Straight Chilling: Horror Movie Review (2026)

#495 – The Haunted (1991)

Released on 09/25/2024

When the Smurl family moves into a supposed haunted house in Pittston, Pennsylvania, they experience a wide variety of unexplained phenomenon. They eventually contact the husband and wife ghost hunting team, Ed and Lorraine Warren, for assistance.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss how to monetize your family's haunting, the made for TV version of The Conjuring, and the questionable nature of Ed and Lorraine Warren's business practices in, The Haunted (1991).

Show Notes:

Housekeeping ()

Back of the Box/Recommendations ()

Spoiler Warning/Full Review ()

Rotten Tomatoes ()

Trivia ()

Cooter of the Week ()

What We've Been Watching ()

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Hotline Scream: ()

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#494 – Popcorn (1991)

Released on 09/18/2024

A disguised serial killer starts picking off college students who are putting on an all night horror marathon at an abandoned movie theater.

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Join the crew as we discuss the gimmicks of William Castle, high-tech mask making, and the campy 90's gem, Popcorn (1991).

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (4:35)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (10:35)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (15:35)

Rotten Tomatoes (58:44)

Trivia (66:40)

Cooter of the Week (70:00)

What We've Been Watching (79:00)

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#493 – Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)

Released on 09/11/2024

After a family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia Deetz' life is turned upside down when her daughter, Astrid, accidentally opens a portal to the afterlife.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss Tim Burton's attraction to corpse women, Jenna Ortega's scream queen status, and the ghost with the most 36 years later in, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024).

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (2:07)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (9:35)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (13:22)

Rotten Tomatoes (63:05)

Trivia (71:26)

Cooter of the Week (78:35)

What We've Been Watching (85:00)

Hotline Scream: (93:28)

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#492 – We Are Still Here (2015)

Released on 09/04/2024

In the cold, wintery fields of New England, an old house wakes up every 30 years and demands a sacrifice.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss progressive hippies, the return of Barbara Crampton, and killer ass ghosts in Ted Geoghan's, We Are Still Here (2015).

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (3:00)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (14:46)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (21:35)

Rotten Tomatoes (73:35)

Cooter of the Week (80:25)

What We've Been Watching (86:56)

Hotline Scream: (100:36)

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#491 – Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

Released on 08/28/2024

In the Falangist Spain 1944, the bookish young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer escapes into an eerie but captivating fantasy world.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss fairytales, Francoist Spain, and Guillermo Del Toro's absolute classic, Pan's Labyrinth (2006).

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (3:00)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (7:30)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (11:30)

Rotten Tomatoes (70:25)

Trivia (79:34)

Cooter of the Week (90:20)

Hotline Scream: (98:40)

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#490 – Alien: Romulus (2024)

Released on 08/21/2024

While scavenging the ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss androids, xenomorphs, and several other recognizable things in Fede Alvarez', Alien: Romulus (2024).

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (4:05)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (7:46)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (12:08)

Rotten Tomatoes (74:28)

Cooter of the Week (87:15)

Hotline Scream: (93:45)

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#489 – Alien Resurrection (1997)

Released on 08/14/2024

Two centuries after her death, a power alien/human hybrid clone of Ripley aids a crew of space pirates in stopping the aliens from reaching Earth.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss bold sequels, the xenomorph reproductive system and the fourth installment in the Alien franchise, Alien Resurrection (1997).

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (5:32)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (9:28)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (14:36)

Rotten Tomatoes (68:48)

Trivia (78:30)

Cooter of the Week (82:58)

What We've Been Watching (89:50)

Hotline Scream: (113:30)

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Fantasia International Film Festival Recap (2024)

Released on 08/12/2024

The Fantasia International Film Festival is back again with an extremely impressive lineup of features and shorts programmed.

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Join us as we discuss several feature films from all over the world as the Fantasia Film Festival concludes it's 28th year!

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#488 – Frogman (2024)

Released on 08/07/2024

Three friends in search of the Loveland Frogman find out he's much more than just a local legend.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss our favorite cryptids, the effectiveness of found footage, and Anthony Cousin's feature film debut, Frogman (2024).

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (5:00)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (10:30)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (15:05)

Rotten Tomatoes (73:50)

Cooter of the Week (79:12)

What We've Been Watching (85:47)

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#487 – Ice Cream Man (1995)

Released on 07/31/2024

Poor Gregory. After being released from the Wishing Well Sanitarium, all he wants to do is make the children happy. So he reopens the old ice cream factory and incorporates some unconventional ingredients into his sweet, murderous treats.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss our favorite ice cream flavors, porn parodies, and Clint Howard in the 90's cult classic, Ice Cream Man (1995).

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (2:50)

Screaming and Creaming (7:02)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (11:16)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (20:26)

Rotten Tomatoes (65:53)

Trivia (76:05)

Cooter of the Week (86:35)

What We've Been Watching (96:06)

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