GBW #106: Fatal Fairgrounds (Haunt / Hell Fest / The Funhouse)

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more! This week, Chris and Ryan dive into three films all centered around trips to haunted houses that turn deadly! First, we start with 2019's small-scale gem "Haunt," a taught, nasty slasher that does this concept exceedingly well. Then, we move into 2018's "Hell Fest," which has an amazing setting for a slasher (think Universal Horror Nights), terrific production and set design... and they don't do anything with it. Finally, we go back to 1981 for Tobe Hooper's "The Funhouse," a surprisingly downbeat slasher given the location, though perhaps not for Hooper, which the film plays out like "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" at a carnival (and is supposedly the film that landed him the gig directing 1982's "Poltergeist"). You can find this and future episodes - as well as subscribe to our show - on ⁠Apple Podcasts,⁠ ⁠Spotify⁠, ⁠Stitcher⁠, ⁠iHeartRadio⁠, ⁠Google Podcasts⁠, and more! You can subscribe to our Patreon at ⁠patreon.com/thegoodbadwhat⁠. Feel free to email us at [email protected] if you have any questions, comments, or just want to say hello. You can follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠ @thegoodbadwhat. You can also like us on ⁠Facebook⁠. Our logo comes from ⁠Michelle Parkos⁠, and our theme music comes from ⁠Paco⁠.