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Casual Obsession
by Casual Obsession
Welcome to Casual Obsession, the horror movie podcast where we talk about horror movies.On this show, 4 friends of varying levels of experience in the horror genre get together and talk about a new movie every other week.
Episodes
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143 Jaws (1975)
Jaws! THE shark movie of the 70s that kicked off violence against sharks and, if the reports are true, made people afraid of going in the water. Check it out! Roger Ebert: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-jaws-1975 Our website! https://www.casualhorrorpod.com Follow us on social...
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141 The Crazies (1973)
Fall always seems like a great time to cover a Romero film, so we thought it would be fun to hit up the Crazies! We hope you enjoy joining us for one of the man’s most angry films he put out. Our website! https://www.casualhorrorpod.com Follow us on social media!...
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140 The Substance (2024)
Lalo’s been looking to do some more body horror for a while now, and what better excuse could they use to finally finish watching the movie that they almost killed a man over? Monica Castillo for Roger Ebert: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-substance-movie-review Our website!...
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139 Found Footage: The Making Of The Patterson Project (2025)
After a small hiatus, we’re back! We hope you enjoy the hot fresh(ish) indie hit we’re talking about in this one. Do you have any set production horror stories? Travis Hopsin for Roger Ebert: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/found-footage-patterson-project-movie-review-2025 Our website!...
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137 A Field In England (2013)
Nina has been cooking this one for a while, and it’s finally time to share! Enjoy information shared with us by the person who has seen the movie 15 times, listened to the director commentary, and read the full screenplay! Ben Wheatley if you’re listening, please reach out, Nina would love to…
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136 Inferno (1980)
A misunderstood masterpiece? A steaming pile of trash? I suppose the group might be split on that one. Ed Gonzalez for Slant Magazine: https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/inferno/ Our website! https://www.casualhorrorpod.com Follow us on social media! https://bsky.app/profile/casualhorrorpod.com...
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135 The Fly (1986)
Emma brought in the body horror heavy hitter, The Fly from 1986! A podcast first for Cronenberg, but hopefully not the last. Eric Henderson for Slant Magazine: https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/the-fly/ Our website! https://www.casualhorrorpod.com Follow us on social media!...
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134 The Hellbound Heart (1986)
It’s our once a year book review! We hope you enjoy listening to us talk about The Hellbound Heart. Our website! https://www.casualhorrorpod.com Follow us on social media! https://bsky.app/profile/casualhorrorpod.com https://www.tumblr.com/casualhorrorpod...
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133 The Hatred (2017)
Our apologies: There are some audio issues in this episode that we were unaware of while recording. There are moments when Nina’s audio will be out of sync, we’re working to fix this for next time. Nina and Noah seem to be in a similar headspace, because he picked a movie that he specifically...
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132 Pandorum (2009)
Some of us seem to hold the opinion that we’ve been watching too much quality cinema, so Nina picked us a classic 00s sci-fi flop in Pandorum. Nathan Rabin for AV Club: https://www.avclub.com/pandorum-1798207023 Our website! https://www.casualhorrorpod.com Follow us on social media!...
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131 The Night House (2020)
The Hellraiser script that wasn’t, and the deep depression film that was. We hope you enjoy this week’s episode on David Bruckner’s The Night House! Brian Tallerico for Roger Ebert: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-night-house-movie-review-2021 Follow us on social media!...
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130 I Saw The TV Glow (2024)
In a move that’s incredibly huge for the podcast, we’ve finally covered what many of the hosts consider to be a life changing film. This is a more personal episode than some, so we hope you enjoy and remember, there’s still time. Robert Daniels for Roger Ebert:...
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129 The Pope's Exorcist (2023)
We’re getting religious this week with Julius Avery’s 2023 film, The Pope’s Exorcist. This one’s a movie all of us kinda liked! Matt Zoller Seitz for Roger Ebert: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-popes-exorcist-movie-review-2023 Follow us on social media!...
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128 Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
Revisiting for some, fixing a glaring hole for others (Noah), we’ve decided to finally watch Pan’s Labyrinth for the cast! Roger Ebert: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-pans-labyrinth-2006 Follow us on social media! https://bsky.app/profile/casualhorrorpod.com...
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127 The House Of The Devil (2009)
It’s been a long time coming, Jade’s got the whole crew watching Ti West’s The House Of The Devil! Coming off a Christmas break the hosts also have a larger number of movies to lead with in the Ghouls section, enjoy a packed episode! Roger Ebert:...
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126 Smile 2 (2024)
Emma has finally managed to get everyone to watch Smile 2, and now we’re finally talking about it! Even with Nina having to sit this one out because they’re out of town, the rest of the hosts have plenty of things to talk about here. Brian Tallerico for Roger Ebert:...
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125 Drag Me To Hell (2009)
Fresh off his standard setting run with Spider-Man, Sam Raimi storms in a return to his Evil Dead roots with Drag Me To Hell. Enjoy hearing the cast hash out whether or not Sam managed to stick the landing on his return to horror. Roger Ebert…
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124 House Of Wax (2005)
Picture this: It’s 2005, you just picked up Resident Evil 4 and your friends just asked you to go to this cool new movie that just came out that has more licensed needle drops than you can ever imagine. It’s a good day. Roger Ebert: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/house-of-wax-2005 Follow us…
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123 High Tension (2003)
We’re talking about Alexandre Aja’s film High Tension in our first step into New French Extremity! Items included are: Conversation about whether the film is homophobic, talking about how much Ebert hated this one, and a hearty dose of Muse in some chase scenes. Roger Ebert:...
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122 Caveat (2020)
This week we’re covering Damian McCarthy’s feature debut. Noah had a bit of a time with it, but luckily not everyone was quite as shaken. Sheila O'Malley for Roger Ebert: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/caveat-movie-review-2021 Follow us on social media! https://casualhorrorpod.com...
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121 Ring (1998)
We’ve got Rob guesting with us today, a huge fan of J-Horror as a whole, but specifically The Ring. Follow us on social media! https://casualhorrorpod.com https://bsky.app/profile/casualhorrorpod.com https://www.tumblr.com/casualhorrorpod https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/casual-obsession…
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120 American Psycho (2000)
We’re back from hiatus, and we’ve brought Patrick Bateman with us! Roger Ebert: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/american-psycho-2000 Follow us on social media! https://casualhorrorpod.com https://bsky.app/profile/casualhorrorpod.com https://www.tumblr.com/casualhorrorpod...
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119 Possessor (2020)
In what Noah has referred to as “One for Jade”, the crew is diving into something a little more cerebral this week, with Brandon Cronenberg’s 2020 film, Possessor! Sheila O’Malley for Roger Ebert: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/possessor-movie-review-2020 Brian Tallerico - Sundance 2020 for...
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118 Prey (2022)
It’s about time somebody got Noah and Nina to watch Prey, and we even have the added bonus of recording it so we could all share in the experience! Odie Henderson for Roger Ebert: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/prey-movie-review-2022 Follow us on social media! https://casualhorrorpod.com...
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117 Pride & Prejudice & Zombies (2016)
It’s a one off entry in hot zombie summer with everyone’s favorite Jane Austen adaptation, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies! Christy Lemire for Roger Ebert: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/pride-and-prejudice-and-zombies-2016 Follow us on social media! https://casualhorrorpod.com...
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116 Jacob's Ladder (1990)
Noah’s been keeping this on the back burner for a while, in another classic moment of Jade begging him to watch something until finally forcing his hand. Roger Ebert: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/jacobs-ladder-1990 Follow us on social media! https://casualhorrorpod.com...
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115 Men (2022)
Men by Alex Garland. Thank god somebody was brave enough to make Men by Alex Garland, imagine a world where that didn’t happen? Christy Lemire for Roger Ebert: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/men-movie-review-2022 Follow us on social media! https://casualhorrorpod.com...
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114 Saw 3 (2006)
Emma gone? That means it’s time to roll out another Saw episode! Join us for Saw 3, the movie that Noah says “really kicks off the soap opera that Saw works best as.” Jordan Crucchiola for Vulture: https://www.vulture.com/article/every-saw-movie-ranked.html Follow us on social media!...
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113 Between Two Fires (2012)
This week is our annual Casual Obsession book episode! Between Two Fires is a religious horror novel set in Europe during the black death. We spoil the plot heavily here, so if you haven’t read it already you should do that first. Enjoy! Purchase the book here:...
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112 Your Monster (2024)
Take a little bit of horror, a lot a bit of romance, and some musical theater and toss it together. What’s that give us? Your Monster! Monica Castillo’s review for Roger Ebert: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/your-monster-film-review Follow us on social media! https://casualhorrorpod.com...
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111 Sissy (2022)
We’re going down under for this week’s film, Sissy! A delight of practical gore effects await, give a listen to hear what the four hosts think about it! Brian Tallerico’s review for Roger Ebert: https://www.rogerebert.com/festivals/sxsw-2022-sissy-deadstream-the-cellar Follow us on social media!...
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110 Creep 2 (2017)
This week we’re covering the 2017 film, Creep 2! We hope you enjoy what we have here today. From the shortest intro in ages to some nice Josef Creep theories, we’ve got you ready. Alex McLevy’s review for A.V. Club:...
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109 V/H/S/94 (2021)
7 years of hibernation gave us V/H/S/94 after the truly abysmal flop that was V/H/S Viral. Did the hosts like it more this time around than when they all watched the first film? Spoiler alert, yes. Brian Tallerico’s review for Roger Ebert…
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108 Coherence (2013)
Time to dip our toes into some more fun timeline things. Dare to ask the question “What if my friend was an actor with a drinking problem?” or even “what if a meteor caused all of us to change reality?” Matt Zoller Seitz’s review for Roger Ebert: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/coherence-2014...
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107 The Ritual (2018)
The Ritual, one of those horror movies you’ve probably heard about, but might never have seen. Well we watched it, and are excited to talk about i! Simon Abrams’ review for Roger Ebert: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-ritual-2018 Follow us on social media!...
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106 Noroi: The Curse
This week we talked about one of the unsung pillars of the Found Footage genre, Noroi: The Curse! A favorite of some hosts, a neutral experience for others, we hope you enjoy! No official critic's review this week. It used to be very difficult to watch this film in America and as such there's not…
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105 Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (2023)
New year, new films, new episodes! We hope you enjoy listening to us talk about Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person today. Rendy Jones’ review: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/humanist-vampire-seeking-consenting-suicidal-person-movie-review-2024 Follow us on social media!...
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104 Gremlins (1984)
Christmas time! It’s the holiday season, dickory dock, etc. Time to watch Gremlins, and talk about some of our greatest hits of the year! Roger Ebert’s review: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/gremlins-1984 Follow us on social media! https://bsky.app/profile/casualhorrorpod.com...
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103 Audition (1999)
Before the end of the year we felt it was time to hit up one final heavy hitter for the year. We hope you enjoy hearing us all talk about Audition! Chuck Bowen’s review for Slant: https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review-takashi-miikes-audition-remains-a-furious-howl-of-despair/ Follow us on...
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102 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
For this week we decided to rock in with John Goodman in what is his, objectively, best known horror role. Come down to the bunker, throw on a vhs, and enjoy our episode on 10 Cloverfield Lane. Bian Tallerico’s review for Roger Ebert: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/10-cloverfield-lane-2016...
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101 Saw II (2005) w/guest ItsAaudraw
Episode 101, the one where we get our first guest in possibly a year! Thank you so much Audra for joining us in talking about Saw 2, the one with the needle pit. Audra’s Socials: https://linktr.ee/itsaaudraw https://x.com/carouselshotgun Follow us on social media!...
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100 The Thing (1982)
Happy 100th episode! We saved a big one for this. The one, the only, John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982)!! Roger Ebert’s review: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-thing-1982 Follow us on social media! https://twitter.com/CasualHorrorPod https://www.tumblr.com/casualhorrorpod...
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Bonus 004: Eerie Horror Fest 2024
Today Noah, Nina, and Jade talked about Eerie Horror Fest 24 and what they got to see this year! All hail the first bonus episode in almost exactly 3 years. Follow us on social media! https://twitter.com/CasualHorrorPod https://www.tumblr.com/casualhorrorpod…
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099 Scream (1996)
Episode 99! We’re excited to jump into Scream today, a classic that, frankly, it’s crazy we haven’t touched yet. Look forward to next week, but for now dive into the mind of Wes Craven in his 1996 classic. Roger Ebert’s review: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/scream-1996 Follow us on social...
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098 Oddity (2024)
Fresh from the theaters to us (with a month or two in there, I suppose,) Oddity! Check out what we thought of one of the bigger critical hits of the summer that flew under a lot off radars. Sheila O'Malley’s review for Roger Ebert: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/oddity-horror-film-review-2024...
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097 Baskin (2015)
A fresh international entry for the podcast and another single word title. This week we watched our first Turkish film, Baskin from 2015! Simon Abrams’ review for Roger Ebert: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/baskin-2016 Follow us on social media! https://twitter.com/CasualHorrorPod...
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096 Mirrors (2008)
Everyone loves a remake of a movie that’s less than 5 years old, right? Alexandre Aja’s Mirrors is what we’re covering today! A general well regarded (by the podcast) film, we’re all very excited to talk about it. Except for Nina, who didn’t feel great and dipped for half the episode. Enjoy! No...
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095 It Follows (2014)
It Follows, one of 2014’s biggest hits (or 2015, if you go by theatrical vs festival.) Hear what the hosts all thought of it right here. Simon Abrams’ review for Roger Ebert:https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/it-follows-2015 Follow us on social media! https://twitter.com/CasualHorrorPod...
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094 Exhuma (2024)
We’re hitting a new one! Jump into this fun South Korean movie about hauntings, exorcisms, and geomancers who love to vape. Meagan Navarro for Bloody Disgusting:https://bloody-disgusting.com/reviews/3805276/exhuma-review-south-korea-folk-horror-fun/ Follow us on social media!...
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093 The Devil's candy (2015)
A host favorite (mostly), The Devil’s Candy! A heavy metal movie that doesn’t pull it’s punches, we hope you enjoy it! Simon Abrams’ review at Roger Ebert:https://www.spoilerfreemoviesleuth.com/2019/09/haunt-movie-review.html?m=1&sfns=mo Follow us on social media!...
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