Fearless Films

Episode 83 - Lights Out

Do you have ANY idea what I have to work with on these descriptions??! Pete's notes- A short indie horror film where there's a monster lurking in the darkness, called Lights out.  Ok, fine, great. little sparse but i can do this.  Kevin's notes- DANANANANA CAT VAMPIRE! ... I don't even think that's enough nana's for the batman theme. I hate this place. 

Episode 82 - Silence of the Lambs

Hello Clarice ... IS APPARENTLY NOT WHAT HE SAYS AT ALL.  Pete takes Kevin through the masterly well crafted crime thriller (not horror because it won awards) movie Silence of the Lambs. Learn everything about why Anthony Hopkins is not invited to Kevin's birthday party.  There's apparently stuff about the movie in there too. 

Episode 81 - The Grudge

So I got the notes for this episode from Kevin and it just reads as follows: "PResideennt??? ALIEANS?!? Bill pullmans is a cat boy? Buffy hates ghosts........ I need to rewatch Memento. " So yeah. That's what's in this episode. I guess? Enjoy trying to unraveling Kevin and Pete's perplexed ramblings about The Grudge! 

Episode 80 - April Fools

Pete digs up another terrible holiday themed horror movie and Kevin can't handle it. This time Pete had gone too far. The tables are turned in this episode!  What does that mean? I don't know! They don't tell me things! What do table's turning even have to do with anything? Wouldn't the table just still be the same? If it's a round or square table can you even tell if it's been turned?  Find the answers to none of these questions on this week's episode of Fearless Films! 

Episode 79 - Antebellum

Join us everyone as today Pete takes Kevin through one of the most uncomfortable moments in American history... OR DOES HE? IT's weird, and racist, and it definitely makes the two boys uncomfortable, its... Antebellum! 

Episode 78 - The Omen

Join us as the boys break down the 2006 apocalyptical horror movie The Omen. Pete comes to terms with his fear and suspicion of all humans under the age of 10 and Kevin learns what the word "plagiarism" means.  Also this isn't ghostbusters? They told me to put that in. I don't know why. 

Episode 77 - The Leprechaun 2

Hey Everyone and welcome to Fearless films! Today's episode is... *checks calendar*  Aaaah dammit.  Happy St Patrick's day. I'm sorry. 

Episode 76 - Mimic

Come join Pete and Kevin as Pete raises Kevin's hope up to super high levels by brings us a Guillermo del Toro movie and then completely throwing them to the ground by explaining a convoluted weird movie about bugs in a sewer.  Mimic! kinda, they don't actually look like people yaaaaay.

Episode 75 - Hellraiser

EEEEEEWWWWWWWWWW Gross. WTF. 

Episode 74 - Misery

Episode 73 - Valentine

*TRIGGER WARNING* If talking about ABSOULTE TRASH movies from the early 2000s makes you upset or uncomfortable- DONT LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE.  Kevin and Pete get together, begrudgingly, to talk about a movie so bad that even Pete wants out from the beginning.  Listen as the perplexed duo question their way through this horribly done, kinda spoof of a slasher movie that didn't try hard enough to either be entertaining, scary or deliver a message. Love is in the air everyone! 

Episode 72 - Insidious

Join us as we figure out if a building, or a person can be haunted!  I mean, Pete figures that out. Kevin just gets grumpy because even though people were actually acting smart here, it didn't seem to help them out any.  Enjoy Insidious as Pete winds us through the harrowing haunting and remember- don't get too scared! 

Episode 71 - The Ring

Pete and Kevin get to play historians as they dredge up the usage of the mythical 'VHS' tape, a major part of the storyline in The Ring.  While Pete tries to wind a terrifying tale of curses and long reaching evil and revenge, Kevin can't help but notice its all down to bad parenting and weirdly high numbers of horse suicide.  So sit back, relax, and  please be kind and rewind after listening to this episode of Fearless Films! 

Episode 70 - Night of the Living Dead

We're back to the scary world of Romero in The Night of the Living Dead! Where Pete desperately tries to convince Kevin that undead ghouls shuffling around at roughly the speed of a zoomba are scary.  Learn about THE movie that kicked off what we know as modern zombies, even though they weren't called zombies in this one! Pete gets to rave about a classic he respects and Kevin gets to see how slow motion monster can, in fact, be deadly, if only due to numbers. 

Episode 69 - The Lodge

It's all fun and games here at Fearless films! At least that's what Kevin's desperately trying to do in this episode as Pete takes him through one of the more bleak movies he's had to watch and talk about.  Back to the woods they go in The Lodge, a suspense filled mystery turned horror where the two boys takes their listeners on a tale of horrible parenting techniques, super villain origin stories, and for some reason an Island with a polar bear?  I don't know man, I just write the descrip...

Episode 68- The Blair Witch Project

Come hiking with us in the woods of America where its totally safer than Sweden!  That's a lie. It's not safe at all. Pete take Kevin on a short but brutal tour of the Blair woods as they wind their way through the tale of The Blair Witch Project. Not only the scope of the movie, but they also discuss the long reaching ramifications of the new 'found footage' style of film making and the mark the movie made on Hollywood by being such a financial success.  Kevin also learns of the best way ...

Episode 67 - Cube

On this weeks episode, the guys face one of the most terrifying forces in the world: geometry!! We are talking about Cube, a Canadian sci-fi horror film from 1997. Pete explains the story of a group of strangers trapped in a gigantic cube shaped construct made up of individual cube-rooms. They must use their wits to survive the deadly, booby-trapped rooms, figure out why they have been imprisoned, and find a way out before they starve to death. Kevin knows better than to assume they will r...

Episode 66 - Terror Train

On this episode of Fearless Films, the guys check out Jamie Lee Curtis' second slasher outing with the 1980 Canadian horror film, Terror Train. The story follows a group of college students celebrating New Years on a party train, and being stalked by a vengeful killer. Not quite "Die Hard on a train" but close enough. Pete takes Kevin through the intriguing mystery of the movie, which is not the identity of the killer, but how they manage to sneak around the train undetected (hint, this is ...

Episode 65 - Silent Night Deadly Night

Welcome to Christmas time at Fearless Films! Having run out of Black Christmas movies to talk about (for now) Pete and Kevin turn to another Christmas movie for their holiday Cheer. Unfortunately for them 'cheer' is the last thing anyone is feeling as they struggle through this movie. Pete tries to grapple with the horrendous exploitation in this 80's slasher telling the tale of a deranged orphan pushed past the brink of sanity, donning a Santa costume to go on a bloody Christmastime rampag...

Episode 64 - The Conjuring

On this week's episode of Fearless Films, the guys talk about The Conjuring! This 2010's haunting film tells the tale of a family set upon by an evil spirit, and the middle aged ghost fighting couple who comes to save them. Pete explains the history of the Warrens (the couple who fights ghosts), and how in real life, they were charlatans and con artists. The movie is a lot more sympathetic and paints them in heroic colors. Kevin, as a home owner, offers his insight into just how many spook...

Episode 63 - Child's Play

On this week's episode of Fearless Films, the guys open up one Christmas present early, and inside is a killer doll! This is the late 80's slasher hit, Child's Play! Pete tells the tale of a notorious serial killer using voodoo magic to inhabit the body of a doll in order to cheat death. He then continues his killing spree while trying to obtain the body of a young boy. In true 80's fashion, all of this madness is played straight and taken most seriously. Kevin spends the entire episode tr...

Episode 62 - 30 Days of Night

In today's episode of Fearless Films, the guys discuss 30 Days of Night, a comic book inspired tale about a group of vampires that descend on a small Alaskan town to feed for an entire month while the sun never comes up over the horizon. Pete describes the film as the last bastion of good, monstrous and violent vampires before the first Twilight film would come out the following year.  Kevin can only focus on his man-crush, Josh Hartnett, and largely complains that living in Alaska in gene...

Episode 61 - Dr. Sleep

On this weeks episode of Fearless Films, the guys return to the Overlook for the rare Stephen King sequel, this time being Dr. Sleep. Pete explains how this follow-up to The Shining focuses more on psychic people battling each other, and less on spooky haunted hotels. Little Danny Torrence is all grown up, and battling demons both metaphorically and literally. Kevin squirms as King continues to put children in danger and make us face the horrors of the human condition. He also appreciates ...

Episode 60 - The Shining

On this week's episode of Fearless Films, the guys go on holiday to the infamous Overlook Hotel in Stanley Kubrik's "The Shining." Pete breaks down the classic horror film, from its pioneering of Steadicam technology, to its differences from the Stephen King source material. Nerd warning: Pete may go on a rant about how the book is better (but the movie is still great). Kevin realizes that no where is safe from Stephen King, as this story does not even take place in Maine, but rather the s...

Episode 59 - Happy Death Day

This week on Fearless Films, the guys repeat the same day over and over again with Happy Death Day. Pete explains how a young female college student is caught in a timeloop, and is murdered over and over again by a killer in a baby mask. Unlike the seminal timeloop film, Groundhog's Day, she does not learn how to play the piano with her new free time (however, she does learn to love again). Kevin dreams about all he could get down with that extra time (like learning the piano), but then fe...

Episode 58 - The Evil Dead

On this week's episode of Fearless Films, the guys take their 1973 Oldsmobile Delta 88 to the place where evil spends its summers, Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead! Pete explains the cult classic that built the foundation of a group of young people meeting at a secluded cabin and conjuring spirits from an ancient book. He also explains that the way to defeat the evil is to hack it limb from limb, even if it is possessing your loved ones. Kevin learns the hard way why late night parties reading an...

Episode 57- Jason REMAKE

This week on Fearless Films, the guys confront their most dreaded enemy once again - THE REMAKE. This time they are discussing Friday the 13th (2009). Pete explains how the writers crammed four movies worth of plot into this one film, and yet somehow came up with a shallow series of kills with barely any story holding them together (and that's compared to the 80's slashers this is rebooting). Kevin is barely hanging on after a month of Jason, and finds no respite from this entry. He has th...

Episode 56- Friday the 13th Franchise Part 3 - Ending and Epilogue

This week on Fearless Films, the guys check out the FINAL two chapters of the Friday Franchise. No, for real, the last ones. Promise. First, Kevin gets his wish when Pete explains Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday. We learn that only the blood relative of a Jason can kill him for good and send him to Hell. Just like we learn that he actually has blood relatives at all. And a house. And a book of the dead that is the source of his undeath. Seems like a lot of things that should have been ...

Episode 55 - Friday the 13th The Gimmick Years

This week on Fearless Films, the guys enter the prime of the Friday the 13th series' pop culture influence: The Gimmick Years. From parts 5 through 8, the creators throw in everything but the kitchen sink in order to keep audiences interested in the bloody adventures of Jason Voorhees. We're talking copycat killers, Frankenstein-like revivals from the dead, battling psychic girls, and even visiting the Big Apple itself, New York City. Pete explains how each entry gets crazier and more over...

Episode 54- Friday the 13th Franchise Breakdown Part 1 - The Human Years

On this week's episode of Fearless Films, the guys return to their annual October tradition of The Franchise Breakdown. This year, they are discussing Pete's favorite slasher series, Friday the 13th. In part 1, Pete breaks down Friday's 2, 3, and 4 - The Human Years. Jason is still just a "regular" human killer, who runs instead of stalks, and struggles to grapple with teenagers instead of bending them in half with super strength. These early entries still have the feeling of late 70's summ...

Episode 53 - Black Xmas.... AGAIN.

On this week's episode of Fearless Films, the guys are celebrating their one year anniversary by coming full circle and returning to the haunted place where it all started: Black Christmas!... (2019). Pete is amazed to admit that he actually found a version of Black Christmas that he enjoyed! Turns out, when you remove the shock factor gross-out elements, creepy incest, and erratic jumps in tone, you can actually put out a pretty good movie. Kevin is skeptical, but follows along anyway. Th...

Episode 52- The Faculty

This week on Fearless Films, the guys have a study session on 1998's The Faculty, a Scream-inspired take on Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Pete explains why a shapeshifting alien overlord chooses to start their invasion in the most ethnically diverse Ohio high school instead of a major metropolitan city. He also wonders why these aliens even bother with a stealthy approach when they seem to be practically invincible as long as they stay hydrated. Kevin tries to keep up with the names and ...

Episode 51- Carrie

This week on Fearless Films, the guys discuss the very first Stephen King film adaptaion, 1976's Carrie! Pete explains the story of a lonely, bullied high school girl who discovers she has psychic powers and ultimately unleashes her rage on all those who tormented her and more. Pete also gets excited to see John Travolta in his first major film roll, and his best villainous performance until Face/Off. Kevin, having been conditioned by King stories at this point, assumes the worst at every ...

Episode 50- Ready or Not

On this weeks episode of Fearless Films, the guys sit down to play a game with the darkly funny Ready or Not. Pete delves into the pros and cons of making business deals with the Devil, and why you should always check the fine print on the contract. Also, he shows us why the Wedding Night is not the time for the bride to get to know the grooms family. Kevin explains why board games are not the path to a billion dollar company, and you should just buy sports teams instead. He also enlighten...

Episode 49 - Nightmare on Elm St

On this week's episode of Fearless Films, the guys dream up a scare with the essential 80's slasher, A Nightmare on Elm Street. This game-changer from Wes Craven is about a group of teens being stalked in their dreams by a burnt, blade wielding serial killer who can kill you in real life if you die in the dream. Pete explains how vigilante justice can backfire if the criminal you kill has the power to come back in your children's dreams. He also reminds us of the importance of listening to ...

Episode 48- Pet Semetary

On this week's special episode, the guys pick apart the two film adaptations of Stephen King's Pet Sematary. Pete explains how an overplayed accent is the key to eternal fame, and that cats are assholes whether they are undead or alive.  Kevin has to face the horrors of the idea that his children could turn demonic and kill him one day. Also, he agrees that cats are jerks.  So grab a shovel and help us dig up the horror that is Pet Sematary. And remember, don't get too scared... 

Episode 47- Scream

This week on Fearless Films, the guys redefine the slasher genre with the essential Wes Craven film, Scream (1996). Pete breaks down the rules of every horror movie (and how they can be ignored if you are badass enough). He then reveals that horrifying truth that no matter how big a name your celebrity is, no one is safe in a horror movie. Kevin is relieved to hear that not every horror movie from the late 90's/early 2000's is an edgy, cringey reminder of his teen years. He is also thrille...

Episode 47- Scream

This week on Fearless Films, the guys redefine the slasher genre with the essential Wes Craven film, Scream (1996). Pete breaks down the rules of every horror movie (and how they can be ignored if you are badass enough). He then reveals that horrifying truth that no matter how big a name your celebrity is, no one is safe in a horror movie. Kevin is relieved to hear that not every horror movie from the late 90's/early 2000's is an edgy, cringey reminder of his teen years. He is also thrille...

Episode 46 - The Blob

On this week's episode, the guys run in terror from the 1988 remake of The Blob. It's a tongue-in-cheek monster movie with a lot of gory practical effects. Pete explains how the only chance we stand against the Ruskies is with uncontrollable, mindless monsters that devour everything in sight. How this helps is still lost on him, but damn it this is America! Kevin tries to figure out why this Blob menace seems intent on breaking up as many teenage dates as possible. Maybe it was scorned by ...

Episode 45 - The Ritual

Episode 44 - Dawn of the Dead Remake

On this week's episode, the guys go back to the mall and check a remake of an old classic: 2004's remake of Dawn of the Dead! Pete explains that zombies can run now, and characters are more like set dressing in the modern horror genre. He also details a list of fun games you can play if you are trapped in a mall during an apocalypse (most include the murder of zombies!) Kevin mourns the loss of internal logic in the types of movies, from sudden zombie manifestations, to character laziness,...

Episode 42- Cabin in the Woods

On this week's episode, the guys deconstruct horror movies with the hit horror-comedy, The Cabin in the Woods. Pete explains what it takes to make a horror movie, and why studio interference almost always ends with someone getting "axed". Also, he discusses the relationship between the audience and the movie-makers, and why hardcore fans tend to get a little too "Misery" at times. Kevin develops a healthy new paranoia for middle-aged government drones watching and controlling his life. He ...

Episode 41 - Jaws

This week on Fearless Films, the guys dive in headfirst to the original summer blockbuster (and the movie that almost ruined summer at the beach), JAWS! Pete gushes over his favorite movie of all time, the breakout film of Director Stephen Spielberg and the one that changed cinema forever. Pete explains how sometimes a movie adapted from a book can be better than the source material. Then, he presents his thesis that Jaws falls under every genre of movie, not just horror. Kevin, looking to...

Episode 40- Arachnophobia

This week on Fearless Films, the guys get a healthy dose of creepy crawlies when they fall into the web of scares known as, Arachnophobia. Pete tries to explain the biology of house spiders mating with Venezuelan jumping tarantulas, but ends up just instead focusing on the comedy gold that is John Goodman. Kevin adds his personal knowledge of the dangers of home ownership. From rotting wood in the floors, to deadly slipper spiders. His recommendation is to burn the house to the ground and ...

Episode 39- Friday 13th

This week on Fearless Films, the guys head to summer camp for some fun in the sun, swimming lessons, and machete battles with homicidal maniacs. It's Friday the 13th! Pete explains the horrible history of Camp Blood, where many tragedies have occurred and the town thinks it is tainted with a death curse. He also explains the dangers of wild animals getting in your cabin. One is more important than the other. Kevin puts on his detective hat and tries to figure out who the killer is in this ...

Episode 38 - Saw

This week on Fearless Films, the guys face the ultimate test and see if they can survive Saw! (See-Saw?) Pete explains the dangerous murder-puzzles of the Jigsaw killer, a mad man with a love of overly elaborate crimes. Like the Riddler meets Hannibal Lector. Kevin wonders if he could ever survive a challenge like the one in the movie: being trapped with Pete in a room for 6 hours. He also wonders why The Dread Pirate Roberts has settled into a surgery career and left Buttercup behind. An...

Episode 37- Fantasy Island

This week on Fearless Films, the guys take some much needed vacation time and visit Fantasy Island, where dreams come true, turn on you in an instant, and then probably murder you for no real reason. Pete books us a tour on an island where any petty revenge fantasy can be fulfilled. He introduces us to the stereotype-defying guests, the barely-there owner, and the friendly zombie locals. Kevin analyzes the trauma of childhood bullying and its ongoing effects. He also explains the all aroun...

Episode 36- The Lost Boys

This week on Fearless Films, the guys hit the surf, stroll the boardwalk, and eat some take-out food with a gang of teenage vampires. Its The Lost Boys! Kevin wonders why immortal beings spend all of their time and effort on grade-school pranks and dirt bike racing. He also laments that his kids will one day be old enough to have to fight vampires themselves, and wonders where they will get all that holy water. Pete explains how much holy water is needed to fill a bath tub to "vampire kill...

Episode 35- Scary Stories to tell in the Dark

This week on Fearless Films, the guys gather around the camp fire for some Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark! Pete explains the dangers of reassembling men and angry scarecrows. Also, he dissects the thematic importance of exploring the Vietnam War in a kids movie. Kevin gives us cooking lessons that depend on human digits in the recipe, as well as his fond memories of fighting off swarms of spiders in drama club. So sit down, make some smores, and get ready for the scariest stories in ch...

Episode 34 - Final Destination

This week on Fearless Films, the guys avoid accidents and mysterious coincidences while discussing Final Destination! Pete explains how a group of teens narrowly escapes a tragic accident, so Death itself comes after them in a petty form of revenge. Pete also offers a glimpse of his own possible future of manic ramblings and intense safety precautions. Kevin wonders why Death has to cover up the evidence of its own crimes, and if they would even count as crimes. He also questions the explo...