The Top 25 Best Christmas Horror Films to Watch This Holiday Season
Welcome to the Straight Chilling advent calendar where we offer you the 25 best Christmas horror movies to watch leading up to Christmas!
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Join the crew as we discuss Stephen King, Tom Jane and Frank Darabont’s ever so uplifting film, The Mist (2007).
Welcome to the Straight Chilling advent calendar where we offer you the 25 best Christmas horror movies to watch leading up to Christmas!
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Stephen King, Tom Jane and Frank Darabont’s ever so uplifting film, The Mist (2007).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss grindhouse slashers, Patrick Dempsey, and Eli Roth’s latest holiday horror film, Thanksgiving (2023).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss slumlords, leather daddies, and Wes Craven’s extremely entertaining, The People Under the Stairs (1991).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss endless governmental red tape, murderous fruits, and the sci-fi spoof, Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1978).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Mark Wahlberg’s whisper, daddy kinks, and 90’s white boy rage in James Foley’s, Fear (1996).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss the Headless Horseman in Sleepy Hollow, re-animated dogs in Frankenweenie and Johnny Depp ‘s goth phase in Edward Scissorhands!
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1949), It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966) and Bugs Bunny’s Howl-oween Special (1977).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss unnecessary sequels, why voodoo is the only reliable religion, and the latest from David Gordon Green, The Exorcist: Believer (2023).
Continue Reading...Justin dives into the eerie world of Arctic Monkeys as they mark the one-year anniversary of their latest album and explore hints of a possible horror-themed musical journey in their future.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss franchises that don’t know when to stop, what happens when you try to “elevate” a Saw movie, and the ever so righteous Jigsaw killer in, Saw X (2023).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss ambiguous morality, slasher evolutions and pig masks in James Wan’s iconic horror film, Saw (2004).
Continue Reading...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).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss the dangers of hazing, tasty human flesh, and Julia Docournau’s debut feature film, Raw (2016).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss metal matriarchs, doing witchy things in the woods, and the Adams family’s low budget banger, Hellbender (2021).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss broken families, water damage and Hideo Nakata’s Japanese horror classic, Dark Water (2002).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender and Ridley Scott’s return to the Alien franchise, Prometheus (2012).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Dracula, David Dastmalchian and Andre Ovredal’s, The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023).
Continue Reading..."It Lives Inside" Explores Cultural Identity Through East Indian Monster Mythology
Continue Reading...A dark, comedic character study starring Daisy Ridley
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Roasrio Dawson, séances and Disney’s latest film, Haunted Mansion (2023).
Continue Reading...Review of Onyx the Fortuitous & the Talisman of Souls (2023), directed by Andrew Bowser, from the 2023 Fantasia Film Festival in Montréal.
Continue Reading...A Colorful and Quirky Korean Delight with a Dash of Darkness and Social Critique
Continue Reading...A time travelling Sci-Fi drama starring Judy Greer
Continue Reading...We've got yet another Nicolas Cage film in 2023, but this one might not amount to much.
Continue Reading...Mother Land marks the first South Korean stop-motion feature film in almost half a century.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss party games, possession tropes and the haunting debut from Danny and Michael Philippou, Talk To Me (2023).
Continue Reading...Devils (악마들) is a brand new dark and grisly Korean mind-swap thriller.
Continue Reading...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.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss dream logic, Japanese animation, and Satoshi Kon’s mind-bending film, Paprika (2006).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as they provide spoiler free reviews for over 20 films from South Korea, Australia, Vietnam, Malaysia and more!
Continue Reading...A new film out of Japan that explores the haunting power of social media in grief.
Continue Reading...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).
Continue Reading...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.
Continue Reading...A high paced fish out of water tale that blends Korean and American elements into a mysterious thriller.
Continue Reading...The Straight Chilling crew is headed to the Fantasia International Film Festival 2023! Find out our top picks for films we want to slam into our eyes at Fantasia this year.
Continue Reading...The debut film from Barnaby Clay that feels like a cross between Midsommar and The Hills Have Eyes.
Continue Reading...A Danish film that blends the terror of a home invasion horror with the mind-bending twists of a psychological thriller.
Continue Reading...The first ever Lithuanian slasher movie!
Continue Reading...Review of The Last Movie Ever Made (2023), directed by Nathan Blackwell, from the 2023 Chattanooga Film Fest Review
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Jon Mikl Thor, the Canadian exchange rate and the heavy metal horror movie, Rock ‘n’ Roll Nightmare (1987).
Continue Reading...A revenge tale that explores the darker aspects of Korean rural societies.
Continue Reading...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!
Continue Reading...Review of Mind Body Spirit (2023), by Alex Henes & Matthew Merenda, from the 2023 Chattanooga Film Fest Review
Continue Reading...A horrific Filipino fairy tale brought to life.
Continue Reading...First impressions of a dark comedy brimming with Millenial disenfranchisement and commentary on the state of the American Dream. And a few laffs, for good measure.
Continue Reading...A film that tests the limit of human kindness and explores the consequences of extending help to those in need.
Continue Reading...A compelling blend of fantasy and body horror that explores the challenges and transformations that come with growing up.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss horror stereotypes, sexy taxidermy and the meta, cult-classic, The Cabin in the Woods (2011).
Continue Reading...An enchanting film that celebrates the universality of food's emotional power and pays homage to Malaysian culture and traditions.
Continue Reading...A Hypnotic Journey of Grief and Metamorphosis.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Jack Nicholson, Sarah Jessica Parker and the severe lack of anal probing in Tim Burtons, Mars attacks (1996).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss voodoo, fad toys and killer dolls in Tom Holland’s, Child’s Play (1988).
Continue Reading...The Straight Chilling crew is headed to the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival 2023! Find out our top picks for films we want to slam into our eyes at BIFAN this year.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss séances, war criminals and sauerkraut specs in Ted Geoghegan’s, Brooklyn 45 (2023).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss the monster in the closet, David Dastmalchian and Rob Savage’s latest horror film, The Boogeyman (2023).
Continue Reading...Oldboy is returning to theaters to commemorate its 20th Anniversary, and an official re-release trailer is out now.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss satirical filmmaking, intelligent bugs and Paul Verhoeven’s extremely entertaining, Starship Troopers (1997).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Norwegian folklore, rabies and how to hunt trolls in Andre Ovredal’s, Troll Hunter (2010).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss the books of the dead, giant secret vaults and Lee Cronin’s blood soaked, Evil Dead Rise (2023).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss police procedurals, mysterious murders and mesmerism in Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s, Cure (1997).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss cursed items, Japanese ghosts and Hideo Nakata’s, Ringu (1998).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss monster movies, mother-nature and stalking in Alfred Hitchcock’s classic, The Birds (1963).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Nicolas Cage, Nicholas Hoult, and bringing the Universal monsters into the 21st century in, Renfield (2023).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss green milk, the benefits of being a vegetarian, and why you can’t piss on hospitality in Claudio Fragasso’s cult film, Troll 2 (1990).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Renfield, Evil Dead Rise, Talk To Me, Brooklyn 45, Godless: The Eastfield Exorcism, Late Night With The Devil and so much more!
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss giant VHS camcorders, suspicious grandmothers, and the hauntingly effective, found footage prequel, Paranormal Activity 3 (2011).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss cardboard murder weapons, minotaurs and Bill Watterson’s extremely inventive, Dave Made A Maze (2017).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss slashers, alien abductions and haunted houses in, The Witching Season (2015).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss slasher franchises, true crime enthusiasts and the sanctity of your local bodega in, Scream VI (2023).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss horror movie remakes, what makes a successful Scream movie and Wes Craven’s final feature, Scream 4 (2011).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss studio meddling, xeno-dogs and David Fincher’s feature film debut, Alien 3.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Roger Corman, exploitation filmmaking and Amy Holden Jones’ feminist slasher film, Slumber Party Massacre (1982).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Jennifer Lopez, Vince Vaughn and the feature length music video that is, The Cell (2000).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Dave Bautista, Rupert Grint and M. Night Shyamalan’s 15th film, Knock at the Cabin (2023).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Mia Goth and Alexander Skarsgard in Brandon Cronenberg’s, Infinity Pool (2023).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Nicolas Cage, creepy animatronics and Kevin Lewis’ killer comedy, Willy’s Wonderland.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss kinder-trauma, liminal spaces and Kyle Edward Ball’s experimental horror film, Skinamarink (2023).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss evil spirits, haunted houses and Mike Flanagan’s prequel, Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgard and a surprise Justin Long in Zach Cregger’s extremely entertaining, Barbarian (2022).
Continue Reading...Join the Straight Chilling Crew as we comb through the wealth of horror movies released in 2022 and discuss our top 10, bottom 3 and several honorable mentions.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Olivia Hussey, Margot Kidder and how long turtles can hump in Bob Clark’s holiday horror classic, Black Christmas (1974).
Continue Reading...In this documentary, the three current hosts of Straight Chilling each share their perspective on the podcast's humble beginnings.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss David Harbour, John Leguizamo and the latest killer Santa flick, Violent Night (2022).
Continue Reading...Join us as we answer listener questions, reflect upon the last 100 episodes and literally dance in front of a live studio audience.
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Join the crew as we discuss Lance Henriksen, mindless mash-ups and Paul W.S. Anderson’s, Alien vs. Predator (2004).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Sigourney Weaver, Bill Paxton and James Cameron’s classic sci-fi flick, Aliens (1986).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss stop motion animation, Neil Gaiman and Henry Selick’s gateway horror film, Coraline (2009).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Roger Corman, Barbara Crampton and Jim Wynorski’s killer robot movie, Chopping Mall (1986).
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Join the crew as we discuss Angela Bettis, Anna Faris and Lucky McKee’s gruesomely awkward film, May (2002).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss an absolute classic, a courtroom drama inspired by true events and a found footage exorcism gone wrong as we celebrate our annual Halloween Extravaganza!
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss budding romance, misunderstood murderers and the extremely polarizing conclusion to David Gordon Green’s trilogy in, Halloween Ends (2022).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Clive Barker, BDSM, and Cenobites in David Bruchner’s remake of a horror classic, Hellraiser (2022).
Continue Reading...Slam this episode into you ears as we talk to Chris LaMartina about the Out There Halloween Mega Tape, doing it yourself, and of course, our favorite holiday.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss episodes VIII-X of The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror!
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Join the crew as we discuss A24, Mia Goth and the second installment in Ti West’s peculiar trilogy, Pearl (2022).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Michael Myers, dream logic and Rob Zombie’s extremely polarizing, Halloween II (2009).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss extreme haunts, found footage films and the Halloween banger, Hell House LLC (2015).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we high school bullies, Jason Bateman, and Rebecca Hall in the highly effective thriller, The Gift (2015).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss quantum physics, shitty dinner parties and the mumble-core madness that is, Coherence (2013).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly and Darren Aronofsky’s cripplingly depressing, Requiem for a Dream (2000).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Korean cinema, Korean folklore and Jee-woon Kim’s extremely haunting, A Tale of Two Sisters (2003).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Josh Hartnett, Elijah Wood and Jordana Brewster in Robert Rodriguez’, The Faculty (1998).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Danvers State Hospital, mental health and Brad Anderson’s hauntingly effective, Session 9 (2001).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, and Steven Yeun in Jordan Peele’s summer blockbuster, Nope (2022).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Betty White, Bill Pullman and Oliver Platt in Steve Miner’s, Lake Placid.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss the irresponsible French, the unyielding might of the American military, and Roland Emmerich’s most patriotic film yet, Godzilla (1998).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Robert Englund, The Upside Down and Satanic Panic in Stranger Things 4.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Joe Hill, Ethan Hawke and Madeleine McGraw in Scott Derrickson’s, The Black Phone (2022).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss nuclear fallout, nuclear winter and the end of civilization as we know it in, Threads (1984).
Continue Reading...Randy and Bob attended the Overlook Film Festival in New Orleans June 2-5 and have returned to tell the tale!
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss troubled childhoods, unruly Uncles and Matthew Holness’ Possum (2018).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss misogyny, grief and Alex Garland’s folk, body horror mash up, Men (2022).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Tim Curry, Christopher Lloyd and the board game turned feature film, Clue (1985).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss conjoined twins, New York City and Frank Henenlotter’s drive-in classic, Basket Case (1982).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss viral zombies, Taiwanese horror, and Rob Jabbaz’ blood-soaked film, The Sadness (2022).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Jason Voorhees, cyborgs and nanotechnology in the 10th film in the Friday the 13th franchise, Jason X (2002).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle and Mel Brooks’ classic parody, Young Frankenstein (1974).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Vikings, the legend of Amleth and Robert Eggers’ third film, The Northman (2022).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Hammer horror, Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee in Terence Fisher’s, The Curse of Frankenstein (1957).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss kids on bikes, insane gore and 90’s nostalgia in RKSS’ extremely entertaining, Turbo Kid (2015).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss shitty Aunts, bondage priests, inflatable dolls and the psychosexual, Private Parts (1972).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss fleeting youth, the art of filmmaking and Ti West’s slasher, X (2022).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Italian horror, Dardano Sacchetti and Lucio Fulci’s video nasty, The Beyond (1981).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Sebastian Stan, Daisy Edgar-Jones, online dating and black market cannibalism in Mimi Cave’s, Fresh (2022).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss vampires, Bram Stoker, and F.W. Murnau’s Symphony of Horror, Nosferatu (1922).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Run the Jewels, Vince Staples, Danny Brown and 4 impressionable youths getting stoned in the wilderness in Ninian Doff’s comedic romp, Get Duked! (2019).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Leatherface, Sally Hardesty, and Fede Alvarez in David Blue Garcia’s sequel to an all time classic, Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss skateboards, vampires and love in Ana Lily Amirpour’s, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Vincent Price, Patricia Owens and teleportation in Kurt Neumann’s 1958 classic, The Fly.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss fascism, consumerism and Pier Paolo Pasolini’s extremely controversial film, Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Kelly Reilly, Michael Fassbender and an unruly gang of kids on bikes in James Watkins’ Eden Lake (2008).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Neve Campbell, David Arquette and Courtney Cox in Radio Silence’s sequel to Wes Craven’s classic franchise, Scream (2022).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Dwayne The Rock Johnson, Richard Brake and Rosamund Pike in the foul mouthed video-game turned movie, DOOM (2005).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Kurt Russell, Rob Bottin and Keith David in John Carpenter’s classic creature feature, The Thing (1982).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we wrap up 2021 by counting down our top 10 horror films. We also mention a few films to avoid, discuss honorable mentions and look forward to 2022.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, and Willem Dafoe in Guillermo Del Toro’s book turned movie, Nightmare Alley (2021).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we get holly and jolly while discussing Alexandre Aja, Rachel Nichols, and Wes Bentley in Frank Khalfoun’s killer Christmas movie, P2 (2007).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss kaiju films, tokusatsu and everybody’s favorite Toho turtle in, Gamera 2: Attack of Legion.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Don Mancini, Jennifer Tilly, Brad Dourif, and Katherine Heigl in Ronny Yu’s Bride of Chucky.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Italian horror, Umberto Lenzi and the sequel to Evil Dead you didn’t know existed, Ghosthouse.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried and Diablo Cody in Karen Kusama’s teenage bloodbath, Jennifer’s Body.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Matthew Lillard, Freddie Prinze Jr. and Sarah Michelle Gellar in Raja Gosnell’s live action interpretation of Scooby-Doo (2002).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, and Brian DePalma’s adaptation of Stephen King’s first novel, Carrie (1976).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss episodes V-VII of the Simpsons Halloween tradition, Treehouse of Horror.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Michael Myers, Jamie Lee Curtis, and the entire town of Haddonfield in the second installment of David Gordon Green’s Halloween trilogy, Halloween Kills.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Michael Myers, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Donald Pleasence in the birth and rebirth of John Carpenter’s iconic Halloween franchise.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Dan Stevens, Maika Monroe and Ethan Embry in Adam Wingard’s, The Guest.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Fred Olen Ray, Steve Latshaw, Linnea Quigley, and the pumpkin-headed demon named, Jack-O.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Halloween parties, Linnea Quigley’s makeup routine, and Kevin Tenney’s demon possession movie from 1988, Night of the Demons.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss James Wan, the size of his balls, and the extremely polarizing film, Malignant.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss New French Extremity, Biblical allegory, and the feel good Christmas film from 2004, Calvaire.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Clive Barker, Jordan Peele and Nia Dacosta’s follow up to the 1992 film by the same name, Candyman.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Ray Wise, Kiefer Sutherland and David Lynch’s feature length follow up to his beloved cult TV show, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Kevin Bacon, Jason Voorhees and Sean S. Cunningham’s classic slasher flick, Friday the 13th.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss mindless consumerism, cursed clothing and Peter Strickland’s art house film, In Fabric.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Dev Patel, Arthurian legends, and the latest film from A24, David Lowery’s The Green Knight.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss R.L. Stein, slashers, and Leigh Janiak’s, Fear Street Trilogy: 1994, 1978, 1666.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss low budget filmmaking, Alfred Hitchcock, and climate change in James Nguyen’s cult film, Birdemic.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss crooked social workers, crooked cops, and the crooked proto-slasher from 1971, Blood and Lace.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss the 4th of July, a giant killer shark, and Stephen Spielberg’s classic film, Jaws.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss absurdist filmmaking, psycho-kinetic tires, and Quentin Dupieux’ head popping film, Rubber.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss found footage, folklore, and the under-seen 2018 film, Butterfly Kisses.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Italian horror, slashers, and Mario Bava’s highly influential film, A Bay of Blood.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga and the next exciting adventure for Ed and Lorraine Warren, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy, and the sequel to John Krasinksi’s hit creature feature, A Quiet Place Part 2.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss claustrophobia, science fiction-horror, and Alexandre Aja’s latest Netflix movie, Oxygen.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Sam Raimi’s grassroots, blood soaked, cabin in the woods classic, The Evil Dead.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss the Chiodo brothers’ creative, clown filled, creature feature from 1988, Killer Klowns from Outer Space.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, and Stephen Sommers’ adventure-horror film, The Mummy (1999).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Michal Cain, trans representation in cinema, and Brian De Palma’s erotic thriller, Dressed to Kill.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss sex cults, Scotland, Christopher Lee, and the 1973 classic, The Wicker Man.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss ancient Lumerian feasts, cannibalistic gods, and Jackie Kong’s exploitation masterpiece, Blood Diner.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Alexander Skarsgard, Millie Bobby Brown, and the kaiju monster mash-up, Godzilla vs. Kong.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Toni Collete, Bruce Willis, and Haley Joel Osment in M. Night Shymalan’s classic ghost tale, The Sixth Sense.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss sexy demons, horny old people, and the audacious anime, Wicked City.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss big babies, mental abuse, and the bizarre 70’s horror film, The Baby.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss werewolf orgies, Christopher Lee, and the incredibly bonkers, The Howling 2: ... Your Sister Is a Werewolf.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Korean revenge films, hammer-fu, and the tentacle filled thriller, Oldboy.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss live-in nurses, Coney Island, and the latest A24 production, Saint Maud.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss love triangles, harmonica duets, and the most romantic slasher every put to celluloid, My Bloody Valentine (1981).
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss children’s horror movies, various places to put peanut butter, and Michael Rubbo’s oddball film from 1985, The Peanut Butter Solution.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss New Orleans, designer drugs, and Aaron Benson and Justin Moorhead’s time bending, Synchronic.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss time loops, the concept of fate, and the Spanish language mind bender, Timecrimes.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Bruno Mattei, Italian horror, and the Alien/Terminator knockoff, Shocking Dark.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss James Wan, Leigh Wannell, and Patrick Wilson in, Insidious.
Continue Reading...Join Anthony from Something Ghoulish, Nichole from Light and Shadow, and John from Horrorphoria as they celebrate the lives and careers of the late Straight Chilling Crew.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss a grandparent’s love, unexpected pregnancy, and the satanic Shudder exclusive, Anything for Jackson.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss a giant Santa Claus, naked elves, and the Finnish Christmas horror film, Rare Exports.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss futuristic assassins, data mining, and Brandon Cronenberg’s latest film, Possessor.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss cults, Faustian deals, and Roman Polanski’s classic, Rosemary’s Baby.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss psychological horror, anime, and Satoshi Kon’s extremely influential, Perfect Blue.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, and Anthony Hopkins in, Bram Stoker’s Dracula.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss coexisting dimensions, haunted neighborhoods, and loud ass neighbors in the Shudder exclusive, Terrified.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Rock Hudson, life changing surgical procedures, and John Frankenheimer’s, Seconds.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Michael Myers, Druidic Cults, and Paul Rudd in one of the most baffling horror trilogies of all time, Halloween 4,5, & 6.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss vampires, kid horror, and the Netflix original, Vampires vs. the Bronx.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Johnny Depp, Heather Langenkamp, and Robert Englund in Wes Craven’s classic, A Nightmare on Elm Street.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss the first 4 installments in The Simpsons Halloween tradition, Treehouse of Horror.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss claymation, horror musicals, and Takashi Miike’s, The Happiness of the Katakuris.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Vincent Price, haunted houses, and William Castle’s, House on Haunted Hill.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss cults, isolation, and Hammer’s latest horror film, The Lodge.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, and Tim Burton’s classic ghost story, Beetlejuice.
Continue Reading...On this week's show, Mikey and Bob discuss the first 17 releases in the Vestron Collector’s Series.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Jay Baruchel, horror comics, and the brutal slasher film, Random Acts of Violence.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss horror anthologies, haunted tapes, and Bloody Disgusting’s, VHS2.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Freud, vaginal myths, and the 2007 horror-comedy, Teeth.
Continue Reading...On this week's show, we discuss our Pick-Ups from June and July 2020. We also get into some bullshit blind buys and upcoming releases.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Roger Corman, mutant sea creatures, and the exploitation film, Humanoids from the Deep.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Japan, radioactive lizards, and the classic creature feature, Godzilla.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss J-Lo, Ice Cube, and the 1997 creature feature, Anaconda.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss death, beds, and the horrific combination of the two in, Death Bed: The Bed That Eats.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Christopher Walken and religious based horror in 1995’s, The Prophecy.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Blumhouse, Animal Farm, and how much weight Ethan Suplee lost in, The Hunt.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss art-house horror, dream logic, and David Lynch’s debut feature, Eraserhead.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss weird vampires, Tom Savini, and mental illness in George A. Romero’s, Martin.
Continue Reading...On this week's show, we discuss our Pick-Ups from May 2020.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss the 1950’s, science fiction, and aliens in, The Vast of Night.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss the other, vengeance, and Bogan County in, Dark Night of the Scarecrow.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss hillbillies, college kids, and the inevitable bloodbath that ensues when the two collide in, Tucker and Dale vs Evil.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss zombie movies, Glenn Close, and how to keep the dead fresh in, The Girl with all the Gifts.
Continue Reading...On this week's show, we discuss Vinegar Syndrome’s good, bad and, ugly in preparation for their halfway to Black Friday sale.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss biblical allegory, the nature of the feminine, and Lars Von Trier’s, Antichrist.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss ghost stories, spooky kids, and J.A. Bayona’s, The Orphanage.
Continue Reading...On this week's show, we discuss our blu ray and 4k pick ups for March and April of 2020.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss vampires, religious horror, and Park Chan Wook’s, Thirst.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss capitalism, feminism, and cats in the 1979 sci-fi, horror classic, Alien.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss cannibalism, the Mexican-American war, and the 1999 horror-comedy, Ravenous.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Clive Barker, fertility cults, and the 1986 creature-feature, Rawhead Rex.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Wesley Snipes, Guillermo Del Toro, and the blood soaked, action packed, Blade Trilogy.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Jack Arnold, Julie Adams, and the Universal monster movie, Creature from the Black Lagoon.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss fairs, sleepwalking, and the 100 year old, German Expressionist film, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss carnivals, MST3K, and the movie with the longest title in cinema history, The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies!!?
Continue Reading...On this week's show we discuss our blu ray and 4k pick ups for the month of February 2020. We also discuss some future releases.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss the Universal Monsters, Elisabeth Moss, and Leigh Wannell’s latest film, The Invisible Man.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Ouija boards, the similarities between pregnancy and possession, and the 80’s cult film, Witchboard.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss New French Extremity, mental illness, and Alexandre Aja’s, High Tension.
Continue Reading...On this week's show we discuss some of Scream Factory's best releases as well as a few of their hidden gems.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss New Zealand, Elijah Wood, and the genre bending directorial debut from Ant Timpson, Come to Daddy.
Continue Reading...The Bracket of Blood has concluded! Click here to view and download the full Bracket of Blood.
Continue Reading...On this week's show we discuss our blu ray and 4k pick ups for the month of January. We also discuss what's coming out in February and what's going out of print in 2020.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss eco-horror, political allegory, and the Idahoan anomaly, The Being.
Continue Reading...Click here to vote in Final Round of the Bracket of Blood. This week consists of the 2 grand finalist films from Rounds 1-5 both fighting for their chance to be crowned the greatest horror film of the decade.
Continue Reading...Click here to vote in Semi-Finals of the Bracket of Blood. This week consists of the 4 finalist films from Rounds 1-4 all fighting for their chance to be crowned the greatest horror film of the decade.
Continue Reading...On this week's show, we talk with writer, producer, director, podcaster, and all around nice guy, Justin Beahm.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Nic Cage, alpacas, and the H.P. Lovecraft short story turned feature film, Color Out of Space.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss space horror, Chris Evans, and Cillian Murphy in Danny Boyle’s, Sunshine.
Continue Reading...Click here to vote in Round 4 of the Bracket of Blood. This week consists of the 8 finalist films from Rounds 1-3 all fighting for their chance to be crowned the greatest horror film of the decade.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss aliens, vampires, and the extremely bizarre mixture of the two in Tobe Hooper’s, Lifeforce.
Continue Reading...Click here to vote in Round 3 of the Bracket of Blood. This week consists of the 16 finalist films from Round 1 & 2 all fighting for their chance to be crowned the greatest horror film of the decade.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we interview the owner and operator of Red Shirt Pictures, Michael Felsher.
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Join the crew as we discuss Wes Craven, 90’s horror, and the brilliant meta-slasher, Scream.
Continue Reading...Click here to vote in Round 2 of the Bracket of Blood. This week consists of 16 of the winning films from Round 1 all fighting for their chance to be crowned the greatest horror film of the decade.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss how to entertain bigfoot, the size of bigfoot’s droppings, and the truly hilarious documentary, Bigfoot Monster Mystery.
Continue Reading...Click here to vote in Round 2 of the Bracket of Blood. This week consists of 16 of the winning films from Round 1 all fighting for their chance to be crowned the greatest horror film of the decade.
Continue Reading...Welcome to the newest show produced by the Straight Chilling crew! Join hosts Mikey and Bob as they discuss blu-rays, 4k’s, and the boutique distributors that help keep physical media alive.
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Join the crew as we close the year out by discussing our favorite films of the year. We also find out whether or not Bob could have purchased a jet-ski and just how delicious Malort is!
Continue Reading...Click here to vote in our Bracket of Blood Wild Card Round. This round consists of 16 films fighting for their chance to be crowned the greatest horror film of the decade.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Wes Craven, studio meddling, and the bizarre genre mashup, Deadly Friend.
Continue Reading...Click here to vote in our Bracket of Blood Macabre Division. This division consists of 28 films fighting for their chance to be crowned the greatest horror film of the decade.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Korean cinema, disproportionate wealth, and the award winning 2019 genre bender, Parasite (기생충).
Continue Reading...Click here to vote in our Bracket of Blood Haunters Division. This division consists of 28 films fighting for their chance to be crowned the greatest horror film of the decade.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris, and Darren Aronofsky’s, Mother!
Continue Reading...Click here to vote in our Bracket of Blood Monsters Division. This division consists of 28 films fighting for their chance to be crowned the greatest horror film of the decade.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss our favorite horror films of the last 10 years. As well as the most influential studios, art house horror, directors, and much more.
Continue Reading...Click here to vote in our Bracket of Blood Killers Division. This division consists of 28 films fighting for their chance to be crowned the greatest horror film of the decade.
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The Bracket of Blood is upon us. Click here to see the breakdown of the upcoming Bracket of Blood competition.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss clowns, carnies, cannibalism, and Rob Zombie’s 31.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss demonic rituals, Japanese variety TV shows, and tin foil suits in, Noroi: The Curse.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Stephen King, Mike Flanagan, and the sequel to The Shining, Doctor Sleep.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Robert Eggers, Willem Dafoe, and Robert Pattinson in The Lighthouse.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Tobe Hooper, the great state of Texas, and a pair of horror classics in our annual Halloween Extravaganza!
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss extreme haunts, body modification, and the latest Halloween centered horror film, Haunt.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Whoopi Goldberg, Patrick Swayze, and the quintessential horror film, Ghost.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss the boundaries of horror, mother nature, and why people are terrified of the south in, Deliverance.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss the 90’s, Fairuza Balk, and the quintessential high school witch movie, The Craft.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss the Mexican Drug War, Guillermo Del Toro, and Issa Lopez’ Tigers Are Not Afraid.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss TROMA, Lloyd Kaufman, and the ultra low budget “film” from 1982, Curse of the Cannibal Confederates.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Stephen King, Bill Hader, getting old, and the terrifying conclusion to one of the most profitable horror films ever made, IT Chapter Two.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Japan, the Fukushima nuclear disaster, and the giant monster movie, Shin Godzilla.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Bruce Campbell, Sam Raimi, and the third installment in the Evil Dead trilogy, Army of Darkness.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Bill Paxton, Matthew McConaughey, and the truly bizarre film, Frailty.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss children’s horror literature, spooky illustrations, and the latest from director Andre Ovredal, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss rabies, adultery, and a classic Stephen King novel turned movie, Cujo.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Busta Rhymes, reality television, and arguably the worst film in the Halloween franchise, Halloween Resurrection.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss capitalism, communism, and the Netflix original sensation, Stranger Things 3.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss ghosts, the art of the jump scare, and how damn lovable Pat Healy is in, The Innkeepers.
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Join the crew as we discuss magic mushrooms, the Swedish, and the latest cult catastrophe from the mind of Ari Aster, Midsommar.
Continue Reading...On this very special episode we are joined by the world’s foremost drive in critic, Joe Bob Briggs! Listen in as we discuss his origins as a journalist, his show on Shudder The Last Drive In, and his new live show How Rednecks Saved Hollywood.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Korean cinema, the beef between Korea and Japan, and the 2016 possession flick, The Wailing.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Jason Mewes, Henry Rollins, and the early 2000’s splatter movie, Feast.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss overreactions, feeling trapped, and the latest in franchise horror, Escape Room.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss giant monsters, giant leaps in logic, and the giant size blockbuster, Godzilla: King of the Monsters.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Superman, what would happen if Superman was bad, and the movie that shows what would happen if Superman was bad, Brightburn.
Continue Reading...What you’re about to hear are the events that transpired on Saturday May 18, 2019 inside The Justice Pub in Jacksonville, FL. The Straight Chilling Crew combined forces with The Short Box Podcast to discuss the horror classic, Creepshow in both comic book and movie form.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Nic Cage, New York City, and the truly bat shit movie, Vampire’s Kiss.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss new French extremity, crazy moms, and one of the most brutal films we’ve covered to date, Inside.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Peter Jackson, Michael J. Fox, and the wildly complex movie that birthed WETA Digital, The Frighteners.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss sports cars, ghetto blasters, and how Cooters are actually just people being controlled by aliens in, The Hidden.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Christian Bale, Mary Harron, Bret Easton Ellis, and the serial killer book turned movie, American Psycho.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Rory Culkin, the emergence of Norwegian Black Metal, and the suicide, murder, and arson associated with it in, Lords of Chaos.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Neil Marshall, David Harbour, Mike Mignola, and the reboot of a once successful comic book movie franchise, Hellboy.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss John Lithgow, Wendigos, and cats with that Forest Whitaker eye in, Pet Sematary.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Paris Hilton, horror remakes, and the mall rock epic from 2005, House of Wax.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss family vacations, evil Tim Heidecker, and Jordan Peele’s second feature length horror film, Us.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss nipple shocking, Billy Zane, and yet another brothel centric Tales from the Crypt movie, Demon Knight.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss evil ass country folk, how meat is murder, and this weird little movie from 2018 called, The Farm.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss groping ghosts, psychology, parapsychology, and the super spooky 1982 film, The Entity.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Takashi Miike, Japanese horror, and the truly twisted love story, Audition.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Back to the Future, evil college Deans, and the latest pseudo-slasher from Blumhouse, Happy Death Day 2U.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Wes Craven, night terrors, and the early 2000’s sleeper creeper, They.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we reflect upon the past 200 shows by playing games, talking ratings, answer listener questions, deliver the definitive Cooter Profile, and much more.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss New French Extremity, Pascal Laugier, and one of the most infamous horror films of all time, Martyrs.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss M. Night Shyamalan’s career, superhero movies, and the latest film from one of the most polarizing director’s of all time, Glass.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss found footage, goofy masks, and one of the most infamous horror films of all time, The Poughkeepsie Tapes. We also talk to filmmaker Sam Farmer about his latest movie, Cry for the Bad Man.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss the grieving process, the many metaphors for a cave, and Neil Marshall’s modern classic, The Descent.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we reflect upon 2018 and discuss the best and worst films the year had to offer.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss snooping children, a murderous Santa Claus, and John Waters’ favorite Christmas movie, Christmas Evil.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Tim Robbins, Vietnam, speed demons, and the classic 90’s horror, Jacob’s Ladder.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss haunted hotels, cabin fever, and the classic Stanley Kubrick film, The Shining.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss horny teens, machete killings, and one the best installments in one of the best horror franchises in history, Friday the 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss motels, fritters, the ancient art of meat smoking, and the fever-dream that is, Motel Hell.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss creepy houses, a haunted family, and the latest from director Mike Flanagan, The Haunting of Hill House.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Nazis, zombies, and the inevitable intersection of the two in, Overlord.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Dakota Johnson, Tilda Swinton, Thom Yorke, and Luca Guadagnino’s remake of the Italian horror classic, Suspiria.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Kevin Bacon, graboids, and the classic 90’s monster movie Tremors.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Danny McBride, John Carpenter, David Gordon Green, and the beginning of the slasher revival, Halloween.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss the film that created the modern zombie as we know it, and it’s sequel that pushed the boundaries of social commentary in this very special Romero double feature!
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss children’s horror, Mick Garris, Bette Midler, and the classic Halloween film, Hocus Pocus.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss British horror, anthology storytelling, and three spooky tales in, Ghost Stories.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Nicolas Cage, the Cheddar Goblin, and Panos Cosmatos’ revenge fueled feature, Mandy.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Stephen Spielberg, what constitutes a horror film, and dino DNA in the 90’s classic, Jurassic Park.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss spin-offs, great atmosphere, and whether or not The Nun is worth your precious time.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss kids on bikes, Monsters on foot, and squads in, The Monster Squad.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss the 80’s revival, kids on bikes, and strange neighbors in Summer of 84.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Tom Hanks, weird neighbors, and the Joe Dante classic, The ‘Burbs.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss intense British accents, blood magic, and The Occult in A Dark Song.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss aliens, axe murderers, zombies, Tom Atkins, and Fred Dekker’s 1986 classic, Night of the Creeps.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss our summer camp experiences, bad pranks, and the classic 80’s slasher, The Burning.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss poison, inheritances, and Tod Browning’s wildly depressing film from 1932, Freaks.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss prom, Australian cooters, and the high school horror film, The Loved Ones.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss franchise horror, the majesty of one liners, and one of the best horror sequels ever, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors. We also interview some Jacksonville filmmakers about their upcoming film, I Am Going To Kill Someone This Friday.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss the Yugoslav War, filmmakers' intent, and the most disturbing film we have ever seen, A Serbian Film. May God have mercy on our souls.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss creepy clowns, throwback cinema, and your new favorite slasher, Terrifier.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss dysfunctional families, beheadings, and the latest spooky offering from A24, Hereditary.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Leigh Wannell, the inevitable uprising of the machines, and the latest Blumhouse offering, Upgrade.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Korean filmmaking, zombies, and personal sacrifice in, Train to Busan.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss French extremism, the rape revenge subgenre, and the very stylish directorial debut from Coralie Fargeat, Revenge.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Henry Rollins, interview Rick Finkelstein, and review the first ever Patreon pick of the show, He Never Died.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Mexican vampires, Ron Perlman, and Guillermo Del Toro’s debut feature film, Cronos.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss a lesser heralded film from the Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, Strangers on a Train.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Barbara Crampton, home invasion, and Adam Wingard’s modern classic, You’re Next.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss dreamlike aesthetics, info dumps, and Dario Argento’s classic, Suspiria.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss sound design, the art of the scare, and John Krasinski’s directorial debut, A Quiet Place.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Rick Moranis, carnivorous plants, and the 1986 horror musical, The Little Shop of Horrors.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Natalie Portman, the state of modern science fiction, and having our minds blown clean out of our skulls by, Annihilation.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Ti West, 80’s horror stylings, and the slow-burn horror gem, The House of the Devil.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss the plight of the sequel, 80's nostalgia, and the music driven sequel to a modern horror classic, The Strangers: Prey at Night.
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Join the crew as we discuss the Milgram Experiment, Pat Healey, and the 2012 thriller, Compliance.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss David Cronenberg, Canadian filmmaking, and the classic body horror film, Videodrome.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Chris Sarandon, Dennis Miller, and the most 90’s thing ever put on film, Tales from the Crypt’s Bordello of Blood.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss The Winchester Mystery House, jump-scare Nation, and the hot mess that is, Winchester.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss J.J. Abrams, brilliant marketing, and the audacious, newest installment in the Cloverfield franchise, The Cloverfield Paradox.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Rose McGowan, Robert Rodriguez, and the throw-back grindhouse flick, Planet Terror.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Peter Jackson, Weta Workshop, and the 1992 campy gore fest, Dead Alive.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss magic cats, Scooby-Doo, and a truly insane Japanese horror film, Hausu.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss demons, twisted upbringings, and yet another spooky, spooky ghost movie, Insidious: The Last Key.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss magic, Clive Barker, and the cult driven private detective 90's film, Lord of Illusions.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss amazing production design, fear of the unknown, and Guillermo Del Toro’s latest offering, The Shape of Water.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss home invasion, shitty kids, and the latest Christmas horror film, Better Watch Out.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Sci-Fi Horror, A-List actors, and the spooky alien movie starring Eddie Murphy, LIFE.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss overacting, a Santa slasher, and the sequel that is 50% flashback, Silent Night Deadly Night 2.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss being too kind, cultish things and the worst dinner party ever captured on film, The Invitation.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Thanksgiving, practical effects, and one of the best remakes to date, The Blob.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Steve’s kick-assery, 80’s and 90’s references, and the return of the hit Netflix show, Stranger Things: Season 2.
Continue Reading...Mu(sic) Monday is a segment where we will dive head first into all things sonically sinister. On this week’s episode we get a reimagining of a post-modern Frankenstein and his monster.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Mark Duplass, mumblegore and the highly polarizing found footage film, Creep.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss sequel gymnastics, Tobin Bell’s dope voice, and the eighth installment in the Saw franchise, Jigsaw.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss a lighthearted BBC special that scared the pants off Great Britain as well as a wonderfully nostalgic trip through 1980’s local programming in our first ever double feature!
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Stonehenge, annoying theme songs, and the incredible misnomer, Hallowen III: Season of the Witch.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we roundup all the spooky releases on this most ominous of days... Friday the 13th!
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Stan Winston, Michael Jackson, and the epic, multi song music video, Ghosts.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Halloween parties, art school, and the glorious film that combines the two, Murder Party.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Rob Zombie’s filmography, Rob Zombie’s stylistic choices, and the 2007 remake, Rob Zombie’s Halloween.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss hunkering down during Hurricane Irma and ring in the spooky season by discussing the record breaking creepy clown movie, IT.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Greg Nicotero, Monster Cereal, and the Sam Raimi produced supermarket slasher, Intruder.
Continue Reading...Mu(sic) Monday is a segment where we will dive head first into all things sonically sinister. On this week’s episode I continue a series of music videos that conclude the story of a mysterious murder.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss comic book film adaptations, Adam Wingard's career, and the latest manga inspired Netflix original, Death Note.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss finding totality, world leaders, and John Landis' classic, An American Werewolf in London.
Continue Reading...Mu(sic) Monday is a segment where we will dive head first into all things sonically sinister. On this week’s episode we will experience Joaquin Phoenix’s interpretation of a high school dance.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss cheese milkshakes, The Conjuring Universe, and the haunted doll that just won't quit, Annabelle: Creation.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss fever dreams, metal penises, and the 70 minute NIN music video that is, Tetsuo: The Iron Man.
Continue Reading...Mu(sic) Monday is a segment where we will dive head first into all things sonically sinister. On this week’s episode we learn the true value of never giving up.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Quentin Tarantino’s foot obsession, goopy practical effects, and the bipolar Robert Rodriguez vampire flick, From Dusk Till Dawn.
Continue Reading...Mu(sic) Monday is a segment where we will dive head first into all things sonically sinister. On this week’s episode we will witness a macabre gluttonous celebration.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss local folklore, signature cocktails, and John Carpenter’s campfire tale classic, The Fog.
Continue Reading...Mu(sic) Monday is a segment where we will dive head first into all things sonically sinister. On this week’s episode we pay homage to another artist lost way too soon.
Continue Reading...Mu(sic) Monday is a segment where we will dive head first into all things sonically sinister. On this week’s episode we correlate the pain of a broken heart to that of being the undead.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Stephen King, roach horror stories, and the George A. Romero classic, Creepshow.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Clive Barker’s world building, pain for pleasure, and the sloppy horror classic, Hellraiser.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss surreal filmmaking, ride or dies, and Ingmar Bergman's only horror film, Hour of the Wolf.
Continue Reading...Mu(sic) Monday is a segment where we will dive head first into all things sonically sinister. On this week’s episode we learn that love conquers all, even death.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss South Korean culture, home invasion movies, and Bryan Bertino’s directorial debut, The Strangers.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss expectations and their influence on how we receive movies, the pains of developing the horror genre, and the latest low budget horror offering from A24, It Comes at Night.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Tom Cruise's Thetan level, Sofia Boutella's killer pupils, and the overconfident first installment in the new "Dark Universe," The Mummy.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Kiefer Sutherland, a homosexual yeti, and Joel Schumacher’s classic 80’s vampire comedy, The Lost Boys.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss the effects of violence in the media, home invasion films, and Michael Haneke’s shot for shot remake of his own film, Funny Games.
Continue Reading...Mu(sic) Monday is a segment where we will dive head first into all things sonically sinister. On this week’s episode we honor a music legend that left us too soon.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Twin Peaks, a serious Danny McBride, and the 6th film in the Alien franchise, Alien: Covenant.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss how to craft a good scare, the burden of remaking a classic movie, and Fede Alvarez’ debut feature, Evil Dead!
Continue Reading...Mu(sic) Monday is a segment where we will dive head first into all things sonically sinister. On this week’s episode I highlight a series of music videos that begin to tell the story of a mysterious murder.
Continue Reading...Mu(sic) Monday is a segment where we will dive head first into all things sonically sinister. On this week’s episode I highlight a music video that pays tribute to this week’s episode “Phantasm (1979)”.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss nightmare logic, J.J. Abrams, and the first film in Don Coscarelli’s highly influential franchise, Phantasm.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss H.P. Lovecraft, Twin Peaks, and the latest gore fest to hit VOD, The Void.
Continue Reading...Mu(sic) Monday is a segment where we will dive head first into all things sonically sinister. On this week’s episode I highlight a music video that reveals what happens when your curiosity gets the best of you.
Continue Reading...Mu(sic) Monday is a segment where we will dive head first into all things sonically sinister. On this week’s episode I highlight a music video that confronts the horrors of insecurity and conformity.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss blending genres, mumblecore kaijus, and Nacho Vigalondo's newest film starring Anne Hathaway, Colossal.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss 19th century remedies for impotence, childhood-gateway horror movies, and the only movie with evil puppets, Nazis, and green Egyptian resurrection juice, Puppet Master.
Continue Reading...Mu(sic) Monday is a segment where we will dive head first into all things sonically sinister. On this week’s episode I highlight a music video that explores the hidden dangers lurking in suburbia.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss the crazy reasons women were institutionalized in the 19th century, how badass R. Lee Ermey is, and the remake that gave Platinum Dunes a leg to stand on, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
Continue Reading...Mu(sic) Monday is a segment where we will dive head first into all things sonically sinister. On this week’s episode I highlight a music video that explores the consequences of telling ghost stories.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss pregnant women with machine guns, the cannibalistic tendencies of Jason Mimoa, and the truly bizarre tale of two star crossed lovers that is, The Bad Batch.
Continue Reading...Mu(sic) Monday is a segment where we will dive head first into all things sonically sinister. On this week’s episode I highlight a music video that teaches the valuable lesson of why you should never text and drive.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss Vincent Price’s kickass-ery, William Castle’s gimmicks, and the campy required viewing material that is, The Tingler.
Continue Reading...Mu(sic) Monday is a segment where we will dive head first into all things sonically sinister. On this week’s episode I highlight a brand new music video that takes us on a journey through a haunted space and time.
Continue Reading...Mu(sic) Monday is a segment where we will dive head first into all things sonically sinister. On this week’s episode I highlight a music video that explores the scary forgotten world of Nu Metal.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss human nature, fear of the unknown, Fred Durst, The Puppet Master franchise, and the office place horror that is, The Belko Experiment.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss 60's trash cinema, fancy tea cakes, female stereotypes, and the technicolor fever-dream that is, The Love Witch.
Continue Reading...Mu(sic) Monday is a segment where we will dive head first into all things sonically sinister. On this week’s episode I highlight a music video that explores the ties between the Devil and seduction.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss video game movies, Milla Jovovich's country of origin, and Paul W.S. Anderson's magnum opus, Resident Evil.
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Mu(sic) Monday is a segment where we will dive head first into all things sonically sinister. On this week’s episode I highlight a music video that explores forbidden love during the colonial era.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we celebrate our 100th episode by having a retrospective and relive the best and worst the Straight Chilling crew has to offer! We also review Jordan Peele's directorial debut, Get Out.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss gothic horror, unreliable narrators, and Gore Verbinski's ambitious film about being overly ambitious, A Cure for Wellness.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we celebrate Women in Horror Month by discussing female horror directors, our favorite female characters, and of course scream queens!
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss little known fetishes, Josh Hartnett, and the movie turned book turned movie that is, 30 Days of Night.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss M. Night Shyamalan’s legacy of twist endings, dissociative identity disorder, and the latest Blumhouse production that is, Split.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss the demon Pazuzu, themes of faith and doubt, the exorcism of Roland Doe, and the indisputable 1973 classic, The Exorcist.
Continue Reading...Join Randy and Bob as we plunge the depths of the internet in search of fringe horrors in our first ever bonus episode.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss the latest horror trailers, overt mouth breathing, and the fifth installment in the Underworld saga, Underworld: Blood Wars.
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss children's horror, 80's stylings, and the incredibly fun creature feature that time forgot, The Gate.
Continue Reading...It's that time of year again! I present to you the best and worst 2016 had to offer!
Continue Reading...On this week's episode we discuss mind fucks, our top rated films of 2016, and one of the most randomly, fantastic movies you'll ever see, Triangle.
Continue Reading...On this week’s episode, join the crew as we discuss meeting professional wrestlers, horrific holiday puns, and the only movie where Fran Drescher and Chris Kattan get murdered by Bill Goldberg playing Santa Claus, Santa’s Slay! Also, we are joined by a very special guest...
Continue Reading...Join the crew as we discuss our favorite Christmas horror movies, the dark origins of several Christmas traditions, Santa serial killers, ancient Christmas folklore and more!
Continue Reading...On this week’s episode, join the crew as we discuss the resurgence of practical effects, consumerism, and the classic Christmas films that influenced Michael Dougherty’s, Krampus.
Continue Reading...On this week's episode, join the crew as we discuss holiday slashers, the birth of a serial killer and the controversial Santa slasher that is, Silent Night, Deadly Night.
Continue Reading...On this week’s episode, join the crew as we discuss our favorite snack cakes, zom-com’s and one of Woody Harrelson’s best performances yet in, Zombieland.
Continue Reading...On this week’s episode, join the crew as we discuss evil twins, Thanksgiving themed horror films and the only slasher ever filmed in our hometown of Jacksonville, FL… Blood Rage!
Continue Reading...On this week's episode, join the crew as we discuss nonlinear storytelling, cross genre filmmaking and one of the least discussed John Carpenter films in existence, Ghosts of Mars.
Continue Reading...Mu(sic) Monday is a segment where we will dive head first into all things sonically sinister. On this week’s episode I highlight a music video that reveals the softer side of one of the most dangerous killers in horror film history.
Continue Reading...On this week’s episode, join the crew as we discuss hyper realism in film, whether or not goats can be trusted and Robert Eggers’ New England folktale, The Witch.
Continue Reading...We here at Straight Chilling love the Halloween season, so we decided to spend an episode celebrating it. Please join us in our ramblings and I can guarantee you a good time, some great stories and some Halloween recommendations.
Continue Reading...Join the Straight Chilling crew in our first annual Candy Bowl! Which film will be triumphant? What do the users and the critics have to say? Tune in to our Halloween Extravaganza episode and play along.
Continue Reading...Mu(sic) Monday is a segment where we will dive head first into all things sonically sinister. On this week’s episode I highlight a music video that combines old school cartoons with contemporary hip hop.
Continue Reading...Every October I turn to the spooky music as well as spooky films. Here are 5 must listens for me every year and I highly recommend you check them out.
Continue Reading...A review of Over the Garden Wall's original soundtrack, written by The Blasting Company. Inspired by Woody Guthrie, Shirley Temple, T Rex and more.
Continue Reading...Mu(sic) Monday is a segment where we will dive head first into all things sonically sinister. On this week’s episode I highlight a music video that celebrates old school horror movie monsters and practical special effects.
Continue Reading...On this week’s episode, join the crew as we discuss Hurricane Matthew, the successes and pitfalls of creature features and Stan Winston’s piece of original folklore that is, Pumpkinhead.
Continue Reading...Mu(sic) Monday is a segment where we will dive head first into all things sonically sinister. On this week’s episode I highlight a music video that ties into our latest podcast episode “Over the Garden Wall (2014)”
Continue Reading...On this week's episode, join the crew as we discuss Dante's Inferno, teenage awkwardness and the modern day fable that is, Over the Garden Wall.
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Mu(sic) Monday is a segment where we will dive head first into all things sonically sinister. On this week’s episode I highlight a music video that tells a grim story of peer pressure, sexual awakenings, and teenage shenanigans.
Continue Reading...Every year when October rolls around we like to pair a film with each of the 31 days in the month. Can you watch 31 films in 31 days? The challenge is yours should you choose to accept it!
Continue Reading...On this week's episode, join the crew as we discuss the flaws of the kaiju film, sexuality in Japanese culture and the only big budget, found footage film to date, Cloverfield.
Continue Reading...Before we had proper gear, a show format or really any order at all, we recorded 62 glorious episodes! Dive deep into the Straight Chilling archives and feast your ears on the chaos!
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On this week’s episode, join the crew as we discuss the plight of the sequel, the effects of viral marketing, and the surprisingly polarizing film that is, Blair Witch.
Continue Reading...On this week's episode, join us as we discuss the evolution of the zombie film, the duality of mankind and becoming that which you hate to survive.
Continue Reading...Want to set the mood for the Halloween season? Look no further and feast your ears on this definitive Halloween playlist.
Continue Reading...On this week’s episode, join the crew as we discuss womanhood, female stereotypes in film and the teenage drama featuring lycanthropy that is, Ginger Snaps.
Continue Reading...On this week's episode, the Straight Chilling crew are joined by friends of the show Nichole and David Hamilton! We discuss character building, modern horror trends and their influences and a third act that left us feeling sticky.
Continue Reading...On this week's episode, join the crew as we discuss the astounding acting capabilities of John Goodman, the plight of modern day sequels and aliens... necessary or not?
Continue Reading...In preparation for the release of Adam Wingard's upcoming film, Blair Witch, we tackle a modern classic. On this week's episode, join the crew as we discuss folk lore, marketing schemes and the reason for the found footage boom, The Blair Witch Project!
Continue Reading...On this week's episode join the crew as we discuss 80's nostalgia, Dungeons and Dragons and MK Ultra.
Continue Reading...On this week's episode, join the crew as we discuss genetically enhanced sharks, LL Cool J and the Jurassic Park knock off that is, Deep Blue Sea!
Continue Reading...On this week's episode, join the crew as we discuss mental illness, teen horror and a super spooky ghost with a nice old lady name.
Continue Reading...On this very special episode of Straight Chilling, we are joined by writer, actor, director, musician and producer Richard Kodai to discuss his upcoming Jacksonville Horror Showcase. We also review the new punk thriller by Jeremy Saulnier, Green Room and discuss the latest in horror news.
Continue Reading...This week at Straight Chilling, join us on a very special podcast crossover episode! We are joined by Short Box host and cohost Badr and Cesar as we discuss fruit consumption, vampire lore and the 80's gem that is Fright Night! You are indeed... so cool Brewster...
Continue Reading...On this week's episode, join the crew as we discuss murder tourism, ham-fisted social commentary and the missed mark that is, The Purge: Election Year.
On this week's episode, join the crew as we discuss George A Romero's influence on the horror genre, the evolution of zombies and some of the best practical effects put to film.
Continue Reading...On this week's episode, join the crew as we discuss cowboy vampires, child actors and Bill Paxton's glorious truth telling hips.
Continue Reading...On this week's episode, join the crew as we discuss Ed and Lorraine Warren, the crooked man and spooky spooky spooky ghosts!
Continue Reading...We're back! On this week's episode, join the crew as we discuss Sam Neil, black holes and blood orgys??? Also, you can now watch Event Horizon on Netflix!
Hey everybody, welcome to the official Straight Chilling Podcast website! Up and running just in time for fall 2016.
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