Horror Movie Survival Guide is a weekly podcast where two long time chums (and unlikely gorehounds) watch and talk about horror films from a survival point of view. We ask the question - how can *we* end up as the final girl? Join Julia Marchese and Teri Gamble as we take a deep dive into everything from OG horror to newly released films (but preferably classics on VHS). We'll talk about obscure details that no one else notices, spin off into alternate casting universes, crush on some foxy, ...
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Every movie genre has its own rules, and you need to know those rules if you're going to survive that genre! This podcast looks at the Top Ten rules of each genre in order to help you survive in that movie, be it horror, action, or the dreaded teenage sex comedy.
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The Vourdalak - "Thank You for the Broth."
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29:58The Vourdalak - "Thank You for the Broth." This week we travel back in time to 18th Century Eastern Europe with THE VOURDALAK (2023). A marquis lost on his journey home looks for love in all the wrong places. A folk horror tale that lampoons the aristocratic culture from the King's court, while also questioning the misogyny and heteronormativity of…
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HMSG Interview Adam Cesare - "Clown in a Cornfield"
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30:10HMSG Interview Adam Cesare - "Clown in a Cornfield" In anticipation of the new film adaptation of CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD (2025), we had the honor of chatting with fellow cinephile and author of the series Adam Cesare about his career and the new film hitting theatres this Friday, May 9th! Go See Clown in a Cornfield TODAY! If you dare! Support the sh…
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The Apology - "My Justice Fantasy" This week we cover THE APOLOGY (2022) - written and directed by friend of the show Alison Locke! One mother's search for truth about her daughter leads to a tense and powerful confrontation on a dark and stormy night. We hope you enjoy digging into this fresh episode! Support the show…
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Get Away - "Death Comes before Art! This week we take a much needed holiday with a loving family who are about to have a killer vacation in the GET AWAY (2024). This comedy is written by and starring Nick Frost (Shaun of the Dead, Black Cab) along with a stellar cast of incredible characters. Another great selection from our producer, Sierra! We ho…
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The Phantom of the Opera (1925) - "Your Career - Your Master!"
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38:48The Phantom of the Opera (1925) - "Your Career - Your Master!" This week we tackle the one-hundred year old classic THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1925). A timeless tale about love, obsession and a genius forced to live on the fringes of society getting his revenge! This stunning film is anchored by a truly virtuosic performance from Lon Chaney as the t…
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Studio 666 - "Finish It & It Begins!"
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34:36Studio 666 - "Finish It & It Begins!" This week we cover the Foo Fighters horror comedy, STUDIO 666 (2022). The band plays themselves literally and figuratively in this Faustian tale of a band chasing success and making a deal with the Devil to continue to succeed. The story is by Dave Grohl who was clearly inspired by his friend John Carpenter. Th…
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Nosferatu - "Awake, but in a Dream."
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52:42Nosferatu - "Awake, but in a Dream." This week we give the people what they want! A jam-packed episode that goes all in on the new Robert Eggers NOSFERATU (2024). A recommendation from our incredible producer Sierra Rein we all had a blast with this one. We hope you enjoy listening to this fresh episode crazy style! Support the show…
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HMSG Interview Phil Nobile Jr - "Trampa Infernal"
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1:03:48HMSG Interview Phil Nobile Jr. - "Trampa Infernal" This week we had the honor of chatting with PHIL NOBILE JR. the Editor-in-Chief of FANGORIA magazine! He brought the heat with his film selection TRAMPA INFERNAL (1989) aka Hell's Trap! A fun 80's slasher romp with some fun twists and turns. Phil is an Emmy-winning documentary producer, and the exe…
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HMSG Interview Jack Bennett - "Brain Damage!"
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1:08:14HMSG Interview Jack Bennett - "Brain Damage!" This week we chat about the Frank Henenlotter film, BRAIN DAMAGE (1988) with JACK BENNETT - fabulous filmmaker and friend of the show! We bonded with Bennett over his love for weird and wonderful things and the delightful practical effects used in this cult classic. Jack Bennett started his career as a …
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Leprechaun - "I Want Me Gold!" Top o' the mornin' to ya! It's St. Patrick's Day ☘️ and we've got a fresh episode full of gold for you and your favorite little LEPRECHAUN (1993) played lovingly by Warwick Davis! Will there be bad Irish accents? Will there be LA Gear shoes? Will there be confusion about basic plot points? YESSSSS to all! Support the …
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Häxan - "Witchcraft with Thunder!" This week we tackle a classic horror film that gives us a comprehensive history of witchcraft through the ages - HÄXAN (1922). Equal parts documentary, historical reenactment and social commentary on the modern era...that feels still eerily relevant 100 years later. We highly recommend this wonderful film! We hope…
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Lake Mungo - "Death Takes Everything, Eventually"
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32:14Lake Mungo - "Death Takes Everything, Eventually" This week we cover LAKE MUNGO (2008) a recommendation from the lovely BJ Coangelo, and a favorite of Mike Flanagan. A haunting tale with so many twists and turns told through true crime mockumentary format. A dizzying amount of reveals will keep you enthralled from beginning to end! We hope you enjo…
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US - "I Don't Feel Like Myself" This week we tackle Jordan Peele's follow up to Get Out - US (2019)! This film offers a searing look at American imperialism and the parasitic nature of our Culture. Asking the questions - What are we actually tethered to? And what are the costs for the lives we lead? We hope you enjoy digging into this fresh episode…
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Abby - "My Soul is a Witness" This week we go back in time to the groovy 70's with a good girl who goes bad in ABBY (1974). An Exorcism with Blacula's William Marshall as the priest/shaman/hero! Abby is an upstanding member of her community until a trickster demon is unleashed from another realm to wreak havoc on her and her family. We hope you enj…
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Exhuma - "It's the Vilest Plot!" So excited to spend more time in Korea with this week's selection EXHUMA (2024)! A family curse that may goes deeper than the group of country shaman can dig. A great double feature with last week's selection The Wailing (2016). This film that was highly recommended to us by the lovely Toby Poser matriarch of the Ad…
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The Wailing - "He's Not Human" Happy Lunar New Year! 🧧🐍 We are celebrating the year of the snake with a story that wraps it's tail around a small province in South Korea in THE WAILING (2016)! A bumbling country cop is in way over his head in a serial murder case. A sprawling film that starts off like a typical horror comedy then becomes something …
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The First Purge - "Are You Angry?" This week we cover a film that recently entered back into the TOP 10 streaming charts in America...THE FIRST PURGE (2018). This franchise continues to be relevant and timely as the issues it tackles - poverty, racism and access to the "American Dream" - continue to persist. We hope you enjoy releasing your rage wi…
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Crimson Peak - "Rotting & Sinking" This week we are celebrating our 400th Episode of Horror Movie Survival Guide by dissecting a bloody beautiful gothic romance - CRIMSON PEAK (2015) directed by the legendary Guillermo Del Toro! Vibrantly stunning costumes, sumptuous cinematography coupled with scenery chewing performances by Mia Wasikowska, Jessic…
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Late Night with the Devil - "Dreamer, here! Awake!"
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34:22Late Night with the Devil - "Dreamer, here! Awake!" A 1970's talk show on Halloween night featuring mediums, psychics, mentalists and skeptics... oh my! LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL (2023) starring genre (and Horror Movie Survival Guide) favorite David Dastmalchian has it all! A fun premise of a bygone ratings war that culminates in a disaster for TV …
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The Phantom Carriage - "The Torment of Remorse"
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32:20The Phantom Carriage - "The Torment of Remorse" Happy New Year! A cinematic classic about a man on a mission to torment the world vs. a woman from a mission who wants to save it - THE PHANTOM CARRIAGE (1921). Tempting fate, a man regales his chums with a story about who will carry the mantle of the reaper of souls into the New Year. Will he be give…
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Angel Heart - "I Don't Like Messy Accounts"
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57:32Angel Heart - "I Don't Like Messy Accounts" For the end of the year we are tying up our loose ends with De Niro, Rourke & Bonet in ANGEL HEART (1987). A Faustian tale that goes all the way to hell and back. A film that was extremely controversial when it came out - Bonet had to exit the "wholesome" sitcom she had starred on prior. Beautiful cinemat…
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Terrifier 3 - "It's a Terrifier Christmas!"
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47:36Terrifier 3 - "It's a Terrifier Christmas!" One of our favorite clowns is back just in time to give us a December to remember - TERRIFIER 3 (2024). You better watch out, you better not cry Santa Art is coming to town! A send up of so many holiday classics with Art the Clown's distinct twisted humor dripping all over it! As with all the films in the…
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It's a Wonderful Knife - "I Know What You Did Last Christmas"
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28:46It's a Wonderful Knife - "I Know What You Did Last Christmas" The holidays continue to slay this season with IT'S A WONDERFUL KNIFE (2023). When the Northern Lights are set ablaze at the same time as wishes are made the town of Angel Falls experiences some seismic changes! Will our heroes find their true north stars? Will they end the murderous Ang…
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Santa Claws - "Would You Go Back to Zoology?"
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30:48Santa Claws - "Would You Go Back to Zoology?" Celebrate the holidays by shaking these packages and opening up this fresh HMSG episode with SANTA CLAWS (1996). A super fan takes his affections to far for Raven, a gorgeous Slasher Scream Queen (played perfectly by Debbie Rochon) in this 90's campy slasher brought to you by John A. Russo (Night of the…
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HMSG Interview Michael Varrati - There's a Zombie Outside
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1:03:48There's a Zombie Outside - HMSG Interview Michael Varrati Such an honor to chat with our friend & HMSG Champion, Michael Varrati, about his brand new film THERE'S A ZOMBIE OUTSIDE (2024). Following in the footsteps of Pittsburgh's finest - the Maestro, George A. Romero - Varrati has crafted a zombie feature with a distinct social message that speak…
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HMSG Interview Rebekah McKendry - "Four Flies on Grey Velvet"
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1:08:14HMSG Interview Rebekah Mckendry - "Four Flies on Grey Velvet" This week we had the privilege of interviewing the wonderful Rebekah McKendry and got to discuss a Giallo film that neither Julia or Teri had seen before. FOUR FLIES ON GREY VELVET (1971). Rebekah McKendry is an award-winning director and writer. Her horror feature GLORIOUS (2022)(starri…
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Talk to Me - "I Let You In" This week we are talking to the hand and maybe summoning nefarious spirits from the other side with TALK TO ME (2022). A simple device with a huge impact - a party game that seems more like a drug draws in some teens into a deadly game that connects them to the spirit world. This surprising directorial feature debut from…
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Slash/Back - "Hunting is Patience" This week we discuss another wonderful project created by and starring Indigenous Talent - SLASH/BACK (2022). Writer/Director Nyla Innuksuk beautifully combines Indigenous lore with some of our favorite sci-fi horror tropes! Very reminiscent of The Thing and Annihilation, but with a kid friendly vibe! This is a go…
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Prey - "You Think I'm Not a Threat" A Predator story set back in time, focused on an Indigenous tribe as the fight for land and safety intensifies a warrior comes into their own in PREY (2022). A fresh perspective on the classic Predator series this weekend installment packs a great punch. A stellar performance from Amber Midthunder leads the charg…
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All Hallows' Eve - "That was Sick" This week we tackle the film that launched a true work of ART - ALL HALLOWS' EVE (2013). A fun anthology where Art, the Clown is intertwined throughout some frightful Halloween tales! You can see the genesis of Damien Leone's craft and the seeds that were planted to bring us the ultimate TERRIFIER series later! We…
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Final Destination - "Death's Sadistic Design"
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32:06Final Destination - "Death's Sadistic Design" The turn of the century was full of worry about Y2K computer viruses and Death's Sadistic Design in FINAL DESTINATION (2000). A disaster horror flick that launched a robust franchise and so many wonderfully scary ways to end up unalived! Devon Sawa & Ali Larter lead the charge along with some fun appear…
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When Evil Lurks - "It's Everywhere" To celebrate spooky season we have been tackling some of our most requested and highly recommended films! WHEN EVIL LURKS (2023) came highly recommended to us from friend of the podcast, photographer extraordinaire, Patrick McPheron. Patrick is responsible for some of our favorite photos used for our show, HORROR…
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HMSG Interview Anastasia & Richard Elfman! "Bloody Bridget
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1:00:08HMSG Interview Anastasia & Richard Elfman! "Bloody Bridget So excited to interview the ICONIC, Bon VIVANT, Horror COUPLE - ANASTASIA & RICHARD ELFMAN about their careers & their new film BLOODY BRIDGET (2023). Anastasia is a stage and screen actress, director, dancer,choreographer and burlesque artist. Richard is a director, writer, producer, percu…
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IT - "I am Eater of Worlds" Well - this is IT (1990). We finish our Stephen King Birthday Party with a big one - the 1990 TV - Mini- Series version of IT starring the legendary Tim Curry as Pennywise. Of course you can count on Julia for all the nitty gritty details from her favorite book vs this adaptation! We hope you enjoy digging into this fres…
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Mr. Harrigan's Phone - "Call Me if You Need Anything"
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40:46Mr. Harrigan's Phone - "Call Me if you Need Anything" We continue our Stephen King Birthday party month with MR. HARRIGAN'S PHONE (2022). A story about the technology and power grounded in an unlikely friendship between a boy and billionaire. A cautionary tale about the "smartphone" era and what the costs might really be for wielding such power. We…
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1408 - "A Fragmented Loop of Unease & Despair"
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47:041408 - "A Fragmented Loop of Unease & Despair" We continue our Stephen King Birthday Party with one of his most iconic Short Stories - 1408 (2007). A story that started off as a writing exercise that has gone on to be so much more! A cynical writer (John Cusack) is lured into the clutches of one very evil hotel room. We love seeing Cusack and Samue…
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Graveyard Shift - "The Place is Infested"
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45:18Graveyard Shift - "The Place is Infested" Our Stephen King birthday celebration continues with GRAVEYARD SHIFT. Dealing with a toxic work environment is for the RATS! A cotton mill is infested ...with something sinister. Can the new "college boy" in town make a difference in the battle against infestation? We hope you enjoy our freshly dropped epis…
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1922 - "Life is Rarely Fair" We are tackling Stephen King content all month in honor of the King's birthday! We kick off our Stephen King Birthday Party in the middle of a cornfield with 1922 (2017). A farmer who is more in love with his land than his wife. A cautionary tale about pride and consequences for our actions. The ghosts of our pasts will…
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Stopmotion - "Morticians Wax" This week we travel down the uncanny valley of puppetry with STOPMOTION (2023). We follow a young aspiring animator who is trying tooth and nail to make her own way beyond her legendary mother's shadow. How far is too far to go for one's artistic vision? A literal feast for the eyes - we hope you enjoy digging into thi…
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Witchboard - "Progressive Entrapment"
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30:42Witchboard - "Progressive Entrapment" We conclude our trip back in time to 1986 with a film starring one of Teri's favorite video vixen's Tawny Kitaen - WITCHBOARD (1986). A group of frenemies get together and summon what they think is the ghost of a child...but it could be something much more sinister! We hope you enjoy summoning up spirits with u…
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The Hitcher - "I Want You to Stop Me"
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40:22The Hitcher - "I Want You to Stop Me" This week we continue down the 1986 horror highway with THE HITCHER (1986). A chase film driven by Rutger Hauer pouring on all the gas with an explosive performance! A young - post OUTSIDERS - performance from C. Thomas Howell as the kid about to see too much, too fast & about to get furious! We hope you enjoy …
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HMSG Interview Heidi Honeycutt - "I Spit on Your Celluloid" Book
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58:50HMSG Interview Heidi Honeycutt - "I Spit on Your Celluloid" NEW BOOK! This week dive deep into the history of women in horror with Heidi Honeycutt as she launches her new book I SPIT ON YOUR CELLULOID! Heidi Honeycutt is an American journalist, author, actress, filmmaker, film programmer, and co-founder of the Los Angeles-based Etheria Film Night, …
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Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer - "I Guess I Got Carried Away."
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46:24Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer - "I Guess I Got Carried Away." 1986 was quite a year for some intense thrillers - this week we discuss one of the most iconic ripped from the headlines stories with HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER (1986). Haunting performances by everyone in this film - especially Michael Rooker who gives us all the chills as …
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Manhunter - "It’s just you & me now, sport!"
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39:42Manhunter - "It’s just you & me now, sport!" This week we tackle another film from 1986 that is our cinematic introduction to Hannibal Lecter - MANHUNTER (1986). A film that plays with light and color to highlight the push and pull of a man that takes one more job when he's already called it quits. What could go wrong...? Michael Mann directs his m…
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Basket Case - "What's in the Basket?"
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41:38Basket Case - "What's in the Basket?" Just a sweet little story about a kid from upstate New York who finally heads to the big city for a little sight seeing - or REVENGE - with a really big totally unsuspicious basket. We learn how family secrets can literally tear people apart in BASKET CASE (1982). From the mind of cult cinema auteur, Frank Hene…
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The Blood on Satan's Claw - "These Old Superstitions Die Hard"
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31:08The Blood on Satan's Claw - "These Old Superstitions Die Hard" It's the middle of summer - the perfect time to dive into some folk horror with THE BLOOD ON SATAN'S CLAW (1971). A small village succumbs to the power of the Devil through a serious of unfortunate events. This movie predates "The Wicker Man" but covers some very similar territory and l…
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No One Will Save You - "I'm sorry, Maude"
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43:24No One Will Save You - "I'm sorry, Maude" We celebrate 7 Years of Horror Movie Survival Guide this week with a wonderful invasion by some body snatchers with NO ONE WILL SAVE YOU (2023). Director Brian Duffield asks "What if we are invaded by benevolent creatures who only want to "save us"? Would you like to go on a soma holiday...? We want to than…
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Satanic Hispanics - "You've Found a Key"
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38:58Satanic Hispanics - "You've Found a Key" What a treat to go on a journey with The Traveler (Efren Ramirez) as he evades Death in SATANIC HISPANICS (2022). This rip-roaring anthology has one of the best wrap-around stories we have ever seen! Featuring work from 'five Latin AF directors' that each bring wonderful takes of divine, fantastical, and sin…
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The Jessica Cabin - "Someone's Always Watching"
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30:18The Jessica Cabin - "Someone's Always Watching" Continuing our Pride Month celebration with a delightful ghost rom-com THE JESSICA CABIN (2022). What happens when you're a lonely ghost presented with the perfect match...will love cross over to the other side? Can love last for an eternity? We hope you enjoy this week's fresh haunt! Support the show…
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Tales of Poe - "Mad People Know Nothing"
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35:42Tales of Poe - "Mad People Know Nothing" Our Pride Month celebration continues with TALES OF POE (2014). Poe's classic stories reimagined and starring some of our favorite scream queens and queer icons! A solid anthology using many of Poe's sweet twists and turns of phrases. We hope you enjoy delving into this fresh episode! Support the show…
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