This week, the Horroroulette wheel served up 2019's Bliss! Matt looks at the good, the bad, and the bloody weird of it all...

• TALE OF THE TAPE
• Directed by Joe Begos
• Written by Joe Begos

• CAST
• Dora Madison as Dezzie, Tru Collins as Courtney, Rhys Wakefield as Ronny, Jeremy Gardner as Clive, and Graham Skipper as Hadrian

• Distributed by Dark Sky Films
• Released on 27th September 2019, and has a runtime of 80 minutes
• RT Critic 86% // RT Audience 61% // Metacritic 53 // IMDb 5.9/10 // Letterboxd 3.2/5

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This week, Matt discusses Ti West's THE INNKEEPERS from 2011, and, well, it's certainly a film...

• TALE OF THE TAPE
• Written and directed by Ti West

• CAST
• Sara Paxton as Claire, Pat Healy as Luke, Kelly McGillis as Leanne Rease-Jones

• Distributed by Magnet Releasing
• Released on March 12th 2011, at SXSW before releasing wide on February 3rd 2012 and has a runtime of 101 minutes
• RT Critic 81% // RT Audience 42% // Metacritic 64 // IMDb 5.5/10 // Letterboxd 2.9/5

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Matt heads back to 2002 to discuss MAY. How does the cult classic hold up twenty-plus years later, and, is it any good?

• TALE OF THE TAPE
• Directed by Lucky McKee
• Written by Lucky McKee

• CAST
• Angela Bettis as May Dove Canady, Jeremy Sisto as Adam Stubbs, Anna Faris as Polly, Nichole Hiltz as Ambrosia, James Duval as Blank the punk

• Distributed by Interfilm 
• Released on 4 January 1973 with a runtime of 93 minutes
• RT Critic 70% // RT Audience 75% // Metacritic 58 // IMDb 6.6/10 // Letterboxd 3.6/5

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Matt discusses 2007's ROGUE, Greg McLean's follow-up effort after Wolf Creek. Was it croc-tastic or a bit of old tosh?

• TALE OF THE TAPE
• Directed by Greg McLean
• Written by Greg McLean

• CAST
• Michael Vartan as Pete McKell, Radha Mitchell as Kate Ryan, Sam Worthington as Neil Kelly, Stephen Curry as Simon, Celia Ireland as Gwen, John Jarratt as Russell, Damien Richardson as Collin, Robert Taylor as Everett Kennedy, Caroline Brazier as Mary Ellen, Heather Mitchell as Elizabeth Smith, Geoff Morrell as Allen Smith, Mia Wasikowska as Sherry Smith, Burt as the crocodile

• Distributed by The Weinstein Company
• Released on 8 November 2007 with a runtime of 92 minutes
• RT Critic 83% // RT Audience 54% // IMDb 6.2/10 // Letterboxd 3/5

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Matt heads back to 1981 to discuss Jeff Lieberman's Just Before Dawn. Is this an underappreciated gem, pretty good, or just a bit rubbish?

• TALE OF THE TAPE
• Directed by Jeff Lieberman
• Written by Jeff Lieberman, Mark Arywitz, and Jonas Middleton

• CAST
• Chris Lemmon as Jonathan, Gregg Henry as Warren, George Kennedy as Roy McLean, Deborah Benson as Constance, Ralph Seymour as Daniel, Mike Kellin as Ty, Jamie Rose as Megan, Kati Powell as Merry Cat Logan

• Distributed by Picturmedia 
• Released on 27 November 1981 with a runtime of 90 minutes
• RT Critic 60% // RT Audience 52% // IMDb 6/10 // Letterboxd 3.2/5

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Happy Valentine's Day! This week, Matt discusses Sergio Martino's TORSO, the giallo 'proto-slasher' from 1973, and looks at the film's best parts...and the not-so-good aspects!

• TALE OF THE TAPE
• Directed by Sergio Martino
• Written by Sergio Martino and Ernesto Gastaldi

• CAST
• Suzy Kendall as Jane, Tina Aumont as Dani, Luc Merenda as Roberto, John Richardson as Franz, Roberto Bisacco as Stefano, Ernesto Colli as Gianni, Angela Covello as Katia, Carla Brait as Ursula, Conchita Airoldi as Carol, Patrizia Adiutori as Flo

• Distributed by Interfilm 
• Released on 4 January 1973 with a runtime of 93 minutes
• RT Critic 60% // RT Audience 55% // IMDb 6.5/10 // Letterboxd 3.4/5

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This week, Matt is unveiling his top horror films from 2024, along with the best of the rest and....the ones that weren't so great...

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It's Halloween and to celebrate, Matt is discussing 1988's Pumpkinhead!

• TALE OF THE TAPE
• Directed by Stan Winston
• Written by Mark Patrick Carducci and Gary Gerani

• CAST
• Lance Henricksen as Ed Harley, John D’Aquino as Joel, Kerry Remsen as Maggie, Jeff East as Chris, Kimberly Ross as Kim, Cynthia Bain as Tracey, Joel Hoffman as Steve "Scratch" and Mayim Bialik as Christine Wallace

• Distributed by United Artists 
• Released on October 14th 1988 with a runtime of 99 minutes
• RT Critic 65% // RT Audience 49% // Metacritic 47 // IMDb 6.2/10 // Letterboxd 3.2/5

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Matt discusses 2021's The Sadness this week in all its gory glory!

• TALE OF THE TAPE
• Written and directed by Rob Jabbaz

• CAST
• Regina Lei as Kat, Berant Zhu as Jim, Tzu-Chiang Wang as the Businessman, Wei-Hua Lan as Alan Wong, Ying-Ru Chen as Mollie, Lue-Keng Huang as Kevin, and Emerson Tsai as Warren Liu

• Distributed by Raven Banner Entertainment
• Released on 22 January 2021 in Taiwan and dropped on Shudder internationally on 12 May 2022 and has a runtime of 99 minutes
• RT Critic 89% // RT Audience 67% // Metacritic 68 // IMDb 6.4/10 // Letterboxd 3.2/5

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Art the Clown is back and, this week, Matt is discussing Terrifier 3 in full spoiler fashion...

• TALE OF THE TAPE
• Written and directed by Damien Leone

• CAST
• Lauren LaVera as Sienna Shaw, Elliott Fullam as Jonathan Shaw, Samantha Scaffidi as Victoria Heyes, Margaret Anne Florence as Jessica, Bryce Johnson as Greg, Antonella Rose as Gabbie, Jason Patric as Michael, Chris Jericho as Burke, Daniel Roebuck as Santa, and, of course, David Howard Thornton as Art the Clown

• Distributed by Cineverse
• Released on October 11th 2024 and has a runtime of 125 minutes
• RT Critic 74% // RT Audience 88% // Metacritic 61 // IMDb 7.1/10 // Letterboxd 3.1/5

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