Recap Roundup

Take a seat and cozy up as we share a couple of our own spooky stories! From clown dreams to the halls of Walmart to the haunted rooms of the Queen Mary and Zack Bagans’ Haunted Museum, enjoy a few of our scariest personal experiences.

Catch up with us as we recap a few of the major horror releases of the last few months. We take a bite out of "Longlegs," "Oddity," "Strange Darling" and "Alien Romulus." These films offered many gifts and gags with their transfixing performances, disturbing props, startling twists and stunning practical effects. Which was your favorite?

With production companies recently KILLING the marketing space in 2024, we take a look at iconic marketing strategies across horror releases in the digital age. Taking a moment to reminisce on our favorite, memorably terrifying advertising campaigns we also discuss just what is it that makes these efforts so effective? What are your favorite horror marketing approaches?

On today’s episode, we take a look at the latest polarizing independent release for early summer, In a Violent Nature (dir. Chris Nash). “POV”, “ASMR”, “sensory candy”, “slasher-genre-reengineered”? Let’s dive into it as we discuss our impressions and observations of this excitingly disputed IFC production. Does the slasher genre have more to offer than has already been hollowed out?

Recorded January 2024. We apologize for the unexpected hiatus, crazy how life happens in all its glory and horror. Speaking of real life, in this episode we surprise each other with a film whose backstory or inspiration is derived from disturbing and very true events. We recount the facts of the story and compare how they were adapted into the films. Christine presents on Wolf Creek (2005) and Carissa covers Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) in this first installment.

SPOOKY SEASON IS UPON US and we challenge you to watch a frightful flick for each day of October! Follow along with us as we curate a list of our favorite horror films to watch during the season. We include a mix of classic creeps, hair-raising haunts, and new nightmares. Plus a little tap dance number from our very own Bella, Christine's Pomeranian.

WARNING: This episode contains spoilers. The latest installment in the Evil Dead franchise brings the Necronomicon out of the forest and into the flats. Throwing a single mother of 3 into its hellish grips, Evil Dead Rise (2023) offers a fresh expansion on the cult classic. Supporting our general reactions to the film, we focus on its place within the series and the exciting new prospects it presents.

WARNING: This episode contains spoilers. Today we share our thoughts on the latest installment in the Scream series. Now that Scream 6 declares its ongoing “franchise” status, we dive into how it fits and develops into the lineage of its predecessors and just what this classification means for the future. A whole new city and a whole new Ghostface = a whole lot of fun, gore, and red herrings. Join in and theorize with us on what the next Scream film may bring?

With a huge period for horror concluding, we finally share our top 10 horror flicks of the year. While comparing our very subjective lists, we also follow up with some honorable mentions and our disagreeable picks. Now let’s hack our way into a strong 2023 new year!

To follow up our celebration of our esteemed scream queens, this episode shines the spotlight on our favorite “scream kings”! A term and concept much less traversed in horror discourse, we wanted to take a moment to revisit some of the genre’s unforgettable masculine counterparts. Often helming the villainous role in horror films, others the victims, there are some notable actors that deliver particularly cherished performances and here we crown our personal favorites!