209 | Glorious

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• Directed by Rebekah McKendry

• Written by Joshua Hull, David Ian McKendry and Todd Rigney

• Stars Ryan Kwanten and J.K. Simmons

• Unrated

• Runtime: 1hr 19min

• Released June 18, 2022

• RT: 87% critics, 53% audience

  Synopsis 

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.

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

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Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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171 | Sea Fever

Written & Directed by Neasa Hardiman

Stars Hermione Corfield, Dag Malmberg, Dougray Scott and Connie Nielsen 

Debuted at Toronto International Film Festival

Released April 10, 2020

Available on Hulu 

Not Rated

Runtime: 1hr 35mins 

RT: 87% critics, 47% audience

Synopsis: Awkward marine biology student Siobhán comes along on a fishing trip off the coast of Ireland to gain real world diving experience and struggles to get along with the tight-knit crew. When the trawler disobeys the rules and enters into restricted territory the crew pulls more than fish into their boat. Soon the foreign substance (creature?) is affecting the boat, as well as members of the crew. Will Siobhán devise a way to fight the invader before it’s too late?

The Beast (1997)

Trust me, you’ll immediately want to go watch this movie after seeing the trailer. It’s all the beats of Jaws but with a giant squid.

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It’s been a hot minute since we’ve covered a movie about sleep paralysis but the moment is finally here. Join us next time when we’ll be hopefully be too scared to sleep after watching Come True. It is currently available for rent.

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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)
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114 | Annihilation

Director: Alex Garland

Writer(s): Alex Garland (screenplay), Jeff VanderMeer (novel)

Synopsis: Lena (Natalie Portman) is a cell biologist & former soldier who is struggling to move on after the year-long disappearance of her husband (Oscar Isaac), a current soldier on a top secret mission. When he walks into their bedroom suddenly with no memory of how he got there & then just as suddenly starts to violently convulse, Lena is swept up into the secret mission. She & her dying husband are taken to a base overlooking an ecological anomaly that defies characterization, & soon a shocked but determined Lena has joined a team on an expedition into the dangerous zone from which her husband is the only one out of dozens to have returned.

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It’s the (alleged) most wonderful time of the year, so our last episode of 2018 is going to be holiday-themed. Hopefully you’ve seen this slasher gem already, but if not, get thyself a copy of the original Black Christmas post haste. We’ll meet you back here in two weeks to talk about it.

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Into/outro music courtesy of Peter Perfect. Check him out on Instagram | Soundcloud 

Other music this episode by Blank & Kytt, Mid-Air Machine, Bodysurfer and Asura. Check them out on the Free Music Archive