The Film Flamers: A Horror Movie Podcast

Join us for our quarterly Shooting the Flames episode, where we discuss all your question, comments, and concerns about questions and comments. We also bring you the latest horror movie news and trailers. So don't miss it! If you have anything to add to the discussion, please don't hesitate to do so by reaching out to us on social media @TheFilmFlamers, or call our hotline and leave us a message a...

Join us for our hot take on the first half of the new AMC series The Vampire Lestat, sequel to the series previously known as Interview with the Vampire.  If you have anything to add to the discussion, please don't hesitate to do so by reaching out to us on social media @TheFilmFlamers, or call our hotline and leave us a message at 972-666-7733!    Out this Month: All Of Us Strangers Hot Take: The...

All of Us Strangers is a 2023 British film written and directed by Andrew Haigh and loosely based on the 1987 novel Strangers by Taichi Yamada. It stars Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Jamie Bell, and Claire Foy. The second feature adaptation of the novel, after the Japanese film The Discarnates (1988), the film follows a lonely screenwriter who develops an intimate relationship with his mysterious nei...

Directed by YouTube phenomenon Kane Parsons in his feature film debut, Backrooms is an A24 psychological horror movie. It follows a struggling, recovering-alcoholic furniture store owner (Chiwetel Ejiofor) and his therapist (Renate Reinsve) as they discover a mysterious entrance to an endless, labyrinthine alternate dimension of empty, liminal rooms. If you have anything to add to the discussion,...

Society is a 1989 American body horror film directed by Brian Yuzna in his directorial debut from a screenplay by Woody Keith and Rick Fry. It stars Billy Warlock as a teenager in Beverly Hills who begins to suspect that his wealthy parents are part of a gruesome cult made up of the social elite. The film’s score was composed by Mark Ryder and Phil Davies. If you have anything to add to the discus...

The Descent is a 2005 British horror film written and directed by Neil Marshall. The film stars actresses Shauna Macdonald, Natalie Mendoza, Alex Reid, Saskia Mulder, Nora-Jane Noone and MyAnna Buring. The plot follows six women who enter an uncharted cave system and struggle to survive against the monstrous creatures inside. The film’s score was composed by David Julyan. If you have anything to a...

House is a 1985 American comedy horror film directed by Steve Miner, with a screenplay by Ethan Wiley, from an original story written by Fred Dekker. Produced by Sean S. Cunningham, the film is the first installment in the House film series, and stars William Katt, George Wendt, Richard Moll, and Kay Lenz. The film’s score was composed by Henry Manfredini. If you have anything to add to the discus...

Welcome to your briefing of The Overlook Film Festival in New Orleans, LA for 2026. Featuring hot takes of films including: Obsession, Faces of Death, Never After Dark, Goody Goody, Drag, The Restoration at Grayson Manor, Leviticus, Hokum, Normal, Chili Finger, and Buddy. If you have anything to add to the discussion, please don't hesitate to do so by reaching out to us on social media @TheFilmFla...

Spring has sprung, and so we're bringing you our quarterly Shooting the Flames episode, where we discuss all your comments, questions, concerns, voicemails, in addition to giving you the latest and very best in horror news and trailers.  If you have anything to add to the discussion, please don't hesitate to do so by reaching out to us on social media @TheFilmFlamers, or call our hotline and leave...

Wild Zero is a 1999 Japanese comedy horror film directed by Tetsuro Takeuchi. It stars Masashi Endō as Ace, a fan of the Japanese rock power trio Guitar Wolf (who star as themselves). After assisting the group, the band's eponymous vocalist makes Ace his blood brother and gives him a whistle to blow during times of trouble. The group later finds themselves in the middle of a zombie outbreak. If yo...

MadS is a 2024 French zombie horror thriller film written and directed by David Moreau. The story follows Julia, Anaïs, and Romain, who witness (and take part in) an apparent zombie outbreak of French proportions. MadS is presented in real time and was filmed in one continuous shot. Nathaniel Méchaly composed the film's score. If you have anything to add to the discussion, please don't hesitate to...

Scream 7 (2026) marks the return of original franchise heroine Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) to the center of the horror, directed by original series creator Kevin Williamson. The film follows a battle-weary Sidney, now a mother of three, attempting to build a quiet life in a new town far from the shadows of Woodsboro. If you have anything to add to the discussion, please don't hesitate to do so...

The Vanishing is a 1988 Dutch/French psychological thriller film co-written and directed by George Sluizer and based on Tim Krabbe’s novel The Golden Egg. The film recounts a man's obsessive years-long search for his girlfriend after she mysteriously disappears from a rest area in the French countryside. The film’s score was composed by Henny Vrienten. If you have anything to add to the discussion...

Audition is a 1999 Japanese horror film directed by Takashi Miike and written by Daisuke Tengan, who adapted it from Ryu Murakami's 1997 novel of the same name. It follows a middle-aged widower who enlists the help of his film producer friend to stage fake auditions in order to meet a new girlfriend, only to find that the young woman he chooses has a dark past. The film’s score was composed by Koj...

Whistle is a 2026 teen-centric horror film directed by Corin Hardy (The Nun) that follows a misfit group of high school students who stumble upon a cursed artifact: an ancient Aztec Death Whistle. Unaware of its power, the teenagers blow the whistle, releasing a terrifying curse that forces them to confront their own mortality as their future deaths begin to hunt them down. As the body count rises...

Christine is a 1983 American supernatural horror film directed and scored by John Carpenter, and adapted from Stephen King's 1983 novel. The film stars Keith Gordon as Arnie Cunningham, a bullied teenager who buys a sentient 1958 Plymouth Fury, named "Christine", that exhibits a toxic personality and becomes a bad influence on him. John Stockwell, Alexandra Paul, Robert Prosky and Harry Dean Stant...

Cujo is a 1983 American horror film directed by Lewis Teague, written by Don Carlos Dunaway and Barbara Turner (using the pen name Lauren Currier), and starring Dee Wallace, Daniel Hugh Kelly, and Danny Pintauro. An adaptation of Stephen King's 1981 novel of the same name, it follows a mother and her son who are trapped inside their car while protecting themselves from a rabid St. Bernard. Princip...

It's that time again - we're setting 2025 ablaze and discussing all of the best (and worst) horror movies that came and went! If you have anything to add to the discussion, please don't hesitate to do so by reaching out to us on social media @TheFilmFlamers, or call our hotline and leave us a message at 972-666-7733!   Films we mention: Sinners 40 Acres Hallow Road Predator: Badlands The Long Walk...

We're ringing in 2026 with our quarterly Shooting the Flames, where we answer all your comments and questions and bring you the latest news and upcoming horror movie releases.  If you have anything to add to the discussion, please don't hesitate to do so by reaching out to us on social media @TheFilmFlamers, or call our hotline and leave us a message at 972-666-7733!    Out this Month: Shooting th...

The Long Kiss Goodnight is a 1996 American action-thriller film co-produced and directed by Renny Harlin, and produced by Shane Black and Stephanie Austin from a screenplay by Black. It stars Geena Davis, Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Amandes, Yvonne Zima, Brian Cox, Patrick Malahide, Craig Bierko, and David Morse. The story follows an amnesiac schoolteacher (Davis) who sets out to recover her identity w...

IT: Welcome to Derry says the town is the real monster. We disagree. The town is just collateral damage. The monster is still the monster—and dressing that up as a metaphor doesn’t make it deeper. It just makes it confused. Really good looking, really entertaining, but confused. If you have anything to add to the discussion, please don't hesitate to do so by reaching out to us on social media @The...

Constantine is a 2005 American supernatural superhero film directed by Francis Lawrence, and written by Kevin Brodbin and Frank Cappello with notable producing credits including Akiva Goldsman (who won an Oscar for A Beautiful Mind). The film stars Keanu Reeves as John Constantine, a cynical exorcist with the ability to perceive and communicate with half-angels and half-demons in their true forms...

The Prophecy is a 1995 American fantasy thriller horror film starring Christopher Walken, Elias Koteas, Virginia Madsen, Eric Stoltz, and Viggo Mortensen. It was written and directed by Gregory Widen in his feature directorial debut, and is the first film of The Prophecy series. The film tells the story of the Archangel Gabriel and his search for an evil soul on Earth, and a police detective who u...

Predator: Badlands is a 2025 American science fiction action film directed by Dan Trachtenberg and the ninth installment in the Predator franchise. Produced by Lawrence Gordon Productions, Davis Entertainment and Toberoff Entertainment, it stars Elle Fanning and Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi. The story follows Dek, a young Yautja outcast who travels to the deadly planet Genna to hunt the legenda...

The Birds is a 1963 American natural horror-thriller film produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock, released by Universal Pictures and starring Jessica Tandy, Rod Taylor, Suzanne Pleshette, and introducing Tippi Hedren in her film debut. Loosely based on the 1952 short story of the same name by Daphne du Maurier, it focuses on a series of sudden and unexplained violent bird attacks on the people...