The HorrorCultFilms Podcast

The HCF crew conclude their journey of boldly going where many podcasts have before. But before they can dock, they need to talk about the Kelvin timeline! Join David, Alasdair and Jim for a look at Star Trek 2009, Star Trek Into Darkness and Star Trek Beyond, before they finish off on their rankings. From there it’s second star to the right and straight on till morning.   Star Trek 2009 00:48:03...

The HorrorCultFilms team wrap up their coverage, for now, of the Scream series. This episode is all about the sixth entry and includes conversations about the cast, the kills and the themes. It’s followed up by a list of New York based horror movies. Intro/Outro Music: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

The HorrorCultFilms Podcast continue to boldly go where many podcasts have before. David is once again joined by his loyal crewmates: Alasdair and Jim. This time they say farewell to the  Next Gen crew with an unexpectedly long conversation about Insurrection and another about Nemesis.   Star Trek Insurrection 00:54:12 - Star Trek Nemesis 01:44:00 - Outro: Other 90s Sci-Fi

Happy days! The HorrorCultFilms Podcast is back to discuss the hit movie Smile. In this episode, the usual gang (David, Alasdair and Jim) talk about the short, the symbolism and other movies where we hardly see the monster. Intro/Outro Music: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

The HorrorCultFilms continue to boldly go where many podcasts have before. This time they take a slight detour from their planned route to learn more about their enemy The Borg before carrying on to make First Contact. Intro and The Best of Both Worlds 00:41:56 - Star Trek: First Contact 01:27:14 - Outro: Celebrity cameos

It’s a bad weather day here on the HorrorCultFilms Podcast. David Smith is stuck in Antonio Bay as the small town is engulfed by… Something. Fortunately, he has Alasdair Yule and Jim Lamming to talk to. They discuss John Carpenter’s The Fog, Frank Darabont’s The Mist and other movies about weather. Introduction: What we’ve been watching (00:27:18) The Fog (01:05:43) The Mist (01:57:32) Outro: Best...

After emerging from a blackhole, The HCF crew continue to boldly go where many podcasts have before. Here, Captain David Smith and his misters Jim Lamming and Alasdair Yule, bid farewell to the original Trek crew and say hi to Picard and co. Intro and Stark Trek V: The Final Frontier 00:50:36 - Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country  01:29:43 - Star Trek Generations  02:22:50 - Outro: Ranking Star...

In the last show of the 2022, David, Alasdair and Jim talk about one of the biggest horror properties around: IT Chapters 1 and 2 . To get warmed up, they also have a conversation about the miniseries – do the new films have some big floppy shoes to fill? Introduction: It miniseries and novel 00:21:55 - IT Chapter 1 (21:55) 01:02:55 - IT Chapter 2 (01:02:55) 01:59:20 Outro: horror adaptations Intr...

The HorrorCultFilms team takes to the stars once again. This time Captain David Smith and his crew, misters Jim Lamming and Alasdair Yule, return to the Genesis planet to search for Spock. Afterwards they have a whale of a time with The Voyage Home. Introduction: The Star Trek shows 00:27:41 - Stark Trek III: The Search For Spock 00:54:43 - Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 01:26:20 - Outro: Five best...

Like both of these iconic franchises, the HorrorCultFilms Podcast returns from the dead. Join David, Alasdair and Jim as they talk about Michael Myers’ latest escapades in Halloween Ends, and round off their Hellraiser coverage with Hellraiser (2022). Introduction: What we’ve been watching 00:22:54 - Halloween Ends 01:12:12 - Hellraiser (2022) 02:10:32 - Outro: horror reboots Intro/Outro Music: Ka...

In episode 26 of The HorrorCultFilms Podcast, David speaks with screenwriter Chris Watt to celebrate the release of his feature debut Stalker – available now on DVD and on demand services. For anyone interested in the art of writing, this is a must-listen. Among numerous other things Watt discusses developing his ideas, shaping his characters, and getting his work out there. Intro/Outro Music: Kar...

In this minisode, David and Alasdair are joined by Greg Sestero. Greg is best known for appearing in the Citizen Kane of bad movies: The Room. Here he discusses his directorial debut Miracle Valley, the joys of sect, being in The Room, writing The Disaster Artist and watching a man hump a dress. Intro/Outro Music: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Same team you know and love, just a different genre! In the first of a five part miniseries, David, Jim and Al begin their mission to go where numerous podcasts have gone before: the 13 Star Trek movies.  In episode one, we take a look at Star Trek: The Motion Picture and The Wrath of Khan; two films with very different styles, and arguably very different levels of quality! Introduction: How we st...

If you go down to the woods today, you’ll be sure of a big surprise! Join David, Jim and Alasdair as they take a stroll into Blair Witch territory for Episode 24 of The HorrorCultFilms Podcast, where they discuss the found footage classic and its two sequels Introduction: What we’ve been watching 00:37:27 - The Blair Witch Project 01:10:51 - Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 01:50:08 - Blair Witch 02...

In episode 23 of The HorrorCultFilms Podcast,  David, Jim and Alasdair delve into the world of SINISTER and its sequel. Find out whether the videotapes scared them silly as they explore the legend of Bughuul and other flicks by Blumhouse. Introduction: What we’ve been watching 00:21:53 - Sinister (00:21:53) 00:59:35 - Sinister 2 (59:35) 01:31:28 - Outro: the best of Blumhouse Intro/Outro Musi...

As a first for The HorrorCultFilms Podcast, David, Alasdair and Jim get a taste for comedy as they dip into The Cornetto Trilogy: Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and The World’s End. How’s that for a slice of fried gold? Introduction: What we’ve been watching, Shaun of the Dead (00:33:34) Hot Fuzz (01:21:48) The World’s End (02:05:18) Outro: the best Simon Pegg films (02:42:03) Intro/Outro Music: Karl...

In this minisode of the HorrorCultFilms Podcast, David is joined by writer/director Jane Schoenbrun to talk about her feature debut 'We're All Going to the World's Fair'. Throughout they discuss creating art, mystery, online culture, identity and Hollywood “wokeness”. Intro/Outro Music: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Happy New Year! The HorrorCultFilms team kick off 2022 with a return to Woodsboro. In Episode 20, our feature presentation is the new Scream (2022) movie – just what did we make of the series comeback? This one’s a deep dive and at least one of the gang changes their opinion on the fifth film in the slasher franchise.  But before all that, David, Jim and Steph share their thoughts on some of...

Rounding off our Hellraiser retrospective, David and Alasdair interview special-effects wizard Gary J. Tunnicliffe. Gary has worked on every Hellraiser film since the third, in some capacity, and directed the most recent instalment, Judgment.  In this episode, Gary talks about making monsters, what went wrong with Hellraiser: Revelations and what went right with Hellraiser: Judgment. If you'r...

The first year of our podcast, plus this retrospective miniseries, conclude with a look at the two most recent movies: Hellraiser Revelations and Judgment. Two movies of differing style and quality. Afterwards, David, Alasdair and Jim reflect on their journey through ten trips to Hell and rank the lot of them in order of preference. Introduction: What we’ve been watching Hellraiser: Revelations (2...

The Hellraiser retrospective continues with the Rick Bota trilogy. Join David, Alasdair and Jim as they once again descend to Hell for parts 6-8. It’s a questionable, but often fun, trilogy of intimidating suicides, senseless twists and so many wake-ups. At over two and a half hours, this may be among the most in-depth discussions of these films anywhere on the internet. Introduction: What we’ve b...

The HorrorCultFilms team open the box once again and check out the fourth and fifth Hellraiser films: Bloodline and Inferno in episode 16 of The HorrorCultFilms Podcast. Two movies that are almost nothing alike and establish this franchise as one which isn’t afraid to reinvent itself. But are either of them any good? Introduction: What we’ve been watching 00:19:30 - Hellraiser: Bloodline  01:...

The Hellraiser retrospective continues in Episode 15 of the HorrorCultFilms Podcast.  In this episode, David and Alasdair talk with Nicholas Vince, aka The Chatterer from the Hellraiser franchise.  Nicholas Vince appeared in the first two Hellraiser films and has continued to expand the universe with his short stories and a comic series. In this feature length interview, he reflects on t...

*Contains Spoilers* The HorrorCultFilms Podcast comes directly from Hell for Episode 14 ! The first of a miniseries, David, Jim and newcomer Alasdair tackle the first three entries in the Hellraiser franchise: Hellraiser , Hellbound and Hell on Earth i.e. the classic trilogy. As always, spoilers ahoy! Please note there are some audio issues throughout – David will have a replacement adaptor for hi...

*Contains Spoilers* In episode 13 of The HorrorCultFilms Podcast, we head to Haddonfield as David, Ross and Jim discuss one of the biggest franchises around – Halloween . Join the trio as they talk about the first ten entries in the franchise, from John Carpenter’s masterpiece to Rob Zombie’s second outing, before breaking down the two latest sequels to hit the screen: the 2018 comeback, and Hallo...