The Horror Agenda

Welcome back to the Horror Agenda. This week we are re-releasing our Diabla episode with a new intro. Rape and sexual assault are in the news and part of mainstream dialogue and so this week so we're relreleasing one of our eps that discuss sexual assault. It's important as men that we understand consent, are not bystanders, and we call out the misogyny in our group chats, friend groups, and more. 

This week Carlos recommends the song Dead Men Don't Rape by Delilah Bon.

See below for the show notes from the original episode.

This week we cover the 2019 short film Diabla written by Alonso Diaz-Rickards and Ashley George, who also directs, based on a story by Maya Korn. 

CW: Discussion of sexual assault and sexual violence. 

You can watch the short here. You can watch all the shorts we covered on our YouTube playlist here.

The B-Horror Boys GoFundMe went live and we added a short commercial to the episode.

We reference this Short of the Week piece here.

We reference this Women in Revolt Interview several times.

We also refer to Daniel Sloss and his work, specifically his discussions of toxic masculinity, and sexual assault. 

This week, Victor recommends In the Army Now (1994) a comedy about friends who join the army and then get called into active duty.

Carlos recommends Dimension 20: City Council of Darkness (2026 - ), the latest season of Dimension 20. Unlike other seasons Carlos has recommended they are not playing DnD but instead are playing Vampire the Masquerade. The vamps are exiled to Purpee Oregan and need to bring the city to life. Will they be successful? Episodes airing weekly. Carlos also Adventuring Academy (2018 - ) a show where host Brennan Lee Mulligan talks TTRPGs, creativity, snacks and more with various names and personalities from the TTRPG and related nerd spaces.

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Welcome to the Horror Agenda. This week we have a special guest cohost joining us on the show. Caitlin Durante from the Bechdel Cast joins Carlos to discuss the Omen (1976) directed by Richard Donner and written by David Seltzer. 

Thanks to Caitlin for joining us, they are a comedian, teacher and podcaster. For more from them and their work check out their website and social media. 

The Omen is celebrating 50 years of scaring people and changing the world and its conception of the Devil. For more information on certain beats, please check out What Went Wrong's episode on the Omen. Also check out the Horror Virgin's episode.

Caitlin, our guest cohost, recommends the Ninth Gate (1999), directed by Roman Polanski, about a book appraiser who has to find a book and figure out which is authentically written by the Devil. 

Carlos recommends the book Scream with Me: Horror and the Rise of American Feminism (1968-1980) by Eleanor Johnson. A great read about horror films and how they reflect where feminism and women's rights were in the period studied. He has recommended this on previous episodes but since we discussed it in the episode and read an excerpt it felt appropriate. 

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Welcome to the Horror Agenda. This week we will be covering the 2021 short film Sleep Talker. Written by Sarah Emery and Carl Firth and directed by Carl Firth. 

You can watch the short here. You can watch all the shorts we covered on our YouTube playlist here.

We also want to wish Victor well as he steps away from the show for a few months. 

This week Carlos recommends Ready or Not 2: Here I Come, sequel to Ready or Not, directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, that follows immediately what happens with Grace when the police arrive after all her in-laws die and she ends up having to play a new game. 

Victor recommends the Croes Bros and their videos, specifically their latest at time of recording, POV: Uncanny Brothers Nightmares #5 where the pair spread fear to a guy who recognizes them and tries to mow them down. 

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Welcome back to the Horror Agenda. This week we cover the 2025 short film Demon Twink, written and directed by Steven George. 

You can watch the short here. You can watch all the shorts we covered on our YouTube playlist here.

We reference this intro to the Kickstarter fundraiser for the film. We also recommend this interview with the writer/director. 

This week Victor recommends Forgiveness Girl (2025) about a girl with cerebral palsy who despite being bullied forgives those who hurt her. 

This week Carlos recommends Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996-2003) a television show about a teenager who at 16 learns she's a witch and has to navigate the usual trials of adolescence with magic that sometimes goes awry. 

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Welcome to the Horror Agenda and this week we cover the 1992 horror film Mikey directed by Dennis Dimster.

Victor recommends the Locked Door (2021) by Freida McFadden is a psychological thriller about a surgeon who finds out a patient is killed in the same way her father, a serial killer, killed people. 

Carlos recommends Desert Hearts (1985) directed by Donna Deitch about an uptight professor getting a Reno divorce finds herself attracted to the free-spirited Cay. 

He also recommends You, Me & Tuscany (2026) a rom com directed by Kat Coiro about a woman who escapes to Tuscany and gets caught in highjinks and pretends to be engaged, while falling for her 'fiance's' brother. 

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Welcome to the Horror Agenda. This week we have some meta fun with Night of the Slasher (2015) written and directed by Shant Hamassian. 

You can watch the short here. You can watch all the shorts we covered on our YouTube playlist here.

We also reference this interview from SXSW 2016 here.

This week Carlos recommends Strange Way of Life (2023) about two friends who reunite after 25 years and reflect on their past and present. 

He also recommends Castle in the Sky (1986) about two kids with a magic crystal exploring the legendary Laputa, with its castle in the sky. 

Victor recommends Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop (Cider no yô ni Kotoba ga Wakiagaru) (2021) about the romance between two kids with communication issues, one who always wears head phones and one who masks. 

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I know what you did last summer. Which coincidentally is also the title of the film we're covering. That's right, this week on the Horror Agenda we are covering 1997's I Know What You Did Last Summer directed by Jim Gillespie and written by Kevin Williamson based on the novel by Lois Duncan. 

We reference this piece where Jennifer Love Hewitt explains that scene. 

This week Carlos recommends the Bechdel Cast an intersectional film podcasts he has recommended before (and been on twice). He also recommends Couples Therapy with Andy and Naomi again a comedy podcast with amazing guests with great advice.

Victor recommends the Shake Shack Boneless Baby Back Rib Sandwich.

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What's Your Favorite Scary Movie? This week on the Horror Agenda we cover Scream (1996) which of course features Ghost Face impressions and some of his one liners. We get into the historicity, the meta nature and allude to where the franchise is. 

Scream (1996) is directed by Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson. We reference the DVD writer and director commentary often in this episode. 

This week Victor recommends Pleastantville (1998) directed by Gary Ross, a film where two siblings find themselves in a 1950s sitcom that slowly begins getting color. 

Carlos recommends checking out the Go Fund Me for B-Horror Boys, my first short film. He also recommends Departing Seniors (2023) directed by Clare Cooney, about a bullied teen the week of graduation who gets psychic powers as a slasher starts picking off graduating seniors.  

He also recommends Demon Twink (2025) a short horror comedy written and directed by Steven George about a middle aged gay man offered a deal from a demon with disastrous consequences. 

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Welcome Back to the Horror Agenda! Today we are covering the 2006 film Stay Alive, directed by William Brent Bell and cowritten by him and Matthew Peterman. 

Victor watched the Unrated version and Carlos watched the Theatrical Cut. For the differences (beyond what we discuss in the episode) check out this site. 

For more on how Elizabeth Bathory has been continually maligned what we know about her being incorrect, check out You're Wrong About...Elizabeth Bathory with Princess Weekes. 

This week Victor recommends Sleepy Hollow (1999) directed by Tim Burton, a dark retelling of the legend of sleepy hollow. 

Victor also recommends Fire Force (2019 - ) a show about superhumans who use their power to fight fires. 

Carlos recommends the short films he saw at the Brooklyn Museum Pride Night with Brooklyn Film Festival. First he recommends Coyotes (2025) directed by Said Zagha, a film about a Palestinian surgeon who has a night that will change everything. 

He also recommends the animated comedy Tuna Tartare (2025) directed by Lena Greene about a can of tuna come to life that lives in post-apocalytipic LA and runs a karaoke bar. 

He also recommends Newbies (2025) directed by Kimiko Matsuda-Lawrence and Megan Trufant Tillman, is a beautiful and poetic drama about two people meeting on their queer journey exploring how they got here. 

Carlos' final recommendation of the week is Anatomy of a F*ckboy (2025) directed by Fatimah Asghar, a mockumentary about a woman trying to tell the story of Eli only to be duped by him and tell the story of a fuckboy. 

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1999 called and we answered. Welcome to the Horror Agenda as we cover the 1999 film Idle Hands directed by Rodman Flender and cowritten by Terri Hughes Burton and Ron Milbauer.

We reference the possibility of a remake from the directors of Hell of a Summer. We also reference this LA Times piece about the weekend of Idle Hands' release. The film celebrated it's 20th anniversary and the cast came together in this brief clip.

While we do not get into it in this episode we reference Sarah Marshall's podcast The Devil You Know, a podcast about the Satanic Panic. 

This week Victor and Carlos have a joint recommendation. They recommend Pretty Lethal (2026) directed by Vicky Jewson. The film is about a group of ballerinas who end up in an inn owned by a former ballerina and have to use their skills to fight for their survival. 

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