Abyss Gazing: A Horror Podcast

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Josh, Mark & Billy gaze into the abyss of various horror movies to find out what will gaze back and how their mental health themes challenge us as viewers. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/abyss-gazing-a-horror-podcast--5223870/support.

10/22/2025

Hellboy: The Crooked Man (2024) | Episode #174

We’re staring into the abyss of 2024’s Hellboy: The Crooked Man to see what will gaze back. The gents return with a brand new episode to discuss what maybe the best adaptation of big red yet with The Crooked Man. However, does that mean a good adaptation makes for a good movie? Plus, we sat down with paranormal investigator, Steve Dills, of Transcend Paranormal, at this year’s Nightmare Weekend to talk about all the spooky things they are doing in the Central Virginia area. If you or someone you know is reading this right now and struggling with suicide, depression, addiction, or self-harm - please reach out—comment, message, or tweet’ at us. Go to victimsandvillains.net/hope for more resources. Call the suicide lifeline at 988. Text "HELP" to 741-741. There is hope & you DO have so much value and worth! Abyss Gazing: A Horror Podcast is a production of Victims and Villains is written by Brandon Moore, Mark Moore & Billy Tabor. Music for this episode comes courtesy of Kevin MacLeod (https://bit.ly/agktheme) & Purple Planet (https://bit.ly/ppcoms). You can now support us on Patreon. Help us get mental health resources into schools and get exclusive content at the same time. Click here (http://bit.ly/vavpatreon) to support us today! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/abyss-gazing-a-horror-podcast--5223870/support.

43 min
10/18/2025

Hellboy (2019) | Episode #173

We’re staring into the abyss of 2019’s Hellboy to see what will gaze back. Hellboy Halloween continues with the polarizing 2019 reboot of big red. The gents fly solo as they navigate through the David Harbour led reboot, discussing everything from destiny & mental health to the film’s messy nature & more. This episode features music from Pain Generator. They will be joining our Mosh for Mental Health fundraiser show October 18th at Banditos. Come out and support them, us and the other bands. All proceeds will be going towards mental health education. If you or someone you know is reading this right now and struggling with suicide, depression, addiction, or self-harm - please reach out—comment, message, or tweet’ at us. Go to victimsandvillains.net/hope for more resources. Call the suicide lifeline at 988. Text "HELP" to 741-741. There is hope & you DO have so much value and worth! Abyss Gazing: A Horror Podcast is a production of Victims and Villains is written by Brandon Moore, Mark Moore & Billy Tabor. Music for this episode comes courtesy of Kevin MacLeod (https://bit.ly/agktheme) & Purple Planet (https://bit.ly/ppcoms). You can now support us on Patreon. Help us get mental health resources into schools and get exclusive content at the same time. Click here (http://bit.ly/vavpatreon) to support us today! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/abyss-gazing-a-horror-podcast--5223870/support.

1h 1m
10/09/2025

Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) | Episode #172

We’re staring into the abyss of 2008’s Hellboy II: The Golden Army to see what will gaze back. Hellboy Halloween rolls on with the last collaboration from Guillermo del Toro & Ron Perlman. In this episode, we welcome author, Patrick Tumblety, to discuss his bibliography & inspirations. Along side the mental health of fatherhood & identity. This episode features music from WERTLOS They will be joining our Mosh for Mental Health fundraiser show October 18th at Banditos. Come out and support them, us and the other bands. All proceeds will be going towards mental health education. If you or someone you know is reading this right now and struggling with suicide, depression, addiction, or self-harm - please reach out—comment, message, or tweet’ at us. Go to victimsandvillains.net/hope for more resources. Call the suicide lifeline at 988. Text "HELP" to 741-741. There is hope & you DO have so much value and worth! Abyss Gazing: A Horror Podcast is a production of Victims and Villains is written by Brandon Moore, Mark Moore & Billy Tabor. Music for this episode comes courtesy of Kevin MacLeod (https://bit.ly/agktheme) & Purple Planet (https://bit.ly/ppcoms). You can now support us on Patreon. Help us get mental health resources into schools and get exclusive content at the same time. Click here (http://bit.ly/vavpatreon) to support us today! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/abyss-gazing-a-horror-podcast--5223870/support.

57 min
10/04/2025

Hellboy (2004) | Episode #171

We’re staring into the abyss of 2004’s Hellboy to see what will gaze back. Welcome to Hellboy Halloween where we will be chronicling the cinematic and comic variations of Big Red, Abe & more. First up, Wi-MoTo, of Dusky Projects, joins us to discuss her brand new film, Affordable Housing, the mental health of identity and more. This episode features music from Shovelhead A.D. They will be joining our Mosh for Mental Health fundraiser show October 18th at Banditos. Come out and support them, us and the other bands. All proceeds will be going towards mental health education. If you or someone you know is reading this right now and struggling with suicide, depression, addiction, or self-harm - please reach out—comment, message, or tweet’ at us. Go to victimsandvillains.net/hope for more resources. Call the suicide lifeline at 988. Text "HELP" to 741-741. There is hope & you DO have so much value and worth! Abyss Gazing: A Horror Podcast is a production of Victims and Villains is written by Brandon Miller, Mark Moore & Billy Tabor. Music for this episode comes courtesy of Kevin MacLeod (https://bit.ly/agktheme) & Purple Planet (https://bit.ly/ppcoms). You can now support us on Patreon. Help us get mental health resources into schools and get exclusive content at the same time. Click here (http://bit.ly/vavpatreon) to support us today! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/abyss-gazing-a-horror-podcast--5223870/support.

1h 20m
10/03/2025

Monster Man (2003) | Episode #170

We’re staring into the abyss of 2003’s Monster Man to see what will gaze back. Brandon closes us out for Surprise September and he brought a fever dream from the early oughts. Connor Head, from Egocide, joins us to discuss everything from the mission statement of the band, the importance of community and the strange amalgamation of films that influenced Monster Man. If you or someone you know is reading this right now and struggling with suicide, depression, addiction, or self-harm - please reach out—comment, message, or tweet’ at us. Go to victimsandvillains.net/hope for more resources. Call the suicide lifeline at 988. Text "HELP" to 741-741. There is hope & you DO have so much value and worth! Abyss Gazing: A Horror Podcast is a production of Victims and Villains is written by Brandon Moore, Mark Moore & Billy Tabor. Music for this episode comes courtesy of Kevin MacLeod (https://bit.ly/agktheme) & Purple Planet (https://bit.ly/ppcoms). You can now support us on Patreon. Help us get mental health resources into schools and get exclusive content at the same time. Click here (http://bit.ly/vavpatreon) to support us today! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/abyss-gazing-a-horror-podcast--5223870/support.

1h 1m
09/17/2025

The Lure (2015) | Episode #169

We’re staring into the abyss of 2015’s The Lure to see what will gaze back. Josh is up next for Surprise September and he brought arguably one of the films we’ve covered to date. Zambies joins us to discuss everything from Mark’s distain of musicals to the importance of self-love and much more. If you or someone you know is reading this right now and struggling with suicide, depression, addiction, or self-harm - please reach out—comment, message, or tweet’ at us. Go to victimsandvillains.net/hope for more resources. Call the suicide lifeline at 988. Text "HELP" to 741-741. There is hope & you DO have so much value and worth! Abyss Gazing: A Horror Podcast is a production of Victims and Villains is written by Brandon Moore, Mark Moore & Billy Tabor. Music for this episode comes courtesy of Kevin MacLeod (https://bit.ly/agktheme) & Purple Planet (https://bit.ly/ppcoms). You can now support us on Patreon. Help us get mental health resources into schools and get exclusive content at the same time. Click here (http://bit.ly/vavpatreon) to support us today! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/abyss-gazing-a-horror-podcast--5223870/support.

47 min
09/10/2025

High Tension (2003) | Episode #168

We’re staring into the abyss of 2003’s High Tension to see what will gaze back. Mark is up next for Surprise September and he brought the incredibly impactful, High Tension. Jonathan Perez, of Latinos Against Spooky Shit, joins us to discuss his projects, balancing comedy with horror, cryptids and more. On the cinema side, we discuss everything from the film’s impact, surprise ending, the mental health of rejection and much more. If you or someone you know is reading this right now and struggling with suicide, depression, addiction, or self-harm - please reach out—comment, message, or tweet’ at us. Go to victimsandvillains.net/hope for more resources. Call the suicide lifeline at 988. Text "HELP" to 741-741. There is hope & you DO have so much value and worth! Abyss Gazing: A Horror Podcast is a production of Victims and Villains is written by Brandon Moore, Mark Moore & Billy Tabor. Music for this episode comes courtesy of Kevin MacLeod (https://bit.ly/agktheme) & Purple Planet (https://bit.ly/ppcoms). You can now support us on Patreon. Help us get mental health resources into schools and get exclusive content at the same time. Click here (http://bit.ly/vavpatreon) to support us today! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/abyss-gazing-a-horror-podcast--5223870/support.

56 min
09/03/2025

The Voice (2014) | Episode #167

We’re staring into the abyss of 2014’s The Voices to see what will gaze back. Surprise September is back for another year and while Josh is on the road covering GenreBlast this year, Billy is up first with our first pick in the horror comedy, The Voices. In this episode, the gents talk about the rare fact that Ryan Reynolds is in a horror movie, schizophrenia & more. If you or someone you know is reading this right now and struggling with suicide, depression, addiction, or self-harm - please reach out—comment, message, or tweet’ at us. Go to victimsandvillains.net/hope for more resources. Call the suicide lifeline at 988. Text "HELP" to 741-741. There is hope & you DO have so much value and worth! Abyss Gazing: A Horror Podcast is a production of Victims and Villains is written by Brandon Moore, Mark Moore & Billy Tabor. Music for this episode comes courtesy of Kevin MacLeod (https://bit.ly/agktheme) & Purple Planet (https://bit.ly/ppcoms). You can now support us on Patreon. Help us get mental health resources into schools and get exclusive content at the same time. Click here (http://bit.ly/vavpatreon) to support us today! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/abyss-gazing-a-horror-podcast--5223870/support.

1h 3m

Josh, Mark & Billy gaze into the abyss of various horror movies to find out what will gaze back and how their mental health themes challenge us as viewers. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/abyss-gazing-a-horror-podcast--5223870/support.

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Victims and Villains
Years Active

2022 - 2025
Episodes

175
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Explicit
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