The Horror Agenda

Happy Halloween! This is our last episode before the holiday and we take a ride on the 2020 short Night Bus.  This is another short we learned about through Short of the Week: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2022/01/31/night-bus/ You can also watch it on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/plaBtwJm0iQ Beware Spoilers. You can follow The Horror Agenda on Instagram @TheHorrorAgenda. Our personal links and...

Welcome back to Spooky Season and another week closer to Halloween. This week we cover 2018 short Demon. Written and Directed by Caleb Slain. A stranger stumbles onto a shack and a situation he is not prepared for. You can watch it and see Caleb Slain’s other work at his website: https://calebslain.com/home/ Or on his Vimeo page: https://vimeo.com/calebslain You can also watch it at Short of the W...

Welcome to Spooky Season and Happy Halloween. As we draw near to All Hallows Eve we are covering 3 very different but very on brand Halloween horror shorts. This week we begin with the animated 2020 short A Night in Camp Heebie Jeebie. Written and Directed by Dylan Chase the film follows a group of Scouts at camp telling scary stories. This one holds a special place in our hearts. You can watch it...

Welcome back to the Horror Agenda. This week we’re covering the 2019 short In Sound, We Live Forever. Written and directed by Joshua Giuliano the film takes a different approach to visual and sound than films we’ve covered before. You can watch In Sound We Live Forever via Joshua Giuliano on his website: https://www.joshuagiuliano.com/#/in-sound-we-live-forever/ You can also watch on Short of the...

Welcome back to the Horror Agenda. This week we cover another Sam Evenson film, the 2022 short film The Changing Room. The story concept is by Jeff Speziale. You can watch the film here: https://youtu.be/SdS15vKWsHo?feature=shared You can find more of Sam Evenson’s work here: https://www.youtube.com/@GrimoireHorror You can find more on Jeff Speziale here: https://www.jeffspeziale.com/ You can watc...

Welcome back to the Horror Agenda and this week we cover the 2020 vampire short Suicide by Sunlight. The film is directed by Nikyatu Jusu and written by Nikyatu Jusu and R. Shanea Williams. This is another one we found through short of the week. You can watch the film here: https://youtu.be/yRR-0IcKLd8?feature=shared You can find it on Short of the Week here: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2020/02...

Welcome back to the Horror Agenda. This week we cover the 2021 short film written and directed by Sam Evenson and story by Jeff Speziale. The film is based on the short story “You’re Going to Notice a Woman in Your Home, You Must Ignore Her.” You can watch the film here: https://youtu.be/hs3paMLb9Qg?feature=shared You can find more of Sam Evenson’s work here: https://www.youtube.com/@GrimoireHorro...

Welcome to another episode of the Horror Agenda. This week we cover the 2014 short film written and directed by Chloe Okuno, recommended to us by a listener. You can watch the film here: https://youtu.be/wWGer07Aa-E?si=J3JonYaY4KxH3vZk Below are some the links we reference in the episode: https://aframe.oscars.org/what-to-watch/post/chloe-okuno-5-films-that-influenced-my-career https://thehorrorof...

Welcome back to the Horror Agenda and standing in solidarity with SAF-AFTRA we are covering another indie short, 2018 short film Other Side of the Box written by Caleb J. Phillips and Nick Tag, who plays Ben, and directed by Caleb J. Phillips. You can see it at Short of the Week here (where we found it): https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2020/05/06/other-side-of-the-box/ Website we mentioned: https:/...

Welcome back to the Horror Agenda and standing in solidarity with SAF-AFTRA we are covering another indie short, the Oscar qualifying 2022 short film Moshari. The first Oscar qualifying short from Bangladesh written and directed by Nuhash Humayun. You can see it at Short of the Week here (where we found it): https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2022/10/29/moshari/ This Variety article covers Jordan Peel...

Welcome back to the Horror Agenda and today in continuing our standing in solidarity with SAF-AFTRA we are covering our first short film. Today we cover the 2020 short film Hungry Joe written and directed by Paul Holbrook and Samuel Dawe. You can see the short at Short of the Week here (where we found it): https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2021/01/11/hungry-joe/ You can find Paul Holbrook here: https...

As SAG-AFTRA is on strike and we do not want to cross the picket line, in today's episode we cover indie film Trespassers (2019)  and have a brief conversation about the strike to start the episode. Going forward, we will cover indie films or short films until the strike is over to avoid publicizing movies released, past or present from struck companies. For more info on the strike see here:...

Welcome back to the Horror Agenda. Today we plummet into the depths and explore a world 30 years in the making. Yes, we covered Phil Tippett’s Mad God, now streaming on Shudder. We had a lot to say and part of our conversation references: https://filmcolossus.com/mad-god-explained https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/mad-god-review-phil-tippett-1234659794/ Intro Music: "Satanic Panic&qu...

Welcome back to the Horror Agenda and today we’re coming at you with Uncle Sam the 1996 paranormal slasher. Did you see this one as a kid? No? Then, be prepared for a for a fourth of July you will never forget. Intro Music: "Satanic Panic" by Weary Pines License code: MGAQUP5RVMIGHPDB Outro Music:  "Threatened" by  Alex Besss   License code: YXKZGTB3AXZACFBU Beware Spoilers. Yo...

Welcome back to the Horror Agenda as we end Pride month with a cult classic. Yes, we are covering Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge. At a time, and for some, one of the worst Freddy films, that has been reclaimed by some and seen as a queer classic. We discuss the documentary Scream Queen: My Nightmare on Elm Street which can be streamed on Tubi or without commercials on Shudder. Intro M...

The Horror Agenda returns with more Pride programming, with an episode on 2008’s Otto, Or Up With Dead People, a zombie film, unlike many other zombies films we could have covered. We dive into avant garde cinema, queer metaphors, zombies and more. CW: suicide. If you need assistance resources are available: National Suicide Preventation Line 1-800-273-8255 / 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifelife. Trans...

Welcome to the Horror Agenda and this week we’re visiting Hulu’s Into the Dark series as we celebrate Pride. We’re covering the gay slasher Midnight Kiss, a NYE story that, rather than a new beginning, is a final end.  Intro Music: "Satanic Panic" by Weary Pines License code: MGAQUP5RVMIGHPDB Outro Music:  "Threatened" by  Alex Besss   License code: YXKZGTB3AXZACFBU Beware Spoi...

 We begin Pride Month at the Horror Agenda with a trip to Hell Fest with VIP Passes. We get into keeping your phone secure, phoning your friends, and not splitting up. We wish you all a happy and safe Pride month especially our trans and nonbinary listeners around the country and the world. Beware Spoilers. You can follow The Horror Agenda on Instagram @TheHorrorAgenda. Our personal links and more...

Welcome to the Horror Agenda and this week we cover listener-requested horror classic Rosemary’s Baby (1968). We continue our theme of mothers in horror and discuss the 60s, Satanic Panic and more. CW for rape and sexual assault.  Spoiler warning. Articles we bring up: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/roman-polanskis-alleged-sexual-assaults-what-you-need-to-know-117579/ https://ww...

Welcome to the Horror Agenda and this week we continue our mother horror with the brand new film Clock. Just released on Hulu (2023) written and directed by Alexis Jacknow. Extra special spoiler warning.  Spoiler warning. Links mentioned in the episode: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hestat/maternal-mortality/2020/maternal-mortality-rates-2020.htm https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/14/us/childfree-women-b...

Welcome to the Horror Agenda and this week as we bounce back from Mother’s Day we cover the 2014 film Goodnight Mommy (Ich Seh, Ich Seh) and cringe as the story progresses.  Spoiler warning. May all you mothers and mother-like caregivers have a Mother’s Day a million times better than this mother.  We reference and discuss a few posts and the links are listed below: https://mashable.com/article/go...

Welcome to the Horror Agenda. In this episode Carlos and Victor wake up in a gross bathroom and have to find a way to escape as we discuss Saw (2004). We end our journey with James Wan, for now, and discuss the start of the Torture Porn subgenre and copaganda in media. Spoiler warning.  Part of our discussion covers torture porn as a subgenre and we reference these articles https://www.vice.com/en...

Welcome to the Horror Agenda. In this episode Carlos and Victor conjure up a good time discussing the Conjuring (2013). We journey deeper into the Wan-iverse and the start of the Conjuring Cinematic Universe. Spoiler warning.  Part of our discussion covers the real Warrens who were written about briefly in this 2013 Entertainment Weekly article: https://ew.com/gallery/conjuring-real-story-pictures...

Welcome to the Horror Agenda and in this episode we delve deeper into the Wan-iverse with M3GAN (directed by Gerard Johnstone). Spoiler warning. In this episode we discuss a lot of technology and draw parallels to various films, shows, shorts and games. One we encourage you all to watch is Blinky TM written and directed by Ruairi Robinson located here: https://youtu.be/P0lKDy6E918 As usual, you ca...

Welcome to the Horror Agenda. A new horror podcast from Carlos M. Camacho and Victor M. Garcia, Jr. In this premiere episode Carlos and Victor discuss Malignant. As we enter our show and the Wan-iverse. Spoiler warning! We also issue a content warning in the episode for IPV (intimate partner violence). The National Domestic Violence Hotline website is listed for those in abusive situations looking...