What other band in history has had as weird and batshit a history as Black Sabbath? Other than some of the groups from the Scandinavian Black Metal scene, very few. Trust us. We start a three-part series on the Lords of Darkness that invented m

Masque of the Red Death (Short Story, 1842)

Oct 22nd, 2021 1h 20m

Ever wanted to impress that big tiddy goth in psych class? Well, here's a not as famous Edgar Allen Poe work to intrigue with. MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH is a chilling but excellent little tale about a selfish prince and a raucous party. This epis

Night of the Living Dead (1968)

May 24th, 2020 1h 32m

George A. Romero's first foray into the deep dark recesses of the "zombie apocalypse" subgenre surprised audiences of all kinds in 1968. Night of the Living Dead is a testament to what you can do with a minimal budget and a completely unique id

Jaws (1975)

May 9th, 2020 1h 53m

Yeah, we're finally doing it. What could even be typed in this description that you haven't already heard or known about one of the most iconic movies ever made? Jaws is a monolith in film history but rather easy to tackle from a purely informa

The Yeti Part II: Theories

May 2nd, 2020 1h 11m

Here's the second and final part of our series on the Yeti! This episode we discuss some interesting theories including bears, neanderthals, and, well, aliens. Nothing is solved and we goof off even more, but hopefully you still find it informa

The Yeti Part I: History

Apr 24th, 2020 1h 26m

There's oil in them there Yeti bones.We're trying something different this episode. We're talking about cryptids, because we want to. You can't stop us. But maybe you will be entertained an informed in the process. Learn about the history of

Leprechaun (1993)

Mar 20th, 2020 1h 20m

It's a hopelessly, horrible, overplayed and overused stereotype and on paper most people should hate it...but it's also enjoyable in the worst way possible. It's Leprechaun. While the year of 1993 would see the rise of such icons as Jurassic Pa

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They're Bad #5: The Mangler (1995)

Mar 6th, 2020 46m 15s

It's somehow simultaneously the worst and best movie we've ever covered on They're Bad. Tobe Hooper's intense failure of 1995, The Mangler is a one-of-a-kind film that must be seen to be believed. How to you have such a perfect cast and crew tu

Ring/The Ring, Part 1: Ring, Ringu, and The Ring (2002)

Feb 28th, 2020 2h 10m

CONTENT WARNING, TRIGGER WARNING: SEXUAL ASSAULT, RAPE (When we begin discussing the plot of the book and when we talk about changes to the story with the 1998 adaptation)"Seven days..."Americans and other English-speaking listeners might b

The Blair Witch Project (1999)

Feb 22nd, 2020 1h 14m

It's not exactly what one would call a masterpiece. In fact, it's kind of intentionally shitty and it succeeds in that. However, what The Blair Witch Project lacks in execution, it almost makes up for in style. Definitely the marketing was clev

My Bloody Valentine (1981)

Feb 14th, 2020 1h 3m

"There's more than one way to lose your heart"It's the long-forgotten slasher classic that people talk about less and less every year, but it can be argued that it's a classic up there with anything comparable of the era. My Bloody Valentine

The Shining: The Definitive Episode

Jan 18th, 2020 2h 16m

"This inhuman place creates human monsters"It's perhaps one of Stephen King's most famous and lauded works, and for good reason. The Shining's expert pacing and excellently crafted atmosphere as well as the pointed internal dialogue of the ch

Killer Klowns From Outer Space (1988)

Dec 27th, 2019 1h 28m

It has plenty of kitsch but what it lacks in taste it makes up for in fun and execution. The premise is simple and it does exactly what it says on the tin, but Killer Klowns From Outer Space is a passion project of the Chiodos brothers and it s

Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)

Dec 12th, 2019 1h 41m

CONTENT WARNING: THIS FILM CONTAINS SCENES OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. PLEASE BE AWARE OF THIS BEFORE LISTENING.Maybe we're reading a bit too much into this one, and if we did, it wouldn't be the worst thing we've ever done honestly. If this were just

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They're Bad #4: The Gingerdead Man (2005)

Dec 4th, 2019 42m 34s

This movie is awful. It's pretty much that simple. None of us like it really in any way but we do have an interesting discussion about what constitutes a cult film and what makes a good cult film more importantly. Gary Busey, you're wrong for t

Phantasm (1979)

Nov 15th, 2019 1h 49m

It contains almost all of the seemingly standardized criteria for a classic B-movie: low budget, convoluted plot, and ALIENS. However, Phantasm in retrospect seems to be a cut above the regular 70's B-movie schlock. There's something about the

Frankenstein: The Definitive Episode

Oct 31st, 2019 3h 18m

In this absolutely massive Halloween special we close out the month with an extensive analysis of the entirety of everything relating to Frankenstein, the masterpiece novel first published (anonymously) by Mary Shelley in 1818. This episode rea

Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)

Oct 25th, 2019 1h 42m

"Happy happy Halloween, Halloween, Halloween..."It's the black sheep of the Halloween franchise. A story very much contained to one world and one world only and fans of the franchise are sometimes polarized on it. When Halloween III: Season o

Scream (1996)

Oct 17th, 2019 1h 43m

"What's your favorite scary movie?"In the 90's we had a bit of a slasher hangover after the onslaught of franchises and seemingly endless entries and sequels to those franchises bombarded us in the 80's. So when we rounded the corner in the f

Alien (1979)

Oct 10th, 2019 1h 41m

It's probably the best fusion of science fiction and horror ever put to film. It completely redefined what a movie set in space should or could be. Without it, the landscape of movies today might be considerably different. Alien in 1979 boldly

Halloween (1978)

Sep 5th, 2019 1h 17m

"The night HE came home!"It's only one of the most important and most influential films on the slasher sub-genre as well as an important stop-gap between the gritty one-off slashers of the early 70's and the mayhem-filled sequel fest that was

Silent Hill (Game, 1999)

Aug 13th, 2019 1h 28m

Silent Hill is considered by many to be the most influential entry on modern survival horror games. It's intense atmosphere, stylistic camera angles, and mysterious plot all come together to make it a masterpiece, even 20 years later. Are there

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They're Bad #3: The Mothman Prophecies (2002)

Aug 6th, 2019 47m

In 1966 in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, some weird shit started happening. A series, or "flap", of UFO sightings, paranormal activity, general weirdness, and most famously, sightings of a giant winged humanoid dubbed "The Mothman" all occurre

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)

Jul 30th, 2019 1h 11m

It's perhaps the most Texas horror film ever made. 12 years after the debut of the chilling original, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 takes the franchise in a different direction, and we're totally here for it. It adds comedy, new characters, and

Perfect Blue (Anime, 1997)

Jul 24th, 2019 1h 26m

CONTENT WARNING: THIS FILM CONTAINS GRAPHIC DEPICTIONS OF RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT. PLEASE PROCEED WITH CAUTION.Perfect Blue is an incredibly deep and introspective film in a different vein than many of the movies that we talk about. It provid