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A horror movie podcast where every episode ends in a song! Actually, two songs. Hosts Rachel and John review cult classics, creature features, and creepy gems, write original music inspired by each film, and perform it for each other live and uncut. Expect weird trivia, nerdy banter, and bizarre deep dives. Full episodes feature movie analysis and live songs, followed by shorter bonus encore episodes with demo versions and extra commentary. New episodes drop weekly. Come for the gore, stay for the encore.

  1. 19h ago

    65: Alien (1979) - Part Two

    We wrap up our coverage of Ridley Scott's masterpiece, including SFX, characters and themes. Plus don't miss two brand new songs inspired by the film! Barton, Michaela. “How ‘Alien’ (1979) Queered the Binaries of Traditional Gender.” Flipscreened. 18 August 2020. https://flipscreened.com/2020/08/18/how-alien-queered-the-binaries-of-traditional-gender/. Brinkhof, Tim. “As Seen on ‘Alien’: H.R. Giger’s Biomorphic Nightmare.” Artnet. 26 April 2024. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/as-seen-on-alien-giger-xenomorph-2460983. “Gender in Body Horror: Alien & Videodrome.” Movies: trash classics obscurities beauty. 26 April 2012. https://lastephens92.wordpress.com/2012/05/23/gender-and-horror-in-videodrome-alien/. Giger, H.R. “More Press Reaction.” HR Giger. April 1998. https://hrgiger.com/alien4-press.htm. Hall, Sophia Alexandra. “Forget Xenomorphs: The real threat in Alien was wage inequality and corporate greed.” Big Issue. 13 August 2025. https://www.bigissue.com/culture/film/alien-film-xenomorph-wage-inequality-ridley-scott/. King, E.L. “Embracing Ellen Ripley and Alien’s Genderfluid Motifs.” Horror Press. 12 June 2023. https://horrorpress.com/editorials/4231/embracing-ellen-ripley-and-aliens-genderfluid-motifs/. Windram, Dominic. “Feminism & Film: ‘Mainstream cinema woman’s body has come to signify the spaces of the unknown, the terrifying, the monstrous.’ (Barbara Creed).” LinkedIn. 19 April 2021. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/feminism-film-mainstream-cinema-womans-body-has-come-signify-windram/.

  2. Sep 30

    64: Alien (1979) - Part One

    We finally tackle Ridley Scott's masterpiece, Alien. We cover what makes it horror, the team of geniuses (genii?) who created the film, and discuss the impeccable vibes that make this one of our favorites. Make sure to check out part two next week!

  3. Sep 23

    63: Brad Dourif Appreciation Episode

    After diving deep into Child's Play last week, this week we discuss selections from Brad Dourif's horror and horror-adjacent film and television career. He's been in a lot of movies. Plus a demo of our new duet, We Got This.    Chapters 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:09 An Actor-Focused Encore: Why Brad Dourif 00:06:38 The 70s and 80s: Laura Mars to Fatal Beauty 00:12:47 Child's Play, The Exorcist III & the 90s Detours 00:20:01 The Hazing and the Rob Zombie Era 00:25:48 Wizard of Gore to Wildling 00:31:00 Ginger Clown 3D, the Two Malignants & Six Degrees of Brad Dourif 00:36:28 Song Demo - We Got This 00:39:51 Losing Light

  4. Sep 16

    62: Child's Play (1988)

    This week at the open mic we dive deep into Chucky’s introduction to the world in Child's Play (1988). Turns out the original pitch was way weirder than voodoo and a serial killer, and we still can’t get over how many hands it took to make a doll feel alive. We touch on what happens when every adult in a kid's life tells him he’s wrong, and debut our brand new duets inspired by what may not be our favorite film in one of what might be one of our favorite franchises. Stay til the end, friend!   Chapters 00:00:00 Intro 00:05:22 Intro: Distribution & Reception 00:23:50 Let's Make a Movie: Filmmakers 00:34:35 Let's Make a Movie: Cast 00:47:06 Let's Make a Movie: Production 00:51:23 Vibe Check: Cinematography 00:57:58 Vibe Check: SFX 01:03:04 Vibe Check: Music & Sound Design 01:07:29 Story Time: Characters 01:26:11 Story Time: Murder & Mayhem 01:41:31 Story Time: Themes 01:56:16 Open Mic 02:09:09 Losing Light

  5. Sep 9

    61: Summer 2026 Watch-It-Or-Not

    Taking a brief break this week to talk about some of the movies we've watched recently, and whether you should watch it or not. Plus a shiny new version of one of our earliest demos.

  6. Sep 2

    60: Back to School Special

    It's that time of year! The mornings are getting crisp, the leaves are starting to turn, and the kids are back in school. Speaking of school, we do a lot of that in this week's episode. We're counting down our top school-related horror as we celebrate back-to-school season. What's your favorite scary school movie?

  7. Aug 26

    59: Groovy Sequels ~ Evil Dead II Encore

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  8. Aug 19

    58: Evil Dead II (1987)

    We tackle another sequel this week with Sam Raimi's second entry in the Evil Dead franchise. Sometimes we surprise ourselves and this week was no exception, in some unexpected ways.

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A horror movie podcast where every episode ends in a song! Actually, two songs. Hosts Rachel and John review cult classics, creature features, and creepy gems, write original music inspired by each film, and perform it for each other live and uncut. Expect weird trivia, nerdy banter, and bizarre deep dives. Full episodes feature movie analysis and live songs, followed by shorter bonus encore episodes with demo versions and extra commentary. New episodes drop weekly. Come for the gore, stay for the encore.

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