Episode 32 / Jan 26th 2021
Sleepaway Camp
This week our hosts continue to explore the slasher genre by looking at some of the outliers that slipped out of the slasher boom of the 80s. In this case it’s Sleepaway Camp (1983), the film that starts as a derivative camp slasher but has an unforgettable ending. What does this film tell us about …
Episode 31 / Jan 19th 2021
Halloween
You can’t kill the boogeyman, but you can sure as hell poke him in the eye with a coat hanger! This week our hosts brave the suburbs to watch Halloween, the quintessential slasher movie from 1978 that spawned both a franchise and a genre. Not to mention it launched the careers of John Carpenter and …
Episode 30 / Jan 12th 2021
Psycho
“We all go a little mad sometimes.” This week our hosts watch Psycho, the movie that established horror movies didn’t just have to feature Universal Monsters, and ushered in the era of the slasher film. Does it live up to the hype? Will our hosts overcome the shock of seeing a toilet flush on screen? …
Episode 29 / Jan 5th 2021
The Faculty
This week our hosts watch The Faculty, where they ask: “What if The Breakfast Club fought The Thing?” The answer is a strange blend of pro-drug, pro-conformity, Kevin Williamson-penned slice of 90s. But is this film actually a little more subversive? Check out the full episode details
Episode 28.5 / Jan 3rd 2021
Bonus Commentary - La Llorona (2019)
Saturday Night Commentary Series: As 2020 thankfully comes to a close, our hosts take some time to revisit one of the better regarded films to hit the US last year: La Llorona. This Guatemalan ghost story tells the story of a house-bound dictator whose new housekeeper seems to be more than she’s letting on. This …
Episode 28 / Dec 29th 2020
2020 Murderama Awards
This week our hosts take some time to reflect on the movies reviewed in 2020. After asking the community to contribute their own rankings, they’ve crunched the numbers and created a definitive ranking of the movies they watched this year. Who was voted best final girl? Who was crowned best director? What songs did JT …