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A podcast over the horror genre with Andrew Halsey and Aryn Smidt. Join them as they watch Horror films and Andrew introduces Aryn, a new horror lover who has seen very little, to the exciting genre!

Andrew Halsey and Aryn Smidt


    • Jun 8, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 8m AVG DURATION
    • 130 EPISODES


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    Episode 129: Worst. Scholarship. EVER!- Suspiria (1977)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2025 48:02


    Send us a textWelcome back to the show! This week we are talking about Suspiria! We talk about everything from witches, goblin, and the acid trip of colors for this film!

    Episode 129: I Can See It In Your Eyes- Rosemary's Baby

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 62:40


    Send us a textWelcome back to the show! This week we are talking about Rosemary's Baby! We are talking about everything from how Mia Farrow was snubbed to how Roman Polanski is a steaming pile of garbage! 

    Episode 127: Meals on Wheels- Critters 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 46:16


    Send us a textWelcome to Rebirth Month! We are talking about remakes or sequels, and this week, we are talking about Critters 2! We talk about everything from face morphing to Critter balls! 

    Episode 128: Mouth Breathers- Doctor Sleep

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 70:53


    Send us a textWelcome back to the show! This week we are closing out our "Rebirth" month by talking about the sequel to The Shining...Doctor Sleep!  We cover everything from sucking souls, the horrors of a Grim Reaper cat, and ask the deep question of if Aryn likes this film in comparison to The Shining.

    Episode 126: HERE'S ARGUMENTS!- The Shining

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 78:36


    Send us a textWelcome to our final episode of March Madness! We are talking about the classic, The Shining! Buckle up because this episode is the closest we get to an argument over a film in a long time! We discuss everything from the shine, being locked in one location, and a ton of fun facts! 

    Episode 125: WHO AM I?!- Perfect Blue

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 48:54


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    Episode 124: Heavy Breathing- My Bloody Valentine (1981)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025 68:00


    Send us a textWelcome back to the show! This week, we are covering one of our favorites, My Bloody Valentine (1981)! We talk everything from Canadian slashers, mining towns, some gory kills, and one killer mustache! 

    Episode 123: Shakespeare's Zombie- Warm Bodies

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 47:23


    Send us a textWelcome back to the show! This week, we are talking about the romantic zombie comedy...Warm Bodies! We talk about everything from eating brains for memories, Shakespeare, and the versatility of Nicholas Hoult 

    Episode 122: There IS a Weredog in this-Cursed (2005)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 57:44


    Send us a textWelcome back! This week we are covering the Wes Craven classic(?)...Cursed!  We discuss everything from terrible rewrites to poor CGI effects and our Queen Judy Greer!

    Episode 121: A Look Back on 2024!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 47:54


    Send us a textWelcome back! Aryn and Andrew are counting down their top 5 horror properties from 2024 and discuss the upcoming year!

    Episode 120- I'm A Werewolf, Sorry eh!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025 51:05


    Send us a textWelcome back to the show! This week we begin Werewolf month as we discuss some movies dealing with Full Moon Fever! First up, we are talking Ginger Snaps! We cover everything from the unique approach of the movie, werewolf design, and how werewolves are not dogs!

    Episode 119: You're So Cool Brewster!-Fight Night

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 70:53


    Welcome back to the show!  This week, we are discussing one of Andrew's favorite movies, Fright Night!  We discuss everything from sexy dances, monstrous neighbors, and a bit of a "Here me out..." cake! 

    Episode 118: That's a Spooky Face!-Noroi The Curse

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 57:43


    Welcome back to the show! This year, for December, we are letting each other choose a movie we have wanted to talk about on the show for a while but have never had the chance.  This week, Aryn has chosen Noroi: The Curse!  Hear us talk about everything from spooky faces and the art of found footage! 

    Episode 117: Living Sushi- Blood Quantum

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024 49:25


    Welcome back to the show! This week we continue our celebration of Native American Heritage Month by watching...Blood Quantum! Join us as we continue taking about Indigenous Zombie movies and the need for more Indigenous voices in cinema!

    Episode 116: A Hidden Indie Darling- The Dead Can't Dance

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024 39:28


    Welcome back to the show! This month we are celebrating Native American Heritage Month, and to start it off, we are talking about the little Indie Darling, The Dead Can't Dance!  We talk about everything from the representation of Native Americans in horror cinema to charming micr-budgeted films! 

    Episode 115: A Very Scooby Halloween! A Scooby-Dooby Double Feature!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024 86:41


    Happy Halloween!  Join us this week for a very special double feature as we break down two of the best Scooby Doo movies! Scooby Doo on Zombie Island and Scooby Doo and the Witches Ghost!

    Episode 114: What Is This Game?!-Rob Zombie's 31

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 53:00


    Welcome back to the show!  This week, we are talking about everyone's, or no one's, favorite Halloween movie...Rob Zombie's 31!  We talk about all things fabulous (Richard Brake) and not-so-great (Zombie Dialogue).  Where do we land on this film? Let's find out!

    Episode 113: Everybody is a Wolfman! The Wolfman (2010)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024 58:10


    Welcome back to the show! This week, we are talking about The Wolfman from 2010!  We are covering everything about this film, from the spooky tone to Rick Baker's kickass make-up and Universal dropping the ball.

    Episode 112: Is This A Dark Peter-Pan? The Orphanage

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 66:31


    Welcome to Gothic Horror Month! This week, we are talking about The Orphanage!  Join us on this spooky journey as we discuss the 2007 classic!

    Episode 111: GAME OVER-Ranking the SAW Films

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024 65:21


    We have finally come to the end of this retrospective journey of the SAW Franchise, and with it, we are ending the EXTRAVAGANSAW!  Join us as we rank our personal lists of the best of the franchise, talk about the episodes, and even include a mini-list of our favorite traps.

    Episode 110: John Kramer SLAYS-SAW X with Monster Movie Happy Hour

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024 110:36


    Welcome back to EXTRAVAGANSAW! This week, we are joined by Dave Geister from the Monster Movie Happy Hour! We finally break down SAW X with only some slight deviations.

    Episode 109: A Chris Rock Routine- Spiral: From the Book of Saw

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2024 99:39


    Welcome back to EXTRAVAGANSAW! This week we are joined by Eric the HorrorSloth as we break down Spiral: From the Book of Saw!  We talk everything from modern police issues to the delightful Mr. Snuggles!

    Episode 108: A Barnyard Adventure!- Jigsaw

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2024 64:53


    Welcome back to the EXTRAVAGANSAW! This week we are breaking down one of the controversial films among fans, JIGSAW! We talk everything from silly traps, Jigsaw kinks, to the real terrors of a grain silo.

    Episode 107: Cool Jigsaw- SAW: The Final Chapter with Ghouls Night Out Trivia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 87:39


    Welcome back to EXTRAVAGANSAW! This week, we are joined by Ghouls Night Out Trivia as we enter another dimension of terror with Saw: The Final Chapter/ SAW 3D! We cover all the bases from Chester Bennington to some more sexy Hoffman!

    Episode 106: Insurance is a Scam?!- SAW VI

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2024 68:57


    Welcome back to EXTRAVAGANSAW! This week, we are continuing on with the SAW marathon and talking about SAW VI!  Is it better than SAW V?  Are Hoffman's lips still pouty? Will you become radicalized by this movie?  Answer these questions and more, and listen along! 

    Episode 105: Cute Aggression with Hoffman- SAW V

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2024 68:28


    Welcome back to EXTRAVAGANSAW! This week, we are catching up a bit from a recording hiatus and regrouping with SAW V.  We have an in-depth talk over the dilemma of Detective Hoffman and Jigsaw's wills.

    Life is the Real SAW Trap-SAW IV with Leone D'Antonio

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2024 96:47


    Welcome back to EXTRAVAGANSAW!  This week we are joined by Leone D'Antonio from the Boo Crew!  We are breaking down SAW IV, and along the way, we discuss the real horrors of the American healthcare system, dentistry, and angry civilians. 

    Episode 103: Amanda, but in Red- SAW III with Dave Richards

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2024 83:42


    We are back for more EXTRAVAGANSAW!  This week we are joined by Dave Richards as we break down SAW III!

    Episode 102: DONNIE WAHLBERG?!-SAW II with The Fright of Your Life Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2024 93:24


    It's another episode of ExtravaganSAW!  This week, we are joined by the The Fright of Your Life Podcast for a very romantic Valentine's Day special!  We break down our love of SAW II and ask some compelling questions about the franchise and a potential road trip spin-off! 

    Episode 101: WE Want to Play A Game!- SAW

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2024 120:29


    Welcome to our 2024 retrospective series...ExtravaganSAW!  We are are watching every film in the SAW franchise and doing a deep dive into every film.  This week we are joined by SAW enthusiast Samantha McLaren!   

    Episode 100: A Deadite Extravaganza!- The Evil Dead

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2024 72:34


    Welcome to our 100th episode!  We can't believe we have made it this far and we love everyone who has tagged along on this weird and wild journey.  We thought it only right to cover a film that is near and dear to our hearts in many different ways, The Evil Dead!  We talk about the films legacy, personal responses to the film, the hilarious musical, and the main man Bruce Campbell!  JOIN US won't you?

    Episode 99: Party Like It's Episode 99! A Look Back at 2023

    Play Episode Play 26 sec Highlight Listen Later Jan 15, 2024 151:29


    Welcome back to the show!  We are back in 2024 and we are taking a look back at all our favorite horror films of the last year!  We are joined, once again, by the ever-fabulous people HorrorSloth, Samantha McLaren, Dave Richards, and Tara & Riley from the Fright of Your Life Podcast! Join us as we discuss all our favorites, go on strange tangents, and scream SHAUN with us! 

    Episode 98: TESTIFY!-Repo the Genetic Opera

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2023 49:08


    Welcome back to a very musical episode of the show!  This week we are discussing one of Aryn's favorite musical's, Repo the Genetic Opera!  We talk all things SAW sets, unique singing voices, and punk rock filming.  

    Episode 97: Heads Will Roll- Sleepy Hollow

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2023 58:33


    Hello, and welcome back to the show! This week, we are covering the classic and under-appreciated Sleepy Hollow!  We cover everything from the number of times Johnny Depp faints, the lore of the original story, & Tim Burton!

    Episode 96: Hollow Man is Shallow Man- Hollow Man (2000)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2023 50:45


    This week, we are jumping into some Sci-Fi Horror with Paul Verhoeven's Hollow Man! We are talking about everything, from some incredible 2000s-era era special effects to the like-ability of a latex-covered Kevin Bacon!

    Episode 95: That There Myers Boy Is At It Again!-Halloween (1978)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2023 67:28


    Welcome back, everyone!  It's Halloween season, and what better way to celebrate than to celebrate 45 years of Michael Myers?  That's right, we are diving right into the 1978 classic!  We discuss everything from horror themes to The Dukes of Hazzard and The Scream Queen Jamie Lee! 

    Episode 94: Darkness is a Person, Darkness is my Friend- Lights Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2023 48:39


    Welcome back to the show!  This week, we are talking about the film Lights Out!  We cover all things dark and spooky and attempt to answer the age-old question, "Do ghosts age?"

    Episode 93: Slimy, Yet Satisfying- Slither

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2023 63:50


    We are getting gory and gross for this weeks episode, we are talking Slither! The one film we had to attempt watching multiple times because Aryn was too grossed out.  We cover everything from Michael Rooker, hand grenades, and slug babies!

    Episode 92: Come Fight Me Amazon! You're Next

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2023 54:04


    Hello loyal listeners!  This week we are looking for the magic in the film You're Next!  We talk all things family trauma, buying questionable things on Amazon, and blenders!

    Episode 91: Chicks With Picks- The Descent

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2023 53:42


    Welcome back to the show!  This week, we are journeying to the earth's center and dealing with Gollum's uglier cousin.  We are covering The Descent! Join us as we discuss madness, tight tunnels, and extreme adventures.  

    Episode 90: ALVIN!!!! The Sadness

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2023 53:42


    Trigger Warning: This episode contains conversations on sexual assault. Welcome back, everyone! This week we are covering the uber gory, uber scary,  super stabby The Sadness! Buckle up cause this one is a wild ride!

    Ep 89: Gary Busey Fights A Werewolf- Silver Bullet

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2023 57:46


    Join us on our new (for the time being) biweekly format!  This week were are watching Silver Bullet.  Talking everything from King to a crazy Gary Busey!

    Episode 88: Beta-Max Me Daddy- Videodrome

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2023 72:24


    This week we are covering the Cronenberg classic, Videodrome!  Join us as we discuss some socio-political commentary and cancer-guns! 

    Episode 87: Ziggy Stardust IYKYK- Eight Legged Freaks

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2023 70:34


    Welcome back to Sci-Fi month!  This week we are getting a little bit silly with one of Aryn's "favorite" subject matters, spiders!  We are breaking down Eight Legged Freaks this week!  Join us, won't you?

    Episode 86: John Wick but FUTURE!- Upgrade

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2023 85:34


    Welcome to Sci-Fi month!  This week we are discussing the criminally underrated Upgrade from 2018! 

    Episode 85: The Joke is On Us- Saturday the 14th

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2023 47:09


    Welcome to the final episode of Machete Months!  This week we cover the horror-comedy Saturday the 14th which has no Jason and no Machetes! 

    Episode 84: Last Friday Night with Eric the HorrorSloth!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2023 78:28


    We have finally reached the end...or have we?!  This week we are covering the 2009 remake of Friday the 13th with Eric the HorrorSloth! Join us as we discuss mid-2000s horror remakes, Transformers spin-offs, and Survivalist BuffBois! 

    Episode 83: PLACE YOUR BETS- Freddy Vs Jason with Nightmare on Fierce Street!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2023 90:49


    Welcome Back to Machete Months! This week we are joined by Sharai and Trent from Nightmare on Fierce Street to cover the monster mash up of the early 2000s...Freddy Vs Jason!  We talk all things Freddy and Jason and ask ourselves...is Jason the hero of the film?  Find out in this weeks episode! 

    Episode 82: Party Like Its 2455!- Jason X

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2023 48:52


    This week we are heading to SPACE for Machete Months!  We talk about the fan favorite Jason X and the terror of nanobots! 

    Episode 81: The Strength of a Tied Towel- Jason Goes to Hell with Monster Movie Happy Hour

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023 111:47


    Welcome...to HELL...we guess.  This week we are joined by Dave and Scott from Monster Movie Happy Hour as we discuss Jason Goes to Hell!   We talk everything from disjointed storytelling, the magic of practical effects, deadites, and the magic of a military tied bath towel!

    Episode 80: We're On A Boat! Jason Takes Manhattan with The Fright of Your Life Podcast!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2023 91:37


    Welcome back to Machete Months!  This week we are joined by our best buds Tara and Riley from The Fright of Your Life Podcast to take you through a VERY unhinged journey through Jason Takes Manhattan!  We cover everything from Disco Jason, little spooky boys, and the tidal waves of toxic waste that tsunami through New York Sewers!

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