Progressively Horrified

Tonight…well, I feel like we've talked a lot about vampire movies that feel too pg, that try to FEEL sexy without doing anything sexy in them. The weird crop of sexless vampire stories post Twilight. Well…this is not one of those. This is Park Chan-Wook's bloody, sexy, and devastating “Thirst”And our guest tonight, the writer of tons of comics including the series Wolfsbane and Infinite Dark, Ryan Cady. Director: Park Chan wookWriters: Emile Zola, Park Chan wook, Chung seo kungStars: Song Kang-ho, Kim ok-bin, Kim Hae Sook, shin ha kyunRyan - Lady Vengeance, Lost Souls by Poppy Z Bright / William MartinEmily- Only Lovers Left AliveBen - Future Diary?Jeremy - The HandmaidenSign up to support Progressively Horrified on Patreon for as little as $5 a month and get bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/c/progressivelyhorrified Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Jason's Returned Part 2 Kickstarter now: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/strutzart/returned-part-two-of-fourDirector: Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass, animation by Tori Hara and Topcraft (who would later form Studio Ghibli with Hayap Miyazaki)Writers: Peter S. Beagle, adapted from his novel Stars: ALL OF THEM. Mia Farrow, Alan Arkin, Angela Lansbury, Tammy Grimes, Christopher Lee, Jeff Bridges, and a little Rene Aberjonois among other delightful appearancesThe Last Unicorn brings all the pain of a ruined birthday party to the silver screen! It's time to have your dreams haunted by a harpy. Get ready to have your dreams crushed by a flaming bull. Christopher Lee came here special just to show you that he has all of the unicorns trapped under the water!Sign up to support Progressively Horrified on Patreon for as little as $5 a month and get bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/c/progressivelyhorrified Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the first and only free episode of Progressively Wach for everybody on our feed. If you want more Wachowski movie goodness, join the Patreon as we recap each and every Wachowski project! https://www.patreon.com/progressivelyhorrifiedDirector: Lana Wachowski, Lilly WachowskiWriters: The WachowskisStars: Keanu Reeves, Laurence “Larry” Fishburne, Carrie Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Joey PANTSAustin, A., Craig, S. L., D'Souza, S., & McInroy, L. B. (2022). Suicidality Among Transgender Youth: Elucidating the Role of Interpersonal Risk Factors. Journal of interpersonal violence, 37(5-6), NP2696–NP2718. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260520915554Sign up to support Progressively Horrified on Patreon for as little as $5 a month and get bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/c/progressivelyhorrified Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Y'all ready to talk about the best movie in 2025? I ain't talking about the best horror movie in 2025, oh no. Just the best movie plain and simple. It's got an all star cast so good they got Michael B Jordan twice.Kids, Sinners is gonna change your life. It's gonna make you think about vampires, music, and acting in whole new lights. Clear your schedules, because you're gonna want to talk to all your family, close friends, and even a few associates about this one. Director: Ryan CooglerWriters: Ryan CooglerStars: Michael B Jordan, Michael C. Jordan, Miles Canton, Wunmi Mosaku, Delroy Lindo, Hailee Steinfeld, Jack O'Connel, Li Jun Li, Yao, Jayme Lawson, Buddy Guy, Saul WilliamsRecs:Dani - Ring shout, Root Magic by Eden Royce, LegendbornEmily- The summer ikaru diedBen - Murderbot season 1Jeremy - The MurmuringSign up to support Progressively Horrified on Patreon for as little as $5 a month and get bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/c/progressivelyhorrified Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Director: Ted Kotcheff (Weekend at Bernies, First Blood, Shattered Glass)Writers: Evan Jones, Kenneth Cook, Ted KotcheffStars: Donald Pleasance, Gary Bond, Chips RaffertyYou ever lost all your money gambling and crashed out so hard you ended up fucking weirdly hot Donald Pleasance in his outback flop house shack after he eats kangaroo balls?No?Well, fucking keep it to yourself, okay? We've been going through it.Sign up to support Progressively Horrified on Patreon for as little as $5 a month and get bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/c/progressivelyhorrified Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Director: Wes CravenWriters: Wes CravenStars: Brandon Quinton Adams (Moonwalker), Ving Rhames, Everett McGill, Wendy RobieThere are two Wes Cravens inside you: one is a very important and influential horror movie director who has changed the face of horror irrevocably forever. The other is a goofball who scores child murder with a slide whistle. The People Under the Stairs is a battle between the two of them where neither may survive.Included in this episode:Wes Craven attempts race commentary!Did Wes really wanna make the Goonies?Eat your landlord before they eat you!After a while, old houses just develop slides that come out of the cabinets.Horrific but somehow hilarious animal violence (when animal actors are too good for their parts)Wes Craven says ACABFollow Jordan: @blumjordan on BlueskyOr instagram @blumjordanCheck out Minor Threats hereSign up to support Progressively Horrified on Patreon for as little as $5 a month and get bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/c/progressivelyhorrified Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's time for us to finally grant Ben's wish and set free the horror comedy that's been on their list since the first episode of this show: it's Tucker and Dale Vs Evil!Our good friend and letterer extraordinaire Jodie Troutman is here to share in the laughs and the scares, but mostly just laughs, because Jodie doesn't do startling movies.Prepare to spend some time in the woods with a man who is a bear and fall in love with him. Also, feel very sorry for poor Alan Tudyk and his long string of painful looking injuries.Jodie - Friday the 13th Part 6: Jason LivesEmily- Bodies Bodies Bodies, The Blackening. X-Files - Bad BloodBen - Young FrankensteinJeremy - Little EvilFind Jodie at longtalljodie.com, LongTallJodie on bluskySign up to support Progressively Horrified on Patreon for as little as $5 a month and get bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/c/progressivelyhorrified Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jeremy, Ben, and Emily, joined by special guest Zander Cannon (@zandercannon on IG and Tumblr), throw it back to '08 with the found-footage style kaiju flick Cloverfield.Recommendations:Zander: Colossal (2016) and Shin Godzilla (2016)Emily: Nope (2022) Ben: War of the Worlds (2005)Jeremy: A Quiet Place: Day One (2024)Sign up to support Progressively Horrified on Patreon for as little as $5 a month and get bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/c/progressivelyhorrified Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Woooo...okay, sorry. This was supposed to be out months ago, but there was technical difficulties and miscommunication and well...the spiral.There is no more fitting episode to have been lost, but it has been reassembled from a dozen pieces after we fell victim to power loss and internet drops and everything else.Director: Hiroshi Nagahama, Yuji Moriyama, Kouichirou Sohtome, Shigeki Awai with Production IG and Williams Street (yes, the Space Ghost people)Writers: Aki Itami, Junji Ito, based on the original manga series by Junji ItoStars: Uki Satake/Abby Trott, Shinichiro Miki/Robbie Daymond, Toshio Furukawa/Doug Stone, Shino Kakinuma/Dorothy Elias-FahnRecommendations:Tom - Yomishibi Japanese Ghost StoriesEmily- Annihilation (the book)Ben - Vampire Hunter D BloodlustJeremy - Chainsaw ManSign up to support Progressively Horrified on Patreon for as little as $5 a month and get bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/c/progressivelyhorrified Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's Ben's Birthday!And to celebrate, they decided we all should tighten our belts and notch and dive into Troll 2!Recommendations:Joe - Fateful Findings (2013)Ben - Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)Jeremy - Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)Emily - Slaughterhouse Rock (1988)And, if you want to learn more about Troll 2, you should check out Best Worst Movie (2009) - which is free on YouTube!Sign up to support Progressively Horrified on Patreon for as little as $5 a month and get bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/c/progressivelyhorrified Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Director: Neil Jordan Writers: Neil Jordan, Angela Carter, Charles PerraultStars: Angela Lansbury, Sarah Patterson, Terance Stamp, Stephen Rea, David Warner, Georgia SloweSign up to support Progressively Horrified on Patreon for as little as $5 a month and get bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/c/progressivelyhorrified Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Is it a horror movie? Well, no. Or is it?Kathleen Turner certainly slays in this movie about a mom who's completely lost it, brought to you by the good and great John Waters. And...is that a baby Matthew Lillard? Awww, he's so cute! Woah, Patty Hearts?It's camp. It's courtroom drama. It's relentlessly making fun of "true crime" before we even really knew those words. You will not want to miss it!Who made it?Director: John WatersWriters: John WatersStars: Kathleen Turner, Sam Waterston, Matthew Lillard, Ricki Lake, Suzanne Somers, Mink Stole, Traci Lords, Patty Hearst and L7 as Camel LipsRecommendations: Guest - Ken BurnsEmily- Natural Born KillersBen - Blue VelvetJeremy - Severance / ControlSign up to support Progressively Horrified on Patreon for as little as $5 a month and get bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/c/progressivelyhorrified Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Director: Gerard Bush, Christopher WenzWriters: Gerard Bush, Christopher WenzStars: Janelle Monae, Eric Lange, Jenna Malone, Jack Huston, Gabourey SidabeOur guest tonight is a writer, social media junkie, podcaster, publisher and aspiring novelist and writer for FabulizeMag.com, it's Erika Hardison.Recommendations:Erika - Killadelphia by Rodney BarnesEmily- Jordan PeeleBen - Eve's BayouJeremy - She Loves to Cook and she Loves to EatSign up to support Progressively Horrified on Patreon for as little as $5 a month and get bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/c/progressivelyhorrified Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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We're kicking PRIDE off a little early because comics librarian Jack Phoenix is here and we are ready to talk about the very straight story of a man showing up to another man's house and pulling him away from his wife so that the two of them can make a human life together! Very straight. So straight. Not gay at all. Doctor Pretorius, we love you and the tiny people you've been cloning and dressing. And Una O'Connor, you and your ridiculous accent are the real MVP!Alicia really wants it to be known that we didn't talk nearly enough about Elsa Lancaster, her marriage to Charles Laughton, and that she was in Mary Poppins. All apologies.Who made it?Director: James WhaleWriters: William Hurlbut, John L. Balderston, Mary ShelleyStarring:Boris KarloffColin CliveValerie HobsonElsa LanchesterErnest ThesigerE. E. CliveOliver Peters HeggieUna O'ConnorRecs:Jack - Queer for Fear / The Ex-Wives of FrankensteinEmily- Junji Ito Frankenstein / #DRCL mangaBen - Young FrankensteinJeremy - Invisible Man / Old Dark House Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Wailing is a movie about a cop who is bad at being a cop, a kid who is great at being possessed, and a steep hill that will absolutely kick your ass no matter who you are.Ted Anderson is here to discuss this moody Korean masterpiece with us as we all desperately grasp for any clue of what might be going on. One thing is for sure though, this is a real feel bad movie and at three hours long, you'll still be feeling bad the next day too!Director: Na Hong-jin Writers: Na Hong-jin Stars: Kwak Do-won, Hwang Jung-min, Chun Woo-here, Jun KunimuraRecommendations: Ted - SirenEmily- SeveranceBen - Train to BusanJeremy - Chainsaw Man Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Director: M. Night ShyamalanWriters: M. Night ShyamalanStars: Josh Hartnett, Ariel Donogue, Saleka Shyamalan, Alison Pill, Hayley Mills, and surprise guest star Kid CudiOne recommendation, doesn't have to be related.Annie - Nerdy Prudes Must DieAlicia - Elsbeth, MattlockEmily- Black Roses, Surf Nazis Must DieBen - Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees (comic)Jeremy - It's What's Inside Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Korean name: Gwoemul (Monster)Director: Bong Joon-hoWriters: Bong Joon-ho, Ha Joon-won, Baek Chul-hyunStars: Song Kang-ho as Park Gang-du (Sad Dad), Byun Hee-bong as Park Hee-Bong (Sad Dad's Dad), Go Ah-sung as Park Hyun-seo (Sad Dad's Daughter), Park Hae-il as Park Nam-il (Small Sad Uncle), Bae Doona as Park Nam-joo (Badass Aunt), and a few america people Recommendations:Ryan - Castaway on the Moon, Bong Jun Ho, Song Kang-ho, Memories of a Murder, The ChaserEmily- Train To Busan, Dissident CinemaJeremy - Brazil - Terry Gilliam, Tom Stoppard, Charles McKeown Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Director: Chuck Russell (Scorpion King, The Mask, 80s The Blob)Writers: Wes Craven, Bruce Wagner, Frank Darabont, Chuck RussellStars: Heather Langenkamp, Patricia Arquette, Robert Englund, Craig Wasson, Larry Fishburne Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's Jeremy's birthday, so we're breaking all the rules.We're gonna talk about Fight Club.If you also wanna talk about Fight Club, hit us up over on Blue Sky @proghorrorpod.bsky.social!And if you'd like to support our work - help us keep the lights on (and I guess make soap?) check us out on Patreon. You can join our Progressively Horrified Movie Club and get bonus episodes, articles, and art when you sign up. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of Progressively Horrified, the Horror Squad is joined by the talented Cat Blackard on a trip into The Pink Opaque to discuss identity, nostalgia, and the media that moves us.If you enjoyed this episode, you can check out more of Cat's work here!You can also follow us on Bluesky @proghorrorpod.bsky.social. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest tonight writer and the hosts of the podcasts Insert Credit and 52 Pickup, the amazing Alex Jaffe.Director: Lynne RamsayWriters: Lynne Ramsay, Rory Kinnear, based on the novel by Lionel ShriverStars: Tilda Swinton, John C Reilly, Ezra Miller, Ashley Gerasimovich, Siobhan Fallon HoganRecommendations Alex - Barry Keoghan - Killing of a Sacred DeerEmily- Witchery or Witchcraft, The VisitorBen - Walk HardJeremy - Cuckoo, The Fall Guy Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest tonight is one half of Bitches on Comics, a sassy art school student and a seasoned horror filmmaker with absolutely no regrets, Monika Estrella Negra.Director: George A Romero / Breck EisnerWriters: Paul McCollough, George A Romero/ Scott Kosar, Ray WrightStars: Lane Carroll, Will MacMillan, Harold Wayne Jones, Richard France, Lloyd Hollar, Lynn Lowry, Harry Spillman/Radha Mitchell, Timothy Olyphant, Danielle PanabakerRecommendations:Monika - Station 11Emily- Andromeda StrainBen - MayhemJeremy - The Sadness Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.