Ahh! Real Films

 Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Taylor & Curtis as we cover one of the most (in)famous horror production companies: Blumhouse! We discuss the founding and history of this production company before diving into two new (to us) films. What is Blumhouse best known for, and how can you recognize a "Blumhouse movie"? What is Blumhouse's place in the modern horror landscape? How many Mike Flanagan movies have we seen? How much can we talk about Gilligan's Island? Listen and find out! Please connect with us on Instagram: @ahhrealfilms and now Bluesky: @ahhrealfilms.bsky.social. You can drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: ahhrealfilms@gmail.com. We'd love any recommendations for this series or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).   Taylor: @happydeathtay Curtis: @let5groove2nit3 Movies Covered: Oculus (2013), Sweetheart (2019), Death of Unicorn (2025)

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Taylor & Curtis as we cove maybe the best horror anthology series of all time, V/H/S! We discuss the franchise, its history, and its future (HUH) before discussing our respective top 5 segments. How has V/H/S re-invigorated the horror anthology and found footage space? Who are some of the series' strongest directors? Which V/H/S film is the strongest overall? What do Lloyd Christmas, Roman Reigns, and David Ortiz all have in common? How many times do we each say "That's you"? Listen and find out! Please connect with us on Instagram: @ahhrealfilms and now Bluesky: @ahhrealfilms.bsky.social. You can drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: ahhrealfilms@gmail.com. We'd love any recommendations for this series or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).   Taylor: @happydeathtay Curtis: @let5groove2nit3 Movies Covered: V/H/S series!!, The Woman in the Yard (2025), The Monkey (2025)

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Taylor & Curtis as we grab something FROM THE SHELF, namely our shelves of DVDs and Blu Rays! After a few heavy hitter episodes, we thought we'd take a week to kick back and watch some of the titles in our collections that we've neglected (a nice way of saying that we bought something and then subsequently didn't watch it – oops!) and, as it turns out, perhaps we shouldn't have neglected these movies after all! What is YOUR favorite dilapidated school house? Would you be “weirded out” if a dead body was no longer where you left it? Is “Cri Cri” a good nickname? And can you call a mute person “dumb” when they are very dumb without being cancelled? Listen and find out! Please connect with us on Instagram: @ahhrealfilms and now Bluesky: @ahhrealfilms.bsky.social. You can drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: ahhrealfilms@gmail.com. We'd love any recommendations for this series or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).   Taylor: @happydeathtay Curtis: @let5groove2nit3 Movies Covered: Diabolique (1955), Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002), Mickey 17 (2025)

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Taylor & Curtis as we cover THREE films based on Bram Stoker's iconic novel, "Dracula." Our films cover over 60 years of film-making and are only explore different interpretations of the Dracula story, but are done in wildly different styles. Fun! What makes the Dracula story so timeless and desirable for screen adaptation? Which depictions of Dracula are most true to the book--and which are just the best? Is it comfortable to discuss a text based on repressed sexuality with your sibling? Who is hotter, Keanu Reeves or Gary Oldman? Listen and find out! Please connect with us on Instagram: @ahhrealfilms and now Bluesky: @ahhrealfilms.bsky.social. You can drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: ahhrealfilms@gmail.com. We'd love any recommendations for this series or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).   Taylor: @happydeathtay Curtis: @let5groove2nit3 Movies Covered: Dracula (1931), Nosferatu (1979), Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Taylor & Curtis as we delve into the strange and truly wonderful world of David Lynch. We discuss his career, his influences, his style, and, of course, some of his greatest films! Rest in Power, Dave. Why does the baby in Eraserhead remind both of us of our cats? Is Naomi Watts “stunningly beautiful”? Does calling a woman beautiful make you gay? And why are so many women “in danger”? Listen and find out! Please connect with us on Instagram: @ahhrealfilms and now Bluesky: @ahhrealfilms.bsky.social. You can drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: ahhrealfilms@gmail.com. We'd love any recommendations for this series or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).   Taylor: @happydeathtay Curtis: @let5groove2nit3 Roger Ebert's Interaction with David Lynch on the Red Carpet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4y5BfLqdMeI Exploring David Lynch's L.A. Trilogy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzVv8uAzMlE&  Roger Ebert's review of Inland Empire: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/inland-empire-2007  Kyle MacLachlan's tribute to David Lynch: https://www.reddit.com/r/twinpeaks/comments/1i3003s/kyle_maclachlans_tribute_to_david_lynch/#lightbox  Movies Covered: Eraserhead (1977), Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992), Lost Highway (1997), Mulholland Drive (2001)

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Curtis and Taylor as we bring your our – and your – favorite episode of the year, our Top 10 of 2024. Horror is SO BACK in 2024 and we discuss what a knockout year it was, the breadth and depth of films that came out, and take a trip down memory lane before recounting our top 10 horror FILMS of the year. What was your favorite horror film of 2024? Does Curtis announce a grandiose theme for his top 5? Which celebrities would take the substance? Listen and find out!Please connect with us on Instagram: @ahhrealfilms and Bluesky: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: ahhrealfilms@gmail.com. We'd love any recommendations for a new topic or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).   Taylor: @happydeathtay Curtis: @let5groove2nit3

HO! HO! HO! and Merry Christmas! to all ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Taylor & Curtis as we delve back into our favorite holiday – for the seventh (!) year in a row – Christmas! And boy are we totally not scraping the bottom of the barrel here as we discuss an entry from our FAVORITE (and I do mean favorite) Christmas series and an underseen early 2000s gem set on Christmas Eve. We also discuss our perfect Christmas Eve/Day and, as always, some non-horror Christmas recommendations (well, mostly avoids). Is every house required to stock egg nog all December? Does having a brain so big that it's exposed outside of your head mean you're really smart? Is Lin Shaye “eating and leaving zero crumbs”? And is a Nintendo 64 the greatest gift that anyone can possibly receive on Christmas? Listen and find out! Please connect with us on Instagram: @ahhrealfilms and now Bluesky: @ahhrealfilms.bsky.social. You can drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: ahhrealfilms@gmail.com. We'd love any recommendations for this series or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).   Taylor: @happydeathtay Curtis: @let5groove2nit3 Movies Covered: Silent Night Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out (1989), Dead End (2003)

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Taylor & Curtis as we keep the holiday spirit flowing from Thanksgiving to Christmas and cover films based on less popular holidays. We discuss the phenomenon of horror films being based around holidays before getting into our two (slasher) films! Why are holiday-based films so popular, and why are those based on Christmas and Thanksgiving more common? How do slasher films both follow a formula, and subvert our expectations? Do we use the term "incongruous" correctly? How tasty are boiled hot dogs? Listen and find out! Please connect with us on Instagram: @ahhrealfilms and now Bluesky: @ahhrealfilms.bsky.social. You can drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: ahhrealfilms@gmail.com. We'd love any recommendations for this series or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).   Taylor: @happydeathtay Curtis: @let5groove2nit3 Movies Covered: My Bloody Valentine (1981), April Fools Day (1986)

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Taylor & Curtis as we dive into our (semi) annual Thanksgiving episode but this time with a little twist. We are covering films actually about or reminiscent of Black Friday, the biggest day for shopping in the U.S.! We cover the history of Black Friday (non-American listeners, listen up!!) before covering our films. Where did the term "Black Friday" come from? How do horror films explore consumerism? What's more interesting: alien creatures, or the interpersonal drama between coworkers? Can we remember all of the famous Hughs? Listen and find out! Please connect with us on Instagram: @ahhrealfilms and now Bluesky: @ahhrealfilms.bsky.social. You can drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: ahhrealfilms@gmail.com. We'd love any recommendations for this series or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).   Taylor: @happydeathtay Curtis: @let5groove2nit3 Movies Covered: Black Friday (2021), Chopping Mall (1986), Heretic (2024), Trap (2024), Oddity (2024), Vermines (Infested) (2024), MadS (2024)

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Taylor & Curtis as we delve into the realm of the real… real stories that is, or “based on a true story,” as some would say. We discuss our society's fascination with seeing “real life” stories depicted on screen, the problems associated with “real life stories” being depicted on screen, and the ways in which these types of stories have warped our sense of history and reality. With a few jokes along the way of course! Haha… anyhow: Did Jack from Titanic, the real person, actually draw someone nude? Is it right to instinctively trust an alien abduction story? Are priests more important than your average Joe? And is “Lucifer” = “The Devil”? Listen and find out! Please connect with us on Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: ahhrealfilms@gmail.com. We'd love any recommendations for this series or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).   Taylor: @happydeathtay Curtis: @let5groove2nit3 Movies Covered: Fire in the Sky (1993), The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005), Smile 2 (2024), Time Cut (2024), It's What's Inside (2024), Caddo Lake (2024)

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Taylor & Curtis as we engage in one of our favorite episodes every year, our Halloween coverage episode! That's right germs we know you are on the edge of your seat waiting for this year's Halloween recs well, ask and ye shall receive!! What did we watch this Halloween season? What do we like to do to get into the Halloween spirit? Was our Halloween spirit interrupted by two back-to-back hurricanes, a delayed house closing, various pet illnesses, and the most stressful American election of the modern era? Listen and find out! Please connect with us on Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: ahhrealfilms@gmail.com. We'd love any recommendations for this series or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).   Taylor: @happydeathtay Curtis: @let5groove2nit3 Movies Covered: So many!!

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Taylor & Curtis as we delve, somehow for the first time, in the psychological horror subgenre. Believe it or not, while we've covered a ton of individual psychological horror films as part of other episodes, we've never dedicated a whole episode to one of our favorite sub-genres of horror… until now! Welp, here you go listeners, enjoy our various musings, contemplations, and gabbing about psychological horror! What is your greatest fear? Is the “Abe Lincoln beard” personally attractive to you? Are old people scary? And are movie goers dumber than ever? Listen and find out! Please connect with us on Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: ahhrealfilms@gmail.com. We'd love any recommendations for this series or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).   Taylor: @happydeathtay Curtis: @let5groove2nit3 Movies Covered: The Vanishing (1988), It Comes At Night (2017), Bone Tomahawk (2015), Baghead (2024), The Front Room (2024), Milk & Serial (2024), I Saw the TV Glow (2024)

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Taylor & Curtis as we discuss a creepy crawly topic--body invasion horror! But because we love to be different no we are NOT covering any of the Invasion of the Body Snatchers movies (rest in power Donald Sutherland). We discuss the common imagery and themes of these films before discussing two VERY similar films. You COULD say one inspired the other, but that's not technically true. What am I talking about? How do body invasion films help us express various cultural fears? Is the name Grant Grant the funniest thing you have ever heard? Who has the breathiest voice of a lead in a horror film? Listen and find out!Please connect with us on Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: ahhrealfilms@gmail.com. We'd love any recommendations for this series or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).  Taylor: @happydeathtayCurtis: @let5groove2nit3Movies Covered: Slither (2006), Night of the Creeps (1986), The Strangers: Chapter 1 (2024), Cuckoo (2024), Love Lies Bleeding (2024), Milk & Serial (2024)

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Taylor & Curtis as we continue tackle a topic 40+ years in the making – that's right, we're covering Siskel and Ebert's famous “Women in Danger” episode. In that episode, our boys Siskel and Ebert (or “Rog” as we call him) absolutely savage the 80s slasher, decrying them as misogynistic and violent towards women, even suggesting the fans of these movies are “vicarious sex criminals” (and actual quote!). So, what else is there to do other than cover two of the movies discussed in this classic episode? Are your intrepid hosts “vicarious sex criminals”? Are we easily manipulated by advertisements from Bravo reality shows? Would you be scared by a haunted hair brush? Listen and find out!Please connect with us on Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: ahhrealfilms@gmail.com. We'd love any recommendations for this series or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).  Taylor: @happydeathtayCurtis: @let5groove2nit3Movies Covered: The Boogey Man (1980), When a Stranger Calls (1979), Trap (2024), Alien Romulus (2024), What You Wish For (2024), Cuckoo (2024)

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Taylor & Curtis as we continue our Trilogy Throwdown series with the first three The Purge films. We take a look at one of the more recent franchises, discuss its political themes, and chat all things Blumhouse. What is The Purge, exactly? Why do people gravitate towards murder when told they can commit any crime? What is wrong with the libs? How do you pronounce Juárez? Listen and find out! Please connect with us on Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: ahhrealfilms@gmail.com. We'd love any recommendations for this series or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).   Taylor: @happydeathtay Curtis: @let5groove2nit3 Movies Covered: The Purge (2013), The Purge: Anarchy (2014), The Purge: Election Year (2016), Twisters (2024)

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Curtis and Taylor as we check in on 2024 and discuss two new releases as well as some of the movies we've enjoyed this year. Yep, it's our now-annual current year check in, and thankfully, unlike a few years past, it's actually been a great year for horror – wow! Does that include the movies we're covering especially for this episode? How long can a crocodile live? Does thinking your male friends are handsome make you “gay”? And do we all exist within the context of what came before us? Listen and find out! Please connect with us on Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: ahhrealfilms@gmail.com. We'd love any recommendations for a new topic or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).Taylor: @happydeathtayCurtis: @let5groove2nit3Films Discussed: Maxxxine (2024), The Devil's Bath (2024), Longlegs (2024), Coreys (2024), Arcadian (2024), Funny Games (1997) 

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Curtis and Taylor as we discuss 1950s sci-fi movies, specifically those with a Red Scare subtext (which most of them had!) We discuss that period of American history and say a lot of VERY intelligent things before diving into our two films. How did the Red Scare, fear of nuclear war, and the blacklist show up in 50s films? What are some common subtexts during other periods of history? Would the U.S. government really shoot an alien visitor on site (yes)? Is a plant man scary? Listen and find out!  Please connect with us on Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: ahhrealfilms@gmail.com. We'd love any recommendations for a new topic or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).Taylor: @happydeathtayCurtis: @let5groove2nit3Films Discussed: The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), The Thing from Another World (1951), A Quiet Place: Day One (2024), Infested (2024), Under Paris (2024)

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Curtis and Taylor today as we venture into the great unknown, where horrors lurk around every corner – outer space! Specifically, we discuss two movies on the extreme opposites in how they approach the concept of horror in space – one philosophical, one… um, not. Surprisingly, we've covered very few horror movies set in space in our time, so we had fun diving into a setting that features less than you think in horror movies. Do naked people exist in space? Is a crop top a futuristic design choice? Can anyone hear you scream in the vacuum of space? And will hockey be banned starting this year? Listen and find out!  Please connect with us on Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: ahhrealfilms@gmail.com. We'd love any recommendations for a new topic or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).Taylor: @happydeathtayCurtis: @let5groove2nit3Films Discussed: Jason X (2001), Moon (2009), In a Violent Nature (2024), Dream Scenario (2023)

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Taylor & Curtis as we bring back our much beloved Director Feature series with the one, the only, Rob Zombie! (Or as we like to call him, Booby Z). We enter into previously un-discussed waters as, and this is true, we have never covered a Rob Zombie film before. Listen to two industrial metal heads talk about Rob Zombie's transition to MORE HUMAN THAN A HUMAN to, filmmaker. We cover a variety of his films, to his most beloved to his most "huh?" Where does Rob Zombie fit into the modern horror film landscape? What are the hallmarks of his work? If a scary-looking man in worn-out clown makeup invites you on his homemade horror ride, should you go? How much does Rob Zombie love his wife, Sheri Moon Zombie? Listen and find out! Please connect with us on Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: ahhrealfilms@gmail.com. Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe! You can also now find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real). Taylor: @happydeathtay Curtis: @let5groove2nit3 Films Covered: House of 1000 Corpses (2003), The Devil's Rejects (2005), Halloween II (2009), Lords of Salem (2012)

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Curtis and Taylor as we finish up our Scary Month of May (SMOM, as we've coined it) on the final day of the month – a little late for our normal schedule, but extra dramatic for our gimmick (which is, of course, what matters). We've discussed scary movie moments… we've discussed what other people have said is the scariest movie of all time… now it's our turn, our time to discuss what WE think is the scariest movie of all time (with caveats of course to make sure we don't have repeats). So strap in, grab a cool, preferably nerve calming beverage, and lets go over some of the scariest movies of all time! What's more painful – needle to the eye or needle to the solar plexus? Is it problematic to conduct an fake audition to find your future wife? Are the Carmichael twins weird or just fraternal twins? And do you remember Snick? Listen and find out!Please connect with us on Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: ahhrealfilms@gmail.com. We'd love any recommendations for a new topic or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).  Taylor: @happydeathtayCurtis: @let5groove2nit3Films Discussed: Audition (1999), Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmicheal Manor (2023), Night Swim (2024), I Saw the TV Glow (2024)

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Curtis and Taylor as we discuss what we consider to be the scariest scenes of all time. That's right! It's our own scariest movie moments (tm Bravo also, please sponsor us). We count down our top 5 scariest movie moments and along the way we discuss what we personally find scary and how we crafted our lists. What makes a scary scene stand out? How to choose just one scary scene in a very scary movie? Is it a good idea to watch your personal scariest scenes all in a row by yourself at night? Whatever happened to the Coors Light twins? Listen and find out!Please connect with us on Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: ahhrealfilms@gmail.com. We'd love any recommendations for a new topic or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!Links discussed in the episode:Bravo's 100 Scariest Movie MomentsKairo | Anatomy of the Scariest Scene EverYou can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).  Taylor: @happydeathtayCurtis: @let5groove2nit3Films Discussed: Lisa Frankenstein (2024), Abigail (2024)

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Curtis and Taylor as we discuss a set of films that are considered the scariest of all time! (… though you must bear with us as many of the other movies considered “the scariest movies of all time” have already been covered by this podcast – wow!) Yes, we are kicking off the month of May with our first entry in our Scary Movie Month of May (SMOM), where we will endeavor to cover topics that discuss what really scares us in a movie and movies that really scare us – and in this episode, we cover movies that many people (and in one instance, science!) say is the scariest movie of all time! Are they right? Is it mandatory to watch an episode of Sesame Street before and after watching Threads? Is Ethan Hawke's cardigan dirty or stylish? And is it worse to be accused of a sex crime or to use AI art in your movie? Listen and find out! Please connect with us on Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: ahhrealfilms@gmail.com. We'd love any recommendations for a new topic or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).   Taylor: @happydeathtay Curtis: @let5groove2nit3 Films Discussed: Threads (1984), Sinister (2012), The First Omen (2024), Satanic Hispanics (2024), Late Night with the Devil (2024)

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Curtis and Taylor as we discuss films set in some of the spoooookiest locations--graveyards and cemeteries! We discuss if cemeteries are scary and what the origin of our fears of them are. It gets very philosophical; also, we talk about how our Meme lives across the street from an old New England cemetery--spooky! Then we discuss two films, one of which oops we have covered before! Where does our fear of burial places stem from? Is it possible to find beauty in such places? Does really bad dubbing ruin a movie? What would your punk name be? Speaking of punks, have you listened to Jojo Siwa's new song? Listen and find out!Please connect with us on Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: ahhrealfilms@gmail.com. We'd love any recommendations for a new topic or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).   Taylor: @happydeathtay Curtis: @let5groove2nit3 Films Discussed: The House by the Cemetery (1981), The Return of the Living Dead (1985), You've Got Mail (1998)

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Curtis and Taylor as we discuss one of our most masculine topics ever – chosen by our FEMALE (yes, I like sounding like a Ferengi) host! – classic mythology in movies featuring entirely male casts. How this wasn't a Curtis topic, we may never know, but regardless we delve into the Greek and Norse mythology that influences the movies that we are discussing, as well as how well those themes are expressed in the film. And, of course, we'd be remiss if we didn't give you some great background from sources such as “ancienthistory.org” and “Den of Geek” (we are eternally indebted to you, Den of Geek). Do dudes, in fact, rock? Is it okay for a man to cry after one of his friends dies, or should he wait until that number reaches four? Is a fart always funny? And is it bad luck to cheers water? Listen and find out!Please connect with us on Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: ahhrealfilms@gmail.com. We'd love any recommendations for a new topic or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).   Taylor: @happydeathtay Curtis: @let5groove2nit3 Films Discussed: The Ritual (2017), The Lighthouse (2019), Stopmotion (2024), Late Night with the Devil (2024), Immaculate (2024)

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Curtis and Taylor as we discuss something Curtis has been clamoring for for no less than four years--video game horror movie adaptations! Curtis spends about half of the episode talking about various video games and we know this is an audio medium so we will just inform you that Taylor's eyes were FULLY glazed over. But don't worry we actually get to the movies eventually and don't worry again, they ARE stinkers!! What makes a video game tricky to translate into a movie? How is the horror of a film different from that of a video game? Did Roger Ebert like video games? Has Taylor ever played a non-lifestyle video game (Stardew Valley fans, sound off)? Listen and find out! Please connect with us on Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: ahhrealfilms@gmail.com. We'd love any recommendations for a new topic or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).   Taylor: @happydeathtay Curtis: @let5groove2nit3 Films Discussed: Five Nights at Freddy's (2023), Silent Hill (2006), Dune (2021), Dune 2 (2024)

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Curtis and Taylor as we introduce our new episode format – VERSUS! In these episodes, we will take two movies that have similar themes – in this one, crocs/gators – and pit them against each other to see which one you should check out. We know our listeners and long time fans love these episodes, so we thought, hmm how do we give them more? That's just how much we love our devoted fans – wow! What's the difference between a croc and a gator? Is “Mr. Two Bits” more horrifying than our actual movies? Which is the best town named “Lake Placid”? And is it okay to call the Pure La Croix “Puro”? Listen and find out! Please connect with us on Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: ahhrealfilms@gmail.com. We'd love any recommendations for a new topic or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! If you're interested in looking into our friends at Magic Mind, visit the link www.magicmind.com/realfilms, and use the promo code “realfilms20” to get up to 56% off your subscription for the next 10 days! Seriously y'all gotta try this stuff.  You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).   Taylor: @happydeathtay Curtis: @let5groove2nit3 Films Discussed: Lake Placid (1999), Crawl (2019), Lisa Frankenstein (2024), True Detective: Night Country (2023)

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Curtis and Taylor as we discuss HIGH ART aka directors who don't normally focus solely on blood and guts aka films by directors that have only made one horror movie! We discuss what sets horror from a directing perspective apart before getting into our two (really good) films! Why does horror have such a dedicated roster of directors? How is directing a horror film different than other kinds of films? Is four years away from filmmaking really considered a "retirement"? Should we have done four shots of baiju each while watching the Super Bowl the night before? Listen and find out!!Please connect with us on Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: ahhrealfilms@gmail.com. We'd love any recommendations for a new topic or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! If you're interested in looking into our friends at Magic Mind, visit the link www.magicmind.com/realfilms, and use the promo code “realfilms20” to get up to 56% off your subscription for the next 10 days! Seriously y'all gotta try this stuff. You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).   Taylor: @happydeathtay Curtis: @let5groove2nit3

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Curtis and Taylor as we bring back a old topic from beyond the grave (or, at least, from 2021) – our New Years Horror Resolutions! In this episode, we discuss films in horror subgenres that we want to explore more in the coming months, which we will update as the year goes on. Wow – such fun! (And, honestly, a good way to make sure we're not just rewatching Suspiria and Mary Kate and Ashley movies all year). How well did we do with our last horror New Years' resolutions? Does eating home insulation count as body horror? Was witch hunting actually okay and should we bring it back? And should Curtis maybe stop sitting on (and falling off of) the yoga ball? Listen and find out!!Please connect with us on Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: ahhrealfilms@gmail.com. We'd love any recommendations for a new topic or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! If you're interested in looking into our friends at Magic Mind, visit the link www.magicmind.com/janrealfilms, and use the promo code “realfilms20” one free month of Magic Mind when you order a three month subscription! Hey, that's even cheaper than your afternoon coffee at Starbucks, so what are you waiting for?! You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).   Taylor: @happydeathtay Curtis: @let5groove2nit3 Movies Covered: Witchfinder General (1968), Possessor (2020), Blood on Satan's Claw (1971), Mark of the Devil (1970), Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Curtis and Taylor as we bring your our – and your – favorite episode of the year, our Top 10 of 2023. 2023 was an interesting and solid year for horror, and even though there were no knockout, all time greats released this year (shout out to 2022's Barbarian), as we go through our top 10, I think we really warmed to what horror brought us this year. We also discuss our disappointments, our hopes, our dreams… and a whole lot more! What was your favorite horror film of 2023? How many times does Taylor say the name “Sorrento Sweets”? How many times do both our hosts say the title of a certain found footage haunted house film? And does Evil Dead's name get dragged through the mud again, despite it being one of the most beloved franchises of all time? Listen and find out!Please connect with us on Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: ahhrealfilms@gmail.com. We'd love any recommendations for a new topic or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!If you're interested in looking into our friends at Magic Mind, visit the link www.magicmind.com/ahrealfilms, and use the promo code “ahh20” for 60% off your first subscription purchase or 20% off a one-time purchase! Hey, that's even cheaper than your afternoon coffee at Starbucks, so what are you waiting for?! You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).   Taylor: @happydeathtay Curtis: @let5groove2nit3

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Curtis and Taylor as we take a victory lap on our SIXTH ever Christmas horror episode! And don't worry germs we are NOT running out of Christmas horror films to cover. We take a trip down memory lane and rank all of the past Christmas horror films we've covered on the pod. That's right boils and ghouls this is a stealth top 10 episode as well! Then we cover two recent Christmas horror films and discuss. What makes a Christmas horror film good vs great? Can you watch Christmas horror films year round? What is the common denominator of all funny horror films (spoiler alert: it's big fake teeth)? Will Curtis ever edit an episode again? Listen and find out!**ALERT!!** We will be taking our annual hiatus until January 17, 2024, when we will be back with our Top Ten of 2023 list episode! It's our most popular episode of the year so make sure you are subscribed so you don't miss it!Please connect with us on Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: ahhrealfilms@gmail.com. We'd love any recommendations for a new topic or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!If you're interested in looking into our friends at Magic Mind, visit the link www.magicmind.com/ahrealfilms, and use the promo code “ahh20” for 60% off your first subscription purchase or 20% off a one-time purchase! Hey, that's even cheaper than your afternoon coffee at Starbucks, so what are you waiting for?! You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).   Taylor: @happydeathtay Curtis: @let5groove2nit3  Films Covered: It's a Wonderful Knife (2023), The Lodge (2019), Silent Night, Deadly Night: Part 2 (1987), Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Curtis and Taylor as we cover movies where....baby, it's cold--BABY IT'S COLD OUTSIIIIDE! Yes, films where the cold/snow plays a central part in the events of the movie (our themes are getting really specific)! We discuss fear of the cold and what makes the cold so scary before covering two classics of the genre. Why do humans fear the cold and snow so much? How have horror films used snowy landscapes to emphasize their themes or put a little twist on the action? How many times will Curtis tell Taylor to put something in the show notes? Did she indeed do so? Listen and find out!Please connect with us on Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: ahhrealfilms@gmail.com. We'd love any recommendations for a new topic or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!If you're interested in looking into our friends at Magic Mind, visit the link www.magicmind.com/ahrealfilms, and use the promo code “ahh20” for 60% off your first subscription purchase or 20% off a one-time purchase! Hey, that's even cheaper than your afternoon coffee at Starbucks, so what are you waiting for?! You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).   Taylor: @happydeathtay Curtis: @let5groove2nit3 Link to Jake Geller video discussed in the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp2wbyLoEtM "Frozen Alive" by Peter Starke: https://www.outsideonline.com/2152131/freezing-deathAnd check out "To Build a Fire" by Jack London!  Films Covered: The Invisible Man (1933), The Thing (1983), Red Dot (2021), Best. Christmas. Ever! (2023), Dashing Through the Snow (2023)

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders (and turkeys and turkettes)! Join Taylor & Curtis as we return to a classic, beloved episode – the Thanksgiving episode! The fans have been BEGGING for it, and we thought this week's release of Thanksgiving by Eli Roth was a perfect opportunity to return to a classic. Unfortunately, this also means we must cover one of the worst movies we've ever watched – but alas! Do Curtis and Taylor know the word “plumage”? Is the table set? Does shitting in your spouses coffee convey your desire for a divorce? And what IS Florida's favorite Thanksgiving dish? Listen and find out!Please connect with us on Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: ahhrealfilms@gmail.com. We'd love any recommendations for a new topic or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!If you're interested in looking into our friends at Magic Mind, visit the link www.magicmind.com/ahrealfilms, and use the promo code “ahh20” for 60% off your first subscription purchase or 20% off a one-time purchase! Hey, that's even cheaper than your afternoon coffee at Starbucks, so what are you waiting for?! You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).   Taylor: @happydeathtay Curtis: @let5groove2nit3 Link to Dead Meat video discussed in the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYvyr36PFCI  Films Covered: Thanksgiving (2023), Thankskilling (2007), The Hell House LLC Series, Talk to Me (2023), Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead (2023), Insidious: The Last Key (2018), The Witch (2015)

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders (and boils and ghouls)! Join Taylor & Curtis as we wrap up our coverage of the 2023 Halloween season! We each give two shout outs for films we enjoyed this season before covering a film that the other recommended to us. That's right germs you're going to hear SIX mini film reviews what fun!! What sets modern slashers apart from those of the 1970s? How hilarious is it when someone throws up? Which one of us does a funnier Adam Sandler impression? Is three Halloween episodes too many Halloween episodes? Listen and find out! Please connect with us on Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: ahhrealfilms@gmail.com. We'd love any recommendations for this series or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).    Taylor: @happydeathtay Curtis: @let5groove2nit3

NOTE: We are re-publishing this episode due to audio issues in the initial episode (which I couldn't fully fix – oh well!). We apologize for the mishap! Thank you to all our listeners who brough this to our attention. Unfortunately the issue with Curtis' microphone won't get fixed until he gets a new microphone… I wish I had a Patreon to plug here… Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Taylor & Curtis as we cover horror movies from 2023 in the midst of the Halloween season to give our wonderful, loyal listeners some recommendations on what 2023 movies to watch, rent, or avoid this Halloween season. Usually, we do our “mid-year” reviews a little earlier… but 2023 has been a, uh, interesting year for horror, so we're doing our recap a little bit later, and hopefully at a good time for our listeners to catch up a little on their 2023 watches! Is Paul Blart: Mall Cop a horror movie? Is it a good idea to begin recording 9:30 PM? Is “enjoying Nick Cage” a hot take? Do “all men” love Leonardo DiCaprio? Listen and find out! Please connect with us on Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: ahhrealfilms@gmail.com. We'd love any recommendations for this series or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).    Taylor: @happydeathtay Curtis: @let5groove2nit3

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Taylor & Curtis as we cover, well, a VARIETY of things (heh)! That's right folks we're switching it up this holiday season and bringing you our Halloween coverage a little earlier than usual. We discuss our plans for the Halloween season before giving you some recommendations to check out at your next Halloween party! We end on one of our patented holiday games and invite each other to RANK! THESE! THIIIINGS! What should you watch this Halloween? Is it ok to talk through a scary movie during a Halloween party? How many times will Taylor mentions that she travels a lot for work? Are wax lips edible? Listen and find out!Please connect with us on Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: ahhrealfilms@gmail.com. We'd love any recommendations for this series or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).   Taylor: @happydeathtay Curtis: @let5groove2nit3

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Taylor & Curtis as we cover something, hm… something something er sorry I got too in character there, ahem… as we cover the mumblegore subgenre! Yes, we've covered a lot of movies in the mumblecore horror subgenre (think House of the Devil, think Creep), so we thought we'd dive in, feet first (hopefully not into a 2'6” deep pool!), and discuss two classics of the subgenre and the effect these films have had on the horror genre overall the past decade or so. What kind of video could you watch that would immediately make you throw up? Should our hosts stop recording on Sundays (aka, the day the Jacksonville Jaguars always lose on)? And do we think Anne Hathaway will hear this episode? Listen and find out! Article on Folk Horror and Kill List (Spoilers!) mentioned in the episode: https://www.horrifiedmagazine.co.uk/film/kill-list-2011-neo-folk-horror Please connect with us on Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: ahhrealfilms@gmail.com. We'd love any recommendations for this series or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).   Taylor: @happydeathtay Curtis: @let5groove2nit3 Movies Covered: Kill List (2011), Be My Cat: A Film for Anne (2015), Cobweb (2023)

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Taylor & Curtis as we cover the weird and wacky world of 80 sequels (or squeakels)! Franchises and sequels are a well trodden path for horror films and the 1980s saw a veritable boom of them. We discuss why the 80s were such a popular time for sequels before diving into two--and I do mean this--gems. As a bonus, both films covered in this episode are sequels to films we have covered in previous episodes! Why are horror sequels and franchises so popular? Are sequels ever better than the original? How much incest in a film is too much? Are you a happy camper? Listen and find out!In case you missed the announcement at the beginning of the episode: OUR NEXT EPISODE WILL BE OUT ON SEPTEMBER 27 AS OPPOSED TO SEPTEMBER 20!! We are sorry for the delay but we are NOT sorry that we are #worldtravelers. Thanks germs!Please connect with us on Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: ahhrealfilms@gmail.com. We'd love any recommendations for this series or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).  Taylor: @happydeathtay Curtis: @let5groove2nit3 Movies Covered: Amitville II: The Possession (1982), Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers (1988), Jacob's Ladder (1990), Cobweb (2023)

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Taylor & Curtis as we explore the wonderful and mysterious world of Netflix! Yes, that's right, we delve into the treasure trove of wonderful horror movies created by Netflix and find… well at least one gem. They can't all be great, right? In any case, does the Pope need and Exorcist? Does telling someone “you can talk to my boss…….. The Pope” end all conversations then and there? Is Peter Crouch really a footballer worthy of song? And does Curtis find a way to compare himself to a South Sudanese refugee? Listen and find out! *WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE POOR SOUND QUALITY ON THIS EPISODE. WE DID NOT DOUBLE CHECK OUR SETTINGS. WE HAVE A SOLUTION FOR NEXT EPISODE AND WE ARE EXCITED TO BRING YOU MORE GREAT CONTENT!*Please connect with us on Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: ahhrealfilms@gmail.com. We'd love any recommendations for this series or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).  Taylor: @happydeathtay Curtis: @let5groove2nit3 Movies Covered: Ravenous (2018), His House (2020), The Pope's Exorcist (2023), The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023), Renfield (2023)

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Taylor & Curtis as we dive into a topic we somehow have not covered yet, possession FILMS! We discuss why this particular subgenre is so popular before covering two lesser-known possession films. Why are possession stories so popular in almost every culture? What are some classic possession films? Do we ever stop talking about being of Polish descent? What's going on with our audio? Listen and find out!*WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE POOR SOUND QUALITY ON THIS EPISODE. WE DID NOT DOUBLE CHECK OUR SETTINGS. WE HAVE A SOLUTION FOR NEXT EPISODE AND WE ARE EXCITED TO BRING YOU MORE GREAT CONTENT!* Please connect with us on  Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: ahhrealfilms@gmail.com. We'd love any recommendations for this series or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).   Taylor: @happydeathtay Curtis: @let5groove2nit3 Movies Covered: Demon (2015), Noroi: The Curse (2005), Talk to Me (2023)

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Taylor & Curtis as we continue our Trilogy Throwdown series with the first three Final Destination films. We take a look at the origins of this beloved franchise by reviewing and discussing the first three films and, most important, rating each and every kill of all three – let's face it, we have to give the people what the want. How many overwrought similes can our hosts use to explain the name “Clear”? Does Ali Larter “serve c-word”? Is Devon Sawa in the same company as Skeet Ulrich? And is there anything worse than dying by tanning bed? Listen and find out! Please connect with us on Twitter: @ahhreelfilms or Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: ahhrealfilms@gmail.com. We'd love any recommendations for this series or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).   Taylor: @happydeathtay Curtis: @let5groove2nit3 Movies Covered: Final Destination (2000), Final Destination 2 (2003), Final Destination 3 (2006)

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Taylor & Curtis as we discuss films set in the most haunting location of all....the suburbs! We discuss what makes the suburbs such a perfect setting for a horror movie (the term "liminal spaces" is used) before diving into to two very interesting examples of suburban horror!! We could have chosen literally a hundred movies (seriously there are so many horror films set in the suburbs!!) but we chose two oddly similar, sweaty movies!! Why are the suburbs so scary, specifically to Americans? What themes are common in suburban horror films? What would you do if you found a human ear lying in a field? Would it be scary if someone had their boobs and butt on the same side of their body? Listen and find out!Check out the resources we reference in this episode!"American Suburbs Are a Horror Movie and We're the Protagonists" by Shina Shayesteh: https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2022/1/13/american-suburbs-are-a-horror-movie-and-were-the-protagonists"The Horror of Suburbia: What is “Universal” Horror?" by Shannon Lewis: https://slowburnhorror.com/2021/05/13/the-horror-of-suburbia/And if you want to learn more about urbanization and the suburbs, Taylor recommends: "The Death and  Life of Great American Cities" by Jane Jacobs, "Black Picket Fences" by Mary Pattillo, "The Big Roads" by Earl Swift and "Suburban Nation" by Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, and Jeff Speck. Support affordable housing and public transit policies in your local communities!!! YIMBY!!!!Please connect with us on Twitter: @ahhreelfilms or Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: ahhrealfilms@gmail.com. We'd love any recommendations for this series or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).  Taylor: @happydeathtay Curtis: @let5groove2nit3 Movies Covered: Blue Velvet (1986), Society (1989), Evil Dead Rise (2023), Influencer (2023)

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Taylor & Curtis as we dive into a topic that is near and dear to the hearts of all horror fans – no, not our frankly upsetting love of gruesome deaths, but our love of gimmicks! We don't often think about it, but fun gimmicks make up the backbone of some of our all time favs, and on this episode we discuss two more recent films that relied heavily on their gimmicks and to great effect. How would our intrepid hosts fare buried alive in a coffin? Will we ever look at a turkey baster the same ever again? Is a criminal in another country always a “terrorist”? Listen and find out the answers to these very important questions! Please connect with us on Twitter: @ahhreelfilms or Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: ahhrealfilms@gmail.com. We'd love any recommendations for this series or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).   Link to Article on “Buried Alive” Casket Patents: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/sponsored/people-feared-being-buried-alive-so-much-they-invented-these-special-safety-coffins-180970627/ Taylor: @happydeathtay Curtis: @let5groove2nit3 Movies Covered: Buried (2010), Don't Breathe (2016), The Influencer (2023), Vertigo (1958)

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Taylor & Curtis as we dive into Taylor's worst fear, the apocalypse (shout-out the Catholic church!!) We discuss the allure of apocalyptic films and the SEVERAL apocalyptic-esque  events we have lived through in our lifetime (shout-out COVID-19!!) We then discuss two absolute classics of the horror apocalypse genre...well, one more so than the other. Why do we love films about the world ending? How do apocalypse films change with the times? Why is it so hard to spell apocalypse and why did I write it so many times in this episode summary? Is it the end of the world as we know it and do we feel fine? Listen and find out! Please connect with us on Twitter: @ahhreelfilms or Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: ahhrealfilms@gmail.com. We'd love any recommendations for this series or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).   Taylor: @happydeathtay Curtis: @let5groove2nit3 Movies Covered: 28 Days Later (2002), Night of the Comet (1984)

Welcome, ladies, germs and people of all genders! Taylor & Curtis are back after a year (HEHE) with a standalone, patented spoiler-free review of a recent horror release! We are covering the Stephen King adaptation The Boogeyman. Are all Stephen King adaptations doomed to fail? You have questions, we have answers--listen and find out!Please connect with us on Twitter: @ahhreelfilms or Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing or if you have a request for a future release you'd like us to cover: ahhrealfilms@gmail.com. Rate, review, subscribe, and see ya next time!You can also now find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).Taylor: @happydeathtayCurtis: @let5groove2nit3

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Taylor & Curtis because we discuss one of the scariest topics of all – friends! More specifically, movies about friendship and even more specifically, movies about shit friends – oh the horror! We discuss two stone cold classics that feature nightmare friendships (as well as a lot of teenage angst and anger) and discuss things such as: is Christian Slater the coolest mall goth ever? Does starring on the Little House on the Prairie automatically make you a prude? Is it common for a popular friend group to have a nerd friend that they all inexplicably love? And why are teens so insane in the 21st century? If you want to know the answer to these pressing, important questions, listen and find out the answer… if you dare!  Please connect with us on Twitter: @ahhreelfilms or Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: ahhrealfilms@gmail.com. We'd love any recommendations for this series or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).   Taylor: @happydeathtay Curtis: @let5groove2nit3 Movies Covered: Heathers (1989), Unfriended (2014), Insidious: The Last Key (2018) Heathers Oral History: https://ew.com/article/2014/04/04/heathers-oral-history/

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Taylor & Curtis because we're baaaaaaaack and discussing films that marked a triumphant return to their respective franchises! That's right another franchise episode, who are we?? We discuss how modern(ish) takes can breathe new life into old franchises and how we can assess a film that may be a marked departure from its source material. What have we been up to during our hiatus? Can the seventh film in a franchise still be a good film? What's the difference between a reimagining and a squeakel? Will we ever figure our audio issues out (we will I promise)? Écoutez et découvrez!Please connect with us on Twitter: @ahhreelfilms or Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: ahhrealfilms@gmail.com. We'd love any recommendations for this series or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).   Taylor: @happydeathtay Curtis: @let5groove2nit3 Movies Covered: Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994), Evil Dead (2013), Beau Is Afraid (2023), Attachment (2023), Knock at the Cabin (2023), Evil Dead Rise (2023)

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Taylor & Curtis as we dive back into some coverage of cinema around the world, specifically horror films in Latin America! In this episode, we cover films from Argentina and Guatemala and discuss what makes films from this region special and unique and what makes these two particular films great jumping off points for the region. We also reveal our own ignorance as we look at “best of” lists from the region – fun! How do two hosts from Florida navigate films with the exotic “Spanish language”? Is a ghost tale centered around a victimized woman misandrist? Y ¿Por qué Taylor no entiende español a pesar de vivir en Florida? ¡Escucha y descúbrelo! Please connect with us on Twitter: @ahhreelfilms or Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: ahhrealfilms@gmail.com. We'd love any recommendations for this series or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).   Taylor: @happydeathtay Curtis: @let5groove2nit3 Movies Covered: Terrified (2018), La Llorona (2019), Skinamirink (2023)

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Taylor & Curtis as we continue our Trilogy Throwdown series with the first three Insidious films! We review 3/4 of the franchise (lol) and discuss the upcoming installment. Most importantly – we see how it stacks up with our Trilogy Throwdown Champion, the Saw series, and whether we finally have a series to dethrone the GOAT Jigsaw. Is Insidious truly one of the scariest movies ever made? Have you ever been able to listen to "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" the same way again? Is Lin Shaye a good actor? They knew how much the Lipstick Demon looks like Darth Maul....right?! Listen and find out! Please connect with us on Twitter: @ahhreelfilms or Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: ahhrealfilms@gmail.com. We'd love any recommendations for this series or a future listener submitted episode! And please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! You can also find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).   Taylor: @happydeathtay Curtis: @let5groove2nit3 Movies Covered: Insidious (2010), Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013), Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015)

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Taylor & Curtis as we bring you our “hate watch” episode – yes, the two of us picked a movie we actively thought the other disliked and… hilarity ensued! LOL! We go into depth on the themes and subgenres these movies represent and whether the movie had its intended effect. Hell, we even have a discussion of our favorite superhero movies! So what kind of movies are our hosts repelled by? Do you think it can ever be tasteful to show a CGI baby in the womb? Where do we rank the great Johnny Depp on our greatest actors of all time list? Could this episode also been entitled “The Movies of 2007”? Listen and find out! Please connect with us on Twitter: @ahhreelfilms or Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: ahhrealfilms@gmail.com. Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe! You can also now find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real). Taylor: @happydeathtay Curtis: @let5groove2nit3  Films/TV Shows Covered: Inside (2007), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Taylor & Curtis as we bring you, our beloved listeners, our first annual OSCARS SPECIAL!! Wow aren't you so excited!! We cover the (minimal) history of horror films at the Oscars and discuss why horror films are often shut out of the nominations. We then cover two horror films that have been nominated for one of the top awards, folks the pickings are slim because there have not been many of them! Why are horror films snubbed at the Oscars? What 2022 horror films deserved to be nominated? Who's the Joan Crawford and who's the Bette Davis in our sibling dynamic? Do we understand ballet? Listen and find out! Please connect with us on Twitter: @ahhreelfilms or Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: ahhrealfilms@gmail.com. Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe! You can also now find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real). Taylor: @happydeathtay Curtis: @let5groove2nit3Films/TV Shows Covered: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962), Black Swan (2010), Infinity Pool (2023), In Search of Darkness (2023)

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Taylor & Curtis as we bring you coverage on modern underrated horror films… or, at least, films that WE THINK are underrated (it's just our ‘pinion!). Both of these films featured on our respective top 10s over the past few years and we really wanted an opportunity to highlight these two shining stars, two ABSOLUTE gems… really, we just want to make sure everyone just checks these two movies out! Does Curtis immediately spoil a movie before giving a spoiler warning? Would you turn your dad into the FBI? And how does one pronounce “M3GAN” (team “Em-Three-Gan” reporting for duty)? Listen and find out! As promise in this episode, IF YOU WANT TO AVOID SPOILERS FOR ONE CUT OF THE DEAD, continue listening at the 35:55 mark, where we begin our coverage of the Clovehitch Killer. Please connect with us on Twitter: @ahhreelfilms or Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: ahhrealfilms@gmail.com. Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe! You can also now find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real). Taylor: @happydeathtay Curtis: @let5groove2nit3