Horror Movie Weekly Ep. 183: The Orphanage (2007)

After a long hiatus, Horror Movie Weekly returns for Episode 183, where Jay of the Dead and Mister Watson reunite to discuss one of the most emotionally devastating supernatural Horror films of the 2000s: The Orphanage (2007). Chosen by Mister Watson, this Spanish-language Gothic ghost story becomes the centerpiece for an unusually heartfelt and deeply personal discussion about grief, sorrow, memory, childhood innocence, and the power of Horror films that linger long after the credits roll. The hosts reflect on their own first experiences seeing the film — including Jay digging his car out of a snowstorm after a late-night screening in Utah and Watson recalling the profound emotional impact the film had on him during a difficult season of life. Along the way, the boys discuss Guillermo del Toro's involvement as producer, compare the film to classics like The Changeling and The Others, debate whether the best ghost stories are inherently sorrowful, and even somehow manage to discuss Pig-Headed Horror, Pamela Voorhees, Peter Pan motifs, and whether Spain had Yellow Pages. Plus, as always, we bring you Micro Horror Movie Reviews of It Ends (2025) and Faces in the Crowd (2011). This episode is equal parts spooky, melancholy, thoughtful, and ridiculous — just the way Horror Movie Weekly likes it. Join us! Note: This episode was recorded on January 8, 2026. You are welcome to email our show at [email protected]. You can also follow Horror Movie Weekly on X: @horror_weekly. This weekly Horror movie podcast brings you one recent Horror movie review every Sunday. (As noted previously, we're defining "recent" as any Horror movie released within the last five years or the current year; so now that it's 2024, we'll be covering Horror films from 2019 to the present.) And we always reveal next week's pick at the end of every show, so you can watch along with us and be prepared for the following episode. Thanks for listening!