Straight Chilling: Horror Movie Review (2026)

#432 – Nothing But Trouble (1991)

Released on 07/19/2023

A businessman and his friends are captured by a sadistic judge and his family and forced to stand trial in the fictitious town known as Valkenvania.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss the Chevy Chase problem, The Humpty Dance and Dan Aykroyd's only directed film to date, Nothing But Trouble (1991).

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (3:07)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (18:40)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (25:00)

Rotten Tomatoes (86:26)

Trivia (92:30)

Cooter of the Week (101:40)

What We've Been Watching (107:52)

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Interview with Franklin Ritch

Released on 07/14/2023

In Franklin Ritch's new film, The Artifice Girl, a team of special agents find a revolutionary new computer program used to bait and catch online predators. After teaming up with the program's developer, they soon find out the AI is rapidly advancing beyond its intended purpose.

On this special episode...

Soju sits down with the multitalented director of The Artifice Girl, to discuss the creation of his award winning film, the future of AI and what it's like to work with genre veteran Lance Henriksen.

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#431 – Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare (1987)

Released on 07/12/2023

At a farmhouse in the middle of nowhere, a hopeful hair metal band seeking inspiration to record their next album will soon find themselves in a furious confrontation with the Prince of Darkness himself.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss Jon Mikl Thor, the Canadian exchange rate and the heavy metal horror movie, Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare (1987).

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (3:10)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (14:56)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (20:26)

Rotten Tomatoes (68:18)

Trivia (73:20)

Cooter of the Week (79:25)

What We've Been Watching (84:14)

Hotline Scream (96:56)

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Chattanooga Film Festival Recap (2023)

Released on 07/07/2023

Randy, Soju and Bob run down everything they watched at the Chattanooga Film Festival! Congratulations to everybody at CFF for celebrating their 10th year with such a great lineup of films!

On this episode...

Join the crew as we discuss Satan Wants You, Mind Body and Spirit, Tearsucker, New Religion, Invoking Yell, The Haunting of Hype House, The Last Movie Ever Made, We Might Hurt Each Other, Bigfoot Trap, Subject, The Once and Future Smash, End Zone 2, Stag, The Third, American Meltdown and Sour Party.

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#430 – The Cabin in the Woods (2011)

Released on 07/05/2023

Five friends go on vacation to a remote cabin where they get more than they bargained for, discovering the truth behind the cabin in the woods.

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Join the crew as we discuss horror stereotypes, sexy taxidermy and the meta, cult-classic, The Cabin in the Woods (2011).

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (5:05)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (10:30)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (13:50)

Rotten Tomatoes (82:10)

Trivia (88:05)

Cooter of the Week (97:30)

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#429 – Mars Attacks (1996)

Released on 06/28/2023

Earth is invaded by Martians with unbeatable weapons and a cruel sense of humor.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss Jack Nicholson, Sarah Jessica Parker and the severe lack of anal probing in Tim Burtons, Mars attacks (1996).

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (4:30)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (16:03)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (22:26)

Rotten Tomatoes (80:43)

Trivia (91:28)

Cooter of the Week (97:32)

What We've Been Watching (102:49)

Hotline Scream (114:10)

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#428 – Child's Play (1988)

Released on 06/21/2023

A single mother gives her son a much sought after doll for his birthday, only to discover it is possessed by the soul of a serial killer.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss voodoo, fad toys and killer dolls in Tom Holland's, Child's Play (1988).

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (3:15)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (13:22)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (19:20)

Rotten Tomatoes (68:51)

Trivia (75:00)

Cooter of the Week (82:00)

What We've Been Watching (89:22)

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#427 – Brooklyn 45 (2023)

Released on 06/14/2023

Five military veterans, best friends since childhood, gather together to support their troubled host, and the metaphoric ghosts of their past become all too literal.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss séances, war criminals and sauerkraut specs in Ted Geoghegan's, Brooklyn 45 (2023).

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (3:38)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (13:31)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (18:13)

Rotten Tomatoes (82:22)

Cooter of the Week (90:04)

What We've Been Watching (97:38)

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#426 – The Boogeyman (2023)

Released on 06/07/2023

Still reeling from their mother's tragic death, a teenage girl and her young sister find themselves plagued by a sadistic presence in their house and struggle to get their grieving father to pay attention before its too late.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss the monster in the closet, David Dastmalchian and Rob Savage's latest horror film, The Boogeyman (2023).

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (3:05)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (13:18)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (18:48)

Rotten Tomatoes (69:45)

Trivia (76:31)

Cooter of the Week (80:45)

Hotline Scream (87:48)

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