Cherry Pop Horror

They're not just Zombies they're...Zombie beavers!Sam demanded something a little more low budget and so we delivered - Zombeavers (2014)When friends Jenn, Mary and Zoe decide to go to a cabin for a well-deserved break they have no idea what they're in for. Somewhere far upstream an accident has occurred, leading to a barrel of toxic waste being dropped into the water, and now the usually friendly beavers of the forest has become flesh-hungry mutant zombies!So let's go for a swim in the lake, read up on your natural geographic and keep one foot ahead of the game as we prepare for the incursion of - Zombeavers (2014)Let us know what zombie-animal hybrid zombie you think would be fantastic - cherrypophorror@gmail.com / @cherrypophorror

Listen to the night...it's deafening.JP has come back to show me a cult classic hidden in the shadow of another popular 80's vampire movie. This week we're looking at Near Dark (1987)Caleb (Adrian Pasdar) meets a beautiful girl outside an ice-cream shop and decides to take her out for a date but when she bites him he descends into a world of nomadic creatures of the night. The rest of the pack don't trust him Jesse (Lance Henriksen) the group leader, Homer a young boy, Diamondback the group mother and Severen (Bill Paxton) a crazed killer. It's up to Caleb to prove to the group he belongs or else find a way to escape from the nomadic vampire family.So try not to scare the horses, let instinct take over and burn it all down as we get close to Near Dark (1987)Let us know if you think you'd be able to kill to survive - cherrypophorro@gmail.com / @cherrypophorror

It's all flap and squark at the Cherry Pop Horror house. Eve emphatically insisted upon this weeks movie which neither of us had seen before - The Birds (1963)Melanie crosses paths with a dashing lawyer Mitch, following out to a the sleepy lake town of Bodega Bay. The lovers flirt tentatively but eventually cannot hold back as infatuation grows. But their love is not the only thing taking flight. The chickens have stopped eating, the gulls are swooping down to peck at passers by and the crows flock in numbers unheard off. So go stay with the best friend you've never met before, announce yourself proudly and stay for a birthday party as we wander what's wrong with The Birds (1963)Let us know what bird you find most terrifying - cherrypophorror@gmail.com / @cherrypophorror

We've all been through our rebellious phase. Rory joins me again to relive the struggles of puberty with - Ginger Snaps (2000) Ginger and her sister Bridget don't really fit in. They're both edge, shadowy goth girls who don't mix well with the other girls at their school and behind closed doors their mother is concerned that they're 15 & 16 but have yet to start their periods. What their mother doesn't know is that the sisters have made a pact, they'd rather die than become like everyone else....but everything changes one night when Ginger is bitten but a werewolf!So take a couple of creative photographs, break into your dealers van for a smoke and play nice with the social outcasts as Ginger Snaps (2000)Let us know what's something rebellious you did as a teenager? - cherrypophorror@gmail.com / @cherrypophorror

This week we're looking for the most Xtreme!Shane is joining me for a road trip this week with - The Houses October Built (2014)A group of five friends, bound together for their love of Halloween haunted house attractions, band together to go on a road trip around America looking for the most extreme haunted house they can find. They hear news of a group called 'Blue Skeleton' which may be exactly what they're looking for.So grab yourself a beer for the fridge, invite the porcelain girl inside and try to remember what your friends are wearing as we inspect The Houses That October Built (2014)Let us know what's your favourite Halloween attraction - cherrypophorror@gmail.com / @cherrypophorror (twitter)

“Abashed the devil stood, and felt how awful goodness is”.Brand new voice to the show Javier is joining us this Halloween with - The Crow (1994)Eric Draven and his fiancé are killed on Devil's Night, a time when the crime gangs of the city band together to burn, pillage and murder. One year later Eric is risen from his grave by a crow, the ferrymen of souls, to seek revenge against those that wronged them. Seemingly invulnerable, super strong and silent Eric dawns the mask of The Crow as he hunts down his bingo book of 'dead men' - only Funboy, Skank, T-Bird and Tin Tin don't yet know they're death is coming.So rock out to some electric guitar, send some Devil's Night greeting cards and "Fire It Up!" as we take flight with The Crow (1994)Let us know what's your favourite rock band - cherrypophorror@gmail.com / @cherrypophorror (twitter)

I put a spell on you and now you're mine!Raymond has never seen this 90's Halloween classic - Hocus Pocus (1993)300 years ago the Sanderson sisters were hung for the crime of witchcraft, the murder of a little girl and the presumed murder of a teenage boy. Today they're the stuff of legend in the town of Salem. New in town is Max who doesn't believe the hype but he'll do anything to connect with his crush Allison, so they, along with Max's little sister Dani investigate the old Sanderson house where they unwittingly bring the witches back from the dead. Winnie (Bette Middler), Sarah (Sarah Jessica Parker) and Mary (Kathy Najimy) continue on their quest to suck the lives out of all the children of Salem with only Max and the gang to stop them.So get your Halloween costume on, heed advice from black cats and don't open the book as we shake our heads in disbelief - after all "it's just a bunch of Hocus Pocus" (1993).Let us know what spell would you pick for day to day use - cherrypophorror@gmail.com / @cherrypophorror (twitter)

"The only thing that burns in Hell is the part of you that won't let go of life..."I'm joined by two very special guests, my parents. The people who got me into horror and this week we're doing the movie I was named after - Jacob's Ladder (1990)Jacob Singer (Tim Robins) is having a hard time keeping his life together. He's estranged from his now ex-wife Sarah, lives with his new girlfriend Jezzie and barely sees his kids. He often finds himself trapped in daydreams of his time in the Vietnam war and sees flashes of his dead son Gabe (Macaulay Culkin). But that's not all as his world becomes haunted by faceless figures that jitter in the shadows - he begins to suspect that he's become a target for the Demons of Hell.So get your palm read, say goodnight to the kids and "Oh yeah, wait a minute Mr. Postman!" as we climb the rungs of Jacob's Ladder (1990)Let us know what you were named after - cherrypophorror@gmail.com / @cherrypophorror (twitter)