The ALTER Tapes

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Bobby Torrez and Jazz discuss Travis Laidlaw’s short ‘The Trunk.' We talk about what’s inside the trunk and what happens to folks that don’t leave things alone.

Premise: A father and daughter find a chained up old chest hidden in the woods. They bring it home with plans to sell its contents, but quickly discover that what's inside was locked up for a reason.

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Jazz: @Smok1ngaces / @girlthatsscary

Bobby: @BobbyTorrez / @People_Scares

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, Jazz and Sharai discuss Em J. Gilbertson’s short ‘Requiem’. Jazz and Sharai discuss why touching pinkies in the church can lead to your doom. 

Premise: Requiem is set in 1605, against the backdrop of the witch trials. It's a coming-of-age story, following Evelyn as she engages in a game of cat and mouse against her father, Minister Gilbert, in order to be with Mary, the woman she loves.

Connect with your co-hosts:

> Jazz: @Smok1ngaces / @girlthatsscary

> Sharai: @misssharai/@NightmareFierce

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, Jazz and Kat discuss Chris McInroy's "Guts" (2022). This short follows a person who’s out to prove that they have what it takes to kick a** in the workplace. Tune in to hear our hosts thoughts on this flick, office hijinks, & more!

Premise: A worker with an awkward disability nevertheless strives to succeed in his office job.

Connect with your co-hosts:

> Jazz: @Smok1ngaces / @girlthatsscary

> Kat: @girlthatsscary /@dannithekidd

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, Sharai & Kat discuss director Adrian Kirk Ejsing’s short “Peaches & Scream.” This short film will make you think twice about prying into someone else’s life. Tune in to hear Kat & Sharai’s thoughts on this flick, dating, making better choices and more!

Premise:Thomas finds out why he hasn't been invited to his girlfriend's home until now and quickly wishes he could've stayed in ignorance.

Connect with your co-hosts:

Sharai: @Misssharai / @NightmareFierce / @BlerdyMassacre

Kat: @girlthatsscary /@dannithekidd

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, Ryan & Kat discuss director Julia Bailey Johnson’s short “Kalley’s Last Review.” This short takes us through a GRWM that becomes a journey. Tune in to hear our thoughts on this flick, pampering thyself, & more! 

Premise: Aspiring beauty vlogger Kalley is positively determined to finish her first sponsored review video for an unknown brand’s chemical peel... and it doesn't seem to be going so well.

Connect with your co-hosts:

Ryan: @brotherghoulish / @ryanwkinney / @BlerdyMassacre

Kat: @girlthatsscary /@dannithekidd

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, Ryan and Joe discuss Janina Gavankar and Russo Schelling's 'Stucco' (2020). This well-paced short is giving pandemic vibes, relatable content with its yoga and chocolate imagery, and a fairly clear metaphor for guilt and isolation. Plus: those practical FX!

Premise: While hanging a piece of art in her new home, a woman knocks a hole in her wall, revealing what might be another room. Her mind races and unravels as she wonders what could be on the other side.

Connect with your co-hosts:

> Ryan: @brotherghoulish / @blerdymassacre

> Joe: @bstolemyremote / @horrorqueers

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This week on The ALTER Tapes: for the first time, we're revisiting a short! Jamie and Joe check out Chris Liam Walsh's ‘You Missed A Spot’’ (also discussed in S02E12). We talk about the comedic use of make-up, the cuteness of the love pairing, the sound effects for the mime fight, and why the ending beat juuust misses the mark.

Premise: In a world where everyone is a clown, a mime must defeat a masked killer to save the girl of his dreams.

Connect with your co-hosts:

> Jamie: @glitterburrito / @BloodyBroadsPod

> Joe: @bstolemyremote / @horrorqueers

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, Jamie and Sharai discuss Joe Russo’s short ‘Midnight Clear’’. We talk about what we would do if the world was ending, different types of abuse, the nickname that sent us over the edge, and how many apocalypses we’ve survived. 

Premise: An unstable husband forces his family to celebrate a macabre and deadly Christmas.

Connect with your co-hosts:

> Jamie: @glitterburrito / @BloodyBroadsPod

> Sharai: @Misssharai / @NightmareFierce / @blerdymassacre

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, Adrian and Ky discuss Chris Liam Walsh’s short ‘You Missed A Spot’. They discuss outlandish murder weapons, how social commentary works its way into the short and if they would prefer to be a mime or a clown!

Premise: In a world where everyone is a clown, a mime must defeat a masked killer to save the girl of his dreams.

Connect with your co-hosts:

>Ky: @ky_sfx / @MVHUPODCAST

>Adrian: @adrianraee / @slash_her_pod

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, Jamie and Adrian discuss Chris Turner’s short ‘Leopard Heels’ . From office politics to misogynistic double standards, is “Corporate Horror” a subgrenre yet? Because it should be.

Premise: A job interview turns sinister when misogyny and malice constrict around Renée Hart. Is it a career opening, or the venomous jaws of a trap?

Connect with your co-hosts:

> Jamie: @glitterburrito / @bloodybroadspod

> Adrian: @adrianraee

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