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Fearless Films

179 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratings

Fearless Films Podcast is a weekly show where we walk through horror movies, breaking down the beats, discussing the lore and interesting trivia of all the best (and worst) in the horror movie genre. The show started as Pete, the horror buff, explaining the plots of horror movies to Kevin, the scaredy cat, who hates being scared but is intrigued by these modern mythologies.

Kevin eventually retired from the podcast, but the show goes on! Pete is now joined by Sarah, who also loves horror movies, and they continue the tradition of explaining the scariest stories to all the scaredy cats out there, so they don't have to watch the movies.

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Episodes

174 -The Nun 2

March 12, 2024 01:00 - 1 hour - 45.8 MB

The demon Valak is back, and there is only one person you can call: The Nun...2! In a follow up to the Conjuring Universe prequel/spinoff, we once again find Sister Irene being called upon to fight the forces of evil. This time, she is sent to a boarding school in France to help her old friend, Frenchie, fight off Valak as it torments a bunch of school-children. Join us as Sarah and Pete discuss if this is a worthy follow-up, if some pranks can go too far, and whether this franchise is all...

173 - The Stuff

February 27, 2024 02:00 - 1 hour - 49.2 MB

It's not The Blob, it's not THEM, it's not even The Tingler! This week, we are talking about the 80's, food based, satirical horror film, The Stuff!! When a white, yogurt-like substance begins to bubble out of the ground, one American corporation does the only thing it knows how to do: it packages it up and sells it to every grocery store across the country! Pete, Sarah, and their special guest, Joe, discuss this strange movie about addictive ice cream that possesses whoever eats it, and c...

172 - Bram Stoker's Dracula

February 13, 2024 02:00 - 1 hour - 66.6 MB

Happy Valentine's Day, Fearless Fans! This week, we are celebrating the holiday with the best example of eternal love in horror cinema: Dracula! This 1994 version from Francis Ford Coppola is operatic, dramatic, and downright sexy! This Dracula is just looking for his lost love, and will kill anyone who gets in his way. Join us as we discuss such topics as: -Sexy Gary Oldman. -The best ways to kill a vampire. -Keanu Reeves finding his British accent. -The beauty of practical effects. -And ...

171 - 47 Meters Down: Uncaged

January 30, 2024 02:00 - 55 minutes - 38.5 MB

We're back, and we're sharkier than ever! Sarah returns to tell us about the follow up to her last movie, 47 Meters Down: Uncaged. This sequel finds a group of young women breaking the rules to explore an underground sea cave, who then find themselves face to face with near-blind subterranean monsters. The result is lots of interpersonal drama and dire consequences. If you think that sounds a lot like the plot of The Descent, we thought so too! Having nothing to do with the first 47 Meters...

170 - Darkness Falls

January 16, 2024 02:00 - 1 hour - 54 MB

Strap in Fearless Fans, because we've got a doozy of a stinker this week. Pete breaks down the 2003 film, Darkness Falls, and tries to retain his sanity for the duration. Plagued by production troubles that would make Waterworld look like a fun day at an amusement park, Darkness Falls is a heavily re-written, re-edited, and re-named mess of a film that barely counts as a coherent narrative. It follows a young man returning to his hometown to face the monster that haunts it. Rules are made ...

169 - 47 Meters Down

January 02, 2024 02:00 - 51 minutes - 35.1 MB

Two friends + vacation in Mexico + lots of liquor = SHARK ATTACK!! Welcome to the New Year, Fearless Fans! We are kicking things off with a good old fashioned shark attack movie! This week, Sarah presents to us the 2017 film, 47 Meters Down! This undersea thriller stars Mandy Moore and Claire Holt as two sisters on holiday, trying to absorb some sun and some positive energy. When they spontaneously sign up for a shark diving expedition, things immediately go wrong when the line snaps and t...

168 - To All a Good Night

December 19, 2023 02:00 - 1 hour - 56.3 MB

Merry Christmas, everyone!! It's that time of year again, and Pete has a very special present for everyone: the lesser known 1980 slasher classic, To All a Good Night. This film carries the prestigious title of being the first slasher movie released in theaters in the 1980's! It is also a clear knock-off of the also Christmas themed Black Christmas. Join us as we discuss obnoxious coeds, killers with too much time on their hands, and pervy police officers. Sarah and Pete also have a grea...

167 - Frozen (2010)

December 05, 2023 02:00 - 1 hour - 48.9 MB

No, not that Frozen. Get all your jokes out now, because this movie doesn't feature any lovable snowmen or reindeer. This week we are talking about the 2010 survival horror film, Frozen! It tells the tale of three college friends on an annual ski trip who find themselves trapped on the ski lift overnight when the lodge closes down without them. Facing the dangers of hypothermia, frostbite, hunger, and deadly wolves, the three must figure out how to escape with their lives. No one will retur...

166 - The Girl on the Third Floor

November 21, 2023 02:00 - 1 hour - 50.2 MB

It's part 2 of our Special Guest Month, and this week we are joined by our very own Social Media Manager!!! (also named Sarah, so it gets confusing). This week's movie was more specifically chosen to confuse and horrify Pete. It's a film that both the Sarah's had watched together previously, during the COVID lockdowns (via a synchronized streaming session). It is The Girl on the Third Floor! And they both hated it! It tells the story of a terrible man, making a last ditch attempt to repair...

165 - The Woman in Black

November 07, 2023 02:00 - 49 minutes - 33.9 MB

It's special guest season on Fearless Films, and this week we are kicking it off when Pete's wife, Cheryl, talks to us about one of her favorite horror films of all time: The Woman in Black! It tells the tale of a turn of the century English solicitor, still suffering the grief of losing his wife to a tragic accident, having to leave his very young son to take a job in the countryside. He is settling the paperwork of an old estate, an isolated house on a patch of land that gets swallowed up...

164 - Jigsaw and Spiral

October 31, 2023 01:00 - 1 hour - 52.8 MB

We finally made it to the end! Welcome to the final episode (for now) on the Saw franchise. This week we cover the two "spinoff" films: Jigsaw - A new game has begun, and forensic evidence somehow points to the long dead John Kramer. Has he truly risen from the grave? Or has someone new taken on the mantle of the Jigsaw killer? Seeing as how the rest of the series plays it pretty grounded, you can probably figure it out. Spiral: From the Book of Saw - This one acts more like a true spinoff...

163 - Saw VI and VII

October 24, 2023 01:00 - 1 hour - 49.9 MB

The fun never stops, especially in October! This week, the penultimate episode in our Saw franchise breakdown! First up is part 6: The trap involves an insurance man having to "balance the equation" on multiple lives, and hoping to survive his final test. Meanwhile, secret apprentice Hoffman is desperately trying to stay ahead of the investigators who are trying to uncover his identity. He goes on a rampage to keep his spot as the gamemaster, but outside forces are working against him. The...

162 - Saw IV & Saw V

October 17, 2023 01:00 - 1 hour - 46.8 MB

The saga continues... This week, the breakdown covers the fourth and fifth entries in the Saw series. John Kramer and Amanda are dead, but the Jigsaw killings continue. Who is carrying the torch on the Jigsaw legacy? And are they a true believer, or a serial killer using the traps as a cover? More characters are introduced, more mysteries are uncovered, and more creative killings are implemented. Join us as we explore the past and future of the Saw lore, and remember: don't get too scared...

161 - Saw III

October 10, 2023 01:00 - 1 hour - 43.3 MB

This week, we continue our breakdown of the Saw franchise with Saw 3! It's another series of crazy traps, another lesson to be learned, and another trapper getting in on the action! Following up from part 2, the secret apprentice Amanda is now helping Jigsaw teach his latest lesson - and trying to keep him alive. Suffering from his terminal cancer, Amanda has helped kidnap a brain surgeon and forces her to do everything in her power to make sure Jigsaw lives until the end of the game. This...

160 - Saw II

October 03, 2023 01:00 - 53 minutes - 36.5 MB

The October Franchise Breakdown Special is back!! This year, Sarah is gonna cover the entire Saw franchise, picking up at part 2 (go back and check out our episode on the original) and taking us all the way to the spinoff film, Spiral: From the Book of Saw. Saw 2 tells the tale of a renegade detective hunting down Jigsaw and discovering that his son is trapped in a house with a group of strangers who must survive the deadly traps and escape before a nerve gas kills them all. Can he save h...

Episode 159 - Cry Wolf

September 26, 2023 01:00 - 1 hour - 55.8 MB

What happens when you put a group of bored, white, rich kids in a room together and tell them to play a game? You get the 2005 film, Cry_Wolf. What starts as a competitive lying game between some private school friends, quickly spirals into a campus-wide attempt to make the student body believe that there is a serial killer on the loose. But what happens when people actually start ending up dead and missing? Has one of these high schoolers taken things too far? Or have they summoned the wra...

Episode 158 - Disturbing Behavior

August 16, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 54.7 MB

This week on Fearless Films, in celebration of the start of the school year, we are talking about the late 90's teen horror flick, Disturbing Behavior. Pete breaks down this story of a boy and his family moving to a small island town in Washington state. He quickly discovers that something isn't quite right with the popular kids at the high school. He goes on to uncover a conspiracy to "make the kids better" through nefarious means. Only him and his misfit friends can save the town (or burn...

Episode 157 - The Autopsy of Jane Doe

August 16, 2023 11:00 - 53 minutes - 36.8 MB

This week on Fearless Films, we present a spooky tale of forensic science, 2016's The Autopsy of Jane Doe! Sarah breaks down this story of a father/son team of coroners who are delivered the body of a young woman who is dead, but has no apparent signs of how she died. As you would expect, unexplainable, haunting-like phenomena begins to occur, and the characters lives are quickly in danger. Highlights include Pete's reaction to the characters decision to never leave, his fear over the fate...

Episode 156 - Wolf Creek

August 14, 2023 21:00 - 50 minutes - 34.5 MB

This week on Fearless Films, we take a road trip through Australia and end up in the most dangerous place in the Outback: Wolf Creek! This stranger-danger horror film from 2005 features a group of backpackers falling prey to a serial killer outdoorsman who just wants to have a good time. Pete lays out the plot for this movie he has just watched for the first time. To his surprise, it is an early 2000's torture porn film that he actually enjoyed! Sarah is shocked by this revelation, and al...

Episode 155 - The Exorcism of Emily Rose

August 01, 2023 21:00 - 58 minutes - 40.1 MB

This week we are going over the 2005 film, The Exorcism of Emily Rose! Sarah breaks down this horror/courtroom drama, which portrays a lawyer taking on a negligent homicide case after a young woman dies following an attempted exorcism. The performing priest is on trial, and its up to the lawyer to help him avoid a lengthy jail sentence. But he insists on pleading not guilty, creating a battle to prove whether or not Emily Rose was truly possessed or not. Pete marvels at the creepy possessi...

Episode 154 - Cabin Fever (2002)

July 18, 2023 03:00 - 57 minutes - 39.3 MB

This week on Fearless Films, we inoculate ourselves on Eli Roth's debut film, Cabin Fever! When a group of college friends rent a cabin in the woods for a vacation retreat, they encounter a deadly flesh eating, blood puking disease that literally tears them apart. Join us as we talk about one of the most WTF horror movies of the 2000's. Spin-kicking karate kids, dangerous hillbillies, Sean Hunter from Boy Meets World, and Pancakes await you in this messed up tale of paranoia and necrotized...

Episode 153 - The Bay

July 03, 2023 14:00 - 54 minutes - 37.3 MB

What happens when you take a director known only for dramadies and have them helm a found-footage horror flick? You get The Bay! The Bay is a mockumentary from Barry Levinson (Diner, Good Morning Vietnam, Rain Man) and follows the story of a small coastal town that is devastated by a plague of parasitic isopods that have mutated due to illegal dumping in the waters. The crux of the plot follows an intrepid journalist trying to crack open the US government's attempts to cover up the incident...

Episode 152 - Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight

June 20, 2023 01:00 - 56 minutes - 38.8 MB

This is Pete's birthday week, so he's come prepared with one of his favorite horror movies: Tales from the Crypt presents: Demon Knight. Watch William Sadler on a mission from God to keep safe a magical artifact from the clutches of the delightfully evil Billy Zane. This story is the big screen debut of the hit show, Tales from the Crypt, which ran for seven seasons throughout the 1990's. The Crypt-Keeper of the title is an undead puppet that tells horror stories to the audience. The stori...

Episode 151 - The Nun

June 06, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour - 41.3 MB

A young priest and an old priest travel to a European church to talk to some nuns. It's not quite The Exorcist, but its got its moments. This week's movie is 2018's The Nun, a spinoff in The Conjuring universe. Sarah breaks down this tale of a Vatican investigation of the death of a young nun in a remote Romanian church. A demonic force plays with reality and tries to kill our holy heroes, all while trying to escape its imprisonment. Pete notices a lot of similarities to Tales from the Cry...

Episode 150 - Hell Night

May 23, 2023 01:00 - 49 minutes - 33.8 MB

This week, we are talking about the 1981 film, Hell Night! The Linda Blair-starring teen horror flick is about a group of fraternity/sorority pledges who have to spend the night in a spooky mansion. What starts off as harmless pranks quickly turns into a night of real horror and deranged monsters. Well, that's probably what the marketing said about it anyway. As Pete explains, its kind of a cheap, schlocky mess that doesn't make a lot of sense and is very much of its time. Join us as we p...

Episode 149 - Boogeyman (2005)

May 09, 2023 02:00 - 54 minutes - 37.5 MB

This week, we take you back to the things that haunted you as a child: shadows that look a bit too much like people, bumps under the bed, and closets that act as portals through space and time! No, it's not a sci-fi film. Its 2005's Boogeyman! This Sam Raimi produced film stars the oldest son from 7th Heaven as a man who has been terrorized since childhood by an evil entity that lurks in the shadows. He must return home to face his fears and stop this monster from claiming the lives of more...

Episode 148 - The Descent 2

April 25, 2023 11:00 - 51 minutes - 35.4 MB

We had such a fun time talking about cave diving and flesh eating monsters, we decided to do it again!! Join us again as Sarah breaks down The Descent 2, which sees our only surviving character from the first movie being forced by authorities to return to the cave system to find the people they believe she murdered. Pete is incredulous, but he comes along for the ride if only to see more monster mayhem. Strap in and take the plunge back into darkness with us, and remember, don't get to sca...

Episode 147 - The Descent

April 11, 2023 02:00 - 51 minutes - 35.3 MB

A group of women go cave diving and find something waiting for them in the dark... Join us as Sarah breaks down Hollywood's best reason to never explore nature ever put to film. This movie is scary enough with the monsters, but damn does the claustrophobia do the heavy lifting. Pete wants none of the crawling through 18 inch wide tunnels, and would rather fast forward to people getting their throats ripped out by the Gollum-on-steroids monsters. Strap in as we venture into the depths of t...

Episode 146 - The Burning

March 31, 2023 21:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MB

April Fools! In celebration of the most annoying of holidays, you all get a movie about a prank gone horribly wrong, The Burning! Join us as Pete tells the story of a group of camp kids (clearly played by adults) who prank a guy by setting him on fire! And of course, he survives and seeks his revenge on... an entirely different camp full of people who did nothing to him. This early 80's Halloween rip off was conceived before Friday the 13th, but released afterwards. It certainly plays as a ...

Episode 145 - The Exorcist

March 28, 2023 01:00 - 53 minutes - 36.5 MB

It's finally time we talked about the most famous horror movie of all time: The Exorcist! Join us as Sarah breaks down this holy horror about a young girl possessed by a demon and the two priests who attempt to save her eternal soul. We learn a bit about the supposedly cursed production, and Pete shares some info about the hit-and-miss sequels and prequels that came after this classic piece of cinema. Don't let the devil sneak into your body at night, and more importantly: don't get too s...

Episode 144 - Leprechaun 4: In Space

March 14, 2023 11:00 - 46 minutes - 32.2 MB

It is only a matter of time before all franchises end up in outer space, but some get there sooner than others. On this St. Patrick's Day celebration, we continue our tradition and Pete subjects Sarah to the horror of Leprechaun 4: In Space! The little magical menace has found himself in the far future and across the galaxy, trying to steal gold from mining operations and marry alien royalty to make himself a king. Never before has the low budget of this franchise been more obvious. Betwee...

Episode 143 - Seven

February 28, 2023 22:00 - 55 minutes - 37.8 MB

Critics will call it a crime-drama, but we know the truth: Seven is straight up horror! Join us as Sarah discusses one of the darkest serial killer stories in cinema. Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt must stop a madman with a love of Bible stories. Kevin Spacey stretches his acting ability by being a complete piece of shit. And Pete tries to keep his lunch down as Sarah describes all of the gross, gory horror of Seven! And as always Fearless Fans, don't get too scared!

Episode 142 - Hospital Massacre (X-Ray)

February 14, 2023 12:00 - 52 minutes - 36 MB

Happy Valentine's Day! This year's entry is a little known film about a woman being hunted by the most inept serial killer of all time throughout a hospital that is madder than a hatter. That film also has about four different titles, depending on where you see it. We settled on Hospital Massacre, but it is also commonly titled X-Ray in a lot of regions. This movie features pervy doctors, rude contractors, three old crones from a Shakespeare play, mystery plots that the script forgets to w...

Episode 141 - Barbarian

January 31, 2023 05:00 - 55 minutes - 38.2 MB

What happens when you mix a stranger-danger PSA with a Sam Raimi-esque aesthetic? You get Barbarian! Join Sarah and Pete (and a special guest) as they talk about the 2022 film they saw together at the theater, which left them repeating "WTF" all the way home. Get ready for brutal murders, creeping paranoia, things going bump in the night, and Justin Long singing showtunes! And as always, don't get too scared...

Episode 140 - The People Under the Stairs

January 17, 2023 05:00 - 47 minutes - 32.4 MB

What happens when you combine Wes Craven, social commentary, dark comedy, and gimp suits? You get The People Under the Stairs! Join us this week as Pete describes to Sarah the strange tale of a young boy who finds himself trapped in a house of horrors, in his journey to free his community from a couple of greedy capitalist incest psychos, all while trying to avoid being eaten by the feral cannibals locked in the basement. Craven goes all in on social examination of class warfare and racism...

Episode 139 - Dead End

January 02, 2023 22:00 - 46 minutes - 31.7 MB

What's the worst part about the holidays? Endless car trips, packed in with the family, singing annoying songs, and being haunted by highway ghosts of course. This week Sarah presents another lesser-known movie to drive Pete insane: Dead End! This film from 2003 is a French made, English language tale about a family driving through an endless backroad during Christmas-time and encountering strange happenings along the way. Part early 2000's trash, part Twilight Zone weirdness, 100 percent ...

Episode 138 - Silent Night, Deadly Night 2

December 08, 2022 12:00 - 39 minutes - 27 MB

Merry Christmas! Happy New Year! Seasons G...Garbage Day!? This holiday season, Pete and Sarah discuss the movie that started the meme heard round the world: Silent Night, Deadly Night 2! What started as a money making scheme to just re-edit footage from the first movie into a "sequel" became something so much more. Well, it was definitely that first thing, but it also spawned a cinematic moment most people know from an out-of-context clip that took the internet by storm. Join  the horror...

Episode 137 - Dead Silence

December 06, 2022 13:00 - 53 minutes - 37.1 MB

It had to happen sooner or later... Ventriloquist Dummies!!! That's right, its the 2007 film "Dead Silence", which just so happens to be one of Sarah's favorites. And one of Pete's least favorite. A Wan/Whanell classic about a ghost woman seeking revenge via her treasured dummies and a curse that punishes you for screaming. Tune in as they discuss dummies, Donnies, and proper theater etiquette. Can Pete endure this 2000's flick without screaming for mercy? Listen to find out, and as always...

Ep 136 - Smile

November 29, 2022 03:00 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MB

This week, Pete and Sarah learn how to Smile!! The latest in the popular sub-genre of curses that follow people around and drive them crazy until they kill them, Smile is a creepy horror flick that will keep you tense the entire time. Join us as we discuss its themes of psychological horror, paranoia, and deep-seated trauma. And as always, don't get too scared!

Episode 136 - Smile

November 29, 2022 03:00 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MB

This week, Pete and Sarah learn how to Smile!! The latest in the popular sub-genre of curses that follow people around and drive them crazy until they kill them, Smile is a creepy horror flick that will keep you tense the entire time. Join us as we discuss its themes of psychological horror, paranoia, and deep-seated trauma. And as always, don't get too scared!

Episode 135 - Cabin by the Lake

November 14, 2022 13:00 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MB

Welcome to a brand new era of Fearless Films! Kevin has retired from the podcast, but fear not, there is a new host to rise up in his place! Sarah is a fellow horror head who will be taking turns with Pete to talk about films both good and bad. The people may change, but the format stays the same. We talk about scary films so the scaredy cats don't have to watch them. This week, Sarah will be treating Pete to a made-for-TV movie about a serial killer screenwriter who uses his deadly hobby a...

Episode 134 - The NEW Halloween Trilogy

October 31, 2022 01:00 - 1 hour - 77.2 MB

Kevin here - When I started doing this podcast with Pete 3 years ago, I had thought that I would be talking with my friend about the intricate, diabolical and twisted imagining of horror story crafters. Learning riveting and terrifying secrets about the stories told throughout the years that I was always too scared to learn about. After listening to over 150 different horror movies explained to me I've come to see the truth: MOST  of these damn movies are low effort, money grubbing crapfests...

Episode 133 - Resident Evil

October 18, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 51 MB

What happens when a movie studio decides to adapt a popular zombie horror video game into a movie? Nothing good! Join the guys as they break down 2002's Resident Evil. It's a fast-paced, action packed, thrill ride with plenty of guns and revealing female nudity.... so, nothing at all like the game its based on. This is what happens when you don't let George Romero make your zombie movie!

Episode 132 - Overlord

October 04, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 41.5 MB

Zombie Boom Boom Shoot em up!

Episode 131 - Maximum Overdrive

September 20, 2022 12:00 - 55 minutes - 37.8 MB

VROOM VROOM TRUCKS EXPLODE Steve King himself scared the hell outta people with this movie... but probably not like he intended to. 

Episode 130 - Children of the Corn

September 06, 2022 13:00 - 53 minutes - 37 MB

Corn comes in all varieties: Pop corn. Corn on the cob. Canned corn. Sacrificial corn. What happens when a town’s children decide to rise up and destroy all the adults? Things go surprisingly well for them, despite having no commerce, infrastructure, or any clear goals. As long as the dark God of the fields keeps giving them corn, these children are gonna keep on… children-ing…

Episode 129 - Cujo

August 22, 2022 22:00 - 51 minutes - 35.2 MB

The tales of Stephen King continue with the most famous of killer dogs, Cujo! Kevin can't believe that such a good boy of a St. Bernard could ever be so bad. Pete wonders if its not too late to learn how to fix his own car. Join us for another terrifying King tale, and remember, don't get too scared...

Episode 128 - The Mist

August 09, 2022 12:00 - 57 minutes - 39.7 MB

What happens when a bunch of Mainers get trapped in a super market and creepy tentacle monsters are lurking outside? Kevin has a bad time! Join us as Pete pulls Kevin kicking and screaming through another Stephen King tale about monsters eating humans, humans turning on other humans, and Thomas Jane having another bad day in a King story.

Episode 127 - Friday the 13th The Series

July 25, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 41.3 MB

Kevin's notes just say LIES LIES LIES in all caps... Pete's notes, on the other hand, say we have a very special treat this week. In the late 80's, the producers of the Friday the 13th films decided they wanted more, so they made a TV series based around their slasher property. Except it wasn't a slasher, it was a "mystery of the week" horror show. And Jason wasn't in it. And it didn't take place at Crystal Lake. And it was about two cousins trying to retrieve cursed antiques so innocent ...

Episode 126 - The Babysitter: Killer Queen

July 11, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour - 43.4 MB

The Babysitter is back.... kind of. Samara Weaving returns as the deadly babysitter Bee, but only for about 8 minutes, because she got super famous between movies. The rest of the first movie's cast returns as well, mostly to fill the gap from the stars' absence. Will the young boy Cole be able to fight off the forces of evil again?? Yes. He will.