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
Ruined Episode 21: Truth Or Dare
December 29, 2020 08:00 - 46 minutesHalle 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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Krampus
December 25, 2020 04:00 - 58 minutes - 54.4 MBHalle and Alison left you a present under the tree. Unfortunately, the present is a ravenous clown snake, Christmas delivery from the star of this special episode, Krampus!
Bonus Episode: Krampus
December 25, 2020 04:00 - 58 minutesHalle and Alison left you a present under the tree. Unfortunately, the present is a ravenous clown snake, Christmas delivery from the star of this special episode, Krampus! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Boy
December 22, 2020 08:00 - 50 minutes - 47 MBHalle and Alison question how much reading material is appropriate to bring when nannying for a lifeless porcelain child as they ruin The Boy.
Ruined Episode 20: The Boy
December 22, 2020 08:00 - 50 minutesHalle and Alison question how much reading material is appropriate to bring when nannying for a lifeless porcelain child as they ruin The Boy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ruined Episode 19: Poltergeist
December 15, 2020 08:00 - 48 minutesHalle and Alison debate screen time and real estate development while ruining the horror classic, Poltergeist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Poltergeist
December 15, 2020 08:00 - 48 minutes - 45.3 MBHalle and Alison debate screen time and real estate development while ruining the horror classic, Poltergeist.
Peanut Butter and Mint
December 11, 2020 01:01 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBHalle and Alison take a break from horror movies for an even scarier exercise: going through listener emails, in their first ever mailbag episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mailbag Episode: Peanut Butter and Mint
December 11, 2020 01:01 - 43 minutes - 40.7 MBHalle and Alison take a break from horror movies for an even scarier exercise: going through listener emails, in their first ever mailbag episode!
Ruined Episode 18: 28 Days Later
December 08, 2020 08:00 - 44 minutesHalle and Alison wander the streets of London and debate the perks of living in a high-rise to ruin 28 Days Later. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
28 Days Later
December 08, 2020 08:00 - 44 minutes - 41.3 MBHalle and Alison wander the streets of London and debate the perks of living in a high-rise to ruin 28 Days Later.
Ruined Episode 17: The Lodge
December 01, 2020 08:00 - 54 minutesHalle and Alison fill up the gas heater for a cozy night in at The Lodge! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Lodge
December 01, 2020 08:00 - 54 minutes - 50.8 MBHalle and Alison fill up the gas heater for a cozy night in at The Lodge!
Ruined Episode 16: Us
November 24, 2020 08:00 - 1 hourHalle and Alison spend some family time with Us, a movie that proves that getting everyone together under one roof can be downright dangerous. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Us
November 24, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 61.5 MBHalle and Alison spend some family time with Us, a movie that proves that getting everyone together under one roof can be downright dangerous.
Quarantine
November 17, 2020 08:00 - 57 minutes - 53.5 MBHalle and Alison lock down with the movie Quarantine and are surprised to discover it has no homemade banana bread in it.
Ruined Episode 15: Quarantine
November 17, 2020 08:00 - 57 minutesHalle and Alison lock down with the movie Quarantine and are surprised to discover it has no homemade banana bread in it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Children of the Corn
November 10, 2020 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MBHalle takes Alison on a terrifying journey through a corn maze to find out if children are good at running their own society. They aren’t.
Ruined Episode 14: Children of the Corn
November 10, 2020 08:00 - 51 minutesHalle takes Alison on a terrifying journey through a corn maze to find out if children are good at running their own society. They aren’t. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Purge: Election Year
November 03, 2020 08:00 - 54 minutes - 50.5 MBLet Halle and Alison accompany you to the polls, because the time has arrived for The Purge: Election Year.
Ruined Episode 13: The Purge: Election Year
November 03, 2020 08:00 - 54 minutesLet Halle and Alison accompany you to the polls, because the time has arrived for The Purge: Election Year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bonus Episode: Hereditary
October 31, 2020 07:00 - 57 minutesIn a spooky special Halloween episode Halle and Alison talk about the modern classic, Hereditary, and crown the definitive worst candy of them all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hereditary
October 31, 2020 07:00 - 57 minutes - 53.6 MBIn a spooky special Halloween episode Halle and Alison talk about the modern classic, Hereditary, and crown the definitive worst candy of them all.
Ruined Episode 12: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
October 27, 2020 07:00 - 1 hourHalle and Alison take a road trip to the Lone Star State to visit their dear friend Leatherface in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
October 27, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBHalle and Alison take a road trip to the Lone Star State to visit their dear friend Leatherface in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
Ruined Episode 11: The Thing
October 20, 2020 07:00 - 58 minutesThis week Halle ruins one of her all-time favorites, The Thing, as she and Alison talk all about slime--and it's NOT the Instagram arts and crafts kind. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Thing
October 20, 2020 07:00 - 58 minutes - 54.1 MBThis week Halle ruins one of her all-time favorites, The Thing, as she and Alison talk all about slime--and it's NOT the Instagram arts and crafts kind.
The Exorcist
October 13, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBThe power of Captain Howdy compels you to listen to this week's episode, in which Halle and Alison invite The Exorcist to stop by for a big bowl of delicious split pea soup.
Ruined Episode 10: The Exorcist
October 13, 2020 07:00 - 1 hourThe power of Captain Howdy compels you to listen to this week's episode, in which Halle and Alison invite The Exorcist to stop by for a big bowl of delicious split pea soup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ruined Episode 9: Rosemary's Baby
October 06, 2020 07:00 - 1 hourHalle and Alison breathe deep and push hard to deliver you this week's episode on Rosemary's Baby, a pregnancy horror movie that teaches you the hardest lesson of all: never, ever, ever marry an actor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Rosemary's Baby
October 06, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBHalle and Alison breathe deep and push hard to deliver you this week's episode on Rosemary's Baby, a pregnancy horror movie that teaches you the hardest lesson of all: never, ever, ever marry an actor.
Orphan
September 29, 2020 07:00 - 45 minutes - 42.1 MBHalle and Alison take in Orphan, a horror film about a woman Alison admires for her planning skills, and her ability to shop in the children’s section.
Ruined Episode 8: Orphan
September 29, 2020 07:00 - 45 minutesHalle and Alison take in Orphan, a horror film about a woman Alison admires for her planning skills, and her ability to shop in the children’s section. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ready or Not
September 22, 2020 07:00 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBBeing broke, being single, or being dead? Alison rolls the dice on which fate is worse, as Halle chases her through the plot of Ready or Not.
Ruined Episode 7: Ready or Not
September 22, 2020 07:00 - 48 minutesBeing broke, being single, or being dead? Alison rolls the dice on which fate is worse, as Halle chases her through the plot of Ready or Not. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Cabin Fever
September 15, 2020 07:00 - 56 minutes - 52.4 MBHalle, Alison, and a group of sexy, extremely unlucky college students get away for the weekend to Eli Roth's Cabin Fever.
Ruined Episode 6: Cabin Fever
September 15, 2020 07:00 - 56 minutesHalle, Alison, and a group of sexy, extremely unlucky college students get away for the weekend to Eli Roth's Cabin Fever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Funny Games
September 08, 2020 07:00 - 40 minutes - 37.6 MBHome invasion by teens? You're in for scary scenes. Halle and Alison discuss Michael Haneke's 2007 Funny Games remake and use their comedy writing skills to offer some punch up.
Ruined Episode 5: Funny Games
September 08, 2020 07:00 - 40 minutesHome invasion by teens? You're in for scary scenes. Halle and Alison discuss Michael Haneke's 2007 Funny Games remake and use their comedy writing skills to offer some punch up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ruined Episode 4: The Visit
September 01, 2020 07:00 - 43 minutesWhile revisiting (get it?!) M. Night Shyamalan's return to form The Visit, Alison and Halle finally answer the question, little kids or old people: which are scarier? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Visit
September 01, 2020 07:00 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBWhile revisiting (get it?!) M. Night Shyamalan's return to form The Visit, Alison and Halle finally answer the question, little kids or old people: which are scarier?
Candyman
August 25, 2020 04:02 - 54 minutes - 50.4 MBEvery girl’s crazy ‘bout a sharp dressed man. Halle unwraps the original Candyman and the dangers of grad school research before making Alison summon the man himself. Does he appear? Bee sure to listen and find out.
Ruined Episode 3: Candyman
August 25, 2020 04:02 - 54 minutesEvery girl’s crazy ‘bout a sharp dressed man. Halle unwraps the original Candyman and the dangers of grad school research before making Alison summon the man himself. Does he appear? Bee sure to listen and find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ruined Episode 2: The Ring
August 25, 2020 04:01 - 46 minutesA terrifying reminder that we should all try and reduce our screen time. Halle and Alison gag through the horrors of The Ring and Alison finally gets to know early 2000s icon The Girl From The Ring. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Ring
August 25, 2020 04:01 - 46 minutes - 43.3 MBA terrifying reminder that we should all try and reduce our screen time. Halle and Alison gag through the horrors of The Ring and Alison finally gets to know early 2000s icon The Girl From The Ring.
Ruined Episode 1: The Babadook
August 25, 2020 04:00 - 45 minutesIf it’s in a word, or it’s in a look, do not read your kid that mysterious book. Halle and Alison welcome The Babadook, and open the door to the scariest horror of all: motherhood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Babadook
August 25, 2020 04:00 - 45 minutes - 42.3 MBIf it’s in a word, or it’s in a look, do not read your kid that mysterious book. Halle and Alison welcome The Babadook, and open the door to the scariest horror of all: motherhood.
Welcome to Ruined
August 18, 2020 07:00 - 58 seconds - 1.43 MBIntroducing Ruined, a weekly horror movie podcast from horror aficionado Halle Kiefer and squeamish friend and co-host, Alison Leiby, who can’t stomach watching horror herself, but is dying to know the twists. Listen to new episodes of Ruined every Tuesday.