Horror Movie Survival Guide

1408 - "A Fragmented Loop of Unease & Despair"

We continue our Stephen King Birthday Party with one of his most iconic Short Stories - 1408 (2007). A story that started off as a writing exercise that has gone on to be so much more! A cynical writer (John Cusack) is lured into the clutches of one very evil hotel room. 

We love seeing Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson paired up in Stephan King adaptations -like this film and CELL (2016)!

We hope you enjoy this fresh episode - if you dare!!

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Graveyard Shift - "The Place is Infested"

Our Stephen King birthday celebration continues with GRAVEYARD SHIFT. Dealing with a toxic work environment is for the RATS! A cotton mill is infested ...with something sinister. Can the new "college boy" in town make a difference in the battle against infestation?

We hope you enjoy our freshly dropped episode!

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1922 - "Life is Rarely Fair"

We are tackling Stephen King content all month in honor of the King's birthday! We kick off our Stephen King Birthday Party in the middle of a cornfield with 1922 (2017). A farmer who is more in love with his land than his wife. A cautionary tale about pride and consequences for our actions. The ghosts of our pasts will always find a way to haunt us!

We hope you enjoy listening to this fresh as a glass of lemonade on a front porch in a summertime episode! 

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Stopmotion - "Morticians Wax"

This week we travel down the uncanny valley of puppetry with STOPMOTION (2023). We follow a young aspiring animator who is trying tooth and nail to make her own way beyond her legendary mother's shadow. How far is too far to go for one's artistic vision?

A literal feast for the eyes - we hope you enjoy digging into this fresh episode!

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Witchboard - "Progressive Entrapment"

We conclude our trip back in time to 1986 with a film starring one of Teri's favorite video vixen's Tawny Kitaen - WITCHBOARD (1986). A group of frenemies get together and summon what they think is the ghost of a child...but it could be something much more sinister!

We hope you enjoy summoning up spirits with us this week!

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The Hitcher - "I Want You to Stop Me"

This week we continue down the 1986 horror highway with THE HITCHER (1986). A chase film driven by Rutger Hauer  pouring on all the gas with an explosive performance! A young - post OUTSIDERS - performance from C. Thomas Howell as the kid about to see too much, too fast & about to get furious!

We hope you enjoy going down the highway with us listening to this fresh episode!

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HMSG Interview Heidi Honeycutt - "I Spit on Your Celluloid" NEW BOOK!

This week dive deep into the history of women in horror with Heidi Honeycutt as she launches her new book I SPIT ON YOUR CELLULOID! 

Heidi Honeycutt is an American journalist, author, actress, filmmaker, film programmer, and co-founder of the Los Angeles-based Etheria Film Night, a film festival that champions women directors, editors, producers, and screenwriters of horror, science fiction, fantasy, action, thriller, and dark comedy movies. She established the festival in 2014 alongside Stacy Pippi Hammon and serves as its Director of Programming. Etheria has also been an anthology series! 

As a journalist, Honeycutt has written for such magazines as Fangoria, Bloody Disgusting and Famous Monsters of Filmland.

In 2007, Honeycutt wrote, produced, and starred in the short film Wretched, which she also co-directed with Leslie Delano.

We hope you enjoy this episode and go out and grab a copy of Heidi's book I SPIT ON YOUR CELLULOID today!

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Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer - "I Guess I Got Carried Away."

1986 was quite a year for some intense thrillers - this week we discuss one of the most iconic ripped from the headlines stories with HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER (1986). Haunting performances by everyone in this film - especially Michael Rooker who gives us all the chills as Henry!

We hope you enjoy letting your imaginations fill in the blanks with us!

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Manhunter - "It’s just you & me now, sport!"

This week we tackle another film from 1986 that is our cinematic introduction to Hannibal Lecter -  MANHUNTER (1986). A film that plays with light and color to highlight the push and pull of a man that takes one more job when he's already called it quits. What could go wrong...? 

Michael Mann directs his muse William Petersen in this tense crime drama with standout performances from Kim Greist, Brian Cox, Tom Noonan & Joan Allen. 

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Basket Case - "What's in the Basket?"

Just a sweet little story about a kid from upstate New York who finally heads to the big city for a little sight seeing - or REVENGE - with a really big totally unsuspicious basket. We learn how family secrets can literally tear people apart in BASKET CASE (1982). From the mind of cult cinema auteur, Frank Henenelotter, this film that could pair perfectly with De Palma's SISTERS (1972). Double Feature anyone?

We hope you enjoy this episode that is fun for the whole family, or maybe just parts of it! 

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