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Introducing a new series--Square Horror: UncutInside these "Directors' Cut" episodes, the Master of Scaremonies & Duke of Spook take the positive-only gloves off and get real; join us as we talk horror news and updates, catching up with each other and welcoming you to join in on the kick-back vibe.This week--at long last... Saw X (SPOILERS!!!)

The Master of Scaremonies Matt & the Duke of Spook Danny share their thoughts on the upcoming horror of 2024, gab about Lisa Frankenstein, and explain more about the upcoming year for Square HorrorDon't forget to hit FOLLOW on our Spotify page, and reach out to us on Instagram (@the_squarehorrorpodcast) and by e-mail ([email protected])

Sprinting at breakneck speed, the Master of Scaremonies Matt & Trager Joe bring you the action-packed, emotionally thrilling K-zombie smash hit "Train to Busan"!Don't forget to hit FOLLOW up on the top banner of our page, and reach out to us:Instagram--@[email protected]

Don't forget to hit FOLLOW up on the top banner of our page, and reach out to us!@the_squarehorrorpodcast on Instagram and [email protected]

Joining Square Horror for the first time is new producer and co-host "Trager" Joe! Filling in for the Duke of Spook once in a while, Joe joins the Master of Scaremonies to step back into the darkness of childhood nightmares with "Skinamarink"...dare to listen as the boys discuss it in all of its analog horror glory, Don't forget to hit FOLLOW up on the top banner of our page, and contact us on Instagram @the_squarehorrorpodcast and [email protected] Spooky--+--Cherish Your Life

To celebrate the 100th episode of Square Horror, the Duke of Spook and Master of Scaremonies are joined by dear friend of the podcast, Bobby Haley, to create a 3 person radio drama version of The Pastel Man creepypasta story written by Vincent Vena Cava. This is a cautionary tale of dealing with a devilish creature to prevent the loss of loved ones, and the cost that the deal will entail. "One must die, so another may live" Voice cast: Bobby Haley as The Narrator, Duke of Spook Danny as The Pastel Man, Master of Scaremonies Matt as 911 Operator, Walter, and Doctor

The Master of Scaremonies and Duke of Spook take the end of the post modern sequels series to talk about a movie that is near and dear to both of their hearts, 2018's The Strangers: Prey at Night. This episode was recorded prior to the beginning of the SAG AFTRA strike, We here at Square Horror are FULL supporters of both the WGA and SAG AFTRA, and we have been closely following the strikes and we wish to follow the current SAG guidelines. We had both this episode and episode 100 already complete and will be releasing those as scheduled. So after episode 100, be aware that our programming may change from our original plans. We started during the pandemic THREE YEARS AGO and now we will continue through the strikes, with hopefully the AMPTP coming to their senses soon to meet the writers and actors’ negotiations. Until then, Square Horror proudly stands with both unions- thank you to all the listeners and remember to stay spooky out there.

The Master of Scaremonies and Duke of Spook continue their delve in the Wonderful World of Remakes as they discuss 2011's Fright Night. Join our hosts as they discuss the Brewsters' quick jump into fighting for their lives , Colin Farrell's vampire sex appeal, and yet another early 2010's horror movie's STACKED cast.

The Master of Scaremonies and Duke of Spook return from brief hiatus to the Wonderful World of Remakes as they continue to get closer to episode 100, as they delve into the *not at all* light hearted world of 2010's The Crazies. This episode finds our hosts gushing about Timothy Olyphant, discussing how an apocalyptic situation can affect friendships, and understanding small town community mindsets.

The Master of Scaremonies and Duke of Spook return to Ridley Scott's world in the follow up to Prometheus that is Alien Covenant. Join our hosts as they rediscover David, talk about different forms of aliens that predate the xenomorph, and naturally their opinions on the crew members.

The Master of Scaremonies and Duke of Spook are delving back into the world of Alien as they cover the post modern prequel from 2012 that is Ridley Scott's Prometheus. In this episode they discuss David's upsetting experiments, intense themes, and why Idris Elba is just such a great captain.

The Master of Scaremonies and Duke of Spook have another chance to talk about one of their favorite horror filmmakers as they do a deep dive into the amazing paranormal prequel that is Mike Flanagan's 2016 Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes co-produced film, Ouija: Origin of Evil. This episode our hosts discuss monologues about strangulation, Father Thomas, and of course the Devil Doctor.

The Master of Scaremonies and Duke of Spook return to talk about another post modern sequel, and this time the first movie has been covered on the podcast before, with Christopher Landon's 2019 film, Happy Death Day 2U. Join our hosts as they discuss Tree's latest emotional journey that is sidelined by a sci fi plot and even more groundhog day inspired antics.

The Master of Scaremonies and Duke of Spook are back to discuss a modern sequel that doubles down the frights from the original movie by enclosing the characters in an underwater cave system in 2019's 47 Meters Down Uncaged.

The Master of Scaremonies and Duke of Spook make another visit into the Wonderful World of Remakes to talk about Platinum Dunes' 2005 remake of The Amityville Horror. Join them as they discuss the real story of the Amityville Haunting, Ryan Reynolds' physique and acting, and the worries of having built in blood drains in your basement.

The Master of Scaremonies and Duke of Spook are back together IN PERSON this week to discuss another streaming only gem, this time being 2019's Australian horror-comedy Little Monsters. Our hosts discuss Lupita Nyong'o, Dave's comparison to Dewey Finn from School of Rock, and of course Teddy McGiggles' traumatized monologue about addiction.

The Master of Scaremonies and Duke of Spook continue to look back on one of the best recent years for horror, 2022, as they discuss a happy surprise of a great Airbnb horror show that is Barbarian. They discuss the Hitchcockian twists and turns, the gentleness of Keith, and Richard Brake doing what he does best- being creepy.

The Master of Scaremonies and Duke of Spook have their first time sensitive main episode as they discuss Mike Flanagan and Kate Siegel's 2016 Netflix horror movie Hush. Join our hosts as they discuss this masterpiece of a thriller that has inspired both of them for the better part of 7 years, which will sadly be disappearing from the Netflix platform after April 7th with no current plan for any kind of other release. Do yourself a favor and watch the movie before it disappears, and then tune into this episode!

The Master of Scaremonies and Duke of Spook close the book on another franchise, pun intended, as they discuss the final film in the Twilight Saga, Breaking Dawn Part 2. Join them as they discuss the chokehold that "A Thousand Years" had on society, a vampire battleground, and the newly formed and very powerful Vampire Bella Swan.

The Master of Scaremonies and Duke of Spook have reached the beginning of the end as they discuss the penultimate film in the Twilight series with Breaking Dawn Part 1. Join our hosts as they discuss the early 2010's craze of splitting final books into two movies, a vampire human honeymoon, and a VERY rough pregnancy. And make sure to tune in next week for the final episode on the Twilight Saga, where all must come to an end so who knows what's in store!

The Master of Scaremonies and Duke of Spook are back on another Saw kick, in the midst of covering the Twilight saga, and so they are looking ahead at the upcoming addition to the Saw franchise, currently titled Saw X, and they want to share some of their theories about what may or may not be included in this new film.

The Master of Scaremoines and Duke of Spook continue Twilight month with the third film in the Twilight Saga, Eclipse. Will either of our hosts be swayed from the love triangle side we last saw them fighting for? Will the Volturi continue to ruin the Cullens' lives? Is Victoria played by a new actress? Find out this week on Square Horror.

The Master of Scaremonies and Duke of Spook continue their deep dive into the world of supernatural creatures in Forks Washington as they discuss the second chapter in the Twilight series. This week our hosts discuss the ever building love triangle (and who's team they're on), werewolves, and of course the latest in Edward's self fulfilling prophecy drama.

The Master of Scaremonies and Duke of Spook are celebrating Valentine's Day all throughout February of this year with the horror adjacent vampire films that make up the Twilight saga, and what better way than to start on Valentine's Day itself with the movie that started it all? Join our hosts as they discuss the beginning of a love triangle, vampire baseball games, and Sheriff Swan's undeserved bad rap.

The Master of Scaremonies and Duke of Spook are back with another deep thought provoking movie, 2022's Smile. Hear what the boys have to say about the movie that had a misguiding trailer, stars Kevin Bacon's daughter Sosie, and has a lot to say about how people respond, or try to avoid, trauma.

THe Master of SCaremonies and Duke of Spook are back to cover a movie from fall of 2022 that they were looking forward to but didn't get to cover when it came out- Orphan First Kill, the prequel to 2009's Orphan (which they covered in last year's Growing up is a Pain series).

The Master of Scaremonies and Duke of Spook are joined by friend of the podcast Steph to discuss the first major theatrical horror release of 2023 with the android horror M3GAN.

The Master of Scaremonies and Duke of Spook start the new year with a return to a popular segment, along with friend of the podcast Steph, to venture into more horror trivia. Who will come out on top or will it just matter that they had fun along the way? Tune in to find out!

The Master of Scaremonies and Duke of Spook are feeling festive as we reach the end of the year, so naturally they are ready discuss the spooky version of Santa Claus with 2015's Krampus. This week our hosts discuss a demonic jack in the box named Der Klown, evil elves, and the family bickering that lies within this holiday horror comedy.

The Master of Scaremonies and Duke of Spook return to discuss another lesser known but still VERY effective horror movie where a punk band meets it's worst nightmare in Green Room. Featuring Anton Yelchik's final theatrically released performance before his untimely death in 2016, Patrick Stewart as a terrifyingly clinical villain and our hosts discussing the terrifying implications of the unground world of organized crime.

The Master of Scaremonies and Duke of Spook are back to discuss another entry in the Wonderful World of Remakes with Leigh Whannel's remake of The Invisible Man which managed to release in 2020 just before the world was shut down. Our hosts discuss the creation of the movie, the amazing performances by Elisabeth Moss and the rest of the cast, and the HORRIBLE implications of the antagonist's overall plan.

The Master of Scaremonies and Duke of Spook take a look at the final 2 movies in the Halloween film franchise, that both came out after the last time our intrepid heroes discussed the franchise in 2020, to discuss the movies that closed out David Gordon Green's Halloween trilogy which have both sparked a lot of conversations.

The Master of Scaremonies and Duke of Spook wish everyone a happy Halloween as they close out the Spooktober 2022 series of episodes on the Fear Street Trilogy with Part 3. Join our hosts as they discuss being a puritan in the 1600's, stealing drug berries from the local witch, and the conclusion to the battle between Goode and witchcraft.

The Master of Scaremonies and Duke of Spook are back to continue the venture onto Fear Street with the second part of the trilogy that takes on camp counselor killers, a new look at the witch's curse, and Britta from Community?

The Master of Scaremonies and Duke of Spook begin this year's Spooktober themed episodes with the first movie of Netflix's Fear Street trilogy. This episode sees the boys discussing 90's music, unkillable slasher tropes and the brutality of a bread slicer.

The Master of Scaremonies and Duke of Spook are joined by special guest Ghastly Steve Vacante to round out the Animal Abominations series with the 1989 adaptation of Stephen King's Pet Sematary. Join your hosts as they discuss the moral implications of having a pet sematary in your backyard, trauma dumping, Maine accents, and an adorable child actor.You can follow Steve on Spotify, instagram, and Twitter @stevevacanteHis single "Smells like a Funeral" is out on Spotify now and his upcoming EP Ghastly will drop on October 21st (and is available for presave now!)

The Master of Scaremonies and Duke of Spook are back with another Animal Abomination classic, Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds. This week the boys discuss Hitchcock's change to cinema, how Tippi Hedren changed an entire industry, and the chaos that is filming with 3,200 live birds.

The Master of Scaremonies and Duke of Spook are back to talk about both another Stephen King adaptation and another animal abomination with the tragic rabies story of Cujo. Come one and come all to hear about this story that Stephen King doesn't remember writing, and the adaptation that required 4 Saint Bernards, a Rottweiler, and a stunt man in a dog costume to film!

The Master of Scaremonies and Duke of Spook are back, after a needed slight delay of scheduling, to discuss the next in the line of animal abominations and natural nightmares in 1997's cult classic Anaconda, starring Ice Cube, Jennifer Lopez, and... Scooby Doo?

The Master of Scaremonies and Duke of Spook return for their second battle with an animal abomination that happens to also feature a natural disaster in 2019's alligator filled hurricane film, Crawl.

The Master of Scaremonies and Duke of Spook are joined by friend of the podcast Sharkie (aka Devon) to start in on the new series where they will be talking about Animal Abominations, and they are jumping in the deep end with the most famous shark blockbuster there ever was, 1975's Jaws.

The Master of Scaremonies and Duke of Spook say goodbye to the Growing pains of horror with the final movie in this series, 1999's The Blair Witch Project. With one of the most famous horror movies from the turn of the century, your hosts are able to discuss getting lost in the woods and the very innovative way the movie was created that made it one of the biggest financial success stories in the entire horror genre.

The Master of Scaremonies and Duke of Spook are back for the penultimate episode of Growing Up is a Pain with Eli Roth's 2005 movie Hostel. The boys talk about the dangers of acting as overconfident Americans in foreign countries as well as the class act that is Eli Roth apologizing to international politicians to make sure that no one was overly offended by his fictional approach to the torturous horrors of the unknown.

As the Master of Scaremonies and Duke of Spook get closer to finishing out talking about how Growing Up is a Pain, they take a look at the modern classic that brings the Groundhog Day concept into the college horror world with Christopher Landon's 2017 great horror comedy, Happy Death Day.

The Master of Scaremonies and Duke of Spook return to talk about the horrors of urban legends changing from myth to reality in 1998's Urban Legend, starring Jared Leto *kind of?*

The Master of Scaremonies and Duke of Spook are back with another 90's classic, I Know What You Did Last Summer, starring both the not yet Hollywood power couple to be, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. and Leonard from The Big Bang Theory.

The Master of Scaremonies and Duke of Spook are back to talk about another new horror movie, The Black Phone directed by Scott Derrickson of Sinister fame. Hear about why you should check out this new crime thriller and avoid meeting The Grabber.

The Master of Scaremonies and Duke of Spook return once again to high school while they talk about how Growing Up is a Pain with 2009's cult classic, Jennifer's Body. Join your hosts in their longest episode yet as they discuss high school and pop music in the late 2000's, succubi, and the crazy cast.New Perspective by Panic! at the Disco music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3sA5plF6kE

The Master of Scaremonies and Duke of Spook return to high school in the late 90's with the 1998 movie The Faculty. Your hosts couldn't discuss this movie that is essentially Scream meets Invasion of the Body Snatchers meets The Thing without talking about the STACKED cast and using their favorite 90's trailer voices.The trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=praQkvivkUE

The Master of Scaremonies and Duke of Spook take a quick departure from the regular episodes to discuss the latest Marvel movie that was helmed by horror legend Sam Raimi, who brought some classic horror into this new superheroic tale.