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Marshall Smith and Laura Patterson delve into horror films of all kinds. We are passionate about horror films and all transgressive media. www.collectivenightmares.com
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Signup to Generate a PitchMarshall Smith and Laura Patterson delve into horror films of all kinds. We are passionate about horror films and all transgressive media.
Recent episodes include "Together (Shanks 2025)" (27 October 2026, 93 minutes), "Alien: Romulus (Alvarez 2024)" (19 October 2026, 126 minutes), and "28 Years Later (Boyle 2025)" (6 October 2026, 133 minutes).
Collective Nightmares publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 84 minutes across 100 episodes.
Booking probability for Collective Nightmares is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Collective Nightmares requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Collective Nightmares's contact route on record: verified email.
Collective Nightmares is a tv podcast with 100 episodes published.
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Episode #149
Marshall Smith, PhD, and Laura Patterson, PhD, offer a sociological discussion of the 2025 body horror film Together from Michael Shanks and starring Alison Brie and Dave Franco. The post Together (Shanks 2025) appeared...
Episode #148
Marshall Smith, PhD, and Laura Patterson, PhD, offer a sociological discussion of the horror film Alien Romulus. We've had an uneven history with Fede Alvarez's film here at Collective Nightmares. While Alien Romulus...
Episode #148
Marshall Smith, PhD, and Laura Patterson, PhD, offer a sociological discussion of the horror film 28 Years Later. Well, 23 years later, not 28, but that’s not the problem. 28 Days Later was a groundbreaking film that...
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Marshall Smith, PhD, and Laura Patterson, PhD, offer a sociological discussion of the horror film Sinners. An original film from Ryan Coogler who returns to working with Michael B. Jordan as the acting lead. Sinners is...
Episode #145
Marshall Smith, PhD, and Laura Patterson, PhD, offer a sociological discussion of the 2025 Norwegian film The Ugly Stepsister, written and directed by E. Blichfeldt. This film is fantastic! A dark inversion of a...
Episode #144
Marshall Smith, PhD, and Laura Patterson, PhD, offer a sociological discussion of the 2024 film It’s What’s Inside, written and directed by G. Jardin. This film is closer to the edge of horror than we usually venture...
Episode #143
Marshall Smith, PhD, and Laura Patterson, PhD, offer a sociological discussion of the classic 1979 David Cronenberg film The Brood. This is another film in our mini-series related to pregnancy and women’s bodies. We...
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Marshall Smith, PhD, and Laura Patterson, PhD, offer a sociological discussion of the 2023 film Birth Rebirth. This is another film in our mini-series related to pregnancy and women’s bodies. We had some disagreement on...
Episode #141
Marshall Smith, PhD, and Laura Patterson, PhD, offer a sociological discussion of the 2024 film Immaculate. We couldn’t help but make significant comparisons to The First Omen, both released during the spring of 2024...
Episode #140
Marshall Smith, PhD, and Laura Patterson, PhD, offer a sociological discussion of the 2023 film Red Rooms. Ostensibly this is a film about the dark web phenomemon of the titular red rooms. Oddly, the film did not...
Episode #139
Marshall Smith, PhD, and Laura Patterson, PhD, offer a sociological discussion of the 2024 rendition of the film Nosferatu, written and directed by Robert Eggers. Eggers has proven to be a master of aesthetic, encourage...
Episode #138
Marshall Smith, PhD, and Laura Patterson, PhD, offer a sociological discussion of the 1980 film Cruising, written and directed by William Friedkin. This is such a fascinating film and well worth watching. The film...
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Marshall Smith, PhD, and Laura Patterson, PhD, offer a sociological discussion of the 2024 film Heretic. An intensely set, brilliantly acted, and well written intellectually fascinating beginning, devolves into a fetid...
Episode #136
Marshall Smith, PhD, and Laura Patterson, PhD, offer a sociological discussion of Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut Woman of the Hour. We are generally fans of Kendrick and appreciate the effort at an original take...
Episode #135
Marshall Smith, PhD, and Laura Patterson, PhD, offer a sociological discussion of the film Strange Darling (Mollner 2023). Brilliantly constructed, acted, and executed! A fabulous film full of challenges to viewer...
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Marshall Smith, PhD, and Laura Patterson, PhD, offer a sociological discussion of the breakout second film from Fargeat’s 2024 film The Substance. The film addresses topics of gender, aging, and the Hollywood...
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Marshall Smith, PhD, and Laura Patterson, PhD, offer a sociological discussion of the third Quiet Place film. Laura and Marshall agreed that this is another film shoehorned into the Quiet Place universe. Laura was...
Episode #132
Marshall Smith, PhD, and Laura Patterson, PhD, offer a sociological discussion of Oz Perkins’ 2024 film Longlegs. While we appreciate Perkins’ efforts to produce modern Brothers Grimm style fairy tales, we just don’t...
Episode #131
Marshall Smith, PhD, and Laura Patterson, PhD, offer a sociological discussion of the epics of sci-fi cinema Alien directed by Ridley Scott in 1979), and Aliens directed by James Cameron in 1986. For us, the films still...
Episode #130
Marshall Smith, PhD, and Laura Patterson, PhD, offer a sociological discussion of the 2024 film Abigail. Directed by Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett who have made very solid Scream requels and the excellent Ready or Not...
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