Straight Chilling: Horror Movie Review (2026)

Episodes

#278 – Godzilla (1954)

Episode | 131 min | Aug 3, 2020

American nuclear weapons testing results in the creation of a seemingly unstoppable, dinosaur-like beast.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss Japan, radioactive lizards, and the classic creature feature, Godzilla.

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (3:30)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (9:08)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (15:25)

Rotten Tomatoes (84:39)

Cooter of the Week (89:51)

What We've Been Watching (94:51)

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131 min

#277 – Anaconda (1997)

Episode | 119 min | Jul 26, 2020

A "National Geographic" film crew is taken hostage by an insane hunter, who forces them along on his quest to capture the world's largest and deadliest snake.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss J-Lo, Ice Cube, and the 1997 creature feature, Anaconda.

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (2:35)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (13:03)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (20:13)

Rotten Tomatoes (76:33)

Trivia (81:04)

Cooter of the Week (85:50)

What We've Been Watching (96:21)

Hotline Scream (107:50)

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119 min

#276 – Death Bed: The Bed That Eats (1977)

Episode | 102 min | Jul 20, 2020

A bed possessed by a demon spirit consumes its users alive.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss death, beds, and the horrific combination of the two in, Death Bed: The Bed That Eats.

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (2:46)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (7:11)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (11:49)

Rotten Tomatoes (60:10)

Trivia (64:10)

Cooter of the Week (69:48)

What We've Been Watching (79:14)

Hotline Scream (91:40)

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102 min

#275 – The Prophecy (1995)

Episode | 128 min | Jul 13, 2020

The angel Gabriel comes to Earth to collect a soul which will end the stalemated war in Heaven, and only a former priest turned in cop, a teacher and a little girl can stop him.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss Christopher Walken and religious based horror in 1995's, The Prophecy.

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (1:21)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (6:18)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (10:46)

Rotten Tomatoes (63:38)

Cooter of the Week (68:22)

What We've Been Watching (75:02)

Hotline Scream (93:05)

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128 min

#274 – The Hunt (2020)

Episode | 110 min | Jul 6, 2020

Twelve strangers wake up in a clearing. They don't know where they are, or how they got there. They don't know they've been chosen - for a very specific purpose - The Hunt.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss Blumhouse, Animal Farm, and how much weight Ethan Suplee lost in, The Hunt.

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (2:38)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (8:45)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (12:05)

Rotten Tomatoes (62:50)

Trivia (67:07)

Cooter of the Week (70:42)

What We've Been Watching (77:22)

Hotline Scream (91:10)

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110 min

#273 – Eraserhead (1977)

Episode | 125 min | Jun 29, 2020

Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss art-house horror, dream logic, and David Lynch's debut feature, Eraserhead.

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (3:20)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (7:52)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (14:15)

Rotten Tomatoes (77:07)

Trivia (83:03)

Cooter of the Week (90:47)

What We've Been Watching (100:04)

Hotline Scream (114:25)

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125 min

#272 – Martin (1977)

Episode | 116 min | Jun 21, 2020

A young man, who believes himself to be a vampire, goes to live with his elderly and hostile cousin in a small Pennsylvania town where he tries to redeem his blood-craving urges.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss weird vampires, Tom Savini, and mental illness in George A. Romero's, Martin.

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (2:55)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (9:28)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (15:11)

Rotten Tomatoes (76:47)

Trivia (82:23)

Cooter of the Week (88:25)

What We've Been Watching (98:13)

Hotline Scream (109:00)

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116 min

#271 – The Vast of Night (2020)

Episode | 107 min | Jun 15, 2020

In the twilight of the 1950s, on one fateful night in New Mexico, young switchboard operator Fay and charismatic radio DJ Everett discover a strange audio frequency that could change their small town and the future forever.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss the 1950's, science fiction, and aliens in, The Vast of Night.

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (3:35)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (8:28)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (13:26)

Rotten Tomatoes (59:38)

Trivia (63:46)

Cooter of the Week (70:31)

What We've Been Watching (75:51)

Hotline Scream (86:20)

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107 min

#270 – Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981)

Episode | 107 min | Jun 8, 2020

In a small Southern town, a wrongfully-killed man exacts revenge on those who murdered him from beyond the grave.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss the other, vengeance, and Bogan County in, Dark Night of the Scarecrow.

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (3:40)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (9:37)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (15:35)

Rotten Tomatoes (71:29)

Trivia (75:08)

Cooter of the Week (78:59)

What We've Been Watching (86:04)

Hotline Scream (97:36)

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107 min

#269 – Tucker and Dale vs Evil (2010)

Episode | 111 min | Jun 2, 2020

Affable hillbillies Tucker and Dale are on vacation at their dilapidated mountain cabin when they are mistaken for murderers by a group of preppy college students.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss hillbillies, college kids, and the inevitable bloodbath that ensues when the two collide in, Tucker and Dale vs Evil.

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (3:35)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (7:46)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (11:10)

Rotten Tomatoes (68:18)

Trivia (72:26)

Cooter of the Week (77:21)

What We've Been Watching (86:54)

Hotline Scream (101:13)

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