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Frightday

592 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 days ago - ★★★★★ - 258 ratings

From their compound tucked deep in the mountains of Montana, each week the Frightday crew investigates chilling incidents of high strangeness, human wickedness, peculiar cryptids, & conspiracies...from a rational perspective. The subject is then paired with a review of a new release genre film.

If it bleeds, hacks, stabs, summons, sacrifices, abducts, or bites...it is Frightday.

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Episode 51: Krampus

December 09, 2015 04:40 - 1 hour - 67.8 MB

This week is all about the shadow of Saint Nicholas. Anti-Claus. The author of the Naughty List . An Austro-Bavarian, anthropomorphic abomination, which is the focus of Michael Dougherty's follow up to 'Trick r' Treat'. We're talking Krampus. Keep our mini-fridges full of blood...I mean...not blood...normal things that people drink...by going to http://shop.frightday.com or follow us in the shadows at the following places: http://frightday.com http://twitter.com/frightday http://facebook.com/...

Episode 50: #Horror / Famous Possessions

December 02, 2015 06:48 - 1 hour - 69.6 MB

This week we talk quality zombie content, the facts & fallacies surrounding the most famous cases of possession & exorcism, & review Tara Subkoff's millennial mass murder feature, #Horror. Keep our mini-fridges full of blood...I mean...not blood...normal things that people drink...by going to http://shop.frightday.com or follow us in the shadows at the following places: http://frightday.com http://twitter.com/frightday http://facebook.com/ffrightdayy

Episode 49: Some Kind of Hate / History of Possession

November 24, 2015 08:06 - 56 minutes - 52 MB

This week we talk captor-horror, the complete history of possession and subsequent exorcism, & review Adam Egypt Mortimer's brooding, bully vengeance movie, 'Some Kind of Hate'. Keep our mini-fridges full of blood...I mean...not blood...normal things that people drink...by going to http://shop.frightday.com or follow us in the shadows at the following places: http://frightday.com http://twitter.com/frightday http://facebook.com/ffrightdayy

Episode 48: The Hallow / The Phoenix Lights Part II

November 17, 2015 09:30 - 1 hour - 64 MB

This week we talk about the latest Netflix Instant horror dump, review Corin Hardy's mythological enviro-revenge horror film The Hallow, & wrap up our coverage of the legendary Phoenix Lights...or do we... Also, we talk about a fun & soggy film called Condemned with director Eli Morgan Gesner, & actress Lydia Hearst. Keep our mini-fridges full of blood...I mean...not blood...normal things that people drink...by going to http://shop.frightday.com or follow us in the shadows at the following pl...

Episode 47: The Hive / The Phoenix Lights

November 10, 2015 11:42 - 1 hour - 76.1 MB

This week we discuss the most widely witnessed extraterrestrial event in U.S. history, review David Yarovesky’s stylish and cerebral camp horror ‘The Hive’, & Kelly falls apart entirely. Also, we talk Korean revenge cinema, & passing out from terror with ‘Julia’ director, Matthew A. Brown. Keep our mini-fridges full of blood...I mean...not blood...normal things that people drink...by going to http://shop.frightday.com or follow us in the shadows at the following places: http://frightday.com h...

Episode 46: Tales of Halloween / Cecil Hotel

November 04, 2015 05:05 - 1 hour - 75.9 MB

This week we talk LA's most infamous temporary residence, digest the sweetest of seasonal anthologies, reviewing the October Society's "Tales of Halloween", & celebrate one year of auditory atrocity. Also, we talk darkness, & candy with 'Tales of Halloween' director, Lucky Mckee (May, The Woman, All Cheerleaders Must Die). Keep our mini-fridges full of blood...I mean...not blood...normal things that people drink...by going to http://shop.frightday.com or follow us in the shadows at the follow...

Episode 45: Bone Tomahawk / Cadborosaurus

October 27, 2015 02:43 - 1 hour - 58.6 MB

This week we learn about a lesser known water monster named Caddy, talk to horror legend Sig Haid (aka Captain Spaulding), & review S. Craig Zahler's directorial debut, 'Bone Tomahawk'. A horror western that will make you loose your appetite in the best way. Also, in preparation for A Hallows Eve, we talk to 'Tales of Halloween' director, Mike Mendez (Big Ass Spider!). Keep our mini-fridges full of blood...I mean...not blood...normal things that people drink...by going to http://shop.frightda...

Episode 44: Deathgasm / Cryptids of the Northwest

October 20, 2015 03:06 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MB

This week Kelly looses her grip on reality (replacing it with blackberries), we talk northwestern cryptopossibilities, & review Jason Lei Howden's heavy metal gore-core feature Deathgasm. We also chat with L. Gustavo Cooper about his film June (available on DVD/VOD now). Keep our mini-fridges full of blood...I mean...not blood...normal things that people drink...by going to http://shop.frightday.com or follow us in the shadows at the following places: http://frightday.com http://twitter.com/f...

Episode 43: True Tales of Terror Vol. 1

October 12, 2015 06:57 - 42 minutes - 48.7 MB

This week Sam disappears, we read YOUR SPOOKY STORIES, & "Captain" Kelly shares one of her own. We also chat with Alistair Legrand about his new film "the Diabolical". Keep our mini-fridges full of blood...I mean...not blood...normal things that people drink...by going to http://shop.frightday.com or follow us in the shadows at the following places: http://frightday.com http://twitter.com/frightday http://facebook.com/ffrightdayy

Episode 42: Contracted: Phase II / Fermi Paradox

October 05, 2015 09:19 - 57 minutes - 52.9 MB

This week we talk ‘Shocker’s wicked soundtrack, breakdown the Fermi Paradox, & review Josh Forbes necrosexual sequel ‘Contracted: Phase II’. Keep our mini-fridges full of blood...I mean...not blood...normal things that people drink...by going to http://shop.frightday.com or follow us in the shadows at the following places: http://frightday.com http://twitter.com/frightday http://facebook.com/ffrightdayy

Episode 41: Goodnight Mommy / Superhenge

September 28, 2015 20:40 - 1 hour - 55.6 MB

This week we talk about a Midwest, down-home, average Joe, ghost hunter, review a dread soaked, Austrian film called 'Goodnight Mommy', & potentially make contact with one of America's most famous former paranormal investigators. Keep our mini-fridges full of blood...I mean...not blood...normal things that people drink...by going to http://shop.frightday.com or follow us in the shadows at the following places: http://frightday.com http://twitter.com/frightday http://facebook.com/ffrightdayy

Episode 40: The Visit / The Enfield Poltergeist

September 21, 2015 09:22 - 1 hour - 61 MB

This week we talk legos, levitation, and Janet's "Bill" voice, breaking down the Enfield Poltergeist, & review a film directed by a man who's plots must do yoga with all the twists they have, covering M. Night Shyamalan's gerontophobic flick, 'The Visit'. Keep our mini-fridges full of blood...I mean...not blood...normal things that people drink...by going to http://shop.frightday.com or follow us in the shadows at the following places: http://frightday.com http://twitter.com/frightday http...

Episode 39: The Boy / The Strangest Story Ever Told

September 14, 2015 00:43 - 1 hour - 56 MB

This week we talk contemporary cannibals, the "strangest story every told", & watch a psychopath blossom, reviewing Craig William Macneill, 'The Boy'. Keep our mini-fridges full of blood...I mean...not blood...normal things that people drink...by going to http://shop.frightday.com or follow us in the shadows at the following places: http://frightday.com http://twitter.com/frightday http://facebook.com/ffrightdayy

Episode 38: Unfriended / 1976 Tehran UFO Incident

September 06, 2015 22:09 - 1 hour - 61.1 MB

This week we talk amphibian exploitation, extraterrestrials testing military capabilities, & review a monitor-horror film for the millennial MTV generation, called 'Unfriended'. Keep our mini-fridges full of blood...I mean...not blood...normal things that people drink...by going to http://shop.frightday.com or follow us in the shadows at the following places: http://frightday.com http://twitter.com/frightday http://facebook.com/ffrightdayy

Episode 37: Pod / Mel's Hole Part II

August 30, 2015 01:47 - 1 hour - 59.3 MB

This week we our journey down an endless pit comes to an end, we talk liminal messages in film, & review Mickey Keating's 'Pod'. A film about a potentially paranoid schizophrenic war vet, & what may or may not be locked in his basement. Keep our mini-fridges full of blood...I mean...not blood...normal things that people drink...by going to http://shop.frightday.com or follow us in the shadows at the following places: http://frightday.com http://twitter.com/frightday http://facebook.com/ffrigh...

Episode 36: Amnesiac / Mel's Hole

August 21, 2015 18:38 - 55 minutes - 63.3 MB

This week we talk extremely graphic novels, a seemingly bottomless pit in central Washington State, & review a beautifully quiet film about torture & captivity called 'Amnesiac' by director by Michael Polish. Keep our mini-fridges full of blood...I mean...not blood...normal things that people drink...by going to http://shop.frightday.com or follow us in the shadows at the following places: http://frightday.com http://twitter.com/frightday http://facebook.com/ffrightdayy

Episode 35: Excess Flesh / Hoia Baciu Forest

August 14, 2015 07:38 - 1 hour - 58 MB

This week we talk too much about a terrible man, investigate a potential Transylvanian vortex, & binge on Patrick Kennelly's tasty horror debut 'Excess Flesh', purging our thoughts. Make sure we have money to purchase sacrifices via the appropriate channels by going to http://shop.frightday.com ...no more child snatching... or follow us in the shadows at the following places: http://frightday.com http://twitter.com/frightday http://facebook.com/ffrightdayy

Episode 34: Dark Was the Night / Bohemian Grove

August 06, 2015 22:58 - 1 hour - 86 MB

This week we discuss the top-secret, high-level, juvenile getaway Bohemian Grove, chat with 'Creep' director Patrick Brice, & review Jack Heller's moody monster thriller "Dark Was the Night". Keep our mini-fridges full of blood...I mean...not blood...normal things that people drink...by going to http://shop.frightday.com or follow us in the shadows at the following places: http://frightday.com http://twitter.com/frightday http://facebook.com/ffrightdayy

Episode 33: The Gallows / Project ISIS

July 30, 2015 07:02 - 1 hour - 57.1 MB

This week Kelly explains "ancient yuck" released by a better ISIS, Byron presses pause on serial killers, & we discuss Travis Cluff and Chris Lofings 'The Gallows', as well as the future of theatrical PG-13 horror. Keep our mini-fridges full of blood...I mean...not blood...normal things that people drink...by going to http://shop.frightday.com or follow us in the shadows at the following places: http://frightday.com http://twitter.com/frightday http://facebook.com/ffrightdayy

Episode 32: Dude Bro Party Massacre III / Bermuda Triangle

July 21, 2015 07:35 - 1 hour - 58.7 MB

This week Byron accidentally abstains from horror , we get lost in the dangerous paradise that is the Bermuda Triangle, & travel back to a simpler time (minus having to press rewind) reviewing, 'Dude Bro Party Massacre III'. Keep our mini-fridges full of blood...I mean...not blood...normal things that people drink...by going to http://shop.frightday.com or follow us in the shadows at the following places: http://frightday.com http://twitter.com/frightday http://facebook.com/ffrightdayy

Episode 31: Felt / Skinwalker Ranch Part II

July 13, 2015 08:52 - 1 hour - 60.6 MB

This week Sam gets "PG-13'd", we dive even deeper into the paranormal goldmine of the universe that is Skinwalker Ranch, & review Jason Banker's immensely bleak film Felt. Keep our mini-fridges full of blood...I mean...not blood...normal things that people drink...by going to http://shop.frightday.com or follow us in the shadows at the following places: http://frightday.com http://twitter.com/frightday http://facebook.com/ffrightdayy

Episode 30: Creep / Skinwalker Ranch

July 04, 2015 21:05 - 56 minutes - 52.2 MB

This week we discuss the art of being "M. Knighted", Kelly gives an oral history of Skinwalker Ranch, & we review Patrick Brice's craigslist nightmare, Creep. Keep our mini-fridges full of blood...I mean...not blood...normal things that people drink...by going to http://shop.frightday.com or follow us in the shadows at the following places: http://frightday.com http://twitter.com/frightday http://facebook.com/ffrightdayy

Episode 29: Let Us Prey / Malmstrom AFB UFO Incident

June 27, 2015 01:48 - 1 hour - 90.9 MB

This week we debate alien control of the United States nuclear arsenal, talk with cryptozoologist & singer of Ghoultown, Lyle Blackburn about hominid-like creatures, & watch awful people get exactly what they deserve in Brian O'Malley's 'Let Us Prey'. Shirts & pins are now available! Support our spookiness by going to http://FRIGHTDAY.com & clicking SHOP. http://FIGHTDAY.com http://twitter.com/FRIGHTDAY http://facebook.com/ffrriigghhttddaayy

Episode 28: From the Dark / Pine Gap

June 19, 2015 21:18 - 1 hour - 65 MB

This week Kelly hops on the murder train, we chat with "Some Kind of Hate" director Adam Egypt Mortimer, & review Conor McMahon's more serious follow up to "Stitches", "From the Dark". Shirts & pins are now available! Support our spookiness by going to http://FRIGHTDAY.com & clicking SHOP. http://FIGHTDAY.com http://twitter.com/FRIGHTDAY http://facebook.com/ffrriigghhttddaayy

Episode 27: Ghoul / Lesser Known Lake Monsters

June 11, 2015 00:24 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MB

This week we talk about the lake monster, Encino Man connection of the early nineties, the desolate world of Petr Jakl's 'Ghoul', & how Byron needs to, but won't take a break from the darkness. http://FRIGHTDAY.com http://twitter.com/FRIGHTDAY http://facebook.com/ffrightdayy

Episode 26: Cub (Welp) / 'Poltergeist' Curse

June 03, 2015 06:00 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MB

This week we summon a Mexican demon, discuss a grizzly Belgian adventure slasher called 'Cub', & break down the 'Poltergeist' curse. http://FRIGHTDAY.com http://twitter.com/frightday http://facebook.com/ffrightdayy

Episode 25: Area 51 / Blind Maiden / Black Knight

May 25, 2015 22:46 - 57 minutes - 78.5 MB

This week we talk about the horror of the Blind Maiden, how Mad Max: Fury Road isn't horror yet IS rad, & review Oren Peli's recently resurfaced, found footage flick about Area 51, called "Area 51". http://FRIGHTDAY.com http://twitter.com/FRIGHTDAY http://facebook.com/FFRRIIGGHHTTDDAAYY

Episode 24: Maggie / Ghosts of Estes Park

May 19, 2015 02:23 - 1 hour - 144 MB

This week we talk about living cinematically in 1979 with 'We Are Still Here' director Ted Geoghegan, chat with a guy about a ghost girl in a pizza place, & review midwestern slow burn zombie infection flick 'Maggie'. http://FRIGHTDAY.com http://twitter.com/FRIGHTDAY http://facebook.com/FFRIGHTDAYY [email protected]

Episode 23: A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night / The Surgeon's Photo

May 11, 2015 20:01 - 1 hour - 90.4 MB

This week we talk about a photo taken by a surgeon in 1934, discuss the encroaching force of nature with 'Spring' directors Aaron Moorhead & Justin Benson, & review the moodiest Iranian vampire spaghetti western in existence. http://FRIGHTDAY.com http://twitter.com/FRIGHTDAY http://facebook.com/ffrightdayy

Episode 22: Lost River / 300-Million-Year-Old Alien Screw

April 27, 2015 01:51 - 1 hour - 105 MB

This week we discuss Frankensven's Army, how much Kelly & Sam's blood is worth, films we wouldn't mind being remade, & 'Lost River'. An unsettling film directed by a handsome man named Ryan Gosling.

Episode 21: Backcountry / Immortal Sea Monster

April 20, 2015 00:50 - 1 hour - 79.8 MB

This week we talk about post-mortem spirit re-birth, pyrosomes vs. Zeus, & spend the night in Adam MacDonald's 'Backcountry'. http://FRIGHTDAY.com http://twitter.com/frightday

Episode 20: It Follows / Black-Eyed Children

April 11, 2015 20:57 - 1 hour - 76.1 MB

This week we discuss the Murphy/Gaga long con, all sorts of Paranormal Cryptididy, & David Robert Mitchell's sexually transmitted demon film, "It Follows".

Episode 19: Spring / Clark McClelland Accounts

April 05, 2015 02:03 - 55 minutes - 63.2 MB

This week we discuss slightly more scientific stories, watched Justin Benson, & Aaron Moorhead's 'Spring' blossom, & talked way too much about a bag. http://frightday.com http://twitter.com/frightday http://facebook.com/ffrriigghhttddaayy

Episode 18: Zombeavers / Blackpool Poltergeist

March 30, 2015 00:38 - 1 hour - 77.8 MB

This week we enter Byron's Mumblecorner, have a chat about British Donna's poltergeist, & sink our teeth into Jordan Rubin's undead semi-aquatic rodent film, "Zombeavers". http://frightday.com http://twitter.com/frightday http://facebook.com/ffrriigghhttddaayy Sam's Soundtrack To All Hallow's Eve http://www.frightday.com/693/ Donna Ayres Poltergeist http://www.frightday.com/think-twice-before-arguing-with-your-sibling-they-might-return-from-the-grave-to-exact-revenge/

Episode 17: Muck / Linus Norgren aka Sasquatch

March 21, 2015 20:46 - 59 minutes - 67.9 MB

This week we talk about a Sasquatch's arrest & subsequent attempted murder trial, how SnapChat ghosts are forever, & sink deep into Steve Wolsh's, 'Muck'. http://FRIGHTDAY.com http://twitter.com/FRIGHTDAY http://facebook.com/ffrriigghhttddaayy [email protected]

Episode 16: The Lazarus Effect / Flight MH370 Text Message

March 13, 2015 05:32 - 52 minutes - 60.1 MB

This week we talk Cecil Hotel Horror Stories, Phillip Wood's ass-phone, & check vitals of our first theatrical release, "The Lazarus Effect". http://frightday.com http://twitter.com/frightday.com http://facebook.com/ffrightdayy

Episode 15: Digging Up the Marrow / Mysuru Court Hall Haunting

March 08, 2015 01:04 - 1 hour - 74.3 MB

This week we talk spooky censuses, India's long, narrow, haunted justice system, & Adam Green's "footage footage" film, 'Digging Up the Marrow'.

Episode 14: Final Prayer (aka The Borderlands) / Podesta Disclosure

February 28, 2015 22:28 - 1 hour - 76.2 MB

This week we talk about Billary vs. the Truth Embargo, Sam gets manhandled by Grizzly, & we take a ride with Vatican Investigators in Elliot Goldner's, "Final Prayer". Don't check out our original shows ("It's Been a Weird Week" and "A Conversation With...") exclusively on Brew (I don't even think they're a thing anymore...). All episodes are available now exclusively on our Patreon page. Want even more? Support us at http://patreon.com/frightday at the $4 level or above. Keep our mini...

Episode 13: Extraterrestrial / Loch Lomond UFO

February 21, 2015 01:37 - 1 hour - 95.8 MB

This week we talk about Aliens playing hard to get, Ronald Raygun's party stories, & discuss just how vicious the Vicious Brothers latest film is.  Don't check out our original shows ("It's Been a Weird Week" and "A Conversation With...") exclusively on Brew (I don't even think they're a thing anymore...). All episodes are available now exclusively on our Patreon page. Want even more? Support us at http://patreon.com/frightday at the $4 level or above. Keep our mini-fridges full of blo...

Episode 12: What We Do In The Shadows

February 16, 2015 06:16 - 1 hour - 84.2 MB

This week we talk about Europa possibilities, delicious napalm, & 'What We Do In The Shadows', a delightful look into the humdrumity of eternity. We also spill our guts about the films that made is fall madly in love with the genre. http://FRIGHTDAY.com http://twitter.com/FRIGHTDAY http://facebook.com/FFRIGHTDAYY

Episode 11: Housebound

February 05, 2015 22:48 - 1 hour - 68.7 MB

This week we talk about how most things are UFOs to Bigfoot, the original sin, but with douchiness, & a film from New Zealand called, "Housebound". http://FRIGHTDAY.com http://twitter.com/FRIGHTDAY http://facebook.com/FFRIGHTDAYY Kelly's Cryptids & Conspiracies Companion links: http://frightdayblog.tumblr.com/post/110097269574

It is Frightday...

January 02, 2015 17:00 - 1 minute - 1.31 MB

Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/frightday-horror-hauntings-cryptids-conspiracies-aliens/id951360425 Stream on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/14ioP0zfFczK8hKPsDUmko?si=GHM7_eNXTgqT8Fqyuq2hKg Don't check out our original shows ("It's Been a Weird Week" and "A Conversation With...") exclusively on Brew (I don't even think they're a thing anymore...). All episodes are available now exclusively on our Patreon page. Want even more? Subscribe to FRI...

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