Ruined with Alison Leiby and Halle Kiefer
248 episodes - English - Latest episode: 22 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1.5K ratingsRuined is a weekly movie podcast in which horror aficionado Halle Kiefer unpacks a different spooky film for her squeamish friend and co-host, Alison Leiby, who can’t stomach watching horror herself, but is dying to know the twists. Every week the hosts "ruin" a horror movie, from slashers to home invasions, creature features to the supernatural, they cover it all! Horror fans, scaredy cats, and film buffs are all welcome. Listen to new episodes of Ruined every Tuesday.
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Episodes
Spiral (2019) - For real this time
June 15, 2021 14:39 - 1 hour - 71.4 MBHalle and Alison try to get used to small town life in 2019’s Spiral.
Jennifer's Body
June 08, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 63.2 MBHalle and Alison finally hear a high school experience more traumatic than their own in Jennifer’s Body.
High Tension
June 01, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBHalle and Alison enjoy a beautiful weekend in the French countryside for High Tension.
The Birds
May 25, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBHalle and Alison finally face off against Alison's archnemeses, all birds, in this week's episode on Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds.
The Happening
May 18, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 63.4 MBHalle and Alison invite you and your houseplants in for a nice cold glass of lemon drink to discuss what had happened in M. Night Shyamalan's The Happening.
The Ritual
May 11, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 60.2 MBHalle and Alison crash a European lads’ holiday and encounter even more cervidae in The Ritual.
The Wicker Man (1973)
May 04, 2021 07:00 - 58 minutes - 54.1 MBHalle and Alison discuss the original Wicker Man, a movie about the scariest things of all: apples and virgins.
Ruining Ruined: Videodrome with Dave Schilling
April 29, 2021 07:00 - 50 minutes - 47 MBHalle and Alison sit down with the one and only Dave Schilling, boyfriend of the pod, for a chat about Cronenberg, technology, and, of course, Buffalo uteruses.
Videodrome
April 27, 2021 07:00 - 49 minutes - 46.2 MBLimit your screen time and stay out of Pennsylvania, because Halle and Alison are feeling the effects of Videodrome in this week’s episode of Ruined! Long live the new flesh!
Ruined Episode 37: Re-Animator
April 20, 2021 07:00 - 1 hourHalle and Alison put their heads together to tackle the world’s worst roommate in H.P. Lovecraft’s Re-Animator Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Re-Animator
April 20, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBHalle and Alison put their heads together to tackle the world’s worst roommate in H.P. Lovecraft’s Re-Animator.
Event Horizon
April 13, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 66.8 MBWhere you’re going you won’t need eyes, but you will need ears, as Halle and Alison transport you through Event Horizon.
Ruined Episode 36: Event Horizon
April 13, 2021 07:00 - 1 hourWhere you’re going you won’t need eyes, but you will need ears, as Halle and Alison transport you through Event Horizon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ruined Episode 35: Possessor
April 06, 2021 07:00 - 58 minutesHalle and Alison plug into the world of techno assassins as they ruin Possessor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Possessor
April 06, 2021 07:00 - 58 minutes - 54.3 MBHalle and Alison plug into the world of techno assassins as they ruin Possessor.
Bonus Episode: William
April 01, 2021 04:12 - 1 hour - 65.4 MBIn an April Fools episode, Alison ruins the neanderthal cloning movie William, which is shockingly not a horror movie.
Splice
March 30, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBHalle and Alison play god and ruin all the scary and sexy details of Splice.
Ruined Episode 34: Splice
March 30, 2021 07:00 - 1 hourHalle and Alison play god and ruin all the scary and sexy details of Splice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ruined Episode 33: Jeepers Creepers
March 23, 2021 07:00 - 59 minutesHalle and Alison take the scenic route and road trip through Jeepers Creepers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeepers Creepers
March 23, 2021 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55.1 MBHalle and Alison take the scenic route and road trip through Jeepers Creepers.
Ruining Ruined: The Descent with Heidi Gardner
March 18, 2021 07:00 - 42 minutes - 39.4 MBHalle and Alison are joined by SNL’s Heidi Gardner for a “girls trip” to dive deeper into The Descent.
Ruined Episode 32: The Descent
March 16, 2021 07:00 - 1 hourHalle and Alison go deep to understand cave creatures, friendship, and why people like adventure sports to ruin The Descent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Descent
March 16, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 58 MBHalle and Alison go deep to understand cave creatures, friendship, and why people like adventure sports to ruin The Descent.
The Mist
March 09, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 68.6 MBHalle and Alison head to the grocery store to pick up some snacks, terrifying weather, and religious zealots in The Mist.
Ruined Episode 31: The Mist
March 09, 2021 08:00 - 1 hourHalle and Alison head to the grocery store to pick up some snacks, terrifying weather, and religious zealots in The Mist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Wretched
March 02, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBHalle poses for a selfie with The Wretched, thought she can’t help feeling like she’s forgetting something? Or someone?
Ruined Episode 30: The Wretched
March 02, 2021 08:00 - 1 hourHalle poses for a selfie with The Wretched, thought she can’t help feeling like she’s forgetting something? Or someone? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ruining Ruined: Antichrist with Josh Gondelman and Maris Kreizman
February 25, 2021 08:00 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBHalle and Alison dig deeper into the wet soil of Antichrist by bringing on a real life couple, Josh Gondelman and Maris Kreizman.
Ruined Episode 29: Antichrist
February 23, 2021 08:00 - 1 hourHalle and Alison head into the terrors of nature to find out what exactly Antichrist is about. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Antichrist
February 23, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBHalle and Alison head into the terrors of nature to find out what exactly Antichrist is about.
The Fly
February 16, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBGive us some sugar and join Halle and Alison as they discuss teleporting and baboon ethics while ruining The Fly.
Ruined Episode 28: The Fly
February 16, 2021 08:00 - 1 hourGive us some sugar and join Halle and Alison as they discuss teleporting and baboon ethics while ruining The Fly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bonus Episode: Audition
February 14, 2021 05:01 - 51 minutes - 47.6 MBHalle and Alison got you a Valentine’s Day surprise: an Audition to be someone’s one true love, though this role probably won’t make it onto your IMDB page.
The Invisible Man
February 09, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 64.2 MBHalle and Alison keep their eyes peeled and their fire extinguishers ready to take on The Invisible Man.
Ruined Episode 27: The Invisible Man
February 09, 2021 08:00 - 1 hourHalle and Alison keep their eyes peeled and their fire extinguishers ready to take on The Invisible Man. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hellraiser
February 02, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 60 MBHalle and Alison, angels to some, demons to others, sit down with a big bucket of crickets to enjoy Hellraiser.
Ruined Episode 26: Hellraiser
February 02, 2021 08:00 - 1 hourHalle and Alison, angels to some, demons to others, sit down with a big bucket of crickets to enjoy Hellraiser. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ruining Ruined: The Aftershow with An Acquired Taste
January 27, 2021 23:14 - 49 minutesHalle and Alison welcome An Acquired Taste’s Bethany Watson and Kathleen Heaney to the first meeting of the Warwick Davis fan club to discuss 1993’s Leprechaun. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Aftershow with An Acquired Taste
January 27, 2021 23:14 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MBHalle and Alison welcome An Acquired Taste’s Bethany Watson and Kathleen Heaney to the first meeting of the Warwick Davis fan club to discuss 1993’s Leprechaun.
Ruining Ruined: Leprechaun with An Acquired Taste
January 27, 2021 23:14 - 49 minutes - 45.8 MBHalle and Alison welcome An Acquired Taste’s Bethany Watson and Kathleen Heaney to the first meeting of the Warwick Davis fan club to discuss 1993’s Leprechaun.
Leprechaun
January 26, 2021 08:00 - 57 minutes - 52.4 MBYou’re in luck, this week Halle and Alison slip on their square buckled shoes to ruin Leprechaun. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ruined Episode 25: Leprechaun
January 26, 2021 08:00 - 57 minutesYou’re in luck, this week Halle and Alison slip on their square buckled shoes to ruin Leprechaun. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Leprechaun
January 26, 2021 08:00 - 57 minutes - 53 MBYou’re in luck, this week Halle and Alison slip on their square buckled shoes to ruin Leprechaun.
The Omen
January 19, 2021 08:00 - 54 minutes - 50.2 MBHalle and Alison babysit the son of Satan while you enjoy Ruined’s episode about The Omen.
Ruined Episode 24: The Omen
January 19, 2021 08:00 - 54 minutesHalle and Alison babysit the son of Satan while you enjoy Ruined’s episode about The Omen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ma
January 12, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 60.7 MBDon't make us drink alone! Come party with Halle and Alison while they ruin the high school revenge movie, Ma.
Ruined Episode 23: Ma
January 12, 2021 08:00 - 1 hourDon't make us drink alone! Come party with Halle and Alison while they ruin the high school revenge movie, Ma. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ruined Episode 22: The Perfection
January 05, 2021 08:00 - 46 minutesJudges Halle and Alison give The Perfection 10, 10, 10s across the board, though to be fair, all cello concerts sound the same to them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Perfection
January 05, 2021 08:00 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBJudges Halle and Alison give The Perfection 10, 10, 10s across the board, though to be fair, all cello concerts sound the same to them.
Truth Or Dare
December 29, 2020 08:00 - 46 minutes - 43.5 MBHalle and Alison dare you to listen to their new episode about Truth or Dare. There’s no girl-on-girl, but there is a lot of demon-on-everybody, so the movie’s got that going for it!