Horror Movie Weekly

Jay of the Dead and Mister Watson return for Episode 184 with another Horror Movie Weekly Feature Review drawn from their current 2005 to 2015 selection era. This time, Jay brings the Australian backwoods Horror film, Dying Breed (2009), to the table, leading to a discussion about Tasmanian tiger folklore, Ozploitation cinema, After Dark Horror Fest's "8 Films to Die For" series, gruesome violence, bleak endings, and whether this underseen film deserves more attention from Horror fans. Along the way, the hosts discuss Chappell Roan's "Pink Pony Club," the endlessly lovely Rachel McAdams, airplane thrillers, time-loop horror movies, Wes Craven's Red Eye (2005), the appeal of After Dark Horror Fest titles, and the challenges of creating effective Horror cold opens. As always, this episode also features our world famous Micro Horror Movie Reviews of recently watched films. Note: This episode was recorded on January 15, 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!

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!

The Didactic Duo of Dread return for Episode 182 of Horror Movie Weekly, where Jay of the Dead and Mister Watson tackle Bong Joon-ho's acclaimed South Korean creature feature, The Host (2006) — Jay's pick for this week's Feature Review. The hosts dig into the film's jaw-dropping opening monster attack sequence, its tonal balancing act between Beastly Freak Horror and quirky comedy, and whether the CG creature effects still hold up 20 years later. And somewhere in the middle of all this, the hosts attempt to determine whether The Host is secretly a comedy. (Results inconclusive.) Along the way, the boys discuss the pitfalls of "mid-tier" French Extreme Horror, debate whether ils / Them (2006) deserves its legendary reputation, and once again descend into some very dark True Crime territory courtesy of Jay's well-documented Forensic Files obsession. Also in this episode: company summit hosting disasters, cowboy hats at the office, karaoke hypotheticals, Starbucks blueberry muffins, and why Watson believes Kidnapped (2010) belongs among the greatest home invasion Horror films ever made! Note: This episode was recorded on March 27, 2025. 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!