We’re rolling the dice, playing our cards and fiddling with our joysticks as we investigate the world of deadly games. It’s a surprisingly common trope now, but how do these games-gone-sinister reflect the world we live in? Includes discussions of Dolly (2026), The Ice Tower (2025), Resident Evil Requiem(2026), The Naked Prey (1965), Shooting Range (1979), Series 7: The Contenders (2001), Haze (2005), Stay Alive (2006), Fermat’s Room (2007), Cheap Thrills (2013), Follow Me a.k.a. No Escape (2020), […]
The Plague: Boyhood Malaise Makes for Adult Boredom
Charlie Polinger’s feature debut is, ostensibly, a ‘thriller’ set at a boys’ water polo camp. Unfortunately, the unmet expectations of The Plague don’t stop at the film’s genre credentials. The Plague follows 12-year-old Ben (played by Everett Blunck, whose already impressive list of credits includes the beleaguered Rust) as he arrives at an all boys […]
Episode 109: Scream 7 Sucks
Scream 7 has arrived and talking about it felt like doing a post-mortem. After the controversy, the rewrite and the boycott, is it any surprise that the finished product is nowhere near the level of its predecessors? We discuss the plot in detail, so beware of spoilers! Also includes discussions of Jimmy & Stiggs (2024), If I Had […]
Episode 108: Edgar Allen Poe Stories & Adaptations
Featuring guest host Sarah Wolfe. American writer and poet Edgar Allen Poe wrote hundreds of stories and poems and codified several genres in the process. In this episode, SBG salutes Edgar Allen Poe and looks at some of the weird and wily adaptations of his work that have graced our screens. Includes discussions of The Number 23 (2007), The […]
Episode 107: Carrie’s 50th Anniversary
It’s been 50 years since Carrie first graced cinema screens. We’ve read the book and revisited the film to see how this iconic story has aged as it’s entered the pop culture canon. Who’s the real villain in this odd and moving tale of domestic violence and locker room torment?
Episode 106: Our Top 10 Horror Movies of 2025
Another year down and another clutch of movies to somewhat arbitrarily rank! We’re giving you the lowdown on the movies we liked the best in 2025, along with some we absolutely hated as a treat.
Episode 105: A Very Tubi Christmas
‘Tis the season to hunker down and watch some Christmas crap. Thankfully there are a few hidden gems amidst the lumps of coal. This year, friend of the pod Paul Robson has curated a list of 20 holiday-themed stocking stuffers that can all be found on Tubi. Spooky Bitch Crystal managed to watch all 20 […]
Episode 104: Sex-Horror
It’s time we sat you down and gave you a talk about the birds and the bees. From horror’s formative years through to now, we’re investigating how sexuality defines the genre. Sex in horror has a long history of puritanism, but we also look at the ways it can be liberating, strange and celebratory. Includes […]
Episode 103: SBG Book Club – Carmilla
It’s the inaugural meeting of the SBG Book Club and we hope you’ve done your homework! We’re talking about J. Sheridan Le Fanu’s seminal vampire novella Carmilla and its place in the canon of bloodsucking lesbians. Also includes discussions of Escape Room (2019), The Blood-Spattered Bride (1971), Vampyr (1932), Carmilla Hyde (2010) and more. For more vampires, revisit our 2021 Vampires episode.
Episode 102: Comedy-Horror
Is it comedy-horror or horror-comedy? We’re taking a look at some of the silliest horror movies to ever grace our screens and investigating the strange similarity between laughing and screaming. Includes discussions of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (1931), The Houses October Built (2011), The Occupant (2025), The Time of the Wolf (2003), The Cat & the Canary (1927), A Bucket of Blood (1959), Young Frankenstein (1974), Encounters of the […]