Cherry Pop Horror

There's something in this house...something not at rest.

Brand new voice to the show Sara has come on to investigate - The Others (2001)

Every day for Grace is a nightmare. It's 1945 and the Nazi's have invaded her small island home, there's nowhere to escape to. Her husband Charles if off at war and her two children Anne and Nicholas are unable to leave the house due to a severe allergy to light. Days are spent sewing, teaching the children bible lessons and breaking up sibling rivalries. Having sent an advertisement to the paper Grace is elated when three servants arrive at the house to assist. Soon all six residents start to experience strange happenings as intruders begin to make themselves known.

So cover yourself in a sheet and rattle some chains, finish your dry toast and get ready for communion as we wonder who are - The Others (2001)

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Tonight we celebrate New Year...Four times.

Kat D and I are happy to ring in the New Year with a themed slasher - New Year's Evil (1980)

Diane, or stage-name Blaze, is a disc-jockey for rock 'n roll radio and tonight she'll be hosting a New Year's marathon. As midnight sweeps across America she and her mosh pit of fans ring in each time zone's new year with rock music and a bad girl attitude. But behind the stage there's something insidious afoot. A killer is on the loose and taunting Diane as he promises to kill someone at each of the New Year's celebrations, culminating at her studio where he plans to kill someone she loves. The clock is ticking.

So toast to a new year with a shot of champagne, drive on up to the theatre and try to catch the elevator as we listen to the - New Year's Evil (1980)

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So you think you know the story of the Grinch who stole Christmas?

Determined that our last Christmas special be as Christmassy as possible Alice and I are checking out - The Mean One (2022)

Cindy has not been the same since that one fateful Christmas where, after showing him an act of kindness, the Mean One mercilessly murdered her mother. Some time later she returns to town to tackle her issues head one and show that there's no such thing as a green...furry...Christmas killer. Little does Cindy know that this year, as they bring back the holiday cheer, they too bring back the terror of The Mean One.

So deck the halls, make last calls for Finch and arm yourself with holiday cheer as we decide which one of us is - The Mean One (2022)

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Life is too short to celebrate just one holiday.

Kat may have just found their new favourite genre of movie, anthology, as this week we take a look at - Holidays (2016).

Join us as we travel through the year celebrating each and every holiday with this fantastic anthology movie. We start in Valentine's Day with a small crush, move to St Patrick's Day with a very long pregnancy, swiftly on to Easter where no child has seen the Easter Bunny, before tackling Mother's Day with a woman who can't stop getting pregnant. Father's Day comes next as a daughter follows the instructions left for her on a cassette tape, Christmas as a father (Seth Green) does something unspeakable to get his kid the latest toy and finally rounding off with New Year's as a woman goes on a very special date.

So hail the Snake Prince, flip over to Side B and don't look in the medicine cabinet as we celebrate the - Holidays (2016)

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Unwrap the greatest gift of all - a baby.

Jess D wanted a movie that neither of us had seen so we're opening our holiday specials with - Inside (2007)

Sarah is in a tragic car accident that takes the life of her husband and a few months later, on the cusp of Christmas, she's about ready to give birth to their baby. Disgruntled at the family life she'll now never have she builds a wall between her and her mother. Come Christmas Eve Sarah finds herself alone...only not fully alone as a stranger begins to taunt her - bent on sinister plans.

So knit yourself a cozy sweater, give the cat a quick scratch and barricade yourself in the bathroom as we have a look - Inside (2007)

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Last year thanksgiving went very wrong so this years we're really going to give thanks!

Brand new voice to the show Michael has joined this week to share - Thanksgiving (2023)

When Thomas' wife convinces him to open his store during thanksgiving he has no idea just how wrong it can go. Teen Jess and her friends sneak into the store ahead of the sale and in doing so rile up the crowds so much there's a riot. The mob is so unruly that several people die in the process and others are injured.

One year later someone has set the table for those who incited the riots...but who is it and will they stop at nothing to show us just how much we have to be thankful for.

So stir the cranberry sauce, look to the cat for direction and take your place at the table as we stuff the turkey for - Thanksgiving (2023)

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They're not just Zombies they're...Zombie beavers!

Sam demanded something a little more low budget and so we delivered - Zombeavers (2014)

When friends Jenn, Mary and Zoe decide to go to a cabin for a well-deserved break they have no idea what they're in for. Somewhere far upstream an accident has occurred, leading to a barrel of toxic waste being dropped into the water, and now the usually friendly beavers of the forest has become flesh-hungry mutant zombies!

So let's go for a swim in the lake, read up on your natural geographic and keep one foot ahead of the game as we prepare for the incursion of - Zombeavers (2014)

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Listen to the night...it's deafening.

JP has come back to show me a cult classic hidden in the shadow of another popular 80's vampire movie. This week we're looking at Near Dark (1987)

Caleb (Adrian Pasdar) meets a beautiful girl outside an ice-cream shop and decides to take her out for a date but when she bites him he descends into a world of nomadic creatures of the night. The rest of the pack don't trust him Jesse (Lance Henriksen) the group leader, Homer a young boy, Diamondback the group mother and Severen (Bill Paxton) a crazed killer. It's up to Caleb to prove to the group he belongs or else find a way to escape from the nomadic vampire family.

So try not to scare the horses, let instinct take over and burn it all down as we get close to Near Dark (1987)

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It's all flap and squark at the Cherry Pop Horror house.

Eve emphatically insisted upon this weeks movie which neither of us had seen before - The Birds (1963)

Melanie crosses paths with a dashing lawyer Mitch, following out to a the sleepy lake town of Bodega Bay. The lovers flirt tentatively but eventually cannot hold back as infatuation grows. But their love is not the only thing taking flight. The chickens have stopped eating, the gulls are swooping down to peck at passers by and the crows flock in numbers unheard off.

So go stay with the best friend you've never met before, announce yourself proudly and stay for a birthday party as we wander what's wrong with The Birds (1963)

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It's time for nautical facts!

Bronwyn joins me again and has promised some interesting haunted boat facts as we look at - Ghost Ship (2002)

Epp, Murphy, Munder, Greer, Dodge and Santos are the crew of a salvage ship that specializes in keeping sinking ships afloat long enough to sell them for their metal but, while celebrating their latest haul, their approached by Jack who's see what looks to be an abandoned cruise liner. With the possibility of a big pay day waiting the crew agrees to go after the mysterious, abandoned wreck. 

So tuck in to a tin of beans, be careful where you step and watch out for fool's gold as we abandon the deck of this Ghost Ship (2002)

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