Horror Movie Review, The "You Run" Podcast

You guys are in for e real treat today. Not only are we covering a super cool micro budget horror movie but we are also lucky enough to be interviewing the people who made it happen.

CHAT follows a family as they move into a new home. Not long after arriving their son discovers a tablet left by the previous owners and starts talking to an AI chatbot with disastrous effects. (That's all you're getting for now)

We discuss the film and share our thoughts before quizzing writer/director Ole J Hartmann and producer Michael AKU Rodriguez about what it took to deliver high production value horror with a tiny amount of money.

This is a great episode with fabulous guests and we even managed to shoehorn in a game too.

Am I living in a box? am I living in a death trap box??

That's right it is Marc's birthday episode so he chose the movie and one historically I have noting good to say about (this should be fun)

Jokes aside today we are diving into Cube. A film that inspired a whole subgenre of movies like SAW and also took a look a what a project looks like years down the line.

We have a super cool game this week and 3 word reviews, not to mention voicemails and of course our fabulous review!

With Zach Cregger's Resident Evil on everybody's lips we it was no surprise that the 2002 Resident Evil won this week's poll.

So today we give you exactly what you wanted. A deep diving look into the first live action attempt at adapting one of the most successful game franchises in histoy.

We look at if it is a good game adaptation (spoilers it's not) and what we liked and didn't all while sharing movie facts and our opinions.

Late in the show we play a cool game called Evil Resident and get your thoughts in voicemails and 3 word reviews.

As always we would love you to leave us a positive review or get in touch with us through comments and voicemails.

Today we tune up our sexy radio DJ voices and turn the bright lights on to face The Fog of 1980.

In a first time watch for Scott we dive into the potential sequel to Halloween 3 and Halloween 1 & 2 and in Scott's head cannon a far superior Halloween 4.

This is a super fun episode with us at the most relaxed of the year (must be the smooth Jazz) even when The Pirate Hookers interfere with the show we are still on point.

This episode also contains interactive features, voicemails and a cool and very funny game.

This week we are taking a walk through a weird liminal space as we explore the Backrooms.

With Kane Parsons being the youngest director in the history of A24 and working with a micro budge we didn't necessarily expect big things and we were very wrong.

Join us as we dissect what we liked and didn't, share your thoughts in three word reviews and even play a Backrooms themed game.

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Let's put a smile on your face!

That's right today the show falls back fully under the listeners control an they have picked a banger!

We discuss Skye Riley's descent into madness as the Smile demon takes her on a wild ride of facing addiction and loss while delivering some scares that will 100% stay with us.

This is a first time watch for Marc so expect some out of pocket commentary on this movie due to his dislike for ambigous horror (that being said he will be fair right?... Right??)

We also have three word reviews and a game called sequel supremacy for you to enjoy.

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The Deadites Return!

Deadites are back and that means we need to talk about it.

In this latest instalment we follow Alice and some of her friends in the lead up to and following the death of her abusive husband.

Following the discovery of the Kandarian dagger things take a turn as fire obsessed deadites descend on the home they are staying in.

Both me and Marc have strong feeling about this instalment and the franchise as a whole so strap in for some potentially hot takes.

This episode also features "Three Word Review" and "Smash of Pass, Deadite edition" (childish we know but that is where we are this week)

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The perfect sequel?

Join us this week as we discuss Halloween 2 and answer all the important questions.

Why did John Carpenter make Laurie Strode Michaels sister? Why does she seem to have dream powers now? And how many times is Loomis going to tell us he shot Michael six times?

With two different opinions on almost everything about this film expect a deep discussion on whether or not this deserves the credit it receives.

We also dive into our interactive features like "Three Word Review" & Voicemails before playing a brand new game called "Tomato Twos"

This episode is a banger so do not skip it and make sure to drop us a follow across all social media @yourunpodcast and subscribe to our patreon for exclusive content. patreon.com/yourunpodcast

This week, Scott and Marc fire up Zoom for a deep dive into Rob Savage’s 2020 found-footage nightmare, HOST!

Filmed in just 12 weeks during the height of the COVID-19 lockdown, Host is a lean, mean 57 minutes of relentless tension. The plot follows six friends who try to break up the monotony of quarantine by hiring a medium to conduct a séance over a Zoom call. But when one of them disrespects the ritual and invents a fake deceased friend as a joke, they unknowingly open a door for a demonic entity to enter their homes. As the Zoom call counts down, the spirit targets each participant one by one in their own isolated spaces—turning custom digital backgrounds, clever face filters, and basic household items like flour and flash photography into terrifying set pieces.

We talk about how Host stands as a brilliant, terrifying time capsule to a very specific and surreal moment in world history—perfectly capturing the suffocating anxiety, tech fatigue, and sheer isolation of 2020—while delivering a masterclass in modern jump scares and genuine horror to boot.

Also on the show:

• No 3-Word Reviews this week—don't panic, it's taking a short break and will be back next episode!

• We dive into the mailbag to listen to your voicemails.

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Grab your diving suits and check your oxygen levels, because this week on the You Run Podcast, we are descending 7 miles to the bottom of the Mariana Trench to revisit the absolute pressure-cooker of a movie that is Underwater (2020)!

Starring a platinum-blonde, relentless Kristen Stewart, William Eubank's sci-fi creature feature skips the boring backstory and plunges us straight into pure claustrophobic survival chaos. We dig into why this fast-paced, Alien-meets-Lovecraft thrill ride is a criminal underrated gem. Trapped on the shelf for years during the Disney-Fox merger, Underwater finally hit theatres in early 2020—only to have its box office crushed as early COVID concerns and looming theatre shutdowns snuffed out its run before word-of-mouth could take hold. We give this aquatic nightmare the love and second look it truly deserves!

As always, we’re keeping it interactive:

• 🎧 Listener Voicemails: We hit playback on your calls to hear your favourite deep-sea horror moments and absolute worst underwater fears.

• 💬 Three-Word Reviews: You sent in your short, punchy, and hilarious takes on the film—we read them all and give our reactions!

• 🧠 Marc's Quiz Night: Think you know deep-sea terror? We put Marc to the ultimate test to see if his movie knowledge on Aquatic Horror floats or sinks to the bottom of the ocean floor!

Put on your heaviest suit, watch out for Cthulhu-sized leviathans, and enjoy the show!

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