Straight Chilling: Horror Movie Review (2026)

Episodes

#268 – The Girl with all the Gifts (2016)

Episode | 110 min | May 25, 2020

A scientist and a teacher living in a dystopian future embark on a journey of survival with a special young girl named Melanie.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss zombie movies, Glenn Close, and how to keep the dead fresh in, The Girl with all the Gifts.

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (4:45)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (8:53)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (11:37)

Rotten Tomatoes (63:20)

Trivia (67:44)

Cooter of the Week (72:57)

What We've Been Watching (80:34)

Hotline Scream (105:30)

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110 min

#267 – Antichrist (2009)

Episode | 111 min | May 18, 2020

A grieving couple retreat to their cabin in the woods, hoping to repair their broken hearts and troubled marriage, but nature takes its course and things go from bad to worse.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss biblical allegory, the nature of the feminine, and Lars Von Trier's, Antichrist.

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (2:48)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (11:24)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (18:16)

Rotten Tomatoes (67:18)

Trivia (72:10)

Cooter of the Week (78:54)

What We've Been Watching (88:26)

Hotline Scream (97:26)

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111 min

#266 – The Orphanage (2007)

Episode | 124 min | May 10, 2020

A woman brings her family back to her childhood home, which used to be an orphanage for handicapped children. Before long, her son starts to communicate with an invisible new friend.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss ghost stories, spooky kids, and J.A. Bayona's, The Orphanage.

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (3:00)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (9:12)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (11:58)

Rotten Tomatoes (71:33)

Trivia (76:17)

Cooter of the Week (83:22)

What We've Been Watching (87:38)

Hotline Scream (97:48)

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124 min

#265 – Thirst (2009)

Episode | 108 min | May 6, 2020

Through a failed medical experiment, a priest is stricken with vampirism and is forced to abandon his ascetic ways.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss vampires, religious horror, and Park Chan Wook's, Thirst.

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (4:05)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (12:00)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (15:26)

Rotten Tomatoes (70:10)

Trivia (75:13)

Cooter of the Week (81:56)

What We've Been Watching (89:00)

Hotline Scream (102:06)

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108 min

#264 – Alien (1979)

Episode | 112 min | Apr 27, 2020

After a space merchant vessel receives an unknown transmission as a distress call, one of the crew is attacked by a mysterious life form and they soon realize that its life cycle has merely begun.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss capitalism, feminism, and cats in the 1979 sci-fi, horror classic, Alien.

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (2:30)

What We've Been Watching (10:47)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (27:28)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (30:52)

Rotten Tomatoes (79:20)

Trivia (83:44)

Cooter of the Week (93:05)

Hotline Scream (101:28)

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112 min

Mini-Cast: Why Don't You Just Die! (2020)

Episode | 20 min | Apr 20, 2020

On this bite-size episode, Bob reviews Arrow Video's blood-soaked thriller, Why Don't You Just Die!

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20 min

#263 – Ravenous (1999)

Episode | 112 min | Apr 20, 2020

In a remote military outpost in the 19th century, Captain John Boyd and his regiment embark on a rescue mission which takes a dark turn when they are ambushed by a sadistic cannibal.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss cannibalism, the Mexican-American war, and the 1999 horror-comedy, Ravenous.

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (5:15)

What We've Been Watching (12:22)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (28:06)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (34:45)

Rotten Tomatoes (90:21)

Cooter of the Week (95:50)

Hotline Scream (100:20)

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112 min

#262 – Rawhead Rex (1986)

Episode | 97 min | Apr 13, 2020

Ireland will never be the same after Rawhead Rex, a particularly nasty demon, is released from his underground prison by an unwitting farmer.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss Clive Barker, fertility cults, and the 1986 creature-feature, Rawhead Rex.

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (3:20)

What We've Been Watching (10:28)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (25:14)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (29:39)

Rotten Tomatoes (68:13)

Trivia (74:44)

Cooter of the Week (77:55)

News (82:08)

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97 min

#261 – Triple Feature: Blade (1998), Blade 2 (2002), Blade Trinity (2004)

Episode | 174 min | Apr 7, 2020

Blade:

A half-vampire, half-mortal man becomes a protector of the mortal race, while slaying evil vampires.

Blade 2:

Blade forms an uneasy alliance with the vampire council in order to combat the Reapers, who are feeding on vampires.

Blade Trinity:

Blade, now a wanted man by the FBI, must join forces with the Nightstalkers to face his most challenging enemy yet: Dracula.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss Wesley Snipes, Guillermo Del Toro, and the blood soaked, action packed, Blade Trilogy.

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (2:36)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (11:57)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (17:28)

Rotten Tomatoes (59:00)

Trivia (62:13)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (67:38)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (73:38)

Rotten Tomatoes (108:16)

Trivia (112:48)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (117:42)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (121:07)

Rotten Tomatoes (141:40)

Trivia (145:32)

Cooter of the Week (150:10)

Hotline Scream (161:58)

Bob's Blu-Rays (170:10)

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174 min

#260 – Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)

Episode | 106 min | Apr 1, 2020

A strange prehistoric beast lurks in the depths of the Amazonian jungle. A group of scientists try to capture the animal and bring it back to civilization for study.

On this week's episode…

Join the crew as we discuss Jack Arnold, Julie Adams, and the Universal monster movie, Creature from the Black Lagoon.

Show Notes:

Housekeeping (4:25)

What We've Been Watching (10:48)

Back of the Box/Recommendations (27:14)

Spoiler Warning/Full Review (32:48)

Rotten Tomatoes (66:06)

Trivia (70:16)

Cooter of the Week (82:02)

News (88:44)

Hotline Scream (98:50)