Straight Chilling: Horror Movie Review (2026)

Episodes

#288 – A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

Episode | 146 min | Oct 12, 2020

The monstrous spirit of a slain child murderer seeks revenge by invading the dreams of teenagers whose parents were responsible for his untimely death.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss Johnny Depp, Heather Langenkamp, and Robert Englund in Wes Craven's classic, A Nightmare on Elm Street.

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (2:45)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (8:20)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (10:58)

Rotten Tomatoes (87:44)

Trivia (91:33)

Cooter of the Week (97:35)

What We've Been Watching (111:17)

Hotline Scream (125:35)

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146 min

#287 – The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror I-IV (1990-1993)

Episode | 135 min | Oct 5, 2020

The satiric adventures of a working-class family in the misfit city of Springfield.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss the first 4 installments in The Simpsons Halloween tradition, Treehouse of Horror.

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (5:45)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (10:45)

Hotline Scream (118:40)

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135 min

#286 – The Happiness of the Katakuris (2001)

Episode | 113 min | Sep 28, 2020

A family moves to the country to run a rustic mountain inn when, to their horror, the customers begin befalling sudden and unlikely fates.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss claymation, horror musicals, and Takashi Miike's, The Happiness of the Katakuris.

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (3:22)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (6:55)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (11:41)

Rotten Tomatoes (62:13)

Cooter of the Week (66:44)

What We've Been Watching (74:12)

Hotline Scream (91:00)

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113 min

#285 – House on Haunted Hill (1959)

Episode | 113 min | Sep 22, 2020

A millionaire offers $10,000 to five people who agree to be locked in a large, spooky, rented house overnight with him and his wife.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss Vincent Price, haunted houses, and William Castle's, House on Haunted Hill.

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (3:05)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (8:33)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (13:52)

Rotten Tomatoes (60:02)

Trivia (64:08)

Cooter of the Week (69:48)

What We've Been Watching (78:23)

Hotline Scream (95:15)

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113 min

#284 – The Lodge (2020)

Episode | 120 min | Sep 14, 2020

A soon-to-be stepmom is snowed in with her fiancé's two children at a remote holiday village. Just as relations begin to thaw between the trio, some strange and frightening events take place.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss cults, isolation, and Hammer's latest horror film, The Lodge.

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (3:09)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (9:39)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (15:05)

Rotten Tomatoes (72:55)

Trivia (78:12)

Cooter of the Week (81:11)

What We've Been Watching (86:39)

Hotline Scream (107:10)

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120 min

#283 – Beetlejuice (1988)

Episode | 115 min | Sep 13, 2020

The spirits of a deceased couple are harassed by an unbearable family that has moved into their home, and hire a malicious spirit to drive them out.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, and Tim Burton's classic ghost story, Beetlejuice.

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (3:14)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (13:23)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (16:16)

Rotten Tomatoes (69:18)

Trivia (73:35)

Cooter of the Week (80:37)

What We've Been Watching (90:23)

Hotline Scream (105:20)

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115 min

#282 – Random Acts of Violence (2019)

Episode | 111 min | Aug 31, 2020

A pair of comic book writers begin to notice scary similarities between the character they created and horrific real-life events.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss Jay Baruchel, horror comics, and the brutal slasher film, Random Acts of Violence.

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (3:40)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (12:37)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (15:46)

Rotten Tomatoes (66:18)

Cooter of the Week (70:00)

What We've Been Watching (77:05)

Hotline Scream (96:45)

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111 min

#281 – VHS2 (2013)

Episode | 138 min | Aug 24, 2020

Searching for a missing student, two private investigators break into his house and find collection of VHS tapes. Viewing the horrific contents of each cassette, they realize there may be dark motives behind the student's disappearance.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss horror anthologies, haunted tapes, and Bloody Disgusting's, VHS2.

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (3:15)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (7:37)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (14:08)

Rotten Tomatoes (89:23)

Trivia (95:11)

Cooter of the Week (99:10)

What We've Been Watching (112:03)

Hotline Scream (124:36)

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138 min

#280 – Teeth (2007)

Episode | 140 min | Aug 17, 2020

Still a stranger to her own body, a high school student discovers she has a physical advantage when she becomes the object of male violence.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss Freud, vaginal myths, and the 2007 horror-comedy, Teeth.

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (4:20)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (9:10)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (14:12)

Rotten Tomatoes (82:50)

Cooter of the Week (92:10)

What We've Been Watching (103:20)

Hotline Scream (116:40)

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140 min

#279 – Humanoids from the Deep (1980)

Episode | 131 min | Aug 10, 2020

Scientific experiments backfire and produce horrific mutations: half man, half fish, which terrorize a small fishing village by killing the men and raping the women.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss Roger Corman, mutant sea creatures, and the exploitation film, Humanoids from the Deep.

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (4:44)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (10:50)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (17:10)

Rotten Tomatoes (73:40)

Trivia (77:30)

Cooter of the Week (82:00)

What We've Been Watching (97:27)

Hotline Scream (109:40)

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