America's Hometown Horror

America's Hometown Horror

All things horror from where the Pilgrims didn't actually land | Member of Inebri-Art Podcast Network & Horror Facts Magazine | Affiliate of Fangoria | GOOD EVENING

Episodes

April 25, 2024 81 mins
Tonight, join the AHH Crew as they discuss their first David Cronenberg film, The Fly!

This is about as good as it gets for Body Horror, folks. If this one has "flown" by you, it follows an eccentric scientist who, after one of his experiments goes wrong, slowly turns into a fly-hybrid creature.

The Fly is without a doubt in the conversation for greatest horror remake of all-time, and it's easy to see why. If you haven't seen this on...
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Tonight, join the AHH Crew as they discuss Takashi Miike's Audition!

Considered by many to be the best Japanese horror films of all-time, Audition follows a widower who stages a phony audition to meet a potential new romantic partner. After interviewing several women, Aoyama becomes interested in Asami, whose dark past affects their relationship. 

Audition has been cited as a huge influence on the "torture porn" subgenre of horror, a...
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Tonight, join the AHH Crew as they delve into one of the all-time cult classic horror films of the 1980s: Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker!

Yes, that title is for real. Don't overthink it, you'll hurt yourself. 

Originally known as Night Warning, BBNM (not typing that whole thing again) follows  an orphaned teenager who finds himself being dominated by his aunt who's hell-bent on keeping him with her...at all costs.

But first: GODZILLA...
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March 27, 2024 79 mins
Tonight, join the AHH Crew as they break down one of the most anticipated horror movies of the year, Late Night with the Devil!

Shot found-footage style, Late Night with the Devil stars David Dastmalchian as the host of a 1970s talk show, who on Halloween night invites a purportedly possessed girl onto the show in an attempt to boost ratings. And in short, don't miss this one. 

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March 22, 2024 97 mins
Tonight, the AHH Crew is returning to the world of David Fischer as they break down his 2007 masterpiece, Zodiac!

The film tells the story of the manhunt for the Zodiac Killer, a serial murderer who terrorized the San Francisco Bay Area during the late 1960s and early 1970s, taunting police with letters, bloodstained clothing, and ciphers mailed to newspapers. The case remains one of the United States' most infamous unsolved crimes.

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March 15, 2024 75 mins
Tonight, join the AHH Crew as they delve into the twisted world of Gaspar Noe with his 2018 film, Climax!

Featuring an ensemble cast of 24 actors, led by Sofia Boutella, the plot is set in 1996 and follows a French dance troupe holding a days-long rehearsal in an abandoned school; the final night of rehearsing is a success, but the group's celebratory after-party takes a dark turn when the communal bowl of sangria is spiked with LSD...
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Well, it's been a little while. But tonight, join the AHH Crew as they are yet again drafting some horror movies!

Tonight's topic is... Christopher Nolan! You may be saying, "Wait, Christopher Nolan doesn't Direct horror movies!" And you would be correct, dear listener. However, follow the bouncing ball here. If an actor or actress has been in a Nolan movie, and has also been in a horror movie, said movie is on the table.

Some exampl...
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March 1, 2024 87 mins
WHAT'S IN THE BOX!?!?

Tonight, join the AHH Crew as they break down the 1995 David Fincher classic, Se7en!

Arguably the peak of films with numbers forcefully jammed into their titles, Se7en follows disenchanted, nearly retired detective William Somerset (Morgan Freeman) and his newly transferred partner David Mills (Brad Pitt) as they try to stop a serial killer from executing a series of murders based on the seven deadly sins.

But fi...
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February 26, 2024 87 mins
Tonight, join the AHH Crew as they delve into the deranged minds of Lars Von Trier and his titular serial killer as they break down The House That Jack Built!

Matt is determined to discuss more bleak, brutal horror movies this year and this is a hell of a way to start. The plot follows Jack (Matt Dillon), a serial killer who, over a 12-year period in the late 1970s & 1980s, commits numerous murders in the Pacific Northwest. Util...
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Tonight, Mike is joined by Robin Block of CreatorVC to discuss their upcoming documentary, The Thing Expanded!

The Thing Expanded is a new & innovative documentary exploring the legendary 1982 John Carpenter classic in a way like never before. Mike & Robin discuss the new film, fan involvement, their fandom of The Thing, Robin's work on the In Search of Darkness films & much, much more.

For updates on this groundbreaking ...
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February 17, 2024 87 mins
Celebrate Valentine's Day (a little late) with the AHH Crew as they break down a trashy early 2000s Slasher, Valentine!

But first: a creepy trailer for LONGLEGS, Catherine O'Hara joins THE LAST OF US season 2, an official poster & title for BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE, UNSOLVED MYSTERIES Volume 4 coming to Netflix this year & THE TERROR is returning to AMC.

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February 8, 2024 85 mins
Tonight, join the AHH Crew as they do a little #FoundFootageFebruary and break down 2018's Butterfly Kisses!

But first: BLUMHOUSE is creating a horror museum at the Stanley Hotel, Universal Orlando Resort is getting a new DARK UNIVERSE theme park attraction, LONGLEGS gets some new posters, TRUE DETECTIVE: NIGHT COUNTRY episode 3, SOFT & QUIET, and a "very bloody" horror movie coming from...THE COEN BROTHERS?

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February 3, 2024 83 mins
Close out JANthology (at the beginning of February) with the AHH Crew as they break down Tales from the Darkside: The Movie!

Released in 1990 and featuring a star studded cast including Steve Buscemi, Christian Slater, Julianne Moore, Debbie Harry, William Hickey & James Remar, Tales from the Darkside spins three spooky tales between its wraparound story. It is also, obviously, based on the iconic TV series of the same name crea...
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January 25, 2024 85 mins
Tonight, join the AHH Crew as they celebrate their 200th episode by breaking down one of scariest movies of the 2010s, Terrified!

Directed by Damian Rugna, Terrified loosely fits in JANthology (we think), and follows a series of paranormal events terrorizing a neighborhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Seriously, that's all you need to know. If you haven't seen it, go in blind and prepare to be...terrified.

But first: some voicemails,...
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January 18, 2024 60 mins
Tonight, join the AHH Crew as they kick off JANthology by breaking down one of the 2023 movies they missed last year, Satanic Hispanics!

Satanic Hispanics celebrates Hispanic heritage with a horror anthology featuring segments directed by Damian Rugna, Mike Mendez, Gigi Saul Guerrero, Eduardo Sanchez & Alejandro Brugues.

But first: breaking down the drama surrounding Scream 7, David Bruckner is directing a remake of The Blob, Bl...
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January 4, 2024 110 mins
Tonight, join the AHH Crew as they count down their 10 favorite horror movies of the year!

In addition for the year that was 2023: Best Horror TV, Best Haunted Attraction, Best Performance in a Movie, Best Non-Horror Movie & their Most Anticipated 2024 Horror Movies.

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December 22, 2023 76 mins
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the AHH Crew!

Join Mike, Kat, Matt & Andrew as they draft their favorite Christmas Horror from movies & TV.

But first: Eli Roth's Thanksgiving is available to rent, Late Night with the Devil gets a release date on Shudder, Leigh Whannell bringing The Wolf Man to theaters in 2024, an X-Files reboot from Ryan Coogler & breaking down the trailer for the new Alex Garland movie, Civil W...
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December 16, 2023 71 mins
The AHH Crew is getting Yuletide AF for the latest Christmas themed horror movie, It's a Wonderful Knife!

Now streaming on Shudder, It's a Wonderful Knife is a riff on (you guessed it) It's a Wonderful Life. When high school student Winnie wishes she'd never been born, she finds herself transported to a nightmarish alternate universe where a psychotic killer is on the loose.

But first: news, watchlist, prepping for the end of 2023 ba...
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December 7, 2023 68 mins
Tonight, join the AHH Crew as they break down a Kat pick if there ever was one: The Others!

Released in 2001, The Others stars Nicole Kidman as a woman living with her two photosensitive children on a darkened old family estate in the Channel Islands who becomes convinced that something sinister lurks in her home.

But first: Fright Kingdom held their annual Fright Before Christmas event, True Detective: Night Country gets an eerie t...
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December 1, 2023 90 mins
The AHH Crew had such a fun time at their live show that Matt decided he wanted to lead a roundtable discussion of his own, which is exactly what you'll hear on this one.

But first: breaking down the Town of Plymouth's decision to not allow Eli Roth to film Thanksgiving in America's Hometown, news, reviews, watchlist & everything in between!

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