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Ancient Accents (Deliver Us from Evil)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 71:45


In this episode, we dive deep into *Deliver Us From Evil* (2014), a blend of supernatural horror, crime thriller, and buddy cop movie — featuring our special guest, Lindsay Brown. Episode question: Is a bad Brooklyn accent worse than complete spiritual depravity? Spoiler: The answer is yes.

This Machine Called Me an Asshole (A Look Back at 2024)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025 76:06


We also reflect on Levi's viewing of "Nosferatu," examining its stylistic choices and societal themes. As we rank our favorite horror films from the past year, we highlight the connections between storytelling and audience reactions. We wrap up with our exciting plans for future projects and genre explorations in podcasting.

Hollywood Royalty (Silent Night Deadly Night 4)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2024 34:26


The episode opens on an emotional note for Jonathan as he acknowledges the bittersweet moment of watching his mentee, Levi, select a film that he deems one of the worst ever made. The duo can't help but dive into the absurdity, as they reminisce about the film's gratuitous nudity, poor acting, and the unforgettable presence of Clint Howard - whose performance, while dubious, is not to be dismissed too lightly. 

Friendsgiving 2024 (Needful Things)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 92:31


Special guest Lindsey joins Levi & Johnathon for a look at Needful Things, an underrated adaption of Stephen King's novel by the same name.Do you idolatry?We idolatry.

Torture Tune (Halloween 3: Season of the Witch)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 48:16


This week Levi and special guests Caleb and Luke consider the odd man out in the Halloween franchise, Halloween III.

Voodoo and Sequels

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2024 52:37


They're eating the dogs and they're eating the cats. But it's cool, because there are 12 sequels in the Friday the 13th franchise alone.

Eyeballs and Feet (The House by the Cemetery)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2024 59:13


It's Lovecraft's birthday month, and the boys have words. Join us as we track his influence from The House by the Cemetery to Alien Romulus.

It Only Takes One (Piranha)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2024 54:54


Shark month is over, but the river is filled with carnivorous fish. Join the boys as they look at Piranha (1978).

Totally Buggin (Mimic)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2024 66:45


It's a 90s extravaganza as the boys discuss the phenomenon of twin films, movie monsters, Harvey Weinstein, and bugs. Lots and lots of bugs.

Scary Goth Chicks (The Howling)

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2024 82:19


What do plumbing issues and werewolf transformations have in common? The boys explain as they discuss Joe Dante's werewolf classic The Howling.INSTAGRAM: @well_adjustedpodcastTHREADS: @well_adjustedpodcastX: @wellhorrorBluesky: @well-adjusted

It's All for You (The First Omen)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2024 116:59


The First Omen, the final omen, and everything in between.

Because It Must Be Done (Chernobyl)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2024 121:50


Are you ready for a deep dive into the radioactive horrors of HBO's "Chernobyl"? In this extra-long episode, the Well Adjusted Horror crew and their trusty sidekicks Caleb and Luke put on their hazmat suits to explore this historical drama. Strap in, because things are about to get more toxic than the Exclusion Zone!Topics discussed:The gruesome effects of radiation poisoningThe political horror show of the Soviet system The existential dread that'll make you question everything The incredible attention to detail and tension-buildingThe powerhouse performances by Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgård, and Emily Watson

Love and Body Horror (The Fly)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2024 72:10


Join us as the boys discuss the difference between gore and body horror while talking David Cronenberg's "The Fly".patreon.com/welladjustedFollow us on:X:@wellhorrorInstagram:@well_adjustedpodcastThreads:@well_adjustedpodcastBluesky:@welladjustedpodcastLevi's short film : https://youtu.be/xzTIg6Iqfh0?si=CCXnpZBf3l6REm2d

A Look Back (2023) & A Look Ahead (2024)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2024 70:06


The boys are again joined by the Baldwin brothers to discuss the films they watched in 2023 along with what they're looking forward to in 2024. X: @wellhorrorInstagram and Threads: @well_adjustedpodcastLevi's short film "Madness Within" : https://youtu.be/xzTIg6Iqfh0?si=7wsxkltp7kpwcFME

Holiday Special 2023 (Gremlins)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2023 56:09


On this episode the boys sit down to a nice cup of mulled wine and discuss a holiday favorite...Gremlins. INSTAGRAM: @well_adjustedpodcast X:@wellhorrorTHREADS:@well_adjustedpodcast BLUESKY: @well-adjusted.bsky.social 

I Know What You Did Last Thanksgiving (Eli Roth's Thanksgiving)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2023 44:40


The boys sit at the dinner table to discuss Eli Roth's "Thanksgiving", the 80's vs. the 90's, and slashers as a subgenre of horror.

Friendsgiving 2023 (Tucker and Dale vs. Evil)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2023 75:26


For Friendsgiving 2023 the boys are joined by a special guest to discuss Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, Hicksploitation, Wes Craven, and sadly Rob Zombie.

Well-Adjusted Short (The Fall of the House of Usher)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2023 11:43


Continuing our celebration of spooky season, Levi discusses Mike Flanagan's "The Fall of the House of Usher".

Halloween Special 2023 (Brides of Dracula)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2023 97:07


The boys are joined by several special guests live at the local Halloween bar. Depravity and debauchery ensue!

Well-Adjusted Short (Daphne du Maurier)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2023 10:17


Levi kicks off October with one of his favorite writers on another Well-Adjusted Short.

Carpentember (Christine)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2023 57:02


Our inaugural Back to School episode and this one is a doozy. Carpenter, King, 27 year olds playing 17, switchblades, addiction, sex, and cars. It's all here.

Well-Adjusted Short (Cthulhu)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2023 7:18


Join Levi as he discusses one of his favorite monsters, the Elder One himself, Cthulhu.

Sugar Glider with Teeth (The Last Voyage of the Demeter)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2023 50:50


Levi had high hopes, so did Johnathon, did it pay off? Find out if the boys deserve to have nice things.  

Well-Adjusted Short (Blade: 25th Anniversary)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2023 14:19


Join Levi as he discusses Wesley Snipes, Batman and Robin, and 1998's "Blade".

Eat Pray Shark (Jaws 4)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2023 61:11


The boys return with their full entourage for a fin-tasatic look at Jaws 4: The Revenge. It's a romanic comedy. But not really.

The Price is Right (The Haunted Palace)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2023 49:49


Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft, Roger Corman, Vincent Price, Lon Cheney Jr! What more do we need to say? It's The Haunted Palace (1963). It's old. It's creepy. It's comfort food.

Family Values (The Brood)

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2023 63:36


Join us as the boys discuss parenting, the legend that is Oliver Reed, and David Cronenberg's The Brood.  Body Horror? Check!  Embellished acting? Check!  Strange, mentally scarring finale? Check! This has everything you want from a Cronenberg film!  

Finger Food (RAW)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2023 58:41


This week the boys break out their scarves and cigarettes for a discussion of the French film RAW (2016).

The Oprah Shot

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2023 52:31


It's Episode 61, and the boys are finally discussing a movie directed by favorite Jordan Peele — Nope (2022).Themes: Spectacle vs significance, capitalism vs family, animals vs humans, and aliens vs ... everybody. 

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You're a Dying Breed, Duane (Basket Case)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2023 37:11


We now have a Patreon. You may show your pleasure:patreon.com/WellAdjustedCheck out Levi's short film, Flight:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxldWAMMrBU

Poems Should Be Short (Possession)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2023 47:11


Sam Neil is more handsome than your hosts will ever be, and that's okay.But this week's movie is not okay. It's the cold war. It's West Germany. Sam Neil is a spy who can read anyone but his beloved — and maybe the tentacle monster she spawns to replace him? 

2023 Preview: Cocaine Bears and Cannibals

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2023 59:47


The boys are joined by two special guests for a special look at the year head in horror movies.

Wet Mouth, Angry Santa

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2022 37:16


Oh  just listen. 

Speaking the King's

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2022 52:53


Listen along as the boys celebrate one of the best storytellers in any genre — Stephen King.

Talking Heads (H.P. Lovecraft's Re-Animator)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2022 41:45


Mad scientists?Check.Zombies?Check.A severed head in a compromising position with a co-ed?Check.The boys lose their heads with a celebration of their favorite carnival ride of a movie, H.P. Lovecraft's Re-Animator.

The Shape (Halloween)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2022 56:38


The best holiday of the year is around the corner, so the boys pull up a classic — John Carpenter's Halloween.

Brolin Beard (The Amityville Horror)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2022 41:43


The Amityville Horror (1977) has stood the test of time, which is odd given that it really isn't a very good movie. Is it a  strait-forward haunting tale punching above its weight because of the based-on-true-story angle?Or is it a more subtle allegory about economic anxiety? 

Grisly and Ghastly Things (Candyman)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2022 60:35


This week the boys are abuzz with a look at the not-quite-remake of Candyman (2021)

Teenage Mopes (Jaws 2)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2022 60:01


Your favorite podcasters return from their accidental month off just in time for Shark Week, with a somewhat grumpy look at Jaws 2.It may not be the best sequel ever made, but what an electrifying ending!Also, what does it take to lose a mayoral election in Amity?

Dad Hats (Silver Bullet)

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2022 48:39


This week Johnathon once again drags Levi back to the 80s to consider a classic of the werewolf genre — Stephen King's Silver Bullet (1985). This one has all the ingredients of a great King adaption — rabble-rousing yokels, nostalgic voice overs, and a severed head in the first 5 minutes.Also, dad hats. 

All the Bacon (Tremors)

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2022 44:47


There is no better reason to watch a movie than Kevin Bacon, but Tremors (1990) includes several other reasons anyway.It's been called "the perfect bad" movie, and the boys agree with that, except for the "bad" part.Press play and join the love fest for one of the best genre movies ever made.

Possession Jag (The Exorcist)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2022 52:23


There are two kinds of people in the world — those who think that The Exorcist (1973) is the greatest horror movie ever made, and those who refuse to flush the toilet in a public restroom.Levi kicks it off with a look at the generational divide that made this movie such a bombshell upon its release, while Johnathon sheds light on the process of becoming a cranky old man. From there the boys quickly get into the deep water of the movie's theology. What does it mean to depict supernatural evil but no supernatural good? Does the God invoked in this movie save his servants, or are our two hero priests left alone in their sacrifice? Give it a listen.

Theater Kids (Interview with a Vampire)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2022 38:21


This week the boys look at Interview with a Vampire (1994), the adaptation that introduced movie goers to the world of Anne Rice's vampire chronicles. Brad Pitt is beautiful and sad. Tom Cruise is beautiful and angry. Antonio Banderas is beautiful and confused about consent.Also, theater kids are insufferable.

The 80s. Fantastic. (VAMP)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2022 43:44


This week Johnathon tries once again to convince Levi that the 80s were the best decade ever. And this week's movie has it all — switchblades, strippers, albino street thugs, asian stereotypes, and oh yeah, VAMPIRES. 

Lord of the Rats (Nosferatu)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2022 63:46


This week the boys struggle to appreciate Werner Herzog's Nosferatu and come away with mostly questions. Is it a horror movie? Is is an art house dreamscape? Should lead actor Klaus Kinski have spent his life in a psychiatric hospital?One thing is certain: Werner Herzog is a genius, even when the boys struggle to follow his vision.Also, check out the trailer for Levi's short film on YouTube:

Mind Your Manners (Hannibal Lector)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2022 75:19


This week the boys examine their favorite fictional serial killer, Dr. Hannibal Lector. From the the movie Silence of the Lambs to TV's Hannibal — as well as the books that inspired them — the boys try to figure out what makes the well mannered doctor so attractive. (Other than the fact that he mostly eats the rude).In a world beset by people punching flight attendants, screaming at waiters, and otherwise making asses of themselves, is Hannibal the hero we deserve?Also discussed: the purpose of manners and etiquette, the taboo of cannibalism, and the importance of aesthetics.

Sex positive (To All a Good Night)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2021 44:52


This week the boys are glad to bring some sex positivity to the podcast with an old-fashioned American Christmas slasher, To All A Good Night (1980).Sure, multiple killers are running around in Santa suits, but at least the young ladies in the cast get to sneak their boyfriends into their boarding school for a fun filled weekend.Also discussed: Twitter trolls, hiring assassins online, why Americans are losing their minds in record numbers, and why we need more insane asylums. 

Baking Busey (The Gingerdead Man)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2021 45:38


Before this episode, Johnathon was certain there was no horror movie he couldn't enjoy on some, however limited, level. But then Levi made him watch this.Some terrible movies we forgive because of budget constraints. Some terrible movies we forgive because of the heroic efforts of the cast. Some terrible movies we forgive because the movie is in on the joke. And some we forgive because cocaine is one hell of a drug.Not this one. It's the Christmas season. And Gary Busey is still beyond the help of the sweet baby Jesus. 

Fainting Goats

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2021 50:42


This week the boys and special guest Lindsey Brown discuss The Awakening (2011), possibly the most British horror movie ever created. Emotional repression, psychological oppression, sexual oppression, bad weather ... you get the idea.Oh, and ghosts.   

Video Nasties (Censor)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2021 47:34


This week's movie triggers all of the nostalgia for lovers of 80s horror and VHS tapes — and that of course includes our boys. Levi admires the stiff upper lip Brits display under duress, while Johnathon finds himself reluctantly admiring the censor board (sort of). Questions asked : What rate of change can a culture endure before the wheels come off? Is there a non-authoritarian way of slowing things down? How many seconds of an eye gouging scene does a movie need? And why is Levi obsessed with the Brits?Bonus follow up discussion of The Monster Squad.

You can't cancel Frankenstein (Curse of Frankenstein)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2021 55:32


In this episode Levi is finally unleashed to go full nerd on Hammer horror films — and specifically on the 1957 classic The Curse of Frankenstein.But don't worry, Johnathon immediately derails him with a mini rant on cancel culture. You can't cancel Frankenstein! 

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