|Demons (1985): The Movie That Makes Horror Contagious

Send Us Your Scares!What if watching a horror movie was the thing that got you killed? That's the question at the heart of Demons, the 1985 Italian splatter classic from Lamberto Bava and Dario Argento — and Ambrose and Jessica are here to make the case that this film invented meta-horror a full decade before anyone gave it credit.Leave a review 👉🏻 https://the-thing-about-films.beam.ly/reviewOur Newsletter 👉🏻  https://deadletter-m8dfsqxm.manus.spaceEpisode Breakdown:Ambrose argues that Demons beat Wes Craven's New Nightmare to the "horror-as-infection" concept by ten years — and he's not wrongThe hosts break down Geretta Geretta's iconic demon transformation, which was entirely improvised and ended up setting the physical blueprint for every demon in the filmJessica and Ambrose go deep on the practical effects — glowing demon eyes made from street sign material, teeth pushed out by mechanical fangs, and a spine-bursting scene straight out of a fever dreamCoffin ratings are in: Ambrose lands at four and a half, Jessica goes full five — and makes a pretty convincing argument for why the unexplained stuff is actually the point.The Dead Letter is our free monthly horror newsletter, and it's the perfect companion to the show. Each issue includes Anatomy of a Scene, Cutting Room Floor, Casting Shadows, Whispers in the Dark, and Summoning Soon. It goes out once a month and it's completely free to subscribers.Thanks for listening to TheTHINGaboutFilms. If you're enjoying the show, subscribing and leaving a review goes a long way — it helps more horror fans find us, and we genuinely appreciate every single one."And the best part it's absolutely Free, and you can cancel anytime you want if you don't like it." Support the showEPISODES FM - _https://episodes.fm/1809836198?view=apps&sort=popularitySwift - https://www.swiftenergy.gg/products/tropicrush?ref=svalxxsiFacebook Group Page - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1263899825130479Blue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/thethingaboutfilms.bsky.socialInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/thethingaboutfilms/TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/search?q=TheTHINGaboutFilms&t=1754605765379X - https://x.com/thingaboutfilms?s=21