The Nightlight Horror Movie Club

Although the eponymous creeper does not offer many lasting frights, the true monster of this film is much more chilling. Director/writer Victor Salva, a convicted sex offender, pled guilty in 1988 to the horrendous sexual abuse of a child actor. He later went on to be hired by big studios and producers including Disney and Francis Ford Coppola. Even if this movie was our generation's Citizen Kane...

Objectively one of the worst movies ever made, Troll 2 is everything we hoped for and more. What started as one lady's rant against her annoying vegetarian friends has since become a cult favorite movie of Rocky Horror Picture Show proportions. In this episode we talk about the cast of the film (including a local dentist and patient from a nearby psychiatric facility), the penny pinching producers...

Beware the moon, and keep clear of the moors. With its shredded tracheas and ironically upbeat moon-themed soundtrack, American Werewolf in London delivers both gore and laughs. Kate spends much of this week’s meeting fangirling  over special effects artist Rick Baker while Chris remarks on how much our fanged foe resembles an adorable fluffy spitz.  In the end, American Werewolf kicks Hereditary...

From killer Santas to repressed Nuns to gratuitous nudity, this movie has it all. Rated as one of the worst horror movies of all time, Chris and Kate are shocked with how much they genuinely adore this movie. Listen to our Christmas Special and join the Silent Night Deadly Night cult.

Could it be that we have finally found a movie worse than Halloween? Listen to hear our less than kind review of one of 2018's most anticipated horror blockbusters and see if it can take the bottom slot of our scoreboard!

We finally did it! We finally reviewed The Shining! Sorry it took so long, but we knew this one would be a doozy. Easily the densest ‘meeting’ yet, our Shining episode is packed with behind the scenes trivia (spoiler alert: Kubrick is insane) and comparisons to Stephen King’s original novel. Despite Chris’s somewhat apathetic reception of the film when compared to Kate’s predictably enthusiastic r...

This is a very special episode/meeting of the Nightlight Horror Movie Club. Chris actually LIKES the horror movie of the week! And it's easy to see why. Mike Flanagan's Oculus is a work of absolute brilliance. In this episode, we dig into the extensive metaphors and interpretations of Oculus, including our own where the entire family has rabies.

Episode 12 of the Nightlight Horror Movie Club reviews Sam Raimi's horror comedy Drag Me To Hell. Chris and Kate (and surprisingly most movie critics)actually agree that this movie is surprisingly delightful. Disgusting, but delightful. This movie earns a pretty respectable spot on the scoreboard, and Kate argues to retroactively alter the ranking of a previously reviewed horror comedy, Idle Hands...

Episode 11 of the Nightmare Horror Movie Club digs into what is objectively the most profitable film of any genre of all time: Paranormal Activity. With a paltry budget of $15k, a director who has never worked in film before, and 7 days of shooting this movie brings a new face to found footage films. We go through this movies unusual marketing, split critical reception, discuss the three alternate...

Episode 10 of The Nightlight Horror Movie Club explores Kate's FAVORITE horror movie of all time: The Conjuring. We discuss the true story behind the film, argue about the real-life husband and wife demonologist duo The Warrens, and discuss Kate's traumatic first experience watching this movie alone in the woods. This movie also knocks out Hereditary for the #1 spot on our movie Scoreboard! Plug i...

Episode 9 of The Nightlight Horror Movie Club digs into (and more or less tears apart)the original 1978 Halloween. Even if you hate us for our very unpopular opinions on this beloved film, you'll at least like learning cool trivia and behind-the-scenes fun facts. Please don't hate us.

Episode 8 of The Nightlight Horror Movie Club digs into the queen of intruder films, The Strangers. Come discover the true events that inspired this movie and listen to us fight over Liv Tyler.

Episode 7 of The Nightlight Horror Movie Club. Discussing our scariest film yet and the reason why Chris is still in the fetal position binge-watching Call The Midwife.

Episode 6 of The Nightlight Horror Movie Club. Discussing slasher classic Nightmare On Elm Street. Let's talk about the creation of horror movie tropes, striped sweaters, and Johnny Depp's crop-top.

Episode 4 of The Nightlight Horror Movie Club. Discussing the new disturbing horror movie Hereditary. We promise we don't do that tongue clicky noise too much. Just enough.

Episode 5 of The Nightlight Horror Movie Club. Discussing must-see horror classic Scream. Join us as we learn the key rules of horror movie survival and appreciate the widespread implementation of caller ID.

Love horror movies? Hate them? We do too. A horror enthusiast and a scaredy-cat take a break from their veterinary studies to argue about scary movies on their weekly podcast.

The weirdest Halloween movie that no one has seen. Delightfully camp or just plain stupid? Although we can’t agree there, we do agree that this movie is an absolute vibe. Listen to our plot walkthrough of this excessively 90’s stoner horror-comedy before deciding for yourselves.

Episode 2 of The Nightlight Horror Movie Club. Discussing modern horror success Creep! Come sing the Peachfuzz song with us.

Episode 1 of The Nightlight Horror Movie Club. Two veterinary students living on opposite sides of the country (with opposite interest in horror movies..) discuss horror classic The Exorcist. May the power of Christ compel you to join in on our first club meeting/podcast.