The Skeleton Boys

Found footage horror! The 1980s! Terrifying journey! This week the boys can't look way at another anthology series set in the 80s. Be kind and rewind V/H/S/85!    V/H/S is the horror anthology set in different decades. The latest is set in the 1980s and uses early cam corder style to tell its five installments.  Co-directed by David Bruckner (The Ritual), Scott Derrickson (The Black Phone) and Nat...

BONUS episode! This is an excerpt from our last episode of the year, where John and Rolando count down their top 5 horror movies of 2023. Tune in to find out what movies took the top spots.  Itunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-skeleton-boys/id1543999012 You can always email us: skeletonboyspod@gmail.com Instagram and Threads: https://www.instagram.com/skeletonboyspod/

An ex-dancer! Strange advent calendar! Bloody aftermath! This week the boys go to France to celebrate Christmas and must obey THE ADVENT CALENDAR!! The Advent Calendar follows a time-honored trope: be-careful-what-you-wish-for. A Monkey paw tale, if you will. writer/director Patrick Ridremont tries to come up with a few variations on this familiar narrative. But does The Advent Calendar become a f...

Parallel universe! Town misfits! Killer on the  loose! This week the boys visit Angel Falls ,where they witness a angel get it's KILL! IT'S A WONDERFUL KNIFE!! Horror Christmas is one of the longest running traditions for the Skeleton Boys. This year we are watching It's a Wonderful Knife that blends both comedy and horror. The movie is a spin on "It's a Wonderful Life". Many liberties were taken...

A nurse! reanimation! Morgue technician! This week the boys decide to play god and encounter BIRTH/REBIRTH!!  Mary Shelley would be proud. Finally, a riff on the Frankenstein story written, directed and starring women. Plus, plenty of gore and a gratifying amount of real terror. But in Birth/Rebirth did the monsters come alive or was it dull? Plus, we go back to TV Corner and check out THE FALL OF...

Two brothers! Remote village! Malevolent force! This week the boys witness a "birth" and rot follows them, WHEN EVIL LURKS!! "Evil loves children and children love evil." A truly haunting quote from Demián Rugna's WHEN EVIL LURKS. Not an easy movie to watch but something really important is being said. But is When Evil Lurks Brilliant or doesn't end up going anywhere. Plus, we go back to TV Corner...

An election! Sorority murders! A new mascot! This week, the boys get involved an a sorority election. A sloth. A house. Fatalities. SLOTHERHOUSE!! Pun intended. If a movie called Slotherhouse sounds good to you...by all means. It's a wild review! Plus, we go back to TV Corner and check out THE FALL OF THE HOUSE USHER season 1 episode 4! And so much more!! You can always email us: skeletonboyspod@g...

A brutal murder! A brilliant teenager! Curable death! This week, the boys mess around and find out not to get in the way of THE ANGRY BLACK GIRL and HER MONSTER!! Bomani J. Story, crafts a thrilling tale about a family dealing with death. Inspired by Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Vicaria, believes death can be cured. It weaves many themes into its narrative. But can THE ANGRY BLACK GIRL AND HER MON...

Home invasion! Unearthly visitors! traumatic incident! This week the boys live a solitary and withdrawn life, only to be met by aliens...And believe me NO ONE WILL SAVE YOU!! Brian Duffield's No One Will Save You can be described a sci fi thriller, something more in line with Invasion of the Body Snatchers or Signs. There is true inspiration in telling a home invasion story. You never know where t...

Macabre violence! Corpses rise! A guardian! This week, the boys head to north Italy and learn what  Dellamorte dellamore means, when they tangle with the CEMETERY MAN!! Cemetery man intertwines zombies rising from the crypt and a misfit man who has the lonely mission to kill them. it's very European. But is it horror or underrated, highly atmosphere horror-comedy? Plus, we go back to TV Corner and...

 Sadistic presence!  Grieving family! Flashlights! This week the boys, become trapped in a closet only to meet THE BOOGEYMAN!! The Boogeyman is a adaptation of a short story, written by Stephen King. The name is not original but is not a franchise or a remake. It's a standalone movie with atmosphere and consequences. But is The Boogeyman creepy fun or should hide in the dark? Plus, we go back to T...

Our Spooky Special, Dreaming With Freddy, concludes! This week, the boys watch A Nightmare on Elm Street!! (Stay til the end for a BONUS) A real horror classic and the debut of movie icon...Freddy Kreuger! A simple concept, what if you die in your sleep? Wes Craven perfectly weaves shocking imagery and grounded terror. Nightmare on Elm Street is a 80s classic but does it still hold up? Plus, we sh...

Our Spooky Special, Dreaming With Freddy continues! This week, the boys watch A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors and A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge!! Two very different sequels, both less dark than the original, but both are favorites among series fans. Freddy's Revenge was overlooked in contrast of Dream Warriors which has been favorite since its release. I've always admir...

Our Spooky Special, Dreaming With Freddy continues! This week, the boys watch  (A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child 1989) & (A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master 1988) untenable. It's the best way I can describe the next series of movies in the nightmare series. A lot of ideas, some new, some old but it's one constant... Freddy, can't be overlooked. So much focus is turned on i...

This week, the boys began Dreaming with Freddy as they review every Nightmare on Elm Street in reverse! First up,  New Nightmare and Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare!! Nightmare is a beloved franchise with an iconic villain. So join us all month long, as we look back at Nightmare on Elm Street!!! You can always email us: skeletonboyspod@gmail.com Instagram and Threads: https://www.instagram.com/...

Every October, the boys look at one franchise for the entire month! In the past we took a journey through the Halloween series and Paranormal Activity. This year we take a look at legendary series Nightmare on Elm Street! Our program is titled "Dreaming with Freddy"!!  But a new added wrinkle, is we will watch the nightmare series in reverse order! So please join us for our annual spooky special D...

For the first time the boys are covering two wildly different movies on one show! The Double Feature!! Two movies picked by John and Rolando! Jethica is a movie that deals with heavy themes like obsession but director Pete ohs distills these themes with dark sense humor. It’s a movie that you never see coming. The Deadly Spawn is an inspired invasion movie. It’s a low budget movie that is gory but...

First communion! A conservative town! An old doll! This week the boys take some drugs at a nightclub only to be haunted by THE COMMUNION GIRL!! The Communion Girl is a ghost story set in the 80s. It draws inspiration from many other horror, suspense movies. Set in Spain, it was refreshing to see horror movies set outside of the United Sates. But is The Communion Girl successful or filled with clic...

Sinister parents! Knocking on the wall! Dark secrets! This week the boys meet a eight year old boy and his pumpkin patch loving parents only to get caught up in a COBWEB!! Samuel Bodin's COBWEB is built to be strange and unusual and its thanks to ominous cinematography. The mystery of Cobweb could be considered a misdirection and waits until the last act to show its hand. Is COBWEB a sound spooky...

A small town in Nebraska! Ruined crops! irresponsible adults! This week the boys join a bunch of kids massacring adults only to become CHILDREN OF CORN!! This is the 11th entry in the Children of the Corn franchise. Again, this is a reboot by Kurt Wimmer and is a brisk 90 minutes. GMOs is the new take on this franchise and is relevant now to middle America. So is Children of the Corn a fresh take...

Embalmed hand! Group of teens! Contacting the dead! This week, the boys open a door to the spirit world, only for it to want to TALK TO ME!! The plausibility of TALK TO ME, is something that sets this movie apart. A story that is built on trauma and a familiar coming of age tale. But is TALK TO ME all concept or an example of successful genre ingenuity? Plus in TV CORNER we talk about episode 10 s...

Possessed child! The Vatican's chief exorcist! centuries-old conspiracy! This week the boys head to Italy and help Russell Crowe become THE POPE'S EXORCIST!! I must say, I'm here for when popular actors get into genre movies. The idea of seeing Russell Crowe read rites, in a poor Italian accent, to a levitating kid, is very exciting. Him roaming the streets of Italy in a Vespa looking for espresso...

Traveling strangers! Southern Italy! Middle of nowhere! This week the boys head to Italy for food and fun, but only to experience A Classic Horror Story!! Meta horror is built into the plot of A Classic Horror Story. This genre can be brutal and claustrophobic but this movie is trying to subvert expectations while trying to follow its laid out formula. A Classic Horror Story wants to be a smart ch...

Two Edgar Allan Poe adaptations! A cheating wife! And a sleazy reporter! This week, the boys look into TWO EVIL EYES!! George Romero and Dario Argento, two horror directors, may I say two masters of horror, tackle two short stories by Edgar Allan Poe. ("The Facts in the case of Mr. Valdemar" and " The Black Cat")The two segments match the directors styles, so depending on how you feel about the di...

A group of campers! unfamiliar forest! Survival horror! This week the boys are rangers trying to not be killed by THE FINAL TERROR!!! The Final Terror is an unusual movie, part slasher, part thriller and survivalist adventure film. It's a movie that takes it time to get going before "deliverance" style tone takes hold of the later half of the movie. A horror oddball,  but is The Final Terror head...