Horror Movie Survival Guide
554 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 101 ratingsHorror Movie Survival Guide is a weekly podcast where two long time chums (and unlikely gorehounds) watch and talk about horror films from a survival point of view. We ask the question - how can *we* end up as the final girl? Join Julia Marchese and Teri Gamble as we take a deep dive into everything from OG horror to newly released films (but preferably classics on VHS). We'll talk about obscure details that no one else notices, spin off into alternate casting universes, crush on some foxy, dodgy fellows (and creepy uncles), and arm ourselves with the knowledge necessary to become The Final Girl!
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HMSG Interview with Dennis Christopher
April 27, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 54.4 MBDennis Christopher is a BAFTA award winning actor whose career has spanned decades, from his breakout role in Breaking Away and dozens of films and television shows including Fellini's Roma, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Profiler, FreakyLinks, Deadwood, Django Unchained and Horror Movie Survival Guide faves the 1990 mini-series of IT (as Julia's favorite character, Eddie Kaspbrak!) and Julia top 5 fave Fade to Black. Teri and Julia were beyond thrilled to sit down with Dennis and hear some of ...
The Eyes of my Mother - You're my only friend
April 20, 2020 07:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBNicolas Pesce's 2016 film The Eyes of my Mother is a gorgeous black and white nightmarescape of a film, starting our brutal and only ramping up from there. While the influence of early horror films like Night of the Living Dead and Psycho is apparent, the film is totally unique and definitely has a style of its own. Stark imagery and terrific performances make this film stand out. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/HorrorMovieSurvivalGuide)
The Eyes of my Mother - "You're my only friend"
April 20, 2020 07:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBThe Eyes of my Mother (2016) - "You're my only friend" Nicolas Pesce's 2016 film The Eyes of my Mother is a gorgeous black and white nightmarescape of a film, starting our brutal and only ramping up from there. While the influence of early horror films like Night of the Living Dead and Psycho is apparent, the film is totally unique and definitely has a style of its own. Stark imagery and terrific performances make this film stand out. Support the Show.
Misery - "Making you feel all oogy"
April 13, 2020 07:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MBMisery (1990) - "Making you feel all oogy" Stephen King's bestseller Misery is up at the top as one of the best adaptations of his work, with incredible performances by James Caan and Kathy Bates (who won both the Golden Globe and the Oscar for best actress for her turn as psychotic Annie Wilkes). Playing on King's worst fears as a writer, being trapped by a mentally unhinged super stan in an isolated cabin after a car accident, William Goldman's script is air tight and Rob Reiner brings tr...
Misery - Making you feel all oogy
April 13, 2020 07:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MBStephen King's bestseller Misery is up at the top as one of the best adaptations of his work, with incredible performances by James Caan and Kathy Bates (who won both the Golden Globe and the Oscar for best actress for her turn as psychotic Annie Wilkes). Playing on King's worst fears as a writer, being trapped by a mentally unhinged super stan in an isolated cabin after a car accident, William Goldman's script is air tight and Rob Reiner brings tremendous tension with his direction. And all...
Misery - "Making you feel all oogy"
April 13, 2020 07:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MBMisery (1990) - "Making you feel all oogy" Stephen King's bestseller Misery is up at the top as one of the best adaptations of his work, with incredible performances by James Caan and Kathy Bates (who won both the Golden Globe and the Oscar for best actress for her turn as psychotic Annie Wilkes). Playing on King's worst fears as a writer, being trapped by a mentally unhinged super stan in an isolated cabin after a car accident, William Goldman's script is air tight and Rob Reiner brings tr...
HMSG Interview with Graham Skipper!
April 06, 2020 07:00 - 57 minutes - 39.7 MBGraham Skipper is an actor, writer and director, who came to horror hounds' attention with his bloody, brilliant performance as Herbert West in Stuart Gordon's stage production of Re-Animator: The Musical. He's starred in dozens of films, including Almost Human, The Mind's Eye, Beyond the Gates, Bliss and VFW. He also wrote and directed the horror film Sequence Break, as well as periodically putting on a horror themed bar in the LA area called The Rated R Speakeasy. Graham Skipper is super c...
HMSG Interview with Graham Skipper
April 06, 2020 07:00 - 57 minutes - 39.7 MBGraham Skipper is an actor, writer and director, who came to horror hounds' attention with his bloody, brilliant performance as Herbert West in Stuart Gordon's stage production of Re-Animator: The Musical. He's starred in dozens of films, including Almost Human, The Mind's Eye, Beyond the Gates, Bliss and VFW. He also wrote and directed the horror film Sequence Break, as well as periodically putting on a horror themed bar in the LA area called The Rated R Speakeasy. Graham Skipper is super c...
When a Stranger Calls - "Have you checked the children?"
March 30, 2020 07:00 - 31 minutes - 21.3 MBWhen a Stranger Calls (1979) - "Have you checked the children?" Based on an urban legend about a babysitter getting some disturbing phone calls (and clearly the inspiration for the beginning of Scream) this film goes for a real, gritty cat and mouse chase for an escaped lunatic killer - with great performances and some legit thrills. The final movie in our round of films from 1979! Support the show
When a Stranger Calls - Have you checked the children?
March 30, 2020 07:00 - 31 minutes - 21.3 MBBased on an urban legend about a babysitter getting some disturbing phone calls (and clearly the inspiration for the beginning of Scream) this film goes for a real, gritty cat and mouse chase for an escaped lunatic killer - with great performances and some legit thrills. The final movie in our round of films from 1979! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/HorrorMovieSurvivalGuide)
When a Stranger Calls - "Have you checked the children?"
March 30, 2020 07:00 - 31 minutes - 21.3 MBWhen a Stranger Calls (1979) - "Have you checked the children?" Based on an urban legend about a babysitter getting some disturbing phone calls (and clearly the inspiration for the beginning of Scream) this film goes for a real, gritty cat and mouse chase for an escaped lunatic killer - with great performances and some legit thrills. The final movie in our round of films from 1979! Support the Show.
Dracula - "Nice and fat and juicy"
March 23, 2020 07:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MBDracula (1979) - "Nice and fat and juicy" Dracula has been portrayed countless times on screen, but never with the unflappable raw sexuality that Frank Langella brings to his Count D. With Donald Pleasance as Dr. Seward and Laurence Olivier as Van Helsing, you know this film is going to bring the awesome. This is the third in our round of films from 1979! Support the Show.
Dracula (1979) - Nice and fat and juicy
March 23, 2020 07:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MBDracula has been portrayed countless times on screen, but never with the unflappable raw sexuality that Frank Langella brings to his Count D. With Donald Pleasance as Dr. Seward and Laurence Olivier as Van Helsing, you know this film is going to bring the awesome. This is the third in our round of films from 1979!
Dracula - Nice and fat and juicy
March 23, 2020 07:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MBDracula has been portrayed countless times on screen, but never with the unflappable raw sexuality that Frank Langella brings to his Count D. With Donald Pleasance as Dr. Seward and Laurence Olivier as Van Helsing, you know this film is going to bring the awesome. This is the third in our round of films from 1979! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/HorrorMovieSurvivalGuide)
Dracula - "Nice and fat and juicy"
March 23, 2020 07:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MBDracula (1979) - "Nice and fat and juicy" Dracula has been portrayed countless times on screen, but never with the unflappable raw sexuality that Frank Langella brings to his Count D. With Donald Pleasance as Dr. Seward and Laurence Olivier as Van Helsing, you know this film is going to bring the awesome. This is the third in our round of films from 1979! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/HorrorMovieSurvivalGuide)
Tourist Trap - Feels like Flesh
March 16, 2020 07:00 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MBEveryone's been drawn into a run down roadside tourist trap while travelling, and this film proves they are great settings for a horror film too! Lots of loving homages to horror, creepy mannequins and masked figures takes this coulda-been-your-average-slasher up a notch! The second in our round of films from 1979! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/HorrorMovieSurvivalGuide)
Tourist Trap - "Feels like Flesh"
March 16, 2020 07:00 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MBTourist Trap (1979) - "Feels like Flesh" Everyone's been drawn into a run down roadside tourist trap while travelling, and this film proves they are great settings for a horror film too! Lots of loving homages to horror, creepy mannequins and masked figures takes this coulda-been-your-average-slasher up a notch! The second in our round of films from 1979! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/HorrorMovieSurvivalGuide)
Tourist Trap - "Feels like Flesh"
March 16, 2020 07:00 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MBTourist Trap (1979) - "Feels like Flesh" Everyone's been drawn into a run down roadside tourist trap while travelling, and this film proves they are great settings for a horror film too! Lots of loving homages to horror, creepy mannequins and masked figures takes this coulda-been-your-average-slasher up a notch! The second in our round of films from 1979! Support the Show.
Phantasm - Fear is the killer
March 09, 2020 07:00 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MBDon Coscarelli's 1979 film Phantasm is a fever dream of strange creatures, devices, people and powers that never quite get explained, but that all come together beautifully. With fun characters and a great final boy, not to mention the iconic Tall Man and sentinel spheres, this film is a cult classic for a reason. The first of our round of films from 1979! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/HorrorMovieSurvivalGuide)
Phantasm - "Fear is the killer"
March 09, 2020 07:00 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MBPhantasm (1979) - "Fear is the killer" Don Coscarelli's 1979 film Phantasm is a fever dream of strange creatures, devices, people and powers that never quite get explained, but that all come together beautifully. With fun characters and a great final boy, not to mention the iconic Tall Man and sentinel spheres, this film is a cult classic for a reason. The first of our round of films from 1979! Support the Show.
Anna and the Apocalypse - "Withdraw your tongues!"
March 02, 2020 08:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBAnna & the Apocalypse (2017) - "Withdraw your tongues!" Anna & the Apocalypse is the fourth film in our horror musical round and is not only a horror musical, but a *Christmas* horror musical! The film takes place around a Scottish school doing their Christmas show, where a group of students, parents and faculty must defend themselves against an ever growing zombie horde - in song! Gory, musical fun! Support the Show.
Anna & the Apocalypse - Withdraw your tongues!
March 02, 2020 08:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBAnna & the Apocalypse is the fourth film in our horror musical round and is not only a horror musical, but a *Christmas* horror musical! The film takes place around a Scottish school doing their Christmas show, where a group of students, parents and faculty must defend themselves against an ever growing zombie horde - in song! Gory, musical fun! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/HorrorMovieSurvivalGuide)
Anna and the Apocalypse - "Withdraw your tongues!"
March 02, 2020 08:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBAnna & the Apocalypse (2017) - "Withdraw your tongues!" Anna & the Apocalypse is the fourth film in our horror musical round and is not only a horror musical, but a *Christmas* horror musical! The film takes place around a Scottish school doing their Christmas show, where a group of students, parents and faculty must defend themselves against an ever growing zombie horde - in song! Gory, musical fun! Support the show
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - You shall drip rubies
February 24, 2020 08:00 - 44 minutes - 30.6 MBTim Burton's 2007 film version of Stephen Sondheim's genius musical Sweeney Todd is a filthy, bloody Victorian London delight, with Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham-Carter singing their hearts out as Sweeney Todd, an ex-con barber with murder & revenge on his mind and Mrs. Lovett, the scheming, love sick pie shop owner who teams up with Todd to act out his plot to kill his nemesis & recover his daughter. An absolutely incredible, brave, gory, brilliant musical that is such a brutal/incredible ...
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - "You shall drip rubies"
February 24, 2020 08:00 - 44 minutes - 30.6 MBSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) - "You shall drip rubies" Tim Burton's 2007 film version of Stephen Sondheim's genius musical Sweeney Todd is a filthy, bloody Victorian London delight, with Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham-Carter singing their hearts out as Sweeney Todd, an ex-con barber with murder & revenge on his mind and Mrs. Lovett, the scheming, love sick pie shop owner who teams up with Todd to act out his plot to kill his nemesis & recover his daughter. An absolut...
Repo the Genetic Opera - Post plague Italian renaissance
February 17, 2020 08:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBThe 2008 film Repo the Genetic Opera is based on a stage musical. Set in the not too distant future, an evil corporation does organ transplants to those in need, but then repossesses those organs if a payment is missed - straight out of the debtors body (while they're alive). Bold visuals, fun casting and buckets of gore means its perfect for our second film in our horror musical round. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/HorrorMovieSurvivalGuide)
Repo! The Genetic Opera - "Post plague Italian Renaissance"
February 17, 2020 08:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBThe 2008 film Repo! The Genetic Opera is based on a stage musical. Set in the not too distant future, an evil corporation does organ transplants to those in need, but then repossesses those organs if a payment is missed - straight out of the debtors body (while they're alive). Bold visuals, fun casting and buckets of gore means its perfect for our second film in our horror musical round. Support the Show.
Phantom of the Paradise - "Tasty, Winslow, Tasty"
February 10, 2020 08:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MBIf swooping/split-screen/colorful/hand-held/mind boggling camera/editing work is your scene, and/or you're super into updated Faustian tales turned rock musicals scored by Paul Williams, Phantom of the Paradise is for you! Written and directed by Brian De Palma, this 1974 film is firing on all guns - taking no less than 5 classic horror tales and sculpting them into this rock mashup! The first in our horror musical round! Support the Show.
Phantom of the Paradise - Tasty, Winslow, Tasty
February 10, 2020 08:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MBIf swooping/split-screen/colorful/hand-held/mind boggling camera/editing work is your scene, and/or you're super into updated Faustian tales turned rock musicals scored by Paul Williams, Phantom of the Paradise is for you! Written and directed by Brian De Palma, this 1974 film is firing on all guns - taking no less than 5 classic horror tales and sculpting them into this rock mashup! The first in our horror musical round! Support the show
Cooties - Oh, look. Carnage.
February 03, 2020 08:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MB2014 Cooties is a film unafraid to cut apart a chicken on screen before the title even rolls, so you know it ain't afraid to bring the gore! Evil children infected by that very same chicken start hunting down a band of very un-hero like (but adorable!) teachers in a small town elementary school - and when that band of adventurers is lead by none other than Elijah Wood, you know there will be some battles a plenty! Goretastic fun! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/HorrorMovieSurvival...
Cooties - Oh, look. Carnage.
February 03, 2020 08:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MB2014 Cooties is a film unafraid to cut apart a chicken on screen before the title even rolls, so you know it ain't afraid to bring the gore! Evil children infected by that very same chicken start hunting down a band of very un-hero like (but adorable!) teachers in a small town elementary school - and when that band of adventurers is lead by none other than Elijah Wood, you know there will be some battles a plenty! Goretastic fun! Support the show
Cooties - "Oh, look. Carnage."
February 03, 2020 08:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBCOOTIES - "Oh, look. Carnage" 2014 Cooties is a film unafraid to cut apart a chicken on screen before the title even rolls, so you know it ain't afraid to bring the gore! Evil children infected by that very same chicken start hunting down a band of very un-hero like (but adorable!) teachers in a small town elementary school - and when that band of adventurers is lead by none other than Elijah Wood, you know there will be some battles a plenty! Goretastic fun! Support the Show.
The Innocents - I do sense things
January 27, 2020 08:00 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MBJack Clayton's 1961 film adaptation of The Innocents is based on the play by William Archibald (with a screenplay punched up by none other than Truman Capote) which is, in turn, based on Henry James' novel The Turn of the Screw. Shot in lush black and white cinemascope, this film is an absolute feast for the senses, with stunning cinematography, opulent costumes, and incredible performances from its cast across the board. Definitely recommended! Support the show
The Innocents - "I Do Sense Things"
January 27, 2020 08:00 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MBTHE INNOCENTS (1961) Jack Clayton's 1961 film adaptation of The Innocents is based on the play by William Archibald (with a screenplay punched up by none other than Truman Capote) which is, in turn, based on Henry James' novel The Turn of the Screw. Shot in lush black and white cinemascope, this film is an absolute feast for the senses, with stunning cinematography, opulent costumes, and incredible performances from its cast across the board. Definitely recommended! Support the Show.
The Innocents - I do sense things
January 27, 2020 08:00 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MBJack Clayton's 1961 film adaptation of The Innocents is based on the play by William Archibald (with a screenplay punched up by none other than Truman Capote) which is, in turn, based on Henry James' novel The Turn of the Screw. Shot in lush black and white cinemascope, this film is an absolute feast for the senses, with stunning cinematography, opulent costumes, and incredible performances from its cast across the board. Definitely recommended! Support the show
Green Room - I got a dumb idea
January 20, 2020 08:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBJeremy Saulnier's 2015 film Green Room is punk AF. When an out of state punk band suddenly become trapped in a club full of violent skinheads, they have to use their wits and everything within their grasp to try and survive. The cast is top drawer, and the movie is brutal, hilarious and no holds barred. This film is unlike any other! Recommended! Support the show
Green Room - I got a dumb idea
January 20, 2020 08:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBJeremy Saulnier's 2015 film Green Room is punk AF. When an out of state punk band suddenly become trapped in a club full of violent skinheads, they have to use their wits and everything within their grasp to try and survive. The cast is top drawer, and the movie is brutal, hilarious and no holds barred. This film is unlike any other! Recommended! Support the show
Green Room - "I got a Dumb Idea"
January 20, 2020 08:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBGREEN ROOM (2015) Jeremy Saulnier's 2015 film Green Room is punk AF. When an out of state punk band suddenly become trapped in a club full of violent skinheads, they have to use their wits and everything within their grasp to try and survive. The cast is top drawer, and the movie is brutal, hilarious and no holds barred. This film is unlike any other! Highly Recommended! Support the Show.
Mom and Dad - Sawzall
January 13, 2020 08:00 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MBThis bonkers film from 2017 written and directed by Brian Taylor features Nicolas Cage and Selma Blair as a mom and dad who wake up on a day where all parents inexplicably start murdering their own children. The darkest of dark comedies, this film has your laughs, your gore, and Nicolas Cage smashing a pool table to bits with a sledgehammer. What more could you ask for in a film? Support the Show.
Mom and Dad - Sawzall
January 13, 2020 08:00 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MBThis bonkers film from 2017 written and directed by Brian Taylor features Nicolas Cage and Selma Blair as a mom and dad who wake up on a day where all parents inexplicably start murdering their own children. The darkest of dark comedies, this film has your laughs, your gore, and Nicolas Cage smashing a pool table to bits with a sledgehammer. What more could you ask for in a film? Support the show
The Fly - Cheeseburger!
January 06, 2020 08:00 - 36 minutes - 25 MBDavid Cronenberg's 1986 film The Fly is a body-horror-machine vs. man- mad-scientist's delight with Jeff Goldblum tearing up the scenery in the best way as Seth Brundle, whose inventions & ambitions will drive him mad, and Geena Davis as the lovestruck journalist who gets swept along in his madness. Goretastic fun! Support the Show.
The Fly - Cheeseburger!
January 06, 2020 08:00 - 36 minutes - 25 MBDavid Cronenberg's 1986 film The Fly is a body-horror-machine vs. man- mad-scientist's delight with Jeff Goldblum tearing up the scenery in the best way as Seth Brundle, whose inventions & ambitions will drive him mad, and Geena Davis as the lovestruck journalist who gets swept along in his madness. Goretastic fun! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/HorrorMovieSurvivalGuide)
Happy New Year 2020!
January 01, 2020 08:00 - 6 minutes - 4.55 MBCan you believe it's 2020? We're living in the future! (Except we still cling to our vinyl/VHS analogue past!) Hope you have a great New Year's Eve and we're excited for another year of talking about scary films! Support the Show.
Happy New Year 2020!
January 01, 2020 08:00 - 6 minutes - 4.55 MBCan you believe it's 2020? We're living in the future! (Except we still cling to our vinyl/VHS analogue past!) Hope you have a great New Year's Eve and we're excited for another year of talking about scary films! Support the show
Happy Holidays 2019!
December 23, 2019 08:00 - 8 minutes - 5.64 MBHope whatever you celebrate this holiday season is full of laughter, mirth, horror movies and wise final girl decisions. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/HorrorMovieSurvivalGuide)
Happy Holidays 2019!
December 23, 2019 08:00 - 8 minutes - 5.64 MBHope whatever you celebrate this holiday season is full of laughter, mirth, horror movies and wise final girl decisions. Support the Show.
Hour of the Wolf - A minute is an immense amount of time
December 16, 2019 08:00 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MBIngmar Bergman's 1968 film Hour of the Wolf is his brilliant delve into horror, starring Max Von Sydow as an artist losing his mind and Liv Ullman as his long suffering wife, living together on a remote island that seems to be aiming to drive them apart and insane. An incredible look at marriage, insanity, fame and filmmaking itself. Support the Show.
Hour of the Wolf - A minute is an immense amount of time
December 16, 2019 08:00 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MBIngmar Bergman's 1968 film Hour of the Wolf is his brilliant delve into horror, starring Max Von Sydow as an artist losing his mind and Liv Ullman as his long suffering wife, living together on a remote island that seems to be aiming to drive them apart and insane. An incredible look at marriage, insanity, fame and filmmaking itself. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/HorrorMovieSurvivalGuide)
Carnival of Souls - Our imaginations play tricks on us
December 09, 2019 08:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MBHerk Harvey's 1962 cult classic Carnival of Souls was a first watch for both Teri and Julia, and it blew them both away. Dreamlike, beautiful and haunting, this film is a clear inspiration for countless horror films that came after it, and is worth every moment of your time. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/HorrorMovieSurvivalGuide)
Carnival of Souls - Our imaginations play tricks on us
December 09, 2019 08:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MBHerk Harvey's 1962 cult classic Carnival of Souls was a first watch for both Teri and Julia, and it blew them both away. Dreamlike, beautiful and haunting, this film is a clear inspiration for countless horror films that came after it, and is worth every moment of your time. Support the Show.