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Drew and Connor head to Texas for the movie (The Texas Chain Saw Massacre) that killed a lot of people but did at least manage to birth a new subgenre: the slasher. We get into why it still feels so grimy and real 50 years later, the dinner scene, Leatherface as a character, and whether it's actually as gory as everybody remembers.

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Hark! It is the herald of the 31 of October: the 1978 John Carpenter classic Halloween. Connor and Drew talk about what holds up, what doesn't, their favorite scenes and kills, and the stuff that bugged them.

Previous episodes
Horror movie marathon draft: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/connor-tapp/episodes/Horror-movie-marathon-draft-e3oniar
Zach Cregger's Resident Evil: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/connor-tapp/episodes/Zach-Creggers-Resident-Evil-e3p79jo

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Connor and Drew talk about the new Resident Evil movie, analyzing Zach Cregger's wild new trip to Raccoon City and dissecting what, if anything, it has to say. Drew wrote about his filmgoing experience on his Patreon. Click this link right here for our LinkTree page connecting you to all of the various ways we post.

Related reading:

• The Guardian: Resident Evil review — Jesse Hassenger on Cregger's reboot and Austin Abrams' performance.

• The Verge: Resident Evil is a comedy first and a thrilling nightmare second — an examination of the film's humor, survival-horror influences, and relationship to the games.

• AP: Resident Evil movie review — a look at the film's gore, scares, humor, and video-game-inspired structure.

• Kotaku: Resident Evil review — on the film as an adaptation of the experience of playing Resident Evil rather than a straightforward adaptation of its story.

• Destructoid: Resident Evil review — a more skeptical take on the gap between the film's gameplay influences and its story.

• Rotten Tomatoes: Resident Evil — current critic and audience reception for the 2026 film.

• Vulture: Resident Evil ending explained — spoiler-heavy discussion of the film's ending and what it says about its protagonist.

Connor and Drew pick 31 horror movies to watch during the month of October.

Hey, brother. We don't know how cars or poke bowls or health insurance works -- and we shouldn't have to! Plus, little Drew was really, really afraid of butterflies. Connor and Drew's phone conversation from May 30, 2026.

Connor and Drew's phone conversation from May 5, 2026.