Is It Horror?

Feb 28 2025 78 ep. 79 mins 3

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Overthinking movies, books, games, and more in search of a definitive answer to the most important question of all! Is. It. Horror?!?!

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S4 E11 - The Thing (1982) - Retro Review

Feb 28 2025 81 mins

Season 11 Episode 11 in which the secluded cast of Is It Horror subject each other to mistrust and fire assisted blood tests as we do our first ever retro review of John Carpenter's classic The Thing. The Thing was notoriously badly reviewed when it was first released and we are digging into those reviews to see if they had any merit (Spoiler: They don't because The Thing&#

S4 E10 - The Guest (2014)

Feb 14 2025 87 mins

Season 4 Episode 10 where in the quiet suburban family of Is It Horror invites in a mystery guest to determine if Adam Wingard's The Guest is horror! We revive the bullets vs blades discussion from The Terminator episode, Halloween settings, and fully debrief the character of David...not like that...or maybe like that. And we wrap it all for some reason by discussing my beard care

S4 E09 - Labyrinth (1986)

Jan 31 2025 71 mins

Season 4 Episode 9 in which the disgruntled cast of Is It Horror are whisked away to a fantasy land by David Bowie...also we discuss the movie Labyrinth! We discuss weird smells, creepy age gaps, equally creepy muppets, and the children's horror tension roller-coaster. Is It Horror? Come brave the Goblin King's Labyrinth and join us! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠�

S4 E08 - Godzilla Minus One (2023)

Jan 17 2025 67 mins

Season 4 Episode 8 where the PTSD-ridden cast of Is It Horror confront their fears and face Godzilla all to determine if Godzilla Minus One is horror. We confront Kaijus in horror, disaster porn, and historical fiction. Join us! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/IsItHorror⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠�

S4 E07 - A Christmas Carol (1843)

Dec 27 2024 79 mins

Season 4 Episode 7 in which the cast of Is It Horror were dead to begin with...as dead as a doornail...or a coffin nail. And why you ask? All to revisit the original novella from Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol! Is A Christmas Carol horror? We explore this along with relating our favorite adaptations, the adaptation that we feel is most horror, and there's also plenty of discuss

S4 E06 - American Psycho (2000)

Dec 13 2024 84 mins

Season 4 Episode 6 wherein the self-absorbed cast of Is It Horror descend into vanity and madness all to determine is American Psycho Horror? We discuss the dehumanization of its characters, the nihilism of the 80s consumerist philosophy, and whether anything Patrick Bateman did was real! Come join us! You won't even need a reservation! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

S4 E05 - Scooby-Doo The Movie (2002)

Nov 29 2024 67 mins

Season 4 Episode 5 in which the quirky and mildly dysfunctional crew of Is It Horror tries to solve the greatest mystery of all: Is Scooby-Doo The Movie horror? We discuss the plot-armor of the Scooby-Doo cast, translating a children's cartoon to live action, and share the results of our FanX Poll! And if we come through we're gonna have ourselves a Scooby Snack! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

S4 E04 - Heretic (2024) - Review

Nov 15 2024 111 mins

Season 4 Episode 4 wherein the innocent young cast of Is It Horror gets tricked into teaching the good word of horror to a man with nefarious intentions! That's right...we are reviewing Heretic! We may be the only horror podcast made up entirely of ExMormons which makes us the perfect group to review this movie for you. Not only are we reviewing Heretic but we also discuss why each

S4 E03 - Tucker & Dale vs Evil (2010)

Nov 01 2024 71 mins

Season 4 Episode 03 where in the lovable hillbilly cast of Is It Horror obliviously fix up their dilapidated creepy cabin in the woods all to discover if Tucker & Dale vs Evil is horror. We discuss the horror-comedy-tension-roller-coaster, horror gore, and plot armor. Come join us...if you dare! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/IsItHorr

S4 E02 - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)

Oct 18 2024 76 mins

Season 4 Episode 02 where in the popular cast of Is It Horror discovers they have been chosen to be this generation's podcast to determine if the Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie is horror. We discuss vampires, horror heroes, horror comedy, and the legacy of this often-overlooked film. Now come all you hog fans and shake your caboose! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠�