It Lives On Tape

By Pollyverse

Are you a fan of horror movies? Well so are we!

Join us as we find the fun in fear! Discussing new movies, must-see classics and diving deep into the very subject of horror itself!... more

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The podcast currently has 11 episodes available.

It Lives On Tape episodes:

May 10, 2026 Who is THE THING? - IT LIVES ON TAPE Episode #10
Today we talk about John Carpenter's cosmic horror classic: THE THING (1982). Specifically we are discussing and debating over who is THE THING at the end of the movie. Enjoy!

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:00:54) - We're in Antarctica!
(00:02:12) - The Thing (1982)
(00:05:41) - Who is The Thing?
(00:11:23) - Tan Lost His Hair!
(00:15:49) - Zach's Scar
(00:18:03) - E-Scooters
(00:19:41) - Back to The Thing
(00:20:53) - Childs is The Thing
(00:30:33) - MacReady is The Thing
(00:33:00) - Question Time
(00:36:02) - When Does MacReady Become The Thing?
(00:40:44) - Why Does MacReady Kill The Thing?
(00:44:44) - Diving Deeper into why MacReady is The Thing
(00:57:24) - More Questions
(00:59:17) - Childs Weed Theory
(01:04:12) - Clarke and the Dogs
(01:08:11) - John Carpenter's Hint
(01:10:21) - Let's Decompress
(01:13:36) - The Jewellery Theory
(01:16:16) - The Thing in Australia?
(01:18:18) - The Norwegians
(01:22:50) - The Thing's Spaceship
(01:24:48) - Final Thoughts
(01:33:00) - So Who is The Thing?
(01:37:21) - Our Favourite Death Scenes
(01:38:54) - Tan has Opened his Mind
(01:42:23) - How does the comic and video game change things?
(01:43:59) - End of Show Chatting

The Thing (1982) - Screenplay (first draft):https://archive.org/details/the-thing-1982-screenplay-first-draft/page/131/mode/1up

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Zach:⁠ https://letterboxd.com/zacwh/⁠

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2h 10min
March 21, 2026 We're Back for Season 2! - IT LIVES ON TAPE Episode #9
We've been away for a little while! Today we kick off season 2 of the podcast - introducing our newest member Zach! We also have a catch up and go through some of the new horror releases that we've missed over the last year or so. Enjoy!

TOAST: https://youtu.be/_NvA2XwJnf4

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Tanner: https://letterboxd.com/grumblyghost/

Torkel: https://letterboxd.com/torkeltennberg/

Zach: https://letterboxd.com/zacwh/

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We use these materials in our content under the doctrine of fair use, and we provide commentary, analysis, and transformative content to inform, educate, and entertain our viewers while respecting the original creators' intellectual property rights.

(00:00:00) Intro
(00:00:53) Where Have We Been?
(00:18:48) Weapons
(00:27:01) Smile 2
(00:30:34) 28 Years Later
(00:39:29) Oddity
(00:43:02) The Substance
(00:48:08) Bring Her Back
(00:43:02) The Substance
(00:57:12) Sequels in Space
(01:00:53) Alien: Romulus
(01:01:53) Predator: Badlands
(01:03:21) 10 Cloverfield Lane
(01:05:46) Found Footage Horror
(01:07:06) Saw
(01:08:52) Terrifier
(01:13:30) Together
(01:17:27) Why is that a Known Thing?
(01:21:57) Outro
...more
1h 25min
March 11, 2024 2024 Horror Films - Our Favourites based on the Trailers - IT LIVES ON TAPE Episode #8
Torkel and Tan explore the list of Horror Films coming in 2024, making predictions on what their favourites (and not-so-favourites) will be.

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Tanner:
⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@grumblyghost⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitch.tv/grumblyghost⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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Torkel:
⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@pollyversecult⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitch.tv/pollyverse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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Copyright Disclaimer:All videos, songs, images, and graphics featured in this video belong to their respective owners, and we or this channel do not claim any ownership or rights over them.Copyright Disclaimer under Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976 allows for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.We use these materials in our content under the doctrine of fair use, and we provide commentary, analysis, and transformative content to inform, educate, and entertain our viewers while respecting the original creators' intellectual property rights.
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:05:28) Night Swim
(00:11:00) Imaginary
(00:15:28) Immaculate
(00:20:42) The First Omen
(00:23:48) Late Night with The Devil
(00:28:15) Tarot
(00:34:40) The Watchers
(00:40:45) A Quiet Place: Day One
(00:46:15) Long Legs
(00:49:45) Trap
(00:52:40) Alien: Romulus
(00:59:40) Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
(01:05:02) Speak No Evil
(01:09:28) Smile 2
(01:13:50) Terrifier 3
(01:19:30) Nosferatu
(01:23:15) MaXXXine
(01:23:49) Back to Nosferatu
(01:26:02) Back to MaXXXine
(01:33:11) Return to Silent Hill
(01:38:25) Frankenstein
(01:40:13) Lisa Frankenstein
(01:42:32) Outro
...more
1h 45min
January 21, 2024 ILOT HORROR MOVIE AWARDS 2023 - IT LIVES ON TAPE Episode #7
Welcome to the Tapies! Join us for an evening of celebration as we wrap up 2023 with the ILOT Horror Movie Awards Night!Presented by Tan and Torkel from the IT LIVES ON TAPE horror movie podcast. Together we will take a trip down memory lane, and congratulate some of the great horror movie releases of 2023!We have multiple categories this year, as well as many highly esteemed nominees and winners to announce! Also of course there is the finale of the event... The illustrious ultimate prize of the night... The overall winner, reserved for the best horror film of 2023!

(00:00:00) Intro
(00:00:47) Welcome to the Tapies
(00:04:04) 2022 Horror Movie Highlights
(00:19:19) The 2023 Tapies Begins
(00:21:41) Triple A Terrors
(00:31:52) Indie Horror
(00:40:17) Switch Your Brain Off
(00:49:54) Intermission
(00:53:00) Recap and then Intro for Second-Half
(00:54:47) Best Scare
(01:02:43) Best Story
(01:11:27) Overall Winner Predictions
(01:13:55) New Kid on the Block
(01:20:42) Innovator of the Year
(01:26:18) Weirdest and Wildest
(01:36:25) Overall Winner
(01:41:50) End of the Show

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/grumblyghost/⁠⁠⁠⁠

Torkel:
⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@pollyversecult⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitch.tv/pollyverse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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Copyright Disclaimer:All videos, songs, images, and graphics featured in this video belong to their respective owners, and we or this channel do not claim any ownership or rights over them.
Copyright Disclaimer under Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976 allows for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.
We use these materials in our content under the doctrine of fair use, and we provide commentary, analysis, and transformative content to inform, educate, and entertain our viewers while respecting the original creators' intellectual property rights.
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1h 45min
January 08, 2024 WHEN EVIL LURKS - Episode #6
Torkel and Tanner discuss a huge release for horror from Argentinian director, Demián Rugna, WHEN EVIL LURKS. You can watch WHEN EVIL LURKS in Australia on Shudder.* APOLOGIES * For the audio this episode! We are investigating the issue currently!
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Tanner:
⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@grumblyghost⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitch.tv/grumblyghost⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/grumblyghost/⁠⁠⁠⁠

Torkel:
⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@pollyversecult⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitch.tv/pollyverse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/pollyverse/⁠⁠⁠⁠

Copyright Disclaimer:All videos, songs, images, and graphics featured in this video belong to their respective owners, and we or this channel do not claim any ownership or rights over them.
Copyright Disclaimer under Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976 allows for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.
We use these materials in our content under the doctrine of fair use, and we provide commentary, analysis, and transformative content to inform, educate, and entertain our viewers while respecting the original creators' intellectual property rights.
...more
1h 6min
December 04, 2023 ANXIETY HORROR - An Analysis - Episode #5
Today we break down the anxiety of horror! Tune in to hear about anxiety inducing movies such as; "Mother!", "Smile" and more!

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⁠https://www.youtube.com/@grumblyghost⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitch.tv/grumblyghost⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/grumblyghost/⁠⁠⁠

Torkel:
⁠https://www.youtube.com/@pollyversecult⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitch.tv/pollyverse⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/pollyverse/⁠⁠⁠

Copyright Disclaimer:All videos, songs, images, and graphics featured in this video belong to their respective owners, and we or this channel do not claim any ownership or rights over them.
Copyright Disclaimer under Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976 allows for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.
We use these materials in our content under the doctrine of fair use, and we provide commentary, analysis, and transformative content to inform, educate, and entertain our viewers while respecting the original creators' intellectual property rights.
...more
2h 10min
November 03, 2023 HALLOWEEN - Is Dr Loomis a BAD Psychiatrist? - Episode #4
Torkel and Tanner discuss HALLOWEEN (1978) and the remakes and reboots that followed!

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⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitch.tv/grumblyghost⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/grumblyghost/⁠⁠

Torkel:
https://www.youtube.com/@pollyversecult⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitch.tv/pollyverse⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/pollyverse/⁠⁠

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We use these materials in our content under the doctrine of fair use, and we provide commentary, analysis, and transformative content to inform, educate, and entertain our viewers while respecting the original creators' intellectual property rights.
...more
1h 56min
October 24, 2023 Episode #3 - X Traps for Saw X
Do you wanna see Saw?
Well we do! But we haven't yet...
So here's our top 10 trap ideas to celebrate the release of Saw 10!

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⁠⁠https://www.twitch.tv/grumblyghost⁠⁠
⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/grumblyghost/⁠⁠

Torkel:
⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@pollyversecult⁠⁠
⁠⁠https://www.twitch.tv/pollyverse⁠⁠
⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/pollyverse/⁠⁠

Copyright Disclaimer:All videos, songs, images, and graphics featured in this video belong to their respective owners, and we or this channel do not claim any ownership or rights over them.

Copyright Disclaimer under Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976 allows for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.

We use these materials in our content under the doctrine of fair use, and we provide commentary, analysis, and transformative content to inform, educate, and entertain our viewers while respecting the original creators' intellectual property rights.
...more
1h 45min
October 10, 2023 Episode #2 - They Can Run??? A History of Running Zombies.
Join us on our deep dive into the history of zombies that can run!
Tanner will be presenting us with his dissection of the subject as we figure out how the heck these zombies went from slow-walking, undead brain-eaters, to; supercharged, sprinting, blood-spitting, thrashing infected!

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⁠https://www.twitch.tv/grumblyghost⁠
⁠https://letterboxd.com/grumblyghost/⁠

Torkel:
⁠https://www.youtube.com/@pollyversecult⁠
⁠https://www.twitch.tv/pollyverse⁠
⁠https://letterboxd.com/pollyverse/⁠

Copyright Disclaimer:All videos, songs, images, and graphics featured in this video belong to their respective owners, and we or this channel do not claim any ownership or rights over them.

Copyright Disclaimer under Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976 allows for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.

We use these materials in our content under the doctrine of fair use, and we provide commentary, analysis, and transformative content to inform, educate, and entertain our viewers while respecting the original creators' intellectual property rights.
...more
2h 44min
October 09, 2023 Episode #1 - The Neon Demon Disaster
Today we are discussing the box office disaster that was The Neon Demon - one of Torkel's favourite films!

Prepare yourselves for our critiques of a beautiful but highly critique-worthy, glitter and gore feast from director Nicolas Winding Refn.

Warning... There will be some spoilers throughout!

Article referenced in the episode:
https://www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2018/12/19/neon-demon-2016/?fbclid=IwAR28JqVEHy8N17zo_AdeDjK6Inz1ngHqRtUROxxwP3PfynI5OEsxPEJ9STs

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Tanner:
⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@grumblyghost⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitch.tv/grumblyghost⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/grumblyghost/⁠⁠⁠

Torkel:
⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@pollyversecult⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitch.tv/pollyverse⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/pollyverse/⁠⁠⁠

Outro Music is "Vampire" by Emmit Fenn:
⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC81hioFupMsG2MWMQy78oCw⁠

Copyright Disclaimer: All videos, songs, images, and graphics featured in this video belong to their respective owners, and we or this channel do not claim any ownership or rights over them.

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We use these materials in our content under the doctrine of fair use, and we provide commentary, analysis, and transformative content to inform, educate, and entertain our viewers while respecting the original creators' intellectual property rights.
...more
1h 41min

FAQs about It Lives On Tape:

How many episodes does It Lives On Tape have?

The podcast currently has 11 episodes available.