The ALTER Tapes

This week on The ALTER Tapes, AJ and Jamie discuss Thomas Brush’s short 'The Unlocking'.

Premise: Elliot obsessively locks his front door every-night, all night. One day his therapist recommends he do everything in his power to leave the door unlocked, break the habit, and discover if his fear of "Mr. Tutu" is real.

Connect with your co-hosts:

> AJ:@_ButWhoIsShe/ @d180podcast

> Jamie: @gliterburrito / @bloodybroadspod

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, Jazz and AJ discuss Lisa J. Dooley’s short ‘The Lonely Host’ and the dangers of home rentals and strange hosts. 

Premise: After arriving at her Air BnB, Silvia quickly learns that her offbeat host isn’t quite as harmless as she seems.

Connect with your co-hosts:

> Jazz: @Smok1ngaces / @girlthatsscary

> AJ: @_Butwhoisshe / @D180podcast

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, Jazz and Bobby discuss Yue Ma’s short ‘Satisfaction Guaranteed’ . We discuss how far one would go to satisfy their significant other. 

Premise: A lonely 50s housewife undertakes radical atomic surgery to win back her husband's wandering eyes and to become the perfect wife in the process.

Connect with your co-hosts:

> Jazz: @smok1ngaces / @girlthatsscary

> Bobby Torrez: @bobbytorrez / @People_Scares

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, Kat and Bobby discuss Nancy Lin's short ‘Dante Falls’ (2019). This short film tackles self discovery, the importance of camaraderie, dating experiences, & a little ghost hunting. Tune in to hear their thoughts on this flick and more!

Premise: Spunky teen Nova Dante has one job: caretaker of the Dante family cemetery & the ghosts that live within. With her parents away, Nova must balance her work and personal life as she and her inattentive Shinto priest boyfriend accidentally release evil ghosts that threaten to take over the world.

Connect with your co-hosts:

Kat: @DanniTheKidd / @GirlThatsScary

Bobby: @BobbyTorrez / @People_Scares

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, Ryan and Kat discuss Nikki Born’s short ‘Haunt.' Join us for a conversation around part-timing, Dollar General, haunts, and more.

Premise: Docked pay by her unreasonable boss, disenchanted Millennial, Nora Flynn, is forced to take a job at a local Halloween Haunt in order to stay afloat.

Connect with your co-hosts:

> Ryan: @brotherghoulish 

> Kat: @DanniTheKidd / @GirlThatsScary

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, Sharai and Ryan discuss Jason-Christopher Mayer’s short ‘The Sound.' Come listen for some laughs and looks into the possible themes from the short.

Premise: Two years after a woman experiences sudden hearing loss, strange things begin to happen.

Connect with your co-hosts:

> Sharai: @MissSharai / @NightmareFierce / @BlerdyMassacre

> Ryan: @BrotherGhoulish / @BlerdyMassacre

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, Ryan and Bobby discuss James Roberts “The Grot In The Grotto”. We talk about the makings of a “Santa Claus” and if Elves are the true creators behind the Christmas and holiday spirit.

Premise: It's not enough for the little ones to believe in Santa. Santa has to believe it, too - but at what price? 

Connect with your co-host:

Ryan: @BrotherGhoulish / @BlerdyMassacre 

Bobby: @BobbyTorrez / @People_Scares / Bobby Likes It Spooky

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, Joe and Sharai discuss director Carlota Pereda’s short ‘Piggy’ (2020). We talk about fatphobia, celebrate this being one of the shorts we love that has a feature, and discuss fat representation in the media.

Premise: Sara is an overweight teen that lives in the shadow of a clique of cool girls holidaying in her village. Not even her childhood friend, Claudia, defends her when she’s bullied at the local pool in front of an unknown man. Her clothes are stolen and Sara must get home wearing nothing but her bikini. The long walk home will mark the rest of her life.

Connect with your co-hosts:

> Joe: @bstolemyremote / @horrorqueers

> Sharai: @Misssharai / @NightmareFierce / @blerdymassacre

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, Bobby and Adrian talk Rich Ragsdale’s short ‘The Loop’ (2019). They discuss if The Loop would be a great feature film and if the killer is inspired by The Driller Killer, Dead By Daylight, and ButterBall (The Cenobite)?

Premise: Mikey's older brother, Tommy, brings home a mysterious bootleg VHS tape of “the scariest movie ever made”. But what they expect to be a run-of-the-mill 80s slasher flick turns out to be something much more terrifying.

Connect with your co-hosts:

> Bobby: @BobbyTorrez / @People_Scares

> Adrian @AdrianRaee / @Slash_her_pod

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This week on the season two premiere of The ALTER Tapes, Jazz and Adrian discuss Brandon Espy’s short ‘We Follow You’ (Watch here) and explore how Stan culture would translate to real-life situations. 

Premise: A famed influencer tries to escape her followers after the government conducts a nationwide social media shutdown.Connect with your co-hosts:

> Jazz: @Smok1ngaces / @Girlthatsscary

> Adrian: @Adrianraee / @Slash_her_Pod

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