192 | Scream

• Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett

• Written by James Vanderbilt & Guy Busick (based on characters created by Kevin Williamson)

• Stars Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and David Arquette, plus Melissa Barrera, Jack Quaid and Jenna Ortega

• Rated R

• Runtime: 1hr 54min

• Released in theaters January 14, 2022 

• RT: 76% critics; 83% audience

  Synopsis 
  The town of Woodsboro is once again being stalked by Ghostface, and 25 years after the murders of Sydney Prescott’s friends a new killer is going after people related to the earlier tragedy. Will the new group of teens, helped along by reluctant players from the original murders, be able to find the killer before the killer finds them?

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Join us next time when we will be covering the upcoming indie release, Shapeless. To be released for free on Tubi on 2/10 (available for rent through other streaming services).

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Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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191 | The Queen of Black Magic

• Directed by Kimo Stamboel

• Written by Joko Anwar

• Stars Ario Bayu, Hannah Al Rashid, Adhisty Zara

• Unrated 

• Runtime: 1hr 39min

• Premiered in Indonesia November 7, 2019

• Released exclusively on Shudder in the US January 28, 2021, 

• Available on Shudder and AMC+

• RT: 90% critics; 70% audience

  Synopsis: Three men return with their families to the orphanage where they grew up when they learn that the man who took them in is dying. Once there they realize that there is an evil force that has called them back for revenge.
  

Below are some of the Indonesian religious comics we discuss in the episode, by which some of the deaths in the movie are inspired:

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Join us next time when we will be covering the newest entry into the Scream franchise, playing in theaters now.

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

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”

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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.

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Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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144 | Color Out of Space

Directed by Richard Stanley

Written by Richard Stanley and Scarlett Amaris (based on Lovecraft short story)

Stars: Nicolas Cage, Joely Richardson, Madeleine Arthur

Not Rated; Runtime: 1hr 51min

US Wide Release: January 24, 2020

Synopsis: An aspiring alpaca farmer and his family are thrust into a bizarre and terrifying reality when a mysterious object falls from space into their backyard.

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Next up - most fairytales are creepy, and Hansel and Gretel is creepy even for a fairytale. It’s perfect for a horror adaptation, especially when helmed by my boy Oz Perkins. The name-swapped Gretel and Hansel is in theaters now.

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Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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143 | Terrifier

Directed by Damien Leone

Written by Damien Leone

Stars: Jenna Kanell, Samantha Scaffidi, David Howard Thornton, Catherine Corcoran

Rated: TV-MA; Runtime: 1hr 22min

Released 3/15/18; Available US Netflix

Synopsis: Following a Halloween party, two friends decide to sober up at a local pizza place before heading home. Unfortunately for them, an interaction with Art the clown derails their plans and soon the friends find themselves trying to escape from Art and his bag o’ horrors.

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Next up - an adaptation of H.P Lovecraft’s The Color Out of Space, helmed by cult director Richard Stanley. Oh, and did we mention it stars Nic Cage? Guy’s becoming a regular horror icon lately.

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Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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49 | Baskin

Director: Can Evrenol

Writer: Ogulcan Eren Akay, Can Evrenol

Stars: Mehmet Cerrahoglu, Gorkem Kasal, Ergun Kuyucu

Synopsis: When a team of cops happen upon a Black Mass taking place in an abandoned building, they unwittingly travel through a trapdoor leading them straight to hell!

Want to skip the small talk? We start our review at 00:12:30

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Next up we'll be doing something a little different - we'll be recording an audio commentary track for WolfCop (now available on Netflix). This way, you can run the audio track while you watch the movie and enjoy our ridiculous (and most likely inebriated) commentary.