Against the wishes of the hosts, the audience has chosen to make them watch the rest of the Elm Street series which leads to . . . A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)vs Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)vsA Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master Can the patrons rack up a sequel win, or will they be left stranded in…

Against the wishes of the hosts, the audience has chosen to make them watch the rest of the Elm Street series which leads to . . . A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)vs Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)vsA Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master Can the patrons rack up a sequel win, or will they be left stranded in…

In a special mini-minisode, Steve is flying solo and talking about Sinners. After almost 6 days without electricity, schedules were ruined and the previously planned episode was postponed. Now Steve gives a shorter than usual review on the recent joint venture between Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan. Is it the best vampire film of the 21st centu…

This week is steeped in Irish folklore as we talk about the recent Shudder exclusive Fréwaka from director Aislinn Clarke. Perhaps the most Irish film we've ever watched mixing faeology, historical trauma, and Catholic trauma. Then it does it all in Gaelic. A film's lore as rich as its cinematography, some are calling it the Irish Hereditary. It wa…

Another showdown, another loss. This month Kellie of the Final Girls took home the title and now she's making Brian and Steve watch her favorite dinosaur cat film. A surprisingly stacked cast full of hasn't beens, once weres, and never agains all take on a prehistoric beast on their vacation to Big Bear Lake. Karate and knife play from people who s…

Once again the sea calls to us in the deep recesses of our minds and begs Steve and The Final Girls Podcast to once again weigh the Creatures of the Deep against each other in ... Sea Fever (2019)vsUnderwater (2020)vsDeep Rising (1998)vs Dagon (2001) Does Steve have the fever for more championships, or is he cursed by the Irish? Can Kellie Steward(…

A slight delay in recording our April Showdown has us headed down a different road. The road of Stephen Cognetti's latest film and first diversion from the Hell House LLC franchise. Is 825 Forest Road the first in a new lineage of ghost tales, or is it a dead end? We discuss what works and a lot of what doesn't of this latest Shudder exclusive. Plu…

This week we're getting put back in the retirement home. No not because we're old millennial podcasters, but because we're watching the latest Shudder release. The Rule of Jenny Pen features Geoffrey Rush as a judge being physically and psychologically tortured by John Lithgow with a puppet. We also give a mini review of A Cursed Man and talk film …

This week, by listener request, we go back to the 1950s with one of the genre classics. Based on the John P. Campbell story, "Who Goes There?" and would later inspire John Carpenter's 1982 masterpiece The Thing. We get into the comparisons of the film and discuss the context of the looming Red Scare and McCarthyism. We also spend a lot of time talk…

It's the true story of St. Patty's Day! Saint Patrick didn't chase the snakes out of Ireland; he buried the original vampire under some rocks and that's why we all eat cabbage today because it looks like tiny boulders. Chat is this true? Guess you'll have to listen to this episode and watch this film to find out if that Bram Stoker was full of it. …

From Mary Shelley's Frankenstein to very smelly Sharkenstein, our patrons having won last week's Showdown have decided to punish us appropriately. From the sick and twisted mind of Mark Polonia comes the tale of Tri-State Area terror. But not really. It's another junk slapdash video to trick high people on streaming using one of the three magic SEO…

Is it the march of time or the time of March that's led us to here to a showdown about the time of the Victorian Era; it's fancy dandies menaced by gothic ghouls when ... Black Sunday (1960)vsCrimson Peak (2015)vsMary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) Do the patrons have a princess pick, or will they be branded as losers for 200 years? Will Steve keep …

Is it the march of time or the time of March that's led us to here to a showdown about the time of the Victorian Era; it's fancy dandies menaced by gothic ghouls when ... Black Sunday (1960)vsCrimson Peak (2015)vsMary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) Do the patrons have a princess pick, or will they be branded as losers for 200 years? Will Steve keep …

Is it the march of time or the time of March that's led us to here to a showdown about the time of the Victorian Era; it's fancy dandies menaced by gothic ghouls when ... Black Sunday (1960)vsCrimson Peak (2015)vsMary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) Do the patrons have a princess pick, or will they be branded as losers for 200 years? Will Steve keep …

One part Evil Dead, one part Michigan, two parts chili. An insane independent film starring the drummer of The Stooges and the Michigan alt music scene of the late 80s / early 90s. We've got punk, rockabilly, country and two songs about chili. Plus a bunch of gags ripped directly from the pocket of Sam Raimi and giant stop motion wendigo from the H…

By listener request, we watched the Shudder release from New Zealand, Grafted. Brian is sick and Steve is siiiiccck and this film gets wild with it. Weird science and body horror mix with huge logic leaps as a student descends into madness. *hands on hips; school motivational speaker voice* And perhaps she learns, being pretty isn't all its cracked…

What happens when you mix a Wild West stunt show with Vampire the Masquerade and then remove the stunts? You get Glenn Danzig's second feature. Brian and Steve are once again joined by fellow misfit Hallow Ian to talk about Goth Neil Breen. From the baffling perpetual zooms, the lack of anything happening, missing story points and complete absence …

Usually we're all about battling out to find the best, this month we're looking for the worst. Worst acting, worst directing, worst scripts, worst reasons to make a film all culminating in ... Jacob's Ladder (2019)vsMartyrs (2015)vsNight of the Demons (2009) Fresh off an early loss in the Regal Ruckus can Brian climb the ladder to win gold, or will…

Brian is off this week on a spirit quest at a queso factory, so Steve is joined by resident bigfoot expert Bigfoot Ben to talk about bigfoot. Of course. They're also joined by the director of the recently released film FEET OF DEATH James Chick. They talk about the locales of the PNW and how to shoot a good looking independent feature for less than…

As a special treat for the new year, we're releasing one of our Patreon exclusive shows to the wide audience. Seek salvation for a new era of bad movies is upon us. Revenge is a dish best served blessed as Brian subjects Steve to the first of many awful Christian horror films. First, the Snoop Dogg "starring" Blood Pageant. Find Us Online- Instagra…

Brian and Steve hop into their first punishment of 2025, after stalling for a bit. Is it a found footage that has them leaping from their seats? Or does their enthusiasm croak? Tune in to this pad-cast to learn the secrets of the Frogman and if he Fs. You know. Ucks. Plus we announce our February Showdown voting bloc, talk about Crow Country and Re…

It's the first ever legally distinct horror movie battle royale of January. Hosts, previous hosts, previous champs and even newcomers all square off in an over the top rope battle to declare the Best Movie with a Bad Title from ... Noroi: The Curse (2005)vsCrawl (2019)vs Magic (1978)vsSlaxx (2020)vsTroll 2 (1990) Will west coast guest Hallow Ian go…

Our final episode of 2024 has Steve and Bigfoot Ben introducing Adam to the Pittsburgh made Bigfoot series. We rejoin the three kings of Western Pennsylvania, Burl, Chuck and Dale. Their Bigfoot problems aren't over, and may have even taken a turn to the Yeti. Get ready for adventures on the slopes...without snow, and a very specific local accent. …

Brian contracts his family for wholesome holiday content as he sits down with his daughters and wife to talk about Horror and the Holiday. First he reviews 1987's The Gate with his oldest daughter. Are a bunch of little clay guys from the 80s scary to a 10 year old in the 2020's? Then Brian's youngest M***** M***** gives her thoughts on all the hol…

It's your annual gift of a Hop Nation USA reunion episode. Steve has once again called upon his past co-host Adam to test their friendship with a bad Christmas horror movie. This year, it's one of the worst. A film that's never made it past the VHS era and only exists as aging temps and bad digitizations on the internet. The overly subversive, edge…

You wouldn't punish two guys with glasses around the holidays would you? After continuing their losingest season of podcasting Brian and Steve are gifted the "punishment" of watching Jack Frost 2. Little didn't Anthony from They Call This a Movie know, they like Looney Tunes dumb af movies. This week they accuse Club Dread of ripping off Jack Frost…

Can you hear, the slay bells ringing? That means it's time for another round of Christmas Horror Movie Showdown with returning champion Anthony from the They Called This A Movie podcast in . . . Deadly Games: Code 3615 Pere Noel (1989) vs Better Watch Out (2016) vs The Mean One (2022) Will Steve be French kissing the title for the holidays, or will…

It's been a big year for horror in the ol' two four. Brian and Steve recap their favorites. Of course, there's the big hits like Longlegs and The First Omen, but also there's smaller indie darlings like Frogman and Lowlifes which deserve attention. Steve also offers a defense of Gods of the Deep because he drank an 11% beer. Tune in and see if you …

What better way to prepare for a the coming holiday gatherings than watching a horror series about being locked into social situations with someone you hate and they want to kill you. This week Brian and Steve saw the first two episodes of The Creep Tapes. Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice's expansion of their original Creep films turns into 30 minute…

Mr. Patron pushes a button marked Consequences. Brian and Steve are forced to watch a movie from French. It's a good movie. All are surprised. À L'Intérieur is the directorial debut for the team of Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo who would go on to make The Deep House and Texas Chainsaw prequel, Leatherface. We're soft launching holiday program…

This month we're doing the most with the least as we pit three horror films made for under $300,000 dollars against each other in: Habit (1995) vs The Video Dead (1987) vs Premutos: The Fallen Angel (1997) Will Brian keep up his habit of winning, or will he be drinking his sorrows away? Are the patrons setting their dial to their second victory, or…

This month we're doing the most with the least as we pit three horror films made for under $300,000 dollars against each other in: Habit (1995) vs The Video Dead (1987) vs Premutos: The Fallen Angel (1997) Will Brian keep up his habit of winning, or will he be drinking his sorrows away? Are the patrons setting their dial to their second victory, or…

We're blowing out Halloween 2024 with not one but two guests. First we have returning guest Drew West from Drew and the Blue and his new single Jellyfish Jam. Then the director of this week's film, Justin Harding. We talk about Elvis Nolasco's Huluween supremacy. We learn how Justin got Chris Elliott on his film and the Canadian tie they have. Just…

It's punishment film and the winner of the October showdown decided to drop the White Phosphorus of movies. Brian and Steve are victims of war crimes and we should all feel sorry for them and subscribe to the patreon to wish them a speedy recovery. Literally the worst film they've watched in the four years of podcast. Worst the Uwe Boll or even Nei…

Brian and Steve do a summoning ritual for the season and bring back the boghag. It's the return of The Meg and she wants to be terrified. Damien Leone's Art the Clown saga continues into the Christmas season. But is it better than Terrifier 2? Is it actually a good movie if that's possible? Well if ifs and buts were dismemberment and guts, we'd all…

Once again we spin the haunted Wheel O' Ween full of both tricks and treats for our October Mega Spectacle Main Event of ... Baron von Laugho's Halloween Spook-a-thon! (2016)vsRob Zombie's Halloween 2 (2009)vsDark Harvest (2023) Is Brian going to karve out a path to victory? Or are his hopes Tubi tossed like a used monster pad? Will Big'Ween Ben ha…

This week Brian and Steve bring on candy and nostalgia experts Derek and Grimey to draft the perfect Trick or Treat bucket of candy for Halloween 2024. What's the best overall? Does it have peanut butter? Probably. How fruity is your favorite? Do you remember the candies lost to ever changing capitalism? We're also talking candy cigarettes, scary c…

When given the choice between a Cuckoo and The Crow, Brian and Steve have only one answer. Choosey podcast hosts choose, Cuckoo. The sophmore feature from Tillman Singer stars hot talent Hunter Schafer (Euphoria, Kinds of Kindness) and Dan Stevens (Downton Abigail). A bizarre mystery unfolds in the German Alps under Institution-core aesthetics. Do …

Brian and Steve take a chance on the newly released Milk & Serial. The $800 budgeted, found footage horror film debuted on YouTube from the comedy and filmmaking group That's A Bad Idea. Essentially the opposite of what we talked about in our Starry Eyes discussion, this is a group of friends who actually get things made rather than paying lip serv…

Our September Showdown went the way of the patrons, which means they got to pick this week's punishment film. Thankfully, they didn't feel like punishing their favorite podcast and had us watch the mashup of Don Coscarelli x Bruce Campbell. Old Elvis and old, Black JFK fight an even older Mummy and his scarab sidekick in the weird fiction adaptatio…

Brat summer is over! Occult Autumn is here with . . . The House of the Devil (2009)vsStarry Eyes (2014)vsA Dark Song (2016) Can the patrons eclipse the hosts, or have they dialed up the wrong number? Can Steve shine as a star, or are his ambitions about to be tatered? Is Brian ready to conjure a third win, or will he be left salty? Tune in as two m…

Brat summer is over! Occult Autumn is here with . . . The House of the Devil (2009)vsStarry Eyes (2014)vsA Dark Song (2016) Can the patrons eclipse the hosts, or have they dialed up the wrong number? Can Steve shine as a star, or are his ambitions about to be tatered? Is Brian ready to conjure a third win, or will he be left salty? Tune in as two m…

Brat summer is over! Occult Autumn is here with . . . The House of the Devil (2009)vsStarry Eyes (2014)vsA Dark Song (2016) Can the patrons eclipse the hosts, or have they dialed up the wrong number? Can Steve shine as a star, or are his ambitions about to be tatered? Is Brian ready to conjure a third win, or will he be left salty? Tune in as two m…

You got yourself a big blender and in that blender you toss in film school experimental films, retrofuturism, beefcakes, Instagram models, the bad guy from Blade, monster squids and Darren Aronofsky's dumb guy affinity for the Bible. Blend it up and you've got yourself some Divinity; which is a different recipe from the movie. Brian and Steve watch…

Alien fever has once again gripped the nation with the release of Romulus, so we're watching the ultimate sequel in James Cameron's Alien$. We're talking: extended version vs theatrical cut and what puts this in a league of its own outside of the franchise, even Ridley Scott's original. Plus all our favorite scenes and what makes this its own corpo…

Brian and Steve travel to all the way back to 2007 Japan for their hair appointment. Nani?! It's schlock J-horror director Sion Sono's Ekusute. The classic tale of organ harvest victim turned hair ghost meets hair pervert morgue worker. The film features Chiaki Kuriyama of Kill Bill and Battle Royale. Is this the kind of film that grows on you? Tun…

It's the smash of the summer when Brian, Steve and their patrons have a Bash at the Beach . . . The Sand (2015) vs Dead & Buried (1981) vs Club Dread (2004) Can the patrons secure their first victory with some pepper spray and hotdogs, or will they be left spinning their tires in the sand? Will Brian be able to retain his title and the secret to ke…

It's time to pay the Penance...of a boring edgelord movie. From the year of 2009 when everything was torture and found footage, one director dared to mix the two. Then he hired recognizable faces Tony Todd and Michael Rooker for the smallest cameos that still allowed him to put their names on the promotional material. Tune in as Brian gets lessons …

Cuckoo! It's a Nic Cage double feature with back-to-back episodes with the best nepobaby around. This time he features in the film of another nepobaby, Osgood Perkins. We're talking Satanic serial killer thriller Longlegs, and we have nothing but good things to say. From Maika Monroe's white knuckle performance to the dread inducing cinematography …

Brian and Steve watch the newest Nicolas Cage film released over the weekend, not called Longlegs. It's Arcadian; a post-apocalyptic story of a father trying to raise his two sons in a world of monsters. In an incredible twist, Cage doesn't have the most eccentric, off-the-wall performance . . . it's the monsters. Goof Troop, mount up and tune in. …