The ALTER Tapes

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Kat & Mark discuss director Brendan Cleaves’s short “Sam and Doug”. This short film depicts the value of human connection in the shakiest of times. Tune in to hear Mark & Kat’s thoughts on this short, surviving a zombie apocalypse, choosing yourself & more!

Premise: In a near-future where a virus has turned the population into rabid monsters, a desperate mother forms an unlikely friendship in order to return home and save her family.

Connect with your co-hosts:

Kat: @girlthatsscary /@dannithekidd

Mark: @markoestes  / @ScreamKingzPodcast / @MidnightSocialDistortion

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, Xero and Mark discuss Travis Bible’s short "#chadgetstheaxe”. Listen to the Blerds break down the not-so-subtle nods to the problematic sides of internet communities.

Premise: Join top ten vlogger, Chad Ryan, as he live streams his visit to the William Burrows murder cabin. Chad's aiming to finally break a million views so spread the word. 

Connect with your co-hosts: 

> Xero: @idkgravity / @blerdymassacre

> Mark: @theanticritic

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, Jazz and Xero discuss Derek Ugochukwu’s short ‘You’re Not Home’. We dive into the fears and realities of assimilation in a space where you’re not welcome.

Premise: When an ominous mould appears in their room, two African brothers seeking asylum are faced with a dark entity lurking within their direct provision centre.

Connect with your co-hosts:

> Jazz: @Smok1ngaces / @Girlthatsscary

> Xero: @Idkgravity / @Blerdymassacre

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, Jazz and Nichole discuss Marie Claire Cushinan and Ryan O’Neil’s short ‘Changeling’ (2021). We discuss the how dread, misery and hunger can reach a boiling point, and cause one to lose touch with reality. 

Premise: Fear and superstition take hold of a young family during a time of great hunger in 1879 Ireland

Connect with your co-hosts:

> Jazz: @Smok1ngaces / @girlthatsscary 

> Nichole: @bodieshorror

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, Nichole and Jamie discuss Robert Bryce MIllburn’s American Hell (2014). This six minute thriller shows the brutal reality of a post-apocalyptic apartment complex’s lack of security and connectedness, and what its residents will do to survive.

Premise: A family's apartment is invaded in the middle of the night, while neither their lives nor their valuables are taken -- instead, they're given a grim glimpse at how alone they are when a dozen neighbors did nothing to help them.

Nichole: @BodiesHorror

Jamie: @glitterburrito / @BloodyBroadsPod

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, AJ and Jamie discuss McKenzi Vanderberg’s short 'Morse Code' (2023) and how a young woman’s grief becomes unbearable as she navigates how to move on from the guilt of her best friend’s death.

Premise: Haunted by a tragic death, a grieving woman uses her childhood hobby in the hopes of speaking to her lost loved one, but instead finds herself caught in a spiral of fear, regret, and questions unanswered.

AJ: @_ButWhoisshe / @d180podcast

Jamie: @glitterburrito / @BloodyBroadsPod

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, AJ and Adrian discuss Joey Greene’s short 'The Lake’ (2022).

Premise: When eager man proposes to his girlfriend out on the lake in the middle of the night, they come face to face with the dark spirits under the surface.

Connect with your co-hosts:

> AJ:@_ButWhoIsShe/ @d180podcast

> Adrian: @Adrianraee

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, Adrian and Sharai discuss Bola Ogun’s short ‘HANGRY’. Our hosts dive into the distressing (and potentially triggering) family dynamics that take the viewers down a satisfying path of revenge.

Premise: A teenage daughter, fed up with her father's verbal and sexual abuse, takes revenge upon him after he drinks away her college savings.

Connect with your co-hosts:

> Sharai: @Misssharai / @blerdymassacre 

> Adrian: @adrianraee / @slash_her_pod

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, Sharai and Nichole discuss Elwood Quincy Walker’s short ‘The Rule Of Three.’ Sharai and Nichole talk about OCDs, The Strangers, and how this film masters the three-act structure.

Premise: A woman haunted by her OCD and intrusive thoughts must overcome herself and face her inner demons to survive the night in the event of a terrifying home invasion by three masked slashers.

Connect with your co-hosts:

> Sharai: @misssharai / @NightmareFierce /@blerdymassacre

> Nichole:@BodiesHorror

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, Sharai and new co-host Xero discuss Felipe Vargas’ short ‘Milk Teeth’. They talk about the disturbing origins of the phrase milk teeth, blerd out about this creature, and talk about how messed up these potential parents at the orphanage are.

Premise: An orphanage spirals into mayhem when a boy discovers a shadowy creature who comes to collect more than just the children's teeth...

Connect with your co-hosts:

> Sharai: @misssharai / @NightmareFierce /@blerdymassacre

> Xero Gravity: @idkgravity / @blerdymassacre

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