Horror Movie Survival Guide

By Julia Marchese and Teri GambleTV & Film Arts Visual Arts

Horror Movie Survival Guide episodes

November 09 Daughter of Dracula - “Horrible Things”
Daughter of Dracula - “Horrible Things”
We travel to the castles of Spain this week as we meet more Lesbian Vampires in DAUGHTER OF DRACULA (1972). Luisa Karlstein discovers her family's deep dark secret & loves it! She steps into her inheritance and savors every moment she can of it!
We hope you enjoy sinking your teeth into this fresh episode!
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28 min
November 02 Mama Dracula - “I Feel it in My Blood”
Mama Dracula - “I Feel it in My Blood”
This week we discuss the 1980’s Belgian Horror Comedy Version of the Elizabeth Bathory story - MAMA DRACULA (1980). As virgin blood is getting harder to find in the modern era, the Countess Dracula, conscripts a scientist to create a synthetic alternative!
We hope you enjoy bathing in this bloody fresh episode!
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27 min
October 26 Weapons - “A Touch of Consumption”
Weapons - “A Touch of Consumption”
It’s Halloween Week and we are covering one of our most requested film suggestions for the occasion - Zach Cregger’s WEAPONS (2025)! This was a first time watch for both hosts, so it was a blast to talk about fresh and get into the Halloween spirit! 🎃
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42 min
October 19 Viy - “I Won’t be Scared”
Viy - “I Won’t be Scared”
An Eastern European classic folktale is brought to magical life in VIY (1967). A young seminarian wrongs a witch and he’s eventually tasked with overseeing her wake. Can he handle being in the room with her as the veil to the other world opens for three wild and crazy nights?!
We hope you enjoy this adventurous tale as much as we did!

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29 min
October 12 Trick or Treats 🎃 - “No More Tricks!”
Trick or Treats 🎃 - “No More Tricks!”
We have another set on Halloween night TRICK OR TREATS (1982)! A movie editor is tasked with babysitting an aspiring magician as a killer runs loose in the city! Written and Directed by Gary Graver, one of Orson Welles final collaborators!
We hope you enjoy this Halloween Treat - No Tricks!

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29 min
October 05 The Clown Murders - “Funny, Isn’t It?”
The Clown Murders - “Funny, Isn’t It?”
A Halloween night prank goes horribly awry in THE CLOWN MURDERS (1976). A group of old college friends decide to play a trick on one of their buddy’s by kidnapping his wife from a party where they’re all dressed like clowns! A young John Candy is part of the clown crew in this hard hitting film!
We hope you enjoy this episode as we kick off our Halloween Month celebrations!
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41 min
September 28 The Running Man - “They Don’t Want Us to Win”
The Running Man - “They Don’t Want Us to Win”
We conclude our Stephen King Birthday celebration with THE RUNNING MAN (2025). A desperate man becomes a contestant in a deadly game show in order to get funds to support his family & get medical care for his ailing daughter. This dystopia set in 2025 hit a little too close to home!
We hope you enjoy this fresh episode!

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54 min
September 21 The Boogeyman - “I Told You it Was Real”
The Boogeyman - “I Told You it Was Real”
We continue our Stephen King Birthday Celebration with THE BOOGEYMAN (2023). A widower and his grieving family are preyed upon by an unknown entity. They are tested by the limits of their own love & trust for each other.
We hope you enjoy this week’s fresh conversation!
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37 min
September 14 In the Tall Grass - “Fate Conspired”
In the Tall Grass - “Fate Conspired”
We continue our Stephen King Birthday Month Celebration with IN THE TALL GRASS (2019). This one is a family affair based on a short shorty written by King & his son Joe Hill. A study on the dynamics of love, obsession and the cost of altruism.
We hope you enjoy this week’s episode - cut fresh from the field!
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38 min
September 07 The Long Walk - “You’re Men Now”
The Long Walk - “You’re Men Now”
It’s Stephen King's Birthday Month and we are kicking off our celebration with THE LONG WALK (2025). This adaptation goes hard & really leans into the brutality of this dystopian story. We watch these guys grow from strangers to friends and boys to men as they take this harrowing journey.
We hope you enjoy this conversation about one of Julia’s most beloved King novels!
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51 min

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Horror Movie Survival Guide is a weekly podcast where two long time chums (and unlikely gorehounds) watch and talk about horror films from a survival point of view. We ask the question - how can…