The Graveyard Shift Horror Podcast

Haunted houses, a murder mystery, a political drama (sort of), you get all of these in this week's movie because we watched The Changeling (1980). Listen as we disagree just how good (or bad) this movie is, we try to figure out how it's plot works, and we discover a deleted scene that would have completely changed the ending. Oh, and there's a kid in a well. Hence the episode title. We are hosted...

STOP! HAMMER TIME! This week we watched the Hammer Horror classic, Horror Of Dracula (1958). Listen as we gush all over the film that we both call our definitive version of Dracula despite how much it strays from the source material. Witness what made Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee the two of the biggest horror icons ever. We are hosted at Captivate where you can tip us to send us movie suggest...

Stay awake and join us this week as we talk about A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors. Why is the 3rd film in the series the first one we are covering you ask? Because it's our show and we'll do what we want. Listen as we explain why this movie had the worst psychiatrists ever, we realize some people should have asked for better dream powers, and we hear Freddy Krueger utter one of his mos...

We have three times the content to talk about this week (though we still managed to do it without going on much longer than usual) as we watched the 1975 TV Anthology Trilogy Of Terror. Three weird tales all Staring the late Karen Black. Join us as we see a creep get whats coming to him, experience some twin trouble, and learn why you never buy a creepy doll as a gift. We are hosted at Captivate w...

Troma fans rejoice! The shift hits the fan as Lloyd Kaufman, president and founder of Troma Entertainment, joins Sheldon and Mike on this week's episode. If you are a fan of The Toxic Avenger, Class Of Nuke'em High, Terror Firmer, Poultrygeist: Night Of The Chicken Dead, or any other Troma films then this is the episode you've been waiting for because Lloyd Kauffman is the man behind all of them....

Mike and Sheldon have decided to retire from the Graveyard Shift. Which coincides with our review of April Fools Day (1986) . Coincidence? We are hosted at Captivate where you can tip us to send us movie suggestions and theme months. If you would like to make continued support to help keep the show going and get access to bonus perks, you can do so by checking us out at Patreon You can also suppor...

We finish March Of The Dead, our month long tribute to George Romero and his iconic dead series with Land Of The Dead (2005). Romero turns the "smart zombie" idea up to 11 and decides that CGI effects are as good as practical (they are not) in this fourth film. Join us as we learn about scavenging in the zombpocalypse, why letting your guard down is a bad idea even in a barricaded city, and why Ca...

George Romero's Dead series shambles its way into the 80's with the third film, Day Of The Dead (1985). Listen as we learn about the full extent of the zombie outbreak, George Romero finally figuring out how to write a strong female character, how to make friends with the undead, and some humans that are so annoying you'd rather get eaten alive than survive with them. We are hosted at Captivate wh...

We continue our month long tribute to the late George Romero and his iconic Dead series in part 2 of March Of The Dead when we watched Dawn Of The Dead (1978), considered by many to be the best Zompocalypse movie ever. Join us as we get a crash course on the do's and do nots of zombie survival and we learn all about this place where people used to go to shop called a mall. We are hosted at Captiva...

Join us as we bite into the original Night Of The Living Dead (1968) in part 1 of our month long tribute to the late horror legend, George Romero and his iconic Dead series. Find out how this ground breaking director got his start, what makes NOTLD such a revered horror classic, what this movie got wrong, and how difficult it is to get someone to act like a zombie when no one knows what a zombie i...

Like found footage? Like crime documentaries? No? Then you won't like The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007). Whether you like it or not you should check out this episode as we are joined by Jeremy Greer from the Days Of Future Cast podcast (among others on DuckFeed.tv) as we uncomfortably watch this film that I can only describe as 1 part disturbing, 1 part bad acting, and... other parts. To find out more...

We get an example of a remake surpassing the original this week when we watched The Thing (1982), John Carpenter's gore de force remake of 1951's The Thing From Another World. Join us as we learn what happens when Kurt Russel loses at chess, why I'm more of a cat person, and that Wilford Brimley can go 109 minutes without saying oatmeal or diabeetus. Also, our cutting room floor segment shows that...

Love is in the air. Or is that methane gas? We are joined by John this week from the podcast Heres Johnnys Reviews. The three of us hack up the holiday known as Valentines Day when we watch My Bloody Valentine (1981), the story of someone that hates Valentines Day even more than John does. We learn that some of the best acted scenes in this movie may have been accidental, that having a party in a...

Thanks to our "friend" Eric, this week we watched Holidays (2016). As you can tell from the Dad joke that is the title of this episode, we weren't impressed. From Mind reading VR headsets to bestiality babies to something that can only be described as the Jesus bunny, Holidays is a compilation of 8 short films that are one WTF after another. Enjoy our pain. You can check out all the content on Hey...

This episode is so serious it comes with a PSA. We watched It Follows (2014). A story about a sexually transmitted curse that kills anyone that doesn't pass it on. Remember kids, if you have sex, you'll die... Unless you have more sex... We are hosted at Captivate where you can tip us to send us movie suggestions and theme months. If you would like to make continued support to help keep the show g...

Puppets & psychics. If these are the things you want in a horror movie then Puppet Master (1989) may be the one for you. (But if you feel like us, maybe not). We learn that the puppets weren't the most wooden characters in this movie and we hear about some early concept designs. We are hosted at Captivate where you can tip us to send us movie suggestions and theme months. If you would like to...

We both needed a break from the cold harshness of winter so we decided to watch The Thing From Another World (1951). A movie about a group of scientists and military members that find an alien frozen under the ice in the cold harshness of the Arctic... Probably not that best choice... brrr... But it is one of the best sci-fi horror movies of the 50's and went on to be remade by John Carpenter into...

2017 is dead and gone. We lay to rest our first year of working the graveyard shift with the best and worst horror movies of the past 12 months, the most anticipated horror movie of 2018, and we answer all those questions from our horror head listeners. Now grab a shovel and help us bury this thing. We are hosted at Captivate where you can tip us to send us movie suggestions and theme months. If y...

We celebrate the last day of the first Christmassacre with an iconic holiday horror. The granddaddy of them all, Black Christmas (1974) starring Margot Kidder and a terrifying moustached cop, and some great kills, one spoiled by the poster itself. We are hosted at Captivate where you can tip us to send us movie suggestions and theme months. If you would like to make continued support to help keep...

Robin returns to help us with our third entry in our Christmassacre series when we cover Krampus (2015). We discuss the movie, the history of Krampus, and we give Robin the details about our own encounter with the dark shadow of Santa. We are hosted at Captivate where you can tip us to send us movie suggestions and theme months. If you would like to make continued support to help keep the show goi...

We have more company from the Playing With Power Podcast as we are joined by another of Mike's Co-hosts, the infamous John. The three of us watch another Holiday Horror flick, Better Watch Out (2017). We find out just how creepy kids can be, What would really happen if you got someone with a certain Home Alone trap, and all three of us get taken by a major plot twist. You can find out more about t...

We are joined by Ben from the Playing With Power Podcast who gives us a brief history of how the Nintendo Power retrospective show started and we take on the Holiday Horror Anthology, A Christmas Horror Story (2015). If you want to see a movie that involves baby mama ghosts, shape shifting brats, a Krampus rampage, and Santa fighting through his zombified elves then this is the movie for you. Also...

We get back to basics this week when we watch a fan pick, House Of Wax (2005). We check out some potential new studio spaces, discuss what worked and didn't work in this remake, talk about why a literal house of wax would be a terrible idea, and contemplate whether or not certain scenes involving Paris Hilton were intentionally made to remind us of another time she was on film. We are hosted at Ca...

We experienced the ultimate Homeowners nightmare this week when we watched the Tobe Hooper directed (sort of) haunted house flick, Poltergeist (1982). We are joined by our friend Eric from the Youtube channel Hey Internet, Eric Here. The three of us discover why you should research what used to be on the land your house occupies before you buy it, What really was happening on the set of the movie,...

We've got an episode that will grab you by the Twinkies because this week we watched Zombieland (2009) We are joined by our friend Ivan for this horror comedy about enjoying the little things in life while running for your life at the same time. We learn that you can find love in the zombpocalypse, Twinkies do expire, and Bill Murray's zombie survival technique may have a downside. We are hosted a...