Kick off summer (and Pride) with our discussion on 2019's The Lighthouse directed horror darling Robert Eggers, rife with maritime surrealism, Lovecraftian terror, and LGBTQ subtext!

87: The Lighthouse

Dressed to the nines! For our 90th episode and in honor of our 9/9 birthday we look at 1999's The Sixth Sense, an unexpected juggernaut and one of the most influential horror films in recent memory

90: The Sixth Sense

We continue our discussion on the history of horror films from the 1960s to today

92: Horror Film History Part 2

We're back for our ninth Friday the 13th special! We discuss the polarizing and bonkers ninth film in the franchise Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)

98: Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday

Splatter Chatter hit the road! For our combined birthday we traveled to Witch City itself, Salem, Massachusetts, to see the sites and ring in the beginnings of fall along with friend of the pod Colleen who also joins us to discuss the newest horror video games as well as many of her old favorites

102: Salem Trip and Horror Video Games

We're joined by friend of the pod author Matt Schorr to discuss his upcoming project for young readers before diving into our main discussion on the 80s vampire cult favorite The Hunger

104: The Hunger

Happy holidays, Chatterers! We covered the controversial Silent Night, Deadly Night and interviewed writer, director, and actor Josh Ruben on his latest projects available on Shudder now!

105: Silent Night, Deadly Night feat. Josh Ruben!

Boos & Booze returns for a V Day special! We watch the excessively made-for-3D 2009 remake of My Bloody Valentine starring Jensen Ackles, favorite of friend of the pod and special guest Colleen!

Boos & Booze 11: My Bloody Valentine 3D (2009)

We take a look back at the top 10 horror of year for Auld Lang Syne by dear! And we look ahead to our most anticipated films of 2024

117: 2023 was a HORRORable Year!

In-laws can be murder, can’t they, Chatterers? But none quite like the dynastic Le Domas family of survival horror favorite READY OR NOT, starring Samara Weaving and Adam Brody and directed by Radio Silence duo Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett. Say “I Do” and join us for a discussion of this nifty, gnarly thriller.

118: Ready or Not

We all go a little March Madness sometimes

119: Horror Villains March Madness

Are there enough Hail Marys in the world to save THE NUN from itself? Join us as we cloister ourselves in the abbey of Saint Cartha to discuss this 2018 Conjuring spinoff and figure out just who exactly needs to pray for forgiveness for this hit-and-miss film.

120: The Nun

We're kicking off the party season in style with this low-budget and low effort 2008 slasher that may only make sense once you've had a few

Boos & Booze 13: Spring Break Massacre

School’s out and so is the sun -- it’s summertime, Chatterers! So throw on your crop tops, dust off your short shorts, and grab your canoe paddles because we’re headed to Camp Arawak to discuss the notorious 1983 cult classic SLEEPAWAY CAMP, starring Felissa Rose, Katherine Kamhi, and Jonathan Tiersten.

121: Sleepaway Camp

Hold your cows and stay out of the “suck zone,” Chatterers -- we’re getting carried away talking about Jan de Bont’s 1996 disaster film TWISTER, starring Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton, as we prep for the whirlwind sequel.

122: Twister

For the end of summer we're gathering around the campfire once more for some spooky tales.

123: Campfire Tales 5

The time has come! After trekking through the streets of Manhattan, going to Hell and back, and even jetting into space, we’re jumping on our dirt bikes to return to Camp Crystal Lake one last time to hack through the 2009 Friday the 13th remake, starring Jared Padalecki, Danielle Panabaker, and Amanda Righetti.

124: Friday the 13th (2009)

Always check your candy. It’s the spookiest time of the year and we’re headed to Warren Valley, Ohio to howl about Michael Dougherty’s cult classic anthology TRICK ‘R TREAT. Hop on the school bus and join us as we unmask this wicked little surprise party. Just remember to keep those pumpkins lit until the very end.

125: Trick 'r Treat

Tis the season for red and green sweaters, dreams, and finger knives. Join us down in the boiler room alongside special guest Ms. Megan as we head to Springwood, Ohio to discuss Wes Craven’s iconic, game-changing slasher starring Heather Langenkamp, Johnny Depp, and Robert Englund. Come for the warm milk, stay for the midriffs, and whatever you do, don’t fall asleep.

127: A Nightmare on Elm Street

Oh you naughty Chatterers, you better not pout, you better not cry, you BETTER WATCH OUT as we unwrap this twisty home invasion tale that has to be seen to be believed. Join us as we talk tinsel, trauma, and toxic masculinity in this nasty yet clever holiday horror.

128: Better Watch Out

As is tradition, we dive into our personal top 10 lists for all 2024 had to offer in horror and then turn our gaze ahead to some of the exciting things headed our way in 2025.

129: 2024 Recap

Our 15th Boos and Booze celebrates the time-honored American tradition of being a little too obsessed with your 3% Irish heritage by partaking in libations while watching 1993's comedy-horror cult classic Leprechaun  

Boos and Booze 15: Leprechaun

As promised, the companion episode to our most recent Boos and Booze on 1993's Leprechaun, we dive into the interesting history of Leprechaun folklore including the surprising, potential Roman origin for this critters believed to be quintessentially Irish.

130: Leprechaun Folklore

Grab your sacred daggers and prepare to fight off some hell hounds because we are rising from the eternal sea to get biblical on Richard Donner’s THE OMEN, starring Gregory Peck and Lee Remick. It’s all for you, Chatterers!

131: The Omen

Keep your seatbelts fastened, your trays in an upright position, and your cargo pants in the overhead bin, because it’s time to take off with James Wong’s supernatural slasher FINAL DESTINATION, starring Devon Sawa and Ali Larter.

132: Final Destination

Disco, divas, and death abound in Paul Lynch’s PROM NIGHT, starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Leslie Nielsen. A typical slasher-by-numbers or one of the most influential films in the subgenre? Join us on the dancefloor and cast your vote in one of horror’s longest ongoing debates. It’ll be a night to dismember!

133: Prom Night

Elm Street is getting hot, heavy, and homoerotic as hell in FREDDY’S REVENGE, starring Mark Patton, Kim Myers, and Robert Englund. We’ve brought back special guest Ms. Megan to discuss this controversial sequel in honor of both Friday the 13th (we’ll explain) and LGBTQIA+ Pride Month.

134: Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a teenage boy with emotional problems! In our 135st episode we need to talk about Clark Kent in this inventive if not perfectly executed horror inversion of the superhero origin story. Thought 2025 was James Gunn's first dive into Superman? Think again

135: Brightburn

We're in the midst of an Alien renaissance so we're joined again by friend of the pod and Splatter Chatter producer Colleen to dive in 2014's terrifying and groundbreaking video game Alien: Isolation. 

136: Alien Isolation

In this second installment we look at our official horror misfires, those movies that coulda, shoulda, woulda...but didn't. We look at both excellent starts that lost their footing thanks to franchises and stand alone films that just didn't live up to the hype. 

Splatter Chatter Episode 2: Horror Misfires

In our fifty-sixth episode we wrap up our season long discussion of "harvest horror" with 1978's The Dark Secret of Harvest Home"

56: The Dark Secret of Harvest Home

Ib our 60th episode we look at the Shudder documentary Horror Noire and discuss the history of black horror for Black History Month

Episode 60: Horror Noire

In our 66th episode we dive into doomsday cults, including America's first ever doomsday cult circa 1700 just outside Philadelphia, PA.

65: The Society of the Woman in the Wilderness

In our seventy-second episode we tell each other some more urban legends and campfire tales

Episode 72: Campfire Tales Part 2

In our seventy-fifth episode we discuss the 1898 horror novella "Turn of the Screw", recently adapted for the big screen and soon to be Mike Flanagan's next Netflix, horror series.

75: The Turn of the Screw

Where October Never Dies. All things horror, from television, to film, to literature, and beyond can be found here. 

Credits include:

Intro music by Mattia Cupelli

Outro music by Ross Bugden 

Artwork by Sam Quattro


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