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Hey everyone, Steve and Brett here, and on this podcast we will be talking horror, with a focus on newer films and directors. New Episodes will be available every other week!

The Evil Thread


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    44. Oddity (2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 76:02


    Clairvoyants! Join us as we attempt to solve a murder by touching things as we feel our way through Damian McCarthy's Oddity (2024)! We talking dealing with accidentally making your kids cry, ignoring the fact that we lived through 8 minutes of life already, and taking kids to the movies. Please rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast. It really helps us out a ton! Steve: 8/10 Brett: 7/10 Review starts at 18:52 Spoilers start at 36:50

    43. Suspiria (1977)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2023 84:52


    What up Thread Heads! Join us as we test our ballet skills and stumble our way through Dario Argento's Suspiria (1977)! We talk when it's okay to make certain jokes, taking responsibility for technical mishaps, and getting an assist with backlogs of movies. Please rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast it really helps us out a ton! Steve: 10/10 Brett: 8/10

    42. Evil Dead Rise (2023)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2023 87:46


    Tenants! Join us as we realize there's no escape from a high rise apartment building in Lee Cronin's Evil Dead Rise (2023)! We talk when it's time to get a new phone, different styles of butt cracks, and being "out here". Please rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast it really helps us out a ton! Steve: 8.5/10 Brett: 8/10

    41. Evil Dead (2013)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2023 80:09


    Modern day deadites! Join us as we try to help our friend not be addicted to being possessed in Fede Alvarez's Evil Dead (2013)! We talk being mean to patio furniture, recording a podcast with a dead person, and talking to total strangers. Please rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast it really helps us out a ton! Steve: 8/10 Brett: 7/10

    40. Army Of Darkness (1992)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2023 83:58


    1300 A.D. peasants! Join us as we lead you into battle against an army of the undead as we boomstick our way through Sam Raimi's Army Of Darkness (1992)! We talk sudden home invasions, being the spiritual successor to a wanted man, and being addicted to Reddit. Please rate, review and subscribe to our podcast it really helps us out a ton! Steve: 8/10 Brett: 9/10

    39. Evil Dead 2 (1987)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2023 78:05


    Hello again Deadites! Join us as we very quickly unleash a group of flesh possessing demons as we groove our way through Sam Raimi's Evil Dead 2 (1987)! We talk wandering too close to the mosh pit, getting attacked by birds, and the on screen genius of Bruce Campbell. Please rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast it really helps us out a ton! Brett: 10 Steve: 9 Instagram: @theevilthread1981

    38. The Evil Dead (1981)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2023 69:16


    Hey Deadites! Join us as we unwittingly unleash a group of ancient demons as we dismember our way through Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead (1981)! We talk being a corn chip guy, being distracted by rain, and first forays into horror. Please rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast, it really helps us out a ton! Brett: 8.5/10 Steve: 8.5/10 https://theevilthread1981.wixsite.com/theevilthread

    37. Infinity Pool (2023)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2023 75:12


    Fellow 1%! Join us as we commit increasingly reckless acts as we con our way through Brandon Cronenberg's Infinity Pool (2023)! We talk the tribulations of selling things on facebook marketplace, not being receptive to motivation from a stranger, and compromising on going to the beach. Please rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast, it really helps us out a ton! Brett: 7.5/10 Steve: 8.5/10

    36. Skinamarink (2022)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2023 65:43


    Hey kids! Join us as we dive head first into the worst childhood nightmares imaginable as we vanish our way through Kyle Edward Ball's Skinamarink (2022)! We talk handling children that dislike each other, enjoying sports even when your team loses, and intensely disliking James Cameron. Please rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast, it really helps us out a ton! Brett: 6 Steve: 4 https://theevilthread1981.wixsite.com/theevilthread

    35. Don't Breathe 2 (2021)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2023 78:23


    Fellow criminals! Join us as we lie down in a puddle of water to trick our enemies in a meth addled rampage through Rodo Sayagues' Don't Breathe 2 (2021)! We talk brilliant ideas for children's television, being too old to party, and we explain technology!!! Please rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast, it really helps us out a ton! Brett: 4/10 Steve: 6/10 https://theevilthread1981.wixsite.com/theevilthread

    34. Don't Breathe (2016)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2023 74:36


    Fellow criminals! Join us as we break into a blind strangers home to steal money and fail miserably as we survive our way through Fede Alvarez's Don't Breathe (2016)! We talk male pattern baldness, not looking like your presumed nationality, and basic math skills. Please rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast, it really helps us out a ton!  Brett: 7.5  Steve: 8  Website: https://theevilthread1981.wixsite.com/theevilthread

    33. Mad God (2021)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2023 71:06


    Humanity! Join us as we trudge through the worst nightmares imaginable to not accomplish a pointless feat as we work our way through Phil Tippett's Mad God (2021)! We talk being in close proximity to total strangers for extended periods of time, being too old to go to the city, and being good luck for your favorite sports teams. Please rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast, it really helps us out a ton! Brett: 8/10 Steve: 6/10 Website: https://theevilthread1981.wixsite.com/theevilthread

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    32. Deep Red (1975)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2022 82:57


    Neighbors! Join us as we solve a string of murders in a plucky fashion despite working in careers that have absolutely nothing to do with solving crime. That's right, we're tackling Dario Argento's Deep Red (1975)! We talk crawlspaces, feeling like you don't have to go to a theatre, and when it's okay for your kids to chew gum. Please rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast, it really helps us out a ton! Brett: 9/10 Steve: 9/10 Review starts at 19:55 Spoilers start at 27:20 Website: https://theevilthread1981.wixsite.com/theevilthread

    31. Halloween Ends (2022)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022 65:07


    Hello evil incarnate! Join us as return to Haddonfield for one final fight against our old nemesis in David Gordon Green's Halloween Ends (2022)! We talk shitting on your own podcast, understanding soccer versus fútbol, and the beauty of a segment based film franchise. Please rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast, it really helps us out a ton!  Brett: 4/10 Steve: 7/10  Review starts at 13:07 Spoilers start at 19:18 Website: https://theevilthread1981.wixsite.com/theevilthread 

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    30. Hellraiser (2022)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2022 75:24


    Cenobites unite! Join us as we locate and regrettably use a shape shifting box and get tortured for eternity as we take on David Bruckner's Hellraiser (2022)! We talk things worse than bad hair, complain about advertisements, and having your house haunted by a tap dancing ghost. Please rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast, it really help us out a ton! Brett: 6.5/10 Steve: 6/10 Review starts at 21:47 Spoilers start at: 22:48 Website: https://theevilthread1981.wixsite.com/theevilthread

    29. Prey (2022)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2022 80:03


    Greetings earthlings! Join us in the past where warriors are made by BATTLE during their kuhtaamia as we hunt our food with Dan Trachtenberg's Prey (2022)! We talk recording in a haunted place, directors including messages for specific viewers to get a streaming service in their movies, and the convenience of fast food. Please rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast, it really helps us out a ton! Brett: 9/10 Steve: 8/10 Review starts at 24:33 Spoilers start at 30:28 Website: https://theevilthread1981.wixsite.com/theevilthread

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    28. Honeydew (2020)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2022 75:26


    Howdy friends! Join us in RURAL New England as we make increasingly dumb decisions in the most avoidable situation as we crave our way through Devereux Millburn's Honeydew (2020)! We talk bad PPE choices, how horrible big corporations can be, and the benefits of watching a movie with headphones on. Please rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast it really helps us out a ton! Brett: 4/10 Steve: 4/10 Review starts at 20:29 Spoilers start at 20:14

    27. Hatching (2022)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2022 77:03


    Hei! Join us in the Finnish suburbs as we take care of a random egg and watch it hatch into something truly awful. We are talking Hannah Bergholm's Hatching (2022)! We jump into being desperate enough to buy a house that you willingly die, strange interior design choices, and being a big ol' dumb American. Please rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast it really helps us out a ton! Brett: 7/10 Steve: 5.5/10 Review starts at 17:31 Spoilers start at: 23:05

    26. Carrie (1976)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2022 98:03


    Hi! Join us for yet another fun filled episode and get murdered by a girl you tortured in high school as we try to fit in with Brian De Palma's Carrie (1976)! We talk being ugly enough for radio, growing into your best podcast self, and the inevitability of gnarly injuries. Please rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast it really helps us out a ton! Review starts at 38:43 Spoilers start at 29:30

    25. Near Dark (1987)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2022 91:15


    Hey friends! Join us for our quarter century mark and join a gang of rebellious vampires as we bite our way through Kathryn Bigelow's Near Dark (1987!) We talk the pitfalls of growing up in the world, how untrustworthy some mechanics can be, and nostrils so powerful they can shut of recording equipment. Please rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast it really helps us out a ton! Review starts at 21:41 Spoilers start at 35:04 Website: https://theevilthread1981.wixsite.com/theevilthread

    24. Drag Me To Hell (2009)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2022 95:58


    What up! Join us as we discover we have three days left to live and no way to stop death from coming as we get cursed with Sam Raimi's Drag Me To Hell (2009)! We talk how easy some people have it when it comes to certain things, being at the wrong place at the wrong time, and interesting ways a bedroom can smell. Please rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast, it really helps us out a ton! Review starts at 27:56. Spoilers start at 40:21. Website: https://theevilthread1981.wixsite.com/theevilthread

    23. The Lighthouse (2019)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2022 107:26


    Ahoy! Spend four weeks with us as we go completely mad on a remote island as we review Robert Eggers' The Lighthouse (2019) for our ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY! Crazy that it has been that long, thank you all so much for sticking with us. We have lots more to come and we hope you will journey with us! Join us as we talk about children being horribly nasty to adults, short versus long television shows, and future alternate realities. Please rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast, it really helps us out a ton! Review starts at 24:03 Spoilers start at 33:45 Website: https://theevilthread1981.wixsite.com/theevilthread

    22. Come True (2020)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2022 91:45


    Conduct ill advised experiments on live subjects as we test our way through Anthony Scott Burns' Come True (2020). We discuss bad screen names, what came first Shrek or Rat Race, and what would happen to an infant who went into a coma and aged to 50 years. Please rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast, it really helps us out a ton! Review starts at 19:05. Spoilers start at 32:35. Website: https://theevilthread1981.wixsite.com/theevilthread

    21. The Night House (2020)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2022 90:14


    Discover horrifying secrets worse than anything you can imagine as we grieve our way through David Bruckner's The Night House (2020). We discuss the perks of living in a dumpster, working out at all hours of the day, and the importance of sleep or a lack thereof. Please rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast, it really helps us out a ton! Review starts at 26:42 Spoilers start at 27:55 Website: https://theevilthread1981.wixsite.com/theevilthread

    20. The Fly (1986)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2022 79:37


    Transform yourself into a hideous insect humanoid as we teleport our way through David Cronenberg's The Fly (1986). We discuss how horrible snow can be on flat land, the pressures of recording a podcast on a schedule, and directors with no redeemable work. Please rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast, it really helps us out a ton! Review starts at 35:04 Spoilers start at 35:04 Website: https://theevilthread1981.wixsite.com/theevilthread

    19. The Dark And The Wicked (2020)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2022 80:51


    Experience all the familial trauma you can handle as we see ourselves through Bryan Bertino's The Dark And The Wicked (2020). We discuss no one being present to help you, being very close to becoming a serial killer, and the nuances of predictability. Please rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast, it really helps us out a ton!  Review starts at 12:40 Spoilers start at 25:00  Website: https://theevilthread1981.wixsite.com/theevilthread

    18. The Cabin In The Woods (2011)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2022 84:43


    Join us as we return from a nearly month long holiday hiatus and sacrifice teenagers for ancient gods during our discussion on Drew Goddard's The Cabin In The Woods (2011). We talk horribly scary basements, New Year's resolutions that remain unfulfilled, and squandering the chance to be in the Guinness Book of World Records. Please reach out to us with your own insights into the movies review, as well as to suggest new movies for us  review. Please rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast, it really helps us out a ton!  Review starts at 15:31 Website: https://theevilthread1981.wixsite.com/theevilthread Logo: @maggiemaemary

    17. Saint Maud (2019)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2021 83:03


    Feel the warmth of God and the sting of his betrayal as we pray our way through Rose Glass' Saint Maud (2019). We talk why swinging testicles are not a good look for motor vehicles, being unprepared to record, and the ever elusive work/life balance. Please reach out to us with your insights into the movies we review, as well as to suggest new movies for us to douse ourselves in acetone over. Please rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast, it really helps us out a ton!

    16. Midsommar (2019)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2021 90:36


    Do a bunch of drugs and join us and our totally not in a cult friends as we trip on Ari Aster's sophomore film Midsommar (2019). We brainstorm ways to make flipping people off easier, talk all things Swedish, and widespread manipulation aka cults. We encourage you to contact us with your own insights into the movies we review, as well as to suggest new movies for us to bake into meat pies. Please rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast, it really helps us out a ton!

    15. Halloween (1978)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2021 95:56


    Become obsessed with one person as we take to the streets of Haddonfield, Illinois to barrel our way through John Carpenter's Halloween (1978), arguably the most influential slasher movie of all time, and truly a timeless classic. We take on difficult math problems, tell you all about the wrong way to microwave a biscuit, and getting your best ideas from t-shirts. Feel free to contact us with your own insights into the movies we review, as well as to suggest new movies for us to bring to our childhood home. Please rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast, it really helps us out a ton!

    14. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2021 97:26


    Cut yourself into tiny pieces as we power our way through the powerhouse that is Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974). We pick a bone with and defend directors that are sensitive about their work, when it's okay to watch movies by yourself on your honeymoon, how critical it is that a remake strives to be better than the original, and how watching a movie you have seen many times with a critical eye can be an enlightening experience. Feel free to contact us with your own insights into the movies we review, as well as to suggest new movies for us to grab by the horns. Please rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast, it really helps us out a ton! Review starts at 20:51 Instagram: @theevilthread1981 Logo: @maggiemaemary

    13. Night Of The Living Dead (1968)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2021 95:45


    Join us for the unluckiest episode of our career as we rise from the dead on our 13th episode to discuss George A. Romero's Night Of The Living Dead (1968). We also get into how much human beings in bridal parties are worth, being excited to wear jewelry, how the horrors of war can spawn amazing practical effects, and society in 1968. Feel free to contact us with your own insights into the movies we review, as well as to suggest new movies for us to take on. Please rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast, it really helps us out a ton! Review starts at 26:01 Instagram: @theevilthread1981 Logo: @maggiemaemary

    12. Brightburn (2019)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2021 123:59


    Episode 12 is here and we are ready to take the world! Join us as we dive into David Yarovesky's Brightburn (2019). We also get into pretending not to like children's television, very polite slashers, finding out total strangers like the same shows that you do, and franchises overstaying their welcome. Feel free to contact us with your own insights into the movies we review, as well as to suggest new movies for us to take on. Please rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast, it really helps us out a ton! Review starts at 41:41 Instagram: @theevilthread1981 Logo: @maggiemaemary

    11. The Rental (2020)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2021 94:17


    Episode 11 finds our podcasters delving into the twisted but very real world of Dave Franco's The Rental (2020). Join us as we talk rotten tomatoes as a relic, directors dissing each other, and people letting horror coddle them. Feel free to contact us with your own insights into the movies we review, as well as new movies for us to tackle. Please rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast, it really helps us out a ton!

    10. The Thing (1982)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2021 111:40


    The 10th episode of The Evil Thread Podcast is here! It's been so much fun recording this show and we're glad to have the opportunity to continue. For the first time ever, we discuss an undeniable classic, John Carpenter's The Thing (1982). Join us as we discuss life on the Jersey Shore, brainwashing babies, public lewdness, and the staying power of titans in the film industry. Feel free to contact us with your own insights into the movies we review, as well to suggest new movies for us to tackle. Please rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast, it really helps us out a ton! Review starts at 37:48 Gmail: theevilthread1981@gmail.com Logo design: @maggiemaemary

    9. Swallow (2019)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2021 106:13


    Episode number 9 brings us to one of the many apexes of discomfort with Carlo Mirabella-Davis' Swallow (2019). Join us on a journey through the esophagus as we chronicle the hard times lobsters have endured, the plight of the American woman, and the importance of proper footwear. Feel free to contact us with your own insights into the movies we review, as well as to suggest new movies for us to tackle. Please rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast, it really helps us out a ton! Review starts at 24:07 Gmail: theevilthread1981@gmail.com Logo design: @maggiemaemary

    8. The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2021 82:01


    Episode number 8 is here as we review Michael Chaves' The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021). We talk crucial scenes being given away in trailers, franchises suffering due to change in director, and how true to real live movies fail to be sometimes. Feel free to contact us with your own insights into the movies we review, as well as to suggest new movies for us to review. Please rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast it really helps us out a ton! Review starts at 28:11 Gmail: theevilthread1981@gmail.com Logo design: @maggiemaemary

    7. Shadow In The Cloud (2020)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 90:06


    On episode lucky number seven, the boys take to the skies to dissect Shadow In The Cloud (2020). We talk another iteration of original creature design, the evolution of the perception of women in society, how dumb some World War II era men were, acrobatic babies, and the mind having tricks played on it. Feel free to contact us with your own insights into the movies we review, as well as to suggest new movies for us to review. Please rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast, it really helps us out a ton!  Review starts at 15:32 Gmail: theevilthread1981@gmail.com Logo design: @maggiemaemary  

    6. Host (2020)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2021 77:29


    On episode number six, the crew dives into Host (2020). We talk B movie ideas, the brutality of nature, being stuck in a never ending time loop, disrespecting the astral plane, and the effects isolation has on people as it relates to COVID-19. Feel free to contact us with your own insights to into the movies we review, as well as to suggest new movies for us to review. Please rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast, it really helps us out a ton!  Review starts at 35:13 Gmail: theevilthread1981@gmail.com  Logo design: @maggiemaemary

    5. Vampires Vs. The Bronx (2020)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2021 99:15


    On the fifth episode of The Evil Thread, we sink our teeth into Oz Rodriguez's Vampires Vs. The Bronx (2020). We talk remakes versus the originals, comfortable underwear, vampires in popular culture and film, being scared of cats, and the fine line between campy and straight up corny. Feel free to contact us with your own insights into the movies we review as well as to suggest new movies for us to review. Please rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast, it really helps us out a ton!  Review starts at: 19:21 Gmail: theevilthread1981@gmail.com Logo design: @maggiemaemary 

    4. Relic (2020)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2021 93:57


    On the latest episode of The Evil Thread, we talk mental illness again, but are able to in a different light thanks to the efforts of Natalie Erika James on her debut feature length film Relic (2020). We also talk unnecessary changes to movies, questionable life choices, bad landlords, and the struggles of sharing streaming services with friends. Feel free to contact us with your own insights into the movies we review as well as to suggest new movies for us to review. Please rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast, it really helps us out a ton!  Review starts at 28:04  Gmail:theevilthread1981@gmail.com Logo design: @maggiemaemary

    3. Sator (2019)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2021 127:22


    On this episode of The Evil Thread, we talk mental illness and the effect it can have on loved ones, and the great lengths to which director Jordan Graham goes to portray this powerfully in Sator (2020). We talk Easter, slow burn movies and the fact that not everyone can enjoy them, GMOs, the trials and tribulations of making a film, and how different people are affected by different disorders. Feel free to contact us with your own insights into the movies we review as well as to suggest new movies for us to review. Please rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast, it really helps is out a ton!  Review starts at 33:12 Gmail: theevilthread1981@gmail.com Logo design: @maggiemaemary

    2. Sputnik (2020)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 105:02


    In the latest episode of The Evil Thread, we take on an extraterrestrial and all the baggage that comes with it when we breakdown and review Egor Abramenko's Sputnik (2020). We talk Russia, a little bit of creature design history, how budget affects a film, people fighting bears, and the pitfalls of watching a movie with subtitles. Feel free to contact us with your own insights into the movies we review, as well as to suggest new movies for us to review. Please rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast, it really helps us out a ton! Review starts at 42:26 Spoilers start at 46:17 Gmail: theevilthread1981@gmail.com Logo design: @maggiemaemary

    1. Possessor (2020)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 124:08


    In the very first episode of The Evil Thread, we task ourselves with dissecting and reviewing Brandon Cronenberg's Possessor (2020). We talk Sean Bean dying a lot, sex, technology, filmmaking in the family, and most importantly how bad some people suck. Feel free to contact us with your own insights into the movies we review, as well as to suggest new movies for us to review. Please rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast, it really helps us out a ton! Spoilers start at 00:17:46 Review starts at 00:32:00 Gmail: theevilthread1981@gmail.com Logo design: @maggiemaemary

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