Dismembered: A Podcast Taking Apart Horror

Remember that commercial that went "when you're in a horror movie you make bad decisions...". Well Amber and Mike present their Top 5 WORST decisions in horror movies. These are the ones that irk them the most and make them wanna scream at the screen... and not out of fear. Find us on:Instagram: @dismemberedpodcastX: @dismemberedpodFacebook: Dismembered Podcast

Happy Thanksgiving... two months late that is. What can you do? Amber and Mike discuss Eli Roth's 2023 slasher, THANKSGIVING, a full length adaptation of his Grindhouse trailer from 2007. Does it work as a feature length film? Take a listen while Amber and Mike "carve" out their thoughts! Social media:Instagram: @dismemberedpodcastX/Twitter: @dismemberedpodFacebook: Dismembered Podcast

Happy Spooky Season everyone! The Horror Buddies are back with a brand new (and very long) episode. What do you do to get yourselves into the spooky season vibes? IG: @dismemberedpodcastX: @dismemberedpodFacebook: Dismembered: A Podcast Taking Apart Horror

Merry..... everything! Welcome to the Christmas/New Years installment of Dismembered with a look at a beloved holiday classic, Gremlins (1984)

Happy Halloween! It's officially spooky season and with that, the end of David Gordon Green's Halloween trilogy. If you're even here, then you probably already know just how polarizing this film has been for horror fans alike. Nevertheless, Amber and Mike discuss their thoughts on this final battle between good and evil, a battle that has lasted in several forms for the last 44 years. Also, this is our 44th episode... coincidence? In commemoration of what will likely be our last episode on the Halloween franchise (at least until another reboot), we would like to dedicate this episode to Donald Pleasence, Debra Hill and Moustapha Akkad. Thank you all for your lasting contributions to this franchise that we love so much. You will never be forgotten. Instagram: @dismemberedpodcastTwitter: @dismemberedpodFacebook: Dismembered Podcast

Nope, nope, nope... Amber and Mike deconstruct a current hit at the theaters and a wild ride indeed, Jordan Peele's new film, NOPE; among many other things! Skip to 27:40 if you want to just hear the review!

What are you waiting foooooor?!! What are you waiting foooooor?!! That's not Jennifer Love Hewitt asking, that's Amber and Mike asking! This week they delve into the 90's classic that helped redefine the horror genre along with Scream from the previous year. But does this one hold up as well as Scream does? Instagram: @dismemberedpodcast https://www.instagram.com/dismemberedpodcastTwitter: @dismemberedpodhttps://www.twitter.com/dismemberedpodFacebook: Dismembered Podcasthttps://www.facebook.com/DismemberedPodcast/ 

Happy Pride! With Pride month coming to a close, Amber and Mike take a look at a cult classic LGBTQIA+ film. But while this film turns out to be very gay indeed, there are certain things that need some reexamining and deeper discussion to understand if it holds up or not. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DismemberedPodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dismemberedpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/dismemberedpod 

The horror buddies are back! After a bit of a hiatus, Amber and Mike have returned to talk about some of their favorite experiences in different haunted towns, some fun and exciting things coming up this summer and of course tying it all together with a review of HATCHET. It's a horror/comedy that is indeed a lot of both, but does it do both well? Take a spooky trip to New Orleans with them and find out for yourself. 

We're kicking off a new sub-series called Bastard Child Sequels! These are the movies generally considered the "duds" of franchises.. but are they deserving of that name? Amber and Mike tackle the first of this series with 1986's PSYCHO III - directed by the late, great Anthony Perkins himself. 

Is Suspiria really one of the scariest movies ever made? Well it certainly is the most colorful! Amber and Mike dismember the rest of the many aspects of the film to find out the answer. Directed by Dario Argento in one of his most well known works. 

Happy Women's History Month! Amber and Mike take a look at some of their favorite badass women in horror that don't always get their due credit for being badasses. 

Closing out this month of love with the most dangerous kind of love... obsession. And what better way to address the topic of obsession than the 1987 thriller, Fatal Attraction. Bottom line... don't have affairs. They could be deadly... 

Happy Valentine's Day! Just don't throw any parties... or Harry Warden will come for you! Or at least that's what happens in the 1981 cult classic, My Bloody Valentine. Is it deserving of the "classic" status? Or is it just another run-of-the-mill slasher? Amber and Mike dismember it so you don't have to! 

We all have those moments in horror where we let out a collective "ughhhh". Amber and Mike discuss their Top 5 least favorite moments in horror where we wish we no longer had to go "ughhhhh". 

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas... for better or for worse. Merry Christmas to all! For the final Christmas film of the season, Amber and Mike dismember the many wild and crazy parts of 2015's Krampus, directed by Michael Dougherty. 

You better watch out... you better not cry... you better not babysit at the house where the dad is a perv and the son is infatuated with you... or else! 

They're coming! They're already here! You're Next! Grab some popcorn because there are many fascinating bits of information that make up the movie which spawned 3 remakes (and possibly a 4th in the future), Don Siegel's 1956 film of Invasion of the Body Snatchers! 

It's Halloween... again. And Michael Myers is back... again. Are we also entitled to one good scare... again? Sheriff Brackett seems to think so. We hope you do too! Happy Halloween horror buddies! 

What's your favorite scary movie? With a new SCREAM movie on the horizon, we thought we'd revisit where it all began... a different movie also called SCREAM, directed by the late, great Wes Craven. Just don't answer the phone... 

We're back! Is a huge abandoned hospital, out of body experiences, underground tunnels, campy dialogue and MURDER a perfect recipe for the start of another spooky season? Find out for yourselves as Amber and Mike get out their scalpels and get to work on James Wan's new thriller.. MALIGNANT. 

Happy 4th of July (albeit a bit late) but celebrate belatedly with Mike's all-time favorite movie; the 1975 classic JAWS! Can he find any flaws in his favorite movie? Is Jaws based on a true story? Why did that guy say his line like that?? Listen to this episode... before you go swimming. 

Children of the night...... wait that's a different Dracula. This time Amber and Mike check out Christopher Lee's Dracula in 1968's Dracula Has Risen From the Grave as well as an interview with Amber's horror hero and father, Bill Danku on his own history with horror! Mua ha ha! 

Ki..ki..ki.. Ma..ma..ma.. boy that happens a lot. This classic from 1980 has not gone unnoticed by horror fans all over, but is it all it's slashed up to be? Episode 25 has an answer for you! 

What really scares you? Loss of loved ones? Tarantulas? Deadly storms? A meteor crashing to Earth? Amber and Mike unpack it all in this discussion on what frightens us, and how horror movies play into those fears. 

Amber and Mike see if the final chapter of the Paranormal Activity saga can end on a high note... or just leave you with more questions then you had to begin with. This includes clips from their first live commentary so all answers will be revealed in real time. And for God's sake put the camera down! 

Children of the night... what music they make. Amber and Mike take a bite out of the many facets that make Dracula (the English language version from 1931) a classic for all times, including whether its star, Bela Lugosi, is the definitive vampire. 

Amber and Mike delve into their first brand new movie (which technically falls under the horror category). Who will win this epic showdown? Only one way to find out! 

"It's all for you Damien!" You've likely heard that line at some point in your life, but did you know it was from The Omen? Amber and Mike celebrate Easter and their 20th episode with Richard Donner's 1976 classic, The Omen. 

Before you say anything... no this is NOT the Brendan Frasier version! The Mummy from 1932 stars Boris Karloff.. the uncanny! This was the film that helped bring in Egyptomania in the 1930's, for better or for worse. Hang out with Amber and Mike to see what they thought. 

Amber and Mike take a look at a brand new indie horror film, The Canyonlands, available now on VOD! And also interview one of the film's actors, and childhood friend, Dennis Connors.

"Stab 2? Who would wanna do that... sequels suck!" Well Randy, a lot of them do suck, so Amber and Mike count down their respective Top 5 worst horror sequels ever!

What did Amber and Mike think of this modern telling of a classic fight-to-the-death survival story? It's The Belko Experiment from 2016. Meetings can be murder.....

Ghosts, romance, a giant manor, and much more! There's something off about the people living (or not living) in Bly Manor. Netflix's The Haunting of Bly Manor took Amber and Mike by surprise in more ways than one!

Happy bloody Valentine's Day! Amber and Mike take a look at some of their favorite couples in horror; some platonic, some romantic, some weird as hell. Spread the love!

"Get Out....... but also stay!" to hear Amber and Mike talk about one of their favorite movies ever, The Amityville Horror from 1979 starring James Brolin, Margot Kidder and Rod Steiger. Based on the book and terrifying true story... or is it? *dun dun dun*

Our first Netflix, anthology and non-English speaking pick! We take apart this 4 part anthology film and then rank our favorites at the end. TW: miscarriage/infant loss

We've all cheered for the villain once or twice in a movie, but why do we do it? Amber and Mike take a look at why we are so fascinated with dark subjects, and the villains that make them possible. So don't worry if you're a big fan of villains... we all go a little mad sometimes.

"Remember... he only LOOKS like Santa Claus." Amber and Mike wrap up their holiday reviews with a cult classic from 1984 that might be more famous for its controversy than the actual film itself. It is none other than Silent Night, Deadly Night. Wait till you hear what Mickey Rooney had to say about it!

Evil never tasted so good! Amber and Mike take apart the recipe for one of the holiday's stranger selections, The Gingerdead Man from 2006 starring... Gary Busey??

*TRIGGER WARNING* *Discussions of sexual assault* ......Amber and Mike begin the holiday season by discussing the 3 films that make up the "Black Christmas" franchise, from 1974, 2006 and 2019.

"Gobble, gobble mother******!" What more can be said about an intentionally bad movie? Amber and Mike dismember one of the most popular cult classic Thanksgiving horror films, Thankskilling. Is there anything worthwhile here? Only one way to find out... pass the stuffing!

Strange things are happening in Peaksville, Ohio and Amber and Mike are here to find out what it is. This week they take a look at a classic episode of The Twilight Zone: It's A Good Life, from 1961. And remember... think good thoughts...

In 1896, French illusionist and filmmaker Georges Méliès made the first "horror" film. Join Amber and Mike as they look into his 3 -minute long film, The House of the devil, discuss why this is considered the first horror film and give a bit of background on Méliès life and films that also cemented him as the "father of special effects".

"You don't believe in the boogeyman... you should." In this episode, Amber and Mike finally get through the last of the Halloween franchise, H20, Resurrection, Rob Zombie's 1 &2 and of course the latest, Halloween (2018).

"We are talking about evil on two legs!" Amber and Mike take a look at what is commonly known as "The Thorn Trilogy" of the Halloween franchise, and the first of several reboot storylines; Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers and Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers.

It's October! Which means it's Halloween time of course. And what better way to celebrate than taking apart the very strange but very entertaining Halloween franchise. In part 1 Amber and Mike discuss the first three films of the series, Halloween, Halloween II, and Halloween III: Season of the Witch.

Welcome to the podcast! In this episode we introduce ourselves & our zombie audience, talk about what created our love for horror, and list off our top 5 favorite horror movies.