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April 20, 2025

Sinners - A Review

“You better pick poor robin clean Pick poor robin clean I picked his head, I picked his feet (Would have) I picked his body, but it wasn’t fit to eat You’d better pick poor robin clean Pick poor robin clean But I’ll be …
April 15, 2025

The Last Temptation of Donnie Darko

“Every living creature on this earth dies alone.” -Roberta Sparrow, The Philosophy of Time Travel   Donnie Darko is a modernized retelling of The Last Temptation of Christ. I am not the first to think of it, but the giveaway in …
April 12, 2025

HORROR TO CULTURE 28

This episode is devoted to the fascinating and complex subject of Folk Horror, throughout literature and film! 20 mins
March 30, 2025

A Review: The Rule of Jenny Pen

New to Shudder this weekend comes 2024’s The Rule of Jenny Pen, out of New Zealand, starring Geoffrey Rush and John Lithgow (who also executive produced). It’s safe to say that from a psychological horror standpoint, Jenny Pen stands out…
March 15, 2025

Double Feature W/ Scott Schirmer #1

THE RING (2002) Naomi Watts (Mulholland Dr) stars as a journalist investigating the bizarre, synchronized deaths of four teenagers who died exactly seven days after watching a disturbing videotape. After watching the tape herself, the clock starts …
March 15, 2025

HORROR TO CULTURE 27

On this edition we celebrate the arrival of spring by taking a brief look at Found Footage horror...! 15 mins
Feb. 15, 2025

HORROR TO CULTURE 26

We're celebrating the V-Day hangover, with a new episode devoted to animated insanity...! Horror in animation, stop-motion, and claymation... 16 mins
Feb. 15, 2025

I Am, The Sunken City

I want to recommend to you, dear reader, a hidden gem among 21st century films. It’s less than an hour long, and it’s a quick, easy affair. 2005’s The Call of Cthulhu is as faithful an adaptation of the iconic Lovecraft story as …

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April 20, 2025

Sinners - A Review

“You better pick poor robin clean Pick poor robin clean I picked his head, I picked his feet (Would have) I picked his body, but it wasn’t fit to eat You’d better pick poor robin clean Pick poor robin clean But I’ll be …

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April 15, 2025

The Last Temptation of Donnie Darko

“Every living creature on this earth dies alone.” -Roberta Sparrow, The Philosophy of Time Travel   Donnie Darko is a modernized retelling of The Last Temptation of Christ. I am not the first to think of it, but the giveaway in …

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March 30, 2025

A Review: The Rule of Jenny Pen

New to Shudder this weekend comes 2024’s The Rule of Jenny Pen, out of New Zealand, starring Geoffrey Rush and John Lithgow (who also executive produced). It’s safe to say that from a psychological horror standpoint, Jenny Pen stands out…

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