#566 – Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
Released on 02/11/2026
Five years after the events of the first film, a summer camp next to the infamous Camp Crystal Lake is preparing to open. Did Jason Voorhees actually survive, or is he just an urban legend? The counselors of Packanack Lodge are about to find out!
On this week's episode…
Join the crew as we discuss sack head Jason, counselors in training, and how to survive a slasher movie in Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981).
Show Notes:
Housekeeping (5:30)
Back of the Box/Recommendations (8:32)
Spoiler Warning/Full Review (17:45)
Rotten Tomatoes (1:12:25)
Trivia (1:20:18)
Cooter of the Week (1:26:16)
What We've Been Watching (1:34:00)
Hotline Scream (1:47:32)
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#565 – Flesh for Frankenstein (1973)
Released on 02/04/2026
Baron Frankenstein creates two "zombies" and plans to mate them in order to create the master race.
On this week's episode…
Join the crew as we discuss Andy Warhol's horror career, running into Udo Kier in a bar, and the horniest Frankenstein movie you've ever seen, Flesh for Frankenstein (1973).
Show Notes:
Housekeeping (4:20)
Back of the Box/Recommendations (9:20)
Spoiler Warning/Full Review (16:28)
Rotten Tomatoes (1:14:20)
Trivia (1:19:35)
Cooter of the Week (1:23:28)
What We've Been Watching (1:31:28)
Hotline Scream (1:49:15)
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#564 – 2025 In Review
Released on 01/28/2026
We are wrapping up another year full of fear! How did 2025 stack up in the horror department? Tune in and find out!
On this week's episode…
Join the crew as we countdown our top 10 horror movies of 2025, discuss some frightful flops, and take a look ahead at our most anticipated horror movies of 2026!
Show Notes:
Housekeeping (4:10)
2025 Recap (8:15)
Top 10 0f 2025 (15:50)
Honorable Mentions (1:27:25)
Worst of 2025 (1:43:40)
Upcoming 2026 Horror Movies (1:59:00)
Hotline Scream (2:09:00)
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#563 – 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026)
Released on 01/21/2026
Young Spike is inducted into Jimmy Crystal's bizarre zombie apocalypse gang while a nearby doctor makes a discovery that could change the world.
On this week's episode…
Join the crew as we discuss Jack O'Connell's gang of Jimmies, Ralph Fiennes' Alpha zombie research, and how to survive a zombie apocalypse in Nia DaCosta's, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026).
Show Notes:
Housekeeping (4:16)
Back of the Box/Recommendations (8:35)
Spoiler Warning/Full Review: (13:35)
Rotten Tomatoes (1:08:35)
Trivia (1:15:28)
Cooter of the Week (1:21:35)
What We've Been Watching (1:28:00)
Hotline Scream (1:46:48)
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#562 – Bugonia (2025)
Released on 01/14/2026
Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.
On this week's episode…
Join the crew as we discuss conspiracy theories, why Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons are so damn good, and the latest film from Yorgos Lanthimos, Bugonia (2025).
Show Notes:
Housekeeping (3:30)
Back of the Box/Recommendations (8:25)
Spoiler Warning/Full Review: (14:00)
Rotten Tomatoes (1:11:52)
Cooter of the Week (1:19:34)
Hotline Scream (1:26:10)
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#561 – Stranger Things 5 (2025)
Released on 01/07/2026
Hawkins has been split open and the town is now under a military quarantine. Will Eleven and the crew be able to keep Vecna from finishing his diabolical plans? Tune in and witness the epic conclusion 10 years in the making!
On this week's episode…
Join the crew as we discuss the final season of Netflix's flagship show, Stranger Things 5.
Show Notes:
Housekeeping (7:38)
Back of the Box/Recommendations (14:40)
Spoiler Warning/Full Review: (19:50)
Rotten Tomatoes (1:07:07)
Cooter of the Week (1:14:37)
What We've Been Watching (1:19:30)
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#560 – The Wolf of Snow Hollow (2020)
Released on 12/31/2025
Terror grips a small mountain town when bodies are discovered after each full moon. Losing sleep, raising a teenage daughter, and caring for his ailing father, officer Marshall struggles to remind himself there's no such thing as werewolves.
On this week's episode…
Join the crew as we discuss Jim Cummings' versatility, Robert Forster's final film, and the werewolf whodunit, The Wolf of Snow Hollow (2020).
Show Notes:
Housekeeping (5:25)
Back of the Box/Recommendations (12:20)
Spoiler Warning/Full Review: (16:55)
Rotten Tomatoes (1:04:50)
Cooter of the Week (1:12:27)
What We've Been Watching (1:18:40)
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#559 – Silent Night, Deadly Night (2025)
Released on 12/24/2025
A child witnesses the murder of his parents by a man in a Santa suit. Years later, he dons a Santa suit himself and begins murdering those who have been naughty every Christmas season.
On this week's episode…
Join the crew as we discuss Rohan Campbell, how to punish naughty people, and yet another remake of a Christmas horror classic in, Silent Night, Deadly Night (2025).
Show Notes:
Housekeeping (5:00)
Back of the Box/Recommendations (11:05)
Spoiler Warning/Full Review: (16:40)
Rotten Tomatoes (1:04:15)
Cooter of the Week (1:12:08)
What We've Been Watching (1:17:30)
Hotline Scream (1:27:30)
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#558 – Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025)
Released on 12/17/2025
Benoit Blanc returns to solve his most dangerous mystery yet.
On this week's episode…
Join the crew as we discuss Daniel Craig, Josh O'Connor, and the third installment in the Knives Out franchise, Wake Up Dead Man (2025).
Show Notes:
Housekeeping (4:40)
Back of the Box/Recommendations (13:42)
Spoiler Warning/Full Review: (19:35)
Rotten Tomatoes (1:07:30)
Trivia (1:14:05)
Cooter of the Week (1:18:24)
What We've Been Watching (1:26:20)
Hotline Scream (1:37:26)
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Seoul Independent Film Festival Recap (2025)
Released on 12/11/2025
On this very special episode, Justin is joined by Stephan Fasold, a German film critic and film festival programmer from Kino Korea, to talk about all the films they watched at The Seoul Independent Film Festival.
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Educational Value
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