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We love horror movies and tacos! We talk about both of those things every week. Even if you don't love horror, you should still listen. If you don't love tacos, there's nothing we can do for you.

Terror and Tacos


    • May 16, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 58m AVG DURATION
    • 137 EPISODES

    4.9 from 34 ratings Listeners of Terror and Tacos that love the show mention: taco, horror movies, insane, listening, like, love.


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    The Terror and Tacos podcast is a delightful and entertaining show that combines the love of horror movies with a TexMex flair. I have been listening to this podcast since its inception, and I must say that it has only gotten better with time. Even though I am still catching up on episodes from 2018, I find myself thoroughly enjoying the discussions between hosts Mike and Christie. Their banter feels natural and it's like I'm right there in the room with them. Not only do they provide insights, history, and reviews of horror movies, but they also bring a down-to-earth vibe that makes their conversations enjoyable to listen to. And let's not forget about the tacos! Munching on a crunchy taco while getting scared out of my wits is an experience like no other.

    One of the best aspects of The Terror and Tacos podcast is the genuine love and passion that Mike and Christie have for the horror genre. As horror creators themselves, their knowledge and appreciation for horror movies shines through in their discussions. They bring unique perspectives to each film they review, offering insights beyond just surface-level scares. This podcast has introduced me to new movies and prompted me to revisit some of my favorites as well. Additionally, Mike and Christie's chemistry as co-hosts is excellent, making each episode feel like an engaging conversation between friends.

    While there are many positive aspects to The Terror and Tacos podcast, there are few negative ones worth mentioning. One potential drawback could be that some listeners may not enjoy or appreciate TexMex cuisine as much as Mike and Christie do. Although the hosts' enthusiasm for tacos adds a fun element to the show, it may not resonate with everyone if they don't share the same culinary interests. However, this is a minor aspect in relation to the overall quality of the podcast.

    In conclusion, The Terror and Tacos podcast is a must-listen for any horror movie enthusiast looking for insightful discussions and a TexMex twist. The dynamic between hosts Mike and Christie is engaging, and their passion for the genre is infectious. Whether you're a fan of horror movies or just enjoy listening to intelligent conversations about film, this podcast offers something for everyone. So grab yourself a taco, turn off the lights, and prepare to be entertained by The Terror and Tacos podcast.



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    Latest episodes from Terror and Tacos

    Episode 130: Give Us $2,000,000!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2024 58:06


    Late Night with the Devil (2024). We're finally back to talk Late Night with the Devil, vague memories of the '70s, and Australians knocking out American accents, and to humbly ask you, our listeners, for $2,000,000!

    Episode 129: Watching the Detectives

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2024 57:50


    True Detective: Night Country (2024). True Detective (2014). Shetland. Vera. Midsomer Murders. Mexican Chocolate. We're back to drink Mexican chocolate, figure out what makes a great mystery show, and to talk about True Detective and why we're so excited about its new incarnation.

    Episode 128: Devil Went Down to Georgia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2024 59:41


    The Exorcist: Believer (2023). Clafoutis. Cane Rosso. We discuss the non-movie/abomination that is The Exorcist: Believer, eat a delicious treat that Christie made, and discuss delicious pizza.

    Ep. 127: 2023 YEAR in REVIEW

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2023 53:22


    Happy New Year! TAT returns after an extended hiatus to talk about some favorite (and not so favorite) movies we watched in 2023, and to discuss holiday treats made by our very own Christie Vela (trifle, y'all!). Our resolution for 2024 is to record way more often, so we'll be back soon.

    Episode 126: Spooky Season

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2023 47:18


    The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023). Haunted Houses. Lubellas Patisserie. We're back just in time to kickoff spooky season! We talk haunted houses, and the terrible CGI Man-Bat infested nonsense that is The Last Voyage of the Demeter.

    Episode 125: July 28!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2023 71:56


    The Finale (July 28, 2023). Many other movies. Tacos y Mas. Our horror movie The Finale arrives on Amazon Prime and other major streamers on July 28! So, we break down some of the movies that had the biggest influence on us when making our movie...and we remind you over and over that The Finale will be available to rent or buy on July 28!

    Episode 124: Pig Demon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2023 53:25


    The Pope's Exorcist (2023). Bless us Father, for we have sinned. It has been three months since our last confession. But we have finally returned to try to figure out what the hell The Pope's Exorcist is.

    Episode 123: Deco

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2023 56:49


    Let the Wrong One In (2021). Homemade Breakfast Tacos. We talk about the beauty of low-budget horror comedies done right, Irish film, and why governments should support vampire movies.

    Episode 122: Cheeseburger!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2023 62:07


    The Menu (2022). Choriqueso. We're back again to talk about The Menu, what happens when you start hating the thing you love, and the pure deliciousness of choriqueso.

    Episode 121: Legos!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2023 52:37


    Skinamarink (2022). Chorizo. Hey look, it's that door at a weird angle again. And Legos! Oh my gosh, the Legos!

    Episode 120: Return of CHUD

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2023 59:11


    Smile (2022). European coffee. We have returned! And so has the CHUD, who clearly has a great agent. We're back to talk Smile, solipsism, and getting bludgeoned to death by a weak metaphor.

    Episode 119: I'm a Star!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2022 58:18


    Pearl (2022). Taco Palenque. We're back to eat arguably the best taco in all of Texas, delve into the process of making tamales, and to talk about Ti West's prequel to X. And the holiday theme from Jim/John Make Noise is back!

    Episode 118: Incest CHUD

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2022 63:27


    Barbarian (2022). Taquero. Does logic matter in horror? Does a Habsburg chin give you superpowers? Can you eat flan for dinner? We answer these important questions and more.

    Episode 117: Favorite Performances

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2022 53:53


    We got together on Halloween to talk about our favorite performances in horror movies and to eat delicious Dias De Los Muertos treats.

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    Episode 116: How Did We Get Here?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022 60:21


    Halloween Ends (2022).

    Episode 115: Blindness Attack!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2022 59:07


    Los Ojos de Julia (2010). Can stress cause blindness? Can super attractive people disappear? What does the Hubble Telescope have to do with any of this? We set out to answer these questions and more.

    Episode 114: Half and Half

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2022 47:20


    Men (2022). Tacos y Mas. Is it possible to love half of a movie and utterly despise the other half? Yes. Yes, it is. Happy October!

    Episode 113: Peat Rubbing

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2022 50:45


    She Will (2022). Taco Joint. We find out what happens when a movie is less than the sum of its parts, and we answer some listener questions.

    Episode 112: Cool Blood

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2022 56:31


    Prey (2022). 8 Cloves-Spice of India. We talk about Prey, the original Predator, Amber Midthunder, and, how do you say, the absurdity of the French.

    Episode 111: Give The Baby Some Toast!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2022 52:59


    Abandoned (2022). Tortillas, butter, apple butter. Do you love the constant sound of a baby crying? Do you despise story, character, and subtlety? Are you tired of coherent rules? Abandoned is the movie for you!

    Episode 110: A Gen X Love Letter

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2022 52:07


    The Black Phone (2022). Scalini's. We live out our latchkey kid dreams with the late-'70s set The Black Phone starring Hey, That's My Bike frontman Ethan Hawke.

    Episode 109: Your Number One Fan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2022 58:23


    Misery (1990). Taco Joint. We talk Misery, remember the legendary James Caan, and dive into toxic fandom.

    Episode 108: Studio 666 X

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2022 58:37


    X(2022). Studio 666 (2022). Coca-Cola Coffee. We are back! We talk Ti West's latest '70s-style X, the Foo Fighters' mess of a horror comedy, and July 4th. We also sample some sweet, sweet caffeine beverages.

    Episode 107: Scream 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 64:16


    Scream (2022). Tacos Y Mas. Italian "lobster tails." We finally review the new Scream. Reference. Reference. Reference. Self-satisfied smile at our cleverness. Credits.

    Episode 106: Jesus' Machete

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2022 54:08


    Benedetta (2021). Paul Verhoeven's old-timey nun movie might not be a horror movie, but we were totally horrified by it.

    Episode 105: I Was Made For Lovin' You

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2022 59:29


    Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park (1978). Snap Kitchen. We do our best to get through KISS' made-for-TV, Hanna-Barbera, Scooby Doo style "horror" movie. Mind Control! Robot KISS! All that.

    Episode 104: Hammer of the Gods

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2022 60:47


    Lamb (2021). We talk about folk tales, Iceland, nature, bread bowls, and the beautiful madness of the new movie, Lamb.

    Episode 103: Queen Anne Rice

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2021 58:40


    Spanish Christmas tortas. Interview with the Vampire (1994). Queen of the Damned (2002). Our tribute to the legendary Anne Rice and the vampire sub-genre she changed forever.

    Episode 102: Serial Killer Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2021 61:18


    Taco Palenque. Mr. Brooks (2007). Eyes of Laura Mars (1978). Monster (2003). We talk about one of the greatest tacos ever, and try to figure out what makes a good serial killer movie. Also, the holiday theme song from Jim/John Make Noise is back!

    Episode 101: Close-Up Magic Makes Me Hot

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2021 45:41


    Terror Train (1980). Saint Taco. Slasher at a college party on a train that includes David Copperfield performing close-up magic in a fully-functional blackbox theater? Sign us up!

    Episode 100: Evil Dies Tonight

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2021 48:13


    Saint Taco. Halloween Kills (2021). To celebrate our 100th episode and Halloween, we discuss our awesome brand new sponsor, Saint Taco, and a brand new movie that never should have been made!

    Episode 99: Halloween Treats

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 60:19


    Rusty Taco. Whole Foods. We talk the history of Halloween, highlight listeners' favorite October movies, and breakdown the best and worst Halloween candy.

    Episode 98: I Can't Feel My Legs

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2021 58:54


    Midnight Mass (2021). Torchy's Tacos. We delve the depths of our Catholic guilt to talk about the horror and beauty of Mike Flanagan's Midnight Mass.

    Episode 97: Eff a Harness

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2021 54:08


    Caveat (2020). The Playwright Irish Pub. We eat Irish nachos and talk about Irish crawlspaces, terrifying bunnies, and some of our favorite movies to kick off the Halloween season.

    Episode 96: JAMES WAN SAVE US!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2021 49:35


    Malignant (2021). Rusty Taco. Horror movie? Giallo tribute? Superhero origin story? Whatever the hell James Wan's Malignant is, we loved it.

    Episode 95: Fright Night vs. Fright Night

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2021 70:16


    Fright Night (1985). Fright Night (2011). Saint Taco. We lighten things up after last week to talk about the vampire next door, a remake we actually like, and our loathing of "Evil Ed."

    Episode 94: Joy Division

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2021 64:50


    Nuevo Orden (New Order). Huasteca. We do our best to fight through the nihilism to try to figure out what the hell Michel Franco's latest movie is trying to say. We're angry, but not like funny angry.

    Episode 93: Theatre is the Antichrist

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2021 55:56


    Fear Street Trilogy (2021). The Omen (1976). The Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977). After an extended hiatus, we're back to talk about some new movies, some old movies, and our distrust of reboots (except for that new Candyman).

    Episode 92: Girl-School Babes and Baby Brain Bullshit

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021 64:59


    Seance (2021). False Positive (2021). Chuy's Tex-Mex. This week, we talk about two brand new movies. One is a fun throwback to slick '90s slashers, the other just made us want to watch Rosemary's Baby.

    Episode 91: Ghosts and Grief

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2021 56:20


    The Eclipse (2009). The Piña Loca Fruteria. We talk about Irish ghost stories, Irish writers, and a hidden gem of an Irish movie.

    The Conjuring: The Devil Made Us Watch It

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2021 75:51


    The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021). Saint Taco. The tacos were delicious, the movie was garbage. The Conjurverse dies a sad, ridiculous death with this terrible sequel, and we are angry.

    Episode 89: A Doll and a Crayon

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2021 67:03


    The Conjuring (2013). Slices (pizza). Before next week's release of The Conjuring 3, we go back to the beginning and talk about what makes the original work so well. Also, we eat Sicilian-style pizza for reasons that totally make sense.

    Episode 88: Too Many Things Heard & Seen

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2021 65:57


    Things Heard & Seen (2021). The Pińa Loca. We feast on delicious treats from The Pina Loca, and delve into the mess that is Things Heard & Seen.

    Episode 87: Godzilla vs. Kong vs. TAT

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2021 60:28


    Godzilla vs. Kong (2021). Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019). Kong: Skull Island (2017). Taqueria Los Angeles. We eat monster tacos and talk about our pure glee at watching giant monsters fight!

    Episode 86: Big Laundry

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2021 63:21


    Demon Seed (1977). The Mangler (1995). Cesar's Tacos. Will an evil AI robot attack your wife? Will a weird, giant, Victorian-style laundry mangle drink your blood? These are the big questions we try to answer this week as we delve into technology gone bad.

    Episode 85: The Return of TAT

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2021 64:30


    Return to Horror High (1987). Tacos La Banqueta. We're fully vaccinated and return with our first in-person show in over in a year! We talk the meta insanity of Return to Horror High and some of our favorite "Return" movies.

    Episode 84: Canadian Satan (Your Soul is Mine! Soory.)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2021 63:01


    Anything for Jackson (2020). The Devil is coming to Canada, and we are loving it. We also hit on the legacy of David Cronenberg as a filmmaker and the father of a filmmaker.

    Episode 83: Lecter

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2021 62:08


    Manhunter (1986). Hannibal (2001). Red Dragon (2002). This week, we go deeper into the "Lecterverse" to compare two adaptations of the same book and to try to figure out what the hell is happening in Ridley Scott's Hannibal.

    Episode 82: Clarice

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2021 58:15


    Clarice (2021). The Silence of the Lambs (1991). How do you take an iconic character, reduce her to a boring cut-out copy of every other TV cop, and ignore an entire generation in the process? Let's find out!

    Episode 81: Karate Footloose

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2021 77:16


    Cobra Kai (2018-2020). New president, '80s nostalgia, awesome karate! It's a good week.

    Episode 80 - Genius and Cheaper

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2021 56:36


    The Wolf of Snow Hollow (2020). We kick off 2021 talking about one of our favorite movies of 2020, werewolves, and indie movies at their best.

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