Join your hosts Ali and Jason as they talk everything horror. From the latest movie to the most disgusting Halloween candy, your adventurous hosts delve into what makes horror scary AND fun. Zombies, vampires, killer clowns, hostile houses are all welcome. - Original music by Andrew McLeod
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Sep 29, 2026 · 1:50:21
Critics hate Eli Roth's Ice Cream Man (2026). But they're wrong! Jason and Ali enjoy their decadent scoop of gore, revenge and laughs.
Sep 22, 2026 · 1:11:52
What goes on behind the scenes of a horror film? And what goes on inside the head of a horror filmmaker? Jason and Ali enjoy a chat with writer, director and editor, Andy Lane.…
Aug 11, 2026 · 1:34:22
Evil Dead Burn (2026) is the latest film in the much-loved series. Jason and Ali don't find much to love in it.
Jul 21, 2026 · 1:19:12
Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl (吸血少女対少女フランケン, 2009) is crude, gory and great fun. Jason and Ali pick their champion.
Jul 14, 2026 · 1:49:10
Shelby Oaks (2024) is YouTuber Chris Stuckmann's debut feature-length film. Jason and Ali really wanted to like it. They failed.
Jul 7, 2026 · 1:59:48
Battle Royale (バトル・ロワイアル, 2000) is one of the most controversial and influential movies of the 21st century. Jason and Ali prepare to fight to the death.
Jun 30, 2026 · 1:46:06
Backrooms (2026) is the directorial debut by YouTuber Kane Parsons. Jason and Ali venture into a maze of liminal yellow rooms.
Jun 23, 2026 · 1:54:12
Obsession (2026) by Curry Barker is a horrifically hilarious take on love in our time. Jason and Ali develop a crush for this instant cult classic.
Jun 16, 2026 · 48:43
The Wailing (곡성, 2016) is a gripping South Korean fusion of crime and horror. Jason and Ali are joined by the Korea expert Andy Jackson.
Jun 9, 2026 · 1:49:24
What happens when a traumatised writer travels to Ireland? He gets drunk and gets in trouble with a very wicked witch. Jason and Ali talk about Hokum (2026).
Jun 2, 2026 · 1:50:18
Is it ever OK to raise the dead? We think not. Join Jason and Ali for an episode on the 1989 adaptation of Stephen King's novel Pet Sematary.
May 26, 2026 · 1:45:12
What would you pay for your ultimate object of desire? Just ask the evil shop owner in Stephen King's Needful Things (1993). Jason and Ali go shopping.
May 19, 2026 · 1:55:35
Our coverage of classic Stephen King adaptations continues with John Carpenter's Christine (1983). Jason and Ali talk about sentient cars, rites of passage and teenage pecking…
May 12, 2026 · 1:28:57
Silver Bullet (1985) is based on a Stephen King novella in which a werewolf terrorises a small town. Jason and Ali howl at the moon.
May 5, 2026 · 1:55:22
Can a curse help with weight loss? Apparently so, according to the 1996 film, Thinner. Jason and Ali talk about justice, Stephen King and the dangers of driving during sex.
Apr 28, 2026 · 1:55:17
Based on a Stephen King novel, Misery (1990) is the story of a novelist and his psychotic fan. Jason and Ali talk one of the most terrifying villains of horror.
Apr 21, 2026 · 1:54:34
Richard Kelly's cult classic Donnie Darko (2001/2004) is a fusion of teen angst, science fiction and psychological horror. Jason and Ali go time travelling.
Apr 14, 2026 · 1:50:24
Would you spend a night in a haunted house if it got you your PhD? Jason and Ali go to the university and talk about Death PhD (2024).
Mar 24, 2026 · 1:20:07
Houseboat Horror (1989) is one of the worst Australian movies of all time. Jason and Ali enjoy talking about a most unenjoyable film.
Mar 17, 2026 · 1:16:29
Mute Witness (Немой свидетель, 1995) is a Russian-Western co-production from a time when Russia and the West were friendly. Jason and Ali talk about politics, snuff and 90s…
Mar 10, 2026 · 1:38:32
Send Help (2026) features Rachel McAdams as an office worker who finds herself on an uninhabited island with her terrible boss. Jason and Ali talk about the middle class,…
Mar 3, 2026 · 1:25:43
It's not always a good thing to inherit a mansion. Nor is it advisable to raise vicious little demons in the basement of that mansion. Join Jason and Ali for an episode on…
Feb 24, 2026 · 2:06:34
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple sees the continuation of the dystopian saga, this time with Nia DaCosta as director. Jason and Ali discuss zombies, national myths and violent…
Feb 17, 2026 · 1:29:03
Deranged (1974) is a weird, quirky film based on the story of the serial killer Ed Gein. Join Jason and Ali for a discussion about hunting, grief and morality.
Feb 10, 2026 · 2:07:30
Creepshow (1982) is an anthology horror penned by Stephen King and directed by George A. Romero. Jason and Ali talk about comics, morality tales, and cockroaches.
Feb 3, 2026 · 1:38:44
Would you pour all your money into turning a haunted hotel into a haunted house attraction? Jason and Ali discuss the found footage hit, Hell House LLC (2015).
Jan 27, 2026 · 1:50:26
As Above, So Below (2014) is an ambitious found footage film that has been gaining a cult following since its lukewarm initial reception. Jason and Ali descend into the catacombs…
Jan 20, 2026 · 1:50:06
Videodrome (1983) is one of David Cronenberg's most iconic films. Join Jason and Ali for an episode on the Canadian master, body horror, and the evils of electronic screens.
Jan 13, 2026 · 1:28:14
Weapons (2025) is Zach Cregger's follow-up to his 2023 hit Barbarian. Join Jason and Ali for a discussion about social tensions, anxious parents and one very powerful witch.
Jan 6, 2026 · 1:30:19
Countess Dracula (1971) stars the legendary Ingrid Pitt as the fearsome Elizabeth Báthory. Jason and Ali talk about Hammer horror, kitch aesthetics and historical evil.
Dec 22, 2025 · 1:03:25
2025 was a year in which vampires danced and crooned, social workers dabbled in the occult, and Jason and Ali rediscovered Rosemary's Baby and Onibaba. Join them for the year's…
Dec 17, 2025 · 1:25:02
What happens when the virgin to be sacrificed to the devil isn't actually a virgin? She turns into a man-eating demon, naturally. Jason and Ali discuss the cult classic,…
Dec 9, 2025 · 1:56:38
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1818) is one of the first and most influential horror novels. Join Jason and Ali as they discuss the book, the legend, and Guillermo del Toro's new…
Nov 27, 2025 · 1:25:57
Other (2025) by David Moreau stars Olga Kurylenko as a woman surrounded by faceless others, and a monster who likes to destroy faces. Jason and Ali talk about ethics, otherness…
Nov 20, 2025 · 1:12:09
The weird low-budget 1962 film by an obscure director went on to become an influential cult classic. But why? Jason and Ali discuss death, dreams and ghouls.
Nov 7, 2025 · 1:34:20
Wishmaster (1997) revives the myth of the sinister djinn to bust the image of a congenial genie. Jason and Ali dare to make a wish.
Oct 30, 2025 · 1:40:13
Wes Craven's debut (1972) is one of the most controversial horror films of all time. But can it still shock? And why are there so many scenes missing? Jason and Ali consider…
Oct 16, 2025 · 1:37:55
V/H/S/85 (2023) is the 6th instalment in the famed found footage series. It features short films about a shapeshifting blob, the Aztec God of Death, and undead teens. Jason and…
Oct 1, 2025 · 1:33:07
Lorraine and Ed are back for another rumble with the demonic in The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025). But have we not had enough of them? Jason and Ali talk about haunted objects and…
Sep 16, 2025 · 1:22:16
Stephen King's 1977 short story 'Children of the Corn' was significantly changed in its first cinematic version in 1984. Jason and Ali talk about murderous children, cults and…
Sep 9, 2025 · 1:22:31
Can a film starring Eddie Murphy be scary? Why has Wes Craven's 1995 film Vampire in Brooklyn become a cult classic? Jason and Ali sink their teeth into one funny, spooky film.
Sep 2, 2025 · 1:26:47
Horror Express is a strange 1972 film in which Christopher Lee and co try to stop a powerful alien force from possessing the passengers on the Trans-Siberian Express. Jason and…
Aug 26, 2025 · 1:35:12
Halle Berry stars in Gothika, a 2003 fusion of murder mystery and supernatural horror. But does it work? Jason and Ali talk about possession, prisons, and the pitfalls of…
Aug 20, 2025 · 1:09:09
The Philippou brothers are back with one of the year's most unsettling films. In a leafy Australian suburb, a youth social worker dabbles in necromancy. Jason and Ali get worried…
Jul 15, 2025 · 1:12:21
Let's Scare Jessica to Death (1971) is a cult classic from the early horror boom. It's the story of would-be hippies who find themselves at the mercy of one groovy bloodsucker.…
Jul 8, 2025 · 1:32:23
Leaky ceilings, mould and dysfunctional lifts. Can the mundane facts of renting a rundown apartment be the stuff of supernatural horror? Indeed. Join Jason and Ali for a chat…
Jul 1, 2025 · 1:26:27
Sinners (2025) is a rare thing: a popular blockbuster lauded by film critics. But what do Jason and Ali make of this hybrid of period drama, gothic horror and Mississippi Delta…
Jun 24, 2025 · 1:06:45
Is Winnnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey (2023) as bad as all that? Definitely not. Jason and Ali praise an intelligent, iconoclastic instant classic.
Jun 19, 2025 · 1:37:43
Terry's Baby Apartment 7A (2024) is the official prequel to Rosemary's Baby, made more than half a century after the original. Jason and Ali revisit the spooky Bramford building,…
May 22, 2025 · 1:52:14
Ira Levin's 1967 novel and Roman Polanski's 1968 film brought the horror genre into the cultural mainstream. Jason and Ali reflect on satanic cults, satanic sex and the resulting…
May 9, 2025 · 1:33:03
Poltergeist (1982) is a supernatural horror classic featuring many (real!) skeletons. It is also a fun-filled family comedy. Jason and Ali stare at old analogue TV screens to…
Apr 14, 2025 · 1:37:24
Frank de Felitta wrote two of strangest supernatural horror films of the 'boom' period. Jason and Ali get baffled by Audrey Rose (1977) and unsettled by The Entity (1982).
Apr 7, 2025 · 1:23:06
Osgood Perkins's The Monkey (2025) is a very loose adaptation of a 1980 Stephen King story. King's story takes death very seriously, but Perkins mocks the Grim Reaper. Jason and…
Mar 17, 2025 · 1:52:08
What do you get when you mix a pandemic, murderousness, international travel, pathological horniness, racism and size insecurity? Apparently, a film called Ebola Syndrome (1996).
Mar 10, 2025 · 1:27:20
Presence (2024) is an inventive, uncanny new take on the familiar terrain of the familial ghost story. An upper-middle class American family is haunted by the ghost of its…
Feb 25, 2025 · 1:24:53
Most spiders are totally harmless, but not in horror. Join Jason and Ali as they spin a web of pleasure and annoyance by talking about Arachnophobia (1990) and Sting (2024).
Feb 11, 2025 · 1:45:31
The late David Lynch's masterpiece, Mulholland Drive (2001), is quirky, puzzling and playful. It is also one of the most horrific movies you'll ever see. Jason and Ali are…
Jan 28, 2025 · 1:23:26
Are you a fan of Phantasm (1979)? Really?! It's poorly acted, poorly scripted, and very poorly funded. It's also insanely imaginative and has a cult following. Jason and Ali go…
Jan 21, 2025 · 1:25:14
David Fincher's Se7en (1995) is one of scariest crime movies around. But is it scary enough to be horror? Jason and Ali confess their deadly sins.
Jan 14, 2025 · 1:20:21
Last Shift (2014) and Malum (2023), by the same director, tell the same story. A young policewoman faces demonic forces in a haunted cop shop. Jason and Ali receive their Miranda…
Jan 6, 2025 · 1:32:41
Would you put on a scary samurai mask to put people off having sex? You shouldn't. You don't believe us? See Kaneto Shindo's hauntingly raunchy Onibaba (鬼婆) and join Jason and…
Nov 25, 2024 · 1:40:41
Do you enjoy swimming? Did you know there could sharks or pirahnas in the water? Jason and Ali wade into the classic tales of aquatic anguish, Jaws (1975) and Piranha (1978).
Nov 18, 2024 · 1:09:06
Do you need a break from extreme horror? How about a tale of an elderly Elvis Presley and his pal JFK doing battle with an ancient Egyptian soul-sucker in a Texan retirement…
Nov 11, 2024 · 1:25:33
Art is back for the fourth time in about a decade and he's not clowning around! Can he and his henchperson, Victoria, take down Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) and Die Hard…
Nov 4, 2024 · 1:47:25
What do Demi Moore, body horror and aerobics have in common? They all feature heavily in Coralie Fargeat's gloriously gory The Substance (2024). Jason and Ali rejoice.
Oct 29, 2024 · 2:02:04
The Shining (1980) is seen by many as the greatest horror film of all time. Join Jason and Ali as they explore the madness, the mystique and the mysteries of Stanley Kubrick's…
Oct 10, 2024 · 1:23:11
A Tale of Two Sisters (장화, 홍련) is a 2003 South Korean domestic horror directed by Kim Jee-woon. An unreliable, complex and puzzling film. Jason and Ali face the fears of…
Sep 16, 2024 · 1:46:54
It's been 20 years since James Wan and Leigh Whannell introduced us to the Jigsaw Killer in Saw (2004). Jason and Ali play games with the franchise's origins and its latest…
Sep 9, 2024 · 1:50:26
Ridey Scott's Alien (1979) is an indisputable masterpiece. Why is H R Giger's monster so damn terrifying? And what do we make of Alien: Romulus (2024)? In space, Jason and Ali…
Sep 3, 2024 · 1:59:45
In your Fantasy Monster League, who would you rather have on your team: Godzilla? Or King Kong? We all know the answer is Godzilla. How did Godzilla become king of the monsters?…
Aug 26, 2024 · 1:22:06
A creepy Nicolas Cage, a satanic nun and many sinister symbols. Could we ask for more? Osgood Perkins's 2024 hit also features Maika Monroe, Blair Underwood and a host of freaky…
Aug 12, 2024 · 1:41:40
The third installment in the X horror saga is upon us. Mia Goth is back as the aggressive fame-hungry final girl in Ti West's MaXXXine (2024), but her new escapades have…
Aug 5, 2024 · 1:42:00
Jordan Peele's second directorial work is bizarre and brilliant. Home invasion horror or cryptic socio-political allegory? Jason and Ali delve deep with the demonic Doppelgangers…
Jul 29, 2024 · 1:31:36
Will condoms protect against sexually transmitted hauntings? Probably not. What is David Robert Mitchell's It Follows (2014) really about, anyway? Jason and Ali talk about carnal…
Jul 22, 2024 · 1:26:14
The Omen franchise has been in hiatus. Are we ready for the return of the one bearing the number of the beast? Arkasha Stevenson's prequel, The First Omen (2024), tells the story…
Jun 17, 2024 · 1:34:15
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (دختری در شب تنها به خانه میرود, 2019) is a unique hybrid of many genres, directed by the Iranian-American filmmaker Ana Lily Amirpour. Jason…
Jun 10, 2024 · 1:40:18
Are fund managers more rabid than zombies? Can a horror film be a tear jerker? These are some of the questions Jason and Ali answer in this episode on the popular Korean film,…
May 22, 2024 · 1:39:36
Would you kill to protect your children? What if the vengeful spirit of the one you killed came back to kill your kids? Jason and Ali try to stay awake and get spooked by Wes…
May 6, 2024 · 1:33:45
Do you like taking steamy showers? In a place called Bates Motel? We didn't think so. Join Jason and Ali as they go a little mad talking about Psycho (1960), the original novel…
Apr 29, 2024 · 1:48:50
Are you a fan of late-night talk shows? Are you nostalgic about staying up to watch an avuncular comedian make bad dad jokes and interview minor celebrities? Are you too young…
Apr 23, 2024 · 1:38:45
Science-fiction and horror are closely related. But are pods from outer space horrors or curiosities? Jason and Ali talk about The Body Snatchers (1955), Invasion of the Body…
Apr 17, 2024 · 1:31:19
Perfect Blue ( パーフェクトブルー) is a 1997 film about illusion, delusion, violence and fantasy. The story of a J-Pop idol who may be losing her grip on reality. It is also an animated…
Apr 2, 2024 · 1:23:08
Is [Rec] (2007) the greatest found footage horror of all time? Would you wander into a quarantined apartment building at night if you and your teenage buddies had nothing better…
Mar 22, 2024 · 2:03:23
Do you like candles? Have you been to a wax museum? Do you find wax sculptures unsettling? Jason and Ali wax lyrical about the inimitable Vincent Price in the 1953 House of Wax,…
Mar 8, 2024 · 1:46:41
Brett Easton Ellis's 1991 novel is supremely controversial. But are its ridiculously excessive scenes of violence actually horrific? Is Marry Harron's 2000 adaptation more comedy…
Feb 26, 2024 · 1:48:13
Stephen King's first novel Carrie (1974) and its two greatest adaptations, Brian De Palma's (1976) and Kimberley Peirce's (2013), have given us one of the most memorable…
Feb 20, 2024 · 1:48:59
Ich seh, Ich seh (Goodnight Mommy, 2014) is a magnificently unnerving Austrian domestic horror film about the violent confrontations between a mother and her twin sons. Or is it?…
Feb 13, 2024 · 1:48:13
Fruit Chan's 2004 Hong Kong shocker Dumplings ( 餃子) is gross and engrossing in equal measure. It is also one of the most striking works of gastronomic horror. Jason and Ali…
Feb 5, 2024 · 1:35:03
The 2003 French film High Tension/Haute tension, directed by Alexandre Aja, has one of the most contentious plot twists in horror. Is it believable? Does repressed desire…
Jan 29, 2024 · 1:50:00
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Jan 22, 2024 · 1:58:12
Martyrs (2008) is one of the most controversial movies of all time. Transcendent masterpiece or unwatchable torture porn? Have you been able to sit through Pascal Laugier's film?…
Jan 15, 2024 · 1:33:23
Dario Argento's 1977 movie is widely seen as one of the greatest horror movies of all time. Jason and Ali are beguiled and confused by this nightmarish tale of an American in a…
Jan 8, 2024 · 1:24:50
The superb Thai film Shutter (2002) by Banjong Pisanthanakun and Parkpoom Wongpoom is about haunted photos. Have you ever seen something inexplicable in a picture you've taken?…
Jan 3, 2024 · 1:29:45
The Pang brothers' cult Hong Kong horror film The Eye (2002) is inspired by a tragic real-life event. It's also an imaginative story that brings together organ transplantation,…
Dec 26, 2023 · 1:48:16
Eli Roth is one of the contemporary masters of horror. For the last twenty years, his films have delighted and disgusted the fans and foes of the genre. Jason and Ali reflect on…
Dec 6, 2023 · 1:12:58
The 1932 talkie directed by Tod Browning became one of the most controversial and most censored movies of all time. Why? Have you seen the lost half hour of this horror classic?…
Nov 27, 2023 · 1:33:58
Here's a movie that even hardcore horror fans fear. Does Tom Six's infamous 2009 film deserve its infamy? Does he need psychiatric help? Join Jason and Ali for a truly…
Oct 30, 2023 · 2:06:06
For the Halloween episode, Jason and Ali do the right thing and discuss a movie from the popular franchise. Is the latest instalment really the last? Does Laurie have a crush on…
Oct 23, 2023 · 1:37:46
The Exorcist: Believer (2023) revives one of the greatest horror movies of all time. Heads are turned, crucifixes are flung, holy water sizzles and teenage girls speak in the…
Oct 16, 2023 · 1:25:23
Do you love or do you despise The Outwaters (2022)? Why are found footage horror films so divisive? In this episode, Jason and Ali follow a group of artsy thirtysomethings who…
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