The year is 2009. Netflix is inventing online content delivery, Cory Feldman is inventing Zoom breakout rooms, and we're watching SPLATTER, the Roger Corman-produced experimental web series that tested the waters to see if the Internet was safe for horror movies.  Join us as we dissect the short film adaptation currently available on Netflix, as well as its place in history.  We also discuss choose-your-own-adventure books, Cameo, and plug short films we made ten years ago. Watch the choose-your-own-adventure version of SPLATTER as God intended: https://trailersfromhell.com/splatter/start.html Watch the short film Patrick and Chris made for the 48 Hour Horror Film Project, OBITUARY: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvmYcHTqOSo  Watch Chris' short 48-hour film from college, MINDCHANGERS:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A198eJG_Jx0 Watch Chris' other 48-hour film from college, DEMONGATE: https://youtu.be/nmWl7XhZlcc Check out Tony Todd on Cameo: https://www.cameo.com/topdog ...

Patrick Wilson is back, and is he ever, in Insidious: Chapter Two.  We're back as well and here to discuss how this sequel compares to the original (which we reviewed in 2019), the appeal and utility of "Specs" and "Tucker" in this franchise, what this movie has in common with Rocky IV, and much more. ...

Do you want to play hide and clap? This week we review THE CONJURING to see how it holds up after all these years. Is Annabelle still spooky?  Is Bathsheba still scary?  Are the fictionalized versions of Ed and Lorraine Warren still relationship goals? Can you put Conjuring decorations in your yard for Halloween? We'll get into it and so much more as we take a deep dive into the most terrifying real-life haunting of 1971 as filtered through the visionary mind of James Wan, the Australian master. ...

This week our friend Christine returns to help us dissect the extraterrestrial thriller/domestic drama Dark Skies and figure out if we're alone in the universe.  Also: we discuss when and how to introduce children to horror movies, and Steven and Chris review Halloween Kills and share their personal UFO stories. ...

There's a horror out on the sound and we're trying to unpack the mystery as we discuss THE BLOCK ISLAND SOUND, a seaside thriller starring friend of the show Neville Archambault (13 Cameras, 14 Cameras). What terrifying force is compelling people to clear out their refrigerators, yell at dogs, menace young girls, and go out fishing in the middle of the night?  For once it's not Monster Energy: but something far more sinister. Also: we discuss MALIGNANT a bit more, the new Mike Flanagan series MIDNIGHT MASS, some of our childhood fears, and whether Netflix needs to change up its content strategy. ...

This week we bend genre a little bit to discuss the first entry in the vampire/werewolf/human romantic saga Twilight.  Joining us is our dear friend and young adult literature expert Christine to provide some context on the saga's place in the literary world and the feels of watching Twilight in the theater when it came out.  We also discuss the merits of the movie's infamous acting performances, what messages it might contain for teenagers, and the state of lust in cinema. ...