Speak All Evil Podcast

Episode 324: Evil Dead Burn. The sixth installment of the Evil Dead film franchise comes just three years after Evil Dead Rise, the shortest gap between sequels since 1990’s Army of Darkness, with a seventh film (Evil Dead Wrath) scheduled for release in 2028. How does writer and director Sébastien Vaniček’s entry stack up against the rest of the newly expanding franchise and what does it mean for its future? Everything’s coming up dead. 

Episode 323: In a Violent Nature - Resident Evil (2002). In anticipation of In a Violent Nature 2 and a new Resident Evil film later this year, we took a look back at the origins of each franchise, one recent and one from a distant past. Spoiler: Let's hope the new Resident Evil holds up better in 20 years than the first one! 

Episode 322: Leviticus. The feature film debut of Australian writer/director Adrian Chiarella tells the story of forbidden love between two teen boys in a deeply conservative, rural township and the curse set upon them by church leaders that turns what they love most against them. Leviticus won't get the kind attention that some horror releases have enjoyed this year but it did get a theatrical release and we think it's well worth a look. Plus, a well known film that Leviticus inevitably calls to mind, no spoilers. 

Episode 321: Dolly/Heresy/Blood Creek. Out of sequence episode recorded earlier this year checking out two new Shudder original/exclusives and a 2009 Joel Schumacher deep cut about ancient Nazi vampires that was not called Nazferatu. Inexcusable. 

Episode 320: The Evil Dead (1981). In anticipation of the upcoming release of Evil Dead Burn (the sixth installment of the film franchise), we take a look back at the one that started it all, The Evil Dead, as well the third film in the series, Army of Darkness (1990). Which makes Evil Dead the first horror film franchise to be covered in complete, end to end, on Speak All Evil. A good time to discuss where we've been and where we're going with the all dead that are evil. Also, one of us saw Scary Movie. It sucked ass. 

Episode 319: Backrooms. The number one movie in America, the biggest opening weekend ever for an original horror film (and for A24), and the 4th biggest horror opening of all time domestic, all now belong to Backrooms. Meanwhile, horror also occupies the number two spot at the box office as Obsession continues to set records in its third weekend in theaters. Let’s get into it. 

Episode 318: Passenger. “130 million people take road trips every year. 15,400 of them are never seen again”, warns the poster for Passenger. By the end of the film, you’ll wish you were one of them. Just kidding, that fictional statistic is one of the more believable prices of nonsense you’re asked to swallow in the new road horror feature from director André Øvredal (The Last Voyage of the Demeter, Troll Hunter). Let’s talk about Obsession some more. Plus, Hallow Road, Duel, and more. 

Episode 317: Obsession. What feels like the first horror hit of the summer has arrived. From writer/director Curry Barker (Milk & Serial) comes a warning to be careful what you wish for in this terrifying, bloody, and squirm inducing update of the classic Monkey’s Paw story. Spoiler: we loved it. Plus, Deathdream, Wish Upon, The Monkey’s Paw (2013), and more. 

Episode 316: Hokum. From Irish filmmaker Damian McCarthy (Oddity) comes another nerve jangling descent into terror and one of this year’s most eagerly anticipated horror film releases. Also this week, a look back at McCarhty’s debut feature as a writer/director, Caveat (2020). Plus, the new Japanese video game-to-film adaptation, Exit 8. 

Episode 315: Angel Heart/The Serpent and the Rainbow. Picking up on our recent conversation about The Believers (1987), we take a look at two other late 80s genre mashups combining noir crime thriller elements with supernatural religious horrors and A-list stars. Plus, revisiting The First Power, Fallen, and Sitgmata.