Ahh! Real Films

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Curtis and Taylor as we cover movies where....baby, it's cold--BABY IT'S COLD OUTSIIIIDE! Yes, films where the cold/snow plays a central part in the events of the movie (our themes are getting really specific)! We discuss fear of the cold and what makes the cold so scary before covering two classics of the genre. Why do humans fear the cold and snow so much? How have horror films used snowy landscapes to emphasize their themes or put a little twist on the action? How many times will Curtis tell Taylor to put something in the show notes? Did she indeed do so? Listen and find out!

Please connect with us on Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: [email protected]. We’d love any recommendations for a new topic or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!

If you’re interested in looking into our friends at Magic Mind, visit the link www.magicmind.com/ahrealfilms, and use the promo code “ahh20” for 60% off your first subscription purchase or 20% off a one-time purchase! Hey, that’s even cheaper than your afternoon coffee at Starbucks, so what are you waiting for?! 

You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).  

 
Taylor: @happydeathtay

Curtis: @let5groove2nit3

Link to Jake Geller video discussed in the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp2wbyLoEtM 
"Frozen Alive" by Peter Starke: https://www.outsideonline.com/2152131/freezing-death
And check out "To Build a Fire" by Jack London! 

Films Covered: The Invisible Man (1933), The Thing (1983), Red Dot (2021), Best. Christmas. Ever! (2023), Dashing Through the Snow (2023)

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders (and turkeys and turkettes)! Join Taylor & Curtis as we return to a classic, beloved episode – the Thanksgiving episode! The fans have been BEGGING for it, and we thought this week’s release of Thanksgiving by Eli Roth was a perfect opportunity to return to a classic. Unfortunately, this also means we must cover one of the worst movies we’ve ever watched – but alas! Do Curtis and Taylor know the word “plumage”? Is the table set? Does shitting in your spouses coffee convey your desire for a divorce? And what IS Florida’s favorite Thanksgiving dish? Listen and find out!

Please connect with us on Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: [email protected]. We’d love any recommendations for a new topic or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!

If you’re interested in looking into our friends at Magic Mind, visit the link www.magicmind.com/ahrealfilms, and use the promo code “ahh20” for 60% off your first subscription purchase or 20% off a one-time purchase! Hey, that’s even cheaper than your afternoon coffee at Starbucks, so what are you waiting for?! 

You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).  

 
Taylor: @happydeathtay

Curtis: @let5groove2nit3

Link to Dead Meat video discussed in the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYvyr36PFCI 

Films Covered: Thanksgiving (2023), Thankskilling (2007), The Hell House LLC Series, Talk to Me (2023), Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead (2023), Insidious: The Last Key (2018), The Witch (2015)

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders (and boils and ghouls)! Join Taylor & Curtis as we wrap up our coverage of the 2023 Halloween season! We each give two shout outs for films we enjoyed this season before covering a film that the other recommended to us. That's right germs you're going to hear SIX mini film reviews what fun!! What sets modern slashers apart from those of the 1970s? How hilarious is it when someone throws up? Which one of us does a funnier Adam Sandler impression? Is three Halloween episodes too many Halloween episodes? Listen and find out!

Please connect with us on Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: [email protected]. We’d love any recommendations for this series or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!

You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).  

 Taylor: @happydeathtay

Curtis: @let5groove2nit3

NOTE: We are re-publishing this episode due to audio issues in the initial episode (which I couldn’t fully fix – oh well!). We apologize for the mishap! Thank you to all our listeners who brough this to our attention. Unfortunately the issue with Curtis’ microphone won’t get fixed until he gets a new microphone… I wish I had a Patreon to plug here…

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Taylor & Curtis as we cover horror movies from 2023 in the midst of the Halloween season to give our wonderful, loyal listeners some recommendations on what 2023 movies to watch, rent, or avoid this Halloween season. Usually, we do our “mid-year” reviews a little earlier… but 2023 has been a, uh, interesting year for horror, so we’re doing our recap a little bit later, and hopefully at a good time for our listeners to catch up a little on their 2023 watches! Is Paul Blart: Mall Cop a horror movie? Is it a good idea to begin recording 9:30 PM? Is “enjoying Nick Cage” a hot take? Do “all men” love Leonardo DiCaprio? Listen and find out!

Please connect with us on Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: [email protected]. We’d love any recommendations for this series or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!

You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).  

 Taylor: @happydeathtay

Curtis: @let5groove2nit3

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Taylor & Curtis as we cover horror movies from 2023 in the midst of the Halloween season to give our wonderful, loyal listeners some recommendations on what 2023 movies to watch, rent, or avoid this Halloween season. Usually, we do our “mid-year” reviews a little earlier… but 2023 has been a, uh, interesting year for horror, so we’re doing our recap a little bit later, and hopefully at a good time for our listeners to catch up a little on their 2023 watches! Is Paul Blart: Mall Cop a horror movie? Is it a good idea to begin recording 9:30 PM? Is “enjoying Nick Cage” a hot take? Do “all men” love Leonardo DiCaprio? Listen and find out!

Please connect with us on Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: [email protected]. We’d love any recommendations for this series or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!

You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).  

Taylor: @happydeathtay

Curtis: @let5groove2nit3

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Taylor & Curtis as we cover, well, a VARIETY of things (heh)! That's right folks we're switching it up this holiday season and bringing you our Halloween coverage a little earlier than usual. We discuss our plans for the Halloween season before giving you some recommendations to check out at your next Halloween party! We end on one of our patented holiday games and invite each other to RANK! THESE! THIIIINGS! What should you watch this Halloween? Is it ok to talk through a scary movie during a Halloween party? How many times will Taylor mentions that she travels a lot for work? Are wax lips edible? Listen and find out!

Please connect with us on Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: [email protected]. We’d love any recommendations for this series or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!

You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).  

 Taylor: @happydeathtay

Curtis: @let5groove2nit3

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Taylor & Curtis as we cover something, hm… something something er sorry I got too in character there, ahem… as we cover the mumblegore subgenre! Yes, we’ve covered a lot of movies in the mumblecore horror subgenre (think House of the Devil, think Creep), so we thought we’d dive in, feet first (hopefully not into a 2’6” deep pool!), and discuss two classics of the subgenre and the effect these films have had on the horror genre overall the past decade or so. What kind of video could you watch that would immediately make you throw up? Should our hosts stop recording on Sundays (aka, the day the Jacksonville Jaguars always lose on)? And do we think Anne Hathaway will hear this episode? Listen and find out!

 Article on Folk Horror and Kill List (Spoilers!) mentioned in the episode: https://www.horrifiedmagazine.co.uk/film/kill-list-2011-neo-folk-horror

Please connect with us on Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: [email protected]. We’d love any recommendations for this series or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!

You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).  

 Taylor: @happydeathtay

Curtis: @let5groove2nit3

Movies Covered: Kill List (2011), Be My Cat: A Film for Anne (2015), Cobweb (2023)

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Taylor & Curtis as we cover the weird and wacky world of 80 sequels (or squeakels)! Franchises and sequels are a well trodden path for horror films and the 1980s saw a veritable boom of them. We discuss why the 80s were such a popular time for sequels before diving into two--and I do mean this--gems. As a bonus, both films covered in this episode are sequels to films we have covered in previous episodes! Why are horror sequels and franchises so popular? Are sequels ever better than the original? How much incest in a film is too much? Are you a happy camper? Listen and find out!

In case you missed the announcement at the beginning of the episode: OUR NEXT EPISODE WILL BE OUT ON SEPTEMBER 27 AS OPPOSED TO SEPTEMBER 20!! We are sorry for the delay but we are NOT sorry that we are #worldtravelers. Thanks germs!

Please connect with us on Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: [email protected]. We’d love any recommendations for this series or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!

You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).  

Taylor: @happydeathtay

Curtis: @let5groove2nit3

Movies Covered: Amitville II: The Possession (1982), Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers (1988), Jacob's Ladder (1990), Cobweb (2023)

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Taylor & Curtis as we explore the wonderful and mysterious world of Netflix! Yes, that’s right, we delve into the treasure trove of wonderful horror movies created by Netflix and find… well at least one gem. They can’t all be great, right? In any case, does the Pope need and Exorcist? Does telling someone “you can talk to my boss…….. The Pope” end all conversations then and there? Is Peter Crouch really a footballer worthy of song? And does Curtis find a way to compare himself to a South Sudanese refugee? Listen and find out!

 *WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE POOR SOUND QUALITY ON THIS EPISODE. WE DID NOT DOUBLE CHECK OUR SETTINGS. WE HAVE A SOLUTION FOR NEXT EPISODE AND WE ARE EXCITED TO BRING YOU MORE GREAT CONTENT!*

Please connect with us on Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: [email protected]. We’d love any recommendations for this series or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!

You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).  

Taylor: @happydeathtay

Curtis: @let5groove2nit3

Movies Covered: Ravenous (2018), His House (2020), The Pope’s Exorcist (2023), The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023), Renfield (2023)

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Taylor & Curtis as we dive into a topic we somehow have not covered yet, possession FILMS! We discuss why this particular subgenre is so popular before covering two lesser-known possession films. Why are possession stories so popular in almost every culture? What are some classic possession films? Do we ever stop talking about being of Polish descent? What's going on with our audio? Listen and find out!

*WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE POOR SOUND QUALITY ON THIS EPISODE. WE DID NOT DOUBLE CHECK OUR SETTINGS. WE HAVE A SOLUTION FOR NEXT EPISODE AND WE ARE EXCITED TO BRING YOU MORE GREAT CONTENT!*

Please connect with us on  Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: [email protected]. We’d love any recommendations for this series or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!

You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).  

Taylor: @happydeathtay

Curtis: @let5groove2nit3

Movies Covered: Demon (2015), Noroi: The Curse (2005), Talk to Me (2023)