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Episode 149: A very merry fuck, marry, kill

By L December 25, 2023Podcast episode, Season 42 Comments

The team — Stef (@witchxpudding), L (@nocturnical), Jay (@jayraffertypoet) & Mandon, Mel (@heda_mel), Al (@maybmockingbird), & Molly (@night_timetea) — celebrates the holidays in a very GITM way by playing a…

Episode 146: The Evil Dead (1981)

By L December 4, 2023Podcast episode, Season 41 Comment

Torrents of blood, SA'd by an ent, groovy Stef (@witchxpudding), L (@nocturnical), & Jay (@jayraffertypoet) discuss the movie that started it all. While there's some stuff that doesn't land like…

#31daysofhorror 2023 wrap

By L October 31, 2023#31daysofhorror, Season 4

We've survived another 31 days of horror! Here are some of our statistics & recommendations from our hosts.

Episode 141: #31daysofhorror week 5

By L October 31, 2023Podcast episode, Season 4

Jay (@JayRaffertyPoet), Mel (@Heda_Mel), Sadee (@SadeeBee), Al (@MayBMockingbird), & Molly (@Night_TimeTea) tackle one of the worst movies of the month & some other stuff in the final installment of #31daysofhorror 2023.

31daysofhorror, day 31: Misery (1990)

By L October 31, 2023#31daysofhorror, Season 4

Another Stephen King pessimistic writer self-insert in this narrative but we’ll forgive him because Kathy Bates practically eats up this performance and earning herself an Oscar in the process.

31daysofhorror, day 30: The Mist (2007)

By L October 30, 2023#31daysofhorror, Season 4

A mostly faithful adaptation of the Stephen King novel, this 2007 film takes all of the ambiguity of an unreliable narrator and open-ended story and gives you a definite cause and ending with an iconic final scene to boot.

31daysofhorror, day 29: The Babadook (2014)

By L October 29, 2023#31daysofhorror, Season 41 Comment

Modern Australian horror really loves psychologically damaging single mothers, huh? Based on director Jennifer Kent’s 2005 short film Monster this 2014 film did the rounds in the meme world when Pennywise and the Babadook became lovers.

31daysofhorror, day 28: Jeepers Creepers (2014)

By L October 28, 2023#31daysofhorror, Season 4

A 2001 would-be movie monster classic. Let’s set the scene: A hot, dusty road in the American countryside. Two sweaty teens in an old car encountering a dark, menacing vehicle.

31daysofhorror, day 27: The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)

By L October 27, 2023#31daysofhorror, Season 41 Comment

A return to Hammer Horror on the podcast with this 1957 classic starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. It twists the well worn formula of the 1818 novel only slightly but this was early days in horror cinema.

31daysofhorror, day 26: Deadly Blessing (1981)

By L October 26, 2023#31daysofhorror, Season 4

From the strange mind of Wes Craven, this 1981 film falls by the wayside, and after watching you can understand why.