On this week’s episode of the Really Awful Movies Podcast, the excellent Romanian-lensed thriller, Watcher. Maika Monroe (It Follows) stars as a woman, Jules, who moves to Bucharest to accompany her ad exec husband, Francis. Isolated from the culture and language, she spends her days at home in the couple’s high rise apartment. Soon, she … Continue reading Really Awful Movies: Ep 403 – Watcher →

Really Awful Movies: Ep 403 – Watcher

A doctor is doing terrifying experiments on the living! Mansion of the Doomed practically sells itself. And how could you go wrong with a Charles Band production? This is a weird 70s movie, and features among other principals, the star of the movie Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, Vic Tayback, and the sitcom it inspired… … Continue reading Really Awful Movies: Ep 402 – Mansion of the Doomed →

Really Awful Movies: Ep 402 – Mansion of the Doomed

On this episode, the captivating, relentless Danish horror, Speak No Evil. Two couples meet while on vacation on a sprawling villa in Tuscany. They enjoy stunning countryside, the quaint village town, the fabulous wine, and fantastic Italian food, including fresh gnocchi and octopus. Their kids bond/connect, and eventually, the families go their separate ways – … Continue reading Really Awful Movies: Ep 401 – Speak No Evil →

Really Awful Movies: Ep 401 – Speak No Evil

This week on the podcast, the passing of Italian genre legend Ruggero Deodato and his unheralded 1986 slasher boom era flick, Body Count. Lensed in Italy, standing in for Colorado, the movie (also known as Camping del Terrore) is Deodato’s attempt at a straight-ahead American-style slasher. And it deploys the time-honoured trope of the cursed … Continue reading Really Awful Movies: Ep 400 – Body Count →

Really Awful Movies: Ep 400 – Body Count

This week on the podcast, we close out the year with Emily the Criminal, a taut, tense thriller about credit card scheming which stars Aubrey Plaza and Theo Rossi (Sons of Anarchy). In the film, a down on her luck Emily, meets the charismatic Youcef, and together, they bilk big box retailers and car thieves … Continue reading Really Awful Movies: Ep 399 – Emily the Criminal →

Really Awful Movies: Ep 399 – Emily the Criminal

The holiday season is upon us. And as fans of the Killer Santa genre, we decided to dive into Christmas Bloody Christmas, a Shudder production that is streaming right now. The plot: the subject of a nationwide recall, an animatronic Santa goes haywire. And of course, this killer Kris Kringle begins to lay waste to … Continue reading Really Awful Movies: Ep 398 – Christmas Bloody Christmas →

Really Awful Movies: Ep 398 – Christmas Bloody Christmas

This week on the podcast…check in, and make sure you can check out. Vacancy is a motel horror a la Mountaintop Motel Massacre, Psycho, 13 Cameras, The Rental, No Tell Motel, the Innkeepers…it’s a list that’s seemingly endless. What isn’t, our fascination with these kinds of films. It couldn’t get more simple: feuding couple (Kate … Continue reading Really Awful Movies: Ep 397 – Vacancy →

Really Awful Movies: Ep 397 – Vacancy

On this week’s episode, a short discussion of Blood Orgy of the She-Devils and the life and times of horror maverick, Ted V. Mikels. The plot is pretty bare: a soothsayer / prognosticator becomes involved with a couple. It’s not exactly a “screaming plunge into the depths of hell” promised in the poster, but it’s … Continue reading Really Awful Movies: Ep 396 – Blood Orgy of the She-Devils →

Really Awful Movies: Ep 396 – Blood Orgy of the She-Devils

This week on the podcast, the uber low budget New Jersey regional horror, The Deadly Spawn. Filmed for a meagre 30k back in 1980, and taking two years to complete, this creature feature is a super fun flick for fans of goofy sci fi flicks. It’s spirited, and cheap ‘n’ cheerful. A meteor crash lands … Continue reading Really Awful Movies: Ep 395 – The Deadly Spawn →

Really Awful Movies: Ep 395 – The Deadly Spawn

On this week’s episode, Crimes of the Future. Let’s get gooey and check in with this David Cronenberg effort, a real return to form. Crimes of the Future is a 2022 science fiction body horror drama film written and directed by David Cronenberg. The body horror flick stars Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux (Midnight in Paris) … Continue reading Really Awful Movies: Ep 394 – Crimes of the Future →

Really Awful Movies: Ep 394 – Crimes of the Future

On this episode of the podcast, X. The film follows a group of, ahem, filmmakers, through Texas as they location scout for an upcoming project, Farmer’s Daughter. Mia Goth (of the Suspiria remake) stars as one of the starlets, whose crew encounters hicks in the sticks. Artfully done, replete with atmosphere, X still kinda comes … Continue reading Really Awful Movies: Ep 393 – X →

Really Awful Movies: Ep 393 – X

On this week’s episode of the podcast, a brief look back at Halloween (2018), Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends. What mark has David Gordon Green left on this iconic franchise? The last film entry has proven divisive, while there’s consensus that’s emerged, that 2018 is the best of the three. Is that the case? On … Continue reading Really Awful Movies: Ep 392 – David Gordon Green Halloween Movies →

Really Awful Movies: Ep 392 – David Gordon Green Halloween Movies

Head of the Family! Who doesn’t like a low budget exploitation horror? Especially one with an obvious double entendre like that. This episode of the podcast is all about the legendary Charles Band, a man responsible for a huge swath of the movies we’ve binged for years and years, and who directed this cheap and … Continue reading Really Awful Movies: Ep 391 – Head of the Family →

Really Awful Movies: Ep 391 – Head of the Family

This week, a documentary turn: This is Gwar chronicles the three decades-long history of the infamous rock band, though countless iterations and many a rubber monster suit. A Shudder exclusive, the movie is must-see material for fans of Some Kind of Monster, Anvil: The Story of Anvil, and This is Spinal Tap. Truly inspirational filmmaking. … Continue reading Really Awful Movies: Ep 390 – This is Gwar →

Really Awful Movies: Ep 390 – This is Gwar

On today’s episode of the podcast, Summer Camp Nightmare. Don’t be fooled, folks. This is not a stalk-and-slash 80s horror. In fact, it’s got smarts. There’s a wack of political/historical context, and it punches above its weight for what you’d expect from a small, largely overlooked film. A bunch of counsellors in training (CITs) and … Continue reading Really Awful Movies: Ep 389 – Summer Camp Nightmare →

Really Awful Movies: Ep 389 – Summer Camp Nightmare

Two very different movies on the podcast this week. The first, is a low budget British horror called The Barge People. It’s about, of all things, creatures that lurk about near canals and torment canal boaters. Hey, there’s something for everyone in horror, apparently. Two couples get together for a weekend getaway…floating down canals in … Continue reading Really Awful Movies: Ep 388 – The Barge People and Daughters of Darkness →

Really Awful Movies: Ep 388 – The Barge People and Daughters of Darkness

We have covered regional horrors here, Offerings, Unhinged, The Legend of Boggy Creek, etc. And now, Hayride, lensed in Alabama on a shoestring budget. This one featured an escaped lunatic on the loose, unsuspecting townies, and of course, a hayride. This is a Halloween-set flick, spirited, amateurish, somewhat fun… Tune in, folks. And subscribe!

Really Awful Movies: Ep 387 – Hayride

On this episode of the podcast, the sequel to the excellent POV horror, Creep – Creep 2. This flick is a 2017 found footage psychological horror film directed by Patrick Brice and co-written by Brice and Mark Duplass, also the co-star. The film follows Aaron, the eponymous creep, and his efforts to get his story … Continue reading Really Awful Movies: Ep 386 – Creep 2 →

Really Awful Movies: Ep 386 – Creep 2

On today’s episode of the Really Awful Movies Podcast, Stuart Gordon’s Dolls. On today’s show, delving into the director’s work, including From Beyond and Re-Animator. Also, the global village of horror. Hotbeds of horror from around the globe, including Poland, Japan, Germany, France, Asia.

Really Awful Movies: Ep 385 – Dolls and variety in horror

This week on the Really Awful Movies Podcast, the often compelling imaginary friend horror film, Daniel Isn’t Real. Luke is an undergrad plagued by trauma and anxiety. As a coping mechanism, he revivifies a childhood imaginary friend, Daniel, in part through the encouragement of his psychologist/therapist. Where things go from there, is seriously haywire. Set … Continue reading Really Awful Movies: Ep 384 – Daniel Isn’t Real →

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