It's summertime and we are workin' on our NIGHTBOOKS as we discuss the Netflix-original family-friendly spookshow that is for some reason not categorized on Netflix under "horror" even though BHOOTHNATH was. What is "gateway horror"? Is this it? How do you think a kid should get into horror movies? Feel free to send us a message and let us know how you feel.
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The EHMON gang relives the most famous Thai ghost story of all time in NANG NAK, one of the most successful Thai films of all time. What does this story have to teach us about love, war, death, Buddhism, spiders, and rats? And how does it compare to similar films like James Cameron's TITANIC? Join us as we exhume the answers to these questions and more. Bangkok Post article on the legacy of Nang Nak: https://www.bangkokpost.com/life/social-and-lifestyle/1719095/nang-nak-at-20 Cultural analysis of Nang Nak: https://theasiancinemablog.com/cinema-of-thailand/nang-nak-movie-review/ ...
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. ...
There's no better way to start paying attention to a franchise than by watching its seventh installment out of context, and there's no better time than when the film continuity has been rebooted but the original continuity is simultaneously preparing for a relaunch as episodic TV. That's why we decided to check out CULT OF CHUCKY and try to make sense of it in this episode... that, and it was next in alphabetical order. ...
