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275 | Sinners
275 | Sinners
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274 | The Dead Thing
274 | The Dead Thing
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273 | Red Rooms
273 | Red Rooms
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272 | MadS
272 | MadS
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271 | The Monkey
271 | The Monkey

Horror Comedy

211 | My Best Friend's Exorcism

Gretchen and Abby are best friends navigating high school in 1988 suburbia. After a night of taking LSD at a lake house goes terribly wrong and Gretchen starts behaving strangely, Abby sets to work trying to figure out what’s wrong with her friend. Is it just PMS, or could she be possessed by a demon?

Next up, we’ll be taking yet another trip back to Haddonfield, IL to see what Michael Myers is up to. Will we finally be done with Mr. Myers and his stabby shenanigans? Our guess is no, we won’t. If you haven't figured it out, we're reviewing Halloween Ends next.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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209 | Glorious

A man wakes up to find himself trapped inside a rest stop bathroom with a Lovecraftian hell god voiced by character actor J.K. Simmons.

Next up, we’ll be heading back into Ti West’s sick mind with Pearl, currently in theaters. Join us, won’t you??

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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174 | Willy's Wonderland

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Directed by Kevin Lewis; From a screenplay written by: G.O. Parsons

Stars Nicolas Cage, Emily Tosta, Beth Grant

Released 2/12/2021

Available for rent on Amazon Prime

TV-MA

Runtime: 1hr 28mins 

RT: 62% critics, 74% audience

Synopsis: When a man finds himself in a weird town after running over a spike strip and ruining all his tires, he’s offered the job of cleaning out the town’s cursed/closed themed restaurant, Willy’s Wonderland. What the man doesn’t know, however, is that the animatronic characters in the restaurant have a sordid past and come alive to do what they do best…KILL!

The horror world will never outrun zombies. But since it’s been a while since we’ve covered a zombie flick, if you join us next time, we’ll be reviewing the Netflix released, Army of the Dead.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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170 | Psycho Goreman

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Written & Directed by Steven Kostanski

Stars Nita-Josee Hanna, Owen Myre, Matthew Ninaber 

Released January 22, 2021

Available to rent 

Not Rated

Runtime: 1hr 35mins 

RT: 90% critics, 61% audience (Same audience score as last time)

Synopsis: Siblings Luke and Mimi unwittingly release an intergalactic villain from his underground prison, which happens to be in their backyard. Luckily they’ve also discovered a magical gem that enables them to control the monster. Instead of re-imprisoning them, Mimi, who is  kind of a villain herself, decides to use him to do her bidding. Meanwhile, an interplanetary UN has received notice that the monster they imprisoned eons before is now on the loose.

 

Just some of our “witty” repartee when Karen and Amy watched this one “together”

 

Get your floaties and take your Dramamine.. next up, we’ll be heading out to sea for the Irish sea monster thriller, Sea Fever, currently streaming on Hulu.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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165 | Scare Me

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Written & Directed by Josh Reuben

Stars Josh Ruben, Aya Cash & Chris Redd

Released 10/1/2020

Unrated

Runtime: 1hr 44mins

RT: 83% critics, 73% audience

Synopsis: Two authors on separate vacations pass the time during a power outage by telling each other scary stories.

The next movie we’ll be covering has been getting a lot of buzz and we’re pumped to finally be reviewing it. Join us next time when we review Possessor, which is currently available for rent on Amazon Prime.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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162 | Bad Hair

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Written & Directed by Justin Simien

Stars Elle Lorraine, Vanessa Williams, Lena Waithe & Kelly Rowland

Premiered at Sundance January 23, 2020

Released October 23, 2020 on Hulu

Unrated

Runtime: 1hr 42mins

RT: 64% critics, 41% audience

Synopsis: Anna is a young woman with a low-tier job at a struggling music TV station called Culture. She desperately wants a show of her own but is hampered by sexism and by her lack of style. When the station management is revamped in an attempt to increase viewership, a glamorous woman named Zora becomes Anna’s new boss. Anna manages to impress her with her ideas, but Zora makes it clear that she’ll go nowhere until she looks the part. Willing to do anything to succeed, Anna agrees to see the stylist Zora recommends for a fabulous weave. Little does she know that, while the weave giveth plenty, it also taketh away.

Next up, a supernatural horror movie made by a mom, dad and their teenage daughter. The family wrote, directed, starred, pretty much everything’d in the low budget The Deeper You Dig. Check it out on Shudder so you’ll be up to speed when we discuss in in two weeks.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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157 | Come to Daddy

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Directed by Ant Timpson

Written by Toby Harvard

Stars Elijah Wood, Stephen McHattie, Martin Donovan and Michael Smiley

Premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival April 25, 2019, Released February 7, 2020

Rated R

Runtime: 1hr 36min

RT: 87% critics, 75% audience

A fussy, dorky little man receives a letter from his long lost father seeking to make amends for abandoning the family. He travels to his father’s secluded cabin to reconnect with him, but now that he’s there his father seems to have forgotten he ever invited him. Plus he’s a real asshole. Not that his son is much more palatable himself.

We were so pleased with the number of listeners who voted for our next movie we decided to thank you by reviewing the runner-up as well. The Vast of Night is a period piece that wears its Twilight Zone influence on its sleeve. Check it out on Prime and join us in two weeks to discuss.

139 | You're Next

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Directed by Adam Wingard

Written by Simon Barrett

Stars: Sharni Vinson, AJ Bowen & Joe Swanberg

Rated: R; Runtime: 1hr 35min

Released August 23, 2013; Available on IMDB TV (via Amazon Prime), Hoopla

Synopsis: A wealthy family meets at their lavish vacation home to celebrate the parents’ 35th wedding anniversary. We meet all the family members: mom, dad, three brothers, one sister & the siblings’ respective partners. When a squabble between brothers during dinner is interrupted by a sudden barrage of arrows from outside, the family is forced to set aside their petty differences & work together to survive. Or not.

Our next episode has yet to be determined - we’re leaving it up to you, the listeners. We’ll be putting a poll out on our various social medias so you can vote for what we watch next. So head over to our Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook and vote on what our next movie should be.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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133 | Ready or Not

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Directors: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett

Writers: Guy Busick and R. Christopher Murphy

Stars: Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, Mark O’Brien, Andie MacDowell, Henry Czerny

Rated: R; Runtime: 1hr 35min

Released August 21, 2019; Available in theaters

Synopsis: Grace and Alex go to Alex’s game board baron family’s mansion to get married. After the service Grace finds out she must partake in the family’s tradition of playing a game at midnight on the night of their wedding. The game turns into something far more sinister than Grace could have anticipated.

Next up, we’ll be heading back to Derry to check in with those wacky kids and their wacky clown friend. Yeah, that’s right…we’ll be watching IT: Chapter Two next. Join us, won’t you?

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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