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The Horror Agenda is a podcast from Carlos M. Camacho and Victor M. Garcia Jr. where we discuss OUR horror agenda. We dive into horror movies and other horror properties from our perspectives as a recovering PhD and two aspiring filmmakers who have loved horror our whole lives. Tune in and BEWARE spoilers ahead.

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The Horror Agenda is a podcast from Carlos M. Camacho and Victor M. Garcia Jr. where we discuss OUR horror agenda. We dive into horror movies and other horror properties from our perspectives as a recovering PhD and two aspiring filmmakers who have loved horror our whole lives. Tune in and BEWARE spoilers ahead.

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Werewolves Within (2021)

5/15/2024
Welcome back to the Horror Agenda and this week we play Werewolves....who are you able to trust? Is it director of Werewolves Within Josh Ruben or the the screenwriter Mishna Wolff? Is it one of your co-hosts Victor, or is it Carlos? Who can you trust? You can trust that Werewolves Within, at the time of recording, is available to stream on Hulu. You can find more of Josh Ruben at his website and you can see him on Make Some Noise. You can find more from Mishna Wolff on her website. This week Carlos recommends Hades 2 (which is in early access) and SenpapiGabe a streamer/content creator on Twitch who at the time of recording is playing Hades 2 among other games. Victor recommends One Last Wish, a song dedicated to the late Akira Toriyama. Beware Spoilers. You can follow The Horror Agenda on Instagram @TheHorrorAgenda. Our personal links and more are on our Linktr.ee and you can email us at TheHorrorAgendaPod [at] GMAIL [dot] com. Intro Music: "Satanic Panic" by Weary Pines License code: MGAQUP5RVMIGHPDB Outro Music: "Threatened" by Alex Besss License code: YXKZGTB3AXZACFBU We do not permit the use of our content for AI training/scraping.

Duration:01:40:07

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The Sub (2017)

5/8/2024
Adherence to the curriculum is...I mean the agenda is key. Yes, this week on the Horror Agenda we're the covering the 2017 short film The Sub directed by Dan Samiljan and co-written by Dan Samiljan and Dave Cain. We talk teaching in the US, Stepford Wives, children's television and alien assimilation. This week Carlos recommends the 2024 Dev Patel film Monkey Man. Victor recommends the found footage horror Hell House LLC (2015). If you have a suggestion for what we should cover next let us know on IG or via e-mail. Beware Spoilers. You can follow The Horror Agenda on Instagram @TheHorrorAgenda. Our personal links and more are on our Linktr.ee and you can email us at TheHorrorAgendaPod [at] GMAIL [dot] com. Intro Music: "Satanic Panic" by Weary Pines License code: MGAQUP5RVMIGHPDB Outro Music: "Threatened" by Alex Besss License code: YXKZGTB3AXZACFBU We do not permit the use of our content for AI training/scraping.

Duration:01:08:36

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Meet Jimmy (2018)

5/1/2024
Welcome back to the Horror Agenda. This week on the podcast, we cover a short film about a podcast. A short film called Meet Jimmy, written by Tim Koomen and directed by David-Jan Bronsgeest. You can watch the film on Vimeo. You can also watch it on Short of the Week. During our episode we reference this piece by Joey Paur on Geeky Tyrant. We also reference this Hollywood Reporter piece by Etan Vlessing. Also this Movie Insider piece by Amy Renner. Victor recommends Música (2024) this week. A new film by Rudy Mancuso on Prime. Carlos recommends Appendage (2023) by Anna Zlokovic on Hulu. Beware Spoilers. You can follow The Horror Agenda on Instagram @TheHorrorAgenda. Our personal links and more are on our Linktr.ee and you can email us at TheHorrorAgendaPod [at] GMAIL [dot] com. Intro Music: "Satanic Panic" by Weary Pines License code: MGAQUP5RVMIGHPDB Outro Music: "Threatened" by Alex Besss License code: YXKZGTB3AXZACFBU We do not permit the use of our content for AI training/scraping.

Duration:01:25:58

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The Blackening (2022)

4/24/2024
Happy (early/belated) Juneteeth everybody. Let's celebrate at a cabin in the woods! No...yeah that's probably for the best. Welcome back listeners! This week we're covering previously recommended film the Blackening (2022) directed by Tim Story and written by Tracy Oliver and Dewayne Perkins (who also stars). This hilarious horror comedy was a ROMP. It is based on this short: https://youtu.be/QOPwQdDu-D8 We also tie it to larger Black horror discussions from the book and documentary of the same name on Shudder, Horror Noire. Trailer here. Book available here. We also bring the Sucio Award back. This week Victor recommends the Pokemon Trading Card Game online. Keeping with that theme, Carlos recommends PokeClicker. Beware Spoilers. You can follow The Horror Agenda on Instagram @TheHorrorAgenda. Our personal links and more are on our Linktr.ee and you can email us at TheHorrorAgendaPod [at] GMAIL [dot] com. Intro Music: "Satanic Panic" by Weary Pines License code: MGAQUP5RVMIGHPDB Outro Music: "Threatened" by Alex Besss License code: YXKZGTB3AXZACFBU We do not permit the use of our content for AI training/scraping.

Duration:02:36:44

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Special Day (2018)

4/17/2024
Now that you've officially reached episode 9 of season two, it's time to let you into the podcast secret. Meet your sentinal! Yes, we're covering the 2018 short film Special Day written by Nikolai Von Keller and directed by Teal Greyhavens. (In the beginning of the episode we do get the date wrong but correct it in the end and official here in the show notes.) You can learn more about the writer's and director's partnership at Ink Run Films here. You can watch the film on Vimeo here. We reference this Dexerto piece by Cameron Frew. This week Victor recommends "Our Robocop Remake - Scene 27" which is seemingly no long available on Vimeo but is on the Internet Archive. We'll also issue a CW for sexual assault and sexual violence. Carlos recommends two new (at the time of recording) albums. Shakira's Las Mujeres Ya No Lloren and Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter. Beware Spoilers. You can follow The Horror Agenda on Instagram @TheHorrorAgenda. Our personal links and more are on our Linktr.ee and you can email us at TheHorrorAgendaPod [at] GMAIL [dot] com. Intro Music: "Satanic Panic" by Weary Pines License code: MGAQUP5RVMIGHPDB Outro Music: "Threatened" by Alex Besss License code: YXKZGTB3AXZACFBU We do not permit the use of our content for AI training/scraping.

Duration:01:21:06

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Happy Death Day (2017)

4/10/2024
Welcome back to the Horror Agenda and this week we are covering Happy Death Day. Welcome back to the Horror... Agenda and... this week we are covering Happy Death Day. Welcome back...yes we are covering the 2017 time loop slasher Happy Death Day directed by Christopher Landon and written by Scott Lobdell. Some of the trivia in today's episode comes from IMDb.com. We reference this Wrap piece by Drew Taylor and the possibility (or not) of Happy Death Day 3. We reference this Screenrant piece by Padraig Cotter about the killer's mask. Special shout out to Caitlin and Jamie of the Bechdel Cast as we bring up their Matreon episode on the film. Beware Spoilers. You can follow The Horror Agenda on Instagram @TheHorrorAgenda. Our personal links and more are on our Linktr.ee and you can email us at TheHorrorAgendaPod [at] GMAIL [dot] com. Intro Music: "Satanic Panic" by Weary Pines License code: MGAQUP5RVMIGHPDB Outro Music: "Threatened" by Alex Besss License code: YXKZGTB3AXZACFBU We do not permit the use of our content for AI training/scraping.

Duration:01:58:34

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Dawn of the Deaf (2016)

4/3/2024
CW: discussion of sexual assault and abuse. Listeners beware, something is very very wrong in London. Join us as we discuss the 2016 horror short film written and directed by Rob Savage, with story by Jed Sheperd. The short got on our radar through a blog post from Screencraft by David Young. You can watch the short on Vimeo here, with instructions to best listen from the director. We reference an interview on RogerEbert.com by Collin Souter. We also reference a piece by Emma Kiely in Collider here. We reference a Mountain Morning Show interview available here. This week Victor recommends YeahMadTV, a comedy series on Youtube. Carlos recommends a favorite podcast of his, the Bechdel Cast hosted by Caitlin Durante and Jamie Loftus about movies. Beware Spoilers. You can follow The Horror Agenda on Instagram @TheHorrorAgenda. Our personal links and more are on our Linktr.ee and you can email us at TheHorrorAgendaPod [at] GMAIL [dot] com. Intro Music: "Satanic Panic" by Weary Pines License code: MGAQUP5RVMIGHPDB Outro Music: "Threatened" by Alex Besss License code: YXKZGTB3AXZACFBU We do not permit the use of our content for AI training/scraping.

Duration:02:06:13

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Totally Killer (2023)

3/27/2024
Hey Molly's, this week we're totally excited to cover the 2023 film Totally Killer. We had fun talking time travel, the 80s, the soundtrack and the usually horror agenda items. This film is directed by Nahnatchka Khan. It is written by David Matalon & Sasha Perl-Raver and Jen D’Angelo. We reference this Hollywood Reporter article from Brian Davids, which features discussion of the mask with Dir. Nahnatchka Khan. This week Victor recommends the 2024 film Ricky Stanicky. Carlos recommends a podcast, You're Wrong About hosted by Sarah Marshall, specifically in this episode, the Balto or Lizzy Borden episode. Beware Spoilers. You can follow The Horror Agenda on Instagram @TheHorrorAgenda. Our personal links and more are on our Linktr.ee and you can email us at TheHorrorAgendaPod [at] GMAIL [dot] com. Intro Music: "Satanic Panic" by Weary Pines License code: MGAQUP5RVMIGHPDB Outro Music: "Threatened" by Alex Besss License code: YXKZGTB3AXZACFBU We do not permit the use of our content for AI training/scraping.

Duration:01:50:47

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Play Me (2023)

3/20/2024
*plays tape* You are listening to the Horror Agenda. A horror podcast hosted by Carlos and Victor. You are humanity's last hope. You must discuss 2023 horror short written and directed by Caleb J. Phillips. *tape ends* You can find Play Me on YouTube here. You can find more about writer and director Caleb J. Phillips here. Carlos and Victor get silly and talk Driver's License by Olivia Rodrigo and a cover here by Music by Blanks. We also reference a Victor Hughes short discussing Play Me available here. Victor Recommends: Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape our Decisions by Dan Ariely a book about why we as humans do what we do. Carlos Recommends: Harlan Coben's Shelter, a thriller miniseries with twists, turns and mystery. Beware Spoilers. You can follow The Horror Agenda on Instagram @TheHorrorAgenda. Our personal links and more are on our Linktr.ee and you can email us at TheHorrorAgendaPod [at] GMAIL [dot] com. Intro Music: "Satanic Panic" by Weary Pines License code: MGAQUP5RVMIGHPDB Outro Music: "Threatened" by Alex Besss License code: YXKZGTB3AXZACFBU We do not permit the use of our content for AI training/scraping.

Duration:01:33:04

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Finley (2019)

3/13/2024
Welcome Back to the Horror Agenda. This week we cover the 2019 short film Finley directed by J. Zachary Thurman. It was co-written by Maddison Stroud and J. Zachary Thurman. You watch the short here. You can find more about J. Zachary Thurman here. We discuss a 2023 interview by Feliz Vasquez for Cinema Crazed here. We also reference a 2019 Gruesome Magazine piece by Joseph Perry here. We also mention a WhatCulture video of WTF moments available here. Victor recommends the video game, Genshin Impact, this week. Available on various devices. Carlos recommends a comedy game show, After Midnight, hosted by Taylor Tomlinson on after Colbert or on Youtube (in clips) or Paramount+. Beware Spoilers. You can follow The Horror Agenda on Instagram @TheHorrorAgenda. Our personal links and more are on our Linktr.ee and you can email us at TheHorrorAgendaPod [at] GMAIL [dot] com. Intro Music: "Satanic Panic" by Weary Pines License code: MGAQUP5RVMIGHPDB Outro Music: "Threatened" by Alex Besss License code: YXKZGTB3AXZACFBU We do not permit the use of our content for AI training/scraping.

Duration:01:11:59

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Are You Afraid of the Dark?: The Tale of the Dead Man's Float

3/6/2024
Submitted for the Approval of the Horror Agenda listeners, this week we cover Are You Afraid of the Dark? : The Tale of the Dead Man's Float (1995). This episode is directed by DJ MacHale (show co-creator) and written by Will Dixon. We open the episode with a Screen Rant article by Stephen Lagioia. We also reference a Collider article and the Twilight Zone connection by Rhianna Malas. This week Victor recommends Ninja Kamui directed by Sunghoo Park and written by Shigeru Murakoshi. You can find where to watch here. Carlos recommends Women Make Horror: Filmmaking, Feminism, Genre edited by Alison Peirse. Beware Spoilers. You can follow The Horror Agenda on Instagram @TheHorrorAgenda. Our personal links and more are on our Linktr.ee and you can email us at TheHorrorAgendaPod [at] GMAIL [dot] com. Intro Music: "Satanic Panic" by Weary Pines License code: MGAQUP5RVMIGHPDB Outro Music: "Threatened" by Alex Besss License code: YXKZGTB3AXZACFBU We do not permit the use of our content for AI training/scraping.

Duration:01:29:52

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Kissed (2020)

2/28/2024
Welcome back to the Horror Agenda. Time to pucker up as we cover the 2020 short film Kissed written and directed by Elwood Quincy Walker. You can find more from the Writer/Director Elwood Quincy Walker on his website or his Vimeo here. You can watch Kissed on his website or on the Alter YouTube channel. This week Victor recommends: The Gate (1987) a horror fantasy directed by Tibor Takács. Carlos recommends: Bad Ancestors a short TV show that is the "first Pacific-Australian comedy" from Papua New Guinean creator Wendy Locke. Carlos also recommends: Nobody Saves the World, a video game from Drink Box Studios about a hero called Nobody who crawls through dungeons and shapeshifts to save the day. Beware Spoilers. You can follow The Horror Agenda on Instagram @TheHorrorAgenda. Our personal links and more are on our Linktr.ee and you can email us at TheHorrorAgendaPod [at] GMAIL [dot] com. Intro Music: "Satanic Panic" by Weary Pines License code: MGAQUP5RVMIGHPDB Outro Music: "Threatened" by Alex Besss License code: YXKZGTB3AXZACFBU We do not permit the use of our content for AI training/scraping.

Duration:00:59:21

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Welcome to Season 2 and Goosebumps: Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes (1996)

2/21/2024
Welcome back to Season 2 of the Horror Agenda. Listener beware, you’re in for a scare. We time-travel back to 1996 to a popular episode of the 90s TV series Goosebumps covering Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes episode. We reference the Goosebumps fandom wiki here. We discuss this 2015 piece from Vice by Kaleigh Rogers here. We also reference this Bustle piece from 2016 by Sabienna Bowman here. We also reference an editorial from Rotten Tomatoes by Rafael Motomayor from 2020. We reference this Nightmare Nostalgia piece from Patti Paultergeist here. We also went on a tangent and discussed actors who started in horror here. We also end our episodes with recommendations now. Victor recommends The Blackening, a horror/comedy feature. Carlos recommends Hazbin Hotel, an adult animated musical. Beware Spoilers. You can follow The Horror Agenda on Instagram @TheHorrorAgenda. Our personal links and more are on our Linktr.ee and you can email us at TheHorrorAgendaPod [at] GMAIL [dot] com. Intro Music: "Satanic Panic" by Weary Pines License code: MGAQUP5RVMIGHPDB Outro Music: "Threatened" by Alex Besss License code: YXKZGTB3AXZACFBU We do not permit the use of our content for AI training/scraping.

Duration:01:57:27

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Zombie Musical (2011) and The Horror Agenda 2023 Year End Wrap Up

12/27/2023
Welcome to the LAST episode of the Horror Agenda for 2023 as we cover Zombie Musical (2011) written and directed by the late Ryan McHenry. Listeners of a certain age may know him as the creator behind the Ryan Gosling Won't Eat His Cereal Vines. We cover this short and discuss it, briefly, in relation to the feature it became: Anna and the Apocalypse. Several points of our discussion were drawn from this Entertainment Weekly article: https://ew.com/movies/2018/11/27/anna-apocalypse-zombie-musical/ You can watch the short here: https://youtu.be/hnYddpsP67U?si In the second half of the episode we wrap our year talking favorite films, favorite episodes and we make some recommendations. Some of our recommendations include: The Fall of the House of Usher (2023), Brand New Cherry Flavor (2021), The Horror of Dolores Roach (2023), Talk to Me (2023), Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor (2023)... Beware Spoilers. You can follow The Horror Agenda on Instagram @TheHorrorAgenda. Our personal links and more are on our Linktr.ee and you can email us at TheHorrorAgendaPod [at] GMAIL [dot] com. Intro Music: "Satanic Panic" by Weary Pines License code: MGAQUP5RVMIGHPDB Outro Music: "Threatened" by Alex Besss License code: YXKZGTB3AXZACFBU We do not permit the use of our content for AI training/scraping.

Duration:02:05:22

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Snow Globe (2022)

12/20/2023
Welcome to the penultimate episode of 2023 here at the Horror Agenda. We wanted to get into the spirit of season and cover the 2022 short directed by Christopher Ryan Laughter and written by Michael Wielock. You can watch the short on Alter here: https://youtu.be/-0zw12ijz8g You can find more on Laughter here: http://www.chrislaughter.com/snow-globe While not a central part of the episode we wanted to share resources again for folks in abusive situations: The National Domestic Violence Hotline website you can also call 1800799SAFE/18007997233 OR TTY 18007873224 OR text "Start" to 88788 Beware Spoilers. You can follow The Horror Agenda on Instagram @TheHorrorAgenda. Our personal links and more are on our Linktr.ee and you can email us at TheHorrorAgendaPod [at] GMAIL [dot] com. Intro Music: "Satanic Panic" by Weary Pines License code: MGAQUP5RVMIGHPDB Outro Music: "Threatened" by Alex Besss License code: YXKZGTB3AXZACFBU We do not permit the use of our content for AI training/scraping.

Duration:01:14:04

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Horacio (2020)

12/13/2023
Welcome to the Horror Agenda as we go to prison. Yes, this week's episode features prominently in a prison. We cover the story of a killer, who is NOT the titular character in Horacio (2020) in this animated short written and directed by Caroline Cherrier. He forgot why he did what he did...or did he? We found the short via Short of the Week: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2023/07/17/horacio/ You can find more on the film from the production company Ikki Films: https://ikkifilms.com/en/films/horacio/ In the episode we reference an interview and the Variety article that discusses it here: https://variety.com/2022/film/festivals/myfrenchfilmfestival-horacio-carline-cherrier-unifrance-1235154466/ And here: https://youtu.be/uwI6sANZAG8 Carlos also names drops a few podcasts: Lolita Podcast by Jamie Loftus: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-lolita-podcast-73899842/episode/1-dolores-not-lolita-74280216/ You Must Remember This by Karina Longworth (Erotic 80s): http://www.youmustrememberthispodcast.com/episodes/2022/7/11/erotic-80s-archive Beware Spoilers. You can follow The Horror Agenda on Instagram @TheHorrorAgenda. Our personal links and more are on our Linktr.ee and you can email us at TheHorrorAgendaPod [at] GMAIL [dot] com. Intro Music: "Satanic Panic" by Weary Pines License code: MGAQUP5RVMIGHPDB Outro Music: "Threatened" by Alex Besss License code: YXKZGTB3AXZACFBU We do not permit the use of our content for AI training/scraping.

Duration:01:26:43

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Portrait of God (2022)

12/6/2023
We're starting off the month of December with Dylan Clark's Portrait of God (2022) here at the Horror Agenda. You can watch the short on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/BI9fKfX5V68 Writer and Director Dylan Clark recommends watching on Vimeo here: https://vimeo.com/744201078 Dylan Clark made a short film about the making of Portrait of God available here: https://youtu.be/GLDitKQDjUg You can follow the composer Ryan Shreves here: http://www.ryanshreves.com Bryce Vaughn, a content creator, put the short on our radar and his IG is here: https://www.instagram.com/bryce_jv/ Beware Spoilers. You can follow The Horror Agenda on Instagram @TheHorrorAgenda. Our personal links and more are on our Linktr.ee and you can email us at TheHorrorAgendaPod [at] GMAIL [dot] com. Intro Music: "Satanic Panic" by Weary Pines License code: MGAQUP5RVMIGHPDB Outro Music: "Threatened" by Alex Besss License code: YXKZGTB3AXZACFBU We do not permit the use of our content for AI training/scraping.

Duration:01:17:37

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Girl at Party (2022)

11/29/2023
Welcome back to the Horror Agenda! This week we cover the 2022 short film Girl at Party written and directed by Jess O'Kane. You can watch the film here: https://youtu.be/9ycgQGeL710 You can follow Jess O'Kane here: https://www.jessokane.com/ We learned about this short from Short of the Week as well: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2023/10/27/girl-at-party/ NOTE: There were some sound issues in this episode but we think we made it work. Beware Spoilers. You can follow The Horror Agenda on Instagram @TheHorrorAgenda. Our personal links and more are on our Linktr.ee and you can email us at TheHorrorAgendaPod [at] GMAIL [dot] com. Intro Music: "Satanic Panic" by Weary Pines License code: MGAQUP5RVMIGHPDB Outro Music: "Threatened" by Alex Besss License code: YXKZGTB3AXZACFBU We do not permit the use of our content for AI training/scraping.

Duration:00:53:42

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O.I. (2018)

11/22/2023
Have you ever had a original idea? Have you ever had one so beautiful and so powerful it caused heads to explode?? If yes, you may need to reach out to Barry before the CIA finds you. This week on the Horror Agenda we have an episode on the 2018 short written and directed by N'Cee Van Heerden and we get deep. You can watch the short on Alter on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/qhufXt3AapU N'Cee Van Heerden did an interview about his short on Denn of Horror and we discuss some parts of it: https://youtu.be/sXGdrbGyRdM To stay updated on SAG-AFTRA strike news and other contracts (we recorded this weeks ago) you can look at the SAG website: https://www.sagaftra.org/ Beware Spoilers. You can follow The Horror Agenda on Instagram @TheHorrorAgenda. Our personal links and more are on our Linktr.ee and you can email us at TheHorrorAgendaPod [at] GMAIL [dot] com. Intro Music: "Satanic Panic" by Weary Pines License code: MGAQUP5RVMIGHPDB Outro Music: "Threatened" by Alex Besss License code: YXKZGTB3AXZACFBU We do not permit the use of our content for AI training/scraping.

Duration:01:19:32

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The Smiling Man (2015)

11/15/2023
Welcome Back to another episode of the Horror Agenda. This week we cover the 2015 AJ Briones film 'The Smiling Man.' While there is no dialogue this film has a lot to say. You can see more of AJ Briones' work on his website here: http://www.ajbriones.com/filmography You can watch the film on the Alter Youtube channel here: https://youtu.be/zk-eY5S1Nck The interview we discuss from World of Popculture is here: https://worldofpopculture.com/smiling-man-director-j-briones-interview/ Beware Spoilers. You can follow The Horror Agenda on Instagram @TheHorrorAgenda. Our personal links and more are on our Linktr.ee and you can email us at TheHorrorAgendaPod [at] GMAIL [dot] com. Intro Music: "Satanic Panic" by Weary Pines License code: MGAQUP5RVMIGHPDB Outro Music: "Threatened" by Alex Besss License code: YXKZGTB3AXZACFBU We do not permit the use of our content for AI training/scraping.

Duration:00:50:56