Generations before versus movies, crossover franchises, or the commercial behemoth of shared cinematic universes the studio heads at Universal had an idea to reinvigorate their flagging horror franchises by mashing all their properties into a single project. Tyler & Andy explore the 'monster rally' films Universal made in the mid-1940s as both films in of themselves and as send-offs to three of the greatest monsters of the golden era.

The first tentative steps into the real. Tyler & Andy discuss Chicago extreme metal band Macabre via their 1993 album Sinister Slaughter, using their self-appointed style of ‘murder metal’ as a vehicle to consider why the figure of the murderer and their actions fascinate us.

Content note: although we do not go into detail about any of the crimes committed by the band’s subjects, the episode nevertheless revolves around the acts of real life murderers.

Franchises make media to make media, and in the case of Friday the 13th the medium is guts. Tyler & Andy talk franchise bloat, commercialism, heavy metal, cross-inspiration within the slasher genre, and all the little moments that make these movies worthwhile.

In this pilot episode Tyler & Andy discuss all the forms horror presents itself in, horror crossing over into reality, our own introductions to the horror genre, and memories of video rentals and school libraries.