The Horror Files

For this episode, the bright lights of Hollywood beckon, but all is not what it seems under the glittering facade of fame, as we meet an aspiring actress who goes to the most horrific limits in pursuit of the Hollywood dream. That’s right monsters, I will be discussing the cautionary horror tale, STARRY EYES, from 2014! In the News Corner, we will have an update on James Wan's next movie, as well as some sad news for Last Drive-In ...

For this episode, we travel to the fictional Moesko Island on the coast of Washington, where a VHS tape unleashes a nightmare of burning trees, women in mirrors, and an angry girl in a well who’s coming for your soul in seven days. That’s right monsters, I will be discussing the Gore Verbinski horror remake, THE RING, from 2002! In the News Corner, we'll have an update on the upcoming MANIAC COP remake, as well as the status of "Ye...

For this episode, laughter isn’t the best medicine, as we explore a new modern horror classic, packed with mental health issues, trauma, and of course, lots of really fucking creepy smiles. That’s right, monsters, I will be discussing the Parker Finn psychological horror film, SMILE, from 2022! In the News Corner, I'll have updates on the upcoming installment of the EVIL DEAD franchise, as well as Mike Flanagan's next Stephen King ...

For this episode, we head to the old west town of Bright Hope, where a detour into a Native American burial site unleashes a gory domino effect, full of broken bones, cannibalism, and a race against time.  That’s right monsters, I will be talking about the S. Craig Zahler horror western, BONE TOMAHAWK, from 2015! In the News Corner, we'll have updates on the next IT FOLLOWS film, as well as TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE news, so saddle u...

For this episode, we head to the Channel Islands, where a devoutly religious mother lives with her two kids in a spooky manor that’s inhabited by spooky goings on, secrets, and creepy old lady girls. That’s right monsters, I will be discussing the Alejandro Amenábur gothic horror, THE OTHERS, from 2001! In the News Corner, I'll have an update on SCREAM 7, as well as the next PARANORMAL ACTIVITY film. So make sure to close your ligh...

For this episode, we head to Stephen King’s Maine, where an elderly socialite’s death leads to a tangled web of murder and abuse surrounding a mother and her estranged daughter.  That’s right monsters, I will be talking about the Taylor Hackford thriller/mystery, DOLORES CLAIBORNE, from 1995! In the News Corner, I'll have the latest on a GRAVE ENCOUNTERS reboot, as well as AMC's FearFest's Halloween schedule, so grab that laundry a...

For this episode, we head into the dusty landscapes of rural Oklahoma. Where a cowboy meets a very different sort of girl, who’s family are a band of undead drifters who are on a nightly hunt for blood.  That’s right monsters, I will be talking about the Western horror film, NEAR DARK, from 1987! In the News Corner I'll have an update about the status of SAW XI, as well as the 40th anniversary re-release of RE-ANIMATOR, so grab you...

For this special episode, I'm joined once again by Rich Harris, of the @SlashintheAttic reviews on IG! We delve into a new release, the third installment in a franchise, brimming with rage-infected people, British identity, spinal rips, and plenty of infected dong swinging. That’s right monsters, we will be discussing Danny Boyle’s new entry, 28 YEARS LATER!

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For this episode, we make a new best friend! One that can play the drums, dress like John Hammond from JURASSIC PARK, rip off heads, and oh yeah, and doesn’t like hunky boys….or does he? That’s right monsters, I will be talking about the horror/sci-fi comedy, PSYCHO GOREMAN, from 2020. In the News Corner, I'll have NEON/Osgood Perkins news, as well as a casting update on the upcoming Panos Cosmatos film. So grab your gem and assemb...

For this episode, we have a supernatural tale of terror, from deep in the echoing marble halls of Morningside Cemetery.  Complete with speeding silver balls that turn your cranium into a plasma fountain, ladies in lavender that like to bone in cemeteries, and gob jabbars straight out of DUNE. That’s right monsters, I will be talking about the supernatural, sci-fi horror film, PHANTASM, from 1979! In the Horror Files News Corner, I'...

It's my 100th episode and I'm celebrating with a very special horror discussion! I'm joined by movie reviewers Wayne Parkin (from the @zorba_thegeek review account on IG) and Rich Harris (from the @slashintheattic review account on IG), whom you may know from the MIDSOMMAR and BLOOD RAGE episodes! We'll be spinning the "Wheels of Horror," and talking about the horror questions and topics it selects for ...

For this episode, we have a mystery wrapped up inside a single dead and very nude body…a story of bells, charred internal organs, spooky dark hallways, and a witch who is not done seeking her revenge. That’s right monsters, I will be talking about the 2016 supernatural horror, THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE! In the News Corner, I'll have a horror director's Hollywood Walk of Fame honor, as well as the updated horror lineup for Warner Bros...

This episode, we dive deep into the bowels of indie filmmaking, for a movie so badly edited, written, directed, acted, sound designed that it can scarcely be believed that it is not a parody, but one man’s passion project, combining his love for Hitchcock, romantic thrillers and environmental issues. That’s right, monsters, on this episode I’ll be discussing the notoriously low budget horror(?) film, BIRDEMIC: SHOCK AND TERROR! In ...

We are back! And we are kicking things off with a Stephen King tale of an evil drum-playing monkey, that leaves a wake of crazy gory deaths in its wake. That’s right, monsters, in this episode I will be talking about the new Osgood Perkins film, THE MONKEY from 2025! In the News Corner, I'll have SCREAM 7 news, as well as an update on a possible JENNIFER'S BODY sequel. So grab your drum and start banging, because death is coming fo...

Happy Halloween monsters! It is officially the best night of the year, and I am wrapping up my Spooktober Series with probably the most Halloween horror anthology ever - full of poisoned candy, sexy werewolves, and a charming little demon of Halloween named Sam. That’s right, monsters, in this episode I will be talking about the Halloween spooktacular anthology film, TRICK R’ TREAT from 2007! In the News Corner, I'll have the lates...