Welcome back to the Horror Agenda. This week we cover the 2016 short film Death Metal written and directed by Chris McInroy. You can watch the film on the Alter YouTube channel here.This week, Victor recommends Truth or Dare (2018) a fun film about friends at college getting conned into a deadly game while on vacation. As this was recorded during the week of the US Presidential election Carlos struggled to pick a recommendation and suggested finding mutual aid in your area, and working with o...

Welcome back to the Horror Agenda and today we revisit the work of Carlota Pereda. That's right, this week we're covering the 2020 short, written and directed by Carlota Pereda with cinematography by Rita Noriega, who listeners will know worked with Carlota on Cerdita and Piggy (short and feature). This episode has a content warning. While the film does not explicitly show sexual assault, it is implied, there is harassment and our discuss veers into discussions of sexual assault and more. You...

Happy Halloween Listeners and Welcome to the Halloween episode of the Horror Agenda. On today's episode we cover the original Halloween from 1978, a Debra Hill production, cowritten by John Carpenter and Debra Hill and directed by John Carpenter. In this episode Carlos references the 2018 Bechdel Cast episode and listeners are encouraged to check it out for a more focused discussion on gender, sexuality and more. Our episodes together can make a fun double feature for your Halloween enjoyment...

Welcome back to the Horror Agenda. This week we cover the 2018 short film Marta written and directed by Lucía Forner Segarra. A would-be serial killer finds her first victim...or does she?You can watch the short on the Alter YouTube page here.Victor recommends the TV show, Prodigal Son (2019-2021) this week, a show about a former FBI profiler whose the son of a serial killer and thinks dad have rubbed off on him. This week, Carlos recommends Raw Dog (2023) by Jamie Loftus, a book about hot do...

This week on the Horror Agenda we get spooky with cookies from our Kookie cookie jar. That's right we're covering the short film Kookie (2016). This short is written and directed by Justin Harding and about a little girl who does not listen and her mom brings a cookie jar with a story attached to it. You can watch the film here on the YouTube Alter channel. This week Victor recommends the Cleaning Lady a show about a doctor, coming to the US to care for her son and when things go wrong she us...

Welcome back to the Horror Agenda as we get closer and closer to Halloween! A favorite time of year for many a horror-head. This week we spend some time clowning around as we cover the 2012 film Stitches. The film is directed by Conor McMahon and cowritten by Conor McMahon and David O'Brien. This week Victor recommends White Collar (2009-2014) a show about a con-artist who ends up helping the FBI starring Matt Bomer.Carlos recommends the podcast Worlds Beyond Number and the current campaign t...

Welcome back to the Horror Agenda as we cover a ghost story, a Koreatown ghost story. That's right, we are covering Koreatown Ghost Story written and directed by Minsun Park and Teddy Tenenbaum. Minsun also play a small part in the film. This short features and is executive produced by THE Margaret Cho. The film stars Lyrica Okano as Hannah Lee who visits a family friend and then things get interesting. You can watch the film here on YouTube's Alter channel. The film has a LinkTree with sever...

Bienvenido! Hoy en el show de Timothy hablamos sobre HORROR.Welcome to the show. Today we discuss the Spanish language (hence our intro) short Timothy (2013). Timothy is written and directed by Marc Martínez Jordán.We had a wonderful time talking about the art, cinematography and the Spanish language of it all.You can watch the film on YouTube's Alter channel here. This week Victor recommends a throwback from his youth Surf Ninjas (1993). A movie about two brothers who discover they are long ...

Welcome to the Horror Agenda as we cover another mirror themed horror. This week we cover the 2018 film, written and directed by Assaf Bernstein. We meander into some interesting conversations.This week Carlos recommends A Bucket of Blood (1959) directed by Roger Corman, about a nerdy artist who wants to win a woman over by making art and accidentally killing his cat sends him on a wild ride. Victor recommends Medabots (2001-2004) an anime about robots who battle with artificial intelligence ...

Welcome back to the Horror Agenda and join us as we hole up in a room and stare into a mirror so we can prove it is indeed evil. This week we are covering a short film from the horror king of the modern era THE Mike Flanagan. He directed Oculus Chapter 3 and co-wrote it with Jeff Seidman. We reference this piece by Nick Venable from Cinema Blend (2023) here.We did not address this Empire piece directly but this is a nice read by Ben Travis (2020) available here.This week Carlos recommends the...

Welcome back to the Horror Agenda as we dive face the music and our reflections as we cover the 2021 short film The Ballerina. The film is directed by Aaron Fradkin. The credits do not list a writer but Aaron and his partner/producer Victoria Fratz came up with it together and are listed as the writers on IMDb. We have fun talking mirror theories, dance, music and more. You can watch the film here. You can watch the Behind the Scenes we reference here. We also reference this Dread Central pie...

Pull out your cups and take a big sip as we wrap our vampire miniseries with the 2022 short film First Blood. This short, written and directed by Olivia Loccisano, is sparse on dialogue but not on blood, beauty or story.You can find more of Olivia Loccisano's work here.Since this film prominently features a first period, we discuss periods, menstruation and some of the problems medicine and society writ large have with the uterus and the female reproductive system and the health issues largel...

Welcome back to part 3 of our vampire miniseries here on the Horror Agenda. This week we are covering the 2017 short film V written by Ellie Gocher and directed by Jimmy Dean. You can watch it here.We want to issue a content warning because we get into a conversation of sexual assault, grooming and abuse. The National Domestic Violence Hotline website is listed for those in abusive situations looking for a way out, or help. or call 1800799SAFE/18007997233 OR TTY 18007873224 OR text...

We want to...wine you, dine you, and taste you. This week we are covering the 2020 short Aftertaste, written and directed by Chloë Wicks. This beautiful short is available here. Chloë Wicks' Vimeo page is here.You can read a review from short of the week here. Correction: Carlos said that Bound had an intimacy coordinator when the more accurate statement is they had a choreographer (listed as technical advisor on IMDb) for the sex scenes, who is a feminist and sex positive educator Susie Brig...

Welcome Back to the Horror Agenda as we cover the ballerina vampire that is Abigail (2024). Yes we are covering the 2024 film co-directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett. It's written by Stephen Shields and Guy Busick. In this episode we talk vampire lore, Carlos' love and libraries, the politics of representation and Melissa Barrera being a badass. Join us. We briefly discuss this article on the marketing of the film by Sean O'Connell with the co-directors and quote Tyler Gillett ...

In this episode we cover a short and the feature it became later. That's right we cover Cerdita the 2018 short film and Piggy the 2022 feature film. Both are written and directed by Carlota Pereda.CW: fatphobia. There are discussion of fatphobic abuse as part of the plot and in our discussion. We reference a CloseUpCulture interview by James Prestidge with Carlota Pereda.We also reference a Collider piece by Erick Massoto here.We also reference Slant piece by Steven Scaife here.One of the las...

Welcome back to the Horror Agenda! This week we finally have part two of our very first TWO-PARTER! This week we cover Fear Streets Part Two and Three as a follow up to our episode on Fear Street Part One. Based on the books by RL Stine, and Story by Kyle Killen and Phil Graziadei & Leigh Janiak, with screenplay by Phil Graziadei & Leigh Janiak and directed by Leigh Janiak. Some of the links from our Part One episode that informed this week's episode: Pride Source article b...

This week we enter a desolate mortuary and talk with our friend Monty and hear stories of the dead. That's right, we're covering the 2019 the Mortuary Collection written and directed by Ryan Spindell. We meander through a few conversations.We reference this piece by Joey Keogh from Vague Visages. We also reference this piece from Film School Rejects by Rob Hunter.There is an interview with Clancy Brown from Vague Visages by Joey Keogh. And another one from Dread Central by Drew Tinnin. ...

Welcome back to the Horror Agenda and this week we have part one of our first two-parter. We cover Fear Street Part One this week and next week we will cover Part 2 and 3. Based on the books by RL Stine, and Story by Kyle Killen and Phil Graziadei & Leigh Janiak, with screenplay by Phil Graziadei & Leigh Janiak and directed by Leigh Janiak.This is a long one but worth it for all the journeys we take. We speak to a few articles on this week and in next week's episode.Pride Source artic...

Welcome back to the Horror Agenda and this week we cover an anthology film with SEVEN segments, we laugh, we manage Carlos' Audacity crashing, we talk fireworks, it's a ride. This week we're covering the 2019 film Scare Package. The idea for the film came from Aaron B. Koontz & Cameron Burns who co-wrote the wrap-around segment ("Rad Chad's Horror Emporium") and the "Horror Hypothesis" end segment which Aaron B. Koontz directed. We have the first segment (and cold open), "...

Happy Pride from the Horror Agenda. This week we cover the 2022 short film Night Kiss written and directed by Nicolai Kornum. We get into the colors, the sounds, and what is unclear (take a shot).You can find more from the writer/director here. You can follow his photography IG here. You can follow his runway photography page here.This week Carlos recommends Dead Hot (2024-), a Tubi Original created by Charlotte Coben. She developed for TV a previous Carlos rec: Harlan Coben's Shelter.Victor ...

Happy Father's Day from the Horror Agenda. This week we cover a (zombie) father's (special) day with his zombie daughter and it seemed apropos to cover it for (US) Father's Day. We are covering the 2016 short A Father's Day, written and directed by Mat Johns.You can find more of Mat Johns' work here.We reference a short of the week review by Ivan Kander. You can help fathers around the world by donating to various causes/funds or learning more from links available in our LinkTree.This week Vi...

Welcome back to the Horror Agenda. This week we cover the 2022 short horror comedy We Forgot About the Zombies written and directed by Chris McInroy. We had lots of laughs and loved this fun take on zombie media. (Pardon Carlos' voice and audio, his allergies were intense).You can watch the short on Alter here.You can find more of Chris McInroy's work on his Vimeo here.This week Victor recommends Blood In Blood Out (Bound by Honor in some places) available to watch on Hulu at time of publishi...

Happy Birthday from the Horror Agenda. This week we cover the wild 1981 birthday themed horror film Bloody Birthday written by Ed Hunt and Barry Pearson and directed by Ed Hunt. We talk eclipses, astrology, murder and the ways certain parts of this film were too much. Want to know more? Give us a listen and rate us 5 stars for Victor's upcoming birthday.This week Carlos recommends American Fiction (2023) a film about an author who writes a book he doesn't intend to see published and everythin...