Oscar Skeleton #3: Laurie Metcalf in SCREAM 2 (1997)

Our Oscar season keeps on trucking as we visit Best Supporting Actress nominee Laurie Metcalf in her second best role: as Debbie Salt in 1997’s SCREAM 2!

Join us as we review the film, Sergio brings up Sam Waterston for no reason, Brennan discovers a two hour movie he’s not mad at, and we dive into the dark past of Aunt Jackie!

Ten Word Reviews: The Open House, Fifty Shades Darker, Darkest Hour, The Cloverfield Paradox

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Oscar Skeleton #2: Daniel Kaluuya in CHATROOM (2010)

Oscar season continues as we explore a little nugget in the past of Best Actor nominee Daniel Kaluuya. He’s one of the few people EVER to be nominated in the acting category for a horror film, but Get Out wasn’t his first rodeo. We’ll be exploring his earlier work in the 2010 Hideo Nakata thriller CHATROOM!

Join us as we review the film, Sergio says a lot of Game of Thrones character names that sound made up, Brennan is perplexed by a harajuku department store, and we uncover a deep dark secret about Kaluuya’s early role!

Ten Word Reviews: The Post, Phantom Thread, Northanger Abbey (novel)

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Oscar Skeleton #1: Frances McDormand in DARKMAN (1990)

It’s time for Brennan’s favorite time of the year to begin in earnest: Oscar season! As we dig the horror movie skeletons out of the closets of four acting nominees this month, we begin with Frances McDormand’s turn as a superhero love interest in Sam Raimi’s 1990 genre mash-up DARKMAN!

Join us as we review the film, Sergio bemoans the crude CG effects, Brennan gets very excited about a false leg, and we take a look at some potential great Darkman gifs!

Ten Word Reviews: Forever My Girl, Paddington, Paddington 2

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Horror Parody Month #4: REPOSSESSED (1990)

This week, we close out parody month by celebrating Linda Blair’s birthday with the 1990 Exorcist parody REPOSSESSED!

Join us as we review the film, Sergio has an issue with comic timing, Brennan has an existential crisis when he remembers that The Starving Games exists, and we remind you to vote in our annual Screamie Awards (link on Twitter and Facebook)!

Ten Word Reviews: Babe: Pig in the City, Proud Mary, The Commuter

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Horror Parody Month #3: VAMPIRES SUCK (2010)

In week 3 of parody month, we explore a kinda-sorta hit of Brennan’s high school years: VAMPIRES SUCK!

Join us as we review the film, Sergio plays Devil’s advocate on a terrible joke, Brennan mostly just talks about The Hangover, and we argue for way too long about Cheetos.

Ten Word Reviews: The Polar Bears, The Mountain Between Us, Babe

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Horror Parody Month #2: SHRIEK IF YOU KNOW WHAT I DID LAST FRIDAY THE 13TH (2000)

Parody month continues with a movie title that will eat up your character count if you tweet about it: SHRIEK IF YOU KNOW WHAT I DID LAST FRIDAY THE 13TH!

Join us as we review the film, Sergio plants his flag for White Chicks, Brennan criticizes more DVD box blurbs, and we just generally get exactly as distracted as last week.

Ten Word Reviews: Lady Bird, I Tonya, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

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Horror Parody Month #1: SCARY MOVIE 4 (2006)

We’re kicking off the New Year right with a full month of the best subgenre ever: horror movie parodies! We’re kicking off the month with SCARY MOVIE 4!

Join us as we review the film, Sergio attempts to call Brennan by his name, Brennan gives a rundown of Simon Rex’s adult film career, and we all attempt to grapple with the year that was 2017.

Ten Word Reviews: The Greatest Showman, Call Me By Your Name, The Shape of Water

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New Year's Bonus: Keep Screaming 101

For this very special bonus episode, Ryan and Bee of the Keep Screaming podcast joined Brennan to talk their top 5 horror movies of 2017!

2017 Horror Month #4: HAPPY DEATH DAY

For the final episode of the year, it’s only appropriate that we’re covering one of the best horror movies of the year: HAPPY DEATH DAY!

Join us as we review the film, we play a fun game about obscure 2017 horror features, Brennan goes off on a monologue about slasher twists, and Sergio pulls a surprising monthly ranking out of his hat!

Ten Word Reviews: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi, Justice League, Coco

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Christmas Bonus: SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT PART 2 (1986) w/ Shannon Cholakian!

For this very special non-denominational Christmas episode, original co-host Shannon joins Brennan for a discussion of that oh-so epic lump of coal we call SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT PART 2!

Ten Word Reviews: Stonewall, Sex and the City, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, A Bad Moms Christmas, Better Watch Out, A Christmas Prince

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2017 Horror Month #3: ANNABELLE: CREATION

The third week in 2017 month sees us revisiting a film we actually both saw in theaters back in August: ANNABELLE: CREATION!

Join us as we review the film, we bait the bloggers with fake rumors, Brennan lists James Wan’s favorite things, and Sergio goes on a rant about historical property values!

NOTE: Something went terribly wrong with the recording here, and the computer ended up using the crappy internal microphone to record the entire episode. We’re sorry about the technical difficulties and will return to our normal level of semi-quality next week!

Ten Word Reviews: Murder on the Orient Express, Take Me Home Tonight, Rapture Blister Burn by Gina Gionfriddo, Final Girls by Riley Sager

2017 Horror Month #2: THE BEGUILED

It’s time to revisit another genre flick from 2017 that we didn’t have a chance to get to: Sofia Coppola’s remake of THE BEGUILED!

Join us as we review the film, we discuss Civil War sass, Brennan gets heady about the women’s sphere, and Sergio is unjustly enthusiastic about the costuming!

Ten Word Reviews: The House, M. Butterfly, Thor: Ragnarok

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2017 Horror Month #1: JIGSAW

We’re back from our monthlong hiatus! It’s time to play catchup with some films that we missed in 2017, starting with the eighth film in the Saw franchise, JIGSAW!

Join us as we review the film, we break down our thoughts on the franchise as a whole, Brennan confuses Sergio with a terrible joke about Michael Myers, and Sergio celebrates how literal Jigsaw can get in his centerpiece traps!

Ten Word Reviews: 47 Meters Down, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, Beatriz at Dinner

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Halloween Bonus: 31 Days of Horror

Join Brennan and Sergio for a super special bonus Halloween episode where they run down a list of 31 horror films for the month, with categories including movie most in need of a remake and best gory moment!

John Carpenter Month #4: BODY BAGS (1993)

Another month down! We’re closing our special Shocktober John Carpenter month with a fun little treat. Or is it a trick? We delve into the 1993 Showtime anthology movie BODY BAGS!

Join us as we review the film, we run through the varying quality of each of the three segments, Brennan is excited to point out horror cameos, and Sergio gets very territorial about his top four of the month!

Ten Word Reviews: Ben & Arthur, I Married a Monster from Outer Space, Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse

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John Carpenter Month #3: IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS (1994)

We find ourselves a house divided (and a house half asleep) in the third week of John Carpenter month, where we’re watching 1994’s IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS.

Join us as we review the film, we almost instantly devolve into incoherent babbling, Brennan attempts to describe secretary haircuts, and Sergio gets very excited about his pithy description of the movie!

Ten Word Reviews: Gerald’s Game, It Conquered the World, Little Children

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John Carpenter Month #2: THE FOG (1980)

John Carpenter month heads into a sophomore slump as we sail into Antonio Bay to explore 1980’s THE FOG!

Join us as we review the film, we discuss the LA premiere of Cult of Chucky, Brennan compares this to the other Jamie Lee Curtis horror pictures of 1980, and Sergio continues to base his ratings on his love of sweeping landscapes!

Ten Word Reviews: Cult of Chucky, Bound

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John Carpenter Month #1: CHRISTINE (1983)

It’s a whole new month to explore! In this episode, we’re introducing our special Shocktober theme which is John Carpenter films! Then we hit up our first Carpenter entry, 1983’s CHRISTINE!

Join us as we review the film, we discuss which John Carpenter movies we’ve already seen, Brennan tries very hard to make a joke about The New Adventures of Old Christine, and Sergio makes a shocking revelation in the quality sore segment!

Ten Word Reviews: Beatriz at Dinner, Texas Chainsaw 3D, The Amityville Horror (2005)

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Slasher Month #3: BLOOD RAGE (1986)

The final week of slasher month leads us to the 1986 Thanksgiving classic (?) BLOOD RAGE! That ain’t cranberry sauce!

Join us as we review the film, we discuss the power of a good haircut, Brennan gets confused by the IMDb page for Mary Hartman Mary Hartman, and Sergio gets grossed out! Also, in this episode we merge our normal exit exam content into our closing remarks.

Ten Word Reviews: Amityville 4: The Evil Escapes, The Amityville Curse, Amityville 1992: It’s About Time, Amityville: A New Generation, Amityville Dollhouse, First They Killed My Father

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Slasher Month #2: SLEEPAWAY CAMP III: TEENAGE WASTELAND (1989)

Slasher month continues on its merry way through the woods with the third entry in a campsite slasher stalwart: SLEEPAWAY CAMP III: TEENAGE WASTELAND

Join us as we review the film, discuss how much it’s weirdly different from Part II which was filmed at the same time, Brennan gets interrupted by dogs a whole bunch, and Sergio takes the lead in reading the plot! Stick around for the credits to hear our rendition of the Pamela Springsteen classic “I’m a Happy Camper”!

Ten Word Reviews: It (2017), Something Like Summer, Sister Act

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