Chillennial Horrors

We've seen the new Scream film! And you're right, technically none of the Scream films fall under our remit, except mayyyyyyyybe Scream 3, but do you think that's going to stop us? No it's not. We do have a rationale for that in the episode, but mostly we wanted to tell you our thoughts on Scream VI, as well as endlessly quoting the original one to each other and giggling about it. You know the drill by now. Music: Doors Of Skin by Complexi-Tales

You can't say we don't deliver on our promises. This episode, we revisited all the 2000s horror movies that made Kyle Gallner into our fave scream king (with the notable exception of A Nightmare On Elm Street, which we covered in Episode 3) and then dove into the evolution of Kyle, from 2009 to 2022.  Our main features - so, the ones we get into super spoilery chat about - are The Haunting In Connecticut, Jennifer's Body, and Red State, with mention of The Master Cleanse, The Cleansing Hour, Dinner In America, Ghosts Of War, Scream, and Smile. Sometimes, prepping for these episodes is hard (shout out to Underworld, ugh) but this one was almost pure joy.  Music: Doors Of Skin by Complexi-Tales

This episode, it's all supernatural business all the time as we revisit South Korean horror movies of the 2000s. Your watchlist: A Tale Of Two Sisters (2003) R-Point (2004) The Host (2006) Hansel & Gretel (2007) Thirst (2009) Spoilers abound, and also the Unfriended ghost plagued us a bit this episode so there's a bit of extra crackle on the audio... call it the Halloween spirit. Music: Doors Of Skin by Complexi-Tales

We're baaaaaaaack! Yes, we know, and we're sorry, it's been ages, we've got loads of excuses. But let's just get straight to the movies. In our second episode focused on vampires and werewolves, we cover the meaner and less sexy side of the genre. We're talking Ginger Snaps: Unleashed (2004), 30 Days Of Night (2007), Let The Right One In (2008) and Daybreakers (2009). And there's not a single leather catsuit in sight! Music: Doors Of Skin by Complexi-Tales

We're back, and we're starting another new mini series! This time round, it's vampires vs werewolves, and we're kicking it off with some of the decade's earliest entries in the genre: Dracula 2000 (2000) (aka Dracula 2001), Blade II (2002), Queen Of The Damned (2002), and Underworld (2003). Yes, that's a lot of leather trousers. Music: Doors Of Skin by Complexi-Tales

In the final episode of our found footage mini series, Sarah and Jonathan revisit two of the best regarded sad horrors of the subgenre: Noroi: The Curse, and Lake Mungo. You'll never look at blurry VHS footage in the same way again. Also: send more ectoplasmic worms. Music: Doors Of Skin by Complexi-Tales

Run, or walk briskly, away from the monsters in our latest episode as we look back at found footage zombie (or at least "infected") movies REC and George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead. Jump scares, foregrounded social commentary, and...it's probably tonsilitis, right? Music: Doors Of Skin by Complexi-Tales

Happy Halloween! We get seasonal with an outsider double bill with werewolf coming of age movie Ginger Snaps and lonely monster-making horror May. A lot of big emotions, a lot of blood...do these teenage favourites stand up to the test of time?  Music: Doors Of Skin by Complexi-Tales

It's alive! It's huge! It's... a new episode of Chillennial Horrors, and this time we're looking at found footage monster movies Cloverfield and Trollhunter. Music: Doors Of Skin by Complexi-Tales

If your girlfriend tells you not to get a Ouija board, what do you not do? That's right, Paranormal Activity's Micah might be one of the worst boyfriends in horror history. We have left the blood-soaked basements of the Splat Pack behind and we're heading into found footage territory with micro-budget found footage sensation Paranormal Activity. We talk about how Oren Peli created the blueprint for the subgenre's future and many Blumhouse horrors to come, the joys of a well-paced jump scare, and whether this era-defining chiller is still scary.  Plus, we look at how Paranormal Activity 2 tried to deepen the mythology and lost its way with more cameras, that amazing jump scare in Paranormal Activity 3, and briefly run through the rest of the franchise's diminishing returns. Remember: it's not the house, it's you. Music: Doors Of Skin by Complexi-Tales

It's a Chillennial Horrors double feature! We close out our Splat Pack series with the 00s horrors of Alexandre Aja and Greg McLean. Sarah and Jonathan brace themselves for the blood, the screaming, the mutant cannibals, the backpack killers and the killer croc of High Tension/Switchblade Romance (2003), The Hills Have Eyes (2006), Mirrors (2008), Wolf Creek (2005) and Rogue (2007). Does High Tension's twist still work, if it ever did? Are we here for the gruelling nastiness of breakdown horrors? What is going on with Kiefer Sutherland's performance in Mirrors? Why does Wolf Creek feel like such a different beast to Hostel? And why is it so satisfying when people get chomped by apex predators in movies? Join us for this splattery movie marathon as we ponder whether Alexandre Aja gets better with age, discuss if Greg McLean is stuck in Wolf Creek forever, look back at what we've learned revisiting the Splat Pack movies, and talk about whether our views on the "torture porn" label have changed at all.  Music: Doors Of Skin by Complexi-Tales

Sarah and Jonathan light a flare and head into the darkness as they revisit the 00s films of British writer-director Neil Marshall: Dog Soldiers (2002), The Descent (2005) and Doomsday (2008). Is the squaddies vs werewolves action-horror-comedy hybrid still tons of fun? Does the claustrophobic tension and sheer terror of The Descent hold up now that we've been locked inside our homes for over a year? Why is no one wearing a mask in a pandemic in Doomsday? Is "Live each day" really worth engraving on a pendant? Join us as we discuss whether references can ruin a moment, reassess gore moments now that our TVs are bigger, relive truly great jump scares and experience our first big "oh no" rewatch reappraisal. Music: Doors Of Skin by Complexi-Tales

With some serious trepidation, Sarah and Jonathan revisit former favourites Cabin Fever (2002) and Hostel (2005), plus Hostel Part II, to see how they stand up in the cold light of 2021.  This episode, Cliff Barnes, head devil of horror podcast Devil Times Five, joins us for a chat that somehow ends up being mostly about Eli Roth's face. Who will be cancelled, and what will be left of them? Music: Doors Of Skin by Complexi-Tales

Time for the big one: Saw!  Jonathan, Sarah, and special guest Mike Muncer revisit the game-changing first movie in the Saw franchise... and then, inevitably, end up talking about all the others too. Which ones stand up? Which traps still confuse us? And how appropriate is the term "torture porn", anyway? Music: Doors Of Skin by Complexi-Tales

Horror got nasty in the mid-2000s. We knew we wouldn't be able to fit everything we wanted to say about the torture porn (or "gorno") wave into one episode, so instead we'll be doing a whole series looking at the key directors and franchises that emerged during that period.  First up? Rob Zombie. In this episode, we cover House of 1000 Corpses (2003), The Devil's Rejects (2005), and Halloween (2007), with help from writer and Rob Zombie expert CJ Lines. Music: Doors Of Skin by Complexi-Tales  

We see dead people. Sometimes they're even the main characters.  This episode, we're heading back to 1999 again to seek out the beginning of a turn-of-the-century trend where seeing ghosts is only half the story, and the goal is to sell you another ticket for another go around... Music: Doors Of Skin by Complexi-Tales

You're going to want to rewatch the Final Destination movies once you listen to this. Or maybe before. Or during. Look, don't you always just kind of want to rewatch the Final Destination movies? This episode, we're joined by writer and presenter Louise Blain to revisit everyone's favourite 2000s franchise (except for the one that no-one likes). Things get a little bit philosophical, and a lot gleeful.  Music: Doors Of Skin by Complexi-Tales

This episode, Sarah and Jonathan are joined by Asian film expert Hayley Scanlon to discuss all things J-horror. Well, some things J-horror. Turns out, there were a lot of those movies, so to kick off we're discussing Ring (1998), Pulse (2001), Dark Water (2002), Ju-On: The Grudge (2002), and Audition (1999). One of these things is not like the others, except when it is. Need more? Check out Hayley's Windows on Worlds and Through The Trees magazine.  Music: Doors Of Skin by Complexi-Tales

If you go down to the woods today... watch out for witches, don't punt your map into the creek, and look, maybe just stay home and forget about the woods altogether, yeah?  Sarah and Jonathan revisit The Blair Witch Project (1999) and Book Of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (2000) to find out if standing silently in the corner is still scary all these years later, and manage to make themselves kind of sad about everything in the process. Still lots of giggling going on, though. Need more 00s? There's an accompanying a video series on 2000s horror over at Through The Trees mag (https://www.throughthetreesmag.com/), so you should definitely check that out too! Music: Doors Of Skin by Complexi-Tales

Remakes! There are loads of them! More than we imagined when we started planning this podcast!  This episode, we tackle Platinum Dunes and the slasher revival, via Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003), House of Wax (2005), Prom Night (2008), My Bloody Valentine 3D (2009), Friday the 13th (2009), and the ever-controversial Nightmare On Elm Street (2010). There might've been more, too. Honestly, there are tons. And if you enjoyed that, we've got a video series on 2000s horror over at Through The Trees mag (https://www.throughthetreesmag.com/), so you should definitely check that out too! Music: Doors Of Skin by Complexi-Tales

Remember 1999? Y2K terrors, the dawn of a new millennium... and, for some reason, a load of horror movie remakes. In this first proper episode, Jonathan Hatfull and Sarah Dobbs revisit The Haunting and House On Haunted Hill, marvel at the audacity of setting up a production company just to remake William Castle movies, and try to find something good about The Fog.  And while we're on the topic of supernatural 2000s remakes, we also chat about Thirteen Ghosts, Ghost Ship, and The Amityville Horror. Buckle up, it's gonna be a bumpy ride. Music: Doors Of Skin by Complexi-Tales

What do you think of when you think about "00s horror"? That's what Jonathan Hatfull and Sarah Dobbs hope to unpack through this brand new shiny podcast series. In this first episode, we explain what 00s horror means to us, why we think it's interesting, and a bit about what's to come. Yes, this whole half hour episode is basically a trailer. But we're very excited about what happens next! Music: Doors Of Skin by Complexi-Tales