of Christmas. The time has come to dig it up. This Christmas everyone will believe in Santa Claus. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss a giant Santa Claus, naked elves, and the Finnish Christmas horror film, Rare Exports.   Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:05) Back of the Box/Recommendatio...

Possessor follows an agent who works for a secretive organization that uses brain-implant technology to inhabit other people's bodies - ultimately driving them to commit assassinations for high-paying clients. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss futuristic assassins, data mining, and Brandon Cronenberg's latest film, Possessor.   Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:20) Back of the Box/Reco...

A young couple trying for a baby move into a fancy apartment surrounded by peculiar neighbors. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss cults, Faustian deals, and Roman Polanski's classic, Rosemary's Baby.   Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:13) Back of the Box/Recommendations (8:59) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (14:27) Rotten Tomatoes (73:29) Trivia (79:18) Cooter of the Week (85:54) What We'...

A pop singer gives up her career to become an actress, but she slowly goes insane when she starts being stalked by an obsessed fan and what seems to be a ghost of her past. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss psychological horror, anime, and Satoshi Kon's extremely influential, Perfect Blue.   Show Notes: Housekeeping (2:50) Back of the Box/Recommendations (8:12) Spoiler Warning/Fu...

The centuries old vampire Count Dracula comes to England to seduce his barrister Jonathan Harker's fiancée Mina Murray and inflict havoc in the foreign land. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, and Anthony Hopkins in, Bram Stoker's Dracula.   Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:54) Back of the Box/Recommendations (5:36) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (11:43) Rotten...

When strange events occur in a neighborhood in Buenos Aires, a doctor specializing in the paranormal, her colleague, and a police officer decide to investigate further. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss coexisting dimensions, haunted neighborhoods, and loud ass neighbors in the Shudder exclusive, Terrified.   Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:00) Back of the Box/Recommendations (8:33)...

An unhappy middle-aged banker agrees to a procedure that will fake his death and give him a completely new look and identity - one that comes with its own price. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss Rock Hudson, life changing surgical procedures, and John Frankenheimer's, Seconds.   Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:03) Back of the Box/Recommendations (8:11) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (1...

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers Ten years after his original massacre, the invalid Michael Myers awakens on Halloween Eve and returns to Haddonfield to kill his seven-year-old niece. Can Dr. Loomis stop him?   Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers Ten years after his original massacre, the invalid Michael Myers awakens on Halloween Eve and returns to Haddonfield to kill his seven-year...