Ep 101: Eaten Alive with Father of Creature
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!
Ep 100: Friday the 13th Part IV – LIVE Commentary + Drinking Game
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.
Ep 99: MEN Review & Catch-up with Brothers Grim
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.
Ep 98: The Sadness with Slasher Rob
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.
Ep 97: The Evil Dead (1981) with Bryan Brooks
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!
Ep 96: The Exorcist III with Big Mike
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.
Ep 95: Audition with Rob Hodge
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!
Ep 94: Parasite with Jack Brannock
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.
Ep 93: Let the Right One In with Katie Kerr
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.
Ep 92: Suspiria (2018) with Rose Hagan
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.
Ep 91: Horror Movies That Scarred Me
As Producer Kate is huffing inhalers overcoming a virus, Captain Creature jumped on the mic to share the top FIVE horror movies that scarred him … some may say for life! Are any of these films on your list?
Ep 90: The Lost Boys with Becky Hinton
"My own brother! A god damn shit-suckin' vampire!" Bestie of the show Becky Hinton joins us this week for a film full of brilliant one-liners—the 1987 Joel Schumacher vampire horror comedy classic The Lost Boys.
Ep 89: Top 5 Films That Should Be Classified as Horror
Inspired by some of our social media followers, Horror Host Trav delves into how he defines a film as “horror,” then jumps into his top five films that most people don’t classify as horror but we think they absolutely SHOULD. Did Captain Creature make a good case? Which films would make your list?
Ep 88: Pink Floyd The Wall (film) with Guillotine Press
We present to you the mother of all rock ‘n roll crossover episodes. The other two boys from the Guillotine Press podcast—Bryan Brooks and Josh Heath—join Horror Host Trav and Producer Kate to give the HMF treatment to the 1982 film “Pink Floyd: The Wall,” directed by Alan Parker and Gerald Scarfe. We get deep into these trippy, tragic themes. Listen in and let us take you to therapy.
Bonus 37: Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2022 Review
Captain Creature himself takes on the new 2022 Texas Chainsaw Massacre—now available on Netflix—directed by David Blue Garcia. How does he rate it against the original? What did he like about it? What didn't work? Listen up.
Ep 87: Candyman (2021) with Danny Hinton
By popular demand, the HMF team is back in the studio with a true gentleman and scholar, our friend Danny Hinton. In this episode, we’re really breaking down the new Candyman equal from 2021, directed by Nia DeCosta.
Ep 86: Midsommar with Chase & Stepp
Two famed guests of the show Chase Allen and Jordan Stepp join forces to break down one of the best modern folk horror films—2019’s Midsommar, directed by Ari Aster. Is Christian’s character just misunderstood? Did you catch subtle details that we missed? You’ll have to listen to find out!
Ep 85: We Need to Do Something
In our latest COVID Zoom episode, we cover our first watch of the 2021 “what’s outside” psychological, supernatural, (possibly cosmic) horror film We Need to Do Something, directed by Sean King O’Grady.
Ep 84: Misery with Carly Kennedy
Our favorite Kennedy is back on HMF to talk about the all-time horror classic Stephen King’s MISERY, directed by Rob Reiner and starring Kathy Bates as the hilariously terrifying psychopath Annie Wilkes. Hit play. Don’t worry. You’re gonna be just fine!
Ep 83: The Orphanage with Michelle & Ari
We delve into one of the most tragic yet whimsical ghost stories we’ve seen yet—J.A. Bayona’s 2007 psychological horror thriller The Orphanage—with our friends Ari and Michelle (and their new puppy). Did the twist get us? Is the ending f*cked up, or is it sunny? Find out in this ep!