Horror Movie Survival Guide

HMSG Interview Damien Leone & David Howard Thornton! - "Terrifer 2"

03 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

HMSG Interview Damien Leone & David Howard Thornton! - "Terrifer 2"Surprise!! We are thrilled to bring you this interview with the Direc...

HMSG Interview Elyse Willems! "The Vigil"

26 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

HMSG Interview Elyse Willems! "The Vigil" We are so excited to have another wonderful guest on the show this week - Elyse Willems a writer...

HMSG Interview Shannon McGrew of Nightmarish Conjurings - "Trick-r-Treat"

19 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

HMSG Interview Shannon McGrew of Nightmarish Conjurings - "Trick-r-Treat"This week we talk with Shannon McGrew about her obsession with Tric...

HMSG Interview Tarik Davis! "Predator 2"

12 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

HMSG Interview Tarik Davis!  "Predator 2"Tarik Davis is an actor/writer/avid pop culture consumer based in New York City with a 20 year his...

Raw - "Finish Your Veggies."

05 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

RAW - "Finish Your Veggies."You asked for it! So we are finally biting into this rare French-Belgian treat - RAW(2016). This tale about a ve...

The Bird with the Crystal Plumage - "Bring in the Perverts!"

29 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Bird with the Crystal Plumage - "Bring in the Perverts!"A sumptuous treat for the senses - this week we cover the film that helped start...

Dude Bro Party Massacre III - "No Consequences in America"

22 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dude Bro Party Massacre III - "No Consequences in America"It's back to school season, so it's only fitting that we discover pledgi...

Villmark Asylum - "Help!"

15 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Villmark Asylum - "HELP" This week we finally cover VILLMARK ASYLUM (2015) - the Norwegian remake of one of our favorite scary films SESSIO...

HMSG Interview David M. Booher! "The Black Phone"

08 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

HMSG Interview David M. Booher! - "The Black Phone" This week we are thrilled to be interviewing a friend and fan of the show DAVID M. BOOH...

The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane - "This is My House!"

01 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane - "This is My House!"This  week we celebrate the talented Jodie Foster who gives a powerhouse perfo...

Dementia 13 - "Forgive Me Kathleen"

25 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dementia 13 - "Forgive Me Kathleen"This week we discuss Francis Ford Coppola's directorial debut DEMENTIA 13 (1963) produced under the ...

The Fury - "Power of the Human Mind!"

18 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

THE FURY - "Power of the Human Mind!"This week we cover the De Palma directorial follow up to CARRIE (1976) featuring another telekinetic te...

The Scary of Sixty-First - "Shrill & Annoying"

11 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Scary of Sixty-First - "Shrill & Annoying"What's scarier than the story of Jeffrey Epstein and his trafficking and torture of w...

Maximum Overdrive - "We Made You!"

04 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Maximum Overdrive - "We Made You!"This week we celebrate our 5 Year Anniversary here at Horror Movie Survival Guide by watching a King flick...

Thirst - "Thirst After Sinful Pleasures."

27 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

THIRST - "Thirst After Sinful Pleasures." This week we appropriately question everything about life, death, religion, feminism and our own ...

Near Dark - "Sure Was Some Kiss."

20 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Near Dark - "Sure Was Some Kiss."This week we return to one of our favorite genres - western vampires of the 80's with Kathryn Bigelow&...

Come to Daddy - " You Have Kind Eyes"

13 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Come to Daddy - " You Have Kind Eyes"This week we chat about one of our favorite dream daddy's ;-) Elijah Wood! He stars in 2019's...

HMSG Interview Heather Greene! Pagan & Witch Scholar!

06 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

HMSG Interview Heather Greene! Pagan & Witch Scholar!This week we got to chat with the fantastic Heather Greene is Film & Witch scholar who wo...

HMSG Interview Three Black Halflings - "Hereditary"

30 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

HMSG Interview Three Black Halflings - "Hereditary"We conclude our month of podcast collaborations with two of hosts from the THREE BLACK HA...

HMSG Interview JodoWOWsky! "Deathdream"

23 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

HMSG Interview JodoWOWsky - "Deathdream"The casts of podcasters continues to collide with Julia's other show with the best name in the ...

HMSG Interview Review That Review! "I Know What You Did Last Summer"

16 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Review That Review - "I Know What You Did Last Summer" We are delighted to chat with more of our podcast friends from REVIEW THAT REVIEW th...

HMSG Interview Midnight Mass! "Society"

09 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Midnight Mass - "Society" We continue our month of podcast interviews with our dear friends at MIDNIGHT MASS POD - the iconic drag legend P...

HMSG Interview The Losers Club! "Thinner"

02 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

HMSG Interview The Losers Club - "Thinner" For the Month of May we team up with some our favorite Podcasters to discuss more scary movies!!...

Terrifier - "I Wished I Was Dead"

25 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Terrifier - "I Wished I Was Dead"We end our clown round with the one of the scariest onscreen clown performances so far. This one is not jus...

House of 1000 Corpses - "Grave Rustler of Fools"

18 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

House of 1000 Corpses - "Grave Rustler of Fools" MOAR CLOWNS!!!! 🤡  This week we head into a fun house of horrors!!! We take a detour t...

Killer Klowns from Outer Space! - "New Wave European Circus Fantastique"

11 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Killer Klowns from Outer Space! - "New Wave European Circus Fantastique"The Klown Round continues with this 80's horror kult klassic! K...

IT: Chapter Two - "Losers Stick Together"

04 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

IT: Chapter Two - "Losers Stick Together" We kick off our Klown/Clown round of films this month with one of our favorite horror clowns - Pe...

HMSG Interview Julie Klausner! - "Invasion of the Body Snatchers"

28 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

HMSG Interview Julie Klausner! The fun just keeps on coming this month as we interview another wonderful guest at HMSG! JULIE KLAUSNER  writer, acto...

HMSG Interview Kyle Mooney! - "Critters 2"

20 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

HMSG Interview Kyle Mooney!We got to talk to some amazing folks for our Birthday Month and to celebrate our 250th Episode all month long! Keeping the ...

250th Episode of HMSG - Interview Harvey Guillén! - "Werewolves Within"

14 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

250th Episode of HMSG -  Interview Harvey Guillén!We are 250!!! We are so excited to share this milestone episode interviewing HARVEY GUILLÉN  - b...

HMSG Interview The Adams Family! - "H6LLB6ND6R"

07 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

HMSG Interview The Adams Family - "H6LLB6ND6R"What an honor to interview the dynamic Adams Family - Toby Poser, Zelda Adams and John Adams -...

His House - "Why don't you just leave?"

28 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

His House - "Why don't you just leave?" When real life atrocities collide with the supernatural horrors it can create incendiary resul...

Def by Temptation - "One Hot Natured Freakazoid"

21 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Def by Temptation - "One Hot Natured Freakazoid"  We continue celebrating Black Horror this month with a gem from the Troma catalog - DEF ...

Get Out - "Black is in Fashion."

14 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

GET OUT - "Black is in Fashion." We are finally covering GET OUT (2017) the blockbuster hit from the mind of Academy-Award Winner Jordan Pe...

Blacula - "Creme de la Creme of Camp!"

07 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

BLACULA - "Creme de la Creme of Camp!"Happy Black History Month! It's the perfect time for us to sink our teeth into this Blaxploitati...

Scanners - "Telepathic Curiosities"

31 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Scanners - "Telepathic Curiosities"This one might make your head explode! We are finally covering the David Cronenberg classic SCANNERS (198...

Anything for Jackson - "We're in over our heads."

24 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Anything for Jackson - "We're in over our heads."Oh man...this one is dark and beautiful. An elderly couple is willing to do anything t...

Blood Born - "Your Baby is an Abomination!"

17 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Blood Born - "Your Baby is an Abomination!"This week we review a movie that our other Co-Host is in! BLOOD BORN (2021) is a story of a coupl...

Delta Delta Die! - "Betty Crockers of Butchery"

10 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Delta Delta Die!  - "Betty Crockers of Butchery"We are so excited to finally cover a film one of our Co-Host stars in!!! DELTA DELTA DIE! (...

Binding 2022 From Doing Any Harm!

31 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Happy New Year! 2022!Hello out there Disco Citizens! A new year is here and....we are nervous LOL. We decided that we needed a little enchantment to ...

Happy Life Day from HMSG!

25 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Merry Xmas! It's that time of year...the time where folks will dare to watch one of the worst cinematic feats of all time...The Star Wars Holida...

Deathcember - "24 Doors to Hell"

20 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Deathcember - "24 Doors to Hell" A gift that keeps on giving - DEATHCEMBER (2019) - a truly advantageous horror anthology Advent Calendar j...

Silent Night, Deadly Night - "Naughty"

13 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Silent Night, Deadly Night - "Naughty" Have you been Naughty or Nice...? Santa's coming to town and you better beware...cuz he knows w...

The Toxic Avenger - "A menace or a miracle?"

06 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Toxic Avenger - "A menace or a miracle?"Our final pick for our lovely Sound Editor/Producer Sierra Rein is a true cult classic - Troma&a...

Cube - "Are we being punished?"

29 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

CUBE - "Are we being punished?" Julia's favorite style of film - People stuck in a room questioning the meaning of life & faced wi...

Little Shop of Horrors - "Must be blood!"

22 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Little Shop of Horrors - "Must be blood!" The ultimate horror musical adapted from the Roger Corman cult film classic to an off-Broadway se...

Dead of Night - "None of us exist at all."

15 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dead of Night - "None of us exist at all." Our next round of films were all picked by our wonderful Sound Editor/Producer - Sierra Rein! Sh...

It - "Tasty, tasty beautiful fear."

08 Nov 2021

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IT  - "Tasty, tasty beautiful fear." We are finally tackling one Julia's favorite films based on her favorite Stephen King novel - IT...

The Curse of La Llarona - "Ta Da!"

01 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Curse of La Llarona - "Ta Da!"Happy Dia De Los Muertos! This week we celebrate by unearthing the weeping woman - an  old Latin folktale...

The Ring vs. Ringu - "7 Days"

25 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Ring vs. Ringu - "7 Days"Double, double, toil and trouble we are tackling a double feature for you this week -  a face off between the ...

The Witch - "I Will Guide Thy Hand"

18 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Witch - "I Will Guide Thy Hand" This week we head into the woods with THE WITCH (2015)! A chilling  account of a family of outcasts at...

Saw - "Perverted Little Psychopath"

11 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Saw - "Perverted Little Psychopath" We are tackling some "horror blockbusters" for you this month as we countdown to Halloween! W...

One Cut of the Dead - "This is true filmmaking."

04 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

One Cut of the Dead - "This is true filmmaking." If you have seen this film already read on....if you have not. Stop. .GO WATCH IT...Ok......

Night Watch (Ночной Дозор) - "Drunk on Blood"

27 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

So excited to watch one of Julia's favorite films - set in one of Teri's favorite places -Moscow, Russia! This week's film is NIGHT WAT...

HMSG Interview Tananarive Due! - "Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror"

20 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

HMSG Interview Tananarive Due!We here at HMSG are so lucky and honored to interview Writer, Educator, and Producer TANANARIVE DUE! Due is an award-win...

Bite Marks - "Everything Looks Better in a Speedo"

13 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Bite Marks - "Everything Looks Better in a Speedo" Inspired by our round of Lesbian Vampire movies we are exploring some Gay Vampire cinema...

Sinister - "I'll make you famous again."

06 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Sinister - "I'll make you famous again." Special request from one of our dear friends Becky D' Anna! We couldn't believe tha...

Stage Fright - "Don't Panic, Stick Together"

30 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Stage Fright - "Don't Panic, Stick Together" Our final ARROW film is 1987's STAGE FRIGHT (Deliria)! Rehearsal turns deadly for a ...

Blind Beast - "Tactile Satisfaction"

23 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Blind Beast - "Tactile Satisfaction" The ARROW party continues with some 1960's J-Horror BLIND BEAST (1969) - this one left our jaws o...

Death Line (Raw Meat) - "Mind the Doors"

16 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Death Line (Raw Meat) - "Mind the Doors" Our round of ARROW films continues across the pond to where your intrepid co-hosts met in London f...

Toolbox Murders - "It's an ugly world."

09 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Toolbox Murders - "It's an ugly world."We are so excited to dive into cult classics available on the ARROW  streaming site. They have ...

The Hunger - "Forever & ever."

02 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Hunger - "Forever & ever." Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie, Susan Sarandon...THE HUNGER (1983) - this star-studded final installment...

Blood & Roses - "I need nourishment."

26 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Blood & Roses - "I need nourishment." We continue our round of Vampire Lesbian goodness with the classic BLOOD & ROSES (1960) direc...

Vampyros Lesbos - "I'm Under Her Spell"

19 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Vampyros Lesbos - "I'm Under Her Spell" Turns out that 1971 was a good year for Vampire Lesbian flicks - last week with Daughters of D...

Daughters of Darkness - "Mother Sends Regards."

12 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Daughters of Darkness - "Mother Sends Regards."This  week we start our round of one of our favorite sub-genres, of a sub-genre - Lesbian Va...

HMSG Interview Clarke Wolfe! - "The Conjuring"

05 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

CLARKE WOLFE This week we chat with the one of the coolest and smartest women we know in horror, CLARKE WOLFE! A self proclaimed nerd and horror afic...

Bruiser - "Sex-ess"

28 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Bruiser - "Sex-ess"Always the completists - we have now covered every Romero horror film! We end our Romero horror cycle with BRUISER (2000)...

HMSG Interview Michael Doherty!

23 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

HMSG Interview Michael Doherty! Michael Doherty worked closely with George A. Romero's as one of his most trusted collaborators and editor on hi...

Survival of the Dead - "She's beautiful, she's dead."

21 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Survival of the Dead - "She's beautiful, she's dead." SURVIVAL OF THE DEAD (2009)  - The spaghetti western installment from Rome...

Diary of the Dead - "There's always an audience for horror."

14 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Diary of the Dead - "There's always an audience for horror."Another installment from Romero's Dead franchise DIARY OF THE DEAD (20...

HMSG Interview Suzanne Desrocher-Romero (Again)!

09 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

HMSG Interview Suzanne Desrocher-Romero (Again)! It's always a treat to speak with Suzanne Desrocher-Romero about the legacy of George A. Romero...

Land of the Dead - "Zombies man, they creep me out."

07 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Land of the Dead - "Zombies man, they creep me out." This week we start our deep dive into the modern Romero zombie universe with LAND OF T...

HMSG Interview Mick Garris! - "Desperation"

31 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

HMSG Interview  MICK GARRIS! We are so honored to share our conversation with MICK GARRIS - a fellow constant reader and Stephen King collaborator. ...

Inhuman Kiss (Sang Krasue) - "We should act normal."

24 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Inhuman Kiss (Sang Krasue) - "We should act normal."This next week we head to Thailand for a beautiful tale of love, revenge and otherworldl...

A Tale of Two Sisters - "That Woman is Strange."

17 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A Tale of Two Sisters - "That Woman is Strange."We continue our round of Asian Horror films with another trip to South Korea with A TALE OF ...

Horror Story - "We all fall down"

10 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Horror Story  - "We all fall down."This week we watch our first Indian Horror film - HORROR STORY (2013) directed by Ayush Raina. A group o...

HMSG Interview Julie Brown! - "Rocky Horror Picture Show"

03 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

HMSG Interview JULIE BROWN! Comedian, Actress, Singer! Star of Stage & Screen – from comedy classics like Earth Girls are Easy, Clueless & ...

Train to Busan - "It'll be safe in Busan"

26 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Train to Busan - "It'll be safe in Busan" As we head into May - We are Celebrating AAPI History Month and taking a trip to South Korea...

Nightmare Cinema - "Suffer unto Death"

19 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Nightmare Cinema - "Suffer unto Death"This next week we get into a terrifying horror anthology from 2018...NIGHTMARE CINEMA! This collection...

Horror Noire - "A History of Black Horror"

18 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We are so thrilled to share this conversation about this wonderful documentary with you all! HORROR NOIRE - A History of Black Horror is the the story...

200th Episode! HMSG Interview with Kenan Thompson - "Vampire in Brooklyn"

12 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

KENAN THOMPSON!For our 200th Episode we are elated to have a guest and new friend of the show - Kenan Thompson!Kenan has been on our TV & movie sc...

HMSG Interview with Chris Regan of Paintball Massacre!

11 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We were thrilled to chat with friend of the podcast Chris Regan about his new film PAINTBALL MASSACRE (2020). It's perfect that life would imitat...

Horrors of Malformed Men - "Have I Gone Insane."

05 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Horrors of Malformed Men - "Have I Gone Insane."A father's  pursuit for revenge fuels the ultimate family betrayal in HORRORS OF MALFO...

Frontier(s) - "I'm nobody's servant."

29 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Frontier(s) - "I'm nobody's servant."Not for the faint of heart - this film is intense!  From the opening chase scene in the midd...

Paintball Massacre - "It was just school."

22 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Paintball Massacre - "It was just school."We love any excuse to take a trip over the pond to jolly old England...it's even better to go...

HMSG Interview Josh Stafford of the Mayfair Theatre! - "Ginger Snaps"

15 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Josh Stafford is co-owner and geek-in-chief of the Mayfair Theatre in Ottawa, a classic single-screen independent cinema that opened in 1932. He co-ho...

The Countess - "Time Will Soon Bury Us All."

08 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Countess - "Time Will Soon Bury Us All."How far are you willing to go for love and beauty...? This next week we encounter The Countess (...

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night - "I am Dracula."

01 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night - "I am Dracula." Beautiful, haunting, and unlike anything else. A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night by write...

Tales from the Hood - "Insane in the Membrane"

22 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tales from the Hood - "Insane in the Membrane"This next week we cover the iconic 90's Black anthology horror film Tales from the Hood (...

The Inheritance - "The Flesh is the Strength"

15 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Inheritance - "The Flesh is the Strength"This next week we tackle some Black History by way of The Inheritance (2011). Written and direc...

Red Riding Hood - "I could eat you up."

08 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Red Riding Hood - "I could eat you up." This week we head into the woods with RED RIDING HOOD (2011) from Catherine Hardwicke who directed ...

The Ranger - "Gotta Keep the Forest Clean."

01 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week we break all the Horror Movie Survival Guide Rules and hang out with some kids who drink, do drugs, play punk rock and have sex in the woods...

Tigers are Not Afraid (Vuelven) - "They're burying me."

25 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tigers are Not Afraid (Vuelven) - "They're burying me."This week we cover TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID (Vuelven) from director, Issa López - ...

The Craft "We are the Weirdos, Mister."

18 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Craft - "We are the Weirdos, Mister."This week we cover THE CRAFT- the titular slumber party flick of the 90's that ignited the hea...

HMSG Interview Patton Oswalt! - "A Dark Song"

11 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Patton Oswalt is an American stand-up comedian, actor, voice actor, and writer. In television, he is known for his roles in The King of Queens & A...

Best of 2020 from HMSG

04 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Happy New Year from HMSG! So 2020 was...a year! An unforgettable year for a multitude of reasons. As the world was burning outside and we all mostly ...

Merry Xmas from HMSG!

25 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Join your favorite podcast hosts, Julia & Teri, as they chat about some of their favorite ways to celebrate the holidays! A moment of reflection f...

Black Christmas - "Let me lick it"

21 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Black Christmas - "Let me lick it" Director Bob Clark is usually thought of for his more family friendly Xmas classic A Christmas Story, bu...

Session 9 - "It's gonna get ugly."

14 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

SESSION 9 is perhaps the best set-in-an-actual-abandoned-mental-hospital film there is! You know a location is terrifying when you don't have to ...

HMSG Interview with Bradford Nordeen! - "Blood Diner"

07 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We love how horror brings people together and bonds us through shared experiences and ideas -  so we jumped at the chance to interview friend of the ...