What Doesn't Kill Us

Former steampunk goth Kenda still loves horror, but will not allow any stupid people with Ouija boards who might accidentally open a door to another dimension into her house. An avid swimmer, she has an irrational fear of . . . water! Email us at [email protected]

What explains the ongoing popularity of zombies? Robert Kirkman's genius? The national debt? Racism? 9/11? Or is it just Brady's crush on Norman Reedus? Email us at [email protected]

Welcome to our first episode of What We've Been Watching, some recommendations (and warnings) on a variety of horror films from different eras. This episode we discuss A Christmas Horror Story, Black Christmas, Black Xmas, Rare Exports, Wyrmwood, Behind the Mask, Dead and Buried, Excision, The Final Girls, Black Sunday, Night Terrors, Sole Survivor, Memories of Murder, Frankenhooker, Would You Rather, Stung, Space Mutiny . . . and many more. We also look deeply into the filmography of that most iconic of actors . . . Reb Brown! Email us at [email protected]

Join What Doesn't Kill Us as we delve deep into Brady's engagement with horror films, books and video games, and whether or not they contribute to his night terrors--or is it just the grade-Z horror schlock he watches way too much of? Email us at [email protected]

Join What Doesn't Kill Us as we delve into Monica's Southern Gothic childhood, which includes a scary old house with a spooky stone basement, a creepy cult of owl worshippers, popcorn-mad Gremlins, and--scariest of all--demons that steal your cable! Email us at [email protected]

An unusual formalist analysis of the classic, focusing on its self-referential and abstract elements, as well as the cool art all through it (bone furniture, performance art, etc.). Comparisons made with Hooper's other films, and stuff from the art world, including work by Marina Abramovic, Chris Burden, Damien Hirst, Alexander McQueen, Leigh Bowery, Gordon Matta-Clark and Bruce Nauman. Email us at [email protected]

In honor of Halloween, we at The Fight or Flight Network are suggesting one horror movie for each day of October. Each week we discuss 7 or 8 movies, and each of us brings a theme for our choices. This week: Twist endings, witches' hexes, and made-for-TV chillers. Email us at [email protected]

Oct. 23: Sleepaway Camp (Robert Hiltzik, 1983)

Oct. 24: Drag Me To Hell (Sam Raimi, 2009)

Oct. 25: Dance of the Dead (Tobe Hooper, 2005) [Masters of Horror Season 1, Episode 3]

Oct. 26: Shrooms (Paddy Breathnach, 2007)

Oct. 27: Salem’s Lot (Tobe Hooper, 1979)

Oct. 28: Haute tension [High Tension] (Alexandre Aja, 2003)

Oct. 29: Duel (Steven Spielberg, 1971)

Oct. 30: The Conjuring (James Wan, 2013)

And one not-so-honorable mention:

Oct. 31: Witching and Bitching (Alex de la Iglesia, 2013)

Welcome back to Fight or Flight Network’s 31 Days of Horror. Week 3 provides a bevy of thrills--lotsa gore from the Hatchet trilogy, psychological freak-outs in films about cults, and unusual vampires from elegant, more meditative films. Email us at [email protected]

Oct. 15: Byzantium (Neil Jordan, 2012)

Oct. 16: Hatchet (Adam Green, 2006)

Oct. 17: Martha Marcy May Marlene (Sean Durkin, 2011)

Oct. 18: Hatchet II (Adam Green, 2010)

Oct. 19: The Brotherhood of Satan (Bernard McEveety, 1971)

Oct. 20: Cronos (Guillermo del Toro, 1993)

Oct. 21: Safe (Todd Haynes, 1995)

Oct. 22: Hatchet III (BJ McDonnell, 2013)

Welcome back! We have another week's worth of frightful films for October sure to please the avid horror enthusiast. We look at films about noir antiheroes trapped in their own personal hells, modern retellings of classic tales, and the clash between rationalism and irrationality when crossing cultural borders. Email us at [email protected]

Oct 8: The Last Wave (Peter Weir, 1977)

Oct 9: Don't Look Now (Nicolas Roeg, 1973)

Oct 10: Angel Heart (Alan Parker, 1987)

Oct 11: Hellraiser: Inferno (Scott Derrickson, 2000)

Oct 12: Hard Candy (David Slade, 2005)

Oct 13: The Sisterhood of Night (Caryn Waechter, 2014)

Oct 14: The Moth Diaries (Mary Harron, 2011)

In honor of Halloween, we at The Fight or Flight Network are suggesting one horror movie for each day of October. The first week of films are about 70s deranged families and 80s unlikely heroes, as well as an expermental Count Dracula remix. Email us at [email protected]

Oct 1: Death Line (a/k/a Raw Meat) (Gary Sherman, 1972)

Oct 2: A Reflection Of Fear (William A. Fraker, 1972)

Oct 3: You'll Like My Mother (Lamont Johnson, 1972)

Oct 4: Night of the Comet (Thom Eberhardt, 1984)

Oct 5: The Monster Squad (Fred Dekker, 1987)

Oct 6: Ghostbusters (Ivan Reitman, 1984)

Oct 7: Cuadecuc, Vampir (Pere Portabella, 1970)