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Sep 28, 2026 · 1:01:07
Today on New Movie Monday, we are unearthing a previously unaired episode as we travel home from Fantastic Fest. There is a hidden gem out there that has not gotten the attention…
Sep 25, 2026 · 1:02:56
Ghostbusters. Gremlins. The Terminator. A Nightmare on Elm Street. 1984 gave us an absurd lineup of movies, and we're fighting over who gets the best four. For this Friday draft,…
Sep 23, 2026 · 43:12
Today Griffey and Dandino find love, dirty scrolls and money in The Handmaiden. They unravel a tale told multiple times from different POV's and the rich tapestry it creates, the…
Sep 21, 2026 · 46:12
Zach Cregger's Resident Evil drops Austin Abrams into a nightmare, and we can't agree on when the laughs start getting in the way of the scares. Recording from Austin during…
Sep 18, 2026 · 1:02:23
The Craft. Suspiria. The Witch. We're drafting the best witch movies, and apparently agreeing on what counts as a witch movie is half the battle. Griffey, Heath and the combined…
Sep 16, 2026 · 42:40
Today Griffey and Dandino bang the drum and face the zombie apocalypse in The Night Eats the World. They crack open the more somber/introspective tone of the film which makes it…
Sep 14, 2026 · 1:14:17
Everyone seems to be dunking on Hope for claims of poor CGI. We don't care how messed up the VFX look as long as the movie messes up our minds! Luckily, Hope mostly delivers! On…
Sep 11, 2026 · 1:08:27
One actor. One director. One existing franchise. One wild card. Who can build the Messed Up Movie you'd most want to see? We're practicing our best Hollywood pitch for our dream…
Sep 9, 2026 · 49:25
Today Griffey and Dandino fight to save what little we have from a Mutant Fish Creature in The Host. They dive deep into the film's incredible Monster introduction set piece, how…
Sep 8, 2026 · 45:42
What happens when one ridiculous movie idea grows into a genuine cult phenomenon? On this episode of the Messed Up Movies Podcast, we sit down with Costa Dillon, the creator and…
Sep 7, 2026 · 1:02:12
How super should super soldiers behave? That's the burning question for Griffey and Sam as Heath does his best to fend off this onslaught of critiques against his favorite movie…
Sep 4, 2026 · 1:23:17
Stephen King has given us some of the greatest horror stories ever written and some of them even became great movies! This week on our Messed Up Movies Draft , Griffey, Heath,…
Sep 2, 2026 · 41:09
Today Griffey and Dandino parachute in on a war torn nightmare in Overlord. They discuss the spectacle of seeing a horror film of this scale set in an actual war, how the film…
Sep 1, 2026 · 56:44
What if Barney was actually a child-eating demon? This week on the Messed Up Movies Podcast , we're diving headfirst into BUDDY , Casper Kelly's completely deranged horror-comedy…
Aug 31, 2026 · 1:20:56
Is Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma a slasher movie, an art film, a psychosexual fever dream, a two-hour therapy session about making movies... or one of the best films of…
Aug 28, 2026 · 1:18:32
We've been holding back on this one for awhile, but the time has finally come... we are drafting the greatest, the raddest, the most totally Messed Up Movies from the decade…
Aug 26, 2026 · 38:54
Today Griffey and Dandino return to Camp Bloodbath in The Final Girls. They cut open the movies blend of 80's sleepaway camp horror riffs and powerful emotional core, the…
Aug 24, 2026 · 47:44
We thought the Insidious franchise was dead. Turns out The Further had other plans. This week on New Movie Monday, we're diving into INSIDIOUS: OUT OF THE FURTHER , the sixth…
Aug 21, 2026 · 1:09:20
Relax, this episode if fully spoken in English... and whatever language Sam speaks. No subtitles necessary (looking at you, Sophia)! But if you don't like subtitles, you're…
Aug 19, 2026 · 50:32
Today Griffey and Dandino clock in for the final time with Last Shift. They discuss the film's abilty to generate dread on such a small budget, the haunted ghost that fill this…
Aug 17, 2026 · 1:02:11
This week, Griffey, Heath and Sam review the new dinosaur thriller from It Follows director David Robert Mitchell, starring Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor. It is a big, dumb,…
Aug 14, 2026 · 1:25:00
What makes the perfect gateway horror movie? Is it a family-friendly introduction to the genre, the movie that personally traumatized you as a kid, or simply something so fun…
Aug 12, 2026 · 49:00
Today Griffey and Dandino witness a gargantuan battle in Frankenstein vs Baragon. They discuss the bizarre Nazi origin story of this massive nuclear Frankenstein Monster, the…
Aug 10, 2026 · 1:09:27
Eli Roth's Ice Cream Man promised an unrated throwback packed with gore, mayhem and ice cream-fueled murder. What arrived is one of the most baffling and creatively bankrupt…
Aug 7, 2026 · 1:31:37
What makes a great remake? Faithfully honoring the original, completely reinventing it, or improving it so dramatically that the first movie becomes obsolete? This week, Griffey,…
Aug 5, 2026 · 51:45
Today Griffey and Dandino clock in and punch out rats in Graveyard Shift. They discuss this interesting era in Stephen King on screen adaptaions, the pure insanity of the cast…
Aug 3, 2026 · 56:41
Shudder's new original horror film SACCHARINE left us feeling overfed, bloated and ultimately malnurished. After medical student Hannah begins making her own diet pills from a…
Jul 31, 2026 · 1:23:29
The 1990s gave us meta-slashers, satanic spaceships, exploding hookers, body-swapping action heroes, teenage witches and enough Nicolas Cage insanity to sustain an entire decade.…
Jul 30, 2026 · 39:45
The original ending of Jeepers Creepers was supposed to continue far beyond the police station. At Days of the Dead Indianapolis, original Creeper actor Jonathan Breck and…
Jul 29, 2026 · 53:14
Today Griffey and Dandino belly flop in to the fairy circle that is Rabbit Trap. They discuss the spell the film puts us under with sparse settings and poetic tradgedy, how to…
Jul 27, 2026 · 49:55
Today Griffey, Heath and Sam scour a scary subway tunnel for anomalies in Exit 8 now on Shudder. They discuss the rules of the film and how they keep the audience stuck in the…
Jul 26, 2026 · 30:52
Felissa Rose and Dave Sheridan join Misfit Parade and the Messed Up Movies Podcast for a hilarious, candid conversation about Sleepaway Camp, Scary Movie, Ghostface, Joe Bob…
Jul 25, 2026 · 40:52
Heather Langenkamp joins Misfit Parade and the Messed Up Movies Podcast for a candid conversation about the making and lasting legacy of A Nightmare on Elm Street. Heather shares…
Jul 24, 2026 · 1:09:18
This year we are celebrating 10 years of our favorite streaming app - SHUDDER! That's why we are going back into battle to pick the 12 best original Shudder movies since…
Jul 23, 2026 · 46:53
Kane Hodder has played many of horror's favorite monsters. From his definitive turn under the hockey mask as Jason Voorhees, to cult icon Victor Crowley, and even a cameo as a…
Jul 22, 2026 · 56:53
Today Griffey and Dandino burn themselves before the remake of The Wicker Man. They discuss one of the most bizarre Nic Cage performances and castings...WHY WAS HE NOT LORD…
Jul 21, 2026 · 42:46
Jen and Sylvia Soska are a Messed Up filmmaking duo that are not to be messed with! These twisted twin sisters splashed onto the indie filmmaking scene with their homage to…
Jul 20, 2026 · 52:31
It's an EPIC New Movie Monday as we review one of Christopher Nolan's most Messed Up movies to date - The Odyssey! Griffey, Heath and Sam marvel at this massive, cinematic…
Jul 17, 2026 · 1:45:11
These are the most Messed Up institutions in horror cinema (don't ask us why Sophia drafted Austin Powers). BUT who assembled the best four franchises the movies have to offer?…
Jul 15, 2026 · 1:01:04
Today Griffey and Dandino pray to He Who Walks Behind the Rows in Children of the Corn. They dig into the dirt of what this new/old God is doing with these children, they way…
Jul 13, 2026 · 1:18:34
Here comes a fiery debate for New Movie Monday - does Evil Dead Burn play by the Evil Dead rules? This one starts hot as Griffey and Heath get heated over their love and disdain…
Jul 10, 2026 · 2:02:14
There's ALWAYS more to the story, especially in horror. This is the genre that popularized sequels like no other - so which are the best? There's really one answer here and…
Jul 8, 2026 · 41:48
Today Griffey and Alex unearth an explosive bout of witchcraft in The Blood on Satan's Claw. They discuss how the film uses the fear and embrace of witchcraft to rip through…
Jul 6, 2026 · 48:10
Get in losers, let's go to the movies. We're saddling up and strutting our way through the Messed Up mall of Forbidden Fruits - the latest Shudder original that's part Mean…
Jul 3, 2026 · 1:18:42
Horror is as hot as ever and there's one company that's been at the center of its resurgence more than any other in the 21st Century. No, not A24. Sorry, fanboys and girls. We…
Jul 1, 2026 · 49:04
Today Griffey and Dandino begin to unearth Folk Horror gems this month. We start with what is undoubtedly one of the meanest jaunts into the genre ever in Witchfinder General.…
Jun 30, 2026 · 1:15:47
On this special episode of the Messed Up Movies Podcast, friend and filmmaker Nathan Sellers returns to tell us about Short Fuse - an online short film showcase streaming FREE…
Jun 29, 2026 · 44:08
It's the end of an era for the millennial men of the Messed Up Movies Podcast. Johnny Knoxville and the gang ride off into the sunset in their oversized shopping cart and we're…
Jun 26, 2026 · 1:57:02
Today we welcome friend of the show and Podcast Perk supporter DeVaughn Taylor on the show for another Messed Up Movies Draft! DeVaughn was ready to throw down the gauntlet with…
Jun 24, 2026 · 46:37
Today Griffey and Dandino chase down Alien Drug Dealing Murderers in I Come In Peace. We discuss the film's bizarre blend of alien drug fueled action and comedic police…
Jun 22, 2026 · 1:34:35
Did we just see the best, most beautiful horror movie of 2026? Aussie horror scores again with the truly disturbing coming of age, gay conversion therapy allegory Leviticus. It's…
Jun 19, 2026 · 1:38:04
Today we welcome friend of the show and Podcast Perk supporter Anson Days on the show for another Messed Up Movies Draft! Heath's most primal fear is being eaten alive and this…
Jun 17, 2026 · 45:16
Today Griffey and Dandino investigate mail and sick synth sounds in Dead Mail. They dig into the movies unique setting and pursuits, the incredible depth of the hideous…
Jun 15, 2026 · 1:26:02
You're going to want to hear this. We're revealing all the secrets of Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day here on New Movie Monday! Griffey, Heath and Sam had a lot to say about…
Jun 12, 2026 · 1:44:57
Pre-order All The Right Movies: The Stories and Secrets Behind the Making of 25 Iconic Films , out September 2026: https://geni.us/AllTheRightMovies We drafted the most messed up…
Jun 10, 2026 · 53:13
Today Griffey and Dandino hop a jet to a billionaire nightmare in Blink Twice. They cut into the film's weaponization of real world rationalizations often used to defend…
Jun 8, 2026 · 49:01
Is Scary Movie funny in 2026? Depends on which one of us you're talking to. This New Movie Monday, Griffey, Heath and Sam crack wise about the horror-spoof franchise that has…
Jun 5, 2026 · 1:19:48
It was one of the most messed up times in modern history... Vietnam, Watergate and a tidal wave of transgressive cinema that said, "I'm not gonna take it anymore!" Griffey, Sam,…
Jun 3, 2026 · 53:07
Today Dandino gifts Griffey a movie that has aged like Old Cow Milk on a hot summer day, Someone Like You. They dig into the film's Old Cow Theorum of modern relationships, the…
Jun 1, 2026 · 1:19:00
Get lost in the corridors of the most surreal blockbuster...ever? This New Movie Monday, we are reviewing the A24 sensation Backrooms, based on the totemic YouTube series of the…
May 29, 2026 · 1:32:49
Who are the most messed up directors? Griffey, Sam, Heath and Sophia grab their bullhorns and battle over the greatest auteurs of sinful cinema. From the Master of Suspense…
May 27, 2026 · 40:41
Today Griffey and Dandino enter the everchaning landscape of multiple troubled minds in Brain Dead. They discuss the films surreal reality hopping brain worlds, try and plant our…
May 25, 2026 · 52:24
Take a trip with us down a dark road as we fight off car sickness on New Movie Monday. We are reviewing the latest horror release from Paramount Pictures, Passenger. We first…
May 22, 2026 · 1:03:36
What are the GROSSEST messed up movies of all time? Griffey, Sam, Heath and Sophia form their own Human Centipede as they draft the ultimate list of splatterfest films There are…
May 20, 2026 · 49:34
Today Griffey and Dandino enter the alien filled District 9. They discuss the films use of powerful use of imagery of insectoid aliens to highlight how humans often dehumanize…
May 18, 2026 · 1:30:45
Things get a little extra emotional on this episode of New Movie Monday because we're dissecting and mansplaining one of the hottest horror releases of the year - Curry Barker's…
May 15, 2026 · 1:23:34
Possession horror might be the scariest subgenre ever made… so naturally we had to draft it. In this episode of the Messed Up Movies Podcast by Misfit Parade, we each build our…
May 13, 2026 · 46:27
Today Griffey and Dandino blur the line between man and machine in Demon Seed. They discuss the films blend of technological and exploitative horror, the focus on man as the evil…
May 11, 2026 · 51:17
It's New Movie Monday! Today, we find ourselves in a tournament of endurance as we fight our way through a conversation about a movie that is far more video game than film.…
May 8, 2026 · 1:35:18
We're back with another horror movie draft and this one gets chaotic. In this episode of the Messed Up Movies Podcast, we're drafting the BEST found footage horror movies of all…
May 6, 2026 · 56:44
Today Griffey and Dandino press play another haunted tape in Ringu 2. They discuss the film's interesting approach to sequel story telling changing many of the mechanics of it's…
May 4, 2026 · 1:12:02
Today Griffey, Heath and Sam go deep into Irish folklore to study the haunted offerings of Hokum, the latest spookhouse horror from Oddity filmmaker Damien Mc Carthy. A mixed bag…
May 1, 2026 · 1:08:18
In this episode of the Messed Up Movies Podcast, we put together our ultimate Zombie Movie Draft, picking four films each to build the strongest lineup possible. The conversation…
Apr 29, 2026 · 47:44
Today Griffey and Dandino take a doomed boat ride on The Last Voyage of the Demeter. We discuss the films retelling of one of Dracula's most famous nautical chapters, the new…
Apr 27, 2026 · 55:40
Today Griffey, Sam and Nick discuss the new murderous comedy Over Your Dead Body. They discuss the films blending of dark humor and extreme practical effects, the use of time…
Apr 24, 2026 · 1:43:10
This time, we're drafting the BEST horror movies of the 2010s. What starts as a simple draft turns into a full-on debate, with some wild picks, questionable strategies, and a few…
Apr 22, 2026 · 1:15:51
Today Griffey and Dandino grab their mitts and head down for a fight in Sin City. They discuss the film's unique journey from page to screen, the blend of noir style with modern…
Apr 20, 2026 · 1:07:26
On this New Movie Monday Griffey, Heath and Sam unearth another mummified horror in Lee Cronin's The Mummy. They discuss how the film feels more like an Evil Dead riff than a…
Apr 17, 2026 · 1:13:40
Today Griffey, Heath, Sophia and Sam celebrate the women who are done taking any shit! These are the killer queens of cinema and they're violent, confident and ready to rage!…
Apr 15, 2026 · 1:00:53
Today Griffey and Dandino grapple with themselves...lots of themselves in Identity. They discuss how the film builds itself around the core twist of the film, the amazing cast…
Apr 14, 2026 · 1:05:51
Today on New Movie Monday Griffey, Heath and Sam face an unexpected interpretation of a cursed artifact of the past - Faces of Death. Is it a remake? A Sequel? A copout? It's a…
Apr 10, 2026 · 1:07:26
Today we welcome friend of the show and Podcast Perk supporter Kevin Weinmann on the show for another Messed Up Movies Draft. Which character would you want in your fox hole when…
Apr 8, 2026 · 44:59
Today Griffey and Dandino try to stay afloat in the 2002 J-Horror classic, Dark Water. We discuss the film's use of the horror of single motherhood, the comparisons and…
Apr 6, 2026 · 1:22:16
This week, we're diving into They Will Kill You, a movie that lives up to its title in all the weirdest ways. Between chaotic moments, questionable decisions, and a few White…
Apr 3, 2026 · 1:14:52
Today Griffey, Heath, Sophia and Sam hit the Highway to Hell as we draft our Most Messed Up Bad Trips. The group debates what makes for the best disastrous cineamatic trips, how…
Apr 1, 2026 · 50:41
Today Griffey and Dandino dive into Hell's basement in Crawl. We discuss the incredible survival game of Man vs Gator in Florida Basement...during a HURRICANE, how the movie…
Mar 30, 2026 · 55:32
Today on New Movie Monday Griffey, Heath and Sam are toyed with by the new Shudder Original, Dolly. We discuss the film's new monster slasher, the often disturbing gags the film…
Mar 27, 2026 · 1:18:11
Today Griffey, Heath, Sophia and Sam lock the doors and arm themselves against the most sadistic Home Invaders in Cinema History. They pry open what makes the intamacy of Home…
Mar 25, 2026 · 54:25
Today Griffey and Dandino take a mental health break on Shutter Island. They discuss the film's big trick and how it plays throughout the movie, using movie star Leo to throw us…
Mar 23, 2026 · 59:09
Today on New Movie Monday Griffey, Heath and Sam again play hide and seek with rich scumbags in Radio Silence's Ready or Not 2: Here I Come. They guys dive into the expanded lore…
Mar 20, 2026 · 1:00:13
Today, Griffey, Heath, Josh Hull, Sam + Sophia match wits to draft the most messed up movies featuring EVIL KIDS. There's something about creepy children that take movies to a…
Mar 18, 2026 · 1:08:19
Today Griffey and Dandino get greasy, wrestling demons in Shudder's When Evil Lurks. They discuss the rules of Demonic Possession in the world of the film, how the film leaves…
Mar 16, 2026 · 59:52
On this New Movie Monday Griffey, Heath and Sam turn the volume up on Undertone. They discuss the film's auditory premise as the delivery system for terror, why this demon is so…
Mar 13, 2026 · 47:22
Today Griffey, Heath, Sophia and Sam search cover as their Luck Runs Out in this Film Festival Draft. The idea is each player will select a character they loved who met an…
Mar 12, 2026 · 12:47
The Academy Awards are coming up this Sunday and more horror movies than ever have been nominated, including a record-breaking 16 nominations for Sinners! Join us for this bonus…
Mar 11, 2026 · 46:27
Today Griffey and Dandino move in with Single White Female. They discuss the lost art and genre of the erotic thriller, how the film creates the most insanely awkward adulting…
Mar 9, 2026 · 1:17:05
Today on New Movie Monday Griffey and Heath witness the rebirth of The Bride! They discuss the livewire performances from Bale and Buckley, if the film's stylistic decisions help…
Mar 6, 2026 · 1:21:18
Today Griffey, Heath, Sam, Sophia and Josh Hull try and lure you into their most diabolical Cult Film Festival Drafts. We discuss why we can't escape the pull of movies about…
Mar 4, 2026 · 44:16
Today Griffey and Dandino ride the lightning in Wes Craven's Shocker. They examine the evidence that Pileggi's performance as Horace Pinker is one of the most insane in serial…
Mar 2, 2026 · 1:14:52
Today on New Movie Monday the boys return to Woodsboro to burn it all down in Scream 7. Griffey, Heath and Sam discuss the franchise returning to the Sidney Prescott well, Kevin…
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