The Fear of God: A Horror Movie Podcast

We have something a little different for you this week FoGers. We're taking a look at the "found footage" subgenre with a series of films all about a haunted hotel and its extended mythology. In 2015, writer/director Stephen Cognetti gave us HELL HOUSE LLC, a pseudo-documentary about 5 individuals seeking to renovate a supposedly haunted hotel in Abaddon, NY and turn it into a tourist haunt. Over...

We wrap up our mini-series #Franklymydear by going further back to another direct adaptation of the novel (albeit one that makes a TON of changes to the text). THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN from 1957 was Hammer Studios attempt to see if they could get in the game of horror cinema. It was a smash success, fueling 6 sequels and launching nearly 2 decades of prolific output of horror films from the studi...

We have a real treat for you today. We had the opportunity to sit down with writer/director Francis Galluppi about his feature film debut: THE LAST STOP IN YUMA COUNTY. The film is a gritty, textured, character-rich mystery thriller and we really think you'll love it. While awaiting the next fuel truck at a middle-of-nowhere Arizona rest stop, a traveling young knife salesman is thrust into a high...

We continue our series called #Franklymydear on films inspired by Mary Shelley's classic novel Frankenstein with our penultimate installment. This week we're examining an independent production filmed right in one of our guest's backyard. THE ANGRY BLACK GIRL AND HER MONSTER delivers a smart and disarmingly thoughtful approach to the Frankenstein scenario, repositioning the narrative in the modern...

We continue our mini-series looking at quite recent films which are taking their inspiration from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. This week on #Franklymydear, we look at a truly stunning film from last year called BIRTH/REBIRTH. The film stars Judy Reyes and Marin Ireland as two women who become connected after one of them suffers a dreadful loss. What follows is a complex, deeply compelling portrait...

We continue our mini-series #Franklymydear which examines horror films inspired by Mary Shelley's Frankenstein with a very recent film from this year. LISA FRANKENSTEIN is the feature debut of Zelda Williams and was written by Diablo Cody. It features a very 80s aesthetic and a darkly comic story of death, resurrection, murder, and how difficult it is to be a teenager. We debate the film's effecti...

Having concluded our series on some of the best horror films of 2023, we are launching a new series focusing on a classic from modern literature that seems to be having a creative moment. A handful of films were released within the past year that took their inspiration directly from Mary Shelley's classic novel Frankenstein. So we're kicking off a mini-series of a few of those this week by taking...

As an epilogue to our look back series on some of the most noteworthy horror films of 2023, we ventured into the largely dialogue-free, alien-infested world of the Hulu thriller NO ONE WILL SAVE YOU. Joined by Quarterly King Ian Olson, this is one of our more heavily debated films, as opinions widely vary between the three of us on what this film is trying to say and whether or not it succeeds at...

We culminate a conversation that's been playing out for 2 months on our Patron segments by circling up a broader conversation about Netflix's series THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER, adapted by Mike Flanagan and his team from the works of Edgar Allan Poe. Over the past eight episodes, our Patron segments have been tracking each episode of the show in detail, focusing on what we liked, what we didn't...

We're almost to the end of our look back at the best horror films of 2023 but we couldn't possibly leave the series without discussing the robotic sensation from Blumhouse known as M3GAN. We're joined by friends of the show Drew Pasanen and Jackson Harper for a strikingly thoughtful and very open conversation about our evolving relationship with technology and the effect it is having on our humani...

As we continue our look back at some of the best horror films of 2023, we encounter a truly unique and original epic as only acclaimed director Ari Aster could conceive it. BEAU IS AFRAID chronicles the bizarre and varied adventures of Beau (Joaquin Phoenix) as he struggles to find his way back home following the news that his mother has died. The film makes some bold choices in its exploration of...

Time to pump up those sneakers and pop that denim jacket collar because the Fear of God is going 80s this week as we continue our look back at some of the best films of 2023 with a discussion about the time-travel horror comedy, TOTALLY KILLER. We're joined by foreign correspondent and Quarterly Queen Vera Goudie this week as we examine this delightfully funny slasher that took us all by surprise....

We continue our look back at the best horror films of 2023 with a film many placed at the very top of their lists. TALK TO ME was first discussed on the FoG back when it hit theaters when we were joined by Quarterly Queen Jess Fischli and former Literary Correspondent Meridith Curran in an impromptu chat. Now, it gets the full FoG treatment as we team up with friends of the show and authors Matt R...

In the summer of 2022, we covered a brief series of horror documentaries and during that time, our Patrons also got to hear our thoughts on five episodes of the Shudder Original documentary series CURSED FILMS. As a special surprise release this week, we're collecting those brief conversations together for our broader listenership to enjoy. Featured here are our thoughts on the episodes of Cursed...

We continue our look back at the horror films of 2023 with one of the most inventive and creative films of last year, as equally likely to bore you to tears as it is to terrify you to your core. SKINAMARINK is an experimental horror film (one of a handful we've seen released in the past couple of years) that strips away most of our comfortable and familiar narrative conventions to immerse us in so...

We continue our look back at some of the best horror films of 2023 with the latest installment in the legacy Evil Dead franchise, EVIL DEAD RISE. We're joined not only by Quarterly Queen Vera Goudie, but also by first time guest and "nowayjocee" Twitch streamer Jocee Worley to discuss the merits and missteps of this newest entry in the war against those pesky deadites. We cite what's great, what m...

Among the Capital-C Choices made among films of 2023, perhaps the zaniest of them all was the comedy horror directed by Elizabeth Banks: COCAINE BEAR. As we continue our look back at 2023, we're joined by friend of the show, pastor and author JR Forasteros, to discuss all of the intricate facets of all that is Cocaine Bear. Seriously, though, we dissect different forms of comedy and why they reson...

Welcome to our first discussion of 2024 Friends and FoGgers! And believe us when we tell you it's a doozy. Demian Rugna's film WHEN EVIL LURKS took festivals and horror fans by storm last year for its unflinchingly bleak examination of the deterioration of an entire community. It features transgressive boundary-pushing, dreadful narrative revelations, and a thoughtful -- but frightening -- approac...

Hey everyone! Whether you're finding us for the very first time or have been with us for years, THIS is an episode we want you to hear. We (Reed Lackey and Nathan Rouse) have been putting this show together for over seven years! A whole lot has changed since then and we wanted to have a fresh conversation (a kind of soft reset, if you will) about who we are, what this show is, and how we each appr...

As part of our Spooky Seasons for 2022 and 2023, we paraded through the Halloween and Scream franchises respectively. As a bonus for our patrons during those runs, we also covered the first ten episodes of THE SIMPSONS TREEHOUSE OF HORROR specials. Now, while we're on a brief break, we'd like to share with the rest of our listeners the complete collection of those segments. We choose our favorite...

Welcome back again Friends and FoGgers! To close out this tumultuous and challenging year, we invited a whole host of staff and guests to have a straight-up New Year's Party. We look back on what we've enjoyed this year, forecast some entertainment for 2024 (including a brand new fun segment involving movie trailers), and reflect on what we hope for in the days to come. It's a laugh-filled, occasi...

Happy Christmas and Merry Holidays to one and all! We are starting a new tradition here at the Fear of God this week by taking a look -- hopefully each new year to come -- at one of the many adaptations of Charles Dickens' beloved classic, A Christmas Carol. This week, we tackle the 1988 rendition directed by Richard Donner, scored by Danny Elfman, and starring Bill Murray: SCROOGED. Scrooged gets...

We're having a very special conversation this week, specifically about a classic Christmas special! Dr. Seuss' iconic HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS cartoon is ubiquitous in culture, particularly around the holiday season. There have been live action and feature length animated ventures to broaden the story, but there's something very simple and special about that initial cartoon short directed by...

Welcome to the party, pal! That's right, this week we're continuing our coverage of Christmas movies where tough cookies take on loads and loads of baddies with the 1988 action classic of all action classics: DIE HARD. There's a lot of praise to be sung for how this film has endured, how it's changed the face of the action genre, and for how impeccably it is constructed. But there's also quite a b...

We're kicking off this holiday season like a Christmas star to the eyeball with last year's Santa-Claus-meets-Die-Hard romp, VIOLENT NIGHT. The film more than lives up to its title and David Harbour sells the heck out of a disillusioned, had-enough Santa Claus who finds himself up against some greedy baddies with guns one Christmas Eve. Our discussion zones in on what the film does well, but also...