Gwilliam (2015)

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Adrian and Bobby reunited to discuss Evan Powers' 'Pig' (2019). Our hosts discuss the importance of body image, why comedy works in horror and ways the short could have handled its twists. Premise: A self-conscious psychopath struggles with his body image while terrorizing a group of unsuspecting campers.Connect with your co-hosts:> Bobby: @BobbyTorrez / @people_scares> Adrian: @adrianraee / @slash_her_podIf you like the podcast, please rate, review, and subscribe!Discover more fabulously spooky podcasts on Anatomy of a Scream Pod Squad by following @aoas_xx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Kat and Adrian discuss Callie Bloem & Christopher Ewing's 'Bounce House' (2023). Our hosts discuss how they would handle an apocalyptic event, self isolation and the need to clean up blood stains on any bouncy house that is found.Connect with your co-hosts:> Kat: @DanniTheKidd / @GirlThatsScary> Adrian: @adrianraee / @slash_her_podIf you like the podcast, please rate, review, and subscribe!Discover more fabulously spooky podcasts on Anatomy of a Scream Pod Squad by following @aoas_xx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Kat and Joe discuss Helen Liu's short, 'High End Dying' (2023), class and race, beautiful food and practical FX, and how this fits into the recent trend of culinary horror.Premise: An elite-level chef literally puts herself into her craft, as her attempt to impress a famed food critic descends into a bloodbath.Connect with your co-hosts:> Kat: @DanniTheKidd / @GirlThatsScary> Joe: @bstolemyremote / @horrorqueers / @murdermfictionIf you like the podcast, please rate, review, and subscribe!Discover more fabulously spooky podcasts on Anatomy of a Scream Pod Squad by following @aoas_xx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Xero and Joe discuss Sasha Aubort's 'Gummy' (2023) which has incredible sound design and draws comparisons to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), Harmony Korine's Gummo and The Loved Ones. In short: prepare to be disgusted (complimentary)Premise: A masochistic dentistry student grapples with unrequited love and her manipulative father by pulling out her own teeth for addictive pleasure.Connect with your co-hosts:> Xero: @xghorror / @blerdymassacre> Joe: @bstolemyremote / @horrorqueers / @murdermfictionDiscover more fabulously spooky podcasts on Anatomy of a Scream Pod Squad by following @aoas_xx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Mark and Sharai discuss Guillermo Carbonell’s short ‘The Plague’ (2017). We talk about old people in boxes and police damaging personal property because they know they can get away with it.Premise: One night Rosa wakes up when she hears that someone is breaking in to her house. Then she discovers that the "burglar" is her own father, that again has escaped from the retirement home where he lives. Just as Rosa is calling the retirement home, somebody knocks on the door. Then, that night gets even weirder.Connect with your co-hosts:> Mark: @TheAntiCritic> Sharai: @misssharai / @NightmareFierce / @blerdymassacre Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Jazz and Mark discuss Callum Smith’s short ‘East Hell’ (2017). We dive into teenage pettiness, child-rearing, and sibling rivalry. Premise: Two teenage goths try to summons demon using a satanic ritual they found on RedditConnect with your co-hosts:> Jazz:@girlthatsscary> Mark: @theanticriticIf you like the podcast, please rate, review, and subscribe!Discover more fabulously spooky podcasts on Anatomy of a Scream Pod Squad by following @aoas_xx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Jazz and Jamie discuss Alex Fofonoff’s short While Mortals Sleep. We talk bait-and-switch intros, cults, and cosmic horrors beyond comprehension.Premise: When a cold case novelist's career implodes, she seeks refuge in her friend's remote vacation home. Upon arrival, she encounters a strange couple who claim to be the caretakers. As tensions build, a dark secret begins to emerge.Connect with your co-hosts:> Jamie: @gltiterburrito / @BloodyBroadsPod> Jazz: @Smok1ngAces / @girlthatscary Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Jamie and Aj discuss Lark Lee’s short 'Street No. 4' (2022). All homes have their history 😉Premise: Determined to prove to her partner that their new eucalypt forest house is perfect for their family, a pregnant woman discovers there's more to the house than what was advertised.Connect with your co-hosts:> Jamie: @Glitterburrito / @bloodyboardspod> AJ: @ButWhoisshe / @D180pod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on The Alter Tapes, Xero and AJ discuss Elliot Vick & Reuben Vick's 'The Microscope' (2022).Premise: An eccentric microscopist finally gets his hands on some rare samples, but he could never have imagined what he’ll see through the lens.Connect with your co-hosts:> AJ: @_ButWhoisshe / @d180podcast> Xero: @xghorror / @blerdymassacre Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Xero and Bobby discuss Brian Lonano’s short ‘Gwilliam’ (2015). Apologies for what you’ll witness here, but these two are walking on eggshells discussing this little perverted freak.Premise: You can forget your sins, but you can never forget your Gwilliam.Connect with your co-hosts:> Xero: @xghorror / @blerdymassacre> Bobby: @BobbyTorrez / @people_scares Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.