Stories to Dismember: Horror Movie Review

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For the first film in our Pride Month series, we're going back in time to an OG LGBTQ+ director: James Whale! One of the founding fathers of horror cinema, Whale was responsible for crafting many of the classic monster movies that remain in our popular consciousness to the present day. Masterfully weaving tales of otherness and rejection, his stories still resonate with people who feel ostracized today. Join Lyndsey, Aaron, and Miguel as they dismember the film that many people consider Whale's magnum opus: the 1935 classic The Bride of Frankenstein.

Our reviews are brought forth by science at 01:14:39!

When someone tells you they're going to do "one final job", nine times out of ten it's going to be a disaster. Evangelical preacher Cotton Marcus has been losing his faith for a while, if he ever had it to begin with. Once a famous exorcist, he decides to document a case that he thinks will expose the charlatans in the church and ease his own guilty conscience, but this last possession is not at all what he expected. A young girl is surrounded by evil, and Cotton might have to find his faith again to help her. Join Aaron, Lyndsey, and Miguel as they try to untangle the plot threads and dismember 2010's The Last Exorcism!

Reviews begin at 1:23:38 in the episode.

Take it from us: when the cabin in the woods comes at a price that seems too good to be true, JUST RUN. In Sam Raimi's directorial debut, five college kids travel to a remote cabin to spend a quiet weekend away; but how peaceful is any getaway going to be when it starts with you finding a book bound in human skin? Join Lyndsey, Aaron, and Miguel as they dismember 1981's The Evil Dead!

The Gang's reviews are summoned forth at 01:18:0

What would you do if your partner couldn't be what you needed any more And what would you create to fill the void When Mark returns home from a business trip, it is revealed that his wife Anna has been involved with another man. But as he investigates, he discovers layers of deceit which hint at a terrible truth not only was there someone else, there was something else she's been hiding. Something awful. As both Mark and Anna become increasingly unhinged, their actions tear apart the lives of those around them. Join Miguel, Aaron, and Lyndsey as they dismember 1981's Possession.

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It's time for Defense Against The Dark Arts class! When a young nun is enrolled in a Catholic school for exorcism in Boston, she is frustrated by the bureaucracy which keeps her from truly helping her patients. As her own past experiences with possession motivate her to research further, will the church permit her to become an exorcist herself to save the life of a young girl? Aaron, Lyndsey, and Miguel dive deep into the baptismal font to dismember 2022's Prey for the Devil.

The gang's reviews start at 01:20:41 in the recording.

"To round out Found Footage month, your hosts have found some footage of their own! Lyndsey, Aaron, and Miguel have each chosen a spooky short film to review on this special round robin episode of Stories to Dismember.

Aaron's pick: Curve (2016)

Miguel's pick: Sleight (2015)

Lyndsey's pick: We Got A Dog (2022)

Do you have a favorite short horror film you want to see featured on a future compilation episode? Email us at [email protected] with your thoughts or suggestions!"

A seemingly impossible mass murder in an Arizona border town leaves authorities with only one suspect: a Mexican immigrant who captured disturbing images from the event on his camera. This 'documentary' covers the case from all angles, following multiple lines of reasoning to try to discover the true cause of the 57 deaths. Aaron, Lyndsey and Miguel are pulled along into this web of boundless suspicion as they try to tell horror from humanity in 2015's Savageland.

Ratings from your horror hosts can be found at 1:38:07.

Building a haunted house inside a haunted house? What could possibly go wrong? When the opening of a horror-themed attraction in a small town ends in deaths and disappearances, a documentary crew tries to get to the bottom of it all using testimony from the last surviving crewmember and footage from the company. Join Miguel, Aaron, and Lyndsey as they dismember 2015's Hell House LLC.

To hear our reviews before you watch, jump to 01:48:50 in this episode.