Ep 68: Dead Ringers with Josh Sturgeon
Identity, separation anxiety and incest—oh my! David Cronenberg’s Dead Ringers drudges up a lot of deep issues with a dash of body horror, and our friend Josh Sturgeon was, as always, the perfect study. He came hella prepared and with some hot takes. Get into it.
Ep 67: Crash (1996) with Carly
Was that a porno?! Horror Host Travis, Producer Kate and our return guest Carly went into David Cronenberg's 1996 bizarre-o, kinda body horror-esque film CRASH blind, then jumped in the studio to talk about wtf just happened.
Bonus 30: The Night House Review
We saw The Night House in theaters this week and couldn’t contain our excitement to review it and delve deeper into our takes on this new horror … dare we say … masterpiece? First part is spoiler-free and then jump in the deep end with us!
Ep 66: The Brood with Rose Hagan
You want to be a part of this episode? Do you?! Then LOOK! We jumped in the studio with Horror Host Travis's *beautiful* wife Rose Hagan to break down the deep, childhood traumas in David Cronenberg's 1979 body horror movie masterpiece THE BROOD!
Ep 65: Videodrome with Jake Hagan
Long live the new flesh! We jumped in the studio with Producer Kate's cousin Jake Hagan to dig into some peak David Cronenberg body horror with 1983's Videodrome, a film where video is literally changing peoples' brains. Get awkward and theme-y with us on this one!
Ep 64: The Dead Zone with Andrew Bault
It's week two of Cronenberg Month here on HMF, and we're bringing back our esteemed friend and cinefile Andrew Bault! This week's film: 1983's The Dead Zone, starring Christopher Walken and directed by THE David Cronenberg.
Ep 63: Nightbreed with Brooke Sturgeon
To kick off Cronenberg month, we’re bringing you our hot takes on an iconic 1990 horror fantasy film created by Clive Barker, but starring the great David Cronenberg: Nightbreed! Our friend Brooke Rees, a horror buff in her own right, debates the theatrical cut versus director’s cut with us and digs deep into these deep themes and monster lore.
Ep 62: The Lighthouse with Jack Brannock
This psychological horror movie blew our hair back and had us going mad over its meaning. Get into our chat with return guest Jack Brannock about 2019’s The Lighthouse, directed by Robert Eggers and starring Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson.
Bonus 29: Brothers Grim Know What You Did Last Summer
No new HMF this week....BUT....in your feeds, you may now get stabby with the Brothers Grim as they return to talk about the I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER series plus a no-spoilers review of Fear Street part 1 in partnership with Fatal Follower Presents!
Ep 61: The Night of the Hunter with Shari Hagan
We step back into the classics corner with Mama Shari to cover Charles Laughton's 1955 horror classic The Night of the Hunter, starring Robert Mitchum as a depression-era conman and serial killer.
Ep 60: Jaws with Ari Rabiola
Duuh nuh. Duuh nuh ... At long last, we cover the horror classic and box-office beast JAWS, directed by Steven Spielberg (1975). Our friend and nature freak Ari Rabiola joins us to discuss the sharky slasher to rule them all!
Bonus 28: Brothers Grim - Rob Zombie, Munsters and More
The Brothers Grim are back, and they're talking the controversial and upcoming Rob Zombie Munsters, Halloween Kills, spooky season and more.
Ep 59: Scarecrows with my DAD!
At long last and just in time for Father’s Day, Father Creature Don Ybarra graces the show to talk about his many supernatural experiences and the 1988 horror slasher Scarecrows! Get into it.
Ep 58: The Changeling with Samantha
Back on the pod for another amazing ep is our friend Samantha to talk all things spooky and supernatural … and oh yea the classic ghostly horror flick The Changeling from 1980, directed by Peter Medak! Be sure to catch her show with her hubs called Pair of Normals Podcast. New season drops in July!
Ep 57: The Crow with Bryan Brooks
Hubs of Producer Kate—Bryan Brooks—returns to the pod to break down an iconic 90’s horror superhero film that influenced so much of what we see in hero films today. The movie? THE CROW, starring the late Brandon Lee.
Ep 56: Trick or Treat (1986) with Josh Heath
A slasher about a metal god who comes back from the dead to zap a bunch of teens in a high school gym? Sign us up! We're back in the studio with friend and fellow metalhead Josh Heath to talk about 1986's Trick or Treat. Get into it.
Bonus 27: Desperate Living - Horror-fying the Host
Whoa WTF did we just watch?! Donny Ybarra aka the other half of Brothers Grim horror-fies the hosts this time with John Waters’s smutty, absurdist, yet deep and satirical Desperate Living (1977).
Ep 55: Halloween 2018 with My Mom!
Horror host Trav’s mama joins us on the show. Travis got to introduce her to the 2018 Halloween, a sequel to the first film directed by David Gordon Green.
Ep 54: Alien with Trenton Moore
On this ep, we discuss the classic, sci fi horror Ridley Scott film Alien from 1979. In space, no one can hear you scream!
Ep 53: Dawn of the Dead (1978) with Danny Hinton
The Horror-fying My Friends team is talking with our good friend Danny Hinton about zombies again. This time, we’re tackling the original 1978 Dawn of the Dead directed by George A. Romero!