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Welcome, listeners. This is Coffin Couch, a horror movie discussion podcast. If you’re into morbid, terrifying, and macabre entertainment, you’ll feel right at home. I am your host, Syon Das. In this show, my friend J. Maddux and I will delve into both the newest and oldest works this immaculate genre has to offer. Grab your popcorn, check the locks, and just know that whatever scares you the most, has already crept into your residence. Let’s keep the love for horror movies, dark fiction, and reading alive. Strap in.[This is streamed Eastern Time on Fridays@8 PM on the YouTube channel: Syon D]

Syon Das


    • Mar 18, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 13 EPISODES


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    GHOSTS OF WAR (2020) / DEMONIC TOYS (1992) [TIMESTAMPED]

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2021 66:44


    00:00 Show Opening 00:24 Intro 02:24 Ghosts Of War Intro 02:58 Syon’s Take 06:40 J’s Take 09:10 Chris’s Take 11:04 Additional Movie Talk 14:30 Chat Talk 15:00 Closing out Ghosts of War 19:26 More Comments 20:37 J Bashes Movies 22:31 Fun Chat, whatchu reading? 32:42 Let’s Get Into Demonic Toys 32:55 Demonic Toys 33:31 Chris’s Take 35:35 J’s Take 38:06 Syon’s Take 41:31 Addition Movie Chat 49:11 Chris’s Greatest Video Ever Made 50:26 Shudder Exclusive 52:36 Black Mirror Chat 58:23 4K Chat 1:06:00 Let’s End 1:06:44 Done

    HIT AND RUN (2009) / HE NEVER DIED (2015) [TIMESTAMPED]

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2021 69:43


    0:00 - Intro Theme 0:45 - Introduction 1:16 - Aron Beauregard 2:06 ———HIT AND RUN (2009)———- 2:35 - J’s review and rating 6:21 - Syon’s review and rating 9:52 - Aron’s review and rating 14:20 - Our discussion 21:00 ——LIVESTREAM QUESTIONS—— 21:08 - Shoutout to Daniel Volpe 21:32 - Billy Silver 22:08 - Die Tommy 22:25 - What does Aron have the most fun writing? 22:33 - Why does Aron choose to include illustrations in his books? 24:48 - Does writing extreme horror take a lot out of you? 26:25 - Aron’s true crime podcast Evil Examined 27:14 - What made Aron start a true crime podcast? 28:08 - Nature vs Nurture 29:15 - Henry Portrait of a Serial Killer 30:08 ——HE NEVER DIED (2015)——— 30:34 - Syon’s review and rating 34:24 - J’s review and rating 38:36 - Aron’s review and rating 40:33 - Our discussion 43:47 ———Q & A with ARON——— 43:49 - What was it like being nominated for a Splatterpunk Award? 45:15 - Bigger accomplishment…being a nominee or coming on Coffin Couch? 45:35 - Do you read Splatterpunk regularly? If so, who are some of your favorite authors? 48:25 - Jack Ketchum’s influence on extreme horror authors 48:57 - Mark Senter’s underrated and brilliant creepy performances 52:!2 - What’s the most disturbing movie you’ve seen, and the most disturbing book you’ve ever read? 53:41 - American Psycho 54:52 - August Underground series 56:32 - Troma films 57:07 - Most disturbing media J’s watched/read 57:36 - Why Syon refuses to watch Cannibal Holocaust 58:40 - When horror creators get in trouble with the law 59:23 - Are you a fan of horrorcore music? 1:02:59 - Do you have advice for authors who are afraid to put out material that may offend people? 1:08:02 - Relating to dark fiction 1:09:11 - Closing thoughts 1:09:31 - End

    POSSUM (2018) / THE REFLECTING SKIN (1990) [TIMESTAMPED]

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2021 98:36


    Welcome to Season 2 of Coffin Couch, listeners! Thanks for sticking with us throughout Season 1, and here’s to many more episode

    BEYOND THE BLACK RAINBOW (2010) / THE ELF (2017) [TIMESTAMPED] - S1 FINALE

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2021 38:11


    0:00 - Intro Theme 0:36 - Opening 1:25 - Introducing Timmy aka Lost Cunningham 2:13 ——BEYOND THE BLACK RAINBOW (2010)— 2:31 - Syon’s rating and thoughts 6:55 - Timmy rating and thoughts 9:39 - J’s rating and thoughts 12:26 - Our discussion 13:00 - Is it a negative or positive for a movie to require an explanation video? 14:29 - Comparisons to Stanley Kubrick 15:29 - Does J regret watching it? 16:45 - Enjoying very dense and confusing movies 17:39 - Giving directors a second chance 18:00 - Fight Club 18:25 - Movies that demand patience 19:12 - The marketing of the film 20:21 - Kubrick’s signature filmmaking 20:45 - Mandy 21:08 - A24 discussion 21:35 - Shoutout to Spooky Astronauts and Possessed by Horror 22:30 - Timecrimes / Great foreign sci fi slasher flick 22:55 - The lead actor in Black Rainbow 23:19 - David Lynch 23:45 - Physical media 24:00 - Nicholas Cage 24:34 - 8MM / Syon’s favorite Nic Cage film 25:00 - Hardcore / Old school revenge film 25:20 - Snake Eyes, Raising Arizona, Leaving Las Vegas 25:41 - The Horseman / Brutal and underrated revenge film 26:37 - —————THE ELF (2017)—————— 26:59 - J’s thoughts and rating 28:50 - Timmy’s thoughts and rating 30:14 - Syon’s thoughts and rating 31:00- Our discussion 32:30 - Talented puppets 32:54 - Bad CGI vs incredible practical effects 33:43 - The Fanatic / Hilariously bad movie 34:45 - Horrific studio level movies. 34:49 - Wild Hogs 35:02 - Coffin Couch stats 35:45 - The work that goes into editing 36:09 - Huge thank you to the community and listeners 37:00 - Shoutout to Clyde 37:31 - End / Short break till season 2

    #ALIVE (2020) / THE STUFF (1985) [TIMESTAMPED]

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2020 96:15


    00:00 Show Open 00:35 Intro 1:58 #Alive Premise 2:23 Syon’s Take 6:58 Johnwayne’s Take 10:43 J’s Take 14:46 #Alive Wrap Up 16:35 “Host” on Shudder 17:15 The Stuff Premise 17:49 J’s Take 21:30 Johnwayne’s Take 23:56 Syon’s Take 28:05 End Of Movie Talk 28:42 Syon Likes to Argue 29:20 Syon’s Questions to Johnwayne 31:50 J Does Nichi A Favor 32:48 Similarities between song writing and story writing 33:51 Johnwayne Has Been Around 35:22 Where to find Johnwaynes Music 36:34 What Do You Enjoy More? 38:06 John 5 39:19 Guitar Talk 40:54 Touring Musician 43:05 Playing High 44:55 Routines/Schedules 47:31 When Did You Start Writing? 49:29 Bizarro Fiction 50:26 Bizarro Con 51:43 Little Victories 52:27 Bigger Release 54:13 J Has Hearing Loss 56:29 Why did Syon Create This Podcast? 59:10 J used Cassettes 1:00:49 J has an old car 1:01:33 Does Johnwayne Read? 1:03:58 Owning Albums 1:05:27 J Bashes MP3’s 1:07:27 J’s Old Stereo 1:08:16 Music Streaming 1:09:05 I think J like Pearl Jam 1:10:03 Acid Bath 1:10:27 Where are we? 1:13:14 Big 4 1:18:00 What Music Are You Listening To? 1:18:37 Faith No More 1:24:51 Johnwayne Wants to move to Canada 1:30:47 Scummer 1:35:41 Closure 1:36:15 End

    CADAVER (2020) / THE PLATFORM (2019) [TIMESTAMPED]

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2020 95:55


    00:00 Show Opener 00:35 Intro 1:52 Cadaver Premise 2:15 Ross’s Take 5:32 Syon’s Take 10:55 Ross’s Additional Thought 12:32 J. Maddux Take 18:46 Syon Aint Gonna Bullshit Us 19:25 Additional Comments and free chat 21:35 Ross’s Channel Plug 22:21 The Platform Premise 22:51 Ross’s Take 25:54 Syon is a Dubbing Expert 27:08 Shudder Mention 28:08 J. Maddux Take 31:47 Syon’s Take 35:43 Ross Has More Thoughts 36:19 Platform Chat 36:47 Syon Loves Him Some Requiem for a Dream 37:52 Ross Bashes America 38:28 Comments 39:09 The End of Movie Talk 39:15 Ross’s Writing Process 39:29 Ross’s Film School 42:14 Did Ross have a Director Idol in Film School? 44:22 Ross’s Favorite Genre 49:53 Syon Plugs His Book 50:51 J. Asks if Juniper is a Trilogy 52:08 Ross and Short Stories 54:05 Process for Juniper 55:16 To Pants or Not to Pants 57:05 Syon’s Take on Beta Reading 1:00:35 Ross Pants and Plans 1:01:29 How Long Did Juniper Take? 1:02:50 Biggest Influences 1:04:05 J. Wants To Stalk Pollock 1:04:53 Kealan Patrick Burke Comment about Ross’s work 1:06:15 Syon Says Screw Screenwriting 1:07:55 Syon Loves Him some Bret Easton Ellis 1:08:20 Tethered 1:14:18 Pen Names 1:15:32 Struggles In The Beginning 1:16:35 Family Support 1:19:38 Word Count Goal 1:20:54 J. Learns to Read 1:21:25 Bad Reviews 1:33:27 Covered Grounds 1:34:05 Wrap Up

    THE CALL (2020) / GINGER SNAPS (2000) [TIMESTAMPED]

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 53:23


    0:00 - Intro theme 0:46 - Greetings 1:26 - Nichi aka Darkbetweenpages 2:05 - ———THE CALL (2020)—— 2:30 - Nichi’s review and rating 3:36 - Syon review and rating 8:52 - J’s review and rating 12:38 - South Korea’s revenge trilogy 13:03 - Other great South Korean flicks 13:21 - The Call is an accessible entry point 13:47 - Asian cinema treating underage characters like real people 14:28 - Canadian Netflix and Prime 15:08 - Kevin Bacon tangent 15:20 - The Woodsman and Super 16:11 - The Office 16:59 - More Kevin Bacon film talk 17:16 - Hot Rod Footloose parody 17:47 - American remakes of foreign horror flicks 17:59 - The Grudge 2 18:35 - The Grudge 2020 remake 18:45 ————GINGER SNAPS (2000)—— 19:11 - Nichi’s review and rating 21:36 - Syon’s review and rating 24:41 - J’s review and rating (RANT) 29:00 - Our discussion 32:00 - Argument about fake animal deaths in films 33:19 - Censorship in horror and personal limits 36:42 - Salo aka 120 Days of Sodom 37:25 - Does age change the entertainment you enjoy? 40:00 - Our experiences influence our taste 41:15 - Anti-TBR Tag about what books you won’t read. 42:52 - Stick to your opinion 43:21 - The MCU vs DC Universe 45:11 - Good DC Universe flicks, Netflix Marvel Shows 46:11 - Official Launch of Coffin Couch Merchandise 49:20 - Big thanks to our listeners overseas 50:00 - Our view on sponsorships 50:41 - Taking your hobbies seriously 51:10 - Thank you to the community 51:55 - Kalvin’s old sponsor 53:00 - End / Outro

    THE DROVING (2020) / DEEP RED (1975) [TIMESTAMPED]

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2020 80:59


    0:00 - Intro Theme 0:44 - Opening / Introduction 1:45 - Robert Ottone - Author of Her Infernal Name and Other Nightmares 2:06 ———THE DROVING (2020)————— 2:40 - Robert’s thoughts and rating 8:37 - J’s thoughts and rating 13:12 - Syon’s thoughts and rating 18:35 - Our discussion 24:55 - J’s opinion on horror flicks with a short runtime 26:11 - The House that Jack Built 26:41 - The Funhouse 27:20 - Richard Laymon, The Woods are Dark, Night in the Lonesome October 28:38 - Toby Hooper 29:44 —————DEEP RED (1975)————— 30:18 - Our policy when it comes to review vintage flicks 30:30 - J’s thoughts and rating 35:49 - Syon’s thoughts and rating 41:14 - Robert’s thoughts and rating 45:26 - ——FULL SPOILER DISCUSSION STARTS—— 57:48 - Horror soundtracks 58:00 ——SPOILERS END——— 58:35 - The prominence of horror original sound tracks in old school horror 59:19 - Broken from Nine Inch Nails 59:30 - Synth work in horror 1:00:00 - Tubular Bells , The Exorcist soundtrack 1:01:21 - The power of music in horror film 1:02:35 - Music from “US” 1:03:00 - The lack of music 1:03:10 - Brilliant use of repetition in Deep Red 1:03:36 - Underrated horror films video with John from Books of Blood 1:04:06 - Rob Zombie’s Halloween, old vs new school Michael 1:06:00 - Friday the 13th - old vs new school Jason 1:07:00 - The brilliance of a calm and collected Michael Myers 1:08:37 - The Friday the 13th series 1:09:18 ———DISCUSSION ABOUT ROBERT OTTONE’S WORK———— 1:09:19 - Robert Ottone’s book, Her Infernal Name and Other Nightmares 1:09:45 - Influences for the book, Ottone’s literary universe 1:11:00 - Robert’s main goal with the book 1:12:28 - How long did it take Robert to write all the stories? 1:13:59 - The work ethic of many authors 1:14:25 - Jeff Strand 1:15:15 - The horror community 1:16:07 - How long has Robert been writing? 1:17:04 - What piece of work is Robert most proud of? 1:17:17 - Real life struggles in horror narratives 1:18:47 - Shout out to the viewers 1:18:57 - Where can you find Robert? 1:19:54 - Robert’s Ottone other collection, PEOPLE 1:20:37 - End

    EXTREMITY (2018) [TIMESTAMPED]

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2020 29:35


    0:00 - Opening 0:35 - Intro 1:11 - John Mountain aka Books of Blood 1:42 ———EXTREMITY (2018)—————— 2:04 - Syon’s review and rating 9:45 - Plugging SHUDDER as usual 10:41 - John’s review and rating 13:47 - J’s review and rating / Invention of the negative rating scale 17:42 - Our discussion 18:15 - John’s opinion on uncomfortable and serious subject matter 19:14 - Syon’s opinion on weaving taboo subject matter into horror 20:46 - J quitting on the movie a while back 21:07 - Lolita’s confusing and distasteful messages 22:43 - The Kite Runner 23:25 - The stupid antagonists in Extremity 24:38 - Our final ratings and thoughts on Extremity 24:47 ——LIVESTREAM QUESTIONS——— 24:48 - Some amazing films on SHUDDER 25:28 - Hellfest 25:50 - The Witches 25:58 - Foreign and vintage horror on SHUDDER 26:39 - Editing podcasts 27:23 - J’s account of old school editing 28:02 - Final thoughts / Shoutout to John’s channel Books of Blood

    THE DEEPER YOU DIG (2019) / SPIRAL (2019) - [TIMESTAMPED]

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2020 64:37


    0:00 - Opening 0:34 - Introduction 1:30 - Guest - Author and filmmaker Kalvin Ellis 2:04 - The brilliance that is SHUDDER 2:40 ——THE DEEPER YOU DIG (2019)———- 3:05 - Kalvin’s scoring system for films 3:29 - Kalvin’s background and history with film 4:29 - Kalvin’s review and rating 13:31 - Syon’s review and rating 14:24 - J’s review and rating 17:59 - Our discussion 18:49 - Shout out to Everyone Who Reads It Must Converse 19:15 - A little bit about Syon’s Youtube Channel 19:56 - Syon’s number one underrated horror film - Dream Home (2010) 20:57 - Cat Sick Blues / Joshua 21:32 - Kalvin’s Youtube channel 22:20 - Sam Rockwell / Choke / Moon 23:43 ----------SPIRAL (2019)————— 24:15 - Syon’s review and rating 32:09 - Art you dislike can make for good discussions 32:55 - Kalvin’s review and rating 46:44 - J’s review and rating 50:25 - Our discussion 53:06 - Kalvin’s filmmaking history 53:37 - Kalvin’s adaptation of King’s novella, Big Driver 57:42 - Does Kalvin enjoy filmmaking or writing more? 59:25 - Storytelling via different mediums 1:00:23 - Kalvin’s writing gig for the show Power Players 1:01:24 - Dexter coming back as a limited series 1:02:37 - How can you get in touch with Kalvin? 1:03:10 - Would Kalvin adapt his own book to film? 1:03:20 - Final thoughts 1:04:36 - End

    THE HAUNTING OF BLY MANOR [SPOILERS TIMESTAMPED]

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 104:07


    0:00 - Intro 0:22 - Opening thoughts / Guest - Brad Proctor 2:15 ——BLY MANOR (NON-SPOILER DISCUSSION)—— 3:50 - Brad’s spoiler free thoughts and rating 7:13 - J’s spoiler free thoughts and rating 10:05 - Syon’s spoiler free thoughts and rating 14:56 - Final spoiler free discussion 25:34 —SPOILER DISCUSSION STARTS HERE—— 41:46 - The scare factor of the show 47:47 - Victoria Pedretti’s performance in YOU / Stalker books 51:14 - Where does season 2 rank in terms of all tv series? 52:48 - Bly Manor’s pacing 53:00 - Final thoughts for Bly Manor 53:53 ———LIVESTREAM CHAT———— 53:57 - What are we reading and/or watching? 53:58 - The Lighthouse 55:40 - Robert Pattinson 57:32 - Brad’s recent reads 58:15 - Syon’s recent reads / Dreaming At The Top of My Lungs / Shout out to Working Man Reads for the gift 59:46 - J’s recent reads 1:00:06 - Ross Jeffrey / TOME 1:01:00 - TETHERED - a novella in flash 1:02:38 - When should you embark on the pursuit of writing a novel? 1:03:14 - Ross Jeffery’s future work / Implementing things that your fanbase wants into your writing 1:03:55 - J’s writing history / Keeping your work under wraps until it’s near final draft quality 1:05:17 - The mental pressures of NaNoWriMo / Taking your time with crafting a story 1:06:55 - Syon’s lack of interaction in the writing community 1:08:11 - Stephen King’s IF IT BLEEDS 1:10:25 - King’s story titles 1:12:15 - Shout out to Timmy aka Lost Cunningham on Youtube 1:13:15 - The Bachman books / The Dark Tower Series / King’s worst book 1:15:59 - The literary nature to The Gunslinger 1:16:30 - Edgar Allan Poe’s work 1:19:10 - Mike Flanagan’s next venture, potential ideas for season 3 1:20:19 - The Haunting of William Faulkner?!? 1:21:04 - Gerald’s Game adaptation / Michael McDowell 1:22:04 - Halloween 2018 pros and cons 1:23:51 - Thoughts on The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Franchise 1:25:02 - Texas Chainsaw : The Beginning is very underrated / ranking the movies 1:26:14 - Alexandra Daddario 1:26:53 - My Bloody Valentine 3D / shoutout to Spooky Noodles 1:27:23 - The Saw Franchise / J’s in law theater story 1:28:43 - James Wan 1:29:16 - Conjuring films ranked 1:30:36 - Dead Silence - an underrated and creepy James Wan film 1:31:06 - Saw 2 1:31:55 - Tobin Bell / Bezelbuth 1:32:19 - Horror movie scores 1:32:56 - Getting into horror as a kid 1:34:25 - R Ratings for horror flicks 1:35:15 - Syon’s Insidious theater story 1:37:16 - The final Insidious story / Our favorite ones / Family friendly good horror flicks 1:39:40 - What Lies Beneath with Harrison Ford 1:40:17 - The irony with PG-13 horror 1:40:59 - The IT mini series / Tim Curry / IT Chapter 2 1:42:05 - Great PG-13 horror flicks 1:42:58 - End / Where to find Brad Proctor

    THE MORTUARY COLLECTION (2019) / NOCTURNE (2020)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2020 70:05


    0:00 - Intro 0:22 - Opening thoughts / Introducing Working Man Reads 2:45 - Shout out to dedicated viewers / Livestream experience 3:10 —-THE MORTUARY COLLECTION (2019)—- 3:44 - Josh’s review and rating 6:47 - Syon’s review and rating 11:29 - J’s review and rating 14:15 - Our discussion 20:19 - Josh’s thoughts on The Cleansing Hour 21:34 - Shout out to Uptown Horror Reviews and Kellyhookedonbooks 22:07 - Trailers spoiling movies 22:25 - Tales from the Hood had a similar vibe 23:05 - Shout out to Clyde & Nicholas Gray (Nick created the Coffin Couch logo) 23:55 - Shout out to C S / Shudder’s free trials 25:02 ——NOCTURNE (2020)——— 25:50 - Josh’s review and rating 28:29 - Syon’s review and rating 32:00 - J’s review and rating 35:15 - Our discussion / Syon changes his rating 40:00 ——LIVESTREAM CHAT——— 40:01 - Shout out to horror author Kalvin Ellis 41:07 - Coffin Couch booked with guests till January 41:40 - Some upcoming authors on the show 42:29 - Welcome to the Blumhouse films 44:38 - Noah aka Everybody who reads it must converse 45:24 - Nichi from Dark Between Pages 46:30 - Lost Cunningham aka Timmy / IT Book and film adaptations 48:17 - IT Chapter 2 48:42 - Pan’s Labyrinth and Del Toro’s filmography 50:18 - Shout out to Purgatory Paul / Paul alien flick with Seth Rogen 50:42 - Devil’s Creek and Todd Keisling’s work 51:52 - Alma Katsu & The Donner Party 53:47 - John aka Books of Blood / The Terror by Dan Simmons 55:34 - Erotica / Jasper Bark 57:02 - The Boys by Garth Ennis 57:36 - Crossed by Garth Ennis 58:15 - The Boys tv series 59:22 - Great graphic novel reads for Halloween (Bedlam, Nailbiter, The Black Mirror, American Vampire) 1:01:16 - Syon’s top three graphic novel series 1:01:54 - J.R. Park - Punch, Mad Dog 1:02:22 - Matt Shaw - Phenomenal author with an insane work ethic, unique voice, and twisted imagination 1:05:30 - The safety of slasher films 1:06:16 - Dark google searches 1:07:11 - Holograms 1:08:01 - Kealan Patrick Burke - A humble, open, and immensely talented author 1:08:42 - Eldermore Designs - Badass covers 1:09:34 - Closing thoughts *Apologies for the echoing audio at certain points. There was a storm blowing through the area*

    SCARE PACKAGE (2019) / THE CLEANSING HOUR (2019)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2020 48:16


    0:00 - Intro 1:17 —-SCARE PACAKGE (2019)————— 1:42 - Nick’s review and rating 2:35 - J’s review and rating 4:14 - My review and rating 10:18 - Our discussion 12:45 - Thoughts about SHUDDER 13:40 - Final thoughts on SCARE PACKAGE 17:06 - Favorite horror comedies 20:43 - Note about last week’s lost episode and SCARE ME 22:08 —THE CLEANSING HOUR (2019)——— 22:45 - Nick’s review and rating 23:54 - J’s review and rating 26:19 - My review and rating 30:00 - Our discussion 37:20 - Perks of foreign horror flicks 38:14 - Favorite exorcism films 43:53 - What J’s currently reading 45:25 - Shout out to Noah aka Everyone who reads must converse 46:24 - Shout out to Dreaming at the Top of My Lungs 46:36 - My dark poetry collection, Voices by the Wayside 47:40 - Closing thoughts

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