Scary Sunday Scaries

October is finally here and with the advent of the spooky season we decided to put together our movie watchlist for all 31 days of Halloween! Enjoy!Kwaidan (1964)Sleepy Hollow (1999)Midsommar (2019)The Descent (2005)Us (2019)The Haunting (1963)Azrael (2024)The Fly (1983)The Purge (2013)Army of Darkness (1992)Mandy (2018)Piranha 3D (2010)Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)The Manster (1959)Underwater (2020)Tale From The Hood (1995)Gingersnaps (2000)Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich (2018)The Last Exorcism (2010)Lamb (2021)A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)Apartment 7A (2024)The Wicker Man (1973)The VVitch (2015)The Shining (1980)The Birds (1963)The Gingerdead Man (2005)The Little Vampire (2000)Frankenstein (1931)The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)Trick ‘r Treat (2007)

NEW RELEASE!We're sitting down to talk about the newest installment in the Alien franchise. A group of young space rogues embark on a heist mission to escape the turmoil of a labor colony in the far off future only to encounter the most perfect life-form in the galaxy. Fede Álvarez's take on space horror is thrilling and grotesque.Join our Patreon!Follow us on Instagram!

It's time for some more Dead Air! This week we're talking about summer horror and the recent absorption of Alamo Drafthouse into the Sony portfolio. Alamo Drafthouse and SonySummer HorrorMaxxxineWhat's next?Join our Patreon!Follow us on Instagram!

It's a new miniseries! In this short run of episodes we're discussing foreign films, specifically Japanese and Korean horror. This week the boys watched an Omega Project film from 1999 that inspired a whole slew of intense body gore and "torture porn" movies in the early 2000's. Trigger warnings abound in this episode that pushes the limits of the category of anti-heroine-lead plots affectionately referred to by the boys as "Good for her" movies.Join our Patreon!Follow us on Instagram!

It's time for some more Dead Air! The movies are a great place to get out of the scorching summer heat and this week we're recapping our experience of the great Barbenheimer double feature. We're talking about:Barbie/Oppenheimer first reactions.The new trailer for "Exorcist: Believer""The Haunted Mansion""Talk to Me" and Gen Z Horror fandom.Join our Patreon!Follow us on Instagram!

Juan de los Muertos! This week we're capping off our zombie mini series with this Cuban-Spanish production by director Alejandro Brugués. This Zom Com is laced with references to Cuban culture and history and is absolutely bananas. In this episode we do our best to briefly gloss over Cuban history while discussing this hilarious movie.Join our Patreon!Follow us on Instagram!

We're BACK and it's time for more Dead Air!In this episode:The new Insidious film directed by Patrick WilsonBarbenheimer Weekend!A flash history of writers' strikesScorsese and "Killers of the Flower MoonGen Z Horrorhttps://www.instagram.com/spangerlookrey/Why the Sunday Scaries Hiatus?Join our Patreon!Follow us on Instagram!

WE'RE BACK BABYYYYYYYY. We're so sorry for the extended hiatus, but we're back with new episodes! This week we're covering the grandaddy of all zombie films, George Romero's "Night of the Living Dead." We're joined by our resident cinematography expert, Jamarrio Washington, to discuss the origins of the zombie genre and the groundbreaking elements of this undead flick. Do you think you would survive a zombie apocalypse?Join our Patreon!Follow us on Instagram!

For our next Dead Air session we were lucky enough to sit down briefly with the writer, director, and star of the new film "Wolf Garden." Wayne David is an English filmmaker whose newest project provides an interesting twist on the classic creature feature. Romance, mystery, and the tragedy of loss compound in this psychological thriller that features the perfect amount of classic genre flair.Join our Patreon! Follow us on Instagram!Watch Wolf Garden

This week we're joined by our good friend Vianca Vega as well as Chris from the There Are Too Many Movies Podcast! Continuing with our miniseries on zombie movies, we've decided to tackle the film from 2003 that invented "fast zombies." Listen to us discuss the architecture of Cillian Murphy's perfect jaw and the frustrating career of Alex Garland.Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/scarysundayscariesFollow us on Instagram!Follow There Are Too Many Movies! https://www.youtube.com/therearetoomanymovies

New series alert! In this miniseries we're discussing some of our favorite zombie films both new and old. This week we were joined by Jourdan Aldredge of the Ultimate Action Movie Club to discuss Zack Snyder's directorial debut and an explosive entry into the early era of "fast zombies." Join us as we argue whether a movie set in a mini mall could be made in 2023 and exactly how his first film shaped the rest of Zack Snyder's career.Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/scarysundayscariesFollow us on Instagram!https://ultimateactionmovies.com/

For our next Dead Air Session we're discussing the Oscars; their origin, their structure, and the many controversies they are associated with. What are your thoughts on the dwindling institution of this awards show?Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/scarysundayscariesFollow us on Instagram!

We saw Brandon Cronenberg's newest movie, "Infinity Pool" and we have thoughts! Just released, "Infinity Pool" is a wild fever dream featuring sex, violence, and a naked Alexander Skarsgård. In this episode we attempt to unravel the ramifications of a punitive cloning process and what that means for this movie.Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/scarysundayscariesFollow us on Instagram!

We're starting a new series of streams! Our "Dead Air" sessions will be releasing on Thursdays and will feature more general conversations on topics related to the horror genre and film industry at large!This week we're talking:M3GANSkinamarinkSundance Film FestivalThe "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" Wombo ComboLast of UsVideo Game AdaptationsJoin our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/scarysundayscariesFollow us on Instagram!

This week we are concluding our third series of episodes with a horror comedy featuring Nic Cage! Willy's Wonderland is a fantastic homage to the campy and action-packed horror ventures of the eighties with its own unique style and hilarious features. We reflect on some traumatic memories involving Chuck E. Cheese and discuss the deeply mysterious "janitor" character portrayed by Nic Cage and his magical punch pop.Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/scarysundayscariesFollow us on Instagram!

This week we were joined by indie filmmakers Blaire Hoyle and Tyler Horner of Eye4eye Productions to discuss their upcoming film "The House Among The Trees." We talk some inside baseball of indie filmmaking and get into our opinions on the new movies set to release in 2023.Trailer for The House Among The TreesFollow us on Instagram!Join our Patreon!

This week we're beyond excited to discuss what some people have called the scariest movie of our generation. Ari Aster's debut feature is a terrifying work of art that dives into the depths of family trauma while also weaving an intricate tale of the occult. We get into the nitty gritty, hunting for every breadcrumb in this complex and thrilling movie. Join our Patreon!Follow us on Instagram!Email us with comments, suggestions, or movie recommendations at [email protected].

Happy Friday the Thirteenth! To celebrate the most wicked of days we're going back to the eighties to watch the movie that kicked off a legacy franchise which has spawned over a dozen films and inspired a generation of slasher fans. Are you ready to talk six degrees of Kevin Bacon? Or the amazing nuance of splatter effects from a young Tom Savini?Join our Patreon!Follow us on Instagram!

Happy New Year! After a week off we are relaxed ready to shell out all the horror review content you can handle. For this week's episode, we're joined by comedian Kirstie Hayden, who is here to discuss the 2003 Dark Castle slam-dunk, "Gothika". In what Travis has termed a campy hit of the "nu-metal" variety of horror, Halle Berry stars as Miranda Grey, a psychiatrist who has found herself at the center of a mind-bending and murderous mystery. Do you go swimming after work? What exactly is a "slumber-party" movie? Is Fred Durst attractive in the music video for "Behind Blue Eyes"?! You've got questions and we've got answers, sit back and enjoy!Join our Patreon!Follow us on Instagram!

In this bonus segment, we did a rapid-fire ranking of our favorite horror movies from this year. Below is how our list shook out! Let us know what you think!Join our Patreon!Follow us on Instagram!Our rankings for the best horror of 2022;1. Nope2. Bones and All3. The Menu4. Prey5. X6. Pearl7. Smile8. Barbarian9. The Black Phone10. Bodies Bodies Bodies11. Crimes of the Future12. Hellraiser 13. Studio 66614. Scream15. Halloween Ends

Happy holidays! We're celebrating the end of the year with a special Christmas episode. One of, if not the most nostalgic holiday horror, the classic, the one and only, GREMLINS. Turns out Daniel knows way more about the little green monsters than anyone probably every should. We hope you enjoy this special episode!Join our Patreon!Follow us on Instagram!

Continuing with our series on psychological horror we decided to attempt a discussion on David Lynch this week. Known for his atmospheric, unsettling, and sometimes non sequitur plots, Lynch's style may not fit perfectly into the horror genre, but there's something about "Lynchian" movies that is just weird and befuddling enough for the purposes of this watchlist. Our resident Lynch-lover, Vianca, joins us to unravel the mysteries of Mulholland Drive. Let us know what you think of this mind-bending Frankenstein of a movie!Join our Patreon at patreon.com/scarysundayscariesFollow us Instagram!

Hey guys! This week we were lucky enough to have actor, writer, director, Josh Ruben sit down with us to discuss his two new movies, Blood Relatives and A Wounded Fawn. Both movies are streaming now on Shudder!Join our Patreon at patreon.com/scarysundayscariesFollow us Instagram!

Hey! This week we're talking about the new film featuring Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Fiennes, and Nicholas Hoult. We hope you enjoy!Join our Patreon at patreon.com/scarysundayscariesFollow us Instagram!

This week we're continuing our series on psychological horror by discussing a film featuring Leonardo DiCaprio under the direction of Martin Scorsese. What else could you ask for? We cover the origins of the story by Dennis Lehane and the many aspects of this film that separate it from the rest of Scorsese's body of work.Join our Patreon at patreon.com/scarysundayscariesFollow us Instagram!

This week we were joined by our longtime friend, Andie, to discuss the 2014 atmospheric horror film, "It Follows." Listen to us get way deep in the weeds about the rules of the monster in this movie and discuss the allegory laced throughout the plot!Join our Patreon at patreon.com/scarysundayscariesFollow us Instagram!

This week we're finally covering our first Carpenter film with "In The Mouth of Madness". We get crazy talking about the many meta moments of this movie and the inherent sexiness of Sam Neil. This movie is bonkers and we absolutely love it and hope you do too!Join our Patreon at patreon.com/scarysundayscariesFollow us Instagram!

In between episodes on our psychological horror series, we decided to double back and cover this sleeper hit that was recently dropped on HBO Max. We get into gritty details about the behind the scenes camera work and talk about the legacy of doomed Justin Long characters in horror movies.Join our Patreon at patreon.com/scarysundayscariesFollow us Instagram!

Season three is live! We're kicking off our series on psychological horror with a film by the "master of thrill," Dario Argento. Pour yourself a viscous glass of red wine and light up a cigarette, it's about to get crazy in here. Join us and our friend Dani as we talk about the 1977 "Suspiria" and all the twists and turns within this wild film.Join our Patreon at patreon.com/scarysundayscariesFollow us Instagram!

We thought it was appropriate to cap off spooky season by covering the end to the somewhat misguided David Gordon Green Halloween trilogy. We talk about an alternate cut of these three movies we think could redeem the messiness of this requel series and discuss how evil band nerds can really be.Join our Patreon at patreon.com/scarysundayscariesFollow us Instagram!

Just how much head trauma can a single person endure?! We're capping off our series on slashers this week and taking the edge off with one of our most beloved horror comedies. "Tucker and Dale Versus Evil" is a gory romantic comedy featuring the two most emotionally available rednecks you will ever see.Join our Patreon at patreon.com/scarysundayscariesFollow us Instagram!

What's up creeps!? Happy October! For this weeks episode we're covering a brand new release that everyone seems to be talking about. This one had us jumping out of our seats, one of the few movies this year that has lived up to the creepiness presented in its marketing. Enjoy!Join our Patreon at patreon.com/scarysundayscariesFollow us Instagram!

We finally made it to the climax of this series on slashers! This week we're covering one of the most famous and influential slasher films of all time. It's the movie that broke the grindhouse movie mold and inspired decades of filmmaking. That's right, we're talking Texas, we're talking chain saws, we're talking massacres. Join us for our conversation on Tobe Hooper's original 1974 horror masterpiece.Join our Patreon at patreon.com/scarysundayscariesFollow us Instagram!

Another Bonus Episode incoming! This week we were lucky enough to see an advance screening of the much anticipated prequel to Ti West's "X" released earlier this year. List to us talk about the collaborative writing process between Mia Goth and Ti West in our discussion of "Pearl"!Join our Patreon at patreon.com/scarysundayscariesFollow us Instagram!

This week we're making a detour on our journey through slasher films to talk about one of the most famous/infamous haunting movies of the eighties if not of all time. We watched Poltergeist! And we have thoughts!Join our Patreon at patreon.com/scarysundayscariesFollow us Instagram!

We're back with another slasher! This time we're talking about the 2016 film, Hush. Directed by Mike Flanagan and cowritten with his partner Kate Siegel, this self-contained slasher is an expertly executed single location thriller. We talk about the implications of using hearing impairment as a plot device in the movie and some of the inspiration and lessons the horror power couple learned from the making of Hush.Join our Patreon at patreon.com/scarysundayscariesFollow us Instagram!

CROSSOVER EPISODE!!! This week we sent Travis out to hang out with the boys from There Are Too Many Movies to talk about the 90's summer slasher classic, I Know What You Did Last Summer. We talk boat architecture and the ridiculousness of the twist at the end of this movie!Join our Patreon at patreon.com/scarysundayscariesFollow us Instagram!

This week we're continuing our series on slashers and covering the cult classic from 2000, American Psycho. We talk about the inspiration for the character of Patrick Bateman and the controversy around Brett Easton Ellis' novel and the production of this movie starring Christian Bale.Join our Patreon at patreon.com/scarysundayscariesFollow us Instagram!

For the next installment in our series on slashers we dove into Wes Craven's sophomore directing credit with The Hills Have Eyes (1977). We get way into the weeds on this one discussing the true(ish) story that inspired Craven's demented tale of cannibal murderers.Join our Patreon at patreon.com/scarysundayscariesFollow us Instagram!

New release alert! We were lucky enough to get an early screening of this new mystery/thriller. Come listen to us talk Gen-Z horror.Join our Patreon at patreon.com/scarysundayscariesFollow us Instagram!

This week we kept the Hitchcock train rolling! (kind of) Listen to us talk "Disturbia" and it's legally not significant similarities to "Rear Window".Join our Patreon at patreon.com/scarysundayscariesFollow us Instagram!

We're getting back to slasher BASICS with the film that arguably started it all. That's right, this week we're talking Hitchcock because we watched his classic 1960 film, "Psycho"!Join our Patreon at patreon.com/scarysundayscariesFollow us Instagram!

We went to the theaters this weekend and saw Jordan Peele's newest original picture, NOPE. Come listen to us get in the weeds about this amazing film!Join our Patreon at patreon.com/scarysundayscariesFollow us Instagram!

We're not wasting any time, welcome to season TWO baybeeee. Hang out and listen to us talk about the phenomenon that was the 2008 slasher The Strangers, featuring Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman.Join our Patreon at patreon.com/scarysundayscariesFollow us Instagram!

Season one is a wrap! To finish out this series we watched one of the GREATEST horror comedies to come out in the last few years, Ready or Not (2019) featuring Samara Weaving.Join our Patreon at patreon.com/scarysundayscariesFollow us Instagram!

This week we watched The Black Phone. Scott Derrickson teams up with Ethan Hawke and Jason Ransone again to bring to life a haunting short story by Joe hill. Come hang out while we talk about this creepy killer!Join our Patreon at patreon.com/scarysundayscariesFollow us Instagram!

The time has come! We finally watched The Exorcist III. We have some thoughts on Blatty's directorial debut and the badass that is Father Morning.Join our Patreon at patreon.com/scarysundayscariesFollow us Instagram!

The time has come, we watched the 1981 cult classic that launched Sam Raimi's career. Join us for the conversation about The Evil Dead!

We watched Sinister and we have thoughts! Why are little kids so creepy?!Listen to our conversation about memetic horror!Join our Patreon at patreon.com/scarysundayscariesFollow us Instagram!

Based on Shirley Jackson's 1959 novel "The Haunting of Hill House," The Haunting is an absolute classic ghost story. In many ways, this is where it all starts! Listen to us sort out the psychological thriller elements of this amazing film.Join our Patreon at patreon.com/scarysundayscariesFollow us Instagram!