Dead Times

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In this episode Peter and Tim discuss the camp classic from 1982, “The Slumber Party Massacre.” They try to get down to the bottom of if it is a parody or a straight up example of a slasher. How best to get rid of snails in the garden. And the usefulness of telephone repair women.

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Hello and welcome to the first episode of Tim month, where Tim picks the movie. This time we are talking about Candyman with our good friend Al. We talk about the film’s unique perspective on race and gender as well as if Helen is a nice white lady.

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This week Peter and Tim tackle “The Purge” and its sneaky indictment of America’s middle class. We talk about how it is about the Iraq War by way of the Recession, and what it says about things like the crisis in Flint, Michigan. And how it cracks open the door for politically astute horror films like “Get Out.”

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In this episode of Dead Times Peter and Tim are joined by Geoffrey to discuss the newly released “Insidious the Last Key.” We talk about Lin Shaye’s fantastic performance across all four movies, the risks that the franchise takes… and discuss the possibilities of “Insidious 5.”

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Hello and welcome to the much anticipated “Insidious Chapter 2” episode of Dead Times. Well this episode was a struggle, our first attempt didn’t record anything, and our second attempt was plagued with audio problems. But the actual content of the episode is pretty great, (okay, I am being a little hyperbolic). But we ask the crucial question “Do time travel paradoxes apply to ghosts?”

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Happy New Year’s Eve everyone! Today Peter and Tim are going to discuss 1980’s “Terror Train,” a movie which happens to take place on New Year’s Eve. We discuss the career of Jamie Lee Curtis, the role of LGBT people in horror films, and (for some reason) Mechagodzilla.

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In this episode, Peter and Tim discuss the movie that essentially invented the slasher genre, “Black Christmas.” We discuss its enormous influence on “Halloween.” And just have some fun with Christmas themed horror!

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In this episode Peter and Tim finish off the Scream franchise with its ten years later final movie, Scream 4! We talk about horror remakes, the centrality of the fictional “Stab” movies to the franchise, and how the characters are clear homages to the original.

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In this episode, Peter and Tim continue their journey through the Scream franchise with Scream 3! We talk about how this movie wraps up the original trilogy of Scream movies, and about how the plot seems to indicate an insider’s knowledge of the Harvey Weinstein scandal.

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Today Peter and Tim tackle the first Insidious movie in preparation for the upcoming movie Insidious: The Last Key. We talk about how its ghosts are weird and zombie like. How the movie uses psychic abilities. And just enjoy Lin Shaye’s performance as Elise.