The Blood Buddies: Horror Podcast

"He's not an asshole, he's a goat. " We watched the instant classic "The Witch" this week! The Witch (2016) dir. Robert Eggers. "A family in 1630s New England is torn apart by the forces of witchcraft, black magic and possession" (source: IMDB)

Ooga chaka ooga ooga ooga chaka ooga ooga ooga chaka ooga ooga ooga chaka ooga ooga. It's a new week, which means there's a new episode! This week, we landed on the theme of "One-Time Horror Directors" and decided to discuss about James Gunn's one-time horror hit "Slither"! Slither (2006) dir. James Gunn. "A small town is taken over by an alien plague, turning residents into zombies and all forms...

Terrifier (2018) dir. David Leone. A maniacal clown named Art, terrorizes three young women on Halloween night and everyone else who stands in his way. [source:IMDB] Content warning: Gore, Violence towards women

It was Brian's birthday this week! To celebrate, Brian decided to have our subscribers vote for what awful movie we should discuss. For some reason, our voters really wanted us to talk about Nicolas Cage's remake of "The Wicker Man". It was a pretty dark and stormy night in Raleigh, NC so there's some extra ambience in this episode. The Wicker Man (2006) dir. Neil LaBute. A sheriff investigating t...

It was another poll week, this time about "90's Movies". By a landslide victory, Kris' pick "The Craft" won! So listen to us get all witchy on this episode. We also talk a WHOLE LOT more about blood, which got a bit weird. The Craft (1996) dir. Andrew Fleming. "A newcomer to a Catholic prep high school falls in with a trio of outcast teenage girls who practice witchcraft and they all soon conjure...

This is the most ambitious crossover in American cinematic history. Where else would you see 2 80's slasher icons, a Destiny's Child, Dipper Pines, and Ginger from the movie "Ginger Snaps"? Freddy vs Jason (2003) dir. Ronny Yu. " Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees return to terrorize the teenage population. Except this time, they're out to get each other, too. (source: IMDB)

Say his name once, shame on you. Say his name twice, shame on me. Say his name THREE TIMES and you're in a heap of trouble. It's Kris' birthday today and she finally gets to watch her favorite movie, "Beetlejuice"! Beetlejuice (1988) dir. Tim Burton. "When a recently-deceased ghost couple find their now-vacant home invaded by an obnoxious family, they hire a sleazy ghost who gets rid of humans to...

Life…….finds a way. The Fly (1986) dir. David Cronenberg. "A brilliant but eccentric scientist begins to transform into a giant man/fly hybrid after one of his experiments goes horribly wrong." (source: imdb.com)

Barbie, eat your heart out! It's a new episode of The Blood Buddies!! With last weekend being Stephanie's birthday, she got to choose what movie to discuss and she chose "Bride of Chucky". Bride of Chucky (1998) dir. Ronny Yu. "Chucky, the doll possessed by a serial killer, discovers the perfect mate to kill and revive into the body of another doll." (source: imdb.com)

Happy (almost) Friday the 13th! We heard your complaints from the last F13 and we took them to heart. So this time, we decided to watch the original "Friday the 13th" and boy howdy, we have some opinions. Friday the 13th (1980) dir. Sean S. Cunningham. "A group of camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp which, years before, was the site...

Woo! We're changing things up a little bit today and having David taking the reins on discussing James Wan's "The Conjuring"! We also do a bit of a Blood Buddies Bible Studies in the middle, so there's something for everyone. The Conjuring (2013) dir. James Wan. "Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse." (source: imdb.c...

We must smell like pepperoni, because y'all really like us! This week was Brian's pick and they decided to have people vote on what to talk about and for some reason, "Chopping Mall" won. Thank you for that. Chopping Mall (1990) dir. Jim Wynorski. "Eight teenagers are trapped after hours in a high-tech shopping mall and pursued by three murderous security robots out of control." (source: imdb.com)

I scream, you scream, we all scream for The Blood Buddies' next episode! We're talking about Wes Craven's slasher revitalization, "Scream"! Scream (1996) dir. Wes Craven. "A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a new killer, who targets the girl and her friends by using horror films as part of a deadly game." (source: imdb.com)

It's "Jaws", but in the sand and with the cutest bromance in horror history. We watched the 1990's cult classic "Tremors" this week and I think it's fair to say that we all enjoyed it! Tremors (1990) dir. Ron Underwood. "Natives of a small isolated town defend themselves against strange underground creatures which are killing them one by one." (source: imdb.com) Shout out to Mikaela for designing...

So we took a bit of a departure from the themes we typically discuss and landed on "Spooky Non-Horror Movies". Since Kris and Stephanie were both scared of E.T., we just had to discuss it! E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) dir. Steven Spielberg. "A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape Earth and return to his home world." (source: imdb.com) We also spent a bit of time...

Come listen to us dig through the ditches and burn through the witches we slam in our podcast as we discuss Rob Zombie's remake of the John Carpenter classic "Halloween" Halloween (2007) dir. Rob Zombie. "After being committed for 17 years, Michael Myers, now a grown man and still very dangerous, escapes from the mental institution and immediately returns to Haddonfield to find his baby sister, La...

What do you get when you cross a zombie movie director, one of the greatest practical effects artists, and the most famous horror novelist of all time? Well, you'd get "Creepshow", an anthology film consisting of some goofy tales and also Ted Danson! Creepshow (1982) dir. George Romero "An anthology which tells five terrifying tales based on the E.C. horror comic books of the 1950s." (source: imdb...

Hey there, teens and tweens! Wanna hear us review the most romantic story of all time? Brian's pick for our Valentine's Day episode won and that means we discussed "The Twilight Saga - Breaking Dawn pt 2". It's our most pandering episode yet! The Twilight Saga - Breaking Dawn pt 2 (2012) dir. Bill Condon "After the birth of Renesmee/Nessie, the Cullens gather other vampire clans in order to protec...

We can't believe it's been TWENTY EPISODES! Geez Louise where has the time went? Anyways, our theme for this week was "Movies from 2010-Present" and since David was gone last episode, we decided that he should pick the movie and he picked a good one! You're Next (2013) dir. Adam Wingard "When the Davison family comes under attack during their wedding anniversary getaway, the gang of mysterious kil...

Hey y'all! David is currently in recovery mode so he had to skip out on our episode of Clive Barker's sexy BDSM horror film "Hellraiser". Our next episode will be our 20th and we can't believe how fast the time went! Hellraiser (1987) dir. Clive Barker "An unfaithful wife encounters the zombie of her dead lover; the demonic cenobites are pursuing him after he escaped their sadomasochistic underwor...

Guest Bob Finley Co-Host of the anime podcast "Dot. Plot://Ascension_finalMiX" Dot. Plot://Ascension_finalMiX "It's like The Thing and Jason X…but a good movie" This week we discuss Ridley Scott's "Alien" with our good friend and co-host of the podcast "Dot. Plot://Ascension_finalMiX", Bob Finley! Alien (1979) dir. Ridley Scott "After a space merchant vessel perceives an unknown transmission as a...

Woof, sorry about the late post! We had a bit of technical difficulty halfway through so we had to finish recording and editing on the day of release. It Follows (2015) dir. David Robert Mitchell "After a strange sexual encounter, a teenager finds herself haunted by nightmarish visions and the inescapable sense that something is after her." (source: rottentomatoes.com) Additional Topics: Tattoos,...

Werewolves, not swearwolves! We spun on the theme of "Vampires" and let our fans vote on what movie to discuss. Well, it was a landslide victory for Kris' pick, "What We Do in the Shadows" What We Do in the Shadows (2015) dir. Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement "Viago, Deacon, and Vladislav are vampires who are finding that modern life has them struggling with the mundane - like paying rent, keepin...

Happy New Year, everyone! We're starting off this year with probably the only movie we've all enjoyed, "Ginger Snaps"! Ginger Snaps (2000) dir. John Fawcett "Two death-obsessed sisters, outcasts in their suburban neighborhood, must deal with the tragic consequences when one of them is bitten by a deadly werewolf." (source: imdb.com) Additional Topics: Sexual education, something about blood, and f...

Merry Christmas everybody!! We decided to celebrate it this year by doing a viewing party/commentary for the Joe Dante/Steven Spielberg horror comedy classic "Gremlins". We even did a drinking game, which was really fun to do! The rules were to drink: when Gizmo is adorable, Gizmo frowns, a rule is said and/or broken, when an invention is showcased, when a Gremlin is born, when a Gremlin dies, whe...