The Final Podcast

Joel, a film critic for a horror magazine, stumbles upon a support group of serial killers and attempts to blend in with the group or become their victim. Vicious Fun is exactly as the title suggests, a heck of a lot of fun. As far as comedy horrors go, it's one of the best in a while and it's a movie that ups the ante at every turn, keeping us on the edge of our seats for the entire dur...

A private detectives investigates the circumstances surrounding the death of a cult leader and a missing magician, Philip Swan. We're excited to discuss another Clive Barker movie. Lord of Illusions is an interest movie that discusses the utilization of different types of magic and illusions and how to harvest that power. It's always fun to watch an original story that has several charac...

A group of friends take a reunion trip to Sweden where they encounter a presence following them in the woods. The Ritual is our last movie in Travel Horror month and this film delivers. The movie has both creature feature and psychological horror elements that combine to create on-screen horror. We're used to watching movies where the creature is built up and usually is a let down, but this c...

A remote lake in the country for a couple turns violent when they start getting harassed by a group of local kids. Eden Lake stars Kelly Reilly and Michael Fassbender, who both have great performances in a movie that is very bleak and hard to watch. While the movie is very entertaining, it's very frustrating to watch and see local kids terrorize a couple who for the most part are keeping to t...

A vacation to Mexico takes an ugly turn when a group of friends meet up with a tourist and head to a dig site where an evil awaits them. The Ruins is one of the more interesting movies we've seen. This is not the first time we've seen this film and it always ends with us being disappointed by a few needless parts that hurt the film. After watching it again, our thoughts still hold on thi...

A vacation for a young group goes south after a bus accident leaves them stranded in a dangerous part of Brazil with a sinister practice. For the second week of travel horror month, we discuss Turistas. This movie has a star cast of Josh Duhamel, Melissa George, and Olivia Wilde and focuses on the organ harvesting underbelly of the Brazilian slums. Watching this movie a while back, we didn't...

Three men on a vacation, head to Slovakia to experience all the women the country has to offer, but end up in a torturous sequence of events. Hostel is the first movie in Travel Horror month and is long overdue for us to discuss. This movie had so much hype when it came out back in 2005 and was a very popular horror movie we had to see growing up. Although the movie doesn't have strong replay...

Five friends head to a cabin in the woods and start being affected by a flesh-eating virus and encounter hostile locals. Cabin Fever is the final movie we are discussing in Cabin month and it's always fun to watch this movie. Although it's not a great movie, we have a soft spot for this film. It has a ridiculous plot, nonsensical characters, and implausible events that occur, but it&apos...

A ski trip goes south for medical students who find themselves battling a horde of nazi zombies. Dead Snow is an excellent zombie movie with a cool winter atmosphere in a cabin that turns bloody fast. The movie combines the comedic relief of the unbelievable circumstances that the characters are in with the bloody chaos of the zombies very well. The film is very entertaining and poses the zombies...

A photographer revisits her traumatic past while taking photos in an abandoned building that may not be completely deserted. Black Mold  is a story that blends the traumatic past of the protagonist with the reality that her mind could be deteriorating from the black mold present in the abandoned facility she's taking pictures in. We didn't find the movie particularly deep, but it did fea...

Newlyweds, Paul and Bea, spend their honeymoon in a cabin on the lake and what seems like a peaceful time soon descends into madness after Paul discovers Bea wandering in the forest in the middle of the night. Honeymoon is the second movie we're discussing in Cabin Horror Month and it's a movie that keeps an interesting mystery throughout. It starts as a romance horror, but after an odd...

Four drag queens find themselves performing at a biker bar by accident. When the bar is taken over by vampires, it's up to them to save the unwelcoming bar patrons. Slay is not your typical vampire movie and that is why we enjoyed it so much. It's a comedy horror that puts drag queens and bikers together to fend off vampires. While watching we were reminded of From Dusk Till Dawn due to...

Ash, the only survivor from a previous flesh-possessing demonic takeover, spends his time in a cabin with strangers as the demon come back and continue their onslaught. Evil Dead II is the first movie we're discussing in Cabin Month and it sure is the best movie to kick it off! Evil Dead II is partially a remake of The Evil Dead and it's better in almost every way. Sam Raimi and Bruce Ca...

A family reunion at an isolated mansion turns deadly when they get trapped and forced to play a game of survival. Dangerous Game: The Legacy Murders is a movie we were immediately interested in based on having Jon Voight as we are big fans of Jon Voight. However, the movie is filled with overacting and plot holes. While it's fun, the movie doesn't make much sense and tosses in a H. H. Ho...

After a group of friends disturb the quiet lifestyle of Leatherface, he returns to his murderous ways in a Texas ghost town. Texas Chainsaw Massacre is the most recent movie in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre series and it features Leatherface living with his mother 48 years after the horrific murders. While this movie had an interesting story, it has several moments that are hard to understand. Leath...

A man looks to find closure after his wife was reported missing on a haunted New Jersey road by searching for answers with her sister. Clinton Road has a cast of Eric Roberts, Vincent Pastore, and Ice-T, who are only in the first 10 minutes of the film and do not work back into the movie. They set up the movie in an interesting way that really only discusses a story of Clinton Road and feels disco...

Young Leatherface escapes from a mental institution for children with three other inmates and are pursued by the police led by Hal Hartman who is looking for revenge. Leatherface is a prequel to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre detailing the childhood of Leatherface and the events leading up to his murders. We have discussed this movie being one of our least favorites of the series and after watching i...

Six friends on a boat trip get lost at sea where they encounter their worst fears. Haunted Boat is a movie that we've seen way more than we should have. After our 3rd rewatch, it hasn't gotten any better. This movie goes into depth with character fears as they start encountering those fears in the weirdest yet least impactful ways. The movie doesn't do the best job of developing the...

Two brothers head on a trip with their girlfriends as they're ready to serve in Vietnam when they're involved in a car accident. They're left to cross paths with an isolated house that inhabits a cold-blooded cannibal family and a killer with a chainsaw. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning is the prequel to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and explains how Sheriff Hoyt becomes the...

Danny Kessler is out to stop ancient demons who live below Prophet Hills and killed his wife and took his children. Born of Earth is as crazy as crazy gets. It's just as wild as we remember and although, it's not a good movie, it's memorable. There's something about the odd-looking, opportunist demons who snatch kids and kill everything else that is unforgettable. The logic beh...

A deformed man with a chainsaw along with his family of crazy murderers relentlessly hunt five friends who encounter them while traveling. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is one of the better horror remakes we've seen and as unbelievable as it may be, it is the second best in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre film series behind the original. After watching through all the movies, the original movie is...

Experimental spiders escape from a lab, killing and eating anyone in their path. Ice Spiders is a movie we couldn't help, but love. With its ski vibe, crazy dialogue, and multi-colored spiders, we couldn't get enough. We watched this movie first years ago and it didn't get old. There's something about the energy brought to kill experimental spiders that escaped from a lab that...

After moving to Santa Clara, two brothers soon realize their new town is home to vampires. The Lost Boys is the last movie of Retro Reel and while we are sad to end this amazing retro vibe, we were excited to discuss this movie. The Lost Boys has an amazing cast of Jason Patric, Kiefer Sutherland, Jamie Gertz, Corey Haim, Corey Feldman, and Dianne Wiest. The film adds some new elements to vampire...

8 monsters set in different divisions, fight in a wrestling match for their lives in a cursed graveyard. Monster Brawl is a lot of fun for both horror fans and wrestling fans. It's awesome to see classic monsters fight against each other in a ring to the death. The detail that went into the promos and the guest stars like Jimmy Hart, Herb Dean, and Kevin Nash were amazing to see. Even if you&...

Machines come alive and start killing everyone as a group of people shelter themselves at a rest stop. Maximum Overdrive is the only movie Stephen King directed and was inspired by his short story, "Trucks." While the characters are a mess and the acting is not the best, this movie is crazy and a fun watch. It's hard to explain anything that happens or make the movie cohesive, but i...