Straight Chilling: Horror Movie Review

A female high school student's slumber party turns into a bloodbath, as a newly escaped psychotic serial killer wielding a power drill prowls her neighborhood.  On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss Roger Corman, exploitation filmmaking and Amy Holden Jones' feminist slasher film, Slumber Party Massacre (1982).     Show Notes: Housekeeping (4:58) Back of the Box/Recommendations (9:36...

An FBI agent persuades a social worker to enter the mind of a comatose serial killer to learn where he has hidden his latest kidnap victim.  On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss Jennifer Lopez, Vince Vaughn and the feature length music video that is, The Cell (2000).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (4:11) Back of the Box/Recommendations (10:58) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (17:24) Rotten...

While on vacation, a young girl and her parents are taken hostage by four armed strangers who demand the family make a choice to divert the apocalypse. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss Dave Bautista, Rupert Grint and M. Night Shyamalan's 15 th film, Knock at the Cabin (2023).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:03) Back of the Box/Recommendations (8:48) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (12...

James and Em Foster are enjoying an all inclusive beach vacation on the fictional island of La Tolqa when a fatal accident reveals the resort's perverse subculture of hedonistic tourism. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss Mia Goth and Alexander Skarsgard in Brandon Cronenberg's, Infinity Pool (2023).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (4:33) Back of the Box/Recommendations (7:52) Spoiler...

A quiet drifter is tricked into an overnight janitorial job at the condemned Willy's Wonderland. The mundane task becomes an all-out fight for survival against wave after wave of demonic animatronics. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss Nicolas Cage, creepy animatronics and Kevin Lewis' killer comedy, Willy's Wonderland.   Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:17) Back of the Box/Recommendat...

Two children wake up in the middle of the night to find their father is missing and all the windows and doors in their home have vanished. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss kinder-trauma, liminal spaces and Kyle Edward Ball's experimental horror film, Skinamarink (2023).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:33) Back of the Box/Recommendations (11:12) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (18:55)...

In 1967 Los Angeles, a widowed mother and her daughters add a new stunt to their séance business in the form of a Ouija board. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss evil spirits, haunted houses and Mike Flanagan's prequel, Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (4:21) Back of the Box/Recommendations (11:51) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (15:10) Rotten Tomatoes (69:43)...

A woman renting an Airbnb arrives to find it's been double booked and is already inhabited by a strange man. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgard and a surprise Justin Long in Zach Cregger's extremely entertaining, Barbarian (2022).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:42) Back of the Box/Recommendations (11:19) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (15:15) Rotten T...

Another year filled with fear! On this week's episode… Join the Straight Chilling Crew as we comb through the wealth of horror movies released in 2022 and discuss our top 10, bottom 3 and several honorable mentions.   Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:00) Top 10 (6:08) Bottom 3 (100:35) Honorable Mentions (117:00) A look at 2023 (129:08)   Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagra...

During Christmas break, a sorority house is stalked by a stranger. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss Olivia Hussey, Margot Kidder and how long turtles can hump in Bob Clark's holiday horror classic, Black Christmas (1974).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:50) Back of the Box/Recommendations (14:15) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (20:27) Rotten Tomatoes (72:33) Trivia (80:20) Cooter of...

When a group of mercenaries attack the estate of a wealthy family, Santa Claus must step in to save the day… and Christmas! On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss David Harbour, John Leguizamo and the latest killer Santa flick, Violent Night (2022).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:35) Back of the Box/Recommendations (13:28) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (16:10) Rotten Tomatoes (59:25) Coo...

Join us on the warm side of the door as we celebrate our 400 th episode! On this week's episode… We answer listener questions, reflect upon the last 100 episodes and literally dance in front of a live studio audience.   Show Notes: Housekeeping (2:40) Reflection (9:52) Solid One Star: A Straight Chilling Documentary (17:00) Live Show (24:20) Listener Questions (79:45) Voicemails (123:25) Justin's...

During an archaeological expedition in Antarctica, a team of scientists find themselves caught in a battle between two legends. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss Lance Henriksen, mindless mash-ups and Paul W.S. Anderson's, Alien vs. Predator (2004).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:05) Back of the Box/Recommendations (10:58) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (16:25) Rotten Tomatoes (68:47...

Fifty-seven years after surviving an attack aboard her space craft by a merciless alien, Ripley awakens from hyper-sleep and tries to warn everyone about how dangerous these creatures are. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss Sigourney Weaver, Bill Paxton and James Cameron's classic sci-fi flick, Aliens (1986).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (2:45) Back of the Box/Recommendations (12:34...

An adventurous 11 year-old girl finds another world that is a strangely idealized version of her own. Are her new found parents harboring sinister intentions? Tune in and find out! On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss stop motion animation, Neil Gaiman and Henry Selick's gateway horror film, Coraline (2009).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (5:37) Back of the Box/Recommendations (13:42) S...

A group of young shopping mall employees stay behind for a late night party in one of the stores. When the mall goes on lock-down before they can get out, the malls robot security system malfunctions and goes on a killing spree. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss Roger Corman, Barbara Crampton and Jim Wynorski's killer robot movie, Chopping Mall (1986).   Show Notes: Housekeeping...

A socially awkward veterinarian assistant with a lazy eye descends into depravity after developing a crush on a boy with perfect hands. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss Angela Bettis, Anna Faris and Lucky McKee's gruesomely awkward film, May (2002).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (4:26) Back of the Box/Recommendations (15:00) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (21:30) Rotten Tomatoes (75:5...

The Exorcist When a teenage girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two priests to save her. The Exorcism of Emily Rose A lawyer takes a negligent homicide case defending a priest who performed an exorcism on a young girl. The Last Exorcism A troubled evangelical minister agrees to let his last exorcism be filmed by a documentary crew. On this week's episode… Join th...

The saga of Michael Myers and Laurie Strode comes to an end in the perplexing climax of David Gordon Green's Halloween trilogy. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss budding romance, misunderstood murderers and the extremely polarizing conclusion to David Gordon Green's trilogy in, Halloween Ends (2022).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (2:36) Back of the Box/Recommendations (13:00) Spoile...

A young woman struggling with addiction comes into possession of an ancient puzzle box whose purpose is to summon the hellish cenobites. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss Clive Barker, BDSM, and Cenobites in David Bruchner's remake of a horror classic, Hellraiser (2022).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (4:00) Back of the Box/Recommendations (12:45) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (16:46)...

WNUF Halloween Special has become an annual watch for many of us. This year filmmaker Chris LaMartina has delivered a fantastic sequel! Slam this episode into you ears as we talk to Chris about the Out There Halloween Mega Tape , doing it yourself, and of course, our favorite holiday.    Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop

The satiric adventures of a working-class family in the misfit city of Springfield. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss episodes VIII-X of The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror!   Show Notes: Housekeeping (5:00) Back of the Box/Recommendations (17:10) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (18:48) Hotline Scream (114:21)   Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter Y...

Set in rural Texas 1918, Pearl is the prequel to Ti West's X in which we see how the titular character came to be so unhinged. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss A24, Mia Goth and the second installment in Ti West's peculiar trilogy, Pearl (2022).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (4:04) Back of the Box/Recommendations (8:50) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (13:07) Rotten Tomatoes (64:23) Tr...

Laurie Strode struggles with the aftermath of Michael Myers. Two years later, Michael returns to Haddonfield to wreak havoc once again. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss Michael Myers, dream logic and Rob Zombie's extremely polarizing, Halloween II (2009).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:50) Back of the Box/Recommendations (11:23) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (16:51) Rotten Tomatoes...

Five years after 15 people mysteriously die in a haunted Halloween attraction, a documentary crew returns to the scene of the tragedy to find out what really happened. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss extreme haunts, found footage films and the Halloween banger, He ll House LLC (2015) .   Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:18) Back of the Box/Recommendations (11:39) Spoiler Warning/Ful...