How many movies about artificially intelligent physical and sexual assault surrogate dolls does it take to make Michelle and JD psychologically collapse like a black hole? Let's all find out together!

Shoutout to Not the Funeral Home and Shannon Cosgrove with Shore Fire Media for inviting us to see and discuss their film, available now on blu-ray exclusively through Vinegar Syndrome.

Not The Funeral Home is a full-service production company specializing in high-value, cost-effective films and productions shooting in North America, Eastern Europe, Southeast Asia and beyond. Founders Matt Manjourides and Justin Martell created the company in 2016 and bring innovation and high production value to filmmaking. Manjourides and Martell’s company created and produce The Last Drive In with Joe Bob Briggs on Shudder and AMC+ (“here to shake things up" - The New York Times), 2024’s Street Trash (“Melted Gonzo Goodness” - Variety) and Black Eyed Susan (100% on Rotten Tomatoes), plus Shudder exclusives Hell Hole (2024), Eight Eyes (2024) and Castle Freak (2020).

Are Michelle and JD able to settle the "zombies versus rage virus" conflict once and for all? Let's all find out together!

Has Michelle managed to find her sense of humor in time for the first Shudder Original release of 2025? Let's all find out together!

Look, just gonna shoot straight with you: we got a little out of contol and maybe kinda sorta chattered fo about 37 minutes before actually getting down to horror business. If you don't want to listen to Michelle dish about he Vegas tip, or hear our thoughts on the classist nature of Broadway shows, skip to 37:15 (Chapter 2).

What's better than kicking the year off with a little chinwag over a well-revered genre classic? Probably nothing, but let's all find out together!

What did Michelle and JD feel were the most noteworthy horror and horror adjacent films of the past year? Let's all find out together!

So how did the horror movie about the Jewish festival of lights that was written and directed by a Catholic work for Michelle and JD? Let's all find out together!

Are prepared for the truly Lovecraftian cosmic horror nightmare of Michelle and JD spending eight minutes discussing the glorious boon of the gods we call socks? Let's all find out together!

Why is it always the last straw? La ultima gota. Never the penultimate straw. Definitely never the first straw. What's the point of even being first straw if you never get recognized? Let's all find out together!

How much would Michelle need to pay JD to lure him out to a remote home in the woods under the pretense of being a videographer but with intention to bury an axe in his skull? Let's all find out together!