Horror Lasagna

Overview With a name like housewife, you'd think this is a mild movie. A horror movie? Nah. Well, hang tight, buttercup, we're about to go off the rails. Things start off not too bad – well, except for the disturbing sex. Then they devolve. And then there are the flashbacks, or dreams, or memories, or […] The post Season 05 Episode 13 – Housewife appeared first on Horror Lasagna.

Overview No, this isn't one of our public domain side dish – though it kinda looks like it. This is another movie by the esteemed Todd Browning from Freaks. Which one is better? Guess it depends. Are they both good? Guess it depends. There are some great effects going on in this one. They really […] The post Season 05 Episode 12 – Devil Doll appeared first on Horror Lasagna.

Overview In our 5th side dish, we look at a newer public domain movie – Carnival of Souls. Inspired by a Twilight Zone episode (which I'm sure you'll agree is spot on), this movie is a “what is real” exploration. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_of_Souls https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055830 Trailer Watch It https://archive.org/details/CarnivalofSouls YouTube https://youtu.be/AcVzKEFayCw Transcript [00:00:00] Stephen: Carnival Souls, we'll get […] The post Side Dish 05 – Carnival of Souls appeared first on Horror Lasagna.

Overview Welcome to your new house. No, not that one. The mirror image one. Don't worry, it will all be fine. And why worry? Your dead husband was cheating on you, wasn't he? Maybe you're just going crazy. Or maybe you really are being followed by a non-entity. Maybe you should have just stayed dead. […] The post Season 05 Episode 11 – The Nighthouse appeared first on Horror Lasagna.

Overview We don't do a lot of sequels on the Horror Lasagna podcast. Sequels tend to not fit the mold for us telling you about the best horror movies you haven't seen. In our Director Rehash though, we made an exception for Victor Crowley. The Hatchet series is worth the inclusion though. We both loved […] The post Season 05 Episode 09 – Victor Crowley appeared first on Horror Lasagna.

Overview With all the talk about the new Nosferatu remake, it made sense for the horror dudes to take a look at another classic vampire film – Vampyr. There is a lot to like with this black and white film – even the vampire hater, Rhys, got something out of it. How does it compare […] The post Side Dish 04 – Vampyr appeared first on Horror Lasagna.

Overview Should you ignore those whisperings you hear? You're just imagining them, right? They don't mean anything. Are you creative? Do you play guitar? Or paint? If you answered yes to any of the above, we have the house for you! A great family home with an outbuilding that can be used as an art […] The post Season 05 Episode 09 – The Devil's Candy appeared first on Horror Lasagna.

Overview We delve back into early horror with The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. In fact, many consider it the first true horror movie. And it's definitely one to watch. The German expressionism gives it a bizarre look, kind of like if Chuck Jones was crazy when making Road Runner cartoons. Check out the entire episode […] The post Side Dish 3 – The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari appeared first on Horror Lasagna.

Listen on your favorite podcast app ^ Overview What the heck is going on here? It's a movie about a loving mother that only wants to take care of her child. Nothing wrong with that? and she's right to be cautious – her husband is in jail for murdering a child. So why are the […] The post Season 05 Episode 08 – Motherly appeared first on Horror Lasagna.

Overview The video script discusses the 1922 Swedish silent film ‘Haxan,' directed by Benjamin Christensen. The film, a documentary-style recreation, explores themes of witchcraft and mental illness and is noted for its impressive production quality and vivid imagery. It was controversial at release due to scenes of torture, nudity, and anti-clericalism, leading to bans in […] The post Häxan – Side Dish 2 appeared first on Horror Lasagna.

Overview This time we're watching a movie that was direct to streaming on the Shudder channel. Shudder has definitely picked up in recent times from a station that only played the cheesiest movies to now doing their own. How does this movie compare to Christopher Smith's Triangle? Well, of course, listen to find out. it's […] The post Season 05 Episode 07 – The Banishing appeared first on Horror Lasagna.

As many of our long time listeners know, we do a horror-thon every Halloween. We usually have a child or 2 in attendance and sometimes a few others. We pick about 3 or 4 movies we'd like to see for one reason or another and have a go. This year was a great line up: […] The post 2024 Horror – Thon appeared first on Horror Lasagna.

Welcome to our first side dish – a quick talk about a great public domain horror movie. In fact, this one is the first recognized horror movie – House of the Devil from Georges Méliès. While it's short – 3 minutes – its fascinating to see this put together and be a horror movie (loosely […] The post House of the Devil appeared first on Horror Lasagna.

Overview Time to revisit our childhood. Oh the pleasant memories – biking to friends houses, staying up all night playing games, pissing our pants from the Mr. Dark and the spiders. Ah, yes, lovely childhood. This one has is more personal for Rhys and I because it was one of our childhood scary movies. We […] The post Season 05 Episode 06 – Something Wicked this Way Comes appeared first on Horror Lasagna.

Overview If you loved Martyrs (and who didn't) and are looking for another edge of your seat movie – why not look at another one from Laugier. I mean, Martyrs was such a popcorn thrill fest, who wouldn't want more? Oh, did I forget the sarcasm tags around that first paragraph? SInce we're revisiting directors, […] The post Season 05 Episode 05 Incident in a Ghostland appeared first on Horror Lasagna.

Overview The first movie by Gardner we watched – The Battery – is a favorite for many reasons. This movie has many of the same qualities – it feels like a Gardner movie. Our hero likes his life, but his girlfriend doesn't – so she leaves. From there, Hanks life falls apart. Wouldn't yours if […] The post Season 05 Episode 04 – After Midnight appeared first on Horror Lasagna.

Overview We travel to foreign lands today and visit bridges. Why bridges? Well, we have trolls. You see, trolls exist in some countries. In fact, they are hunted and regulated like bears in America. There are various types of trolls – that never showed up in the fairy tales. How do we know this? Well, […] The post Season 05 Episode 03 Troll Hunter appeared first on Horror Lasagna.

Overview In this episode, we dive deep into the shadowy corridors of “The Nun,” the supernatural horror film that promised to chill but struggled to thrill. Even when you have a great director like Corin Hardy of The Hallow. It seems that the bigger the budget and the bigger the hype, the less we enjoy […] The post Season 05 Episode 02 – The Nun appeared first on Horror Lasagna.

Overview We start our visits to past directors with Hereditary by Ari Aster. You tell us – is it demon possession? Is it mental unstability? hmmmmm. What do you think about this and how it compares to Midsommar from Season 03? And which order did you see them and how did that affect your viewing […] The post Season 05 Episode 01 – Hereditary appeared first on Horror Lasagna.

New Season Overview And welcome to our 5th SEASON! We are very excited. Thought we mix it up this time. Every season Rhys creates a theme and chooses movies based on that theme. And we have plans for a couple more seasons already. But for this season, he thought it would be cool to revisit […] The post Season 05 Episode 00 – Director Rehash – Intro appeared first on Horror Lasagna.

Overview So, we finally have a horror movie on Horror Lasagna that's actually about eating. Time to dig in. I'll say, they do a good job of distracting you and redirecting what you think the movie is about. Intrigued? Go watch it.

Overview As we wind down Season 04, we give you a great one from A24. The Blackcoat's Daughter feels like an older movie than it is. If it was grainier, I'd think Ti West did it. The horror is subtle as it builds up and it makes you question what you saw and the sanity […] The post Season 04 Episode 10 – Blackcoat's Daughter appeared first on Horror Lasagna.

Overview Quick – name the movie where a dystopian future takes a bunch of kids and dumps them in a remote location so they can battle for their lives with only one victor. Of course we know that movie? It's Battle Royale. What? That wasn't the movie you thought of? You aren't alone. This Japanese […] The post Season 04 Episode 09 – Battle Royale appeared first on Horror Lasagna.

Overview What everyone wants for Christmas and our Christmas gift to you – the 2023 Halloween bonus episode! It's so good, we couldn't get it out in a timely manner, so you get it at Christmas. Whatever. This is like our 4th time doing our marathon, and we have some great movies we watch and […] The post Bonus – 2023 Halloween Horrorfest Marathon appeared first on Horror Lasagna.

Overview October is special bonus episode time – a treat for you! We'll start off with clips from the wonderful talk that Rhys has given several times called The Horror Diet. No, it's not our favorite recipes of food from horror movies. I mean, we've watched Texas Chainsaw Massacre, so would you really want that? […] The post Bonus Episode – The Horror Diet appeared first on Horror Lasagna.

Overview Forget the slashers. Forget the demons. Who cares about the crazy psychological horror. It's time for the big bad monster horror movie. Something we've all been afraid of since middle school. Cooties. Right? They are going to get you – starting with the teachers. Hasn't every middle school kid with cooties wished that they […] The post Season 04 Episode 08 – Cooties appeared first on Horror Lasagna.

Overview today we talk about a movie that focuses on the job of police officer. And this poor officer is new to the job, and not prepared for what they get. I don't know, if I was told to watch an abandoned station as my first assignment, I'd already be reconsidering my job. What's happening […] The post Season 04 Episode 07 – Last Shift appeared first on Horror Lasagna.

Overview The sentinel – talk about dedicated to your job. And it may not even be one you wanted. But hey, when you're as big as the Catholic church and it's for your religion, you can make someone protect the gates of hell. Are you ready for another 70's classic horror? This one hits all […] The post Season 04 Episode 06 – The Sentinel appeared first on Horror Lasagna.

Overview Let's watch a movie about a job that everyone can relate to – assassin. And since this is Horror Lasagna, it gets horrific. I mean, even more horrific than someone killing someone. we'll just move on. Like a lot of horror, there's some question of what is really happening. Especially the end, but we […] The post Season 04 Episode 05 – Kill List appeared first on Horror Lasagna.

Overview Now we come to a classic 70's horror movie… made in the 2000's. House of the Devil is a loving homage to the horror from the 70's that the director, Ti West, grew up watching. He does a fantastic job of capturing that look and feel. And what could be horrific about being a […] The post Season 04 Episode 04 House of the Devil appeared first on Horror Lasagna.

Overview We jump back about 100 years and talk about a job that is rare – circus freaks. The term freaks meant something different back then compared to now. It is a job that doesn't exist as much today, so it makes this movie all the more interesting to catch a glimpse into the world […] The post Season 04 Episode 03 – Freaks appeared first on Horror Lasagna.

Overview Do you like slasher flicks? You know – Jason, Michael, Freddy. I bet you don't like them as much as Leslie Vernon. He idolizes them and aspires to do his job as a killer as well as his heroes. He even has his own mentor guiding him on his journey. Now what would you […] The post Season 04 Episode 02 – The Rise of Leslie Vernon appeared first on Horror Lasagna.

Overview We have such a splendid episode for you. Forget the stale 10 episodes a season – we decided to totally blow things out of the soup can and just toss in special episode. NOT ONLY is it a special episode – but it contains inside, a real live JEFF STRAND! That's right – we […] The post Bonus Episode – Attack of the Killer Tomatoes with Jeff Strand appeared first on Horror Lasagna.

Overview Today we discuss Baskin, a rare Turkish cinema horror film. The director pulled out some interesting tricks to get this movie into the world, and the passion in the project shows. A very high quality horror movie. There's a lot of things to like about this movie, especially the Bollywood scene in the police […] The post Season 04 Episode 01 – Baskin appeared first on Horror Lasagna.

Overview We proudly introduce our 4th season, all about JOBS! Hopefully you'll like all these horror jobs more than you do yours. We have a selection of jobs including police officers, teachers, circus performers, and even baby sitters. So sit back and enjoy 10 episodes of horror filled jobs. YouTube Transcript Ho Lasagna season four, […] The post Season 04 Episode 00 – Intro – Jobs appeared first on Horror Lasagna.

Overview We reach the end of season 3 and have a great bonus episode. We focus on 3 movies from Jordan Peele – Us, Get Out, and Nope. And they all deal with culture clash, so it fit right in. We don't do a scene by scene like usual, but instead, discuss the movies overall. […] The post Season 03 Bonus – Movies of Jordan Peele appeared first on Horror Lasagna.

Overview We end season 03 with a bit of a period piece – so time for some history to go with your horror. The film is part Finnish and part Czech and high quality material. We seem to get a lot of film that were sponsored by government or such, and this one is an […] The post Season 03 Episode 10 – Sauna appeared first on Horror Lasagna.

Overview We've had multiple movies this season that involved cults. This one is set in the past and has a supernatural twist to it. There is also a bit of ecological message to the movie and some mystery. They do a great job of hiding things in the background, so this is another movie that […] The post Season 03 Episode 09 – The Ritual appeared first on Horror Lasagna.

Overview This was a difficult movie. Not only is it uncertain what type of horror it is at the beginning, but the girl is naked the whole time. I'm sure that was more uncomfortable for her than us. There is a bit of mystery as to the actual happenings in this movie. It takes place […] The post Season 03 Episode 08 – The Autopsy of Jane Doe appeared first on Horror Lasagna.

Overview What do you do when there is a global pandemic? You watch a horror movie depicting an ancient virus come back to destroy the world. Of course. This movie has some questions about it, which we like. It doesn't answer everything point blank and leaves some things open for your own interpretation. Which we […] The post Season 03 – Episode 07 – Black Mountain Side appeared first on Horror Lasagna.

Overview We discuss a movie that was created by streaming service Netflix. We are getting more of these, which is good, because not all of them may be greenlit through the traditional venues. This is a bit of a time piece about a secluded village. Do you get the feeling after watching several of these, […] The post Season 03 Episode 06 – Apostle appeared first on Horror Lasagna.

Overview You know – it would be nice to be able to move to a country and escape the war ravaging your birth country. Who needs the stress of being shot at. And if you have to jump through some hoops to be a part of the new country, then so be it. If life […] The post Season 03 – Episode 05 – His House appeared first on Horror Lasagna.

Overview Join us today as we have a nice visit to the woods. Tall trees, green, fresh air. Animals with black fungus growing out of them. Mythological creatures kidnapping babies. So relax. for those of you looking for a more ‘traditional' scary movie, this one should be up your alley – or forest lane. Based […] The post Season 03 – Episode 04 – The Hallow appeared first on Horror Lasagna.

Overview And we are back with – Midsommar. What? We already did this one? Well, if you had actually listened to the episode, you'd know that Midsommar had so much to talk about that we had to break it into 2 episodes! Shame on your for not knowing that. So here we are, the last […] The post Season 03 – Episode 03 Part B – Midsommar appeared first on Horror Lasagna.

Overview Let's celebrate! And let's do it in some factor of 9. Well, unless you are 72 – then you're celebrating days are over. Oh, and don't forget the drugs. Sound like a bunch of random rambling. Yes, yes it does. But it also is how to describe the movie Midsommar, which is our focus […] The post Season 03 – Episode 03 Part A – Midsommar appeared first on Horror Lasagna.

Overview Do you like Westerns? Cowboys, Indians (Native American/First Nation), gunfights, horseback riding, etc? Yeah? Well, you may be surprised by this western. Most of the standard western tropes don't exist here. In fact, many of the horror movie tropes don't exist. What you get is a passion project that is definitely different than most. […] The post Season 03 – Episode 02 – Bone Tomahawk appeared first on Horror Lasagna.

Overview Our first culture clash takes place in northern climes and its cold. This is another one that is based on a book and its a wild ride right from the start. What seems like a simple story of a child killed by wolves and then a hunter coming to shoot the wolves evolves into […] The post Season 03 – Episode 01 – Hold the Dark appeared first on Horror Lasagna.

Overview Attack the Block closes out season 02 with a great alien invasion that is thwarted by a bunch of street thugs. One of those thugs does go on to help the Resistance and another goes on to be a unique Doctor, but that's another story. This movie has some comedy elements, but its not […] The post Season 02 – Episode 10 – Attack the Block appeared first on Horror Lasagna.

Overview We are on to season 03! For this new season, the movies are tied together with the theme of culture clash. And there are a variety of cultures that have conflict. We discuss what the theme means and the types of horror movies we'll be talking about for this season. As usual, we have […] The post Season 03 – Episode 00 – Culture Clash Intro appeared first on Horror Lasagna.

Overview In Season 02, we watched Europa Report, a movie that is touted as being realistic in its depiction of space travel. We liked that movie for its subtle and low-key portrayal of the monster. This brought up a discussion of Event Horizon, another space horror movie but with a totally different feel. Now, by […] The post Season 02 – Bonus Episode – Event Horizon appeared first on Horror Lasagna.

Overview Today we are talking about Hatchet. This is not the middle grade kid's book, this is all horror. This is actually a pretty popular series with several sequels and the head ‘bad guy' is very popular. And it's got Robert Englund! They spent quite a bit of time on this, more so than you […] The post Season 02 – Episode 09 – Hatchet appeared first on Horror Lasagna.