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269 | Presence
269 | Presence
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268 | Smile & Smile 2
268 | Smile & Smile 2
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267 | Nosferatu
267 | Nosferatu
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266 | The Coffee Table
266 | The Coffee Table
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265 | Heretic
265 | Heretic

220 | Knock at the Cabin

Join us next time when we’ll be watching and reviewing Near Dark, currently streaming on AMC+ and Shudder.

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219 | The People Under the Stairs

  • Written & Directed by Wes Craven

  • Stars Brandon Quintin Adams, Everett McGill and Wendy Robie

  • Rated R

  • Runtime: 1hr 42mins 

  • Released November 1, 1991

  • RT: 70% critics, 59% audience 

  • Available to rent

    Synopsis 

    Facing eviction, a young boy agrees to help two men break into their weirdo landlord’s home to find gold coins. Once inside, however, they find that there is seemingly no way out.

Join us next time when we’ll be watching and reviewing A Knock at the Cabin, currently in theaters.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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218 | M3GAN

A robotics engineer creates an extremely lifelike child robot and allows it to bond with her recently orphaned niece, with disastrous results.

Next up, we’re going back in time to review a lil Wes Craven film that we’ve mentioned more than a few times, The People Under the Stairs. So dust off your VHS copy, or head to your local video store and then join us for our next episode.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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217 | The Menu

A group of 12 high-brow foodies attend a once-in-a-lifetime fine dining experience at the famous Hawthorne restaurant, which is conveniently situation on its own private island. The guests soon learn, however, that they may have bitten off more than they can chew with this particular experience.

Next up (hopefully), we’ll be covering the fever dream that is M3GAN, which is currently in theaters. On the off chance we don’t make it to the theater in time, we will be reviewing The Harbinger, currently available to rent. Either way, you won’t want to miss it!

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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216 | Eve's Bayou

  • Written & Directed by Kasi Lemmons

  • Stars Samuel L. Jackson, Jurnee Smollett, Meagan Good, Lynn Whitfield

  • Rated R

  • Runtime: 1hr 55mins (Director’s Cut)

  • Premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival September 7, 1997

  • Released November 7, 1997

  • RT: 84% critics, 89% audience

    Synopsis 

“The summer I killed my father I was 10 years old.” So begins the story of Eve and her powerful family in 1962 Louisiana. Through Eve’s eyes we meet her gorgeous, long-suffering mother, philandering doctor father, and eccentric Aunt Mozelle, who is a fortune teller. When Aunt Mozelle has a premonition of tragedy befalling the family, Eve and her siblings are confined to the safety of their stately home. But keeping them locked up isn’t going to keep the family safe from tragedy.

Out of theaters and into your streaming boxes, The Menu is next up for us. This film had a pretty good theatrical run, but now it’s available to watch from the comfort of our respective homes. So join us next time as we serve up the first entree of the new year.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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215 | 2022 Year in Review

Synopsis: Amy and Jamie recap 2022’s horror offerings and reminisce about which ones were memorable (for both good and bad reasons). Which movie had the best kills? Which movie was most surprising? Which horror trends do we hope stay in 2022, never to again return?

Our next review will be the first of the new year. Stay tuned and pay attention to our socials to learn which movie we’ll be covering. Thanks for being listeners! We’ll talk to y’all next year!

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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214 | Terrifier 2

Art the Clown is resurrected and returns to Miles County to wreak havoc once again. This time he targets a teenage brother and sister who have recently lost their father.

Join us next time when we’ll be recapping 2022 and discussing the best and the worst that horror had to offer.

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213 | V/H/S/99

  • Shredding

    • Written & Directed by Maggie Levin 

    • A band plays a gig in an abandoned club where a now infamous punk band was killed

  • Suicide Bid

    • Written & Directed by Johannes Roberts 

    • A sorority pledge spends the night in a coffin as part of a hazing ritual

  • Ozzy’s Dungeon

    • Directed by Flying Lotus, Written by Flying Lotus and Zoe Cooper

    • When a young contestant is injured in a Double Dare-style game show, her family seeks revenge on the smarmy host

  • The Gawkers

    • Written & Directed by ​​Tyler MacIntyre

    • A nerdy computer whiz agrees to help his creep brother hack their hot neighbor’s webcam

  • To Hell and Back

    • Written & Directed by Joseph Winter and Vanessa Winter 

    • A couple guys agree to film a Y2K cult and accidentally wind up transported to hell

  • Not Rated

  • Runtime: 1hr 49mins

  • Premiered at TIFF September 14, 2022

  • Released October 20, 2022

  • RT: 76% critics, 38% audience 

Time to see what our old pal Art the Clown has been up to. Judging by the run time, he's been up to quite a bit. Join us next episode as we review Terrifier 2.

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212 | Halloween Ends

The final chapter in David Gordon Green’s Halloween trilogy. There’s a new “Michael Myers” in town and he’s gonna team up with the original to light the town of Haddonfield “on fire.” With Laurie’s granddaughter falling for this new killer, will anyone make it out alive? Also, do we care?

Lucky us! It’s a new VHS movie! Join us next time when we’ll be checking out and reviewing the newest movie in our beloved V/H/S collection, V/H/S 99.

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