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W3 M4D3 4 N3W 8357 Fr13ND! It's time to dig into the 2022 sci-fi horror M3GAN, spearheaded by James Wan! There's a lot of talent behind this meme of a movie, including stand-out child actors, unbelievable stunts, and a special effects department that blew us away. Jaime did the research for this one while Eric did the recap, and we had a blast watching this tiny robot's reign of terror. Content Warnings: parental death, grief and trauma experienced by a kid (portrayed by a very talented child actor), brief body horror, gore, animal death, gaslighting, threat of sexual assault, and child death.  (Listen to the ad break for more details!) Show Notes: M3GAN Screenwriter Akela Cooper Did Not Set Out to Invent a Gay Icon ‘M3GAN' – The Most Interesting Things We Learned from the Blu-rayBuilding M3GAN: How Animatronics, Puppetry, VFX and a Child Actor Created a New Doll Icon That Slays

WE'RE BACK! It's our first episode of the year and the beginning of SEASON 4 OF HORRORSCOPE (!)  so we decided to kick things off with Brandon Cronenberg's latest sci-fi horror film, Infinity Pool. There's a lot going on here, but the good news is that Mia Goth had fun and so did we.  Content Warnings:Gore, sexual content, nudity, non-consensual sexual contact  (listen to the ad break for context), racism,  anti-Semitism, and bodily fluids (like...all of them)Show Notes: “Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat, but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.” Link and context

It's the best and silliest time of the year: let's end 2022 on a dumb note with the 3rd annual Scopies awards! We watched a lot of heavy hitters and more than a few bizarre movies. Get ready for Girlboss of the Year, Biggest Bastard, Most Rewatchable, and more! Thank you to everyone for listening and making it a great year! 

Are you ready for A LOT OF SPOILERS?! We're covering four new (to us) releases from the last six months that we saw in theaters! Dive into a  neo-Western science fiction horror, a black comedy horror, a good ol' fashioned horror film and a psychological thriller as we look at a very mixed bag of plots, directors, performances, and subject matter. (Check the show notes for some very ironic real-life drama surrounding the films.) Content warnings: spoilers for all movies listed, brief discussion of sexual assault, rape and incest as plot points in Barbarian (third film discussed), discussion of gore in all films, discussion of abuse and gaslighting in Don't Worry Darling. Show Notes: ‘The irony is beyond cosmic': The internet clowns Logan Paul for his bad ‘Nope' reviewLena Wilson Deletes Social Media After Releasing Amandla Stenberg DMsThe many scandals of Don't Worry Darling, explained"What if Stepford Wives was Sword Art Online?" 

We're back with a new release of a classic franchise— it's time for David Bruckner's take on Clive Barker's classic Hellraiser! We went into this movie with our fingers crossed for more iconic designs and weird, horny vibes, but you'll have to listen to find out if this remake is more pain or pleasure.

What's your favorite scary movie.....because there's a good chance that Wes Craven's 1996 slasher, Scream is going to reference it. We finally get around to this classic and revel in the most consecutive girlboss moments of ALL TIME as well as iconic kills and stand-out performances (hint: it's Matthew Lillard again). Content warnings: gun violence, stabbing, gore, implied sexual assault. 

We're completing our summer slasher block by counting sheep and watching Wes Craven's 1984 American supernatural slasher film, A Nightmare On Elm Street! An inventive revitalization of the slasher genre, this movie has legendary special effects, questionable performance decisions, a stupid amount of blood, and one tiny girlboss trying to make it through the night. Content warnings: gore, blood, dream stuff, mention of child death, maggots, burns and fire trauma, domestic violence, bugs, eels, and hanging. 

Let's dive into Crystal Lake and a classic slasher, Sean Cunningham's 1980 slasher Friday the 13th! This movie was surprising throughout and not for the reasons you might think. Eric tries to keep us on track while Jaime just fully loses it. Content Warnings: referenced drowning and child death, stabbing, gore, sex, nudity, animal death, racism, and a spoiler for Scream in the second half. 

HAPPY 2ND BIRTHDAY HORRORSCOPE! We're celebrating two years in the movie-watching business by returning to a classic franchise and a sequel we had high hopes for, Raja Gosnell's 2004  live-action/computer-animated horror comedy, Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed. We had the classic Horrorscope experience watching this one (we'll let you figure out exactly what that means)! No content warnings! Enjoy!

It's time to meet one tenacious child, his mom on the beat, and a tiny, tiny, horrible doll man. We watched Child's Play, Tom Holland's supernatural horror film.  This movie is brisk, a little silly, self-aware, and filled with way more explosions than you'd expect from a possessed doll's reign of terror. Eric looks at the facts while Jaime confronts a childhood fear (and learns that they're not all named Chuckys! Who knew!) Content warnings: CREEPY DOLL CONTENT, burns, animatronics, kid endangerment, electrocution, attempted sexual assault, and gun violence.Show notes: Your Friend 'Til the End: An Oral History of Child's Play

We're going into uncharted territory...a place we've never gone...to a film with no Wikipedia article.! That's right, we're diving back into the toilet to watch the 1989 sequel with no relevance to the original, Ghoulies 2! This movie has a carnival gone mad, more magic, and, most importantly, more ghoulies. Jaime absolutely loses it and it's Eric's fault. Content Warnings: ableism, violence, gore, light sexual content 

Buckle up, partners! We dove into Ti West's 2022 new release, X, which has received a lot of buzz for its style and homages. We were surprised by this movie's tone and restraint rather than the subject matter since this slasher grapples with aging, youth, beauty, sex, counter-culture, and one very patient alligator. Content warnings: sex and nudity, drug use, animal death, eye trauma, hand trauma, head trauma, gore, stabbing, gator stuff. 

Grab your shovel and your Dad, it's time for André Øvredal's 2016 supernatural medical thriller, The Autopsy of Jane Doe! This movie is brisk, brilliantly shot, and carried by the two main actors and some advanced yoga techniques. Eric supports the snacking rights of coroners while Jaime tries to unravel the mystery and keep her lunch down. Content Warnings: animal death, mention of suicide, body horror, medical horror, unreality. Show Notes: Interview: André Øvredal Dissects The Autopsy of Jane Doe

We're tempting fate this week with a new franchise! James Wong's 2000 supernatural horror film Final Destination is established in popular culture but it's not even close to what we were expecting. Get ready for survivor's guilt, weird acting choices, and a lot of electrical fires. Content warnings: Paranoia, suicide, gore, hanging, head trauma, car accident, decapitation, fire, and a gnarly plane crash opening scene. 

Sometimes, a movie meets you where you're at, and where we're at this week is a silly, silly place.  We dove into Luca Bercovici's 1985 American horror comedy film, Ghoulies. This movie is a LOT and we loved every second of it.Content warnings: goopy textures, brief clowns 

Double-check the calendar and settle in— we watched Christopher Landon's 2017 black comedy slasher, Happy Death Day. This movie has all the makings of a good time, but does any of it pay off? Jaime works through the details while Eric tells us some cursed, cursed info.  Content warnings: murder (duh), brief graphic depiction of suicide, parent death, threat of implied sexual assault. Show Notes: Evidence

Grab your closest friends and your biggest pair of clown shoes! It's time for Stephen Cognetti's.found footage favorite, Hell House LLC. This movie is frequently recommended for a reason; it scared the daylights outta us. Does it hold up plotwise? Would we actually watch this documentary? What happens in the sequels and do they star a handsome, scarred angel named Russel?! You'll have to listen to find out! Content Warnings: suicide, cult stuff, claustrophobia, crowds panicking, gore, and CLOWNS. Show Notes: Dead Wife Montage

Did you double-check the GPS? Weird, it looks like you're pulling up to an identical podcast episode...it's time for David Bruckner's psychological horror, The Night House! This movie has clever cinematography, a knock-out performance from Rebecca Hall, and a whole lot of problems. Eric and Jaime try to escape the maze of plot together.  Content Warnings: This movie has unreality, mental health themes, psychosis, suicide, and brief strong moments of violence with vignettes of violent images. (Please listen to the ad break for an in-depth content warning about the suicide content in this movie!) 

We're going to Wall Street, baby! Let's start the year off strong with Mary Harron's black comedy horror film, American Psycho (2000)! This satire on excess and privilege had a surprisingly scrappy production history. Eric revisits a classic while Jaime is continually surprised. American Psycho is a horror satire based on Bret Easton Ellis's 1991 novel of the same name and stars Christian Bale alongside Willem Dafoe, Jared Leto, Justin Theroux, and Reese Witherspoon. The film bodes a killer soundtrack featuring Huey Lewis and the News "Hip to Be Square," Phil Collins, Whitney Houston, amongst other 80s hits! Content warnings: Violence & Gore, Sex & Nudity, Dog Death (off-screen)Show Notes:Who other than Tom Cruise has inspired Christian Bale?https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2009/oct/23/tom-cruise-christian-bale-american-psychoTwenty Years Later, ‘American Psycho' Has Only Grown More Timelyhttps://www.theringer.com/movies/2020/4/14/21219921/american-psycho-anniversary-christian-bale-patrick-batemanWhat Makes American Psycho A Cult Classichttps://hnmag.ca/opinion/what-makes-american-psycho-a-cult-classic/

2021 is coming to a close and so is season 2! Let's take a look at the best and worst of the movies we watched this year. Categories are:Best Girlboss MomentBest Special Effects Best Musical Most Justified VillianWho Wore it BestBiggest Waste of Potential Most Underrated Biggest Waste of Our Time Best Movie of the Year Worst Movie of the Year Most Pleasant Surprise of 2021 (Thank you all so much for your support in 2021! We can't wait to bring our goobery energy to season 3.) 

Grab your hiking boots and your traumatized friends, we're heading into David Bruckner's dreary folk horror film, The Ritual. This movie packs a swift punch with stark performances and a cult classic (

Buckle up, gang! This week, we tackled Julia Ducournau's newly released bloody fable, Titane. This movie is bizarre, grisly, and surprisingly tender, and has some of the wildest content we've watched for the podcast.  Content warnings: abortion, body horror, pregnancy, trauma around pregnancy, sexual harassment and brief sexual assault, fire trauma, head trauma, car accident, a broken nose, surgery, sexuality, nudity, and spoilers for Neon Genesis Evangelion at the end of the episode.Show Notes‘Titane' director Julia Ducournau explains how she crafted the year's wildest filmTitane: The most shocking film of 2021Cross Dressing and Car Fetishes: ‘Titane' Twists Trans Tropes Into Perverse, Lifeless Body Horror

It's a little new episode! A little new episode? A little..you get it, it's time for our last horror musical of October, so we're diving into the grim and outlandish world of Darren Lynn Bousman's 2008 passion project, Repo! The Genetic Opera. Eric repossesses a favorite film of his youth while Jaime tries to restructure this thing without going crazy. Does that work? No. Content warnings: gore, body horror, needles, drug use, trauma around childbirth, eye trauma, parent abuse including brief physical abuse and Manuchausin's by proxy and lots and lots of blood.Show Notes:Repo! The Genetic Opera featurette: From Stage to ScreenZydrate Anatomy (HD) - Repo! The Genetic OperaDarren Lynn Bousman + Alexa Vega Discuss Repo! The Genetic Opera

It's time to give yourself over to absolute pleasure and dive into the decadent debauchery of Jim Sharman's 1975 cult classic, The Rocky Horror Picture Show! Everything about this movie is iconic with good reason; the cast and music have stood the test of time. But does the story? Jaime does the research and examines a favorite from her youth while Eric experiences the movie in a whole new way. Special thanks to Ben for consulting on this episode! Content warnings: sexual content, brief gory moments, cannibalism, and two brief scenes with dubious consent and sexual coercion. Show Notes:Remembering What the Queer Magic of The Rocky Horror Picture Show Meant to Me for Its 45th AnniversaryCW!!! Transmisogyny  Rocky Horror star Richard O'Brien: Trans women can't be womenIs It Finally Time To Phase Out ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show'?The Rocky Horror Picture Show: The film that's saved lives

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It's NOT a downright shame that we're watching Sweeney Todd to kick off our murderous musicals Halloween theme for October! Tim Burton's bloody 2007 adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's award-winning musical was a trip down memory lane. This movie has the usual suspects in a Burton movie, some surprising performances, and a stunning score (one of Jaime's favorites!) Eric remembers his emo phase and Jaime does the research for this one. Content Warnings: lots and lots of blood, a few brief gory moments, body horror, cannibalism,  immolation, pedophilia, rape, and some violence against a child. Show Notes: 10 Things You Didn't Know About The Making Of Sweeney Toddhttps://screenrant.com/sweeny-todd-making-of/Sweeney Todd: 5 Things to Knowhttps://www.syfy.com/31-days-of-halloween/blog/sweeney-todd-5-things-to-knowCut: Christopher Lee and Ghosts are Nixed from "Sweeney Todd" Filmhttps://www.playbill.com/article/cut-christopher-lee-and-ghosts-are-nixed-from-sweeney-todd-film-com-140979 Hamilton cast performs bloody tribute to Sweeney Toddhttps://ew.com/article/2016/04/27/hamilton-sweeney-todd-tribute-video/(We watched this after the movie and lost our minds) 

We're kicking off October with James Wan's newest release, Malignant! This movie is, quite frankly, balls to the wall insane, with baffling performances, atmospheric set pieces, and one of the craziest scenes we've ever seen in a movie, PERIOD. Eric delights in the divisiveness while Jaime loses it, for real this time.Content warnings (Spoilers!):  domestic abuse, domestic violence, miscarriages and discussion of child loss, rape against a minor, pregnancy of a minor, gore, body horror, medical horror, broken limbs, surgical footage. 

We're diving into Clive Barker's 1987 supernatural horror classic, Hellraiser. This movie has a tiny budget, a whole lot of atmosphere, and even more piles of skin. Eric breaks down the background of the film and its enduring cultural significance while Jaime grapples with the gore and tries to sort through complex feelings about a complex film. Content Warnings: torture, gore, animal death snd animal torture, goopy textures, sexual content, flaying, sexual harassment and sexual assault. Show Notes: 'Hellraiser' Remake Headed To Huluhttps://www.slashfilm.com/581269/hellraiser-remake-hulu/Shudders of Pleasure: The story of Hellraiserhttps://lwlies.com/articles/shudders-of-pleasure-the-story-of-hellraiser/Domestic Bodies in Hell: The Significance of Gendered Embodiment in Clive Barker's Hellraiserhttps://bodystudiesjournal.org/domesticbodies-in-hell/

Welcome to the episode where we firmly earn our Explicit rating. Steve Beck's 2001 supernatural horror remake has some surprising cast, baffling design choices, and a whole lotta GHOSTS. Eric goes off the rails while Jaime….also goes off the rails. Content warnings: strobe, a few very gory moments including someone getting vivisected, parental death, and brief nudity.Show Notes:Double Feature: 13 Ghosts (1960) and Thir13en Ghosts (2001)http://www.bluefairyblog.com/reviews/13ghosts1960and2001

(We'd apologize for the title but we aren't sorry. You'll see what we mean.) Grab your favorite cropped hoodie and your closest gal pal, it's time to dive into Karyn Kusama's iconic horror comedy, Jennifer's Body. There's a reason this movie is becoming a cult classic— it makes CHOICES and they pay off. Eric examines the cultural impact of this movie while Jaime delights in the hellish nature of teenage girls. Content warnings: brief intense moments of gore, a scene of torture, brief sexual coercion, people on fire, and broken bones. This week, we're highlighting Sojourner Center. Learn more about them here: https://www.sojournercenter.org/Show Notes:How Jennifer's Body went from a flop in 2009 to a feminist cult classic todayhttps://www.vox.com/culture/2018/10/31/18037996/jennifers-body-flop-cult-classic-feminist-horrorCody exorcises demons from "Jennifer's Body"https://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idINTRE58C0ZI20090914?edition-redirect=inAdam Driver Good Souphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkXzeZ0KE5Q

Grab Chekhov's gun and your red solo cups, there's a rager at Ma's! This week, we watched Tate Taylor's 2019 psychological horror film and we...certainly were horrified. This movie has bizarre twists and turns, a surprisingly star-studded cast, and more red flags than we knew what to do with. Content warnings: pedophilia, sexual assault, kidnapping, gore, violence towards minors, mutilation, animal injury, mental illness portrayed a plot point, parental abuse, needles, torture, and brief nudity. This week, we donated to Wikipedia! Show Notes: The Director of Ma Will Not Let You Peehttps://www.gq.com/story/ma-tate-taylor-interview

Grab your guns and your grudges, it's time for us to dive into one of Blumhouse's incredibly lucrative franchises! We started with The Purge: Anarchy and had a lot of thoughts about class, race, and how to make the purge at least a little more fun. Content warnings: violence, a scene of threatened sexual assault, mention of child death, and an intense depiction of grief at the end.This week, we're highlighting Climate Emergency Fund. Learn more about them here: https://www.climateemergencyfund.org/Show Notes:Police in Louisiana town uses 'Purge siren' to signal curfewhttps://abc30.com/purge-siren-the-covid-19-curfew-coronavirus/6078614/Fergie sings the national anthem at the NBA All-Star Game | ESPNhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMA2iF6RuXk

Happy Birthday, Horrorscope! It's our one-year anniversary, so we decided to visit a cornerstone of the horror genre and finally watch Scooby Doo (2002). This live-action spectacle is a wild ride from start to finish—  Eric and Jaime discuss the surprises and pitfalls of this movie as well as the history of the show, the possibilities of #SpookyIslandSummer, and the enduring thirst for Velma.

We hope you're pumped for an atmospheric B movie full of 80s tropes and bad ideas—  we watched Death Spa! This movie has some wild kills, an excellent score, and a whole bunch of problems. Eric breaks down the appeal of a B movie while Jaime pitches some fixes. Content warnings: nudity, blood, gore, body horror, suicide, trauma surrounding childbirth, child loss, transphobia, brief mention of incest. This week, we're highlighting Black Lives Matter Phoenix Metro. Learn more about them here: https://blmphxmetro.org/Show Notes:How Did This Get Made: Death Spa (An Oral History)https://www.slashfilm.com/death-spa-oral-history/ 

WE'RE BACK, BABY! (In theaters, that is!) Eric and Jaime ventured into the wild to watch A Quiet Place Part 2. This sequel was full of surprises, jumpscares, and a lot of violence against children. Eric goes in blind for this one while Jaime rethinks some things. Content warnings: spooky monsters, jumpscares, enclosed spaces, a brief moment of gore, implied threat of sexual violence, violence against children, mummified corpses. Show Notes: John Krasinski recounts the scariest scene in 'Quiet Place II' for Emily Blunt: 'Did I just put my marriage on the line?'https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/entertainment/movies/2021/05/28/quiet-place-ii-john-krasinski-interview/7429726002/

Grab your quietest shotgun and all of your children for our latest episode breaking down John Krasinski’s 2018 smash hit, A Quiet Place. We talk about the weird treatment of parenthood in this movie, the logistics of resource management, and child actors showing up their adult castmates in a huge way. Eric revisits a bad theater experience and Jaime almost loses it entirely. Content warnings: child death, pregnancy and childbirth, child endangerment, spooky Stranger Things style monsters, and brief body horror. This week, we’re highlighting Deaf Women United. Learn more about them here: http://www.dwu.org/Show Notes:When John Krasinski test screened 'A Quiet Place' he thought he had just made the 'worst greatest comedy' everhttps://www.businessinsider.com/john-krasinski-in-motion-capture-suite-for-a-quiet-place-2018-12

Grab your Alienware™️ merch and your closest friends for William Brent Bell's 2006 supernatural slasher, Stay Alive! This movie is a real time-capsule of its time, and...that's all we'll say about that. Eric shares the background behind Disney's only slasher movie (no, really, it's a Disney movie), while Jaime navigates the twists and turns. Content warnings: brief eye trauma, graphic violence, strobe, jumpscares, video game violence, fire trauma, sibling death.This week, we're highlighting Girls Who Code. Learn more about them here: https://girlswhocode.com/Show Notes:Stay Alive: (Comparison; Theatrical Version v. Director's Cut) https://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=3729&fbclid=IwAR2CsZAhUqqbKt0_pXMtcvPufuoepivrqVoa0E-KZQYgWFzxaBaOwlsPP6w#:~:text=The%20Unrated%20Version%20contains%20only,from%20the%20Theatrical%20Version%20combined The Disney Wiki: Stay Alivehttps://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Stay_Alive

Y’all ready for prom? Grab your blood buckets and corsages, it’s time to watch Brian De Palma’s supernatural horror film, Carrie (1976)! Eric re-evalutes this horror classic, while Jaime makes some enemies. We have a lot to say, so settle in for this one. Content warnings: domestic and physical abuse and violence, animal death, electrocution, violence, lots of blood, religious trauma and dubious sexual consent in one scene.This week, we’re highlighting The Trevor Project. Learn more about them here: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/Show Notes:De Palma's Women: Carrie White and the female characters of De Palma's horrorhttps://archive.ica.art/bulletin/de-palmas-womenWe Need to Talk About the “Good for Her” Genrehttps://lithiumagazine.com/2021/01/15/we-need-to-talk-about-the-good-for-her-genreStephen King: How I wrote Carriehttps://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/apr/04/stephen-king-how-i-wrote-carrie-horror

Let’s dive into extreme hobbies, Gollum-knock offs, betrayal, grief, and a whole cave of girl bosses! This week, we watched The Descent (2005), our first adventure horror film. There’s a reason why this movie is so popular; we both hooted and hollered our way through this one. Content warnings: offscreen but referenced child death, claustrophobia, dead animals, blood in general, grief, leg trauma with a broken bone, violence in general, and hallucinations. This week, we’re highlighting Safe Horizon. Learn more about them here: https://www.safehorizon.org/get-informed/about-us/Show Notes: Subterranean sick blueshttps://www.irishtimes.com/news/subterranean-sick-blues-1.466370Fright clubhttps://www.theguardian.com/film/2005/jul/04/1Aro's laugh in Breaking Dawn Pt. 2https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZrvflNZPCM

In space....we've got to be honest, it's just really fucked up, since our episode today starts in Transylvanian salt mines and ends in SPACE HELL. It's time for Paul W. S. Anderson's 1997 science-fiction horror nightmare, Event Horizon! Eric tries to hunt down the lost lore surrounding this movie while Jaime bolsters her bravery by leaning into the chaos. Content warnings: Body horror, gore, especially a lot of eye trauma, a graphic depiction of suicide, images of a burned person, brief implied sexual assault, and a ton of strobing lights. This week, we're highlighting the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Check out the good work they do here: https://afsp.org/National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 1-800-273-8255.Show Notes: “Hell Is Only a Word”: The Enduring Terror of ‘Event Horizon’https://www.theringer.com/movies/2020/8/12/21364035/event-horizon-paul-ws-anderson-retrospective-amazon

We’ll give you 'til the count of ten to hide and then we’re coming for you with this 2019 horror comedy, ready or not! We talk about the political climate, other timely 2019 releases, the fact that Samara Weaving is a POWERHOUSE, and, of course, about how rich people suck. We also flipped the script, so Jaime brought the research for this rewatch while Eric keeps the plot straight. (Easier said than done!) Content warnings: decapitation, gore, hand trauma, brief violence towards a child, and cult activity.  This week, we donated to Hate is a Virus. Learn more and support them here: https://hateisavirus.org/Show Notes:Ready or Not offers splattery black comedy with real socio-political bitehttps://ew.com/movie-reviews/2019/08/20/ready-or-not-movie-review/Ready or Not: Reviewedhttps://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/ready-or-not-2019

James Wan did it again! The Conjuring 2 is packed to the brim with sick special effects, challenging British accents, spinoff potential, and our favorite ghostbusting grifter couple. Eric revisits a one-time watch while Jaime shouts her way through the scares. Say a prayer for us as we tackle this one. Content warnings: jump scares, brief body horror, child endangerment, violence, brief strobing lights, SCARY ASS NUN. This week, we’re highlighting the Arizona House Fund. Listen to the ad break for a programming update as well. Show Notes: The Conjuring 2: What Really Happened During the Enfield Haunting?https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2016/06/13/the-conjuring-2-what-really-happened-during-the-enfield-haunting/The Conjuring 2's Valak Looked Very Different in Original Concept Art https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a34542619/the-conjuring-2-valak-original-concept-art/

This time…..there’s more. No, really, there’s like a LOT of Aliens in Aliens (1986). This week we tackled James Cameron’s sci-fi action film which has big guns, big xenomorphs, and even bigger explosions! Eric defends this past favorite while Jaime grapples with the tonal shift from Alien. At least we’ll always have Ripley.

This week's episode is a shocker: we're covering a NEW RELEASE in 2021. Kevin Lewis' Willy's Wonderland comes to us with a catchy theme song, a silent Nic Cage, and a whole slew of problems. Eric brings his film background to break this one down, while Jaime tries to figure out whether this movie is camp, schlock, or just...bad.Content Warnings: gore, implied child death, brief mention of cults and suicide, a serious strobe warning for one scene, some sexuality, and scary animatronics. This week, we donated to Austin Mutual Aid. Send us a screenshot of your donation to them for a shout-out next episode! Learn more here: https://www.instagram.com/austinmutualaid/IMPORTANT NOTE: If you're donating on Venmo, the official handle is @austinmutualaid on the business tab. There are fake accounts stealing donations. Show Notes:Willy's Wonderland Dir Kevin Lewis Talks Nicolas Cage, Title ChangeJason Blum Updates on Blumhouse’s ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Movie; “It’s Moving Rapidly Forward”Five Nights at Freddy's COMPLETE LORE RECAP (FNaF 1 - FNaF AR)No power? Here's where to get free firewood, food, water, warmth in North Texas

This week, we dive into Jaume Collet-Serra's grungy slasher, House of Wax. This movie was billed as a tacky slasher romp, but what we watched was a deeply weird movie that's actually....good? We'll let you decide, dear listener. Eric makes puns and brings the background, while Jaime enjoys the perfect alignment of all of her guilty pleasures. Content warnings: decapitation, impalement, body horror, needles, child abuse, animal gore, bugs, mention of suicide, brief nudity. See the ad break in the episode for a detailed breakdown of these content warnings.This week, we're highlighting CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Arizona. Learn more about them here: https://www.azcourts.gov/casa/ Show Notes: Movie Life - House of Wax All 5 EpisodesParis Hilton being an icon for 3 mins and 5 secs

This week we finally explore the genre of vampires (outside of Twilight, of course). Jaime picked the 1985 Tom Holland classic horror love letter, Fright Night. Eric brings the facts on the movie's origins, practical effects, and vampires while Jaime dunks on the movie's lead, embraces the ridiculousness of the 1980s, and enjoys the fact that our immortal vampire antagonist is named.....Jerry. See what this movie has to do with Vincent Price, classic Universal Monsters and fruit bats on this week's episode! Content Warnings: Goopy textures, impaling, some nudity, animal injury, slight eye trauma, and romancing of a high schooler by the antagonist .This week, we're highlighting Bat World, a nonprofit bat rescue center in Texas. Learn more about them here: https://batworld.org/Show Notes: You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night (2016)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH2MJxX8Jcg&ab_channel=DeadMouseProductions

We’re going classic this week with Universal’s Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954). If you like black and white films, 1950's 3D, groundbreaking underwater effects, and harpoon-wielding dudes in short shorts, you’re going to like this one. Eric brings the history of the monster movie format from Universal Horror, 3D, Milicent Patrick, and a musical (???) while Jaime questions everything she knows about this subgenre. See what inspired Guillermo Del Toro to make Shape of Water, where a woman falls in love with a Gill Man! This deep sea Universal Monster horror movie is definitely worth a watch, it's one of the old school best horror movies around!Content Warnings: Ichthyophobia (fish content!), aquaphobia, brief eye trauma, drowning. This week, we're highlighting the Environmental Defense Fund. https://www.edf.org/oceansShow Notes: Honoring Chouinard Alum and Legendary Monster Designer Milicent Patrickhttps://blog.calarts.edu/2019/03/19/honoring-chouinard-alum-and-legendary-monster-designer-milicent-patrick/The Fantastic Mystery of Milicent Patrickhttps://www.tor.com/2011/10/27/the-fantastic-mystery-of-milicent-patrick/The Lady From the Black Lagoon - Mallory O'Mearahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_RIHSXgS8w&ab_channel=TheKansasCityPublicLibrary

Welcome back to the Further! If you missed children astral projecting, creepy rocking horses, and wives getting gaslighted, Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013) will delight you. James Wan and Leigh Whannell give us everything we asked for: WWE style smackdowns, evil Patrick Wilson, and more ghostbusting (and they also give us a lot we DIDN’T ask for. See the content warnings below.) Eric helps Jaime try to keep it straight, and we both figure this one out together. Content warnings: violence against children, child abuse, brief tooth pulling, gaslighting, and abuse specifically relating to gender. This week, we’re highlighting the Trans Youth Equality Foundation Fund. Learn more about them here: http://www.transyouthequality.org/donateShow NotesWho’s Afraid Of The Big, Bad Trans Woman? On Horror and Transfemininityhttps://www.autostraddle.com/whos-afraid-of-the-big-bad-trans-woman-on-horror-and-transfemininity-198212/[Horror Queers] The Villainous Cross-Dresser of ‘Insidious: Chapter 2’https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3478531/horror-queers-insidious-chapter-2/

We’re starting the new year off WEIRD with Alex Garland’s swampy science fiction horror nightmare, Annihilation (2018). If you’re into absurdly beautiful visuals, Natalie Portman kicking ass, thinking about the futility of the universe, or the music of Björk, you’re in the right place. Eric dives into the research with delight while Jaime white-knuckles it through this one. Content warnings: body horror, self-harm, and suicide, discussion of cancer, unreality, gore. (Also spoilers for the movie Life at 1:03.) This week, we're highlighting the Henrietta Lacks Foundation. Learn more here: http://henriettalacksfoundation.org/Show Notes:Let’s Talk About the Ending of Annihilationhttps://www.vulture.com/article/annihilation-movie-ending-explained.htmlAnnihilation is the most thoughtful science fiction movie since Arrivalhttps://www.theverge.com/2018/2/23/17042290/annihilation-review-natalie-portman-oscar-isaac-alex-garland-jeff-vandermeerAnnihilation — The Art of Self-Destructionhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMmA2pu2gdY&ab_channel=LessonsfromtheScreenplayAnnihilation 2018 Making of Behind The Scenes Documentaryhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xg8Eyvi897Q&t=441s&ab_channel=PopCulturePandoraANNIHILATION: Andrew Whitehurst – Overall VFX Supervisor – Double Negativehttps://www.artofvfx.com/annihilation-andrew-whitehurst-overall-vfx-supervisor-double-negative/

WE MADE IT! 2020 is over and we're hosting the first annual Scopies Awards (which just means Jaime and Eric argue about stuff, as per usual). We run through how the podcast has changed, our favorite Final Girls, worst parents, best effects, answer listener questions, look forward to 2021 and manage to butcher one more theme song to wrap up the year. Thanks to everyone who supported the pod this year! (That means YOU!) Show Notes: See last 26 episodes

It's time for our holiday special and Jaime is TRIUMPHANT because we watched the specter that haunted most Horrorscope episodes, Catherine Hardwicke's 2008 paranormal romance, Twilight. We flip the script and Jaime brings the facts and research this week, while Eric laments the fact this is technically the first vampire movie we've watched on the pod. Hold on tight, spiders monkeys. (AND MERRY CHRISTMAS!) Show Notes: 'Twilight' Countdown: Catherine Hardwicke talks about the meadow and making Robert Pattinson 'dazzle'https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2008/11/twilight-coun-2.htmlThe Love That Dare Not Bare Its Fangshttps://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/21/movies/21twil.htmlTwilight's Author and Director Talk About Bringing The Film To Lifehttps://web.archive.org/web/20081021085543/http://www.mediablvd.com/magazine/the_news/celebrity/twilight's_author_and_director_talk_about_bringing_the_film_to_life_200809171287.htmlInto the Twilight Podcasthttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/into-the-twilight/id1178742287