Scary Movie & Chill Podcast

Welcome back to another episode!!

I know I said that the last episode was going to be our last for a while....that's still true but in light of the recent passing of the legendary actor, Donald Sutherland, we decided to replay Ep. 34, Don't Look Now.

Don't Look Now is a 1973 thriller/horror/mystery directed by Nicolas Roeg and stars Julie Christie, Donald Sutherland, Hilary Mason, and Clelia Matania.

Synopsis: A married couple grieving the recent death of their young daughter are in Venice when they encounter two elderly sisters, one of whom is psychic and brings a warning from beyond.

We recorded this back in May of 2021. Enjoy!

RIP Donald Sutherland

Welcome back to a new and final episode!!

This week Mike picked the 2005 horror/thriller, House of Wax. The movie was directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and stars Paris Hilton, Elisha Cuthbert and Chad Michael Murray.

Synopsis: A group of teens are unwittingly stranded near a strange wax museum and soon must fight to survive and keep from becoming the next exhibit.

Join us as we watch the movie and chat about Mike's last weekend in LA, Bonz's graduation, and more. Enjoy!

Welcome back to a new epsiode! This week we go back to 1999 with the horror/mystery/found footage flick, The Blair Witch Project. Directed by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez, the movie stars Heather Donahue, Michael C. Williams and Joshua Leonard.

Synopsis: Three film students vanish after traveling into a Maryland forest to film a documentary on the local Blair Witch legend, leaving only their footage behind.

Join us as we watch the movie and also chat about Mike's first leg of his move to Montana, Bonz's upcoming graduation, and more. Enjoy!

Welcome back to another episode!

This week we watch the 2023 horror/found footage flick, Late Night with The Devil. The movie was directed by Cameron and Colin Cairnes and stars David Dastmalchian, Ingrid Torelli, Lauren Gordon, Georgina Haig and Ian Bliss.

Synopsis: In a 1977, a live television broadcaset goes horribly wrong, unleashing evil into the nation's living rooms.

Join us as we get back to business and watch this movie while also chatting about Mike's new ride, Bonz's upcoming graduation and more. Enjoy!

Welcome back to another episode! This week we delve into the 1999 TV movie, The Turn of the Screw. The movie, based on the novel was directed by Ben Bolt and stars Colin Firth (briefly!), Jodhi May and Pam Ferris.

Synopsis: A governess put in charge of two young children begins to see the ghost of her dead predecessor.

Join us as we watch the movie and chat about Mike's bad British accent and Bonz's melatonin nights. Enjoy!

Welcome back to a new episode! This week we watch an oldie but goodie, the 2001 gothic supernatural psychological horror, The Others.

The movie was directed by Alejandro Amenabar and stars Nicole Kidman, Fionnula Flanagan, Christopher Eccleston, Elaine Cassidy and Eric Sykes.

Synopsis: In 1945, immediately following the end of Second World War, a woman who lives with her two photosensitive children on her darkened old family estate in the Channel Islands becomes convinced that the home is haunted.

Join us as we watch the movie and also chat about Mike's upcoming solo cross-country roadtrip and Bonz breaks up with alcohol. Enjoy!

This week we watch the final movie in our mini-series comparing originals with their remakes with the 2020 reboot, The Grudge.

The movie was directed by Nicolas Pesce and stars Andrea Riseborough, Demian Bichir, John Cho, Betty Gilpin, Lin Shaye (horror icon) and Jacki Weaver.

Synopsis: A house is cursed by a vengeful ghost that dooms those who enter it with a violent death.

Tune in to hear what we thought of the reboot, Mike's final tooth talk update and Bonz's flaky date. Enjoy!

Welcome back to a new episode! We continue with our mini-series comparing originals with their remakes with the 2002 original, Ju-On: The Grudge.

Directed by Takashi Shimizu, the movie stars Megumi Okina, Misaki Ito, Takashi Matsuyama and Yui Ichikawa.

Synopsis: A mysterious and vengeful spirit marks and pursues anybody who dares enter the house in which it resides. (A little different then the remake.)

Join us as Mike watches the movie through his hands covering his face and Bonz talks about taking care of an invalid. Enjoy!

Welcome back to another episode! We continue our mini-series of comparing originals with their remakes this week with the 2004 supernatural horror film, The Grudge.

This remake of the 2002 original was also directed by Takashi Shimizu and stars Bill Pullman, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jason Behr and Clea DuVall.

Synopsis: An American nurse living and working in Tokyo is expsed to a mysterious supernatural curse, one that locks a person in a powerful rage before claiming their life and spreading to another victim.

Join us as Mike gets got several times and Bonz talks about a trip to the newly renovated/reopened Vista Theater! Enjoy!

We're doing another series and that compares and contrasts original movies and their remakes. Last week we watched the 2005 film, Dark Water that was actually an American remake of the 2002 Japanese horror film of the same name.

This week we watch the original 2002 Dark Water that was directed by Hideo Nakata and written by Yoshihiro Nakamura and stars Hitomi Kuroki, Rio Kanno, and Mirei Oguchi.

Synopsis: A mother and her 6-year-old daughter move into a creepy apartment whose every surface is permeated by water.

Join us as we watch the movie and chat about Mike's brown bath water and Bonz's recent brush with death via scooter. Enjoy!