Stories to Dismember: Horror Movie Review

Trigger warning: self harm

Parents: always worrying about their kids. Sometimes it can be annoying, and sometimes... it can be dangerous. When rumors go around about an internet challenge that is telling kids to hurt themselves at the behest of a monster, Amir and Leah decide to limit their kids' screen time to stop them being sucked in. After their daughter sees the monster for herself, she realizes that this is neither a hoax nor a fad: it's something much more terrifying. Join Miguel and Lyndsey as they dismember 2022's Grimcutty.

Ratings appear suddenly from under a table at 01:38:46.

It's the movie no one expected... with the critical response that everyone expected. After Christopher Robin puts aside his childish things by abandoning his friends in the woods, Pooh Bear and the others go feral and decide to exact revenge. They take a vow to renounce their humanity, but still wear clothes and live in houses? And Pooh vomits/cries/sweats honey sometimes? I don't know, none of this makes sense. Aaron's away this week, so join Lyndsey and Miguel as they dismember the gory mess that is 2023's Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey.

Reviews begin at 1:07:16 in the episode.

Sometimes you watch a movie that just grabs hold of your brain and won't let go. This week, we've got a special episode to further discuss one that spawned a million traumatized children: Child's Play! After dismembering the 1988 movie last episode, Aaron, Lyndsey, and Miguel further discuss their thoughts on the film, as well as hear from listeners about their first experiences with Chucky and the franchise that spawned him!

Good Guy dolls are all the rage right now. Karen's son Andy watches the shows, eats the cereal, and DESPERATELY wants one for himself. When Karen manages to find one at a discount from a back-alley peddler, she doesn't ask any questions. Meanwhile, Mike the detective has just wrapped up a big case. He cornered notorious strangler Charles Lee Ray in a department store and managed to gun him down on a pile of Good Guy dolls. Case closed, right? No need to question the mystic chanting and lightning strike conjured forth moments before his death? Surely these two events have nothing to do with one another? When Andy starts getting in trouble and blaming his new doll Chucky, it becomes clear that Mike's case isn't quite as closed as he thought. Join Aaron, Lyndsey, and Miguel as they dismember 1988's Child's Play!

The ratings are in at 01:21:19

Trigger Warning: gun violence, self-harm, suicide

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Can you ever really free yourself from the past? After the death of his estranged wife, a writer decides to bring his new fiance to the family's remote cabin to spend time connecting with his two children. The children's reluctance to get to know her deepens when they they discover that she was the lone survivor of an extremist cult. When the father is called back to the city on a work errand, tensions begin to rise between the three remaining people in the house. Join Lyndsey, Miguel, and Aaron as they dismember 2019's The Lodge.

Ratings begin at 01:24:27 in the episode.

Sometimes secrets are bound to be brought to light, no matter the consequences. A year after a tragic accident claimed the lives of her husband and daughter, Sarah feels nearly ready to rejoin her friend group's regular adventure outings. This time they've traveled to the Appalachian foothills to go caving; the others think it will be a great way to help Sarah regain some normalcy, but secrets just below the surface threaten to jeopardize the group's enjoyment of this special trip. When the women are trapped in the cave by an accidental rock fall, they learn that there is no coming back from some discoveries. Join Miguel, Aaron, and Lyndsey as they dismember director Neil Marshall's 2005 film The Descent.

Fall straight into the ratings at 01:31:28!

You'd think that being genre-savvy would help you survive a horror movie; unfortunately, when the killer also knows the tropes, the stakes get a little bit higher! This week, the gang continues their Pride Month series with a film penned by openly gay screenwriter Kevin Williamson, who was inspired by a real life case to write one of the most referential horror movies of all time. Join Aaron, Lyndsey, and Miguel as they dismember director Wes Craven's 1996 film Scream!

The reviews come screaming in at 1:50:14!

When Jessie and his family move into a suspiciously cheap house on Elm Street, he makes new friends and starts having terrible dreams. As the nightmares continue, and Freddy Kruger gets closer, can Jessie keep finding the line between what's real and what isn't? Heavily panned on its release, this movie has been given a reassessment in recent years as discussions of queerness in film, both on the script and behind the scenes, have become more nuanced. Join Miguel, Aaron, and Lyndsey as they dismember 1985's Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge!

Reviews begin at 01:31:17