Out Now Horror Special 2025: Top 5 V/H/S Segments

This week’s Out Now with Aaron and Abe is reanimating things on the pod. Aaron and Abe are joined by The Outside Scoop’s Scott Mendelson to discuss Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, now in limited release, but hitting Netflix on November 7. Hear what this group has to say about the Oscar-winning filmmaker’s adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic, gothic horror story. Plus, there’s plenty of time for other movie chatter, thoughts on new previews, games, and listener comments. Tune in for Out Now Quickies™ (8:26), Trailer Talk for Mercy and Crime 101 (41:21), the main review (54:12), Games (1:43:45), and Out Now Feedback (1:55:20). So now, if you've got an hour or so to kill… Get yourself a free audiobook and help out the show at AudibleTrial.com/OutNowPodcast! Follow all of us on Twitter/Bluesky: @Outnow_Podcast, @AaronsPS4, @WalrusMoose, @ScottMendelson Check out all of our sites, podcasts, and blogs:  TheCodeIsZeek.substack.com, Why So Blu?, We Live Entertainment, The Outside Scoop Read Aaron’s review for Frankenstein Trailer Talk: Mercy and Crime 101  Next Week: Bugonia

This week’s Out Now with Aaron and Abe horror special looks for frights in the Great White North. The Brandon Peters Show’s Brandon Peters and Flicks For Fans’ Jason Coleman join Aaron and Abe to discuss Canadian horror. Following a bit of a history lesson on the genre’s role in the country, each member of the group presents their picks for the Canadian horror films that they want to spotlight. It should be noted that David Cronenberg mentions are a bit light, as there’s a whole separate show that can be done about Canada’s most notable filmmaker; however, hear plenty about werewolves, weird monsters, slashers, screamers, summers, and more. So now, if you've got an hour or so to kill… Get yourself a free audiobook and help out the show at AudibleTrial.com/OutNowPodcast! Follow all of us on Twitter: @Outnow_Podcast, @AaronsPS4, @WalrusMoose, @Brandon4KUHD Check out all of our sites, podcasts, and blogs:  TheCodeIsZeek.substack.com, Why So Blu?, We Live Entertainment, The Brandon Peters Show, Flicks For Fans Some further reading can be found here: What Canadian Horror Tells Us about Our Deepest Fears Today’s Scariest Movies Are Canadian The 10 Best Canadian Horror Movies of All Time, Ranked By TFS Next Week: Day of the Dead Commentary Check Out All of Our Horror Specials. Every Film Mentioned: American Mary, Antiviral, Black Christmas, The Brain, Curtains, Ginger Snaps, Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed, Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning, Grave Encounters, Grave Encounters 2, My Bloody Valentine, Peelers, Pin, The Pit, Pontypool, Psycho Goreman, Red Rooms, Screamers, Skinamarink, Summer of 84, Terror Train

This week’s Out Now with Aaron and Abe is dialing a dream demon. Aaron is joined by We Live Entertainment’s Peter Paras and The Brandon Peters Show’s Brandon Peters to discuss Black Phone 2. Hear what this group has to say about the horror sequel from director Scott Derrickson and co-writer C. Robert Cargill. Plus, there’s plenty of time for other movie chatter, thoughts on new previews, games, and listener comments. Tune in for Out Now Quickies™ (4:54), Trailer Talk for Primate and Send Help (39:10), the main review (51:44), Games (1:36:21), and Out Now Feedback (1:47:24). So now, if you've got an hour or so to kill… Get yourself a free audiobook and help out the show at AudibleTrial.com/OutNowPodcast! Follow all of us on Twitter/Bluesky: @Outnow_Podcast, @AaronsPS4, @WalrusMoose, @Pajamo, @Brandon4KUHD Check out all of our sites, podcasts, and blogs:  TheCodeIsZeek.substack.com, Why So Blu?, We Live Entertainment, The Brandon Peters Show Read Aaron’s review for Black Phone 2 Brandon’s 4K UHD Review for The Nightmare On Elm Street Box Set Nightmare on My Street by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince Trailer Talk: Primate and Send Help Next Week: Frankenstein

This week’s Out Now with Aaron and Abe horror special heads back to the land of anthology horror. More specifically, The Brandon Peters Show’s Brandon Peters and SlashFilm’s Bill Bria join Aaron and Abe to determine each of their top 5 segments from the ongoing V/H/S series. Each member of the group has looked back at the various entries of the franchise to go over their favorites, including some of the creepiest shorts, the grossest ones for sure, and of course, the one the guys could all agree on. There are also plenty of thoughts on this year’s V/H/S Halloween. So now, if you've got an hour or so to kill… Get yourself a free audiobook and help out the show at AudibleTrial.com/OutNowPodcast! Follow all of us on Twitter: @Outnow_Podcast, @AaronsPS4, @WalrusMoose, @Brandon4KUHD, @BillBria Check out all of our sites, podcasts, and blogs:  TheCodeIsZeek.substack.com, Why So Blu?, We Live Entertainment, The Brandon Peters Show, Bill’s Authory Read Aaron’s review for V/H/S Halloween Next Week: Canadian Horror Check Out All of Our Horror Specials. Segments Mentioned: 10/31/98, Ambrosia, A Ride in the Park, Diet Phantasma, The Empty Wake, Fun Size, The Gawkers, Kidprint, Live and Let Dive, No Wake, Parallel Monsters, Safe Haven, Second Honeymoon, Stork, Storm Drain, Tape 56, Terror, To Hell and Back, Ut Supra Sic Infra

This week’s Out Now with Aaron and Abe is re-entering and exiting the grid. Aaron and Abe are joined by Screen Rant’s Todd Gilchrist and CNET’s Aaron Pruner to go over Tron: Ares. Hear what this group has to say about the third entry/soft reboot of the computer tech-oriented sci-fi franchise. Plus, there’s plenty of time for other movie chatter, thoughts on new previews, games, and listener comments. Tune in for Out Now Quickies™ (3:40), Trailer Talk for The Mandalorian and Grogu (14:05), the main review (24:15), Games (1:27:15), and Out Now Feedback (1:39:40). So now, if you've got an hour or so to kill… Get yourself a free audiobook and help out the show at AudibleTrial.com/OutNowPodcast! Follow all of us on Twitter/Bluesky: @Outnow_Podcast, @AaronsPS4, @WalrusMoose, @MTGilchrist Check out all of our sites, podcasts, and blogs:  TheCodeIsZeek.substack.com, Why So Blu?, We Live Entertainment, Screen Rant, CNET Read Aaron’s review for Tron: Ares Read Aaron Pruner’s review for Tron: Ares Read Todd’s review for Tron: Ares VR Troopers Trailer Talk: The Mandalorian and Grogu Next Week: Black Phone 2

The Out Now with Aaron and Abe horror specials for 2025 continue, with the guys delving into some firsts. More specifically, The Brandon Peters Show’s Brandon Peters and Movies, Films & Flix’s Mark Hofmeyer join Aaron and Abe to cover several first-time horror watches. Each member of the group has chosen several horror films they have been meaning to watch for years, and have now finally been able to cross them off the list. Learn what these guys thought of a variety of horror films, ranging from creature features to Japanese ghost stories to splatter flicks to vampire films, and even a musical. So now, if you've got an hour or so to kill… Get yourself a free audiobook and help out the show at AudibleTrial.com/OutNowPodcast! Follow all of us on Twitter: @Outnow_Podcast, @AaronsPS4, @WalrusMoose, @Brandon4KUHD, @MHofmeyer Check out all of our sites, podcasts, and blogs:  TheCodeIsZeek.substack.com, Why So Blu?, We Live Entertainment, The Brandon Peters Show, Movies Films & Flix, Deep Blue Sea: The Podcast Next Week: Top 5 V/H/S Segments Check Out All of Our Horror Specials. Every Film Mentioned: Eyes Without a Face, Eaten Alive, Onibaba, Wrong Turn, Wrong Turn 2: Dead End, Wrong Turn (2021), Antropophagus, Absurd, Audition, The Changeling, Shock Treatment, Peeping Tom, Eraserhead, The Tingler, I Walked with A Zombie, Vampyr, Ganja & Hess, Grizzly, Messiah of Evil

This week’s Out Now with Aaron and Abe is taking it to the mat. Aaron and Abe are joined by critic Luke Y. Thompson to discuss The Smashing Machine, starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt. Hear what this group has to say about the Benny Safdie-directed biopic about former MMA/UFC champion Mark Kerr. Plus, there’s plenty of time for other movie chatter, thoughts on new previews, games, and listener comments. Tune in for Out Now Quickies™ (10:55), Trailer Talk for Marty Supreme (35:38), the main review (42:48), Games (1:26:32), and Out Now Feedback (1:35:26). So now, if you've got an hour or so to kill… Get yourself a free audiobook and help out the show at AudibleTrial.com/OutNowPodcast! Follow all of us on Twitter/Bluesky: @Outnow_Podcast, @AaronsPS4, @WalrusMoose, @LYTRules Check out all of our sites, podcasts, and blogs:  TheCodeIsZeek.substack.com, Why So Blu?, We Live Entertainment, Mortal Thoughts Read Aaron’s review for Smashing Machine Next Week: Tron: Ares

The Out Now with Aaron and Abe horror specials are back for 2025, and the guys are kicking things off by looking at horror flicks focused on major scope, sizable ideas, and anything they’d consider epic. The Brandon Peters Show’s Brandon Peters joins Aaron and Abe to go over their picks for films they think properly represent horror epics. Listen in to enjoy hearing about how they define an epic, only to go through several films each, with differing forms of logic as to how they arrived at placing them under this specific category. It’s all in good fun and features plenty of references to even more films, horror trivia, and the occasional tangent. So now, if you've got an hour or so to kill… Get yourself a free audiobook and help out the show at AudibleTrial.com/OutNowPodcast! Follow all of us on Twitter: @Outnow_Podcast, @AaronsPS4, @WalrusMoose, @Brandon4KUHD Check out all of our sites, podcasts, and blogs:  TheCodeIsZeek.substack.com, Why So Blu?, We Live Entertainment, The Brandon Peters Show Next Week: First Time Horror Watches Check Out All of Our Horror Specials. Every Film Mentioned: The Blair Witch Project, Dracula (1979), The Shining, Candyman, Candyman (2021), Scream 2, Terrifier 2, Midsommar, Goosebumps, Pan’s Labyrinth, Zodiac, Manhunter, Lifeforce, Kwaidan, ParaNorman, Deep Red, Suspiria (2018), Army of Darkness

This week’s Out Now with Aaron and Abe will not be televised. Aaron is joined by Ember Productions’ Maxwell Haddad and The Mendez Movie Report’s Luis A. Mendez to discuss Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another. Hear what this group has to say about the epic action thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Plus, there’s plenty of time for other movie chatter, thoughts on new previews, games, and listener comments. Tune in for Out Now Quickies™ (5:17), Trailer Talk for The Bride (24:45), the main review (30:33), Games (1:52:50), and Out Now Feedback (2:01:23). So now, if you've got an hour or so to kill… Get yourself a free audiobook and help out the show at AudibleTrial.com/OutNowPodcast! Follow all of us on Twitter/Bluesky: @Outnow_Podcast, @AaronsPS4, @WalrusMoose, @Cinemaxwell, @MendezMovieRPT Check out all of our sites, podcasts, and blogs:  TheCodeIsZeek.substack.com, Why So Blu?, We Live Entertainment, The Mendez Movie Report, Ember Productions Read Aaron’s review for One Battle After Another Read Luis’ review for One Battle After Another Next Week: The Smashing Machine

This month’s Out Now with Aaron and Abe commentary is just trying to keep things easy. The Brandon Peters Show’s Brandon Peters and Movies, Films & Flix’s Mark Hofmeyer join Aaron to discuss Devil in a Blue Dress, directed by Carl Franklin, and starring Denzel Washington. Listen in to hear the group discuss the neo-noir mystery that should have led to an entire series of films. Plus, there are many stories about the film related to Washington’s stardom, the electric supporting work of Don Cheadle, the film’s reception, tangents related to other movies, and so much more. So now, if you’ve got an hour to kill… Get yourself a free audiobook and help out the show at AudibleTrial.com/OutNowPodcast! Follow all of us on Twitter/Bluesky: @Outnow_Podcast, @AaronsPS4, @WalrusMoose, @MHofmeyer, @Brandon4KUHD Check out all of our sites and blogs:  The Code Is Zeek, Why So Blu?, The Brandon Peters Show, Movies, Films & Flix, Deep Blue Sea the Pod Watch the trailer for Devil in a Blue Dress.