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Here’s a collection of recent posts and podcast episodes.

Kids these days! On Demonic Dancing Teens
Ali Alizadeh Ali Alizadeh

Kids these days! On Demonic Dancing Teens

In this episode Jason and Ali join the partygoers of Night of the Demons (1988), the quintessential teen party horror film. They talk about goths, geeks, frat boys and other 80s youth culture stereotypes, and wonder if young people are inherently terrifying.

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Woof! Cujo, the Killer Canine
Ali Alizadeh Ali Alizadeh

Woof! Cujo, the Killer Canine

In this episode Jason and Ali hide from one of the most terrifying monsters of horror cinema, the rabid St Bernard of Cujo (1983). Based on a Stephen King novel, this movie has it all: adultery, alcoholism, breakfast cereals and loads of terror. It is also one of the greatest creature features of all time.

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Lights, Camera, Slash!
Ali Alizadeh Ali Alizadeh

Lights, Camera, Slash!

Jason and Ali mark the 13th episode of the podcast by revisiting the seminal slasher films Friday the 13th (1980) and Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981). Would you stay at a summer camp with a very sinister backstory? Were Pamela and Jason Voorhees anywhere near as brutal as the posh film critics who tried to shut down the films?

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Talk to Me, or the Terrors of Personal Trauma
Ali Alizadeh Ali Alizadeh

Talk to Me, or the Terrors of Personal Trauma

Can kangaroos be creepy? Would you attend a séance and hold the severed hand of a shady shaman? In this episode, Jason and Ali talk about the terrific new Australian film, Danny and Michael Philippou's Talk to Me (2022) and talk to you about trauma, teenage daredevilry and celebrity YouTubers.

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The D'oh of Doom
Jason Jason

The D'oh of Doom

The Simpsons is quite possibly the most iconic TV show of the contemporary world. It also features regular tributes to the horror genre, in its annual Halloween episodes. Listen to Jason and Ali talk about some of their favourite Treehouse of Horror segments, Homer's devilish appetites, and Lisa's encounters with the ghouls of Asian horror cinema.

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Hellraiser, or the Horrible Pains of a Puzzle Box
Ali Alizadeh Ali Alizadeh

Hellraiser, or the Horrible Pains of a Puzzle Box

What do you get if you cross a Rubik's Cube with malignant demonic entities such as a follically-challenged dude with nails in his head? You get Clive Barker's classic 1987 film Hellraiser, that's what. In this episode Jason and Ali discuss the hugely influential movie, its first sequel Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988), as well as Barker's brilliant novella The Hellbound Heart (1986).

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Audition: Fear and Loathing in Tokyo
Ali Alizadeh Ali Alizadeh

Audition: Fear and Loathing in Tokyo

In this episode, Jason and Ali talk about dating, love and, naturally, torture porn. Was Takashi Miike's cult film Audition/『オーディション』 (1999) the first movie to tantalise audiences with meticulously staged scenes of slow burning sadism? Is loneliness the spirit that haunts so much contemporary Japanese horror and our lives everywhere?

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Raw, Titane, and the New French Extremity
Ali Alizadeh Ali Alizadeh

Raw, Titane, and the New French Extremity

Are vegetarians closet cannibals? If you were to copulate with a car, what car would it be? These are among the many pressing questions that Jason and Ali ponder as they discuss the brilliant and brilliantly unnerving movies of Julia Ducournau, Grave/Raw (2012) and Titane/Titanium (2021).

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Dracula and the Dangers of Doomed Love
Ali Alizadeh Ali Alizadeh

Dracula and the Dangers of Doomed Love

In this episode Jason and Ali enter the castle of Vlad the vampire count via Bram Stocker's novel (1897) and Francis Ford Coppola's stylish adaptation (1992). Why are we attracted to a Romanian emo with boofy hair? Is Tom Waits not the greatest Renfield ever? Was Princess Elisabeta of Transylvania the first known victim of fake news?

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Amityville: Homeownership and the Horrors of Hairy Men
Ali Alizadeh Ali Alizadeh

Amityville: Homeownership and the Horrors of Hairy Men

Do you believe in haunted houses? What do James Brolin's hair and Ryan Reynold's abs bring to the enduring franchise? In this episode, Jason and Ali get spooked by The Amityville Horror (1979), The Amityville Horror (2005) and the book that started it all, titled, yes, The Amityville Horror (1977).

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Candyman and the Urban Horrors of History
Ali Alizadeh Ali Alizadeh

Candyman and the Urban Horrors of History

Did you hear the one about the teenager who said Candyman five times in the mirror? Was this possibly the greatest Horror movie of the 1990s? In this episode, Jason and Ali talk about Candyman (1992), Candyman (2021), and 'The Forbidden', the short story that inspired the movies. They'll discuss urban geography, police brutality, and the evils of participatory art.

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Day of the Dead: Evil Zombies vs. Eviler People
Ali Alizadeh Ali Alizadeh

Day of the Dead: Evil Zombies vs. Eviler People

This episode is about the third instalment in George A. Romero's Dead series. Zombies can be pretty terrifying, but humans can be nastier. Jason and Ali talk about militarism, mad scientists, and Bub, the zombie who learnt to use a gun.

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The World of the Evil Dead
Ali Alizadeh Ali Alizadeh

The World of the Evil Dead

This episode is all about Sam Raimi's cult film series. Ash and company have been combatting demonic forces since the early 80s, and their war has been reignited in the new Evil Dead Rise. Jason and Ali talk about evil spirits, the Book of the Dead, and their different takes on the latest instalment.

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Pearl, X and the Glamours Horror of Show Biz!
Ali Alizadeh Ali Alizadeh

Pearl, X and the Glamours Horror of Show Biz!

Are pornstars scary? Would you have sex with a scarecrow? Join Jason and Ali as they talk about Ti West's Pearl and X, the brilliance of Mia Goth, the sinister desires of movie projectionists, and the dangers of following your Hollywood dreams.

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Dying Laughing: Art and the Clowns of Horror
Ali Alizadeh Ali Alizadeh

Dying Laughing: Art and the Clowns of Horror

The Terrifier films have terrified us, but they've also made us laugh. Why are clowns both funny and frightening? Do you suffer from coulrophobia? In this episode, Jason and Ali discuss Art the Clown and the art of jocular horror.

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