Bonus 11: 10 Underrated Spooky Films with Brothers Grim
It's officially spooky season! In our first installment of our Brothers Grim series of bonus episodes, horror host Travis and his real-life brother Donny share their respective top 5 underrated horror films you should watch this October and especially on Halloween. Enjoy!
Ep 31: Re-Animator with Samantha Osborn
We're getting reckless in the lab with our friend Samantha Osborn, co-host of the Pair of Normals Podcast. We dig into the 1985 medical horror comedy classic Re-Animator, directed by Stuart Gordon.
Bonus 10: Horror-fying the Host – Frailty
This 2001 horror thriller might be our most divisive film to date on the pod! Rose Hagan jumps in the host's seat to horror-fy Travis and Producer Kate with Bill Paxton's Frailty.
Ep 30: Scream with Kayt Taylor
We finally found a millennial who hasn't seen the iconic movie that made horror host Trav and Producer Kate's childhood. We're talking about Wes Craven's Scream (1996). Reliving this genre-breaking slasher through our friend Kayt Taylor was a pleasure and an honor. Enjoy!
Ep 29: Cannibal Holocaust with Donny Ybarra
We are not OK after watching the controversial, uncut 1980 horror film Cannibal Holocaust directed by Ruggero Deodato. Not. OK. Horror host Travis definitely succeeded at horror-fying his brother Donny and Producer Kate with this one!
Ep 28: City of the Living Dead with Josh Heath
WTF? We say that a lot in this episode on Lucio Fulci's 1983 flick City of the Living Dead, the first of his Gates of Hell trilogy. This Italian horror movie was a favorite of Brutal Trav's, but I'm seeing it through new eyes this time around. Such a fun convo!
Ep 27: Phantasm with Rose Hagan
We are discussing 1979's Phantasm directed by Don Coscarelli and the first of a classic, campy sci fi horror series I really dig that I bet most of my friends don't know about. (You can watch on Prime and Shudder.) I sent my wife Rose Hagan and Producer Kate on a wild ride with this one. Buckle up!
Ep 26: Texas Chainsaw Massacre with Zac Shaw
Yes, Americans in 1974 thought this movie was based on a true story, people. This week, we're tackling the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre, directed by Tobe Hooper, with our brother-in-law and all-around manly man Zac Shaw. This film is one of horror host Trav's favorites to recommend to horror noobs, so jump into this one with us!
Ep 25: Night of the Living Dead with Danny Hinton and Matt McCarroll
This week we tackle the ever-poignant Night of the Living Dead (the 1968 George A. Romero version of course)with our friends Danny Hinton, a newcomer to the show, and Matt McCarroll, previously heard on our Candyman ep. This half a century-old movie couldn't be more relevant to recent times. Get into this ep, people.
Ep 24: IT Chapters 1 & 2 with Danny Hagan
We didn't just horror-fy our cousin Danny Hagan in this episode. Just call us Pennywise because we genuinely terrified him by preying on one of his greatest fears—for real—clowns. We had him watch not just 2017's IT but also 2019's IT Chapter Two! Don't worry. We think he still likes us.
Bonus 9: Clown in a Cornfield with Adam Cesare
In this special episode, the Horror-fying My Friends team chat with Adam Cesare, an incredible horror author we love. This was such a rad chat that went in some fun directions we didn't expect!
Bonus 8: Horror-fying the Host - The Craft
We hope you're feeling as light as a feather because this week's episode on the 1996 witchy romp The Craft might make you stiff as a board. Anyway, Rose Hagan, Travis's wife; Katie Kerr, their bff and roommate; and Producer Kate jump in the host's seat to horror-fy Travis on this 90s classic that somehow eluded him for three whole decades!
Ep 23: Blood Diner with Josh Heath
All hail Sheetar! In this episode of Horror-fying My Friends, our friend Josh Heath joins us again for the 1987 cult classic Blood Diner, a hilarious 80s slasher directed by Jackie Kong that's just smarter and funnier than anything we've seen yet.
Ep 22: The Silence of The Lambs with Becky Hinton
Hello, Clarice ... Yes, we tackled the absolutely legendary 1991 film The Silence of the Lambs, a film embedded in American pop culture forever. Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins and Ted Levine give some of the most memorable performances in film, and our friend Becky Hinton had never seen it! We couldn't believe it either. Enjoy our shenanigans and hot takes!
Bonus 7: Count Crowley with David Dastmalchian
We're stoked to present our first bonus interview with a talented guy who is actually in the process of making a new horror film, but who has also written a truly exciting new horror comic called Count Crowley: Reluctant Midnight Monster Hunter—we're talking with David Dastmalchian (@Dastmalchian), folks.
Ep 21: Inside with Andrew Bault
It's time to meet Brutal Travis! In this episode, we cover the very very VERY bloody 2007 new French extremity film "Inside" with my good bud and true cinephile Andrew Bault. OoooooOOOOOooooo
Ep 20: The Shining with Mike Barton
Heeeeeere's Travie! This week, we discuss Stanley Kubrick's absolute classic The Shining, based on Stephen King's novel, with my college buddy and actual giant Mike Barton. This film never gets old and always delivers! Get into it.
Ep 19: A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge with Donny Ybarra, Lorrie and Katie
Happy Pride Month! In today's episode, I bring on my brother Donny Ybarra and return guests girlfriends Katie Kerr and Lorrie Lewallen to talk about this undeniably queer horror film staple—A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge. Now, if you haven't seen this or you have and never thought you noticed any gay subtext, you gotta turn this movie on and appreciate it through that lens. There's a lot to get into with this queer horror classic.
Ep 18: Bone Tomahawk with Shari Hagan
Say hello to my western-lovin' mother-in-law Shari Hagan. It's time for gore and cowboy hats, y'all! Shari joins us for a long but deadly good episode where we discuss the underrated 2015 S. Craig Zahler film Bone Tomahawk, then we share our top five westerns.
Bonus 6: Horror-fying the Host - Antichrist
In this bonus ep, our friend Josh Heath horror-fies the host with Lars von Trier's controversial, banned in France, 2009 horror film Antichrist. We learned a lot about the making of this wild film, and we had a hell of a time discussing it!