The ALTER Tapes

The ALTER Tapes

By Sharai Bohannon, Jazz Crawley, AJ Dickens, Mark O. Estes, Nichole Goble, Xero Gravity, Jamie Kirsten Howard, Joe Lipsett, Adrian Rodriguez, Bobby Torrez, Kat WhiteTV & FilmFilm ReviewsFilm History
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The ALTER Tapes episodes

  • Couples Therapy (2020)

    In the latest episode of The ALTER Tapes, Sharai and Joe discuss writer Mae Catt and director Tim Hendrix’s short 'Couples Therapy.' We're back to talk more about sex, female serial killers, the subjectivity of horror comedies, and asking for shorts to push the envelope. Plus: a challenge to listeners!

    Premise: A nice couple is having some problems so they go to a therapist.

    Connect with your co-hosts:

    Sharai: @Misssharai / @NightmareFierce

    Joe: @bstolemyremote / @horrorqueers


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    29 min
  • Posies (2022)

    This week on The ALTER Tapes, Joe and Bobby discuss R.H. Stavis & Katherine Fisher's short ‘Posies.’ We're discussing rotting set design, Dawn of the Dead, spoilery screen caps and Anna Diop's exquisite performance.

    Premise:

    As people begin to "devolve" into monsters, one woman attempts to hide her transformation by placing flowers under her skin.

    Connect with your co-hosts:

    Bobby: @BobbyTorrez / @People_Scares

    Joe: @bstolemyremote / @HorrorQueers




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    40 min
  • Brackish (2022)

    This week on The ALTER Tapes, Kat and Bobby discuss Christa Boarini’s short ‘Brackish.’ Come hear us discuss the lore on this Dark Nymph Undertaker.

    Premise:

    A menacing spirit lurks in the mangroves waiting for an unsuspecting victim. She is the Brackish Undertaker, cursed by the crown she wears.

    Connect with your co-hosts:

    Kat: @DanniTheKidd / @GirlThatsScary

    Bobby: @BobbyTorrez / @People_Scares



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    20 min
  • Don't Let It In (2022)

    This week on The ALTER Tapes, Brother Ghoulish and Kat discuss Jessica Henric’s short ‘Don’t Let it In.' Come hear us discuss the film’s Native American folklore elements and what we would have done if confronted by a skinwalker.

    Premise:

    A Native American woman must reconnect with her heritage to defeat a legendary evil.

    Connect with your co-hosts:

    > Brother Ghoulish: @brotherghoulish / @blerdymassacre

    > Kat: @DannyTheKidd / @GirlThatsScary




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    23 min
  • The House Abandon (2021)

    This week on The ALTER Tapes, Adrian and Ryan discuss Clint D’Souza’s short ‘The House Abandon.' Come join us as we discuss video game horror movies, what we would have done in the same situation, and other fun tangents rooted in our millennial love for the genre.

    Premise:

    A young kid, Cody, receives a mysterious package appears with the game, "The House Abandon". Can Cody survive this interactive horror text game or become another in its long line of victims?

    Connect with your co-hosts:

    Adrian: @adrianraee / @slash_her_pod

    Ryan: @brotherghoulish



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    35 min
  • Superpower Girl (2017)

    This week on The ALTER Tapes, Sharai Bohannon and Adrian Rae discuss Soo-young Kim’s short ‘Superpower Girl.’ Expect a call for more violence, deep dark confessions, Disney conspiracy theories, and some foul language. 


    Premise:

    A story about a top student named Mina and an inferior student named Juri. One day, both of them suddenly get tremendous capabilities.


    Connect with your co-hosts:

    Sharai: @misssharai / @NightmareFierce /@blerdymassacre 

    Adrian Rae: @adrianraee / @slash_her_pod


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    33 min
  • Pare (2021)

    In the latest episode of ‘The ALTER Tapes,’ Jazz and Sharai discuss Lauren Sick's 2021 short “PARE”. We dive into how lighting, tension, and mystery can engage the viewer. Expect to have jackets ruined for you.

     

    Premise:

    After a woman finds a blood stained jacket on a secluded road in the woods, she is haunted by a mysterious presence in a winter not-so-wonderland.

     

    Connect with your co-hosts:

    Sharai: @Misssharai / @NightmareFierce

    Jazz: @Smok1ngAces / @GirlThatsScary


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    34 min
  • Kookie (2019)

    In the latest episode of ‘The ALTER Tapes’, Jazz and Joe discuss Justin Harding’s short “Kookie”. We discuss the need for parents to *actually* parent, white gated communities, why the short could have ended earlier and Bree's unorthodox horror film choice.

     

    Premise:

    Bree, a dishonest 9-year-old, meets a terrifying visitor after a parenting lesson goes horribly wrong

     

    Connect with your co-hosts:

    Jazz: @Smok1ngAces / @GirlThatsScary

    Joe: @bstolemyremote / @horrorqueers


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    36 min
  • The Armoire (2019)

    This week on The ALTER Tapes, Dax and Joe watch Evan Cooper's 2019 short 'The Armoire.' We talk about comparisons to M. Night's Signs, the high cost of living in LA and the need for cheap furniture, and the appeals of low budget practical effects. Oh, and Dax nearly forgets his own haunted armoire story!


    Premise

    A struggling actress moves to Hollywood where she discovers a piece of furniture in her apartment is haunted by a malicious ghost.


    Connect with your co-hosts:

    Dax: @DaxEbaben / @WONApodcast

    Joe: @bstolemyremote / @horrorqueers


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    35 min
  • Conventional (2018)

    On the seventh episode of The ALTER Tapes, Dax and Ryan watch Karen Gillan's 2018 short "Conventional." Come hear about toxic fan culture.


    Premise:

    A horror film actress deals with her fall from stardom.


    Connect with your co-hosts: 

    Ryan: @BrotherGhoulish 

    Dax: @DaxEbaben / @WONApodcast


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    41 min

About The ALTER Tapes

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A weekly horror podcast featuring a rotating pair of POC, LGBTQ+ and/or female co-hosts discussing a new ALTER short in their own candid, irreverent, and often hilarious style.

Part of the…