Horror Movie Survival Guide
Episodes
Vampires vs. The Bronx - "Maple Scones are Dope"
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We love a good vampire film so we jumped at the chance to see this new Netflix release that was recommended by so many of our fans. Vampires vs. the B...
Audition "Everybody in Japan is lonely"
23 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Takashi Miike's insane 1999 film AUDITION builds slow, but ramps up to a fever pitch of WTF insanity, living up to its cult classic status as one...
HMSG Interview with Keith Gordon! "Dressed to Kill"
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
HMSG Interview with Keith GordonKeith Gordon is a writer, actor and director. He worked with some of the biggest directors in his roles in Dressed to ...
HMSG Interview Tom Lenk! - "The Cabin in the Woods"
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We are delighted to share a fresh HMSG Interview featuring a friend of the podcast, TOM LENK. Tom is a SAG Award Winning - star of stage, film and scr...
Cronos "Who are you? A god?"
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Dia de los Muertos! To celebrate, we chose Guillermo Del Toro's debut feature, Cronos. When an ancient device that extends human life shows...
Happy Halloween from HMSG!
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's the most wonderful time of the year! We love Halloween and all the fun activities that go along with it. This year has been a little more ho...
Cemetery Man (Dellamorte Dellamore) "He's only eating me"
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate Halloween, we chose this cult classic, which stars Rupert Everett as the laconic nightwatchman of a cemetery where the dead are returning...
HMSG Interview with Daniel Kraus! - "Monkey Shines"
19 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
DANIEL KRAUS is a New York Times bestselling author. With Guillermo del Toro, he co-authored The Shape of Water, based on the same idea the two create...
Knife + Heart "Homocidal"
12 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This super stylish film takes place in the gay porno scene in Paris in 1979 when an unexpectedly kinky killer is on the loose and looking for young, h...
Doctor Sleep (Director's Cut) "Shining like fire"
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Finishing our round of Stephen King films is 2019's Doctor Sleep (Director's Cut). Mike Flanagan took on not only the sequel to one of Steph...
The Mist - "Window to the other world"
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
2007's The Mist, the third in our round of Stephen King films and a first time watch for both Teri and Julia, was adapted and directed by Frank D...
Cell - "Devil's Intercom"
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The second in our round of Stephen King films is 2016's CELL - a first time watch for both Julia and Teri - starring John Cusack and Samuel L. ...
Cujo - "Nope, nothing wrong here."
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Starting a round of Stephen King films is CUJO, which surprisingly neither Julia nor Teri had seen before! This 1983 classic doesn't disappoint w...
The Deeper You Dig - "Now I'm in your head"
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A father, mother and daughter team wrote, shot, starred, produced, composed and directed this film, and they certainly know what they are doing! An in...
Gretel & Hansel - "Charmingly unchaperoned"
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you took a Jodorowsky film, an Argento film & a Polanski film, mashed them up and added a bit of feminism to the cauldron, you'd come away...
Underwater - "Take the bunny"
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Underwater - "Take the bunny" So if you took Alien and set it underwater, and swapped out Sigourney Weaver in her underwear for Kristen Stew...
Ready or Not - "We have to protect the family"
17 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ready or Not - "We have to protect the family"Samara Weaving KILLS as a naive newlywed who discovers that her in-laws are evil in more ways ...
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight - "Evening, motel people..."
10 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight - "Evening, motel people..." Who other than The Crypt Keeper could insure blood and boobs within the firs...
The Tokoloshe - "I need the job"
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Tokoloshe - "I need the job"A fantastic horror film that comes out of South African folklore, the Tokoloshe is a monster that feeds on c...
Crazy As Hell - "My name is Satan."
27 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Crazy As Hell (2002) - "My name is Satan."When an ego driven doctor agrees to participate in a documentary where he is under constant survei...
Thriller - "Hoochie Love"
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Thriller (2018) - "Hoochie Love"When a childhood prank goes wrong, a group of friends must live with the guilt of what they've done - a...
Da Sweet Blood of Jesus - "I'm addicted to blood"
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Da Sweet Blood of Jesus (2014) - "I'm addicted to blood"Spike Lee's 2014 film Da Sweet Blood of Jesus is a remake of the 1973 film...
Mayhem - "It's the virus talking."
06 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mayhem (2017)- "It's the virus talking." When a contagious virus sweeps a large corporate office building and causes the victims to los...
Eyes Without A Face - "Human guinea pig."
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Eyes Without A Face (1960) - "Human guinea pig." If you haven't seen the 1960 black and white amazingness that is Eyes Without A Face, ...
The Void - "No, you're going to die"
22 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Void (2016) - "No, you're going to die" 2016's The Void teams up an unlikely rag tag bunch of small town folks and traps them...
Frozen - "Bond as a threesome"
15 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Green's 2010 film FROZEN (not to be confused with the Disney flick) is a hardcore, not for the weak intense ride. When three friends get st...
The Rage: Carrie 2 - "Sex and Suicide"
08 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999) - "Sex and Suicide" This 1999 film is the sequel to Carrie and even has Sue Snell as a bridge character between th...
Cat People - "I love loneliness"
01 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Cat People (1942) - "I love loneliness"Jacques Toueneur's 1942 film is a starkly beautiful film full of crisp black and white shadows. ...
The Crazies - "The army ain't nobodies friend, man."
25 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Crazies (1973) - "The army ain't nobodies friend, man." George A. Romero is a filmmaker who was perpetually ahead of this time, an...
HMSG Interview with Suzanne Desrocher-Romero
18 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Suzanne Desrocher-Romero is the founder and president of the George A. Romero Foundation and was married to George Romero from 2011 until his passing ...
The Bride of Frankenstein - "She hate me"
11 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Bride of Frankenstein 1935 - "She hate me"James Whale's 1935 film The Bride of Frankenstein is a cult classic for a reason - a beau...
Color out of Space - "Everything's under control"
04 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Color out of Space (2019) - "Everything's under control" Richard Stanley wrote and directed Color out of Space, based on a short stor...
HMSG Interview with Dennis Christopher!
27 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dennis Christopher is a BAFTA award winning actor whose career has spanned decades, from his breakout role in Breaking Away and dozens of films and te...
The Eyes of my Mother - "You're my only friend"
20 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Eyes of my Mother (2016) - "You're my only friend"Nicolas Pesce's 2016 film The Eyes of my Mother is a gorgeous black and whit...
Misery - "Making you feel all oogy"
13 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Misery (1990) - "Making you feel all oogy"Stephen King's bestseller Misery is up at the top as one of the best adaptations of his work...
HMSG Interview with Graham Skipper!
06 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Graham Skipper is an actor, writer and director, who came to horror hounds' attention with his bloody, brilliant performance as Herbert West in S...
When a Stranger Calls - "Have you checked the children?"
30 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When a Stranger Calls (1979) - "Have you checked the children?" Based on an urban legend about a babysitter getting some disturbing phone ca...
Dracula - "Nice and fat and juicy"
23 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dracula (1979) - "Nice and fat and juicy" Dracula has been portrayed countless times on screen, but never with the unflappable raw sexualit...
Tourist Trap - "Feels like Flesh"
16 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tourist Trap (1979) - "Feels like Flesh" Everyone's been drawn into a run down roadside tourist trap while travelling, and this film pr...
Phantasm - "Fear is the killer"
09 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Phantasm (1979) - "Fear is the killer"Don Coscarelli's 1979 film Phantasm is a fever dream of strange creatures, devices, people and po...
Anna and the Apocalypse - "Withdraw your tongues!"
02 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Anna & the Apocalypse (2017) - "Withdraw your tongues!" Anna & the Apocalypse is the fourth film in our horror musical round and is ...
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - "You shall drip rubies"
24 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) - "You shall drip rubies"Tim Burton's 2007 film version of Stephen Sondheim'...
Repo! The Genetic Opera - "Post plague Italian Renaissance"
17 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The 2008 film Repo! The Genetic Opera is based on a stage musical. Set in the not too distant future, an evil corporation does organ transplants to th...
Phantom of the Paradise - "Tasty, Winslow, Tasty"
10 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If swooping/split-screen/colorful/hand-held/mind boggling camera/editing work is your scene, and/or you're super into updated Faustian tales turn...
Cooties - "Oh, look. Carnage."
03 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
COOTIES - "Oh, look. Carnage"2014 Cooties is a film unafraid to cut apart a chicken on screen before the title even rolls, so you know it ai...
The Innocents - "I Do Sense Things"
27 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
THE INNOCENTS (1961)Jack Clayton's 1961 film adaptation of The Innocents is based on the play by William Archibald (with a screenplay punched up ...
Green Room - "I got a Dumb Idea"
20 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
GREEN ROOM (2015) Jeremy Saulnier's 2015 film Green Room is punk AF. When an out of state punk band suddenly become trapped in a club full of vio...
Mom and Dad - Sawzall
13 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This bonkers film from 2017 written and directed by Brian Taylor features Nicolas Cage and Selma Blair as a mom and dad who wake up on a day where all...
The Fly - Cheeseburger!
06 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
David Cronenberg's 1986 film The Fly is a body-horror-machine vs. man- mad-scientist's delight with Jeff Goldblum tearing up the scenery in ...
Happy New Year 2020!
01 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Can you believe it's 2020? We're living in the future! (Except we still cling to our vinyl/VHS analogue past!) Hope you have a great New Yea...
Happy Holidays 2019!
23 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Hope whatever you celebrate this holiday season is full of laughter, mirth, horror movies and wise final girl decisions. Support the show
Hour of the Wolf - A minute is an immense amount of time
16 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ingmar Bergman's 1968 film Hour of the Wolf is his brilliant delve into horror, starring Max Von Sydow as an artist losing his mind and Liv Ullma...
Carnival of Souls - Our imaginations play tricks on us
09 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Herk Harvey's 1962 cult classic Carnival of Souls was a first watch for both Teri and Julia, and it blew them both away. Dreamlike, beautiful and...
The Invitation - They're a little Mansony
02 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Karyn Kusama's 2015 film The Invitation focuses on Will, a troubled man who has suddenly been invited to a gathering at the house he shared with ...
HMSG Interview Michael Varrati! - "From Beyond"
25 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We are so incredibly excited to have another special guest interview this week - with writer/director Michael Varrati! Julia and Michael have been fri...
Dreamcatcher - Peanut butter calms me down
18 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This star studded 2003 film has all the makings of success - based on a novel by Stephen King, written by William Goldman, directed by Lawrence Kasdan...
Puppetmaster - I'm the Master
11 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This 1989 video store classic hinges on a cool premise - what if puppets could murder you? A group of psychics come together to get revenge on their e...
Absentia - You can see me?
04 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In 2011, just before Mike Flanagan directed HMSG favorite Oculus, he directed this low budget film that he kickstarted and shot in his own apartment. ...
HMSG John Amplas Interview
28 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Just in time for Halloween Teri and Julia interviewed Martin himself, Mr. John Amplas! In addition to starring as the title role in Romero's 197...
Don't Look Now - Fetch him back!
21 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Nicolas Roeg's 1973 film Don't Look Now is a masterful film with outstanding performances that pinpoints a grief stricken Venetian gloomy at...
Season of the Witch - Because I dig sex
14 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
George Romero is best remembered for his Night/Dawn/Day of the Dead trilogy (and rightly so because they're masterpieces) but we'd like to t...
Shaun of the Dead - We're coming to get you, Barbara
07 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Edgar Wright' 2004 film is one of the most endearing love letters to horror cinema ever put to film. Simon Pegg's Shaun is the unlikely hero...
It Follows - Pass it Along
30 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
David Robert Mitchell's break out 2015 smash It Follows feels like a quirky indie film, while delivering some serious scares and introducing a ne...
TerrorVision - Survival Oriented
23 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
After interviewing the incredible Diane Franklin, we knew we needed to talk about one of her horror films, and TerrorVision (1986) is so much fun, we ...
HMSG Interview with Diane Franklin
16 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Diane Franklin is an actress, known for such cult classics as The Last American Virgin, Better Off Dead and Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, a...
The Stuff-I've been through a lot
09 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Larry Cohen's 1985 creamsploitation film The Stuff wins for the most unlikely of killers in a horror film - delicious creamy dessert product! Ar...
Annihilation-Now Beacon, Now Sea
02 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
2018's Annihilation is smart, scary, beautiful, groundbreaking and criminally under seen. Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Oscar Isaac, Tes...
The Devil's Rain-My Faith Against Yours
26 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"The Ultimate Cult Movie" stars William Shatner, Ernest Borgnine, Tom Skerritt, Ida Lupino and a pre-Carrie John Travolta and features the u...
Right At Your Door-It was instinct
19 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Rory Cochrane stars in this little seen but excellent indie thriller about a man trapped in Los Angeles when a dirty bomb strikes the city and chaos b...
April Fools Day - Your fly's open
12 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
1986 had it's fair share of teenage slasher flicks, and April Fool's Day has a little bit of fun with the whole genre. The film has a great ...
The Quiet Ones - Scientific evidence
05 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This 2014 film is one of Hammer's releases, and is set in Oxford 1974 where Sam Claflin's shy cameraman Brian gets roped into documenting a ...
The Perfection - You pay the price
29 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Brand spanking new, the is the most recent film we have ever spoken about on the podcast, and it's certainly a humdinger! This film twists and tu...
The Descent - Don't leave me
22 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Julia had avoided this film since it's release because she is terrified of caves, and this film sure did it's job of reaffirming Julia'...
Sister, Sister - Why'd you stop us playing?
15 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This 1987 film is Bill Condon's directorial debut, which takes place deep in the Louisiana bayou and stars Eric Stolz and Jennifer Jason Leigh. S...
Jennifer's Body - "Hell is a Teenage Girl"
08 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
JENNIFER'S BODY (2009)When you see the name Diablo Cody on a script, you know you're in for a whip smart, crackerjack, pop culture referenci...
Slither -"Marriage is a Sacred Bond"
01 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
SLITHER (2006)James Gunn's 2006 film is like a half dozen sci-fi/horror classics all rolled into one - if you mashed up The Blob, The Fly, The Th...
They Look Like People - "I don't think I'm schizophrenic"
24 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
They Look Like People (2015)This 2015 low budget film uses what it has - a enigmatic storyline, good actors and a minimal script to tell the story of ...
The Ritual - "You will kneel before it"
17 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Ritual (2017) - "You will kneel before it"This film is like a punch in the face, in the most glorious way. Intense, relentless, gory and...
The Woman - "Boys will Be Boys"
10 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Woman - "Boys will Be Boys"Lucky McKee's 2011 film isn't for the faint of heart - guaranteed there's something in this fi...
The Kiss "I Want some Fritos!"
03 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Meredith Salenger stars in this little seen 1988 film about a family curse that involves sucking the life force out of young girls - when Amy's m...
28 Days Later "The chimps are infected."
27 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Danny Boyle's 2002 film 28 Days Later exploded the zombie film into the millieumnum - by turning the slow, shambling undead into sprinting, blood...
The Love Witch "I give the rainbow to you."
20 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Anna Biller's 2016 film The Love Witch is psychedelic occult frivolous yet meaningful eye candy with the stunning Samantha Robinson as Elaine, a ...
The Omen "It's all for you."
14 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
1976's The Omen has a powerhouse performance by Gregory Peck, supported by the amazing Billie Whitelaw, Lee Remick and David Warner. The evil kid...
Event Horizon "This place is a tomb."
06 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Event Horizon has got a commendable cast (Sam Neill AND Laurence Fishburne!), fabulous set design, a fun high concept and incredible gory special effe...
The Thing "Chariots of the gods."
29 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
John Carpenter's remake of Howard Hawks' 1951 film The Thing From Another World didn't do well initially on release, but now is thought...
Fire in the Sky "You left me there?"
22 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Based on the "true story" of Travis Walton, who was abducted by aliens for 5 days in 1975 in Arizona. The film boasts an impressive cast inc...
Alien "Space Kitty"
15 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ridley Scott's 1979 is considered a classic for a reason - the camerawork and design is awe inspiring, the special effects still look incredible,...
Let the Right One In "Squeal Piggy"
08 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This Swedish vampire film blew horror fans away upon it's release - it dreary Scandnavian setting is so unique, and it features angel faced psych...
Sleepwalkers "Cop Kabob"
02 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen King wrote this flick especially for the big screen, and his good buddy Mick Garris directs. It follows a pair of supernatural, immortal, ince...
Ju-On "The Three of Them Look In."
25 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Coming in the wave of J-Horror, this film is scary as all get out and is even scarier because it is based on actual Japanese legends. Both Julia and T...
Martin "I am Always Careful with Needles."
18 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week Julia corrupts Teri by watching George A. Romero's Martin. They gush over how into Martin they are. What's your verdict, hot or no...
Oculus "Hello again. You must be hungry"
11 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Julia loves this film and is thrilled to be able to talk about it - Mike Flanagan directs and Karen Gillan stars in this little seen, but extremely ex...
The Stay Awake "I am the angel of darkness"
04 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
An official Horror Movie Notebook Selection - this film centers on a group of schoolgirls staying up all night to raise money for their school, but th...
Happy Death Day "What is breakfast, Becky?"
25 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Horror Movie Survival Guide leaps into modern horror with 2017's Happy Death Day, a super fun horror movie take on Groundhog's Day - when Tr...
The Shining "You've Always Been the Caretaker."
18 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode we welcome a new horror survival protegé, Teri Gamble, into the Horror Movie Survival Guide fold. Julia and Teri dive into the classi...
Freaks "The code of the freaks"
11 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Tod Browning's follow up to Dracula is a film that feels as fresh, modern and horrifying today as it did in 1932. Following the loves and losses ...
The Haunting "Whose hand was I holding?"
04 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Perhaps the perfect haunted house movie, this black and white stunner from Robert Wise sets the bar for how to film a ghost hunt. Julie Harris, Claire...
Poltergeist 2: The Other Side "I cahoot with no one"
28 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The freaky Freeling family is back in this sequel to the smash hit, plagued again by ghosts trapped between dimensions who desperately want the light ...
C.H.U.D. "It still doesn't wash, Bosch"
21 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A low budget horror film that feels like a higher budget film solely on the quality of the actors involved - John Heard, Kim Griest, a bombastic Danie...
The Dead Zone "The ice is gonna break!"
14 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's a Stephen King/David Cronenberg mash up! Throw a little Christopher Walken in the mix and you are headed towards The Dead Zone! Walken'...