The Horror Files

EPISODE 56: ”Giallothriller February - Color of Night (1994)”

We conclude our GialloThriller February series, with a doozy of an erotic thriller, filled with batshit group therapy, oversized baseball glove chairs, sex in water, overbites, BDSM, gender AND personality identity issues, as well as Bruce Willis hanging brain. That’s right, monsters, in this episode, I will be discussing the wild and raunchy 90’s thriller, COLOR OF NIGHT  from 1994. In the Horror Files News Corner, I'll have updates on the upcoming live action HAUNTED MANSION film, as well as Blumhouse's surprising new announcement. So grab your red lipstick and suspension of disbelief, because we are going colorblind!

EPISODE 55: ”Giallothriller February -In the Cut (2003)”

We continue our GialloThriller February series, with an oft-overlooked early aughts erotic thriller. This episode takes us to an early post 9/11 New York City, where sex, language, severed heads, and male/female politics collide into a big hot, sweaty, naked stew. That’s right, monsters, on this episode, I will be talking about the underrated Jane Campion thriller, IN THE CUT from 2003. In the Horror Files News Corner, I'll have news on a dog-of-a-4K release from Kino Lorber, and a huge 100th anniversary release from Warner Brothers. Grab your list of suspects, because we are heading to the lighthouse!

EPISDOE 54: ”Giallothriller February - Jade (1995)”

"The Horror Files" officially kicks off its Giallothriller February series, covering 90's and early aughts erotic thrillers for Valentine's season!
This episode, we are off to 90’s era San Francisco, which is rife with local government corruption, high class escorts, redheads, fuck houses, jammin' jellies, and clitorifics. That’s right monsters, on this episode, I will be talking about the sultry William Friedkin thriller, JADE, from 1995.

EPISODE 53: ”VIDEO NASTIES - THE BEYOND (1981)”

We are back with another installment in our "Video Nasties" series, and for this episode, we are off to Louisiana, where a run-down hotel secretly harbors the gateway to hell. That’s right monsters, I will be talking about the gory, goopy Fulci classic, THE BEYOND (1981). In the Horror Files News Corner, I'll have casting news for Robert Eggers next horror project, as well as info on BARBARIAN writer/director Zach Cregger's follow-up film, so relax, check-in, and remember, in this hotel, turn down service is at a quarter to DEAD!

Episode 52: ”The Lodge (2019)”

This episode is going to get chilly as we head to a cabin in the woods (no we’re not covering THAT movie), where frigid temperatures, religious cult pasts, and resentful kids create a recipe for dread and doom. That’s right, monsters, in this episode, I’ll be talking about the 2019 psychological horror thriller film, THE LODGE. In the Horror Files News Corner, I'll have Waxwork vinyl horror soundtrack news as well as a special honorific for Brian De Palma's classic, CARRIE. Bundle up kids, because this episode is being generated by gaslight only!

EPISODE 51: ”VIDEO NASTIES - NIGHT OF THE DEMON (1980)

We are back! The Horror Files returns from it's hiatus, and is picking back up with it's "Video Nasties" series. In this episode, we head into the woods in search of Bigfoot, where we find slaughtered girl scouts, ripped off dicks, and a girlboss named Crazy Wanda. That’s right monsters, I will be discussing the low budget, cryptozoological gore fest, NIGHT OF THE DEMON from 1980. In the Horror Files News Corner, we'll have deets on Joe Bob Briggs' upcoming holiday special, as well as Event Horizon and The Dentist 4k/Blu-ray news. Hold on monsters, this episode is gonna get hairy!

Episode 50: ”Fav Blumhouse Horror”

We are celebrating the 50th episode of The Horror Files, and what better way to laud the occasion than by talking about the horror juggernaut production house, Blumhouse Productions! With more than 75 horror titles to their name, Blumhouse has made a name by taking small-budget, indie horror films to huge box office returns. For this episode, I'm joined by Matt Orozco and Lowell Greenblatt from MacabreDaily.com and we break down our favorites from Blumhouses' vast catalog, as well as the worst from their 22 year span. Buckle up, because you may be surprised which ones made our lists!

Episode 49: ”Video Nasties - SS Experiment Love Camp (1976)”

We continue with our "Video Nasties" series, which today, takes us to a Nazi prison camp, filled with human experiments, egregiously nude women, and the ripe stank of filmmaker misogyny. That’s right monsters, on this episode, I will be discussing the 1976 Nazi exploitation film, SS EXPERIMENT LOVE CAMP. In the Horror Files News Corner, I'll have an update on the upcoming Hocus Pocus 2 sequel, as well as Peaches Christ's lost slasher film. Get your horribly dubbed lines ready, because this one is going to be a scheisse show!

Episode 48: ”Midsommar (2019)”

It's officially Spring, and special guest Rich Harris from the @slashintheattic Instagram account is back! For this episode, we are heading to Sweden to take part in a fabled midsummer festival, full of maypoles, flowers, and extremely sus meat pies. All is NOT what it seems, even amongst friends, as folk horror, grief, and gaslighting boyfriends collide. That’s right folks, on this episode we will be discussing the 2019 Ari Aster folk horror film, MIDSOMMAR. Grab your flower crown, because this episode will be full of gaslighting, gatekeeping, and girlbossing!

Episode 47: ”Video Nasties: Dead And Buried (1981)”

We continue with our "Video Nasties" series, which today, takes us to a seemingly sleepy New England town, where tourists quickly learn that you can visit, but you can’t ever leave. That’s right monsters, on this episode, I will be discussing the 1981 atmospheric horror film, DEAD AND BURIED. In the Horror Files News Corner, I'll have details on Kevin Smith's next (unusual) horror project, as well as a big Shout! Factory sale, so grab your camera and don't blink, because this episode is gonna bring you back to life!