Wheel of Horror

Aw baby we are back in the torture chamber! Host Alec Lawless and returning guest Matt Banever continue their journey through the Saw franchise with Saw V (2008), and things are starting to go off the rails faster than a Jigsaw trap with questionable engineering. Alec is officially entering uncharted territory, while Saw expert Matt guides him through Detective Hoffman’s growing role, Agent Strahm...

The Saw franchise is officially getting more complicated, more gruesome, and somehow even more confusing! Alec and returning guest Matt Banever dive into Saw IV (2007) to dissect Jigsaw’s questionable life choices, Detective Riggs’ desperate rescue mission, and a timeline that practically requires a detective of its own. We’re talking stomach-churning traps, Detective Strahm stealing every scene,...

This week on Wheel of Horror, Alec and returning guest Joe Testa dig up the gloriously gory, gloriously ridiculous Flesh Eater (1988)! Directed by and starring Bill Hinzman, the legendary cemetery zombie from Night of the Living Dead, this low-budget Halloween nightmare unleashes a horde of undead maniacs on unsuspecting partygoers. We’re talking outrageous practical effects, hilariously terrible...

The Wheel of Horror crew is back to finish Crystal Lake Episodes 7 & 8, and things get bloody! Alec and returning guest Joe Testa dive into the season finale, uncovering the dark secrets behind Jason Voorhees, Pamela’s tragic past, and the sinister government experiments that helped create the monster we know and love. From disturbing revelations and brutal kills to wild twists, Easter eggs, a...

Alec is joined by returning guests Joe Testa and Andy Danish to dive deeper into Crystal Lake, the Friday the 13th prequel series! The hippies have arrived, the drugs are flowing, the bodies are piling up, and Pamela Voorhees is getting closer to becoming the legendary killer we know and love. The crew breaks down the show's bold reimagining of the original Friday the 13th, its gruesome twists, cr...

Who's ready for Round 3? We're back in Jigsaw's twisted world as Alec and returning Saw superfan Matt Banever dissect Saw III! This time, we're dealing with brain surgery in a filthy garage, a truly disgusting pig grinder, enough screaming to make your neighbors call the police, and traps that make Fear Factor look like a family picnic. We dive into Jigsaw's increasingly complicated master plan, A...

Wheel of Horror: Crystal Lake (Episodes 1–3) | Spoiler Review Alec and returning guest Joe Testa head to Camp Crystal Lake to break down the first three episodes of Peacock’s Crystal Lake, the prequel series to Friday the 13th! We’re talking young Jason, Pamela Voorhees’ surprisingly heartwarming mother-son relationship, gruesome kills, ’70s nostalgia, and whether this series is living up to its l...

Is Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 actually an underrated horror sequel? Alec is joined by returning guest Clint Switzer to dive into Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (2000), the wildly divisive sequel that dared to do almost everything differently from the original. Instead of recreating the found-footage phenomenon, director Joe Berlinger delivered a bizarre, meta psychological horror movie about p...

Alec and returning guest Matt Banevar continue their journey through the Saw franchise with Saw II (2005), where Jigsaw trades one creepy bathroom for an entire house full of poisoned victims, questionable decisions, and enough needles to make you reconsider healthcare altogether. The guys break down Donnie Wahlberg’s aggressively angry detective, Amanda’s growing role in Jigsaw’s twisted operatio...

We Are Starting off Spooky Season strong with 1995’s Jack-O! This film is what happens when you mix Pumpkinhead, Troll 2, and a community theater production of Are You Afraid of the Dark? Host Alec and returning guest Joe Testa dive into this bizarre Halloween time capsule, tackling the baffling plot, questionable acting, terrible ADR, random John Carradine footage, Linnea Quigley’s extremely nece...

It’s time to play a looooong game… and ultimately the prize is trauma! Join Alec and returning guest Matt Banever as we rediscuss the original Saw (2004), unpacking the traps, twists, questionable life choices, and the moment everyone realized Jigsaw really needed a better hobby. And this is just the beginning! Alec and Matt will be covering the entire Saw franchise over the next few months, so gr...

Finally!! Alec and returning guest Soggy Corn Chipz dive into Kevin Smith’s 2nd horror outing Tusk! Justin Long and Haley Joel Osmont have a fun little podcast, but things take a dark turn when their stories turn real weird, real fast. Bravo to Kevin Smith and all the cast and crew, this film deserves more attention. Go into this on blind, it's super wild. Enjoy! TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wh...

Today Alec is joined by returning guest Stevie Caruso to descend into the terrifying depths of 90's cult sci-fi horror with Event Horizon! We’re talking demonic spaceships, amazing sets, mediorce 90's CGI, lovecraftian cosmic nightmares, and a hodgepodge of sci-fi tropes that you know and love. Things get weird, things get bloody, and godamn do we miss Sam Neil! TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@whe...

Today Alec is joined by returning guest Bonnie Marie Williams to stir up some supernatural chaos as we take on the 1998 cult classic Practical Magic. Love spells, sisterly drama, midnight margaritas, and a questionable amount of witchcraft....what could possibly go wrong? Grab your broomstick and join us for a magically messy review! TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wheel.of.horror7?is_from_webapp=...

Join Alec and returning guests Mike Molino and Stevie Caruso as we take a closer look at the new 2026 A24 Horror movie Undertone, a tense and intriguing film that follows its characters as they become caught up in an audio situation that quickly spirals beyond their control. As secrets emerge and the pressure builds, the film explores themes of trust, deception, and the consequences of the choices...

Today Alec and returning guest Clint Switzer dive into 1986’s Trick or Treat! The ultimate 80's cult classic featuring heavy metal, supernatural mayhem, and a vinyl record that definitely should’ve come with a warning label. We got Ozzy, We got Gene Simmons, we got the best heavy metal soundtrack! Join us as we dig into this gloriously weird cult classic where rock ’n’ roll raises the dead and som...

Here a little diddy about a wholesome family drama regarding faith, firearms, and the catastrophic consequences of inviting the wrong group of horny teenage boys to your cult compound. Today Alec and first time guest Soggy Corn Chipz, dive into Kevin Smith’s first horror outing, the 2011 thriller Red State. A horror movie that starts like a kidnapping story and escalates into a full-blown “well, t...

Spoilers for The Backrooms! Join Alec and returning guest Jack Baca as they fall into the Backrooms, a mysterious maze, with endless fluorescent lights, a multi lingual caveman, and absolutely zero signs pointing to the exit. Join us as we explore the internet’s creepiest workplace filled with questionable architecture, creepy evil demon noises, and the growing realization that maybe we should’ve...

Get Ready to Root for the Shark! The latest shark movie from Amazon is out for blood, so listen in as Alec and returning guest Mike Molino breakdown all of the cringiest moments, worst CGI, and plot holes aplenty in The Devil's Mouth.....It's a rough one folks. Enjoy! TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wheel.of.horror7?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wheelofho...

Major Spoiler Warning!!! Today we're finally jumping into Scary Movie 3 (2003), the parody sequel that took aim at early-2000s horror and pop culture with nonstop absurdity. From cursed videotapes and creepy crop circles to alien invasions and over-the-top spoofs of The Ring, Signs, 8 Mile, and The Matrix, this David Zucker-directed comedy delivers one ridiculous gag after another. We break down t...

How have we not covered this yet? This week, we're heading to the strangest nursing home in movie history with Don Coscarelli's Bubba Ho-tep (2002), the cult horror-comedy that asks one unforgettable question: What if Elvis Presley and John F. Kennedy teamed up to fight an ancient Egyptian soul-sucking mummy? Starring the living legend Bruce Campbell as an aging Elvis who insists he swapped identi...

Let's go!!! Today we're diving headfirst into the brand new Evil Dead Burn, the newest blood-soaked chapter in the legendary Evil Dead franchise. Does it live up to the series' brutal legacy? Join Alec and longtime returnign guest Joe Testa, as we break down the franchises latest terrifying Deadites, unforgettable kills, practical vs CGI effects, and connections to the franchise's mythology. We'll...

DO NOT WATCH THIS MOVIE! This was a tough episode for a multitude of reasons and I do not recommend watching this film ever or listening to this podcast if you are not familar with this film and what occurs during it. This is the first and last time we will watch or discuss this film. There are almost no redeemable qualities and it is grossly offensive in everyway imaginable. Shame on the director...

Uh Oh! This week, we're rewinding the tape to V/H/S/85, the sixth installment in the long-running found footage anthology series. Set against the grainy backdrop of the mid-1980s, the film delivers five blood-soaked stories tied together by a chilling documentary about a mysterious shape-shifting entity named Rory. From a cursed lake that refuses to let the dead stay dead to an ancient god awakene...