The Swearwolves

Bret, David, and Alan get into the spirit of the holiday season by discussing Christmas-themed horror films, mainly focusing on Black Christmas (1974), Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984), Jack Frost (1997), and Krampus (2015). So put on an ugly sweater, pour yourself some eggnog, throw a log on the fire, hang your stockings by the chimney with care, and be good – for goodness sake! It’s...

Bret, David, and Alan discuss movies about robots with a mean streak – from The Terminator (1984), to Class of 1999 (1990), and Screamers (1995) – with a main focus on the 1986 “mall madness” film, Chopping Mall.

In this episode, Bret, David, and Alan discuss the films of writer/director, Kevin Smith – who’s more well-known for comedy – but has seemingly been lacing his blunts with horror elements as of late… All politics aside – whether you’re in a “red state” or a ‘blue state,” or if you prefer to walk the earth upright or shuffle about as a wal...

Bret, David, and Alan discuss movies featuring killer dolls, with a focus on 1989’s Puppetmaster , and its gory 2018 sequel/reboot, Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich .

Bret, David, and Alan discuss some of their favorite horror and horror-inspired TV shows from the past and present. Along the way, they sit down with Butch Patrick, who played Eddie Munster in the classic TV series, The Munsters , and chat about some of his memories from Universal Studios, his Munsters tribute cars, his appearance on The Simpsons , the upcoming Munsters pinball machine, and more!...

Bret, David, and Alan discuss fan-made/short horror films, with a main focus on Return of the Witch , Ghostface , and Sawyer (fan-made films related to Halloween III , Scream , and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre , respectively). They also give their thoughts on Special Day , Reverse, A Father’s Day , The Jester , and The Jester: Chapter 2 . They wrap things up with a game of “Guess The F...

Bret, David, and Alan discuss some of their favorite horror anthology films, focusing primarily on Tales From The Crypt (1972), Black Sabbath (1963), and Trick ‘r Treat (2009). Hold on to your popcorn balls; it’s an anthology about anthologies!  

Working from a “classic monsters” bracket and a “modern monsters” bracket, Bret, David, and Alan have a fun-filled discussion of “who would win in a fight between ___ and ___?” They debate the powers and vulnerabilities of some of the most popular horror characters, from the 1920’s all the way up to modern times. Each bracket is narrowed down to a single m...

Bret, David, and Alan reminisce about going to video stores and picking out horror movies based solely on cool VHS box art. Which ones turned out to be good, which ones sucked, and which ones do we still want to see? They also chat about, and give mostly spoiler-free reviews, of two films in which a killer is on the loose in a haunted attraction: the 2015 short, Chainsaw , and the 2018 feature-len...

Bret, David, and Alan have a spoiler-free discussion of the new Halloween movie: their overall thoughts on the film, what worked, what didn’t, the sights, the sounds, the mask, the humor, and the horror. They also rank it against the rest of the franchise (sans Part III), and ponder whether or not a Halloween film could be made that could coherently encompass and justify the plot of each ent...

In this episode, Bret, David, and Alan talk about movies that gave them the f***in’ creeps! They also discuss their thoughts on the 1977 Dario Argento film, Suspiria , and chat about the good and not-so-good films adapted from the works of Stephen King. *To see the John Carpenter’s Christine music video that David references in the episode, go to https://youtu.be/SH2f4A4SVNk Suspiria (...

Bret, David, and Alan discuss some of their favorite horror comedies, with a focus on Joe Dante’s The ‘Burbs (1989).

In this episode of The Swearwolves horror podcast, Bret, David, and Alan discuss some of their favorite sci-fi horror films, with a main focus on John Carpenter’s The Thing: the 1982 movie, its music, theories about the ambiguous ending, meeting some of the cast members at Son of Monsterpalooza 2017, the 2011 prequel, the Mondo board game, and the 2002 video game. They also chat a bit about...

In this episode of The Swearwolves horror podcast, Bret, David, and Alan discuss horror-related arcade games and pinball machines in their respective collections, reveal their totally-not-at-all-creepy (we promise) “horror crushes,” and wrap things up by dissecting the 2017 film Terrifier and its 2011 short film counterpart.

In this episode, Bret, David, and Alan discuss horror sequels: ones that surprised, ones that disappointed, and ones that took an unexpected left turn… like Halloween III: Season of the Witch.  They also recount the 8-hr journey of meeting Robert “Freddy Krueger” Englund (no stranger to horror sequels), the agony of passing on Son of Monsterpalooza 2018, and the beacon of ho...

Welcome to the first episode of The Swearwolves Horror Podcast – the podcast that discusses all things horror!  In this first episode, your hosts (Bret, David, and Alan) discuss their favorite Friday the 13th films, the fan-made short film Never Hike Alone,  Friday the 13th video games, Bret’s theory behind who Jason Voorhees really is, an upcoming Friday the 13th event in Arizona, encou...