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Two academics who study American culture make their way through the best of the worst of American horror cinema from the 1970s-2000s.

  1. 12/02/2025

    Episode 49: Your Racist, Murdering Family

    This episode, Ben and Leslie head home for some weird family dynamics (and one of the most fun horror sequels of all time) with The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) and The People Under the Stairs (1991) Hey listener, Leslie here! Ben and I are two full-time working adults who hate editing so this episode is raw and unfiltered for now (not too dissimilar from our usual editing style to be honest).

  2. 12/02/2025

    Episode 48: Elm Street's Back, Alright!

    Hey listener Leslie here! We're two full-time working adults who hate editing so this episode is raw and unfiltered (not too dissimilar from our usual editing style to be honest). Are you sick of Freddy yet? There are six of these! This episode, Ben and Leslie head back for another nightmare with Nightmare on Elm Street V: The Dream Child (1989) and Freddy's Dead: the Final Nightmare (1991).

  3. 12/02/2025

    Episode 47: Three Strikes You're Dead

    Look we know the title is a tagline for one of this week's movies but it's just really good okay? This week Ben and Leslie take us all out to the ballgame with Night Game (1989) and The Catcher (1998). One of them is a great time and one of them is The Catcher!

  4. 12/02/2025

    Episode 46: In the Movies of Madness

    This week Ben and Leslie talk inexplicable 90's star Sam Neill with In the Mouth of Madness (1994) and Event Horizon (1997).

  5. 12/02/2025

    Episode 45: Paranormal Kisses & Butterfly Activity

    Hello listener Leslie here! Ben and I are full-time working people who hate editing. As a result, this episode is raw and unfiltered (not too dissimilar from our usual editing style to be honest). Some particularly egregious sound crimes on Leslie's end of the recording, we appreciate your patience. In this episode, Ben and Leslie are back to modernity and back to found footage with Butterfly Kisses (2018) and Paranormal Activity (2007).

  6. 11/07/2025

    Episode 44: Spooky Kids and Space-Age Spirits

    This week Ben and Leslie dive in to John Carpenter with much regret! Who let this man make movies? Village of the Damned (1995) and Ghosts of Mars (2001) are on deck and they are not The Thing we can tell you that much. Hey listener, Leslie here. Ben & I are two full-time working adults who hate editing. This episode is raw and unfiltered, not too dissimilar from our usual editing style to be honest.

  7. 11/07/2025

    Episode 43: Let'er Rip!

    This episode Ben and Leslie head over to Whitechapel for Jack's Back (1988 ) & The Ripper (1985) - we just can't get enough of this guy! Sure hope he doesn't turn out to be some kinda infamous serial killer or something! Hey listener, Leslie here. Ben & I are two full-time working adults who hate editing. This episode is raw and unfiltered (not too dissimilar from our usual editing style to be honest).

  8. 11/07/2025

    Episode 42: The Hottest Girl You Know Is Evil

    This episode Ben and Leslie dive into two Wes Craven classics: Summer of Fear (1978) and Deadly Friend (1986) where teen girls let loose and kill with abandon! It's about time! Hey listener, Leslie here. Ben and I are two full-time working adults who hate editing. This episode is raw and unfiltered, not too dissimilar from our usual editing style to be honest.

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Two academics who study American culture make their way through the best of the worst of American horror cinema from the 1970s-2000s.

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  • Creator
    Dr. Ben Latini & Dr. Leslie Leonard
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2025
  • Episodes
    49
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Dr. Ben Latini & Dr. Leslie Leonard
  • Show Website
    PhDemons