The Horrorble People's Podcast

In honor of this joyous holiday, we bring you a surprisingly gruesome Christmas classic - that is if you're a mischievous mogwai. This week the team is taking a look back at this 80s mega hit, and its very humble beginnings with 1984's GREMLINS, directed by Joe Dante. We follow the Journeys of Chris Columbus and Joe Dante. The former, a small town boy who made it to the big city, only for the real...

It's another wonderful Cronenberg Christmas! This year the team went even FURTHER into the extreme side of his filmography as they tackle 1983's cult classic VIDEODROME, staring James Woods.  Learn about Cronenberg at the peak of his career, and how that level of created freedom birthed one of his most notable films (and a bit of a flop). The team takes a deep look into the special effects magic b...

Label this one "Groovy." This week the team continues its journey through Sam Raimi's career with his first return to horror - 1987's EVIL DEAD 2!  Anthony and Alix pick up right where the first Evil Dead left off, with Raimi's brief foray into acting, and one major flop! But with the death of his career imminent, Raimi resurrected it like a deadite and created this worthy sequel.  Just how racist...

Another Wednesday is upon us as the team covers the 1963 film THE BIRDS! Is this one of Alfred Hitchcock's last classics? Why is the team thoroughly depressed by the end of the episode? What Hollywood bullshit must we endure this week?! Listen to this week's episode to find out!  Consider giving us 5 Stars on iTunes so we don't ever have to discuss Bodega Bay ever again. 

Robert Eggers, you're a mad man! This week the team at The Horrorble People's Podcast bring you a deep dive into pilgrim history and the movie that brought it to the modern day. That's right, we're covering the 2015 hit THE WITCH: A NEW ENGLAND FOLKTALE, released by A24.  Follow Anthony and Alix as they bring you an breakdown of life in early colonial history, and how a bold filmmaker used his lov...

It's a semi-delirious episode this week on the Horrorble People's Podcast as Anthony and Alix trudge through the horrors of the dark web as well as Alix placating her super hyperactive cats. For the first time ever the team covers the sequel of a series before the original and for good reason. What about this film sets it apart from the original? Why did it under perform expectations? Why is the d...

This might be the team's favorite one yet. This week The Horrorble People's Podcast sticks to its bi-annual commitment to all things Halloween by exploring the most divisive film in the franchise: 1982's HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH.  Anthony and Alix take a look back to a time when the Halloween franchise experimented with becoming an anthology series with Tommy Lee Wallace's directorial de...

The team goes berserk for Guillermo Del Toro this week on HPP as they cover his third film and his self proclaimed favorite, The Devil's Backbone!  What personal connection does Guillermo Del Toro have with the Spanish Civil War to inspire him to make this film? How did his first two films both save this film and also keep it from being made? Why are we yelling about how much we hate the Weinstein...

HAPPY 50 EPISODES EVERYBODY! To celebrate The Horrorble People's Podcast is covering the most quintessential Halloween film not named after the holiday (and far less bloody). Join the team as they look into the creation of a childhood staple for many, the Bette Midler vehicle that is HOCUS POCUS, directed by Kenny Ortega.  On this glorious episode the team explores how a bed time story from an amb...

The team takes a journey back to found footage this October with 2008's Lake Mungo! Special guest Tristan joins them as Alix laments how truly terrifying the film was while all three discuss the liberal use of dead body pictures used in the film. Fun was had by all. Just how terrified was Alix? How does this film hold up in comparison to other early 2000's found footage films? You wanna see a body...

It's October and The Horrorble People's Podcast is kicking off the glorious month with something different, but truly terrifying - and we've enlisted the help of N4L Gaming to get it done! What is this big, laborious project? How about a game - but not just any game. On the one year anniversary of this podcast the team has gathered together to bring you the story of the birth of a new genre in hor...

How do you top off the opening month of SEASON 2 and SEQUEL SEPTEMBER? Well, how about a look at the follow up to the granddaddy of all slashers (And presumably our episodes)? That's right, Norman Bates is back and the team takes a deep dive into how that happened as they look at 1983's franchise revival film PSYCHO II - directed by Richard Franklin.  Learn all about how the original author used t...

It's a challenge this week on The Horrorble People's Podcast as the team tackles the straight-to-DVD follow up to critical success: The Descent with...you guessed it... The Descent Part 2. The team struggles to find what the movie did right even in a sea of sequel rules it... technically successfully executes. Can Anthony forgive this movie for it's sins and crimes against society? Will Alix manag...

What's this? An actual Friday the 13th landing on the same month as Sequel September? Looks like you guys are getting an episode! This week the team covers the not surprisingly haphazard production of Friday the 13th Part II, directed by Steve Miner.  This week the team explores the "surprise" franchise, and how a seemingly one off film managed to get a sequel that brought us an early version of t...

Your favorite horror film nerds are back! Anthony and Alix have returned from a restless month of stress and personal turmoil to give you a whole new season of HPP packed with fun sequels to remind you that sometimes sequels are valid.  This week the team tackles SCREAM 2 from 1997! How many fake versions of the script were 'leaked'? Was Scream 2 really almost called 'Scream Again'? What would an...

IT'S SEASON FINALE TIME! Have you been dying to know what Anthony and Alix thought about the biggest horror films of the year? Well, hopefully unlike the characters in most of the movies we're covering you some how make it through because The Horrorble People's Podcast is delivering just that! AND taking your listener questions! Special Guest DJ Spears joins as the team breaks down which films wor...

WE DID IT! Season one's last traditional episode continues our saga on John Carpenter in what is one of the more significant science fiction films ever: THE THING.  The team explores the early novella "Who Goes There?" and how it set the foundation for science fiction that resulted in two remakes... that set the foundation for science fiction. Did you know Carpenter was considered for the film BEF...

Zombies V.S Aliens month continues with the hit Train to Busan! The team naturally gushes about how great the movie is BUT there's so much more! Join Anthony and Alix as they do a much requested plot breakdown adn analysis of the film! Alix introduces her "theory corner" and Anthony is once again a nerd, not that that's new.  In case you missed it: The Horrorble People's Podcast will be taking a m...

Aliens abound this week on the Horrorble People's Podcast as the team tackles M. Night Shyamalan's 3rd film, SIGNS! What about this film is so... Nostalgic to the team? What tragedy set the tone for one of the most heartbreaking scenes in the film? What trauma befell Alix in a cornfield at the ripe old age of 10 that still instills fear whenever she passes cornfields to this day? Listen to our lat...

Our big theme this month is Zombies vs. Aliens and we're kicking it off with one of the films responsible for revitalizing the former: Edgar Wright's 2004 classic SHAUN OF THE DEAD.  Join the team as they dive into a brief history of zombies in film, the circumstances that allowed Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg to gush over their love of Dawn of the Dead, and how that turned into a VERY successful tr...

This week The Horrorble People's Podcast tops off Alix's birthday month with her favorite film OF ALL TIME... It's Jonathan Demme's THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS.  The Team looks at the allusive author Thomas Harris, who created the iconic character of Hannibal Lecter, and how his creation started with an 80's flop and turned into one of the most recognizable characters of all time. The team also talks...

Alix's birthday month continues with one of the most fundamental entries in her favorite genre, and one of the earliest examples of viral marketing. Was it real? Obviously not, but people in the 90's were  confused  and we're going to talk all about it in this week's episode on THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT. The team takes you on a journey from the early days of two ambitious directors with an obsession...

Jinkies! A TV-G movie that features a beloved group of childhood characters versus confederate pirate ghosts? It must be 1998's Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island!  Alix's birthday month gives us our first animated film that doesn't feature murderous bunnys/idols. The team looks at the history of the Scooby-Doo franchise, and what led to the decision to update the characters for Zombie Island. There's is...

Alix's birthday month is here, and The Horrorble People's Podcast is celebrating with a film that's equal parts ambitious, gruesome, and badass: 2012's AMERICAN MARY from the Soska Sisters! The team looks at the career of the Twisted Twins, and how their film "Dead Hooker in a Trunk" earned them an opportunity to rush the script that would become their major breakthrough. Anthony and Alix break do...

The power of Christ compels you... to listen to this episode because it's our most requested one yet: William Friedkin's THE EXORCIST from 1973!  Join Anthony and Alix on a journey to answer a major question: Was The Exorcist really a cursed production? The team takes you through the original case that inspired the book, and how a newspaper article, game show prize money, and a director with littl...