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  • 109 - Movie Review: BONE TOMAHAWK w/ Abby Smith (YH)

    Well howdy there, partner! Welcome...to the Year of the Horse (YH)! That's right, folks, for the Night Shift's first horror western shift in our yearlong special, Kyle (Stück Cassidy) & Abby (Two Tart Jane) screened the American Western horror film BONE TOMAHAWK (2015). In the Old West, a small-town sheriff and his rag-tag posse set out to rescue several townspeople from a brutal cave-dwelling, cannibalistic tribe. So, is this film any good? Well, give this review a listen and find out...if you DAAAaaaare!

    Already seen it? Let us know your thoughts!

    OMINOUS MEDIA LINKS:

    • Website
    • Humming Fools - Podcast
    • Evil Cast - Comic
    • Hallowed - Comic
    • The Night Shit - Reviews Database 
    • The Night Shift - Review Request Form 

    KYLE LINKS:

    • Website
    • Substack
    • Patreon
    • Instagram
    • Letterboxd 

    ABBY LINKS:

    • Instagram
    • Letterboxd

    MUSIC:

    • Short Intro - Just Me And My Horse by kaazoom
    • Main Intro - Spaghetti Western by Positive_Sound
    • Spoiler Transition - Cowboy Sting Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
    • Outro - Folk harmonica bluesy touch by Moonpub
    1 hr 23 min
  • 108 - Horror Year In Review 2025

    On tonight's special award shift, Kyle & Abby are listing their favorite spooky films and all the wonders horror had to offer in 2025. What were your favorite films / moments from the past year? Let us know...if you DAAAaaaare!

    OMINOUS MEDIA LINKS:

    • Website
    • Humming Fools - Podcast
    • Evil Cast - Comic
    • Hallowed - Comic
    • The Night Shit - Reviews Database 
    • The Night Shift - Review Request Form 

    KYLE LINKS:

    • Website
    • Substack
    • Patreon
    • Instagram
    • Letterboxd 

    ABBY LINKS:

    • Instagram
    • Letterboxd

    MUSIC:

    • Intro - Cory Nelson
    • Outro - Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
    1 hr 23 min
  • 107 - Game/Book/Movie Review: RESIDENT EVIL w/ Abby Smith

    The Night Shift is BACK celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Resident Evil franchise! That's right, folks, for tonight's shift, Kyle & Abby not only reviewed Capcom's classical survival horror video game RESIDENT EVIL (1996)—but they also read the 1998 novelization by S.D. Perry and screened the 2002 film starring Milla Jovovich. Raccoon City: a remote mountain community suddenly besieged by a rash of grisly murders encroaching upon it from the surrounding forest. Bizarre reports start to spread, describing attacks from vicious creatures, some human...some not. After investigating, Raccoon City Police Department elite team Jill Valentine and Chris Redfield are forced to flee into a mysterious mansion where they encounter zombies and mutated monsters. If any survive of them survive...they may come to envy those who didn't. So, is this game, it's novelization, or its film adaptation any good? Well, give this review a listen and find out...if you DAAAaaaare!

    Already played/read/seen it? Let us know your thoughts!

    REVIEW TIMECODES:

    RE Video Game — 15:13

    RE Video Game Spoilers — 53:30

    RE Book — 1:07:19

    RE Movie — 1:34:49

    OMINOUS MEDIA LINKS:

    • Website
    • Humming Fools - Podcast
    • Evil Cast - Comic
    • Hallowed - Comic
    • The Night Shit - Reviews Database 
    • The Night Shift - Review Request Form 

    KYLE LINKS:

    • Website
    • Substack
    • Patreon
    • Instagram
    • Letterboxd 

    ABBY LINKS:

    • Instagram
    • Letterboxd

    MUSIC:

    • Intro - Cory Nelson
    • Outro - Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
    2 hr
  • 106 - Bag of Horror: 5 MOVIE REVIEWS w/ Abby Smith

    Can you see it, listener? The veil between worlds is thinning and Halloween is nearly upon us! On tonight's episode-variant of The Night Shift (Bag of Horror), Kyle and Abby share a special announcement and review DANGEROUS ANIMALS (2025), THE RULE OF JENNY PEN (2025), THE MONKEY (2025), THE UGLY STEPSISTER (2025), and PREDATOR: KILLER OF KILLERS (2006). Are any of them any good? Well, give this review a listen and find out...if you DAAAaaaare!

    Already seen them? Let us know your thoughts!

    REVIEW TIMECODES:

    Dangerous Animals — 10:38

    The Rule of Jenny Pen — 19:40

    The Monkey — 32:46

    The Ugly Stepsister — 47:15

    Predator: Killer of Killers — 1:02:00

    KICKSTARTER:

    • Hallowed - Chapter 2

    OMINOUS MEDIA LINKS:

    • Website
    • Humming Fools - Podcast
    • Evil Cast - Comic
    • Hallowed - Comic
    • The Night Shit - Reviews Database 
    • The Night Shift - Review Request Form 

    KYLE LINKS:

    • Website
    • Substack
    • Patreon
    • Instagram
    • Letterboxd 

    ABBY LINKS:

    • Instagram
    • Letterboxd

    MUSIC:

    • Intro - Cory Nelson
    • Outro - Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
    1 hr 31 min
  • 105 - Book/Movie Review: FRANKENSTEIN w/ Abby Smith

    IT'S ALIVE! That's right, folks, for tonight's shift, Kyle & Abby not only read the classic gothic novel FRANKENSTEIN (1818) by Mary Shelley—but also screened the beloved Universal Pictures adaptation from 1931. When the scientist Victor Frankenstein attempts to create life in his laboratory, he sets in motion tragic forces beyond his control and faces losing everything he loves. So, is this book or its famous film adaptation any good? Well, give this review a listen and find out...if you DAAAaaaare!

    Already read/seen it? Let us know your thoughts!

    KICKSTARTER:

    • Hallowed - Chapter 2

    OMINOUS MEDIA LINKS:

    • Website
    • Ominous Newsletter
    • Humming Fools - Podcast
    • Evil Cast - Comic

    KYLE LINKS:

    • Website
    • Substack
    • Patreon
    • Instagram
    • Letterboxd 

    ABBY LINKS:

    • Instagram
    • Letterboxd

    MUSIC:

    • Intro - Cory Nelson
    • Outro - Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
    1 hr 34 min
  • 104 - Curiosity Review: DARK WATERS w/ Chris Lackey

    It's time for some nunsploitation! That's right, folks, for tonight's shift, Kyle & Chris Lackey (Strange Studies of Strange Stories) screened the Lovecraftian horror film DARK WATERS (1993). Unholy terror is unleashed when a young Englishwoman tries to find her mysterious connection to an isolated convent filled with terrors and torment. So, is this film any good? Well, give this review a listen and find out...if you DAAAaaaare!

    Already seen it? Let us know your thoughts!

    KICKSTARTER:

    • Hallowed - Chapter 2

    OMINOUS MEDIA LINKS:

    • Website
    • Ominous Newsletter
    • Humming Fools - Podcast
    • Evil Cast - Comic

    KYLE LINKS:

    • Website
    • Substack
    • Patreon
    • Instagram
    • Letterboxd 

    CHRIS LINKS:

    • Bluesky
    • Strange Studies of Strange Stories Podcast

    MUSIC:

    • Intro - Cory Nelson
    • Outro - Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
    53 min
  • 103 - Horror Roast: THE WICKER MAN (2006) w/ Calvin Huff

    Nicholas Cage returns! Or DOES he? That's right, folks, Kyle & Calvin are back with another horror movie roast after screening the horror reboot of THE WICKER MAN (2006). A sheriff investigating the disappearance of a young girl from a small island discovers there's a larger mystery to solve among the island's secretive, neo-pagan community. So, how bad is this film? Well, give this review a listen and find out...if you DAAAaaaare!

    Already seen it? Let us know your thoughts!

    KICKSTARTER:

    • Hallowed - Chapter 2

    OMINOUS MEDIA LINKS:

    • Website
    • Humming Fools - Podcast
    • Evil Cast - Comic
    • Hallowed - Comic
    • The Night Shit - Reviews Database 
    • The Night Shift - Review Request Form 

    KYLE LINKS:

    • Website
    • Substack
    • Patreon
    • Instagram
    • Letterboxd 

    MUSIC:

    • Intro - Cory Nelson
    1 hr 26 min
  • 102 - Classic Horror Review: JAWS w/ Abby Smith

    We're gonna need a bigger podcast. That's right, folks, for tonight's shift, Kyle & Abby screened the classic adventure horror film JAWS (1974). When a massive killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community off Long Island, it's up to the local police chief, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down. So, is this film any good? Well, give this review a listen and find out...if you DAAAaaaare!

    Already seen it? Let us know your thoughts!

    KICKSTARTER:

    • Hallowed - Chapter 2

    OMINOUS MEDIA LINKS:

    • Website
    • Humming Fools - Podcast
    • Evil Cast - Comic
    • Hallowed - Comic
    • The Night Shit - Reviews Database 
    • The Night Shift - Review Request Form 

    KYLE LINKS:

    • Website
    • Substack
    • Patreon
    • Instagram
    • Letterboxd 

    ABBY LINKS:

    • Instagram
    • Letterboxd

    MUSIC:

    • Intro - Cory Nelson
    • Outro - Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
    1 hr 24 min
  • 101 - Game Review: SILENT HILL 2 w/ Abby Smith

    In our restless dreams, we see that town. Silent Hill. That's right, folks, for tonight's shift, Kyle & Abby played the remake of the survival horror video game SILENT HILL 2 (2024). Having received a letter from his deceased wife, James heads to where they shared so many memories, in the hope of seeing her one more time: Silent Hill. There, by the lake, he finds a woman eerily similar to her. MYSTERIOUS! So, is this game any good? Well, give this review a listen and find out...if you DAAAaaaare!

    Already seen it? Let us know your thoughts!

    OMINOUS MEDIA LINKS:

    • Website
    • Humming Fools - Podcast
    • Evil Cast - Comic
    • Hallowed - Comic
    • The Night Shit - Reviews Database 
    • The Night Shift - Review Request Form 

    SILENT HILL 2:

    • BTS - Original
    • BTS - Remake

    KYLE LINKS:

    • Website
    • Substack
    • Patreon
    • Instagram
    • Letterboxd 

    ABBY LINKS:

    • Instagram
    • Letterboxd

    MUSIC:

    • Intro - Cory Nelson
    • Outro - Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
    1 hr 31 min
  • 100 - 100th Episode Special!

    Welcome to a VERY special episode of The Night Shift as we celebrate our 100th episode! WOWZA! Thanks for being a part of our journey Night Shifters! Y'all are the best. In addition to reflecting on the past years and celebrating 100 episodes tonight, tune in as Kyle and Abby review seven films featuring characters working a—get this—NIGHT SHIFT! See what we did there?! The spooky films covered this week are LAST SHIFT (2014), NIGHT SHIFT (2023), MIRRORS (2008), WILLIE’S WONDERLAND (2021), THE NIGHT WATCHMEN (2017), THE NIGHT SHIFTER (2023), and INTRUDER (1989). Are any of them any good? Well, give this special episode a listen and find out...if you DAAAaaaare!

    Already seen them? Let us know your thoughts!

    REVIEW TIMECODES:

    Last Shift — 18:00

    Night Shift — 28:25

    Mirrors — 39:15

    Willie's Wonderland — 54:25

    The Night Watchmen — 1:03:33

    The Night Shifter — 1:11:02

    Intruder — 1:20:50

    OMINOUS MEDIA LINKS:

    • Website
    • Humming Fools - Podcast
    • Evil Cast - Comic
    • Hallowed - Comic
    • The Night Shit - Reviews Database 
    • The Night Shift - Review Request Form 

    KYLE LINKS:

    • Website
    • Substack
    • Patreon
    • Instagram
    • Letterboxd 

    ABBY LINKS:

    • Instagram
    • Letterboxd

    MUSIC:

    • Intro - Cory Nelson
    • Outro - "Your Reality" by Team Salvato
    1 hr 39 min

About The Night Shift

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From the folks at Ominous Media, The Night Shift is a celebration and critique of all things horror, both old and new, for die-hard fans and newcomers alike. Hosted by horror cheerleader Kyle Stück,…