All the cautionary tales you’ve ever been told come to terrifying life in this crop of drugsploitation movies. Reefer, tea, tomato, shrooms, acid – they’re all Public Enemy Number 1! And YOU could be next to fall victim to the scourge of narcotics. Includes discussions of The Pearl Comb (2026), House of Leaves (novel), Strange Houses (novel), Reefer Madness (1936), She Shoulda Said No! (1949), The […]
Episode 119: Teenage Sex & Death at Camp Miasma
Jane Schoenbrun’s third feature continues with their established themes of nostalgia, belong and gender euphoria. This powerfully meta take on the slasher explores the intersection between sex and death in a way that’s funny, insightful and deeply moving. We investigate the ways Schoenbrun’s distinctive storytelling investigates the “problematic” baggage of the horror movies we love […]
Episode 118: Tales from the Crypt
A horror franchise with its roots way back at the birth of comic books, Tales from the Crypt has proven to be influential and formative for many a horror head. We take a look at a selection of classic Tales from the Crypt episodes and discuss their enduring quirks. Also includes discussions of Deep Water (2026), Evil Dead Burn (2026), Angel Down (novel, 2025) […]
Episode 117: The Thing (from Another World)
It’s cold, it’s dark, and we’re feeling paranoid as hell. The first film adaptation of John W. Campbell’s classic sci-fi novella Who Goes There? turns 75 this year. We’re taking a look at the various Things from pop-culture, especially John Carpenter’s classic 1982 film and its dogged road to being a beloved masterpiece. Also includes discussions of Teenage […]
Episode 116: Liminal Horror
Germinating for years online and now exploding into cinemas, is liminal horror the new mainstream trend? Dealing in the uncanny and the unknowable, liminal horror breaks down the very fabric of human identity. We take a look at Backrooms and other recent examples of liminal horror and we also take a look at the deep cinematic roots […]
Episode 115: Obsession
Curry Barker of viral success Milk & Serial has delivered another (relatively) low budget marvel. Already a huge hit, where does Obsession slot into the horror landscape? Does its vision of toxic relationships have bite, or does it disappear in the shadows? We also discuss the 50th anniversary of The Town that Dreaded Sundown (1976), plus its sequel (2014). Also includes […]
Episode 114: Old Dark Houses
In this episode we take a look at a micro genre that’s positively ancient by pop culture standards. A relic of early talkies that has spread across the horror landscape, what can we learn from the mad and macabre locales of Old Dark House movies? Includes discussions of Whistle (2025), The Holy Boy (2025), The Old Dark House (1932), The Ghost Walks (1934), Thirteen […]
Episode 113: Lee Cronin’s The Mummy
A semi-dormant and dogged IP comes back to life with Lee Cronin’s The Mummy. Beyond its baffling vanity title, how does this movie contribute to the mummy’s pop culture image? Is it really a mummy movie at all? And what about the cultural baggage that’s always followed the bandaged boogeyman? Also includes discussions of Hokum (2026), Apex (2026), Dracula (2025) and more.
Episode 112: Video Nasties
One of horror’s most notable periods of censorship, we examine the “Video Nasty” panic that took hold in the UK in the 1980s. How do these movies offend a conservative worldview, and how do they reflect an alarming trend that still continues? Includes discussions of Thrash (2026), Axe a.k.a. California Axe Massacre a.k.a. Lisa, Lisa(1974), Faces of Death (1978), The Driller Killer (1979), Don’t Go in the […]
Episode 111: Alpha
French provocateur Julia Ducournau is back with another bold piece of body horror. We break down the auteur’s latest film Alpha. Is it a beautiful, life-affirming tale, or a stodgy and portentous mess? Is it an AIDS allegory or an elegy for death in all its forms? Regardless, it’s a conversation starter. Also includes discussions of Ready […]