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That boy is about to seek revenge over the town that murdered him. This week PJ and Derek are joined by special guest Tim Von Cloedt as they pull back the curtain on the blood-soaked mockumentary on what it takes to become a horror icon in Scott Glosserman’s Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006). In this episode they explore Leslie Vernon’s twisted approach to slasher stardom, from finding your perfect final girl to turning small-town terror into a well-oiled killing machine. We’re breaking down the film’s sharp meta-humor, its love letter to classic slasher movies, and the ways it both celebrates and subverts the genre’s most familiar tropes. 📺

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Oh, you think I’m scary? That thing in the woods is death itself and it’s coming for all of us. Join PJ and Derek as they crash land right back in the middle of Honey Island Swamp in Adam Green’s Victor Crowley (2017). In this episode the guys resurrect The Bayou Butcher for another round of glorious carnage, bringing plenty of blood, guts, and creatively gruesome kills along for the ride. Is this a worthy comeback for one of modern horror’s most brutal icons, a decade after the original Hatchet slashed its way into our hearts, or should this swamp legend have stayed buried? 📺 

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I knew that you were real. I came to save you. Join PJ and Derek as they join a search and rescue mission for the victims of The Bayou Butcher in BJ McDonnell’s Hatchet III (2013). In this episode the guys tear down the film’s practical gore effects, outrageous kills, and over-the-top slasher mayhem, along with the returning fan favorite cast and cameos. Does this third entry keep the franchise’s gruesome fun alive, or does Victor Crowley’s latest rampage swing and miss? And most importantly does PJ still think it’s the greatest horror film ever made? 📺

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He's forced to return to the state he was when he was killed. You can't kill a ghost. Join PJ and Derek as they return to Honey Island Swamp in search of Victor Crowley in Adam Green’s Hatchet II (2010). In this episode the guys wade through the film’s gleefully gruesome world of practical gore, backwoods terror, dark humor, with its relentless kills and throwback slasher spirit. We’ll find out the truth about Marybeth Dunston’s family, how it lead to Hatchet Face’s creation and possibly his destruction. 📺

Check out what Derek and PJ thought of Tremors and Tremors 2: Aftershocks during their guest appearance for Tremorspalooza with Steve from The Geekz, along with Pedro, Brian, and Phillip at The Horror Returns, plus hear their thoughts on Resident Evil.

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It was like a dirty secret. Victor Crowley was born horribly disfigured. Join PJ and Derek as they take a haunted boat tour through the Louisiana swamps of Adam Green’s Hatchet (2006). In this episode the guys discuss the gloriously gory throwback to old-school slasher cinema with its mix of outrageous practical effects, gruesome kills, dark humor, eccentric characters, and an unapologetic love for the genre. A film that gives us the bloody beginnings of one of modern horror’s most recognizable killers. 📺 

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All hail Unholy Father. Make your presence known this night. Join PJ and Derek as they explore Rob Zombie’s atmospheric departure from his earlier grindhouse-inspired films in The Lords of Salem (2012). In this episode the guys descend into the film’s disturbing blend of witchcraft, religious horror, psychedelic imagery, and slow-burning supernatural terror full of unsettling symbolism, shocking imagery, an eerie soundscape, and its deeply divisive ending that makes it such a strange, haunting entry in modern horror. 📺

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This is my death factory and you are the product. Join PJ and Derek as they take one last bloody road trip with the Firefly family in Rob Zombie’s 3 From Hell (2019). In this episode the guys slam in the back of their Dragula to talk about the film’s brutal violence, savage kills, sleazy grindhouse style, twisted sense of humor, and the unforgettable performances as Otis and Baby return for another murderous rampage which begs the question of whether this delivers a satisfying conclusion to one of modern horror’s most notorious families. 📺

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I am the Devil and I am here to do the Devil’s work. Join PJ and Derek as they leave the Firefly farmhouse for a bloody run from the law in Rob Zombie’s The Devil’s Rejects (2005). In this episode the guys burn through the witches to breakdown the film’s savage blend of horror, crime, and Southern Gothic sleaze, from its unapologetically mean-spirited family mayhem, relentless brutality, grimy exploitation aesthetics, and the uncomfortable question of whether a movie can make monsters its protagonists without asking us to root for them. 📺

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Howdy Folks! You like blood? Violence? Freaks of nature? Well then, come on down to Captain Spaulding's Museum of Monsters and Mad-Men. Join PJ and Derek as they descend into the deranged world of the Firefly family in Rob Zombie’s love letter to ’70s exploitation cinema, House of 1000 Corpses (2003). In this episode the guys dig through the ditches to discuss the film’s savage blend of grindhouse sleaze, psychedelic imagery, black comedy, and unapologetic brutality, plus its infamous production history, including the long road it took to finally reach audiences. 📺

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My brother always makes me wear this stupid mask. Join PJ and Derek as they take a detour to the wonderfully bizarre roadside attraction of David Schmoeller’s Tourist Trap (1979). In this episode the guys explore the film’s uncanny atmosphere, its unsettling use of mannequins and telekinesis, the oddball performances, and the strange space it occupies somewhere between slasher, supernatural horror, and fever dream, and why its particular brand of weirdness has earned it a devoted cult following decades after its release. 📺

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