The Horror Vision

The Horror Vision Presents Elements of Horror is back and this time, we're doing Nicholas Verso's 2016 powerhouse Boys in Trees! Join us for a full-spoiler critical discussion! Also, here's the link to the Laird Barron Fundraiser: https://www.gofundme.com/f/laird-barron-hospital-costs-medication-costs

Ray returns from a secret mission to Detroit ready to gush for all the wonderful Horror in 2022.  The link to the Laird Barron Fundraiser:  https://www.gofundme.com/f/laird-barron-hospital-costs-medication-costs

We have seen M3GAN and we want to tell you about it! As is our way, we begin with a spoiler-free reaction, then give ample warning before launching into a full-spoiler discussion. Judging by the weekend box office, a lot of you have probably seen this one, so let's talk about it! Also, here is the Go Fund Me link I mention at the top of the episode Go Fund Me Laird Barron

Anthony and Shawn give you their immediate, spoiler-free review/reaction of the first episode in HBO's The Last of Us adaptation.

Missi and Shawn give Ryan Gosling's 2014 masterpiece Lost River their discerning eye and all of their love. 

Wherein we run through the lists of our favorite Horror films of 2022!

Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas Fanatics! Here's a surprise Christmas Special episode on Eric Pennycoft's new Christmas Horror Comedy The Leech, Staring Graham Skipper, Jeremy Gardner and Taylor Ludtke! This one is SUPER DARK, but should provide a nice distraction from all the Rom Coms and Holiday Who-Ha clogging up everyone's screens at the moment!

Welcome to a new spin-off series under The Horror Vision banner - Elements of Horror. Here, Shawn and long-time friend Missi will provoke deep-dive discussions on films that, while not exactly Horror, contain elements of the genre. Up first - Jim Jarmusch's beautiful Only Lovers Left Alive.

First, we do our spoiler-free reactions, then give fair warning before launching into a full-spoiler discussion for Joe Begos' new film Christmas Bloody Christmas!!! To quote Ray, "When was the last time you saw someone in a Horror movie use the body of a small child as a weapon?" Yeah, it's that great!

Professor John Trafton joins Shawn and his long-time friend Missi to discuss Luca Guadagnino's new film Bones and All. We start with a spoiler-free reaction and tell you why we think you should see this one on the big screen, then we deep-dive to discuss what we liked and disliked, and how the film fits in with the filmmaker's other recent works.

Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead's new film Something in the Dirt hits streaming this week and having seen it at last month's Beyondfest, we give you our spoiler-free review. We also talk about the two filmmakers' role as independent Horror Cinema inspirations. The film is a beauty, and we ruminate on its place in the Moorhead and Benson mythology! Also discussed this episode: Marvel's Werewolf By...

As a recent convert to the Terrifier camp, Shawn sells Antony, Ray and Tori hard in Terrifier 2 with a spoiler-free reaction. Also, our spoiler-free reviews of V/H/S/99, Deadstream, Smile, Day Shift and a whole lot MORE!!!

WARNING!!! The first 10 minutes or so of this episode is our Spoiler-Free review/reaction to David Gordon Green's Halloween Ends . HOWEVER, after that - and we give you ample warning - for those of you who have seen the film, we go into a full-spoiler discussion on the film.

Fresh from our review/discussion of David Bruckner's Hellraiser, special guests Madison and Kenta return to help Shawn give a SPOILER-FREE review/reaction to Scream-screenwriter Kevin Williamson's awesome new Slasher flick SICK!

We start with a spoiler-free reaction to David Bruckner's long-awaited Hellraiser, then give ample warning when we deep-dive into this one. Polarizing for sure, so is it worth watching? We'll tell you!

Beyondfest 2022 and Cinematic Void hosted the West Coast Premiere of Iconic Horror Auteur Dario Argento's new film Dark Glasses at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica last night and Shawn gives his spoiler-free review/reaction.

We start the episode with our spoiler-free reaction to Pearl - Ti West's follow-up to X, t hen give you clear warnings before launching into our full-spoiler discussion. Ti West is back and he's making some pretty amazing films! Let's talk about it!

We start the episode with our spoiler-free reaction to Zach Cregger's amazing new film Barbarian , then give you ample warning when we do our full-spoiler discussion. We loved this one SO very much. If you need convincing, listen to the first half and then turn this episode off, come back when you've basked in the glory that is BARBARIAN!!!

Just consider this episode the Consumer Reports of Gloryhole Horror! We watched both 2020's The Special and 2022's Glorious and only one movie gets out alive with our recommendation - which one? Ya gotta listen! Also, to celebrate the winner, we give you our "worst bathroom ever" stories, plus pocket reviews of The Cursed and Titane.

Tori's Back!!! We talk Netflix's adaptation of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman, more Predator, Popcorn, Silver Coin #13, Rocktober Blood, the f*&ked up films of Andrey Iskanov, plus a lot more!

We give you our spoiler-free review/reaction to Dan Trachtenberg's PREY, the newest film in the Predator franchise that rocked HULU like no other release before. Is it worth the hype? It is, and we also give fair warning when we deepen our discussion with full spoilers. From there, we thought it'd be nice to review the new Marvel Comics' Predator #1 that dropped recently, kicking off the Comics Gi...

Now that the first two volumes of Michael Walsh and friends' Amazing Horror Anthology Comic The Silver Coin are on Comic Shop Shelves, Anthony and Shawn do a full re-read on the series and go in-depth on the Silver Coin mythos. Full Spoilers! We talk about every issue, how they tie together, what characters overlap, and all our theories about the bigger picture of this wonderful Horror Opus!!!

SPOILERS: Seattle University Professor of Film Studies John Trafton returns to go all-in with Ray and Shawn as they attempt to unpack two of the most conversation-worthy films of the year so far: Alex Garland's Men and David Cronenberg's return to Body Horror Crimes of the Future.

Anthony, Ray and Shawn just watched Hanna Bergholm & Ilja Rautsi's new film Hatching in an AMC theatre at the local mall. THAT'S F'ING CRAZY!!! Let us tell you why. We start with a spoiler-free reaction/review, and clearly delineate when we're going to go full-spoiler, so join us up top to see if this new Body Horror film is for you, then after you see it, come back for our thoughts. There's a...

Seattle University Professor of Film Studies John Trafton joins us once again for a FULL SPOILER critical discussion about Robert Eggers' The Northman.