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Join your hosts Briana Kersten and Tommy Isbell as they delve the neverending depths of the horror genre! Whether it's movies and short films, novels and short stories, video games and everything in-between, we love it all. We try to keep everything as spoiler-free as possible but WARNING we fail at it quite often and that's okay. So come be a fly on our wall as we talk about the things that creep, shiver, shamble, squelch, stab and generally scare. You're not ready... and we wouldn't want you to be.
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Get out your CrockPot, your cookbooks, your blenders and your full moon-charged crystals. That's right, this week our intrepid hosts take on the touchy yet misunderstood subject of WITCHES. Small disclaimer: All of their
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They mostly made another "Alien" episode... mostly. That's right, this week we wrap up our discussion of the "Alien" franchise when talking about "Prometheus" (2012), "Alien: Covenant" (2017), "Alien: Romulus" (2025) and
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Mount up, proud Weyland-Yutani employees! This week, we tackle the original entries in the "Alien" franchise starting with the OG goat "Alien" (1979), "Aliens" (1986), "Alien 3" (1992) and the seminal classic "Alien: Res
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Velcome back, dear mortals! This week we take some time to give some flowers to our beloved horror and discuss the recent achievement of the film "Sinners" starring MIchael B. Jordan (and some other people Bri is not goi
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This week, we take a look (begrudgingly) at the film adaptations of the "Silent Hill" video game franchise. Are they good? No. Are they bad? Not entirely. But mostly, yes. So grab your static-riddled radio, your never-tr
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Happy Wednesday, friends! This week, we take a look at a type of horror that applies to not only our literary and film interest but also, LITERALLY EVERY ASPECT OF OUR LIVES AT THIS POINT IN HISTORY. That's right, we're
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Beep beep, listeners! That's right, it's time for the most unholy and utterly terrifying discussion of one of our favorite books, movies, mini-series and expansion series: Stephen King's "IT". We've avoided it long enoug
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Thats right gang! We're doing a little bit of viewer/listener mail. You all have been so kind and stuck with us thus far and now we're gonna answer a bit of your questions and let you get to know us a little bit. Topics
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Clive Barker's "Hellraiser"... What a magically atrocious ride you are. This week we dig into the morbidly erotic and sticky-icky first two entries into the "Hellraiser" franchise along with the 2022 "reboot". Yes, we're
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To the Victor go the spoils... And boy does Victor spoil everything. This week we take on the seminal classic gothic horror of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein", the lasting effect of her novel, the many, many, MANY iteratio
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After completing a viewing assignment of both of the films in "The Thing" duology, Briana has thoughts, Tommy has justifications and overall, everybody comes out the other side happy (for the most part). Main discussion
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Part 1 of 2 Thats right gang, its a double episode drop! In this half, we discuss what we love about "Stranger Things" just a few days before Season 5 dropped. WARNING: Briana may or may not have had a slight crash-out o
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Part 2 of 2 Come with us as we talk about the final season and series finale of "Stranger Things"; the good, the bad, the sticky and the overall... weird. SPOILERS OBVIOUSLY!
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There are many renderings of Shirley Jackson's classic tale of Hill House and it's many aspects but here Briana and Tommy mainly discuss the original novella in and of itself, along with the 2018 Mike Flanagan masterwork
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He did it! He does it? Anyways, it occurred... This week we let Tommy off the chain a little to talk about his knowledge and appreciation for the works of H.P. Lovecraft while also taking the time to make it ABUNDANTLY c
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In this, our first actual legitimate episode, we discuss a favorite Netflix horror series of ours (mainly Tommy's) which taps lightly on the concept of Lovecraftian horror and stories that take place within split timelin
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Two not-quite siblings but definitely not-just-friends made a joke one time. A joke that may or may not have been taken seriously a few days afterwards. Then Bri recorded a call with Tommy to see if the joke was not just
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