The Final Ghouls Of Horror Podcast

The Final Ghouls are back and returning to Woodsboro (technically for the first time on this podcast) as we dive into Scream 4! Holly, Jeremy and L revisit the beloved horror franchise for its divisive 2011 entry and whether it holds up to its predecessors.   Get Ready For: A quick(ish) rundown of our thoughts on and history with the first three films, Holly and Jeremy inadvertently spoiling a plo...

The Final Ghouls are back and heading to the 1930s South as we jump into Ryan Coogler's Sinners!  Holly, Jeremy and L wade into vampire-infested waters as we delve into the 2025 box office (and Oscar!) smash. Get Ready For: Discussion of the film's themes of identity and cultural commodification, our thoughts on vampire films in general and a rant about Vampire Academy, the return of L's opinions...

The Final Ghouls are back for holiday horror comedy goodness we travel to 1984 for Gremlins! Holly, Jeremy and L jump into the madcap hijinks of Joe Dante's family-centered creature feature and its nasty little charms. Get Ready For: Discussion the film's influence on our horror comedy tastes, how summer camp trauma ruined the film for Holly, L's Gremlins meets Beetlejuice theme park experience, t...

The Final Ghouls are back as we go back to 1960 and step into the shower for Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho!  Holly, Jeremy and L dive deep into the film's undeniable but complicated legacy, its big twists and shocking moments. Get Ready For: Discussion of L's introduction to Hitchcock through an unexpected literary source and Holly's history with the director from a young age, the labored quest to get...

The Final Ghouls are back making a man and doing the Time Warp as we dive into the iconic Rocky Horror Picture Show! Holly, Jeremy and L go all in on the ultimate midnight movie, the all-star cast of wacky characters and its rock opera vibes. Get Ready For: Discussion about Holly and Jeremy's theater history, L's initial introduction to the movie as Doctor Who-related, how influential it was to Je...

The Final Ghouls are are back and going all in on hokey flying saucers and unconvincing aliens as we discuss Ed Wood's Plan 9 From Outer Space! Holly, Jeremy and L go in deep on the infamous "worst film ever made," learn about Ed Wood, and try to find something good -- anything at all -- to say about this one. Get Ready For: Discussion of the difference between camp and “so bad it’s good," our fav...

The Final Ghouls are back after a LONG hibernation, and we're exploring Halloween in... May? with Trick r' Treat! (Blame Jeremy for falling off on the editing. Life and work got in the way.) Holly, Jeremy and L dive into the seasonal horror anthology to explore which segments we like best, learn about the problems around the film's release, and give a lot of praise to the characters and content. G...

The Final Ghouls are back and discovering our mutant powers as we explore the X-Men teen horror film The New Mutants!  Holly, Jeremy and L explore what works about this adaptation of the beloved comics (not much), what doesn't work (a lot), learn about its highly unfortunate production history amidst the Disney-Fox merger, and try to suss out exactly what went wrong here. Get Ready For: Discussion...

The Final Ghouls are getting sewn together and sharing a body we dive into 2015's horror comedy Patchwork! Holly, Jeremy and L take a look at this Frankenstein-inspired tale from Tyler McIntyre and explore its themes of feminine rage and mental health, debate the quality of some of the performances, and question whether there needed to be a romantic element. RELEASE THE OWLCAT! Get Ready For: Disc...

 The Final Ghouls are going back into the water as we look at the mother of all shark movies in 1975's Jaws!  Holly, Jeremy and L dive deep into the themes of Steven Spielberg's man vs. nature thriller, recount its infamously-troubled production history, and talk about our love of the three lead characters as they spend time out on the water. Get Ready For: Discussion of the anti-capitalist elemen...

The Final Ghouls are back from a minor episode hiatus and getting jailbroken as we examine 2025's relationship thriller Companion! Holly, Jeremy and L explore the film's big reveals, how its themes of toxic relationships play out to us, the retrofutristic aesthetics and much more. Get Ready For: Discussion of how much we knew going into the film, the marketing reveals and how much spoilers matter...

The Final Ghouls are getting fitted for explosive collars and making life-or-death alliances as we look at the 2000 Japanese dystopian action-thriller Battle Royale!  Holly, Jeremy and L dive into the controversy surrounding the film's release,  how which characters resonated the most with us and the several themes built into the movie Get Ready For: Discussion how the film differs from the novel...

The Final Ghouls are taking a trip into the woods -- and possibly other dimensions -- as we look at the 1980 Disney-made supernatural horror film The Watcher In the Woods!  We don't all agree on how successful this one is and Holly, Jeremy and L have a healthy debate on what works and what doesn't for each of us. Get Ready For: Discussion of the characters and mystery elements, the wild release hi...

The Final Ghouls are finishing up our Fear Street coverage as we look at the brand new entry in the franchise, Fear Street: Prom Queen!  Sadly, this isn't a winner for us and Holly, Jeremy and L share our thoughts on when the movie drops the ball (usually), where it succeeds (far less often) and our hopes for where the franchise goes from here. Get Ready For: Discussion of Holly's prom experience...

The Final Ghouls are back and still in the Summer Of Fear as we conclude our look at the Fear Street Trilogy with Part 3: 1666. Holly, Jeremy and L travel back to the past to discuss the concluding chapter's witchy elements, how the film works as a conclusion to the story and our thoughts on the three films as a whole, then preview the newly-released Fear Street: Prom Queen. Get Ready For: Thought...

The Final Ghouls are heading back to the Summer of Fear as we revisit Fear Street: 1994 and Fear Street: 1978! Holly, Jeremy and L begin their look at the Fear Street franchise and discuss how the first two work both as parts of a trilogy and as standalone films, our favorite characters and the mythology of the franchise. Get Ready For: Discussion of the many needle drops in both entries, Holly's...

The Final Ghouls are snapping on the rubber gloves and busting out the rib spreader as we explore supernatural horror in André Øvredal's 2016 morgue-set chiller The Autopsy of Jane Doe! Holly, Jeremy and L dive into the mystery and discuss the three central characters, the effectiveness of the autopsy scenes and how well the supernatural elements work for us. Get Ready For: Discussion of who the f...

The Final Ghouls put on their cold weather gear and trust no one as we journey to Antarctic sci-fi horror with John Carpenter's 1982 classic The Thing! Holly, Jeremy and L discuss the film's themes, the famous special effects and how well the paranoid vibes work for each of them. Get Ready For: Discussion of the ambiguous ending (and who we think may or may not be infected), which characters we fo...

The Final Ghouls take a trip into the 1990s for gateway horror television with Are You Afraid of the Dark's "The Tale of the Dream Girl" and "The Tale of the Dangerous Soup!"  Holly and L are the experts as they educate Jeremy on a show that he was just a bit too old for at the time. Get Ready For: Discussion of gateway horror and anthology television, lots of Neve Campbell appreciation, Tucker ta...

The Final Ghouls are back and heading into the Pink Opaque for a discussion of Jane Schoenbrun's vibey horror drama I Saw The TV Glow! Holly, L, and Jeremy weigh in on the film's themes and have very different reads on how the movie speaks to them. Get Ready For: Discussion of the film's approach to gender identity and mental health, the joys of Parachute Day and Democracy Sausage, whether the end...

The Final Ghouls are back and heading back to 1974 for one of the most iconic horror films of all-time in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre!  Holly, L, and Jeremy take a look at the famed Tobe Hooper film and have some varied opinions about it. Get Ready For: Debates on whether the film is a pure slasher film or something else, dicussions of the dinner scene, the notion that Hooper was shooting for a P...

Welcome to the Final Ghouls of Horror!  Get to know our Ghouls (Holly, L, and Jeremy) as they talk about who they are, their horror origin stories, their favorite (and not so favorite) subgenres, their top five horror films and more. Get Ready For: Father-induced jumpscares during The Shining, infants (not any of ours!) at Saw screenings, the influence of Mr. Bean, getting into the miniatures busi...