Horror Hangout

Nov 20 2024 395 ep. 99 mins 302

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We release a brand new episode every Wednesday covering new releases, cult classics, flops and underrated gems. With horror news, discussions about what we've been watching and trivia / games to go on top of thorough reviews (with spoilers) before grading each film from A - F.

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Horror Hangout #359 : Heretic

Nov 20 2024 114 mins

Question everything.Heretic is a 2024 American psychological horror film written and directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods. It stars Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher, and Chloe East, and follows two missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who attempt to convert a reclusive Englishman, only to realize he is more dangerous than he seems.00:00 Intro 13:30 Horror Ne

Horror Hangout #358 : Opera (w/ Charley Errington)

Nov 14 2024 131 mins

A star is born tonight... Will she live to see tomorrow?Opera (also known and released as Terror at the Opera) is a 1987 Italian giallo directed and co-written by Dario Argento and starring Cristina Marsillach, Urbano Barberini, Daria Nicolodi, and Ian Charleson.The film's plot focuses on a young soprano (Marsillach) who becomes involved in a series of murders being committed insid

Horror Hangout Bonus Episode : Interview with It's Really You Director Rich Rose

Oct 23 2024 35 mins

Andy Conduit-Turner is joined by Rich Rose, the writer/director of horror short It's Really You to discuss the film which premiered at FrightFest 2024!Rich Rose is an award-winning screenwriter and director, based in South London. He has an MA in Directing from MetFilm School and is currently developing a number of projects.It's Really You - A priest arrives at a house to perform a

Horror Hangout #357 : Terrifier 3 (w/ Elizabeth Bishop)

Oct 17 2024 127 mins

You better not shout, you better not cry.Terrifier 3 is a 2024 American Christmas supernatural slasher film written and directed by Damien Leone and starring Lauren LaVera, David Howard Thornton, Elliott Fullam, Samantha Scaffidi, Antonella Rose, Margaret Anne Florence, and Bryce Johnson.On the days leading up to Christmas, the story follows Sienna Shaw as she attempts to rebuild h

Horror Hangout #356 : Gonjiam Haunted Asylum (w/ Stu Freeman)

Oct 09 2024 109 mins

Experience the horror.Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum (Korean: 곤지암; Hanja: 昆池岩; RR: Gonjiam) is a 2018 South Korean found footage supernatural horror film directed by Jung Bum-shik. Based on a real-life psychiatric hospital of the same name, it stars Wi Ha-joon, Park Ji-hyun, Oh Ah-yeon, Moon Ye-won, Park Sung-hoon, Yoo Je-yoon and Lee Seung-wook in the lead roles.The narrative

Horror Hangout #355 : The Substance (w/ Emma Cownley)

Oct 03 2024 164 mins

Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself?The Substance is a 2024 satirical body horror film co-produced, written and directed by Coralie Fargeat. It stars Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley and Dennis Quaid. A fading celebrity decides to use a black-market drug, a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself.00:00 Intro24:46 Horror

Horror Hangout #354 : Wishmaster (w/ Dan Taylor)

Sep 25 2024 134 mins

e careful what you wish for.Wishmaster is a 1997 American dark fantasy horror film directed by Robert Kurtzman. The film was executive produced by Wes Craven, and is the only film of the Wishmaster series with his name attached.Its plot concerns a djinn, a wish-granting, evil genie who is released from a jewel and seeks to capture the soul of the woman who discovered him, thereby o

Horror Hangout #353 : Blair Witch (w/ Phillip Escott)

Sep 18 2024 110 mins

There's something evil hiding in the woods.Blair Witch is a 2016 found footage supernatural horror film directed by Adam Wingard and written by Simon Barrett. It is the third film in the Blair Witch series and a direct sequel to the 1999 film The Blair Witch Project, while ignoring the events of its 2000 follow-up film Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2, given the events of that film b

Horror Hangout Bonus Episode : Interview with Millennial Nasties Author Ariel Powers-Schaub

Sep 16 2024 29 mins

Ben Errington is joined by Millennial Nasties: Analyzing a Decade of Brutal Horror Film Violence author Ariel Powers-Schaub to discuss the book which is published on the 17th September through Encyclopocalypse Publications!Millennial Nasties takes a critical but appreciative look at an oft-ignored subset of horror. This book dissects the English-language horror films of the 2000s a

Horror Hangout Bonus Episode : Interview with The Static Sea Creators Jim Wheale & Sophie Shaw

Sep 12 2024 46 mins

Ben Errington is joined by Jim Wheale and Sophie Shaw, the creative minds behind Stormjar Studio’s immersive horror story, The Static Sea!The Static Sea is a twisted ghost story that combines forgotten World War One history, the birth of radio and the ghosts of Flat Holm Island. The horror-mystery experience focuses on a fictional radio engineer from the 1920s who served as a tre