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Step into the chilling world of horror and true crime! Join me each week on my podcast as I dissect iconic horror movies, uncover their deeper meanings, and connect them to real-life true crime events. Whether you're a film buff or a true crime enthusiast, this is your ultimate destination for dark storytelling and sharp analysis.
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- Aug 28, 20261h 11m
Companion (2025)
This is my 69th episode and my theme of the month is Incel Horror.I have a feeling that when we look back on horror in the future, the defining subgenre of the 2020s is going to be incel horror. Every decade seems to have its signature fears, and ours feels increasingly focused on loneliness, misogyny, entitlement, coercive control, and online radicalization. Instead of asking us to fear monsters lurking in the shadows, these films ask us to fear something much more familiar: people who believe they're owed love, sex, attention, or control over another human being.guest Information:James-Michael founder of HORROR PRESShttps://horrorpress.com/#google_vignettehttps://www.instagram.com/horrorpressllc?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsi=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==Resources:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26584495/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/01/celebrity-surgeon-nbc-news-producer-scam?srsltid=AfmBOoqvDMf-vbNHdu5FPcO6Ye315hnc3hFsF2E9zrV-JJfBSS7yu4lC
- Jul 24, 20261h 11m
They Will Kill You (2026)
"Eat the Rich" horror is a subgenre of horror that critiques capitalism and class inequality by portraying the ultra-wealthy as the enemy. Rather than treating the 1% as merely out-of-touch, these stories present elite privilege as a predatory force built on the exploitation, degradation, and literal destruction of the working class. And you know what, I agree with them.Sources:https://www.motionpictures.org/2026/03/writer-director-kirill-sokolov-on-zazie-beetz-cult-mayhem-and-the-nine-circles-of-hell-in-they-will-kill-you/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31728330/?ref_=ext_shr_lnkhttps://www.tomsguide.com/entertainment/streaming/one-of-the-most-chaotic-survival-movies-of-2026-so-far-is-now-streaming-and-its-like-kill-bill-meets-ready-or-nothttps://kathy-simon-s-school.teachable.com/l/products?sortKey=name&sortDirection=asc&page=1
- Jul 11, 202643 min
The Hunt (2020)
This is my 67th episode and my theme of the month is EAT THE RICH. "Eat the Rich" horror is a subgenre of horror that critiques capitalism and class inequality by portraying the ultra-wealthy as the enemy. Rather than treating the 1% as merely out-of-touch, these stories present elite privilege as a predatory force built on the exploitation, degradation, and literal destruction of the working class. And you know what, I agree with them.For my real world example, A Swiss hacktivist found a hidden directory and participant profiles in the site's code, exposing over 200 prominent names What We Know About Billionaire Peter Thiel's Secret 'Dialog' Society.Resources:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8244784/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2026/06/18/what-we-know-about-billionaire-peter-thiels-secret-dialog-society-including-whos-involved/https://www.wired.com/story/leak-exposes-members-of-peter-thiels-secretive-dialog-society/https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/craig-zobel-interview-the-hunt-canceled-1202215006/https://medium.com/incluvie/blumhouses-the-hunt-is-an-extremely-dangerous-alt-right-wonderland-8f1b6205dd15https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20200310-the-hunt-review-donald-trump-got-this-sly-satire-all-wrong
- Jun 26, 20261h 8m
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
This is my 66th episode and my theme of the month is the horrors of AI. For decades, horror has warned us about our relationship with technology. Long before AI became a buzzword, filmmakers imagined worlds where machines learned too much, corporations moved too fast, and humanity surrendered control in exchange for convenience. Guest:Jeff RauseoMovie Creator | Collector | Author https://www.instagram.com/jeffrauseo?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==Resources:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062622/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk https://www.crescendo.ai/blog/ai-bias-examples-mitigation-guide
- Jun 19, 20261h 8m
Indie Horror Highlights: Dorothy Project with George Henry Horton
In this episode, I interview director George Henry Horton on his directorial debut film Dorothy Project. Our conversation mainly focuses on AI and why it's such an effective topic in the horror genre.After a botched robbery, two men take refuge in a remote and lifeless scientific facility, inadvertently awakening a monster within.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8651780/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
- Jun 5, 20261h 23m
Immaculate (2024)
My theme is Motherhood in May. Uncovering the horrors of pregnancy. The virgin birth is one of the most well-known Christian doctrines. The idea that Mary had never had sex when she became pregnant has captivated the minds of artists and storytellers for the last two millennia. In the wake of the 2022 overturn of Roe v. Wade, new horror films are finding fertile ground in the way religious institutions, and the men who typically run them, seek to control women’s bodies. Guest:K.J. Brantley She is a horror author that covers topics of Motherhood/Maternal, Gothic, & Eco-Folk Horror. She is also the Founder of SoCo Women in Horror Festival.https://www.instagram.com/authorkjbrantley?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==Resources: https://sojo.net/articles/opinion-culture/immaculate-shows-dark-side-virgin-birth-storyhttps://bbc.com/news/articles/c9d5x83gg45ohttps://www.ndtv.com/world-news/secretive-us-church-accused-of-forcing-women-to-give-up-kids-for-adoption-report-7608915 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23137390/?ref_=fn_t_1https://www.artchive.com/artwork/the-madonna-of-the-blue-diadem-or-the-madonna-of-the-veil-raphael-1510-1511/
- May 29, 202655 min
Indie Horror Highlights: Meat (2026) with LaRae Wilson
The film follows a homeless woman who is eight months pregnant and fleeing an abusive relationship. Seeking a fresh start, she finds refuge in a halfway house, only to uncover that the people running it are harboring sinister motives, and young women begin vanishing around her. Meat, is a dark psychological thriller written and directed by LaRae Wilson that was released and streams on Tubi.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt37803659/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
- May 15, 20261h 17m
Antibirth (2016)
My theme is Motherhood in May. Uncovering the horrors of pregnancy. Believe it or not, pregnancy isn’t this miraculous beautiful experience much of the media portrays to be. Pregnancy is a story of body horrors more akin to the Alien franchise chest burster then the fairy tale version we like to tell ourselves.Today I am talking with director/writer Danny Perez about his film Antibirth. In a desolate community full of drug-addled Marines and rumors of kidnapping, a wild-eyed stoner named Lou wakes up after a wild night of partying with symptoms of a strange illness and recurring visions as she struggles to get a grip on reality while stories of conspiracy spread.Resources:https://hellhorror.com/movies/antibirth-review-48075.htmlhttps://www.slugmag.com/arts/film/film-reviews/antibirth/https://bloody-disgusting.com/reviews/3377678/sundance-review-antibirth-gross-hell/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/antibirth-sundance-review-856872/https://youtu.be/lJB8lo2rvGM?si=EGNBfNyCyvxINyvRhttps://short-history.com/russian-humanzee-human-ape-experiments-fa7f54598f49https://www.iflscience.com/scientists-claims-humans-successfully-conceived-a-humanzee-but-history-suggests-otherwise-45835https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3333870/?ref_=fn_t_1
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