The ghosts of your horror movie club explore a different sub-genre each month! Featuring creators from the spooky community, stoner filmmaker DeVaughn Taylor & film journalist Garrett McDowell discuss the recurring motifs of various sub-genres and what makes the best genre films work. New episodes every Tuesday! NOTE: We recommend starting at Season 2 (Ep60) as that's when Garrett joined and began our current format. Season 1 was the experimental phase haha NOTE: The first 99 episodes, we were under "Bloody Blunts" however the show didn't change, so Season 3 is where we continued as "Specter Cinema"
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 11 days 5 hours 32 minutes
episode 156: READY OR NOT (2019) ft. Joe Chencharik // Death Games
Til death do us part...or you get thrown in the dead goat pit! The boys are joined by Joe Chencharik (Flyover State of Fear) to discuss Radio Silence's Ready or Not. We discuss the many death games elements at play, the sins of our messy families, and how to build an iconic Final Girl. Let's take a hit and pass that spooky shit!
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episode 155: CUBE (1998) // Death Games
It's time to pay our respects to the prototype of modern death games films: Cube! The boys dive into the moral dilemmas amongst the ensemble, the impeccable set design on a budget, and the strength of ambiguity compared to its sequels. Take a hit and pass that spooky shit!
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episode 154: SAW X (2023) ft. Matt Donato // Death Games
If it's Halloween, it must be Saw...unless it's released in September? The boys are joined once again by Matt Donato to discuss Saw X. We're dissecting the term "torture porn", John's empathetic yet contradictory portrayal, traps on the fly, timeline shenanigans, the most evil non-Jigsaw character of the franchise, and sequel ideas...
episode 153: A TALE OF TWO SISTERS (2003) ft. Vannah Taylor // South Korean Scares
It's the last week of South Korean Scares andf we're going out with a (quiet, spooky) bang talking A Tale of Two Sisters. The boys are joined by Vannah Taylor (Carnal Extremities Podcast, Fangoria) to discuss haunted houses, warped perception of memories, and you guessed it: another bad dad. Take a hit and pass that spooky shit!
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episode 152: THE WAILING (2016) ft. Amber T // South Korean Scares
We're here for a long time and a bad time as we cry out in suffering about The Wailing. The boys are joined by frined of the pod Amber T (Fangoria, HornBloodFire) to discuss the infection style demon-ghost story and the recurring motifs in South Korean horror such as dark comedy and distain of the police. Take a hit and pass that spooky shit!
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episode 151: THE HOST (2006) // South Korean Scares
Happy birthday to Bong Joon-ho! we're celebrating by talking another bad dad vs monster movie The Host. We're talking the film's style compared to Bong's other films, his fascination with messy families, and how this film hits way different since the pandemic. Take a hit and pass that spooky shit!
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episode 150: TRAIN TO BUSAN (2016) // South Korean Scares
It's our 150th episode and in classic fashion, we forgot. But we're crossing off a Film Twitter favorite in Train to Busan as we kick off our month of South Korean films. We're talking an all-time bad dad, the use of common zombie movie tropes, and the many emotional gut punches. Take a hit and pass that spooky shit.
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episode 149: Sharks & Gators & Crocs, Oh My! (DISCUSSION) // Tidal Terror
Closing out the month, we're having a discussion on the titans of Tidal Terror: Sharks, alligators, and crocodiles. Lauren Wilkins joins us to talk the birth of sharksploitation wit Jaws, the differences between gators & crocs, and shout-out some of our favorite aquatic creature features! (The Shallows, Deep Blue Sea, Lake Placid, The Pool, Bait, Eaten Alive, Rogue, Crawl, Alligator)
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episode 148: DEEP RISING (1998) // Tidal Terror
DeVaughn let the internet select our last movie for "Tidal Terror" month with cult classic Deep Rising. The boys discuss the 90s creature feature formula, blending action & horror, and the real monster of the film: Joey "Tucc" Pantucci. Take a hit and pass that spooky shit!
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episode 147: CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (1954) ft. Molly Henery // Tidal Terror
Keeping it monochromatic for the second week, we're diving into a Universal Monsters classic: Creature From the Black Lagoon. Molly Henery returns to chat with the boys about the iconic Gill-Man design, hyper masculinity, and the innovative filmmaking for its time. Take a hit and pass that spooky shit!
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