30 Screams or Less Podcast

What happens when Barney meets a slasher movie? You get Buddy (2026), a colorful, blood-soaked nightmare that makes childhood television downright terrifying!In this episode of 30 Screams or Less, we review director Casper Kelly's outrageous horror comedy Buddy, featuring Keegan-Michael Key as the voice of a homicidal unicorn and Patton Oswalt as his talking backpack, Strappy. With a cast including Cristin Milioti, Topher Grace, Delaney Quinn, and Clint Howard, this twisted children's show delivers nostalgia, brutal kills, and some seriously unhinged entertainment.We break down the film's incredible set design, practical effects, unexpected plot twists, and the bizarre reports of parents bringing their kids to theaters thinking they were watching a family-friendly movie. We also discuss how Buddy compares to horror films like Mr. Crocket and Barbarian, and whether its chaotic storytelling lives up to the hype.Plus, Corey shares his experience at Universal's Halloween Horror Nights, including the Ozzy Osbourne haunted house, Terrifier, and the frustration of two-hour wait times.Is Buddy one of the best horror movies of 2026, or has this murderous unicorn completely lost his mind?Grab your favorite childhood snack, turn on the TV, and remember: Buddy is NOT your friend!Sponsored By:🧔 Beard Octane Use code 30SCREAMS10 at checkout for 10% off your order: https://beardoctane.com/🔒 JOIN OUR PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/cw/30ScreamsorLess📱 Follow 30 Screams or Less: https://solo.to/30screamsorless

In this episode of 30 Screams or Less, we review Mr. Creamjeans’ Hidey Hole, a completely unhinged indie horror anthology packed with gross-out comedy, practical gore, bizarre sex jokes, and some of the strangest horror stories we’ve seen in a long time.Directed by Heath Benfield, Mr. Creamjeans’ Hidey Hole takes viewers inside a seedy underground museum where each exhibit leads to another twisted tale. We get into the movie’s Tales from the Crypt and Troma-style energy, the absurd practical effects, the Snail Trail Killer, Pappy’s Old Stiffy, exploding heads, wormholes, and why the movie’s short 70-minute runtime works so well.We also talk about the surprisingly strong sound design, the commitment to its campy B-movie tone, and why we think this concept could easily work as an ongoing horror anthology series.Somehow, despite everything happening on screen, we both walked away giving it a 5 out of 5.If you love indie horror, horror anthologies, practical effects, campy B-movies, Troma, Tales from the Crypt, and completely over-the-top horror comedy, this one is absolutely worth checking out.Spoiler warning: We discuss several moments from the film, but try not to give away every twist.30 Screams or Less is your weekly horror movie podcast featuring reviews, convention coverage, and plenty of unfiltered sarcasm.Sponsored By:🧔 Beard Octane Use code 30SCREAMS10 at checkout for 10% off your order: https://beardoctane.com/🔒 JOIN OUR PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/cw/30ScreamsorLess📱 Follow 30 Screams or Less: https://solo.to/30screamsorless

We came, we saw, and somehow we survived Silver Scream Con V! This week on 30 Screams or Less, We trade our usual horror movie reviews for a chaotic recap of Silver Scream Con 2026 in Worcester, Massachusetts.From meeting horror legends Juliette Lewis (Natural Born Killers, From Dusk Till Dawn) and Linda Blair (The Exorcist) to attending panels featuring Shawnee Smith (Saw) and the hilarious cast of Super Troopers, this weekend was packed with unforgettable moments, incredible horror vendors, and plenty of questionable decisions.Of course, it wouldn't be 30 Screams or Less without a complete shitshow. Corey managed to split his head open before we even left, a normally hour-long drive turned into a two-and-a-half-hour nightmare, and we somehow missed the sold-out Ice Nine Kills concert. Throw in some questionable food choices, late-night horror movies, and Steve going straight from the convention to performing with The Summoned alongside BRAT, and you've got one hell of a weekend.We also discuss our favorite celebrity encounters, the best convention panels, Spencer Charnas' seemingly superhuman stamina, and why Silver Scream Con continues to be one of our favorite horror conventions in New England.Whether you're a die-hard Ice Nine Kills fan, a horror movie fanatic, or someone who loves a good convention disaster story, join us as we relive the horror, hilarity, and absolute chaos of Silver Scream Con V!30 Screams or Less is your weekly horror movie podcast featuring reviews, convention coverage, and plenty of unfiltered sarcasm.Sponsored By:🧔 Beard Octane Use code 30SCREAMS10 at checkout for 10% off your order: https://beardoctane.com/🔒 JOIN OUR PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/cw/30ScreamsorLess📱 Follow 30 Screams or Less: https://solo.to/30screamsorless

They finally did it. This week on 30 Screams or Less, we review Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil, starring Austin Abrams—and after years of questionable adaptations, this might finally be the Resident Evil movie fans have been waiting for.We break down the film’s incredible tension, creature design, practical effects, comedy, IMAX experience, and the mountain of Easter eggs and video game references packed throughout Raccoon City. Does it follow the games directly? No—but it somehow captures the feeling of actually playing Resident Evil better than the movies that came before it.We also discuss the film’s hilariously questionable character decisions, its approach to ammo and survival-horror mechanics, the mysterious absence of the T-Virus name, and why this one left us wanting to immediately pick up a controller and play the games again.Before the review, we preview our upcoming trip to Silver Scream Con 2026, where 30 Screams or Less will once again be attending as press. We talk about the stacked guest lineup, who we’re hoping to meet, and what we have planned for the weekend.Is Resident Evil finally the adaptation the franchise deserves? Spoilers ahead.Sponsored By:🧔 Beard Octane Use code 30SCREAMS10 at checkout for 10% off your order: https://beardoctane.com/Silver Scream Con: Huge thanks to Silver Scream Con for providing 30 Screams or Less with complimentary weekend passes! We’ll be there covering the convention, so if you’re heading out this year, come say hello. Check out Silver Scream Con and get all the details here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/silver-scream-con-5-tickets-1978823895540Alamo Drafthouse Presents Fantastic Fest: We’re incredibly excited to announce that 30 Screams or Less has been accredited as press for this year’s Fantastic Fest! We’ll be covering the festival, checking out some of the most anticipated genre films of the year, and bringing you reviews and coverage along the way. Learn more about Fantastic Fest here: https://fantasticfest.com/🔒 JOIN OUR PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/cw/30ScreamsorLess📱 Follow 30 Screams or Less: https://solo.to/30screamsorless

In this episode of 30 Screams or Less, we review Passenger, a 2026 supernatural horror film directed by Andrzej Oravdal and starring Jacob C. Pio, Lulu Belle, and Joseph Lopez. The story follows Tyler and Maddie, a young couple traveling the country in their van who discover that a gruesome highway accident may have left them with an unwanted passenger — a demonic presence determined to claim them both. Pasted textWe break down Passenger's creepy use of background scares, its surprisingly original van-life horror concept, the Passenger itself, some brutal practical effects, and one of the movie's coolest sequences involving a projector in the middle of the woods. Unfortunately, we also have plenty to say about the predictable jump scares, questionable character logic, and pacing that somehow makes a 97-minute horror movie feel considerably longer. Pasted text Pasted textDoes Passenger do enough with its supernatural road-trip premise to make the journey worthwhile, or does this horror movie spend a little too much time idling?Sponsored By:🧔 Beard Octane Use code 30SCREAMS10 at checkout for 10% off your order: https://beardoctane.com/Silver Scream Con: Huge thanks to Silver Scream Con for providing 30 Screams or Less with complimentary weekend passes! We’ll be there covering the convention, so if you’re heading out this year, come say hello. Check out Silver Scream Con and get all the details here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/silver-scream-con-5-tickets-1978823895540Alamo Drafthouse Presents Fantastic Fest: We’re incredibly excited to announce that 30 Screams or Less has been accredited as press for this year’s Fantastic Fest! We’ll be covering the festival, checking out some of the most anticipated genre films of the year, and bringing you reviews and coverage along the way. Learn more about Fantastic Fest here: https://fantasticfest.com/🔒 JOIN OUR PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/cw/30ScreamsorLess📱 Follow 30 Screams or Less: https://solo.to/30screamsorless

We head into the woods for a spoiler-filled review of Deathwoods, the 2026 indie slasher directed by Jake Kopronica and Deryk Wehrley and starring KateLynn E. Newberry, MacKenzie Lee, Anthony Dain, Haley Johnson, and Jake Kopronica.What starts as a weekend camping trip quickly turns into a blood-soaked fight for survival as an urban legend begins picking off the group one by one. Deathwoods doesn't exactly reinvent the slasher formula, but with its throwback ’80s atmosphere, surprisingly strong performances, high body count, brutal kills, and plenty of practical gore, it ended up being a lot more fun than either of us expected.We break down the movie's grindhouse-inspired presentation, the cinematography, the increasingly questionable decisions being made by everyone in the woods, a twist that caught us off guard, and why horror characters still haven't learned to stay the hell out of abandoned houses.There is one major issue, though: the audio mix. Between dialogue getting buried under ambient sound and sudden volume spikes, both of us eventually gave up and turned on subtitles. Somehow, even Corey's years of destroyed concert hearing weren't enough preparation.Despite that, Deathwoods delivered where it mattered. Steve and Corey both give it a 4 out of 5.Deathwoods is available now on Screambox.⚠️ Spoiler warning: This episode contains major spoilers for Deathwoods.Sponsored By:🧔 Beard Octane Use code 30SCREAMS10 at checkout for 10% off your order: https://beardoctane.com/Silver Scream Con: Huge thanks to Silver Scream Con for providing 30 Screams or Less with complimentary weekend passes! We’ll be there covering the convention, so if you’re heading out this year, come say hello. Check out Silver Scream Con and get all the details here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/silver-scream-con-5-tickets-1978823895540Alamo Drafthouse Presents Fantastic Fest: We’re incredibly excited to announce that 30 Screams or Less has been accredited as press for this year’s Fantastic Fest! We’ll be covering the festival, checking out some of the most anticipated genre films of the year, and bringing you reviews and coverage along the way. Learn more about Fantastic Fest here: https://fantasticfest.com/🔒 JOIN OUR PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/cw/30ScreamsorLess📱 Follow 30 Screams or Less: https://solo.to/30screamsorless

On this episode of 30 Screams or Less, we review Pinocchio Unstrung, the twisted new horror reimagining of the classic Pinocchio story from writer and director Rhys Frake-Waterfield.Starring Richard Brake as Geppetto, Robert Englund as Cricket, Jude Evan Lloyd as the voice of Pinocchio, and Cameron Bell as James, Pinocchio Unstrung follows the iconic wooden puppet on a disturbing journey to become a real boy — one that involves brutal kills, stolen body parts, and a seriously warped interpretation of the original story.We break down the movie’s incredible practical puppetry and animatronic effects, Richard Brake’s menacing performance, Robert Englund’s Freddy Krueger-inspired callbacks, Andrew Scott Bell’s score, the surprisingly compelling story, and some of the most ridiculous and creative kills in the Poohniverse so far.Is Pinocchio Unstrung another goofy public-domain horror movie, or has the Twisted Childhood Universe officially turned these childhood characters into legitimately entertaining horror?Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Pinocchio Unstrung.Sponsored By:🧔 Beard Octane Use code 30SCREAMS10 at checkout for 10% off your order: https://beardoctane.com/Silver Scream Con: Huge thanks to Silver Scream Con for providing 30 Screams or Less with complimentary weekend passes! We’ll be there covering the convention, so if you’re heading out this year, come say hello. Check out Silver Scream Con and get all the details here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/silver-scream-con-5-tickets-1978823895540Alamo Drafthouse Presents Fantastic Fest: We’re incredibly excited to announce that 30 Screams or Less has been accredited as press for this year’s Fantastic Fest! We’ll be covering the festival, checking out some of the most anticipated genre films of the year, and bringing you reviews and coverage along the way. Learn more about Fantastic Fest here: https://fantasticfest.com/🔒 JOIN OUR PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/cw/30ScreamsorLess📱 Follow 30 Screams or Less: https://solo.to/30screamsorless

On this episode of 30 Screams or Less, Steve and Corey review Leviticus, the 2026 horror film written and directed by Adrian Chiarella, starring Joe Bird and Stacey Clauson. Two teenage boys become trapped in a nightmare when a violent supernatural entity begins taking the form of the person they desire most — each other.We break down the film’s unsettling mix of religious horror, sexuality, guilt, and supernatural terror, the major It Follows vibes, and the clever way the entity constantly leaves both the characters and audience questioning who is real. We also dig into the relationship between Naim and Ryan, the incredible performances from Joe Bird and Stacey Clauson, the film’s cinematography and score, and why its slow-burn approach to character development makes the horror hit even harder.Somehow this one flew almost completely under our radar. Is this one of the most overlooked horror movies of 2026? Listen to our full Leviticus review and find out. Spoilers ahead.Sponsored By:🧔 Beard Octane Use code 30SCREAMS10 at checkout for 10% off your order: https://beardoctane.com/Silver Scream Con: Huge thanks to Silver Scream Con for providing 30 Screams or Less with complimentary weekend passes! We’ll be there covering the convention, so if you’re heading out this year, come say hello. Check out Silver Scream Con and get all the details here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/silver-scream-con-5-tickets-1978823895540Alamo Drafthouse Presents Fantastic Fest: We’re incredibly excited to announce that 30 Screams or Less has been accredited as press for this year’s Fantastic Fest! We’ll be covering the festival, checking out some of the most anticipated genre films of the year, and bringing you reviews and coverage along the way. Learn more about Fantastic Fest here: https://fantasticfest.com/🔒 JOIN OUR PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/cw/30ScreamsorLess📱 Follow 30 Screams or Less: https://solo.to/30screamsorless

We’re diving back into Dangerous Animals for a special 30 Screams or Less: Podcaster’s Cut — our extended, less-edited version of the episode featuring more tangents, more screwups, and plenty of conversations that probably should have stayed on the cutting-room floor.Directed by Sean Byrne and written by Nick Lepard, Dangerous Animals stars Hassie Harrison as Zephyr, a free-spirited surfer who is abducted by shark-obsessed serial killer Bruce Tucker, played by Jai Courtney. Trapped aboard his boat and facing a particularly brutal fate in the waters below, Zephyr has to fight like hell to survive. Josh Heuston stars as Moses Markley, who finds himself pulled into the nightmare while searching for her.In this episode, we break down Jai Courtney’s unhinged performance as Tucker, Hassie Harrison’s case for being one of horror’s best recent final girls, the movie’s brutal shark attacks, practical gore, serial-killer trophies, and the seemingly endless number of times Zephyr comes within inches of escaping.We also discuss whether the movie’s final moments kept Dangerous Animals from being a five-star horror movie — plus, because this is the Podcaster’s Cut, things inevitably derail into conversations about biting off thumbs, swimming with sharks, fighting bears, Leonardo DiCaprio, fake AI movie trailers, laundry, and much more.Was Dangerous Animals one of the best shark horror movies in years? And just how far would you go to survive a shark-obsessed serial killer?WARNING: This episode contains full spoilers for Dangerous Animals.Sponsored By:🧔 Beard Octane Use code 30SCREAMS10 at checkout for 10% off your order: https://beardoctane.com/Silver Scream Con: Huge thanks to Silver Scream Con for providing 30 Screams or Less with complimentary weekend passes! We’ll be there covering the convention, so if you’re heading out this year, come say hello. Check out Silver Scream Con and get all the details here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/silver-scream-con-5-tickets-1978823895540Alamo Drafthouse Presents Fantastic Fest: We’re incredibly excited to announce that 30 Screams or Less has been accredited as press for this year’s Fantastic Fest! We’ll be covering the festival, checking out some of the most anticipated genre films of the year, and bringing you reviews and coverage along the way. Learn more about Fantastic Fest here: https://fantasticfest.com/🔒 JOIN OUR PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/cw/30ScreamsorLess📱 Follow 30 Screams or Less: https://solo.to/30screamsorless

In this episode of the 30 Screams or Less podcast we review "Evil Dead Burn." Directed by Sébastien Vanicek, written by Sébastien Vanicek and Florent Bernard, and starring Souheila Yacoub (Alice), Tandi Wright (Susan), and Hunter Doohan (Joseph). The plot of the movie is after the loss of her husband, a woman seeks solace with her in-laws. As one by one they transform into deadites, she comes to discover that the vows she took in life - survive even in death.Sponsored By:🧔 Beard Octane Use code 30SCREAMS10 at checkout for 10% off your order: https://beardoctane.com/🔒 JOIN OUR PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/cw/30ScreamsorLess📱 Follow 30 Screams or Less: https://solo.to/30screamsorlessSilver Scream Con: Huge thanks to Silver Scream Con for providing 30 Screams or Less with complimentary weekend passes! We’ll be there covering the convention, so if you’re heading out this year, come say hello. Check out Silver Scream Con and get all the details here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/silver-scream-con-5-tickets-1978823895540Alamo Drafthouse Presents Fantastic Fest: We’re incredibly excited to announce that 30 Screams or Less has been accredited as press for this year’s Fantastic Fest! We’ll be covering the festival, checking out some of the most anticipated genre films of the year, and bringing you reviews and coverage along the way. Learn more about Fantastic Fest here: https://fantasticfest.com/