The ALTER Tapes

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Joe lures former co-host Dax back for a special episode on Brett Chapman's short "Kiddo" (2022). This one is brand new, so be sure to watch it before we spoil it!

Premise: On a rickety bus trundling through wilting countryside, a mysterious older woman named 'Kiddo' and a cohort of overexcited teenagers meander towards Wonderland, a theme park like no other.

Connect with your co-hosts:

Joe: @bstolemyremote / @horrorqueers

Dax: @DaxEbaben / @WONApodcast

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, Jazz and Joe talk writer/director Chelsea Lupkin’s short ‘Lucy's Tale’. They discuss monstrous teen female films, debate if Brad is good or bad, explore why familiarity isn't a bad thing, plead with Blumhouse to turn this into a feature, and question how close to the town of Derry this is.

Premise: Between mean girls, her first romance, and budding hormones, Lucy begins to realize that she’s not like the other teenagers in her class in this coming-of-age horror.

Connect with your co-hosts:

> Jazz: @Smok1ngAces / @GirlThatsScary

> Joe: @bstolemyremote / @horrorqueers

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, Joe and Kat discuss Chris Elena’s short ‘Audio Guide'. We're talking time travel and choose your own adventures, the dirtiness of public bathrooms, and whether you would want to know your own future. We're scared!

Premise: Inside an art gallery, a woman wearing gallery-issued headphones unexpectedly learns about life’s mysteries—whether she wants to or not.

Connect with your co-hosts:

Kat: @GirlThatsScary

Joe: @bstolemyremote / @horrorqueers

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, Sharai and Kat discuss director Chloë Wicks’s short ‘Aftertaste' (2020). We discuss urges, intimacy, and the importance of being honest about needs when starting a new relationship.

Premise: Moll and Alfie are on the verge of falling in love after a few years of friendship - but she has a secret that threatens not only their budding romance but also his life. A film about intimacy, shame and appetite.

Connect with your co-hosts:

> Sharai: @Misssharai / @NightmareFierce / @blerdymassacre

> Kat: @DanniTheKidd / @GirlThatsScary

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, Sharai and Jamie discuss Stuart Graham’s short ‘The Good Word’ (2015), religious horror, cannibalism, and titties. Oh my! 

Premise: A traveling preacher with a penchant for murder meets his match when he turns up at the farmhouse of Ma and Da Taggart.

Connect with your co-hosts:

Sharai: @Misssharai / @NightmareFierce / @blerdymassacre

Jamie: @glitterburrito / @BloodyBroadsPod

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, Jamie and Joe discuss Joanna Tsanis’ short ‘Smile' (no, not that Smile!) We're talking depictions of depression and mental illness in horror, fantastic creature design and the three films that Jamie immediately connects to this short.

Premise: When a young woman struggles to smile, her depression becomes something truly monstrous.

Connect with your co-hosts:

> Jamie: @glitterburrito / @bloodybroadspod

> Joe: @bstolemyremote / @horrorqueers

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, Ky and Joe discuss director Javier Chavanel’s short ‘Smiles’ (2019), which uses a Get Out approach to create a comedy/horror of manners. They're in love with the goopy practical FX, the hinted at generational backstory and how this short ruins Nick Jr from Nickelodeon.

Premise: Borja is about to meet his girlfriend's parents.

Connect with your co-hosts:

> Ky: @ky_sfx / @mvhupodcast

> Joe: @bstolemyremote / @horrorqueers

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, Ryan and Ky discuss Henry Kaplan’s short 'We Together.' On the surface, there are break-dancing zombies (and that’s great!). However, what is buried under the beat? Join Ryan and Ky to find out.

Premise: A zombie is awakened.

> Ryan: @BrotherGhoulish

> Ky: @ky_sfx

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This Week on The ALTER Tapes, Jamie and Ryan discuss Gabriel Popoff and Jeanne Noulin’s short ‘ARÀKHNÊ’ (2022). Come join us as we unravel a web of supernatural scares, and unpack the woes of a struggling artist and her infanticidal boo-thing.

Premise: In an isolated house, a supernatural phenomenon disturbs the mental balance of a mother worried about her son.

Connect with your co-hosts:

> Jamie: @GlitterBurrito / @BloodyBroads

> Ryan: @BrotherGhoulish

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, Bobby and Jamie discuss director Yfke van Berckelaer’s short ‘Lili’ (2020), which is an uncomfortable cat-and-mouse game about power, its misuse and female empowerment.  

Premise: A young actress’ audition grows increasingly tense with every line read in this single-take horror for the #metoo era. 

Connect with your co-hosts:

> Bobby: @BobbyTorez / @people_scares

> Jamie: @glitterburrito / @bloodybroadspod

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