The GraveTalk Podcast

It's Halloween & we're back baby! Briefly… (see below). On this episode we all went & saw Exorcist: Believer [2023]. This latest Blumhouse re-quel had us hanging out out with our old demon friends & making some new ones along the way. Did we find this latest franchise reboot worth it or did Jon want to drown this one in holy water? Press play to find out! ATTENTION: We touch on this in the beginning of this episode but with almost 200 episodes in we are taking some much needed time off & getting a few podcast items sorted while were out. This will be the last episode of 2023 but we will be back in 2024 with way more content, merch, & some other really fun things. Feel free to keep us updated with movie recommendations & cool horror news at our social medias! See you creatures soon! Stay creepy! Stay rad!

The GraveTalk crew is back & we decided to check out the latest entry into the Saw franchise, Saw X [2023]. After 2 long years Jigsaw is back on the big screen (in a sort of sequel prequel thing...it makes sense. Trust us). Did we think this flick was worth the torturous wait, or should it have stayed stuck in one of John Kramers gruesome traps? Press play to find out.

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This week The GraveTalk crew is joined by our old friend Matt to talk about the original Troma cult classic, The Toxic Avenger [1984].  Our first foray into the Jersey suburb of Tromaville (& Garretts first Troma film ever) had us glowing with our reviews!  Does this one hold up almost 40 years later?  Press play to find out!

We spent like forty minutes & workshopped twenty different puns for this description but honestly we would like to keep some dignity once this goes live so we will just go with the following: This week The GraveTalk boys headed back to the cinema & checked out the new A24 hit Talk To Me [2023]. This dark tale from up & comers Danny & Michael Philippou had all three of us talking! Press play to hear our thoughts.

Host Jon recently checked out the new horror flick The Blackening [2023], & has graciously donated his time to hit is up with a mini episode to discuss it. What did the hardest working man in podcasting think about this comedic horror flick? Press play to find out!

Pull up the welcome mat & lock the deadbolt because this week The GraveTalk crew saw Insidious: The Red Door [2023]. The latest entry into the Blumhouse series takes us back into the further to face our most forgotten fears. Did this flick have us hugging our favorite Darth Maul themed demon or did it have us trying to kick the door down to leave? Only one way to find out, hit play!

Not since the Hotel California have we felt so compelled to leave a review about a vacation hotspot. This week The GraveTalk crew checked in, set a wakeup call, & watched 1408 [2007]. One could argue this was the flick that launched John Cusack into mainstream stardom, but they would be dead wrong. What did we think of this haunted tale? Press play & find out!

Butter your corn & go shuck yourself as host Jon has done it again! This time he has really gone all out & deep dived all 11 (you read that right) Children Of The Corn flicks. Press play & hear what he thought about this long running franchise.

In this mini episode we talk with friend of the podcast Emma E. Murray about her upcoming chapbook, Exquisite Hunger. Releasing on July 18th, 2023, Exquisite Hunger is a sapphic horror chapbook published by Medusa Publishing Haus! So press play & let Emma entice you to pre-order. https://medusahaus.com/shop/p/poster-wm575 [Editors Note: I have now read a preview copy of this story & this thing is no joke! Intense, clever, disturbing, & boner inducing gory... this one is for all you true deviants. Highly recommended.]

This week the GraveTalk crew head to the hills.... (we couldn't resist. sorry).  We watched the remake of Wes Craven's The Hills Have Eyes [2006].  Packed with more mutants than our normal family trips, this remake from Alexandre Aja, had us wondering 'should we just write off the whole desert at this point'?  Only way way to know, press play & find out!

Get ready folks, because it's time to get INFESTED! This week the GraveTalk crew grabbed our steroid weed & watched the early 90s horror flick Ticks [1993]. And when we say 90s we MEAN 90s! Alfonso Ribeiro, CHECK! Seth Green, CHECK! Gross misunderstanding of the agricultural science of marijuana, CHECK! That said, press play now to hear what we thought about this one.

This week as a treat, The GraveTalk crew was going to discuss Bob Villa's This Old House reruns but due to a communications error we ended up watching Rob Zombies House Of 1000 Corpses [2003]. Zombies first directorial foray is a cornucopia of all the things we love about his style, but does his artistic vision play well in a feature length flick? Press play now to find out what we thought!

On this episode The GraveTalk crew (minus Mark who had to return some video tapes) watched American Psycho [2000]. This dark comedy thriller had us questioning everything we thought we knew about being a high powered VP in the fast paced world of 80s culture. A cerebral look at what it means to truly be a prisoner in a cell of your making. Did we dig this flick like a Huey Lewis pop single or would we rather have taken an axe to it? Press play to find out.

This episode The GraveTalk crew called in help from our old pal Leroy to discuss The Blob [1988]. After Mark's 32 hour filibuster to get this one on the episode list asap, we had no choice but to acquiesce & give it a watch. And are we ever glad we did! This one was a blast so press play & lets get into it!

Rise From Your Grave! Again! This week The GraveTalk crew is joined by Blood Over Texas' Bunny Voodoo to discuss the latest entry in the deadite series, Evil Dead Rise [2023]. Did this latest flick deliver the goods? Hit play now to find out!

Are you "preying" for an another exorcism movie? Well Jon has you covered in this quickie for 2022s Prey For the Devil

Now you're playing with power, ghost power! This week the GraveTalk watched Stay Alive, a film about playing a video game that will kill you if you don't, ahem, stay alive!

Hopefully you all didn't Mist us too much this week... Sorry, we had to. In case that terrible dad joke didn't already give it away, this week The GraveTalk crew watched The Mist [2007]. Tentacles, Religious Zealotry, ....Mist, this ones got it all. Did we dig this flick? Press play to find out.

We had a whole thing planned where we were gonna go over the "rules" of doing a podcast but we will spare you all & skip it (besides no one does it better than Jamie Kennedy). We did however watch Scream 6 [2023] so we will subject you to that. Did the sixth installment of the Ghostface franchise slash its way into our hearts? Press play to find out.

Where does one even start? Actually, scratch that. Cocaine. We will start with cocaine. This episode them GraveTalk bois watched the viral hit Cocaine Bear [2023]. From director Elizabeth Banks comes the unflinching look at ursine drug abuse... strap in! Did this flick give us a pep in our step or have us wishing we were taking a disco nap? Press play to find out!

This next banger goes out to our one & only, the anti-christ himself, that rugrat from hell that's all too swell... Ladies & Gentlemen give it up, for DAMIEN! And in case that intro wasnt obvious enough, this week The GraveTalk is talking about the remake of The Omen [2006]. Its tough remaking such a masterpiece but they went ahead & did it anyway. Did they bring the heat or should this one be condemned to hell? Press play & find out!

When revenge is necessary why not do it with a bit of theater? Well theater & puppets (if ever in doubt, just add puppets). This week The GraveTalk watched Puppet Master 3: Toulon's Revenge [1991]. Hit the play button to see if we though these puppets delivered goods!

Here it is ya hooligans! The GraveTalk Podcast took its sweet ass time getting here, but we finally are discussing the hardcore western Bone Tomahawk [2015]. This one is stacked top to bottom with star power & a script that delivers all the way till the credits roll. Did we bury the lead on this one? Press play & find out.

Wait! Hold up! Looks like some stuff happened this week(imagine that) & being the hardest working trio in podcasting we just had to grab the mics & discuss it. Therefore we are kicking out another hard hitting episode of the GraveTalk News Pile (queue fancy newsroom intro... we should probably get one of those). Press play & let's talk about what's happening'.

Pack your shortest shorts & every half shirt you own because this week The GraveTalk crew is finally diving into Sleepaway Camp [1983]. Host Garrett has been waiting to discuss this one for over five years, so be warned he is all jacked on caffeine & is ready to start yelling like Ricky at a camp counselor! Press play now & let's do this!

On this mini episode The GraveTalk crew briefly discuss three recent horror releases. Are these new offerings worth checking out or hard passes? Press play to find out.

All Rise! The court of public opinion is in session & The GraveTalk has taken the law into their own hands & watched Freddy Vs Jason [2003] to finally settle the debate of who would win in this epic matchup. (Hint.... Its not the audience. ZING!) Just kidding, this one was a riot & we pull no punches in our discussion & dissection of this epic horror event. Press play & lets get into it!

Looking to start the year off demonically? Well we've got you covered with some of Jon's favorite exorcism films!

Happy Holidays Ya Filthy Hooligans! Its that time again, & for this years XMas themed episode we discuss the fan favorite Silent Night, Deadly Night [1984]. And since it is the season of giving, we are releasing this episode an entire week early! Ho Ho Ho! Did this years festive flick have us saying”All Hail Santa!” or did it make us wish we had just gotten coal in our stocking? Press play now to find out.

This week the GraveTalk put on our happy faces & discuss the new horror flick, Smile [2022]! Did this one want to make us turn that frown upside down or are our faces gonna stick that way? Hit play to see what we think!

As the song of old once told us "Everybody loves a clown, so why don't you?", & on this weeks The GraveTalk episode we find out if that lyrical adage is proven correct with Terrifier 2 [2022]. In Terrifier's triumphant return, Damien Leone gives us a gory blood soaked spectacle wrapped around a new narrative filled with backstory(?) & plot threads to lead us into further sequels. Did this followup win us over? Did it turn off previous fans of Terrifier? Only one way to find out, press play now!

What do you do when you're down with a pandemic & your valuable time becomes worthless? Well if you're our host Jon you decide to binge the entire Wrong Turn franchise & commit your thoughts to audio tape for a mini episode. As is The GraveTalk motto, "If we have to suffer, then so do our listeners", so smash that play button & brace yourselves ya hooligans!

This week The GraveTalk podcast decided to have themselves a groovy ghoulies get together & watched the horror puppet classic Ghoulies [1985]. From satanic rituals to one point of articulation puppets this movie was a cornucopia of pure 80s horror trash, & we are in for it! Did this flick chew its way into our hearts or should we flush it down the toilet? Press play to find out.

Seems like everyday we turn on the internet there is a slew of fresh Horror news, so in an effort to cash in on this endless deluge of info & verbally barrage you with our thoughts The GraveTalk will now be doing a bi-weekly news review! We lovingly call this new segment 'The GraveTalk News Pile' (we should probably workshop that but we won't, so deal with it!). So press play & lets discuss what fresh horror goodness our dark masters have in store for us!

It was once said, “There is no retreat. Once a threshold has been crossed, all you can do is search for greater thresholds” ….. So with that, we present to you Hellraiser [2022]. On this episode The GraveTalk crew risked unimaginable pain & suffering to determine if this retelling of the original is pure transcendence or utter torture. Press play & find out… if you dare!

Get stoked you horror hooligans because do we have something rad for you! Our host Garrett recently got to sit down & speak with David Weiner, the Director/Writer of the next level horror documentaries In Search Of Darkness Pt 1, 2, & 3. In this conversation they discuss all things ISOD Part 3, what to expect from the new upcoming documentary, & a mess of other horror adjacent topics. The GraveTalk has been long supporters of this crowdfunded documentary series & are very excited to see what part 3 has in store considering it is from one of our favorite horror decades! So press play & listen now! If you are interested in supporting this project or picking up any previous ISOD releases you can go to the following page: https://80shorrordoc.com

The GraveTalk is back to give their thoughts on Rob Zombie's latest endeavor, The Munsters [2022]. Should you slam in the back of this Dragula or pump the breaks? Hit play to see if we can steer you in the right direction!

They say all good things must come to an end, & this week The GraveTalk confirmed this as we watched Halloween Ends [2022].  Does this final entry in the Blumhouse Halloween trilogy deliver the goods, or is it disappointing like candy corn wrapped in a full sized Snickers wrapper?  Press play to find out!

Sit back & get ready to say 1000 hail Marys because this week The GraveTalk crew watched The Exorcism of God [2022]. With the help of a very special 90s tv star we take on the almighty & dissect this unique take on the exorcism genre. So quiet playing with your rosary & press play now!

It's about damn time! We thought it would never happen but The GraveTalk crew has finally watched the 80's zombie banger Return Of The Living Dead [1985]. Lightning Horror Checklist: Punk Rock? CHECK! Zombies? CHECK! Trash Getting Naked? CHECK! Clu Gulager? CHECK! Thats it! I shouldn't have to type another word. Press play now & let's do this!

This ones a long one folks, but every minute is a pure banger! On this episode of the GraveTalk Podcast (against our lawyers recommendation) we sat down & watched every Predator movie Hollywood has kicked out to date. And in typical GraveTalk fashion, if we had to watch it, you're gonna hear us talk about it! So strap in you hooligans, press play, & lets tear open this complete Predator retrospective!

He's back at it again & we are right there with him. This week The GraveTalk podcast watched Jordan Peele's new out of this world flick NOPE. Let's not be coy about it, this movie was rad as f**k! That said we had a lot to say about it, so hit play & let's do this!

The GraveTalk is hoping to double their pleasure, double their fun with two servings of Jeremy Irons in Dead Ringers! Playing dueling roles, Jeremy takes us on a journey of twin gynecologist's descent into drug and sibling dependency. Does this movie have the long lasting flavor we'd hope for? Click the link see what we thought.

This week we discuss the latest theatrical attempt to adapt Capcom's Resident Evil! Do the zombies lumber to the finish line or should we have stayed home and used some green herb? Click the link to hear us puzzle our way through without using a crank, key, or medallion!

Here's a bonus bite Mark served up about Crimes of the Future. Warning he doesn't hold back and dives right in to the meat and potatoes of the crimes.

The GraveTalk watched a lot of Resident Evil content so here's our early thoughts on the most recent Netflix offerings. Check back next week for our deep dive in to Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City!

Ring-a-ding-ding ya groovy hepcats! This week The GraveTalk crew went to the cinema & discussed The Black Phone [2022]. From the creative team that gave us Sinister, comes the tale of Americas new favorite magic man, The Grabber! Was this flick worth all the media buzz, or a good reminder not to trust strangers? Press play & find out.

On this episode returning guest Matt joins Jon & Garrett of The GraveTalk Podcast to deep dive into the new animated feature Mad God [2022]. This long awaited/forgotten stop motion flick from VFX artist Phil Tippett popped up onto Shudder & really gave the animation nerds at the GraveTalk something to dig into. A unique experimental labor of love 30 years in the making, this one really kinda hit & missed all over the place with us. Press play to find out what we thought.

This episode of The GraveTalk Podcast is an inspirational tale of why you should always reach for your dreams... no matter how frickin' delusional you may be! We sat down with a new guest host, Emma, & watched the Richard Bates Jr horror flick Excision [2012]. Was this movie everything a coming of age horror flick should be or should we have kicked it back for more counseling? Press play & find out!

Its a GraveTalk house Party! Mark & Jon are out this week so Garrett invited all his rowdy friends [Alix & Gray] over to talk about The Cursed [2022]. With it's gorgeous cinematography & spine tingling creature fx, can this modern Werewolf adjacent horror flick take it's place amongst its wolfen cinematic brethren? Well put on your kinkiest flea collars, press play, & let's find out!