EPISODE 2: "Shelby Oaks"

Chris Stuckmann's feature debut Shelby Oaks (2025) finally arrives, and we have very different reactions. Produced by Mike Flanagan and years in the making, this found-footage film about a missing paranormal investigation team has divided audiences - and us.

We dig into the first act's promise versus the third act's delivery, debate whether YouTuber-to-filmmaker transitions can work, and confront the elephant in the room: hellhounds and flashlights. One of us is putting it in our top ten. The other is calling it the most disappointing film of the year.

Plus: DIY Halloween costume breakdown featuring an Exorcist priest with authentic pea soup vomit recipe.

Eric's Rating: Theater Josh's Rating: Nyquil

EPISODE 1: "Vicious"

We kick off Dad, You're Wrong with Vicious (2025), Bryan Bertino's atmospheric slow-burn starring Dakota Fanning. Sitting at 42% on Rotten Tomatoes, this might be the most underrated horror film of the year - or proof that audiences know something we don't.

We break down Bertino's signature tension-building from The Strangers and The Dark and the Wicked, debate whether Kathryn Hunter's performance is mesmerizing or maddening, and ask the critical question: If you receive a mysterious box, do you pretend you've never watched a single Twilight Zone episode?

Plus: Vampire Hunter D (1985) emerges from the VHS Vault with a warning about checking your tapes for mold.

Eric's Rating: Theater Josh's Rating: Theater