Straight Chilling: Horror Movie Review (2026)

Episodes

#386 – Coherence (2013)

Episode | 132 min | Aug 31, 2022

Strange things begin to happen when a group of friends gather for a dinner party on the evening of a comet passing.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss quantum physics, shitty dinner parties and the mumble-core madness that is, Coherence (2013).

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (4:05)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (14:56)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (20:05)

Rotten Tomatoes (74:48)

Trivia (79:50)

Cooter of the Week (86:17)

What We've Been Watching (93:13)

Hotline Scream (109:30)

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132 min

#385 – Requiem for a Dream (2000)

Episode | 104 min | Aug 24, 2022

The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run too deep.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly and Darren Aronofsky's cripplingly depressing, Requiem for a Dream (2000).

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (3:32)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (9:49)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (17:14)

Rotten Tomatoes (74:43)

Trivia (81:24)

Cooter of the Week (89:45)

Hotline Scream (95:35)

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104 min

#384 – A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)

Episode | 110 min | Aug 17, 2022

A young girl is released from a mental institution into the care of her father and stepmother. As she is reunited with her sister the family is haunted by tragedies both past and present.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss Korean cinema, Korean folklore and Jee-woon Kim's extremely haunting, A Tale of Two Sisters (2003).

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (8:36)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (13:30)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (22:42)

Rotten Tomatoes (79:58)

Cooter of the Week (86:35)

What We've Been Watching (90:10)

Hotline Scream (102:40)

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110 min

#383 – The Faculty (1998)

Episode | 109 min | Aug 10, 2022

When Harrington High's school paper photographer witnesses the murder of a nurse and sees her alive again, he hypothesizes his school is being overtaken by aliens!

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss Josh Hartnett, Elijah Wood and Jordana Brewster in Robert Rodriguez', The Faculty (1998).

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (3:11)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (8:08)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (14:00)

Rotten Tomatoes (65:38)

Trivia (73:15)

Cooter of the Week (81:19)

What We've Been Watching (86:30)

Hotline Scream (98:44)

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109 min

A Tribute to Jack "The Godfather"

Episode | 61 min | Aug 9, 2022

On this special episode we take time to reflect on our friendship with the founder of this podcast, Jack "The Godfather" Giannini. He was a great man, a great friend and one of the funniest people we've ever known. He will be missed.

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61 min

#382 – Session 9 (2001)

Episode | 117 min | Aug 3, 2022

Tensions rise when an asbestos removal company is hired to clean out an abandoned mental institution with a horrific past.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss Danvers State Hospital, mental health and Brad Anderson's hauntingly effective, Session 9 (2001).

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (2:52)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (9:07)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (13:34)

Rotten Tomatoes (81:53)

Cooter of the Week (90:36)

What We've Been Watching (95:06)

Hotline Scream (107:25)

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117 min

#381 – Nope (2022)

Episode | 122 min | Jul 27, 2022

The residents of a lonely gulch in inland California bear witness to an uncanny and chilling discovery.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, and Steven Yeun in Jordan Peele's summer blockbuster, Nope (2022).

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (3:24)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (10:24)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (13:15)

Rotten Tomatoes (82:31)

Cooter of the Week (90:11)

What We've Been Watching (93:42)

Hotline Scream (112:18)

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122 min

#380 – Lake Placid (1999)

Episode | 113 min | Jul 20, 2022

A giant crocodile is terrorizing the people of Black Lake, Maine. Can a sheriff, his deputies, a paleontologist and a crocodile enthusiast stop the madness?

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss Betty White, Bill Pullman and Oliver Platt in Steve Miner's, Lake Placid.

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (3:05)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (10:12)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (16:28)

Rotten Tomatoes (62:09)

Trivia (69:07)

Cooter of the Week (72:32)

What We've Been Watching (80:23)

Hotline Scream (96:03)

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113 min

#379 – Godzilla (1998)

Episode | 124 min | Jul 13, 2022

French military testing exposes an iguana to nuclear fallout transforming it into a giant monster. The American military chases the creature throughout New York City, trying to stop it before it reproduces.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss the irresponsible French, the unyielding might of the American military, and Roland Emmerich's most patriotic film yet, Godzilla (1998).

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (3:35)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (9:31)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (16:32)

Rotten Tomatoes (79:38)

Trivia (85:16)

Cooter of the Week (96:00)

Hotline Scream (101:43)

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