Why Are You Making Me Watch This?

In this episode of Why Are You Making Me Watch This? George and Jayne discuss the immortal snail, the horror of pursuit, the danger of ignorance, moose, birds and bees, the pending sequel, and all other things relevant and tangential to David Robert Mitchell’s (possibly) modern classic It Follows from 2014. They do so over a bottle of Picpoul de Pinet.Submit film and booze recommendations: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeX261Fd1EikbwfQpnibw-SQNhNPtlCxH_t9zk2a55fI-5Kzw/viewformFollow the podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whyareyoumakingmewatchthis/Follow the podcast on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@whyryoumakingmewatchthis?_r=1&_t=ZN-98z6jRqdey6Follow Jayne on Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/mBGbjFollow George on Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/8dbtnPlease consider leaving a review on the podcast platform of your choice!We also discuss:* Obsession (2026)* The End of Oak Street (2026)* It (1990)* Halloween (1978)* The Mist (2007)* Bird Box (2018)* Veil by Jonathan Janz (2025)* Final Destination: Bloodlines (2025)* Wake Up and Open Your Eyes by Clay McLeod Chapman (2025)* They Follow (~2027)* Final Destination (2000)* The Invisible Man (2020)* Violet (TBD)* Creep (2014)* Cape Fear (2026)* Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier (1938)* The Gallerist (2026)* 1408 (2007)* Depth Charge by Tyler Jones (2026)* Public Access Afterworld by Jane Schoenbrun (2026)* The Cycle (2026)* The Faculty (1998)* Crystal Lake (2026) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whyareyoumakingmewatchthis.substack.com

In this episode of Why Are You Making Me Watch This? George and Jayne discuss monkeys in horror, how they would handle the apocalypse, some fond memories of the pandemic, amidst the horrors, zombies, empathy and romance, and how people SUCK. They do so over fancy beers from Seventy One Brewing.Submit film and booze recommendations: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeX261Fd1EikbwfQpnibw-SQNhNPtlCxH_t9zk2a55fI-5Kzw/viewformFollow the podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whyareyoumakingmewatchthis/Follow the podcast on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@whyryoumakingmewatchthis?_r=1&_t=ZN-98z6jRqdey6Follow Jayne on Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/mBGbjFollow George on Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/8dbtnPlease consider leaving a review on the podcast platform of your choice!We also discuss:* Dawn of the Dead (1978)* Wake Up and Open Your Eyes by Clay McLeod Chapman (2025)* 28 Years Later (2025)* The Walking Dead: Dead City (July-Sept 2023)* One Yellow Eye by Leigh Radford (2025)* 28 Weeks Later (2007)* 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026)* The Full Monty (1997)* The Candyman (2021)* Sinners (2025)* The Blair Witch Project (1999)* Primate (2026)* Crystal Lake (2026)* Resident Evil (2026)* Weapons (2025)* Stuffed (2026)* Widow’s Bay (2026-) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whyareyoumakingmewatchthis.substack.com

In this special Halloween (and first long-distance) episode of Why Are You Making Me Watch This? George and Jayne discuss the slasher, how horror of this era has aged (perhaps not particularly well), Carol J Clover’s ‘Men, Women and Chainsaws,’ and whether you should bring a gun to a tense finale, the holiday and how we’ve celebrated, in addition to what we had for dinner and all things John Carpenter’s legendary ‘Halloween,’ from 1978. They do so over rum and coke and prosecco.Submit film and booze recommendations: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeX261Fd1EikbwfQpnibw-SQNhNPtlCxH_t9zk2a55fI-5Kzw/viewformFollow the podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whyareyoumakingmewatchthis/Follow the podcast on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@whyryoumakingmewatchthis?_r=1&_t=ZN-98z6jRqdey6Follow Jayne on Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/mBGbjFollow George on Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/8dbtnPlease consider leaving a review on the podcast platform of your choice!We also discuss:* Scream (1996)* Halloween II (1981)* Urban Legend (1998)* Psycho (1960)* Black Christmas (1974)* The Birds (1963)* Ready Or Not (2019)* The Descent (2005)* Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)* Carrie (1974)* Men, Women and Chainsaws by Carol J. Clover (1992)* Creep (2014)* Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)* Halloween: Resurrection (2002)* Halloween Ends (2022)* Curse of the Reaper by Brian McAuley (2022)* Widow’s Bay (2026-)* Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)* The Thing (1982)* Carrie (2026)* Carrying by Samantha Josephs (2026)* The Third Parent (2027)* Other Mommy (2026)* Portrait of God (TBD)* Love Never Dies by Emma Cole (2026)* Blood Brothers The Musical* Time (2021-2026)* Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen (2026)* Crystal Lake (2026)* Hocus Pocus (1993) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whyareyoumakingmewatchthis.substack.com

In this episode of Why Are You Making Me Watch This? George and Jayne discuss Mia Goth’s dual roles, the bizarre scarecrow adjacent smut that Jonathan Bailey is definitely mostly responsible for, obsession, aspiration and stardom, nature and nurture and sympathy for anti- heroes, and all things Ti West’s Pearl. (2022). They do so over dirty martinis.Submit film and booze recommendations: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeX261Fd1EikbwfQpnibw-SQNhNPtlCxH_t9zk2a55fI-5Kzw/viewformFollow the podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whyareyoumakingmewatchthis/Follow the podcast on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@whyryoumakingmewatchthis?_r=1&_t=ZN-98z6jRqdey6Follow Jayne on Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/mBGbjFollow George on Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/8dbtnPlease consider leaving a review on the podcast platform of your choice!We also discuss:* X (2022)* Hairspray (2007)* Psycho (1960)* Carrie (1976)* The Wizard of Oz (1939)* Obsession (2026)* Hereditary (2018)* American Psycho (2000)* Wicker (2026)* Wicked: For Good (2025)* Rot (TBD)* The Restoration at Grayson Manor (2025)* The Glassy Burning Floor of Hell by Brian Evenson (2021)* Replacer (TBD)* Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (2026)* Maeve Fly by CJ Leede (2023) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whyareyoumakingmewatchthis.substack.com

In this episode of Why Are You Making Me Watch This? George and Jayne discuss the good for her trope, teenage girls and blood buckets, guilt, responsibility, adolescence, how today’s film perhaps caused Jayne’s aversion to horror, and whether her opinion has changed. They do so over a beautiful but not particularly nice bottle of Vinca Organic Wine.Submit film and booze recommendations: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeX261Fd1EikbwfQpnibw-SQNhNPtlCxH_t9zk2a55fI-5Kzw/viewformFollow the podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whyareyoumakingmewatchthis/Follow the podcast on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@whyryoumakingmewatchthis?_r=1&_t=ZN-98z6jRqdey6Follow Jayne on Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/mBGbjFollow George on Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/8dbtnPlease consider leaving a review on the podcast platform of your choice!We also discuss:* Mike Flanagan’s Carrie (2026)* Carrie (2013)* Carrie by Stephen King (1974)* The Descent (2005)* Mary: An Awakening of Terror by Nat Cassidy (2022)* Hairspray (2007)* Grease (1978)* Carrie (2002)* Matilda (1996)* The Blood Countess (2026)* The Waffle House Index (TBD)* Breeder (2026)* Heel/ The Good Boy (2025)* Werewolves of Waffle Hutch by Reba McQueen (2027)* Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet The Wolfman (2000)* Newbourne Park by Jennifer Thorne (2026)* Excision (2012)* Peter Pan (2003)* Happy Death Day 2U (2019)* Send Help (2026)* Vigil (2021-26)* Mindhunters (2004) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whyareyoumakingmewatchthis.substack.com

In this episode of Why Are You Making Me Watch This? George and Jayne discuss mortality and the afterlife, angry, sentient trees and creepy toy clowns, television sets and square eyes, the American Dream and Ronald Reagan, and how today’s film, Poltergeist, does a better job at satirizing that than scaring contemporary audiences. They do so over two bottles of Clearspring Sauvignon Blanc from South Africa.Submit film and booze recommendations: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeX261Fd1EikbwfQpnibw-SQNhNPtlCxH_t9zk2a55fI-5Kzw/viewformFollow the podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whyareyoumakingmewatchthis/Follow the podcast on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@whyryoumakingmewatchthis?_r=1&_t=ZN-98z6jRqdey6Follow Jayne on Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/mBGbjFollow George on Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/8dbtnPlease consider leaving a review on the podcast platform of your choice!We also discuss:* ET (1982)* Incidents Around The House by Josh Malerman (2024)* The Exorcist (1973)* The Wizard of Oz (1939)* Poltergeist II: The Other Side(1986)* Poltergeist III (1988)* Wake Up and Open Your Eyes by Clay McLeod Chapman (2025)* Jaws (1975)* Carrie (1976)* The Eyes Are The Best Part by Monika Kim (2024)* Audition (1999)* The Troop by Nick Cutter (2014)* Deify (TBD)* The Final Destination Franchise (2000-2025)* Urban Legend (1998)* Split (2016)* Furious (2026-) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whyareyoumakingmewatchthis.substack.com

In this episode of Why Are You Making Me Watch This? George and Jayne discuss mortality and death, the ludicrousness of the name Clear Rivers, Rube Goldberg machines, the importance of Shrek, Peter Thiel’s vampirism, trauma bonds and survivor’s guilt and all other things Final Destination. She liked this one. They do so over two bottles of Calvet Prestige Sauvignon.Submit film and booze recommendations: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeX261Fd1EikbwfQpnibw-SQNhNPtlCxH_t9zk2a55fI-5Kzw/viewformFollow the podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whyareyoumakingmewatchthis/Follow the podcast on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@whyryoumakingmewatchthis?_r=1&_t=ZN-98z6jRqdey6Follow Jayne on Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/mBGbjFollow George on Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/8dbtnPlease consider leaving a review on the podcast platform of your choice!We also discuss:* The X-Files (1993-2002)* Home Alone (1990)* Rose of Jericho by Alex Grecian (2025)* American Pie (1999)* Carrie (1976)* Nosferatu (2025)* Werwulf (2026)* Final Destination 2 (2003)* Nosferatu (1923)* The Descent (2005)* Final Destination Bloodlines (2025)* You by Caroline Kepnes (2014)* The Attentionist (TBD)* Dark Stars Anthology (2022)* Alien Covenant (2017)* Jenny Will Eat You Now by Gillian Daniels (2026)* Ludwig (2024-)* Ted Lasso (2020-)* The Substance (2024) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whyareyoumakingmewatchthis.substack.com

In this episode of Why Are You Making Me Watch This? George and Jayne discuss women in Hollywood, the concept of Brat summer, Chekhov’s Gun and Occam’s Razor (academic, right?), Dennis Quaid, shrimp and the bloody good time that is Coralie Fargeat’s “The Substance.” They do so over pecorino and vodka soda.Submit film and booze recommendations: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeX261Fd1EikbwfQpnibw-SQNhNPtlCxH_t9zk2a55fI-5Kzw/viewformFollow the podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whyareyoumakingmewatchthis/Follow the podcast on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@whyryoumakingmewatchthis?_r=1&_t=ZN-98z6jRqdey6Follow Jayne on Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/mBGbjFollow George on Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/8dbtnPlease consider leaving a review on the podcast platform of your choice!We also discuss:* The Perfection (2018)* Skincare (2024)* Thinestra (2025)* Crushing Snails by Emma E. Murray (2024)* The Fly (1986)* The Goonies (1985)* Ghost (1990)* Maid (2021)* Carrie (1976)* Suspiria (1977)* The Shining (1980)* The Elephant Man (1980)* Skeletons (2027)* Altar (TBD)* Traps and Specters by Philip Fracassi (2026)* Desperation (TBD)* Desperation (2006)* Desperation by Stephen King (1996)* It: Welcome To Derry (2025-)* The Frighteners (1996) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whyareyoumakingmewatchthis.substack.com

In this episode of Why Are You Making Me Watch This? George and Jayne discuss horses and monkeys going bananas, aliens and UFOs, spectacle, greed and trauma, Northwich’s annual piña colada festival and Jordan Peele’s magnificent 2022 sci-fi horror movie Nope. They do so over a round of slightly mediocre tinned Piña Coladas of an indeterminate brand.Submit film and booze recommendations: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeX261Fd1EikbwfQpnibw-SQNhNPtlCxH_t9zk2a55fI-5Kzw/viewformFollow the podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whyareyoumakingmewatchthis/Follow the podcast on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@whyryoumakingmewatchthis?_r=1&_t=ZN-98z6jRqdey6Follow Jayne on Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/mBGbjFollow George on Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/8dbtnPlease consider leaving a review on the podcast platform of your choice!We also discuss:* Us (2019)* Get out (2017)* Jurassic Park (1993)* King Kong (1933)* Primate (2026)* Scanlines by Todd Keisling (2020)* The Descent (2005)* Him (2025)* Dont Look Up (2021)* Jaws (1975)* Love Never Dies by Emma Cole (2026)* Hearteyes (2025)* Mommy’s Home (TBD)* Mr Creamjeans’ Hidey Hole (2026)* Victorian Psycho (2026)* What Happened To Doris? (2026)* Play House (2026)* Resident Evil (2026)* Compliance (2026)* Parish (TBD)* Buffet Infinity (2026)* Faces of Death (2026)* Creep (2014)* Ludwig (2024-) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whyareyoumakingmewatchthis.substack.com

In this episode of Why Are You Making Me Watch This? George and Jayne discuss climbing and caving, creature features and bleak endings, all of the horror sequels George is excited about (Jayne less so), snot, gunk, monster anatomy and all things cult classic, The Descent. They do so over the course of a bottle of white chicken wine, or La Vielle Ferme.Submit film and booze recommendations: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeX261Fd1EikbwfQpnibw-SQNhNPtlCxH_t9zk2a55fI-5Kzw/viewformFollow the podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whyareyoumakingmewatchthis/Follow the podcast on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@whyryoumakingmewatchthis?_r=1&_t=ZN-98z6jRqdey6Follow Jayne on Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/mBGbjFollow George on Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/8dbtnPlease consider leaving a review on the podcast platform of your choice!We additionally discuss:* Ready Or Not (2019)* Carrie (1976)* Nosferatu (2024)* The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)* The Descent Part 2 (2009)* Best Friends For Forever (TBD)* Leprechaun Film (TBD)* Evil Dead Wrath (2028)* Smile 3 (TBD)* A Quiet Place Part III (2027)* They Follow (~2027)* Talk 2 Me (TBD)* Child’s Play 9 (TBD)* Scream 8 (TBD)* Big Baby (2025) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whyareyoumakingmewatchthis.substack.com