43: Vacation Horror Special

We just got back from Universal Studios - and what better way to decompress than talking about all the ways vacations go horribly wrong? This week we're doing something a little different: a vacation horror special. We cover Infinity Pool, Speak No Evil, Hostel, The Hills Have Eyes, Wolf Creek, Turistas, The Ruins, Midsommar, and more. Stay home. Trust us.   Citations "31 Days to Scare ~ The Ruins (2008). The MN Movie Man. https://joethemnmovieman.com/2023/10/08/ruins/.  Booker, Keith M. "The Hills Have Eyes." Comments on Culture. https://bookerhorror.com/the-hills-have-eyes-directed-by-wes-craven-1977/. Colangelo, BJ. "The Real Australian Serial Killers Who Inspired Horror Film Wolf Creek." Slash Film. 3 June 2024. https://www.slashfilm.com/1592546/horror-wolf-creek-real-australian-serial-killer-influence/.  Duffy, Caitlin. "The Hills Have Eyes (1977)." Caitlin Duffy. 4 September 2018. https://caitlinduffy.hcommons.org/2018/09/04/the-hills-have-eyes-1977/.  McGlynn, Anthony. "The grim true story that inspired Eli Roth's Hostel." The Digital Fix. 8 June 2022. https://www.thedigitalfix.com/hostel/true-story.  Scheib, Richard. "Turistas (2006)." Moria Reviews. 1999-2026. https://moriareviews.com/horror/turistas-2006.htm   Chapters 00:00:01 - Intro 00:05:07 - Dark Universe at Epic Universe 00:14:03 - Vacation Horror: John's Picks 00:14:15 - Infinity Pool (2023) 00:17:18 - Speak No Evil (2022/2024) 00:20:49 - Vacancy (2007) 00:24:58 - Joyride (2001) 00:27:30 - Vacation Horror: Rachel's Picks 00:27:46 - The Hills Have Eyes (1977) 00:32:33 - Hostel (2005) 00:36:39 - Wolf Creek (2005) 00:39:27 - Turistas (2006) 00:42:54 - The Ruins (2008) 00:46:04 - Midsommar (2019) 00:47:27 - Bonus: Ranking the Chevy Chase Vacation Films 00:48:22 - Outro