Before Parasite, before Snowpiercer, before The Host, Bong Joon Ho first gained attention with this pre-Zodiac serial killer mystery of two detectives searching for the identity of the Hwaesong Murderer. It may not be his best movie, but his talent is on full display for the first time.

Join Kaye and Producer Gwen on the next episode when we cover Green Room.

Is this the worst film ever made? Probably not, because it is batshit and weird at certain points. The worst film is probably more boring. This 1961 film is infamous for being riffed on by Mystery Science Theatre 3000. Would it be remembered otherwise? There's no budget, barely any dialogue, and Tor Johnson seems to be having a real bad time.

Join us next time for an episode on Uncut Gems!

It's 2:17 AM. Do you know where your children are?

Zach Cregger follows up his smash hit Barbarian with a tale about perspective, societal loss, and violence. It can be a bit hard to describe what Weapons is about without giving away the plot, but being along for the ride is most of the fun.

Next Month:
Beau is Afraid (2023, dir. Ari Aster)

Your eyes don't betray you. This isn't some kind of Thing-ified clone of our Bonefireside Chat episode. We reference The Thing a lot and we figured it was time we repay our respects for this legitimate Horror classic. So many modern films owe a debt to The Thing that it seemed unfair that we had not officially covered it on our horror movie podcast. Join us down in Antarctic for a most bone-chilling tale.

Next Month: Weapons (dir. Zach Cregger, 2025)

Our theory is that the mummy is more of a Sorcerer in this one. This 90s oddity is an adventure movie with horror elements, but it's still pretty charming and visually compelling to this day.

Next Month: John Carptener's The Thing!

This movie was so influential it's easy to watch it and think "I've seen this before!" But take yourself back to 1995 when this genre standard burst onto the scene. Se7en is still every bit as dark and affecting as we remember. The sequel, Ei8ht, on the other hand? That one has aged very poorly.

What's scarier in this world than trying to make friends as an adult? Tim Robinson teams up with director Andrew DeYoung to bring us an expanded look at the tragicomedy of an I Think You Should Leave character.

Despite being the sixth movie in the Omen franchise, this is actually the First one. This 2024 prequel is the path that leads to Damien, the child antichrist. What does it take to actually get an Antichrist made? Let’s investigate together, shall we?

Saw II: Seen, is a sequel that tries to be bigger, better, and more deadly than its predecessor. It succeeds in two of those. More traps, more victims, surprisingly the same amount of backstory.

Intended to be Stuart Gordon's swan song, this Shudder original adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's "The Thing at the Doorstep" ultimately feels mishandled and cheap. Find out why we're annoyed!