Cherry Pop Horror

Sometimes what we need is the company of your best friend.

Lu has recommended a thrilling movie with minimal dialogue in - No One Will Save You (2023)

Brynn lives at the outskirts of town, it takes a lot of prep and willpower to travel to the inner circle where people roam. Everyone there seems to have it out for her with Brynn receiving abusive calls, whispered glances and cold shoulders but she herself keeps busy with a myriad of hobbies. Strange patches of dead grass are appearing in her front lawn but things begin to get really out of hand when a stranger comes knocking in the dead of night.

So practice your dance moves, sew yourself a pretty dress and keep your mouth shut tight as we realize that No One Will Save You (2023)

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It's all fun and games until someone loses a foot.

Bronwyn was a bit apprehensive about this one but it turned out to not be what they were expecting - Saw (2004)

Adam and Lawrence wake in a grimy, rust covered bathroom. They've been chained to the wall and there's a corpse between them. Soon they discover that they are part of a serial killer's latest game. The rules are simple. Figure out why they're hear, solve the puzzles to make it out alive but the longer you take the harder it gets.

So have yourself one final smoke, play this little piggy while praying the Pig doesn't come back and close your eyes as sometimes you can see better as we reach for the Saw (2004)

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Oh my, what beautiful eyes you have.

Jess D and I are back again with an almost classic slasher - Jeepers Creepers (2001)

On their way home from college Darry (Justin Long) and his sister Trish are almost run off the road by a crazed van driver. They don't really think much of it until later when they see the driver dumping suspiciously wrapped packages down the rusted pipe of an abandoned building. While investigating they discover something more harrowing than they could have imaged and now the killer is after them as well, chasing them up the highway where no help seems to come.

So grab a handful of laundry, turn up the radio and pet the kitties as we sing along to Jeepers Creepers (2001)

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Their relationship faded like a black sunset.

This week we're exploring something breathtaking as Kat D and I watch - Belladonna Of Sadness (1973)

Presented as a fairytale we follow Jean and Jeanne as they struggle to make their love endure. They wish to wed but the Lord of the kingdom demands payment for permission. Cruel and unforgiving, Jeanne is left scarred and not even the love of Jean can make this right so she turns to a voice which promises her everything she desires and more.

A Japanese Anime movie with the aesthetics of a watercolour painting Belladonna Of Sadness is a visual spectacle that we strive to piece together.

So wipe a flower 'cross your lips, pay the Lord his taxes and help the Page Boy's love life as we sing of the Belladonna Of Sadness (1973)

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Sometimes you just have to smile through the pain.

Alice came to me with a movie they'd not seen but wanted to and boy did they regret it - Smile (2022)

Rose is a therapist and buried deep - working eighty hour weeks, barely sleeping, barely eating. But it can't be helped as she tries to avoid the troubles of her past, that is until she meets Laura who's in the process of a manic episode. Laura claims that something is after her and it can look like anyone except it wont stop smiling at her. This unfortunately leads Rose to begin experiencing the same thing and the clock ticks as Rose must find a way to stop what's coming for her.

So wrap the presents, trace the chain and answer your security questions as we force our faces in a painful Smile (2022)

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The third floor is strictly out of bounds.

This week we're indulging in a ghost story as Dylan shows me - The Innkeepers (2011)

The Yankee Peddler is soon going out of business. The upper floors are already cleared out and they're down to a staff of two. Luke and Claire have found ways to entertain themselves though. They're on the hunt for the ghost of Madeline O'Malley who supposedly died in the hotel in a fit of passion and despair. You might say that some things are better left buried in the basement.

So race for the bell, stock up on towels and scare eight-year-olds by torchlight as we check in with The Innkeepers (2011)

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Practical Effects +1000%...Bad Green Screen ruining the magic?

Shane is back with another slimy mess of a monster this week with - The Blob (1988)

It came from space! A small town in America is besieged by the unlikeliest of horrors as a silent, slinking terror stalks the streets. The Blob is on a rampage and with every morsel devoured it only continues to grow. It's up to a highschool cheerleader, jock and the town rebel to put this extraterrestrial menace out of harms way. But will they manage to stop it in time or will the lives of these sleepy-town residents be forever at risk?

So slurp yourself a Capri Sun, do some tricks with your yo-yo and plunge head first into that plumbing issue as we try to make shape of The Blob (1988)

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We may in fact never sleep again.

Sam has re-joined me to tackle one of the all-time classic 80's slasher with - A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984).

Tina has been having terrifying dreams of a man with knives for fingers, he chases her and she always gets away just in time. Weirder still, she's not the only one having bad dreams. Nancy, Glen (Johnny Depp) and even tough guy Rod have mentioned having trouble sleeping - though they don't say why. It isn't long before everything starts unraveling and a secret the towns parents have held for years finally comes to light.

So pour yourself another cup of coffee, promise you'll stay awake this time, and roll around on the ceiling as we wake up screaming in the middle of the night from A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984)

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"In space no one can hear you scream!"

Brand new voice to the show Raymond had never seen this very iconic movie so naturally we had to rectify that - Alien (1979)

The crew of the mineral transport ship the Nostromo are woken from cryo-sleep by Mother, the ship's computer, to investigate a possible SOS signal from a local planet. Ripley (Sigourney Weaver), Dallis, Lambert, Cain (John Hurt), Brett, Parker & Ash (Ian Holm) venture down to the planet below. There's more to discover here that just the source of the signal as the crew comes face to face with the 'perfect organism'.

So MacGyver yourself a flamethrower, chain-smoke yourself a pack of cigarettes and sit in silence for final words as we are met by something completely Alien (1979)

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We light the candle to open the door, then we blow it out to close it.

This week Sarah and I are tackling a movie that's become something of a indie darling - Talk To Me (2022)

Life has been tough for Mia since her Mother died a few years ago. She's been semi-adopted by her best friend's family and luckily this has somewhat kept the emptiness at bay. But there's a new sensation about town that's all the rage. Teenagers are gathering for parties of a supernatural kind and at the center of these is a mysterious ceramic hand that can provide a link between this world and the next.

So start the timer, get your phones ready to record and don't let the spirits stay as I ask my guest to Talk To Me (2022)

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