Straight Chilling: Horror Movie Review

The filming of Nosferatu is hampered by the fact that its star Max Schreck is taking the role of a vampire way more seriously than seems humanly possible. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss John Malkovich going to 11, Willem Dafoe as Nosferatu, and E. Elias Merhige’s under-seen, Shadow of the Vampire (2000). Show Notes: Housekeeping (2:42) Back of the Box/Recommendations (12:50) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (19:32) Rotten Tomatoes (66:25) Trivia (71:16) Cooter of the Week (75:50) Hotline Scream (82:45) Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop

A young woman studying to be a vet develops a taste or human flesh. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss the dangers of hazing, tasty human flesh, and Julia Docournau’s debut feature film, Raw (2016). Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:15) Back of the Box/Recommendations (12:58) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (17:18) Rotten Tomatoes (74:24) Trivia (81:40) Cooter of the Week (86:26) What We’ve Been Watching (95:00) Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop

A lonely teenager and her mother live a secluded life in the woods. The more the teen uncovers about her family the more likely it seems she comes from a long line of witches. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss metal matriarchs, doing witchy things in the woods, and the Adams family’s low budget banger, Hellbender (2022). Show Notes: Housekeeping (5:00) Back of the Box/Recommendations (17:55) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (24:05) Rotten Tomatoes (82:09) Cooter of the Week (90:20) What We’ve Been Watching (93:28) Hotline Scream (103:40) Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop

A mother and her 6-year old daughter move into a new apartment with a terrible leaking roof. Soon they will find out the water is the least of their problems. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss broken families, water damage and Hideo Nakata’s Japanese horror classic, Dark Water (2002). Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:30) Back of the Box/Recommendations (13:04) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (18:45) Rotten Tomatoes (70:52) Cooter of the Week (76:45) What We’ve Been Watching (80:52) Hotline Scream (100:45) Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop

Following clues to the origins of mankind a team of scientists investigate a structure on a distant moon. They soon realize they are not alone. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender and Ridley Scott’s return to the Alien franchise, Prometheus (2012). Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:10) Back of the Box/Recommendations (9:48) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (15:12) Rotten Tomatoes (79:26) Trivia (87:02) Cooter of the Week (93:43) Hotline Scream (99:55) Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop

A crew sailing from Carpathia to England find they are carrying very dangerous cargo. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss Dracula, David Dastmalchian and Andre Ovredal’s, The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023). Show Notes: Housekeeping (2:55) Back of the Box/Recommendations (8:38) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (16:30) Rotten Tomatoes (71:47) Cooter of the Week (78:46) What We’ve Been Watching (85:26) Hotline Scream (97:33) Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop

A single mother hires a tour guide, a psychic, a priest and a historian to help her exorcise her newly purchased mansion after finding out it’s inhabited by ghosts. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss Roasrio Dawson, séances and Disney’s latest film, Haunted Mansion (2023). Show Notes: Housekeeping (2:45) Back of the Box/Recommendations (8:15) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (12:00) Rotten Tomatoes (66:54) Trivia (77:55) Cooter of the Week (82:50) What We’ve Been Watching (88:35) Hotline Scream (102:55) Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop

When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the thrill, until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss party games, possession tropes and the haunting debut from Danny and Michael Philippou, Talk To Me (2023). Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:24) Back of the Box/Recommendations (11:47) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (16:18) Rotten Tomatoes (81:34) Trivia (91:27) Cooter of the Week (100:54) Hotline Scream (108:30) Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop

Soju sits down with Malaysian director We Jun Cho, director of Hungry Ghost Diner, to discuss the creation of his debut film, the film’s world premiere at BIFAN in South Korea, and the traditions of the Lunar Ghost Month. Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop

When a machine that allows therapists to enter patients’ dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist, Paprika, can stop it. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss dream logic, Japanese animation, and Satoshi Kon’s mind-bending film, Paprika (2006). Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:20) Back of the Box/Recommendations (14:14) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (20:15) Rotten Tomatoes (74:19) Cooter of the Week (82:50) What We’ve Been Watching (88:40) Hotline Scream (102:06) Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop

Randy, Soju and Bob run down everything they watched at BiFan! On this episode... Join the crew as they provide spoiler free reviews for over 20 films from South Korea, Australia, Vietnam, Malaysia and more! Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop

A businessman and his friends are captured by a sadistic judge and his family and forced to stand trial in the fictitious town known as Valkenvania. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss the Chevy Chase problem, The Humpty Dance and Dan Aykroyd’s only directed film to date, Nothing But Trouble (1991). Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:07) Back of the Box/Recommendations (18:40) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (25:00) Rotten Tomatoes (86:26) Trivia (92:30) Cooter of the Week (101:40) What We’ve Been Watching (107:52) Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop

In Franklin Ritch's new film, The Artifice Girl, a team of special agents find a revolutionary new computer program used to bait and catch online predators. After teaming up with the program's developer, they soon find out the AI is rapidly advancing beyond its intended purpose. On this special episode... Soju sits down with the multitalented director of The Artifice Girl, to discuss the creation of his award winning film, the future of AI and what it's like to work with genre veteran Lance Henriksen. Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop

At a farmhouse in the middle of nowhere, a hopeful hair metal band seeking inspiration to record their next album will soon find themselves in a furious confrontation with the Prince of Darkness himself. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss Jon Mikl Thor, the Canadian exchange rate and the heavy metal horror movie, Rock ‘n’ Roll Nightmare (1987). Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:10) Back of the Box/Recommendations (14:56) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (20:26) Rotten Tomatoes (68:18) Trivia (73:20) Cooter of the Week (79:25) What We’ve Been Watching (84:14) Hotline Scream (96:56) Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop

Randy, Soju and Bob run down everything they watched at the Chattanooga Film Festival! Congratulations to everybody at CFF for celebrating their 10th year with such a great lineup of films! On this episode... Join the crew as we discuss Satan Wants You, Mind Body and Spirit, Tearsucker, New Religion, Invoking Yell, The Haunting of Hype House, The Last Movie Ever Made, We Might Hurt Each Other, Bigfoot Trap, Subject, The Once and Future Smash, End Zone 2, Stag, The Third, American Meltdown and Sour Party. Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop

Five friends go on vacation to a remote cabin where they get more than they bargained for, discovering the truth behind the cabin in the woods. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss horror stereotypes, sexy taxidermy and the meta, cult-classic, The Cabin in the Woods (2011). Show Notes: Housekeeping (5:05) Back of the Box/Recommendations (10:30) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (13:50) Rotten Tomatoes (82:10) Trivia (88:05) Cooter of the Week (97:30) Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop

Earth is invaded by Martians with unbeatable weapons and a cruel sense of humor. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss Jack Nicholson, Sarah Jessica Parker and the severe lack of anal probing in Tim Burtons, Mars attacks (1996). Show Notes: Housekeeping (4:30) Back of the Box/Recommendations (16:03) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (22:26) Rotten Tomatoes (80:43) Trivia (91:28) Cooter of the Week (97:32) What We’ve Been Watching (102:49) Hotline Scream (114:10) Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop

A single mother gives her son a much sought after doll for his birthday, only to discover it is possessed by the soul of a serial killer. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss voodoo, fad toys and killer dolls in Tom Holland’s, Child’s Play (1988). Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:15) Back of the Box/Recommendations (13:22) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (19:20) Rotten Tomatoes (68:51) Trivia (75:00) Cooter of the Week (82:00) What We’ve Been Watching (89:22) Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop

Five military veterans, best friends since childhood, gather together to support their troubled host, and the metaphoric ghosts of their past become all too literal. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss séances, war criminals and sauerkraut specs in Ted Geoghegan’s, Brooklyn 45 (2023). Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:38) Back of the Box/Recommendations (13:31) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (18:13) Rotten Tomatoes (82:22) Cooter of the Week (90:04) What We’ve Been Watching (97:38) Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop

Still reeling from their mother’s tragic death, a teenage girl and her young sister find themselves plagued by a sadistic presence in their house and struggle to get their grieving father to pay attention before its too late. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss the monster in the closet, David Dastmalchian and Rob Savage’s latest horror film, The Boogeyman (2023). Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:05) Back of the Box/Recommendations (13:18) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (18:48) Rotten Tomatoes (69:45) Trivia (76:31) Cooter of the Week (80:45) Hotline Scream (87:48) Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop