Horror Hangout

The gift of terror that just won’t wait… Don't Open Till Christmas is a 1984 British slasher film directed by Edmund Purdom, and starring Purdom, Alan Lake, Belinda Mayne, and Gerry Sundquist. Written by Derek Ford and Alan Birkinshaw, the film follows a mysterious killer murdering Santa Claus impersonators in London during Christmastime. 00:00 Intro 13:35 Horror News 38:01 What We've Been Watchin...

She'll slash. She'll stab. She'll sing! Anna and the Apocalypse is a 2017 British Christmas musical zombie film directed by John McPhail from a screenplay by Alan McDonald and Ryan McHenry, based on McHenry's 2010 BAFTA nominated short Zombie Musical. It stars an ensemble cast of largely unknown young talent, including Ella Hunt, Malcolm Cumming, Sarah Swire, Christopher Leveaux, Marli Siu and Ben...

Only monsters play God. Frankenstein is a 2025 American Gothic science fiction film produced, written, and directed by Guillermo del Toro, based on the 1818 novel by Mary Shelley. The film stars Oscar Isaac as Victor Frankenstein and Jacob Elordi as the Creature, while Mia Goth and Christoph Waltz play supporting roles. The story follows the life of Frankenstein, an egotistical scientist whose exp...

If only you were dead. Keeper is a 2025 American folk horror film directed by Osgood Perkins and written by Nick Lepard. The film stars Tatiana Maslany, Rossif Sutherland, Birkett Turton, and Eden Weiss. Maslany and Sutherland are also two of the film's executive and co-executive producers, respectively. The film follows a couple spending their anniversary weekend at a secluded cabin in the woods,...

First hunt. Last chance. Predator: Badlands is a 2025 American science fiction action film and the ninth installment in the Predator franchise. The film was directed by Dan Trachtenberg and written by Patrick Aison from a story by Trachtenberg and Aison. Elle Fanning and Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi star in leading roles. In the film, Dek, a young Yautja exiled from his clan, crash-lands on a h...

Andy Conduit-Turner is joined by Pearls director Alastair Train to discuss the new body horror short film. Tony and Linda dream of expanding their family. Confronted with fertility issues, Tony finds in Marvin — an enigmatic oyster salesman — the answer to all their struggles. But, as we well know, there’s always a catch. www.horrorhangout.co.uk Podcast - https://fanlink.tv/horrorhangout Patreon -...

We've covered FrightFest Halloween 2025 event remotely! We didn't get a chance to see all of the films but luckily friends of the show Emma Cownley and Zara Mary chipped in with reviews for any that we missed. Animal attacks, spooky editing suites, heavy metal cameos, a comedic spin on J-horror and more! 00:00 Intro 05:59 Nightmare On 13th Street Scare Event 13:52 Horror News 37:27 What We've Been...

'It has two states of being... Dangerous or dead!' Razorback is a 1984 Australian natural horror film written by Everett De Roche and directed by Russell Mulcahy. It is based on Peter Brennan's 1981 novel. As a vicious wild boar terrorises the Australian outback, the husband of one of the victims is joined by a hunter and a farmer in a search for the beast. 00:00 Intro 11:01 Horror News 24:38 What...

Ben Errington is joined by Nikolas Red, the director of Posthouse, a Filipino supernatural horror which has its UK premiere at FrightFest Halloween on Saturday 1st November! A troubled film editor and his distant daughter release an ancient monster while working to restore an incomplete silent horror movie from the forgotten Filipino horror past. www.horrorhangout.co.uk Podcast - https://fanlink.t...

Andy Conduit-Turner is joined by Noseeums director Raven Carter to discuss the Get Out and Candyman inspired film which had its world premiere at FrightFest back in August! When student Ember is invited to a fun weekend at the country home of school Queen Bee Abigail, she finds the place oddly familiar. Drawn to an unkempt grave in the backwoods, Ember begins to be plagued by the black bugs known...

Dead is just a word Black Phone 2 is a 2025 American supernatural horror film directed by Scott Derrickson who co-wrote it with C. Robert Cargill, and produced by Jason Blum. It serves as a sequel to The Black Phone (2021). The film stars Ethan Hawke, Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, and Jeremy Davies reprising their roles with Demián Bichir joining the cast. As Finn, now 17, struggles with life af...

Ben Errington is joined by Shelby Oaks star Sarah Durn to discuss the Chris Stuckmann directed horror mystery film that releases in the US on October 24th and the UK on October 31st! Who took Riley Brennan? A woman's desperate search for her long-lost sister falls into obsession upon realising that the imaginary demon from their childhood may have been real. www.horrorhangout.co.uk Podcast - https...

Andy Conduit-Turner is joined by Be Right Back writer Bill Wood to discuss the recently released sequel to the nail-biting YA thriller bestseller Let's Split Up and the author's favourite movie sequels! A year has passed since the events in Sanera left the town reeling. Buffy, Jonesy, Amber and Cam unmasked the killer of 2001, but now, a new horror stirs. Back for the inaugural Hallowed Fall Fest...

Trust his instincts. Good Boy is a 2025 American supernatural horror film directed by Ben Leonberg in his feature directorial debut, co-written by Leonberg and Alex Cannon. Starring Shane Jensen, Arielle Friedman, Larry Fessenden, and Leonberg's real-life dog Indy in the title role, the film takes place in a haunted house and told from the perspective of a dog. 00:00 Intro 05:56 Ultimate 90s Horro...

Andy Conduit-Turner and Ben Errington are joined by Delivery Run director Joey Palmroos and star Alexander Arnold to discuss the new cat and mouse thriller which is available on digital platforms now! A food delivery driver gets caught in a deadly chase in the icy Minnesota wilderness, pursued by a crazed snowplow driver for unknown reasons, facing life-threatening situations and forced to outsmar...

Greatness demands sacrifice. Him is a 2025 American horror film directed by Justin Tipping, co-written by Skip Bronkie, Zack Akers, and Tipping, and produced by Jordan Peele's Monkeypaw Productions. The film stars Marlon Wayans, Tyriq Withers, Julia Fox, and Tim Heidecker. Its plot follows the trials of a young up-and-coming football player training at the isolated compound of an aging, nearly ret...

Andy Conduit-Turner is joined by Beast of War director Kiah Roache-Turner to discuss the film which releases in theatres and on digital October 10th! When their boat is sunk while crossing the Timor Sea during World War II, a young troop of Australian soldiers must find a way to survive the harsh seas on a quickly shrinking life raft. Hundreds of miles from anywhere, they must confront interperson...

We were safer in space. Alien: Earth is an American science fiction horror television series created by Noah Hawley. It is the first television series in the Alien franchise and is set two years before the events of the 1979 film Alien. The series stars Sydney Chandler, Alex Lawther, Essie Davis, Samuel Blenkin, Babou Ceesay, Adarsh Gourav, and Timothy Olyphant in main roles. When a mysterious spa...

Trapped five miles beneath the ocean surface with a creature that will not die. Welcome to your worst nightmare... Leviathan is a 1989 science fiction horror film directed by George P. Cosmatos and written by David Webb Peoples and Jeb Stuart. It stars Peter Weller, Richard Crenna, Ernie Hudson, Amanda Pays and Daniel Stern as the crew of an underwater geological facility stalked and killed by a h...

Ben Errington is joined by Clark Collis, the author of Screaming and Conjuring: The Resurrection and Unstoppable Rise of the Modern Horror Movie - which has been called 'the definitive, five-hundred page history of the modern horror film.' Clark Collis is an entertainment journalist who has contributed to The Guardian, Empire, Q, Mojo, and Entertainment Weekly, where he was a senior writer for 18...

Walk or die. The Long Walk is a 2025 American dystopian survival thriller film co-produced and directed by Francis Lawrence from a screenplay by JT Mollner. It is based on the 1979 novel of the same name by Stephen King (under his pseudonym Richard Bachman). The film stars Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, Garrett Wareing, Tut Nyuot, Charlie Plummer, Ben Wang, Roman Griffin Davis, Josh Hamilton, Judy...

Ben Errington is joined by Traumatika director Pierre Tsigaridis and producer Maxime Rancon to discuss the film which is released in US cinemas TODAY! Traumatika is a 2024 American horror film which follows Mikey whose night terrors become reality when his mother begins showing signs of demonic possession. The film premiered at the FrightFest on August 24, 2024, and releases in the United States o...

Andy Conduit-Turner is joined by The Rows director Seth Daly to discuss the film which had its world premiere at FrightFest last month! Seven-year-old Lucy wakes up in the middle of a mysterious cornfield. She has a bloody wound on her head and no memory of how she got there. Discovering a dead body and an abandoned gun in a nearby clearing, she is immediately confronted by three masked killers se...

The case that ended it all. The Conjuring: Last Rites is a 2025 American supernatural horror film directed by Michael Chaves and written by Ian Goldberg, Richard Naing, and David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick. The film is the 4th main and ninth installment in The Conjuring Universe. Serves as the final chapter in the mainline continuity. Based on the true-life investigations of the Smurl haunting case...

Andy Conduit-Turner is joined by Kombucha director Jake Myers to discuss the film which had its UK premiere at FrightFest last month! A musician trapped in an office job tries the free kombucha, helping his co-workers hit their quotas with a smile. Unfortunately, the disgusting mucus drink has nasty side effects that give new meaning to being consumed by your work. Imagine David Cronenberg directi...