The podcast where we turn our horror-newbie friends into horror superfans.
Latest Episodes
Don Ybarra, Father of Creature, is back on the pod to share some wild, spooky childhood stories from the '70s and discuss Tobe Hooper's 1977 horror slasher featuring a crocodile and deranged hotel owner—Eaten Alive. Did he love it? Did he hate it? Listen to find out!
Happy 100th Episode! We decided to have a bit of fun, featuring our friends Slasher Rob and new to the show but an old friend Mike Bertram. Listen and drink along with us as you revisit the absolute masterpiece and one of Captain Creature's favorite films—Friday the 13th Part IV. That's right. Turn on the film, hit play with us and drink along for some hilarity, drunken fun and interesting facts sprinkled along the way.
Captain Creature (aka Horror Host Trav) and the Fatal Follower (Trav's brother and host of Fatal Follower Presents) come together first with a catch-up, sharing what they're adding to their collections as well as what's happening on the horror circuit. Then, they dig into the new, perhaps controversial, horror thriller MEN—written and directed by Alex Garland—with their review.
This week, we're talking about a new Taiwanese zombie-adjacent pandemic-related horror flick that's taking the horror community by storm—The Sadness, directed by Rob Jabbaz.
Husband of Producer Kate and HMF frequent flyer Bryan Brooks is back in the studio to discuss his controversial opinion on the much-beloved horror flick The Evil Dead (1981), directed by Sam Raimi. Does Horror Host Trav flip the table or does he keep his cool? You've got to listen to find out!
Fellow horror fan and friend of the show Mike Barton joins us again to break down The Exorcist III, directed by William Peter Blatty. How does it stack up to the original Exorcist? What scenes are burned in our memory forever? Is Producer Kate totally off base?! Find out now.
What happens when a couple of misogynist old dudes mess with the wrong traumatized former ballet dancer capable of some truly imaginative torture scenarios? Slasher Rob Hodge returns to HMF to discuss the late '90s Japanese horror classic Audition, directed by Takashi Miike. Get into it!
What makes a film horror? We dive into that and some VERY deep and globally relevant themes from the Oscar-winning Korean film Parasite, directed by Bong Joon-ho with our friend Jack Brannock.
Friend of the show Katie Kerr is back on the mic to discuss more vamp-y content. This week: some cool vampire lore and history before we delve into 2008 Swedish vampire classic: Let the Right One In, directed by Tomas Alfredson.
Our OG ‘70s Suspiria guest makes her return to discuss Luca Guadagnino’s 2018 Suspiria remake. How did they compare for us? What did we hate? What did we love? Get witchy with us and find out.
“This podcast is so unique and enjoyable. Horror fans old and new will get a kick out of this. Travis and Producer Kate are great at what they do. Listeners will learn, laugh, and reach for a sense of nostalgia as they take you on a tour of horror history. Consider me horror-fied.”
— jheath2020