Nolan is joined by Ben McBride, Thomas Foster, and Paul Farrell to discuss Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan (2010) and Joe Begos’ Bliss (2019). The crew share their thoughts on recent horror releases, new discoveries, and rewatches before pushing themselves to physical and mental extremes in order to achieve artistic perfection and falling apart along the way.
Nolan is joined by Kat Adams, Emily von Seele, and Philip Yount to discuss John Erick Dowdle’s As Above, So Below (2014) and Adam Wingard’s Blair Witch (2016). The crew share their thoughts on new discoveries and rewatches, as well as recent horror releases — including a review of Mike Flanagan’s Doctor Sleep (2019) (**Spoilers from 7:25 – 11:25**) — before the unresolved baggage from a lost family member spurs the group on a dangerous adventure into a forbidden zone (which is documented on video, of course).
Nolan is joined by Emily von Seele, Paul Farrell, and Philip Yount to discuss Lucky McKee’s May (2003) and Nicolas Pesce’s The Eyes Of My Mother (2016). The crew share their thoughts on spooky season discoveries, as well as recent releases and rewatches, before trauma and prolonged isolation force the group to take extreme measures in an attempt at making friends.
By: Emily von Seele
Lucky McKee’s May has become a Halloween-viewing staple among genre fans. The strange fairy tale of a lonely young woman trying to find a meaningful relationship in a world of imperfection is a beautiful and unique film experience. May’s journey is one of hope and heartbreak, as we watch her try to form a bond with several people in her life, only to be let down and forced to take a rather unorthodox approach to finding that connection.
On this Off-Topic episode, Emily von Seele is joined by The Deeper You Dig co-director/co-writer/co-star Toby Poser to talk about her new film making its way through the festival circuit and what it’s like to make micro-budget films with your family.
Nolan is joined by Kat Adams, Ben McBride, Emily von Seele, and Paul Farrell to discuss Michael Mann’s Manhunter (1986) and Scott Derrickson’s Sinister (2012). The crew catches up on recent horror releases, new discoveries, and rewatches before nearly losing themselves to the obsessive study of grisly serial murders and the dark minds that perpetrate them.
On this Off-Topic episode, Nolan is joined by Ben McBride, Paul Farrell, and Emily von Seele — as well as special guest Daniel Epler from the Cobwebs podcast — to discuss their favorite horror flicks featuring those undead, bloodthirsty creatures of the night.
Nolan is joined by Paul Farrell and Philip Yount — as well as special guest Trace Thurman from the Horror Queers podcast — to discuss Jacques Tourneur’s Curse Of The Demon (1957) and Sam Raimi’s Drag Me To Hell (2009). The crew share their thoughts on recent horror releases, new discoveries, and rewatches before a vindictive curse comes to pass and drags them all to hell, kicking and screaming.
By: Emily von Seele
One of the biggest surprises to come out of Fantasia Fest is The Divine Fury — the Korean story of a holy spirit-infused MMA fighter.
By: Paul Farrell
A weathered old woman appears in the center of the cropped, black-and-white frame. She’s rambling, intent to inform whomever is listening about the Sator, the originator of the voice she has heard throughout her entire life. The voice which has advised her. Guided her. Loved her.
“He’s in charge of my life.”
