Episode 83: The Houses October Built (2014)
We're back! Alix's birthday month is here, and it's going to get weird! This week the team takes a look at two of her favorite things rolled up into one okay film: Halloween Haunts and found footage! That's right, we're covering the indie hit The Houses October Built! Follow us as we take a deep dive into the history of haunts, a solid play by play and a look at how this one JUST missed the fo...
1hr 35m Jun 09, 2020
1hr 35m
Episode 82: Jaws (1975)
Monster May concludes with a look at the first summer blockbuster, which put Steven Spielberg on the map and changed the industry forever: It's 1975's JAWS! Join the team as they take a look at the early inspirations for the novel/film, America's fear of sharks, why sharks are cool, and one rather long dick joke (or several dick jokes strung together... we're not sure - thanks Dick Richardson)...
1hr 46m May 27, 2020
1hr 46m
S2: Episode 81: Shin Godzilla (2016)
This week the Horrorble People's Podcast team is tackling the one who started it all... Godzilla! That's right, Anthony and Alix are covering the 2016 movie Shin Godzilla! Join them as they discuss the different ERAS of this franchise, Kaiju films, as well as the production that somehow made this movie with a cool 15 million dollars. Check it out!  Also... Pay tribute to Godzilla and give us 5 ...
1hr 40m May 20, 2020
1hr 40m
Episode 80: Arachnophobia (1990)
For the 80th episode of The Horrorble People's Podcast we felt it was necessary to show some love to the most famous of the 8-legged creatures with Arachnophobia - directed by Frank Marshall! Continuing the tradition of monster may, we dive into a history of spiders in Hollywood, dwell on an absolutely absurd spider love making scene, and find plenty of moments to gush about John Freaking Good...
1hr 30m May 13, 2020
1hr 30m
Episode 79: Cloverfield (2008)
As if we needed any other excuses to profess our love for Lizzy Caplan, this week the team is taking on an internet sensation turned blockbuster with a hugely talented team behind the camera: 2008's CLOVERFIELD, directed by Matthew Reeves. Join the team as they look at how a teaser trailer attached to Transformers sent the "MySpace" generation into a frenzy, a frenzy that eventually spawned a ...
1hr 40m May 06, 2020
1hr 40m
S2: Episode 78: High Tension (2003)
This week Anthony and Alix tackle....French pronunciation? Just kidding! It's just Anthony. The Horrorble People's Podcast is covering Alexandre Aja's feature film debut, High Tension from 2003! Your favorite duo is also talking New French Extremity and why this movie is the perfect combination of two genres the podcast has already covered at length! This episode has it all, including a heart t...
1hr 37m Apr 29, 2020
1hr 37m
S2: Episode 77: Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
October is here in April as the Horrorble People's Podcast partakes in its bi-annual tradition of examining the madness behind Mr. Myers. This time the team takes on a fan favorite, but will it be one of ours? Yes, we're talking Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers! Come with us on a journey exploring the exit of John Carpenter and Debra Hill, a rushed production based on an 11 day script,...
1hr 15m Apr 22, 2020
1hr 15m
S2: Episode 76: Ginger Snaps (2000)
"High school: just a mindless little breeders' machine." This week on The Horrorble People's Podcast Anthony and Alix cover the podcast's first werewolf film! They discuss Ginger Snaps and it's production and rise through cult classic territory, as well as their relationship to werewolf movies as a whole. What took this movie so long to get made? (It takes place in 1993) How long did it take ca...
1hr 11m Apr 15, 2020
1hr 11m
S2: Episode 75: Resident Evil 2 (1998 and 2019)
N4L Gaming joins the team this week to take a look at one of the greatest sequels AND one of the greatest remakes in gaming: RESIDENT EVIL 2 (1998 and 2019)! We go through the insane development of the first game that got so bad the team had to restart from the ground up! We take a look at how this instant success created one of the biggest hype trains in the industry and how Capcom used ever...
1hr 26m Apr 08, 2020
1hr 26m
S2: Episode 74: Cabin Fever (2003)
It's no April Fools Joke! The team tackles YOUR VOTE this week! You asked for it, and who are we to deny you? Anthony and Alix are covering Eli Roth's directorial debut, Cabin Fever from 2003! The plethora of early 2000's humor refreshes the team and brings some much needed levity considering the current state of affairs. It's a slightly delirious week, but then again, when is it not? So strap ...
1hr 25m Apr 01, 2020
1hr 25m
S2: Episode 73: American Psycho (2000)
Wall Street, Yuppies, Consumerism, Masculinity, and murderous psychopathic outbursts? We're topping off March with a BIG episode, with a production almost as maddening as the film itself: We're talking Mary Harron's 2000 adaptation of AMERICAN PSYCHO! Join as we look at the rise of author Bret Easton Ellis, and how his super controversial novel shook up the literary community, and created a fi...
1hr 25m Mar 25, 2020
1hr 25m
Episode 72: Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
The season of Guillermo Del Toro continues with what might be his greatest work: the 2006 masterpiece PAN'S LABYRINTH! And oh is the team enthusiastic about this one! Anthony and Alix dive into the laborious process that started from sketches in 1993 and ended in the tears of many viewers who were blown away by this dark fairy tale. The team are not without their signature flubs, but perhaps o...
1hr 55m Mar 18, 2020
1hr 55m
S2: Episode 71: Friday the 13th Part III (1982)
The Horrorble People's Podcast continues to celebrate Anthony's birthday month as we approach the day in question by covering another entry to the franchise that he shares a birthday with, Friday the 13th...Part III! Join the birthday boy and Alix as they tackle this addition and try to figure out just why it doesn't quite... Mesh. In the meantime, they discuss Spongebob, David Bowie (when don'...
1hr 22m Mar 11, 2020
1hr 22m
S2: Episode 70: Donnie Darko
How about a little October in March? We're kicking off Anthony's birthday month with a dark, angsty film filled with time travel, 80's music, and TWO Gyllenhaals! Yes, we're talking about DONNIE DARKO, Directed by Richard Kelly. Join us as we take a look how two national tragedies almost turned this directorial debut into a forgotten indie... Until Blockbuster and the internet came to save th...
2hr 9m Mar 04, 2020
2hr 9m
S2: Episode 69: It Follows (2014)
The month of ~loooove~ comes to a steamy close this week on The Horrorble People's Podcast! The team plus very special guest Mars from Gorefriends discusses the groundbreaking, beautiful, and dreamy film, It Follows from 2014! Which of our fearless hosts had the same nightmare as the director? Which male character sucked the most (spoiler alert: it's hard to pick)? Is the movie even REALLY abou...
1hr 23m Feb 26, 2020
1hr 23m
S2: Episode 68: The Hunger (1983)
Where do we begin?! The aesthetics? The plot?! The CAST?! What is perhaps our biggest WTF so far this season, Anthony and Alix tackle Tony Scott's debut film THE HUNGER from 1983. Why did this movie look like a music video the entire time? Is that SERIOUSLY DAVID BOWIE? And yes... Bauhaus does make an appearance. There's a lot to unpack here and we aren't sure if it's for the better. The team g...
1hr 16m Feb 19, 2020
1hr 16m
S2: Episode 67: My Bloody Valentine (1981 vs 2009)
Love month continues this week as The Horrorble People's Podcast cover not one, but TWO holiday appropriate slasher films: My Bloody Valentine AND My Bloody Valentine 3D!  We bring back the "Remake vs OG" format to cover the journey of a film franchise that... failed to turn into a franchise - TWICE. There's also plenty of reminiscing on Alix's part as one of these stars Jensen Ackles! What do ...
1hr 22m Feb 12, 2020
1hr 22m
S2: Episode 66: Crimson Peak (2016)
Welcome to February! It's a divisive episode this week on HPP! Did this Victorian Gothic horror love story amalgamation almost break up the podcast? (no) What about bring Anthony and Alix's friendship together? (also no, they fight the Most in this episode) But you know where they do agree? David Bowie is the GOAT and Edgar Allen Poe is the Goth GOAT. It's the return to Guillermo Del Toro and t...
1hr 47m Feb 05, 2020
1hr 47m
S2: Episode 65: Bioshock (2007)
We're back with N4L Gaming to bring you a deep dive (oh god) into this auteur driven 2007 game, Ken Levine's Bioshock! And it's scary! Anthony, Alix, and Alex go through the early developmental struggles and how this financially strapped studio ended up with total creative freedom to create a truly horrifying piece of gaming. Can games be art? What makes Bioshock scary? All this and more in our...
1hr 37m Jan 29, 2020
1hr 37m
S2: Episode 64: Don't Breathe (2016)
Where to even start with this one... This movie has it all! Horror movie tropes flipped and reversed in the wildest way, uncomfortable twist and turns, and dare we say it, breath taking stressful moments. That's right, we're talking about Don't Breathe from 2016!  Anthony and Alix dive into a brief history of home invasion films, as the simple production of a film that had a simple goal: scare ...
1hr 33m Jan 22, 2020
1hr 33m
S2: Episode 63: The Crow
This week the team explores a dark piece of media with a dark history behind it.
1hr 32m Jan 15, 2020
1hr 32m
S2: Episode 62: Child's Play 3 (1991)
It's the end of the early Chucky era! This week the team takes on what might be the most divisive film the this killer doll franchise: Child's Play 3 - directed by Jack Bender.  Anthony and Alix take a look back at the rushed production for this third installment, as well as the media frenzy that caused it to be banned from the UK until 2002. We ask questions like: Is Andy actually an anime pro...
1hr 20m Jan 08, 2020
1hr 20m
S2: Episode 61: The Hills Have Eyes (1977 vs 2006)
The team at The Horrorble People's Podcast is bringing in the new decade with a new style of episode for you: Anthony and Alix bring you a look at BOTH versions of THE HILLS HAVE EYES (and only one of them is hungover... it's Anthony)!  Join the team as they take you through Wes Craven's early inspirations for the film, like the legend of Sawney Bean, and how the nearly broke director turned hi...
1hr 31m Jan 01, 2020
1hr 31m
S2: Episode 60: Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
MERRY CHRISTMAS! For our last episode of the year we're going big: Tim Burton origins, the advent of the Disney Renaissance, and early 2000's goth culture as we bring you Tim Burton's THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, directed by Henry Selick.  Anthony and Alix dive deep into the Burton's early days as a Disney animator, his eventual ousting and rise through Hollywood, and how such a rise allowed...
1hr 36m Dec 25, 2019
1hr 36m
S2: Episode 59: The Fourth Kind (2009)
Oh boy, this one is weird. Join Anthony and Alix as they drink away their problems and go back to aliens this week with The Fourth Kind from 2009! In a mix of documentary and reenactment style film, horrible acting (except for one main character who we love), and alien hijinks the likes of which we have never seen. Is it an owl? Is it aliens? Is it real? Is it fake? Who cares because we didn't!...
1hr 18m Dec 18, 2019
1hr 18m
S2: Episode 58: Gremlins (1984)
In honor of this joyous holiday, we bring you a surprisingly gruesome Christmas classic - that is if you're a mischievous mogwai. This week the team is taking a look back at this 80s mega hit, and its very humble beginnings with 1984's GREMLINS, directed by Joe Dante. We follow the Journeys of Chris Columbus and Joe Dante. The former, a small town boy who made it to the big city, only for the r...
1hr 31m Dec 11, 2019
1hr 31m
S2: Episode 57: Videodrome (1983)
It's another wonderful Cronenberg Christmas! This year the team went even FURTHER into the extreme side of his filmography as they tackle 1983's cult classic VIDEODROME, staring James Woods.  Learn about Cronenberg at the peak of his career, and how that level of created freedom birthed one of his most notable films (and a bit of a flop). The team takes a deep look into the special effects magi...
1hr 17m Dec 04, 2019
1hr 17m
S2: Episode 56: Evil Dead 2
Label this one "Groovy." This week the team continues its journey through Sam Raimi's career with his first return to horror - 1987's EVIL DEAD 2!  Anthony and Alix pick up right where the first Evil Dead left off, with Raimi's brief foray into acting, and one major flop! But with the death of his career imminent, Raimi resurrected it like a deadite and created this worthy sequel.  Just how rac...
1hr 28m Nov 27, 2019
1hr 28m
S2: Episode 55: The Birds (1963)
Another Wednesday is upon us as the team covers the 1963 film THE BIRDS! Is this one of Alfred Hitchcock's last classics? Why is the team thoroughly depressed by the end of the episode? What Hollywood bullshit must we endure this week?! Listen to this week's episode to find out!  Consider giving us 5 Stars on iTunes so we don't ever have to discuss Bodega Bay ever again. 
1hr 27m Nov 20, 2019
1hr 27m
S2: Episode 54: The Witch (2015)
Robert Eggers, you're a mad man! This week the team at The Horrorble People's Podcast bring you a deep dive into pilgrim history and the movie that brought it to the modern day. That's right, we're covering the 2015 hit THE WITCH: A NEW ENGLAND FOLKTALE, released by A24.  Follow Anthony and Alix as they bring you an breakdown of life in early colonial history, and how a bold filmmaker used his ...
1hr 50m Nov 13, 2019
1hr 50m
S2: Episode 53: Unfriended: Dark Web (2018)
It's a semi-delirious episode this week on the Horrorble People's Podcast as Anthony and Alix trudge through the horrors of the dark web as well as Alix placating her super hyperactive cats. For the first time ever the team covers the sequel of a series before the original and for good reason. What about this film sets it apart from the original? Why did it under perform expectations? Why is th...
1hr 32m Nov 06, 2019
1hr 32m
S2: Episode 52: Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
This might be the team's favorite one yet. This week The Horrorble People's Podcast sticks to its bi-annual commitment to all things Halloween by exploring the most divisive film in the franchise: 1982's HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH.  Anthony and Alix take a look back to a time when the Halloween franchise experimented with becoming an anthology series with Tommy Lee Wallace's directorial...
1hr 35m Oct 30, 2019
1hr 35m
S2: Episode 51: The Devil's Backbone (2001)
The team goes berserk for Guillermo Del Toro this week on HPP as they cover his third film and his self proclaimed favorite, The Devil's Backbone!  What personal connection does Guillermo Del Toro have with the Spanish Civil War to inspire him to make this film? How did his first two films both save this film and also keep it from being made? Why are we yelling about how much we hate the Weinst...
1hr 30m Oct 23, 2019
1hr 30m
S2: Episode 50: Hocus Pocus (1993)
HAPPY 50 EPISODES EVERYBODY! To celebrate The Horrorble People's Podcast is covering the most quintessential Halloween film not named after the holiday (and far less bloody). Join the team as they look into the creation of a childhood staple for many, the Bette Midler vehicle that is HOCUS POCUS, directed by Kenny Ortega.  On this glorious episode the team explores how a bed time story from an ...
1hr 30m Oct 16, 2019
1hr 30m
S2: Episode 49. Lake Mungo (2008)
The team takes a journey back to found footage this October with 2008's Lake Mungo! Special guest Tristan joins them as Alix laments how truly terrifying the film was while all three discuss the liberal use of dead body pictures used in the film. Fun was had by all. Just how terrified was Alix? How does this film hold up in comparison to other early 2000's found footage films? You wanna see a b...
1hr 36m Oct 09, 2019
1hr 36m
S2: Episode 48: Resident Evil (1996 and 2002)
It's October and The Horrorble People's Podcast is kicking off the glorious month with something different, but truly terrifying - and we've enlisted the help of N4L Gaming to get it done! What is this big, laborious project? How about a game - but not just any game. On the one year anniversary of this podcast the team has gathered together to bring you the story of the birth of a new genre in ...
1hr 53m Oct 02, 2019
1hr 53m
S2: Episode 47: Psycho II (1983)
How do you top off the opening month of SEASON 2 and SEQUEL SEPTEMBER? Well, how about a look at the follow up to the granddaddy of all slashers (And presumably our episodes)? That's right, Norman Bates is back and the team takes a deep dive into how that happened as they look at 1983's franchise revival film PSYCHO II - directed by Richard Franklin.  Learn all about how the original author use...
1hr 17m Sep 25, 2019
1hr 17m
S2: Episode 46: The Descent Part 2 (2009)
It's a challenge this week on The Horrorble People's Podcast as the team tackles the straight-to-DVD follow up to critical success: The Descent with...you guessed it... The Descent Part 2. The team struggles to find what the movie did right even in a sea of sequel rules it... technically successfully executes. Can Anthony forgive this movie for it's sins and crimes against society? Will Alix ma...
1hr 24m Sep 18, 2019
1hr 24m
S2: Episode 45: Friday the 13th Part II (1981)
What's this? An actual Friday the 13th landing on the same month as Sequel September? Looks like you guys are getting an episode! This week the team covers the not surprisingly haphazard production of Friday the 13th Part II, directed by Steve Miner.  This week the team explores the "surprise" franchise, and how a seemingly one off film managed to get a sequel that brought us an early version o...
1hr 17m Sep 11, 2019
1hr 17m
S2: Episode 44: Scream 2 (1997)
Your favorite horror film nerds are back! Anthony and Alix have returned from a restless month of stress and personal turmoil to give you a whole new season of HPP packed with fun sequels to remind you that sometimes sequels are valid.  This week the team tackles SCREAM 2 from 1997! How many fake versions of the script were 'leaked'? Was Scream 2 really almost called 'Scream Again'? What would ...
1hr 24m Sep 04, 2019
1hr 24m
S1: Episode 43: Horror in 2019
IT'S SEASON FINALE TIME! Have you been dying to know what Anthony and Alix thought about the biggest horror films of the year? Well, hopefully unlike the characters in most of the movies we're covering you some how make it through because The Horrorble People's Podcast is delivering just that! AND taking your listener questions! Special Guest DJ Spears joins as the team breaks down which films ...
1hr 54m Jul 31, 2019
1hr 54m
S1: Episode 42: The Thing (1982)
WE DID IT! Season one's last traditional episode continues our saga on John Carpenter in what is one of the more significant science fiction films ever: THE THING.  The team explores the early novella "Who Goes There?" and how it set the foundation for science fiction that resulted in two remakes... that set the foundation for science fiction. Did you know Carpenter was considered for the film ...
1hr 45m Jul 24, 2019
1hr 45m
S1: Episode 41: Train to Busan (2016)
Zombies V.S Aliens month continues with the hit Train to Busan! The team naturally gushes about how great the movie is BUT there's so much more! Join Anthony and Alix as they do a much requested plot breakdown adn analysis of the film! Alix introduces her "theory corner" and Anthony is once again a nerd, not that that's new.  In case you missed it: The Horrorble People's Podcast will be taking ...
1hr 30m Jul 17, 2019
1hr 30m
S1: Episode 40: Signs (2002)
Aliens abound this week on the Horrorble People's Podcast as the team tackles M. Night Shyamalan's 3rd film, SIGNS! What about this film is so... Nostalgic to the team? What tragedy set the tone for one of the most heartbreaking scenes in the film? What trauma befell Alix in a cornfield at the ripe old age of 10 that still instills fear whenever she passes cornfields to this day? Listen to our ...
1hr 37m Jul 10, 2019
1hr 37m
S1: Episode 39: Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Our big theme this month is Zombies vs. Aliens and we're kicking it off with one of the films responsible for revitalizing the former: Edgar Wright's 2004 classic SHAUN OF THE DEAD.  Join the team as they dive into a brief history of zombies in film, the circumstances that allowed Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg to gush over their love of Dawn of the Dead, and how that turned into a VERY successful...
1hr 40m Jul 03, 2019
1hr 40m
S1: Episode 38: The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
This week The Horrorble People's Podcast tops off Alix's birthday month with her favorite film OF ALL TIME... It's Jonathan Demme's THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS.  The Team looks at the allusive author Thomas Harris, who created the iconic character of Hannibal Lecter, and how his creation started with an 80's flop and turned into one of the most recognizable characters of all time. The team also ta...
1hr 44m Jun 26, 2019
1hr 44m
S1: Episode 37: The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Alix's birthday month continues with one of the most fundamental entries in her favorite genre, and one of the earliest examples of viral marketing. Was it real? Obviously not, but people in the 90's were confused and we're going to talk all about it in this week's episode on THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT. The team takes you on a journey from the early days of two ambitious directors with an obsessio...
2hr 5m Jun 19, 2019
2hr 5m
S1: Episode 36: Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island (1998)
Jinkies! A TV-G movie that features a beloved group of childhood characters versus confederate pirate ghosts? It must be 1998's Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island!  Alix's birthday month gives us our first animated film that doesn't feature murderous bunnys/idols. The team looks at the history of the Scooby-Doo franchise, and what led to the decision to update the characters for Zombie Island. There's...
1hr 35m Jun 12, 2019
1hr 35m
S1: Episode 35: American Mary (2012)
Alix's birthday month is here, and The Horrorble People's Podcast is celebrating with a film that's equal parts ambitious, gruesome, and badass: 2012's AMERICAN MARY from the Soska Sisters! The team looks at the career of the Twisted Twins, and how their film "Dead Hooker in a Trunk" earned them an opportunity to rush the script that would become their major breakthrough. Anthony and Alix break...
1hr 23m Jun 05, 2019
1hr 23m
S1: Episode 34: The Exorcist (1973)
The power of Christ compels you... to listen to this episode because it's our most requested one yet: William Friedkin's THE EXORCIST from 1973!  Join Anthony and Alix on a journey to answer a major question: Was The Exorcist really a cursed production? The team takes you through the original case that inspired the book, and how a newspaper article, game show prize money, and a director with li...
1hr 55m May 29, 2019
1hr 55m