Pearl is the follow up to TI West's excellent film X. Telling the story of how Pearl became the deranged person we see in X. TI has an excellent eye for taking a specific style of film and executing on it masterfully. This film immediately shows its hand as an homage to classic films of the early 20's. Mia Goth manages to act her heart out throughout the film, and this is all to say we loved this movie. I'm not going to bury the lead further please give this film a watch. However,...

Rob Zombie's Halloween sure BLEEDS 2007 on its sleeve. Is that a good or a bad thing? Can it possible be essential? Find out TODAY! ************************************************** TIMECODES None this week SORRY! ************************************************** Rate and subscribe!  Follow us below for more from us and join our Discord for a chat.  We're always open to suggestions on future movies, games, shows, or books to...

We often use other movies as comparison points when thinking through if a movie is Essential or not. Same thing also can apply when we are looking to score a movie. House of the Witch Doctor might be the single greatest comparison point we could have ever asked for. If a movie is worse than this, it is truly the most pitiful thing on the planet. Is it essential? ************************************************** TIMECODES 0:00 - Intro 0:54 - Spoiler Warning 2:14 - Synopsis 3:36 -...

There are times on this show where we have the pleasure of watching movies that truly surprise us. Demon Hole is almost one of those. This film is largely bad, but it is bad in a way that is quite enjoyable. Plot holes galore, awful effects, some of the most stilted dialogue you could imagine, however it has a certain charm to it. Is it essential? ************************************************** TIMECODES 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Spoiler Warning 1:41 - Synopsis 2:21 - Discussion 27:27...

Terrifier brought Art the Clown into the popular culture of horror and we are better for it. This movie has one particular scene it is known for, however there are so many more moments this movie should be better known for. In general this film is a masterpiece of makeup and effects, but it is also just hilarious. Please do yourself a favor and watch Terrifier! ************************************************** TIMECODES 0:00 - Intro 0:47 - Spoiler Warning 1:30 - Synopsis 2:37 -...

A movie with a title that would make you think the movie can't possibly be good starts with a pretty great introduction. Almost IMMEDIATELY though this The Bye Bye Man finds a way to fall off the cliff so fast. This movie finds ways to go out of its way to explain its own plot because it must think the audience who would go to see a movie called The Bye Bye Man are not intelligent. Overall they may have been onto something there, we feel collectively more stupid by having seen this movie. ...

The MOST time saving move of all time has finally come around to being featured on the show! Silent Night Deadly Night Part 2! The film that uses almost all the footage of the first film. Does this film live up to the greatness of the first film? Is it Garbage Day? Why is Allen's audio quality so bad this episode? Find out the answer to some of these and more in todays episode! ************************************************** TIMECODES 0:00 - Intro 1:03 - Spoiler Warning 1:44 -...

Part 2 of our Essential Scares double feature sees us tackling Ringu 2! This Japanese Horror filmed was releases shortly, less than a year, after the hit Ringu and not so hit Spiral launched on the same day in Japan in 1998. Did the boys wax poetically about how this was a great sequel to Ringu? Absolutely not. Did we have fun pestering Bobby about the amount of plot we pulled from this film? Yes. ************************************************** TIMECODES 0:00 - Intro 1:09 - Spoiler...

Welcome to part 1 of the Essential Scares double Feature!!!! First up is a classic 70's Horror Film, The Wicker Man (1973). The 70's ooze their own special type of horror that has gone through a major resurgence in recent times. The Wicker Man is a must watch by all means. ************************************************** TIMECODES 0:00 - Intro 0:59 - Spoiler Warning 1:51 - Synopsis 2:42 - Discussion 38:45 - Final Review 45:52 - Is it essential? 52:15 - Socials, Suggestions, Sign...

You can never get rid of the Babadook. One of the most effective examples of grief in a film that we have ever seen. A tale that spans all stages of grief, the Babadook tackles a carnal fear that any spouse deals with in a way that is hauntingly real. The Babadook is a must watch film, but does that mean it is essential? Find out today! ************************************************** TIMECODES 0:00 - Intro 1:14 - Spoiler Warning 1:53 - Synopsis 4:40 - Discussion 31:40 - Final...

Taking it allllll the way back to 1977, we have the cult classic Japanese Horror film House (1977)! This film is bonkers, it is at the same time incredibly serious but also entirely off the wall goofy. Sometimes it even finds ways to blends those two elements into some wonderful moments of horror comedy. All in all this movie just doesn't seem to care about how off the wall it gets, so long as you are along for the ride it is...

The infamous review that has followed Allen all this time. We need no further waxing poetically, here's our thoughts on the wonderful film Raw (2017). ************************************************** TIMECODES 0:00 - Intro 1:04 - Spoiler Warning 2:26 - Synopsis 3:36 - Discussion 43:16 - Final Review 51:11 - Is it essential? 59:36 - Socials, Suggestions, Sign Off ************************************************** Rate and subscribe!  Follow us below for more from us and join our...

On the show today we have Bobby and Allen's thoughts on the absolute classic that is Ringu (1998). Most of you know of The Ring, the 2002 remake of this film. Ringu is 100% worth your time regardless of if you have seen the Ring or not. Ringu fundamentally is different in how its horror is structured compared to the American version. It is absolutely better for it as well. Just because a movie is a classic does not mean it is essential, where will Ringu fall in the halls of Essentiality? ...

Suspiria (1977) is one of the most well known pieces of International Horror, and it absolutely earns that respect from the moment you start the film. This has been a bucket list movie for us to cover, and we are happy to finally give you our thoughts on this beautiful film. ************************************************** TIMECODES Coming Soon ************************************************** Rate and subscribe!  Follow us below for more from us and join our Discord for a chat....

In a futuristic Tokyo the Police force has been entirely privatized and the glorification of self harm is EVERYWHERE! What world are we in? The World of Tokyo Gore Police (2008) of course! This film takes the viewer down a much longer than necessary gory flick with little substance to say the least. Now, in this episode we have a LOT of fun discusses this film but I cannot stress highly enough just how bad this film is. Just how bad is it? Listen in to find...

We just cannot seem to escape Wes Craven and his brilliance lately. Today we give our thoughts on The People Under the Stairs (1991), a film that on its surface may appear to be nothing more than just another slasher flick from Wes. However, everything in this movie is so intentional that the message Wes is conveying would have to be willfully ignored by an audience goer. With some of his best antagonists of all time, Wes Craven brings us into a house that houses nothing but terrors the...

The next entry in the Insidious franchise has arrived and we knew we had to jump on covering it immediately. We have called this franchise many things in the past. Baby's first horror movie, the movie where the music does a lot of the work, Darth Maul Goblin. Taking place 9 years after the events of Insidious Chapter 2 we are greeted with a down on his luck Josh Lambert due to fallouts from the events of Chapter 2. With Dalton going away to college and the previously closed door to the...

Wrapping up Episodes 41 through 99 we bring the conclusion to the 100th Episode Spectacular! Thank you all so much for coming along on this wild ride here's to 100 more! ************************************************** ************************************************** Rate and subscribe!  Follow us below for more from us and join our Discord for a chat.  We're always open to suggestions on future movies, games, shows, or books to...

The 100th Episode spectacular must be split into 2 separate episodes because frankly we WAY under estimated how long it would take to comb through the past 99 episodes of this show. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you so much for listening to our nonsensical rambling about our love/hate of horror movies. This show is a perfect excuse for 3 buddies to sit down and shoot the shit for an hour or so per week, and we love to have you all along for the ride. We got through 40 entries this...

Wrapping up the lauded Basket Case Franchise, we present our thoughts on Basket Case 3: The Progeny! Why is it that this film has a subtitle that is never referenced at all in the film? This thought has kept gnawing at our brains for days now. We finally see just how ridiculous this franchise can be when Duane is let out of his shell and allowed to be fully out of his mind. How well does letting him out of the basket work? Is Mecha-Belial REALLY all that cool? Most importantly, is it...

Continuing on with the Basket Case Franchise we have the sequel Basket Case 2! There are more baskets and there are more questions as to what is in the basket. This time around though both 8 years and 8 days have passed depending on what is gong on in the film at the time. Belial and Duane find a way to get into another round of shenanigans leading to horrible horrible things happening around them. This movie manages to keep it's charm unlike its predecessor, and that is largely because...

WHATCHA GOT IN THAT BASKET KID?!?!?! So Basket Case (1982) is an oddly charming movie until it very much isn't near the end of the film. One massive part of this film that is historic is the moment in time it captures from New York City in the early 80's. This movie through and through looks and feels VERY New York City. While there is a plot there is no point to speak of it hear due to the sheer thinness of it all. Does this movie deserve to be in art given it's capturing of New York...

We finally made it. The end of the franchise is here and does it go out with a bang? Nope, not really. Missed opportunity is the name of the game when it comes to Nightmare 2010. There are bits of this film that do really bring some new life to the franchise, however it is certainly too late and the sheer amount of missteps outweigh any possible good that could have come from this franchise. Was this film the straw that broke the camel's back for Horror Remakes? Yes. Do we hold that...

Wes Craven's New Nightmare is a little odd. It plays with this whole idea of a meta slasher before it really existed. Wes himself would fix that a few years later. Were does that leave us with this film in the context of Freddy Kruger. Well its both brilliant yet stunted. This style of horror hasn't been done yet, but this certainly was a solid first outing. This film takes a VERY different approach to the titular villain by bringing him into the real world. Does that work? Is it strange...