Caffeine and Screams

Video games have not had the best streak when it comes to adaptation to screen. But maybe Five Nights at Freddy's and The Last of Us will change that. Atmosphere, character, and story. That's what any good film or show needs and the horror genre provides that spades.

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Only a few franchises are capable to lasting this long, for better or for worse. But if you're still sticking around that means you're a true fan and you are along for the ride no matter how over-the-top, cheesy, low budget, or fantastical it feels. Which horror series can make it to at least 8 films?

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Better late than never to look back on HHN32 that took place this Halloween season in Universal Orlando. An incredible event that saw an overarching theme, story, and "icon". With some of the best immersive storytelling in the industry from original houses to some long-awaited properties such as The Last of Us, HHN32 was one for the ages.

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The Invisible Man may be one of the most underrepresented monsters in the classic Universal pantheon but that doesn't prevent him from being my favorite. On this episode I discuss the Invisible Man series from the 1930s and 40s, and the modern reimagining, as well as how and why we take mad science to a terrifying level in horror storytelling.

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What would you do to become famous? Or how does rock n roll transform an entire generation to evil sinners? (It doesn't) Faustian horror, deals with the devil, forces us to ask what we would do, what short cuts would we take, what would we sacrifice to achieve our dreams. Let's discuss on this episode that has us at a crossroads.

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There's something funny about the make-up, the mystery of the drifting industry of the circus, and what those corndogs are dipped in. Clowns have sought to scare us in horror for decades. But why? What is it about this industry of fun and entertainment that lends itself to so much horror storytelling. 

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Spend Halloween with a possible doorway to hell? Quickly becoming one of favorite horror franchises, Hell House LLC takes full advantage of the found footage genre to create a suspenseful, terrifying, lore building series.

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It's time to go back to our unfinished series of horror installments and how wild or even better (?) they can get as you go deeper into a series. Finding themselves or losing it all together, the seventh entry of horror franchises are always a fascinating study of the transformation of a series from foundation to "what's even going on anymore".

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I should have known this subgenre had a name, horror films about sharks. There's a lot, like a lot more than I realized. From grounded to sci-fi to downright silly. Utilizing the mystery of the ocean, power of nature, and lots of teeth, the horror genre makes various uses of sharks.

Be it for better or worse I want to take a look at how it's handled.

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