The Podcast Under Your Bed

The Chucky franchise goes meta and funny. Great cast, great deaths, not so great characters and acting. But all sins are forgiven with a little doll sex.

All work and no play leads to an abusive director and an occasional master piece. The Shining frequently ranks among top horror lists due to iconic imagery but do the characters and story deserve the hype?! You decide!

A technicolor acid trip into a den of witches in Suspiria. A visceral and visual delight if not an intellectual one with sharp political criticism.

The legacy of Nosferatu will course through the blood stream of horror and the vampire subgenre for eternity. Dense with social critique and German expressionistic style the film has been parodied and paid homage countless times. Give it a watch before the 2024 remake is released!

Almost as good as the 1949 cartoon? JK. Tim Burton's take on a classic story of a headless horseman decapitating towns folk. Lot's of fun but his best work.

The Witch elevates this classic horror character to horrific heights while examining how a 1600's Puritan succumbs to suspicion and wicked paranoia.

A 2000s remix potentially as disastrous as the original but fun as a good laugh for the 90s babies. I mean the title says it all.

Featuring horror legend Vincent Price, House on Haunted Hill is a beloved campy classic with strengths laying in story and acting.

Grab your chainsaw and put your sexy face on y'all cus grandpa's limp dick ain't gonna get itself up. Leatherface set a new standard for horror and it's legacy echos through teen slashers to this day.

We're gonna need a bigger podcast. Called the first blockbuster, Spielberg's iconic shark thriller still holds water as a masterpiece of filmmaking with truly horrific moments.

Campy teen slasher and instant cult classic who's laughable 80's vibes and B-movie acting is instantly redeemed by the horrific last minute of the film.

It is alive! The classic Universal monster film Frankenstein has become embed in American culture.  A must see despite creative differences from Mary Shelley's original 1818 novel that diluted some thematic potency.

Ever wish every day could be your birthday? Groundhog Day meets Slasher.

"They're coming to get you Barbra!" George Romero's OG classic laying the foundation for what has become known as the zombie subgenre.

THE OG meta slasher vision of Wes Craven giving birth to the horror icons Ghostface and final girl Sidney Prescott.

The gang moves to the big city but just won't let go as Ghostface returns.

Zombies! Ok, flesh eating rage infected humans. A favorite Danny Boyle "zombie" movie featuring break out roles from Cillian Murphy and Naomi Harris.

Period piece but not, feminist but not, horror but not. Transcending era and genre, Anna Biller's The Love Witch flips societal norms and expectations of women in film in a hyper stylized love potion of a film.

KILL IT! KILL IT WITH FIRE!!! Another John Carpenter horror staple. If you haven't seen it, turn it on now to watch a flame thrower wielding Kurt Russell wreak havoc on an isolated Antarctic research base.

Nothing says horror like old people fucking. A group filming an adult film on a remote farm aren't the only ones interested in seducing an audience.

Less story than most twitter posts. Pretty sure we saw this on Mystery Science Theater 2000. If you like making fun of bad 80's movies full of funny deaths, this is for your!

A man is frustrated he can't send dick pics over rotary phones. Beyond it's time, THE OG slasher Black Christmas set the stage for horror staples like Halloween and Friday the 13th.

A surprisingly great movie that steered well away from the hokeyness it could have become. Vibes of It Follows.

Impress your neighbors this Thanksgiving with pilgrim reenactors complete with Thanksgiving feast and murder! A highly stylized flic from the Into the Dark anthology.

Death got bored or is trying to pass his high school Rube Goldberg project and clearly Clear's clarity can't conceptualize catastrophe content. Final Destination is a fun escapade of teens trying to cheat death sparking a series of 4 more movies.

1 - Hand out candy, 2 - Wear a costume, 3 - Don't blow the Jack-o-lantern candle out before midnight, 4 - Listen to the Podcast Under Your Bed. Trick 'r Treat gave us our rules for Halloween and one cute little devil of a Halloween mascot, Sam. A fun tale of what happens when you don't follow the rules of Halloween.www.podunderthebed.com

Come up to the lab, see what's on the slab. I see you shiver with an.........ticipation. Stitched together like Frankenstein's monster, Rocky Horror is a dramatic Horror-Musical-RomCom-Sci-Fi Monster flic. The alpha and omega of cult film perhaps better known for it's in-person live screening extravaganzas. A personal favorite of ours.

What's it smell like under that mask? Hopefully better than this finale to the most recent Michael Myers trilogy but damn, it's one fine mask to wear.

Skip the remakes and go straight for this classic!

The Gothic Golden Girls are back and didn't shit the bed. True to form with a 30 year facelift to pass the torch to the next generation. A sequel that doesn't disappoint.

Peter Jackson is one sick bastard. This zombie flic once claimed the title of most fake blood used in a movie succeeding in what is perhaps the film's main goal - to gross audiences out. Keep your barf bag close, this is a true gem and a zombie staple.

Boo. A micro budget attempt at reviving the found footage horror genre.  Skip the movie, listen to the review.

Oven mitts, so hot right now. A star studded hidden gem that discovers who has what it takes to become an 80's summer camp slasher film Final Girl.

Ethan Hawke - still hot, even as a child murderer. A nod to Joe Hill following a horrifyingly real abduction scenario with a paranormal twist.

Ok, who fucked the fish?! Deep dive (pun intended) into this classic universal monster film.

Worst break up ever. Director Ari Aster (Hereditary) reveals the dark side of an idyllic Swedish commune in this folk horror flic starring Florence Pugh.

Melt the house down with this cringey 2000's slasher.

Head to the pub and let it blow over. A must watch Edgar Wright RomZom.

Pouring one out to Wes Craven. A classic meta slasher requel by Radio Silence.

Take the acid induced trip down the ladder as we untangle what is reality in this psychological horror thriller.

Kevin Bacon's booty. 'nuf said. An OG slasher that established the iconic Friday the 13th franchise.

Welcome to The Podcast Under Your Bed. Horror film review of new releases, classics, and everything in between. Featuring a 5 minute spoiler free review and recommendation followed by a deep dive critique of the film. Grab a themed cocktail and join The Podcast Under Your Bed cult!