Straight Chilling: Horror Movie Review (2026)

Episodes

#338 – Jack-O (1995)

Episode | 121 min | Sep 27, 2021

On Halloween night, a slumbering demon is awakened by some unsuspecting teenagers. The scythe wielding, Jack-O means to kill the descendants of those that buried him long ago and will slaughter anyone who stands in his way.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss Fred Olen Ray, Steve Latshaw, Linnea Quigley, and the pumpkin-headed demon named, Jack-O.

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (2:39)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (7:29)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (14:45)

Rotten Tomatoes (68:26)

Cooter of the Week (72:55)

What We've Been Watching (77:45)

Hotline Scream (97:10)

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121 min

#337 – Night of the Demons (1988)

Episode | 120 min | Sep 20, 2021

Ten teenagers party at an abandoned funeral parlor on Halloween night. When an evil force awakens, demonic spirits keep them from leaving and turn their gathering into a living hell.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss Halloween parties, Linnea Quigley's makeup routine, and Kevin Tenney's demon possession movie from 1988, Night of the Demons.

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (2:36)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (9:38)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (14:10)

Rotten Tomatoes (65:34)

Trivia (72:30)

Cooter of the Week (77:26)

What We've Been Watching (83:27)

Hotline Scream (102:40)

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120 min

#336 – Malignant (2021)

Episode | 122 min | Sep 13, 2021

Madison Mitchell starts having visions of brutal murders as they happen in real time. She teams up with the police to try and hunt down the elusive killer.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss James Wan, the size of his balls, and the extremely polarizing film, Malignant.

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (3:15)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (13:15)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (18:23)

Rotten Tomatoes (78:16)

Cooter of the Week (85:09)

What We've Been Watching (89:35)

Hotline Scream (105:13)

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122 min

#335 – Calvaire (2004)

Episode | 120 min | Sep 7, 2021

Marc, a traveling musician, is on his way home for Christmas when his van breaks down in a backwoods town. The locals seem friendly at first but soon he finds out they have no intentions of letting him leave. Prepare yourself for The Ordeal.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss New French Extremity, Biblical allegory, and the feel good Christmas film from 2004, Calvaire.

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (3:45)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (10:40)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (17:24)

Rotten Tomatoes (79:55)

Trivia (86:49)

Cooter of the Week (91:56)

What We've Been Watching (100:55)

Hotline Scream (115:20)

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120 min

#334 – Candyman (2021)

Episode | 135 min | Aug 31, 2021

As we return to the now gentrified Cabrini Green, we see a local artist finding new inspiration for his work via the local legend Candyman. If you dare to utter his name 5 times while looking in a mirror, you shall summon him and meet your demise. How much of yourself should you give to make good art? Find out, in Nia Dacosta's, Candyman.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss Clive Barker, Jordan Peele and Nia Dacosta's follow up to the 1992 film by the same name, Candyman.

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (4:20)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (9:15)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (13:45)

Rotten Tomatoes (76:08)

Trivia (83:22)

Cooter of the Week (86:56)

What We've Been Watching (95:07)

Hotline Scream (113:38)

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135 min

#333 – Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992)

Episode | 125 min | Aug 23, 2021

Laura Palmer's harrowing final days are chronicled one year after the murder of Teresa Banks, a resident of Twin Peaks' neighboring town.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss Ray Wise, Kiefer Sutherland and David Lynch's feature length follow up to his beloved cult TV show, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me.

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (5:00)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (8:52)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (14:38)

Rotten Tomatoes (82:15)

Cooter of the Week (88:14)

What We've Been Watching (95:36)

Hotline Scream (110:09)

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125 min

#332 – Friday the 13th (1980)

Episode | 146 min | Aug 13, 2021

A group of camp counselors are stalked and murdered while trying to reopen Camp Crystal Lake. The same campsite where a boy drowned and two counselors were murdered several years earlier. Are the murders somehow connected? Is there a death curse? Find out, on Friday the 13th.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss Kevin Bacon, Jason Voorhees and Sean S. Cunningham's classic slasher flick, Friday the 13th.

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (3:58)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (9:58)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (15:17)

Rotten Tomatoes (91:09)

Trivia (97:36)

Cooter of the Week (111:49)

What We've Been Watching (119:17)

Hotline Scream (132:37)

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146 min

#331 – In Fabric (2019)

Episode | 97 min | Aug 10, 2021

In Fabric is a haunting ghost story set against the backdrop of a busy winter sales period in a department store and follows the life of a cursed dress and it passes from person to person with devastating consequences.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss mindless consumerism, cursed clothing and Peter Strickland's art house film, In Fabric.

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (2:22)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (5:57)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (11:31)

Rotten Tomatoes (70:39)

Cooter of the Week (76:03)

Hotline Scream (86:42)

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97 min

#330 – The Green Knight (2021)

Episode | 102 min | Aug 5, 2021

A fantastical retelling of the medieval story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss Dev Patel, Arthurian legends, and the latest film from A24, David Lowery's The Green Knight.

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (4:00)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (9:55)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (14:35)

Rotten Tomatoes (69:20)

Cooter of the Week (74:13)

What We've Been Watching (64:09)

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102 min

#329 – Fear Street Trilogy (2021)

Episode | 123 min | Jul 26, 2021

Part One: 1994

A circle of teenage friends, accidentally encounter the ancient evil responsible for a series of brutal murders that have plagued their town for over 300 years.

Part Two: 1978

Shadyside, 1978. School's out for summer and the activities at Camp Nightwing are about to begin. But when another Shadysider is possessed with the urge to kill, the fun in the sun becomes a gruesome fight for survival.

Part Three: 1666

The origins of Sarah Fier's curse are finally revealed as history comes full circle on a night that changes the lives of Shadysiders forever.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss R.L. Stein, slashers, and Leigh Janiak's, Fear Street Trilogy: 1994, 1978, 1666.

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (3:17)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (9:22)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (15:33)

Rotten Tomatoes (74:55)

Trivia (84:54)

Cooter of the Week (91:32)

Hotline Scream (98:07)