Brains & Blood

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A horror film review podcast using the Brains & Blood rating system. Hosted by The Coroner and The Scream Queen. New episodes posted weekly.

  1. 4d ago

    Poltergeist (1982) Review: Never Trust the Scary TV

    Brains & Blood, a horror film review podcast. SPOILER WARNING: We keep the first few minutes spoiler-free, with our one-sentence verdicts and the film facts. When you hear the spoiler bell, we dissect the whole film, ending included. Haven't seen it? Stop at the bell, watch it, then come back. In this episode, the Coroner and the Scream Queen tune in to Poltergeist, the 1982 haunted house movie that turned a brand-new suburb, a closet and a TV full of static into a nightmare. Forty-plus years and a PG rating later, how scary is it, really? After the spoiler bell we get the ending explained, then run it through the Brains & Blood scoring system: one score for the craft, one for the scream. The Toe Tag Film: Poltergeist (1982)Directed by: Tobe Hooper; story by Steven Spielberg, who co-wrote and producedStarring: JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Heather O'Rourke, Beatrice Straight and Zelda RubinsteinStudios: MGM and SLM Production Group, with Amblin; distributed by MGM/UAReleased: June 4, 1982Budget and box office: $10.7M budget; about $121.7M worldwideCause of death: supernatural horror, a haunted house in a brand-new suburbWhere to watch: Streaming on HBO Max, plus rent or buy on Prime Video, Apple TV and Fandango at Home New here? Listen to our trailer episode for the full rating key: what every score, label and badge means. Follow Brains & Blood and leave a rating on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen, so you never miss a film. Then check the closet before turning out the lights. #Poltergeist #Poltergeist1982 #TobeHooper #StevenSpielberg #HauntedHouse #80sHorror #TheyreHere #BrainsAndBlood #HorrorPodcast #HorrorFilmReview #HorrorMovieReview #HorrorCommunity

  2. 5d ago

    The Sixth Sense (1999) Review: Twenty-Seven Years Later, Is It Still Scary?

    Brains & Blood, a horror film review podcast. SPOILER WARNING: We keep the first few minutes spoiler-free, with our one-sentence verdicts and the film facts. When you hear the spoiler bell, we dissect the whole film, ending included. Haven't seen it? Stop at the bell, watch it, then come back. In this episode, the Coroner and the Scream Queen sit down with The Sixth Sense, the 1999 ghost story about a boy with a secret and the doctor trying to reach him. Twenty-seven years on, how scary is it when everyone thinks they already know it? After the spoiler bell we get the ending explained, clue by clue, then run it through the Brains & Blood scoring system: one score for the craft, one for the scream. The Toe Tag Film: The Sixth Sense (1999)Written and directed by: M. Night ShyamalanStarring: Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette, Olivia Williams and Donnie WahlbergStudios: Hollywood Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment and The Kennedy/Marshall Company; distributed by Buena Vista PicturesReleased: Premiered in Philadelphia on August 2, 1999; U.S. theaters August 6, 1999Budget and box office: About $40M budget; about $672.8M worldwideCause of death: supernatural horror, a ghost story told from the therapist's chairWhere to watch: Streaming on Netflix, Hulu and Apple TV, plus rent or buy on Prime Video, Apple TV and Fandango at Home New here? Listen to our trailer episode for the full rating key: what every score, label and badge means. Follow Brains & Blood and leave a rating on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen, so you never miss a film. Then check the closet before turning out the lights. #TheSixthSense #TheSixthSenseMovie #MNightShyamalan #HaleyJoelOsment #BruceWillis #GhostStory #SupernaturalHorror #BrainsAndBlood #HorrorPodcast #HorrorFilmReview #HorrorMovieReview #HorrorCommunity

  3. 6d ago

    The Thing (1982) Review: Twelve Men, One Monster, Zero Trust

    Brains & Blood, a horror film review podcast. SPOILER WARNING: We keep the first few minutes spoiler-free, with our one-sentence verdicts and the film facts. When you hear the spoiler bell, we dissect the whole film, ending included. Haven't seen it? Stop at the bell, watch it, then come back. In this episode, the Coroner and the Scream Queen lock themselves in Outpost 31 with John Carpenter's The Thing, the 1982 shapeshifter movie critics buried and fans brought back from the ice. Is it still worth watching more than forty years later, or did the critics have a point? After the spoiler bell we get the ending explained, then run it through the Brains & Blood scoring system: one score for the craft, one for the scream. The Toe Tag Film: The Thing (1982)Directed by: John Carpenter; screenplay by Bill Lancaster, from John W. Campbell Jr.'s Who Goes There?Starring: Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, Keith David, T.K. Carter, David Clennon, Richard Dysart, Richard Masur and Donald MoffatStudios: Universal Pictures and The Turman-Foster Company, distributed by UniversalReleased: U.S. theaters June 25, 1982Budget and box office: About $15M budget; about $19.6M in its first runCause of death: sci-fi body horror, a shapeshifter at an Antarctic baseWhere to watch: Streaming on Prime Video and AMC+, plus rent or buy on Apple TV and Fandango at Home New here? Listen to our trailer episode for the full rating key: what every score, label and badge means. Follow Brains & Blood and leave a rating on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen, so you never miss a film. Then check the closet before turning out the lights. #TheThing #TheThing1982 #JohnCarpenter #KurtRussell #BodyHorror #PracticalEffects #Universal #BrainsAndBlood #HorrorPodcast #HorrorFilmReview #HorrorMovieReview #HorrorCommunity

  4. Oct 31

    The Conjuring (2013) Review: Is Hide and Clap Scary?

    Brains & Blood, a horror film review podcast. SPOILER WARNING: We keep the first few minutes spoiler-free, with our one-sentence verdicts and the film facts. When you hear the spoiler bell, we dissect the whole film, ending included. Haven't seen it? Stop at the bell, watch it, then come back. In this episode, the Coroner and the Scream Queen move into the Perron farmhouse for The Conjuring, the James Wan haunting sold as a true story from the case files of Ed and Lorraine Warren. Thirteen years and a whole horror universe later, how scary is it, really? We run it through the Brains & Blood scoring system: one score for the craft, one for the scream. The Toe Tag Film: The Conjuring (2013)Directed by: James Wan; written by Chad Hayes and Carey W. HayesStarring: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Lili Taylor, Ron Livingston and Joey KingStudios: New Line Cinema, The Safran Company and Evergreen Media Group, distributed by Warner Bros. PicturesReleased: Premiered July 15, 2013 at the Cinerama Dome; U.S. theaters July 19, 2013Budget and box office: $20M budget; about $319.5M worldwideCause of death: supernatural horror, a haunted farmhouse sold as a true case fileWhere to watch: Streaming on HBO Max, plus rent or buy on Prime Video, Apple TV and Fandango at Home New here? Listen to our trailer episode for the full rating key: what every score, label and badge means. Follow Brains & Blood and leave a rating on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen, so you never miss a film. Then check the closet before turning out the lights. #TheConjuring #TheConjuringMovie #JamesWan #ConjuringUniverse #SupernaturalHorror #HauntedHouse #EdAndLorraineWarren #BrainsAndBlood #HorrorPodcast #HorrorFilmReview #HorrorMovieReview #HorrorCommunity

  5. Oct 28

    Clayface (2026) Review: Is This Comic Villain Scary Enough for Horror?

    Brains & Blood, a horror film review podcast. SPOILER WARNING: We keep the first few minutes spoiler-free, with our one-sentence verdicts and the film facts. When you hear the spoiler bell, we dissect the whole film, ending included. Haven't seen it? Stop at the bell, watch it, then come back. In this episode, the Coroner and the Scream Queen sit down with Clayface, DC's first R-rated body horror movie, where an Oscar-nominated actor trades his ruined face for an experimental cure that won't hold its shape. Is Clayface worth watching, or just a gross-out with a Batman logo on it? After the spoiler bell we get the Clayface ending explained, then run it through the Brains & Blood scoring system: one score for the craft, one for the scream. The Toe Tag Film: Clayface (2026)Directed by: James Watkins; screenplay by Mike Flanagan and Hossein AminiStarring: Tom Rhys Harries, Naomi Ackie, Max Minghella, David Dencik and Eddie MarsanStudios: DC Studios and 6th & Idaho, distributed by Warner Bros. PicturesReleased: Premiered in Los Angeles on October 13, 2026; U.S. theaters October 23, 2026Budget and box office: About $40–44 million budget; $46.5 million worldwide so farCause of death: body horror, a Batman villain origin story with no BatmanWhere to watch: In theaters now; streaming date not yet announced New here? Listen to our trailer episode for the full rating key: what every score, label and badge means. Follow Brains & Blood and leave a rating on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen, so you never miss a film. Then check the closet before turning out the lights. #Clayface #ClayfaceMovie #JamesWatkins #DCStudios #BodyHorror #TomRhysHarries #MikeFlanagan #BrainsAndBlood #HorrorPodcast #HorrorFilmReview #HorrorMovieReview #HorrorCommunity

  6. Oct 27

    The Exorcist (1973) Review: Is It Still the Scariest Movie Ever?

    Brains & Blood, a horror film review podcast. SPOILER WARNING: We keep the first few minutes spoiler-free, with our one-sentence verdicts and the film facts. When you hear the spoiler bell, we dissect the whole film, ending included. Haven't seen it? Stop at the bell, watch it, then come back. In this episode, the Coroner and the Scream Queen climb the stairs to Regan's room for The Exorcist, the 1973 possession film with a fifty-year reputation as the scariest movie ever made. So how scary is it today, and how much of the 1949 true story behind it made it to the screen? We run it through the Brains & Blood scoring system: one score for the craft, one for the scream. The Toe Tag Film: The Exorcist (1973)Directed by: William Friedkin; written by William Peter Blatty from his novelStarring: Ellen Burstyn, Linda Blair, Jason Miller, Max von Sydow and Lee J. CobbStudios: Hoya Productions, distributed by Warner Bros.Released: December 26, 1973; Extended Director's Cut released in 2000Budget and box office: About $12M budget; about $429M worldwide with re-releases; 10 Oscar nominations, 2 winsCause of death: supernatural horror, demonic possessionWhere to watch: Streaming on HBO Max (leaving around the end of October 2026, plus rent or buy on Prime Video, Apple TV and Fandango at Home New here? Listen to our trailer episode for the full rating key: what every score, label and badge means. Follow Brains & Blood and leave a rating on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen, so you never miss a film. Then check the closet before turning out the lights. #TheExorcist #TheExorcistMovie #WilliamFriedkin #WarnerBros #PossessionHorror #LindaBlair #ClassicHorror #BrainsAndBlood #HorrorPodcast #HorrorFilmReview #HorrorMovieReview #HorrorCommunity

  7. Oct 19

    Diabolic (2025) Review: Worth Watching a Saggy Middle Possession Horror?

    Brains & Blood, a horror film review podcast. SPOILER WARNING: We keep the first few minutes spoiler-free, with our one-sentence verdicts and the film facts. When you hear the spoiler bell, we dissect the whole film, ending included. Haven't seen it? Stop at the bell, watch it, then come back. In this episode, the Coroner and the Scream Queen head back to a fundamentalist compound with Diabolic, the Australian religious horror about a woman whose blackouts lead her back to the church that cast her out. Is it a slow-burn keeper or a sermon that runs long? We run it through the Brains & Blood scoring system: one score for the craft, one for the scream. The Toe Tag Film: Diabolic (2025)Directed by: Daniel J. PhillipsStarring: Elizabeth Cullen, John Harlan Kim, Mia Challis, Robin Goldsworthy and Genevieve MooyStudios: Empire Road Pictures and SunJive Studios, distributed by Brainstorm Media in the U.S.Released: Australia November 20, 2025; U.S. select theaters February 13, 2026, on demand February 20, 2026Budget and box office: Budget unverified; about $987,000 worldwideCause of death: religious possession horrorWhere to watch: Rent or buy on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, Apple TV and Google Play New episodes of Brains & Blood drop every week. Tap Subscribe or Follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen, so you never miss a film. Then check the closet before turning out the lights. #Diabolic #DiabolicMovie #DanielJPhillips #ElizabethCullen #ReligiousHorror #PossessionHorror #AussieHorror #BrainsAndBlood #HorrorPodcast #HorrorFilmReview #HorrorMovieReview #HorrorCommunity

  8. Oct 18

    Weapons (2025) Review: Seventeen Kids Ran Into the Night

    Brains & Blood, a horror film review podcast. SPOILER WARNING: We keep the first few minutes spoiler-free, with our one-sentence verdicts and the film facts. When you hear the spoiler bell, we dissect the whole film, ending included. Haven't seen it? Stop at the bell, watch it, then come back. In this episode, the Coroner and the Scream Queen follow seventeen missing third graders into Zach Cregger's Weapons, the mystery told one neighbor at a time that turned a $38 million budget into a $270 million hit. Is Weapons worth watching a year after the hype? After the spoiler bell we get the Weapons ending explained, then run it through the Brains & Blood scoring system: one score for the craft, one for the scream. The Toe Tag Film: Weapons (2025)Written and directed by: Zach CreggerStarring: Julia Garner, Josh Brolin, Alden Ehrenreich, Austin Abrams, Cary Christopher, Benedict Wong and Amy MadiganStudios: New Line Cinema, Subconscious, Vertigo Entertainment and BoulderLight Pictures, distributed by Warner Bros. PicturesReleased: In U.S. theaters August 8, 2025Budget and box office: $38M budget; about $270M worldwideCause of death: supernatural mystery horrorWhere to watch: Streaming on HBO Max, plus rent or buy on Prime Video, Apple TV and Fandango at Home New here? Listen to our trailer episode for the full rating key: what every score, label and badge means. Follow Brains & Blood and leave a rating on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen, so you never miss a film. Then check the closet before turning out the lights. #Weapons #WeaponsMovie #ZachCregger #NewLineCinema #AmyMadigan #JuliaGarner #SupernaturalHorror #BrainsAndBlood #HorrorPodcast #HorrorFilmReview #HorrorMovieReview #HorrorCommunity

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A horror film review podcast using the Brains & Blood rating system. Hosted by The Coroner and The Scream Queen. New episodes posted weekly.

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    Brains & Blood Media
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    14
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