A podcast devoted to all things horror...especially movies! Author Matthew Speak and co-host Joe Janz guide you through a tangled web of horrors in this bi-monthly podcast. Please subscribe and rate us on your podcast app of choice!
First we discuss recent viewings like CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD and FREWAKA. And then....Grab your favorite Slusho drink and curl up in front of your listening device. Cinescare is discussing the Cloverfield franchise, and it is a lot bigger than you think. Join Matt, Joe, and our special guest Leighann Albanese as we plunge deeper and deeper into the depths of this franchise to uncover all of the hidden gems you probably missed.
First we discuss new viewings including SINNERS and FREWAKA. And then...Who can you trust these days? Your priest? Your congressman? Your spouse? Well, you certainly can't trust the narrators in these films; AMERICAN PSYCHO, SHUTTER ISLAND, and IDENTITY. Join Matt, Joe, and our special guest Kathryn Horan as we raise our suspicions during these tales of intrigue!
This week, we start out talking about new movies like Marshmallow, Drop, and Dead Talents Society. And then...Grab your beret, sunglasses, and cigarette holder, we are off to appreciate some art this episode! Join Matt, Joe, and Super-fan Marc! (Yes, the super-fan even makes an appearance); as we run up the museum stairs to experience these masterpieces. It's going to take a keen eye (and ear) to appreciate this one!
This week, we have a special guest--actor, producer, and writer, Allison Claye! First we talk about recent viewings like HELL OF A SUMMER, CANNIBAL MUKBANG, and THE RULE OF JENNY PENN, and then.....STOP! It's hammer Time! No, not that kind of Hammer, I mean the iconic series of Gothic horror films produced by the British film company Hammer Film Productions from the mid-1950s to the 1970s! These classics are still influencing directors and studios today. These movies are simply too legit to quit!
The bright lights, the colorful graphics, the smell of disappointment in the air—it can all only mean one thing: The Cinescare crew is discussing some video game-themed horror movies, including The Lawnmower Man, Stay Alive, and Brainscan! If you are ready for some coin-operated fun, give it a listen. And remember, we got next!
Don't call them capris. They sure ain't pedal pushers. They are shorts! Horror Shorts, to be exact, and Cinescare talked about a whole lot of them. These quick little gems pack the same punch as any feature-length film and are certainly worth your time. Next time you have a few minutes (literally), check out some of these treasures.
With a snip snip here and a tuck there, Cinescare is exploring some German medical horror in this episode. Join Matt, Joe, and our two special guests, Tim & Erin, as we perform a little unnecessary exploratory surgery. You may want to scrub up a bit first!
Happy Valentine's Day! First, we discuss recent viewings, including HEART EYES. And then... Far out, man! Close the blinds, stuff a towel under the door, and get ready to trip the light fandango! Join Matt, Joe, and our guest, Audio Book Narrator Derek Austin, as we follow the white rabbit into the realm of Surreal Horror! We discuss Blue Velvet, Mandy, and Altered States. It'll blow your mind, man!
This week, Matt and Joe discuss new viewings like GRAFTED, PRESENCE, and THIRST TRAP. And then...TUBI is a valuable resource for entertainment and there are over 60 titles on TUBI that contain the word MASSACRE! Join Matt and Joe as we explore three of them--Mountaintop Motel Massacre, Funhouse Massacre, and Massacre at Central High. Are they the three best? You'll have to listen and decide for yourself!
Keep your knickers on chaps! Join Matt, Joe & Kathryn as we journey across the pond to over indulge in some British Horror! We'll be discussing Shaun of the Dead, Kill List, and The Ritual. Its a bloody good time had by all. It's real simple, download the show, pop in your earbuds, and Bob's your uncle. Cheerio!
Time to count down from 10. Use all your fingers if you have them! This is the moment you've all been waiting for as Matt and Joe list off their Top 10 Horror Films of 2024! What a fantastic way to end the year! Pop some champagne and settle in!
In our Christmas episode, Matt and Joe have their yearly gift exchange! Then the boys discuss recent viewings including the upcoming new release, NOSFERATU! They also discuss THE VOURDALAK, AFRAID, and UNDER PARIS. And then...Are you hungry? Want to come in and join us for dinner? We are having liver, fava beans, and a nice Chianti! After dinner, you can join us for some home movies of our favorite cannibal. Join Matt, Joe & Buffalo Bill as we check out the Hannibal Lecter trilogy. If you don't listen, you will get the hose again!
Matt and Joe talk discuss recent viewings like Alien: Romulus, The Cellar Door, and Sleep. And then...Shock and Terror, my friends. Shock and Terror are swooping down upon us in this episode of Cinescare! Join Matt and Joe as they discuss some creature features you may have missed including Birdemic: Shock and Terror, The Host, and Ginger Snaps. It will be like you are just hanging out, hanging out, hanging out with your family, having yourself a party!
First Matt and Joe talk about recent viewings like HERETIC, BLACK CAB, and AZRAEL. And then...Clean up the house and tidy yourself up a bit, will ya? We have a guest! That's right, Matt and Joe sit down and chat with fellow mid-westerner Andy Greskoviak, writer of the holiday hit Black Friday. We even discuss his upcoming release, Marshmallow! Make sure you watch Black Friday on Amazon Prime before the real Black Friday creeps in.
The gang discuss recent viewings like BEEZEL, WOMAN OF THE HOUR, SMILE 2, and TRAP. And then….The polls are closed and the ballots have been counted. It has been unanimously decided that it is your duty to listen to the latest episode of Cinescare! Join Matt, Joe & Marc as we discuss election horror films, kick ass, and chew bubble gum. And we're all out of bubble gum!
Matt and Joe (our very own Ed & Lorraine Warren) are on their own this week Conjuring up some Shocktober horror. They discuss recent viewings like THE SUBSTANCE, DADDY'S HEAD, STRANGE DARLING, and TERRIFIER 3! Join our clairvoyant duo as they explore some Halloween favorites as well as The Conjuring 1 & 2.
First the boys talk about recent viewings like SALEM'S LOT, THE SUBSTANCE, and V/H/S BEYOND. Then....GET TO DA CHOPPA! That's right folks, Matt, Joe, and even Marc have watched a pretty significant amount of Predator movies this week and can't wait to share it with you. Can you guess which one of us paid to see Predators in the theater 7 times? Find out here.
The Cinescare gang start things of with recent viewings like A Quiet Place Day One, Speak No Evil (2024), and first episode of the new season of From. And then... Holy Trinities, Batman! Join Matt, Joe, & Marc as they explore the Father, The Son, & The Holy Ghost with The Stepfather, The Ward, and The Good Son. What a wonderful opportunity to experience Macaulay Culkin's first on-screen F-bomb, and a few from Marc...
Happy Friday the 13th!! Before you split up to investigate a strange noise in the attic, maybe you should listen to our latest episode. Group together with Matt, Joe & Marc as they open up that creaky door into HAUNTED HORROR! Bring a flashlight and follow us! We discuss haunted horror movies including Pulse, The Woman in Black, and A Dark Song. But first, the boys discuss recent viewings, including Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and Red Rooms!
This week, we discuss recent viewings such as Alien: Romulus, Oddity, and Humane. And then...Just in time for the busy travel weekend! Pack your bags and buckle up, it's going to be a bumpy ride! This week Matt, Joe & Marc explore horror movies about Planes, Trains, and Automobiles! We will discuss Snakes on a Plane, Train to Busan, and The Hitcher. You may want to listen to this one in the safety of your own home. .
The Cinescare boys discuss recent viewrings like Cuckoo, Trap, and Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Human. And then...Grab an ice cold Roka-Cola, and pop some Juffy Pip Popcorn because Max, Mart, and Judd are watching some true Rip-Offs this episode. Make sure you are on your toes because one of these films delivers a roundhouse kick to the head by the one and only Chuck Norris! Only on Cinescare!
This week, Matt, Joe, and SuperFan Marc start out discussing recent viewings like LONGLEGS, EXHUMA, ODDITY, MAXXXINE, ABIGAIL, and more. Then, hold onto your hats ladies and gentlemen, you aren't going to believe what flashed right before our eyes! Your jaw will hit the floor on some of these picks. Join Matt, Joe & Marc as we collectively exclaim "WTF" on this episode of Cinescare. These are movies that will make you question WTF you just watched: DEAD ALIVE (aka BRAINDEAD), ZOMBIE, ANTICHRIST, THE LIGHTHOUSE, and PROJECT WOLF HUNTING.
It's the big one! The moment you've all been waiting for! The streaming slaughter, the massacre on messenger, the punishment on a podcast, The ULTIMATE HORROR TRIVIA CAGE MATCH! Join Matt, Joe, Marc, and friend of the show Brian, as we all match wits in the ring of trivia horror! Who will jump off the top rope? Who will bring a foreign object into the ring? Who will pummel the other two into submission? Who will connive to cheat then throw their BFF under the bus? Only one way to find out!
Cinescare is your home for all things horror. Well except for this episode. Matt, Joe & Marc get into it about their top 10 non-horror films. Tune in to find out where Top Gun will fall on Marc's list!
This week join the entire crew and then some as we take a deep dive behind the scenes of the award winning horror short "The Foot of the Bed"! Matt, Joe & Marc sit down with the cast and the film's creator and find out just what it took to put together this award winning masterpiece! But first we discuss recent viewrings like Arcadian and The Coffee Table.
First, we discuss the highly anticipated new release IN A VIOLENT NATURE! And then....Goo Goo Ga Ga! Grab that rattle and teddy bear, Marc has decided to watch Baby Horror Movies this episode. These babies are not exactly adorable (or even scary). Tune in and listen to Marc cry and cry as Matt and Joe decide which one of us have to change his dirty diaper! We discuss baby horror movies like The Baby, Splice, Demon Seed, The Hand that Rocks the Cradle, and Grace!
It's been a long few weeks and I think everyone could use a little R&R. Rape and Revenge films that is! See these amazingly resilient women rising up and dishing out some justice! Join Matt, Joe & Marc as we watch some real jerks getting their comeuppance! First, the boys discuss recent viewings like The Coffee Table, Last Stop in Yuma County, and more.
It's a Two-fer! That's right, this episode you get 2 movies for the price of 1! We are tackling Horror Movies within Horror Movies! Join Matt, Joe Marc, And Jimmy as we dive into this meta cinema of horrors! First, the boys talk about their fantastic weekend at the Chicago Horror Film Festival, then they turn to recent viewings such as Infested and Lowlifes!
Fall in line private! We've got orders to carry out, and I mean now! We've got 5! Count them, 1-2-3-4-5! Military Horror movies to watch and thoroughly enjoy thanks to our guest Mark Kane! So follow your orders and don't make us order a Code Red on you! First, the gang discuss recent viewings like Civil War, Abigail, and Lisa Frankenstein.
Pow! Zap! Kablooey! Gather around the campfire, kiddies! This week Captain Matt, The Incredible Joe, and their sidekick . . ."Marc," take on COMIC BOOK HORROR! All these films got their start as comics you may have read growing up. Don't turn the page until you have heard it all! Get it here! First, the boys talk about recent viewings, including THE FIRST OMEN.
Here ye, here ye! This week the round table is full once again with the return of the king ding dong for an episode of medieval horror with movies like Army of Darkness, The Head Hunter, Season of the Witch, Gretel and Hansel, and Black Death! But first, we discuss recent viewings including Late Night with the Devil, Immaculate, and You'll Never Find Me.
This week, Matt and Joe have a special guest. George Streicher, composer of the wonderful Halloween themed album, Music of the Macabre, joins us to talk about spooky music, Halloween, and horror movies. Wake the kids and phone the neighbors, because this is one episode you will NOT want to miss.
This week, you don't have to turn on the red light, Roxanne, because SuperFan Marc has you covered with an episode full of ladies of the night. But first we discuss recent viewings including the brand new indie horror, Stopmotion!
This week, the Cinescare boys have an appointment for some medical horror with movies like The Skin I Live In, Rabid, Dead Ringers, Jacob's Ladder, and Shock Corridor. So take your medicine because this episode is one disease you definitely don't want to get.
This week, the Cinescare gang jumps into the future with five movies that blur the line between science fiction and horror (or whore, as Marc likes to say). Wake the kids and phone the neigbors because the alpacas are running wild!
This week, the boys gas up the chainsaws for some Tobe Hooper horror (actually, no chainsaws involved). But first, we discuss recent viewings such as Destroy All Neighbors, The Human Trap, Laced, and the new season of True Detective.
This week, Matt, Joe, and Superfan Marc give their annual picks for their 10 favorite horror movies of 2023. Wake the kids and phone the neighbors because this is one episode you will not want to miss. Will your favorites make the cut?
This week, Joe has us celebrating Christmas with a marathon of the Silent Night Deadly Night franchise. But first, we discuss recent viewings such as Leave the World Behind, All Eyes, and It's a Wonderful Knife. Plus, Marc comes closer to catching up on this 2023 viewings...poor Maverick!
This week, Matt and Joe are joined once again by Denialle from the Oblong Box Shop for our picks of Psychological Horror! But first we discuss new viewings such as The Conference, It's a Wonderful Knife, and more.
Happy Thanksgiving! This week we have a real treat in the form of an all-time great Marc-isode! A baffling fantasy draft of Stephen King movies that will have you busting a gut. But first, we discuss new viewings such as Thanksgiving, Candyland, Under the Skin, Infinity Pool, and more.
This week Joe has us trapped! With horror films set in one location. But first the boys discuss recent viewings like Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor, Over the Garden Wall, Brightwood, Five Nights at Freddy's, The Elevator Game, The Puppetman, Good Night Mommy, and more.
It's the spookiest time of the year and you will "relish" the movies that Matt, Joe, Marc, and special guest Denialle have in store. Halloweenie Horror is our topic! These are all movies that take place during Halloween. You can bet your buns you'll love these picks! First, we talk about recent viewings like Never Hike Alone 2, Dark Harvest, The Fall of the House of Usher, Night of the Hunted, Exorcist: Believer, and more!
Yippie Kay Yay Cowpokes! Saddle up and circle the wagons as Matt, Joe & Marc head way out west to explore Western Horror! But first we discuss recent viewings such as When Evil Lurks, No One Will Save You, Totally Killer, Saw X, Birth/Rebirth, and more! Will we find gold, or step into a cow pie? Only one way to find out! So get along lil' doggie and listen to it now!
This week, Joe Janz pummels Matt and Marc with five horror movies that earned 0% on Rotten Tomatoes. But first, the boys talk about recent viewings such as Venus, King on Screen, Cell, Mirrors, and A Haunting in Venice.
It is back to school and our pupil Marc is catching up on some missing homework. Take a listen as we walk down memory lane with some of Matt & Joe's old recommendations that Marc has finally watched!
Breaker One Nine, Breaker One Nine! Matt, Joe, Marc and special guest Brian are haulin' this episode cross country to bring you Trucker Bomb! Trucker related horror films. But first we discuss recent viewings, Talk to Me and Cobweb. Tune your CB in and remember to keep your shiny side up and your rubber side down!
Hand us the remote, because this week our own Jimmy O has some terrific television terror lined up for us! We also discuss recent viewings like Happy Valley, They Cloned Tyrone, The Meg, and others. So wake the kids and phone the neighbors!
I don't care how thirsty you are, whatever you do, DO NOT DRINK THE KOOL-AID! Matt, Joe & Marc get our track suits on this week to watch some horror movies about religious cults!
We are celebrating women directors this episode and you folks are certainly in for a treat! Join Matt, Joe & Marc as we discover some new favorite horror films from some fantastic female directors!
Grab an apron and prime that chainsaw, we are all sitting down at the dinner table to help ourselves to a few slices of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise. Join Matt, Joe, Marc & Jimmy O at this family feast of ferocious films!
Marc couldn't be with us for this episode but our pal Vincent DiSanti from Womp Stomp Films has joined us to discuss his upcoming Friday the 13th fan film, Never Hike Alone 2 coming in October of 2023!