Saturday Night Freak Show

Colin buys a ringside seat to the title fight matchup of Freddy vs Jason (2003), bringing together the titans of 80s slasher cinema for one last dance. The kids of Springwood have forgotten about Freddy Krueger, so he resurrects Jason Voorhees to generate some carnage, and gets irritated when ole hockey mask steals all the kills. Listen as we talk about the reality of Midwest corn raves, the films' development hell, and witness the battle royale between unkillable killers on this week's exciting episode!

Michaela insists: don't monkey around with a Primate (2026) as a household pet 'cause they're certain rip your face off! This one, named Ben, gets a case of the Cujos after he's bitten by a rabid mongoose, stalking young revelers through a production designer's Hawaiian dream home. Listen as we get trapped in a pool with hydrophobia, and bear witness to face rippin', leg chompin', head bashin' mayhem on this week's exciting episode!

Holly finds out it's not the Triffids but the trees that are out to get us in The Happening (2008), M. Night Shyamalan's eco-horror opus that finds Mark Wahlberg and Zooey Deschanel trying to out run the wind as nature attacks those pesky humans for destroying the planet. Listen as we emphatically proclaim "What? No!" as M. Night steers us from one improbable happening to another on this week's exciting show!

Sean enrolls in nightmare school with Hell High (1987), in which a repressed biology teacher (Maureen Mooney as Miss Storm) with a tragic past finally snaps after relentless torment from a gang of delinquent students. Listen as we discuss swamp water mayhem, psychotic meltdowns, and teacher terror on this week's exciting episode!

Michaela trashes an all-girls' school with her psychic powers in Aenigma (1987), a late career entry from Lucio ("Zombie") Fulci that features a comatose student getting revenge on her jerk-o classmates via astral projection and Renaissance art. Listen as we discuss frozen-in-place horror, death by a billion snails, Fulci vs. Argento rivalry, and more on this week's exciting episode!

Holly splits into multiple personalities while Raising Cain (1992), director Brian De Palma's return to the thriller genre after several bruising failures, reuniting with John Lithgow, who stars as a child psychologist with a more than a couple deadly family secrets. Listen as we dread fear from sharp sundials, infidelity, smoking around children, and satirical psychobabble on this week's exciting episode!

We take a return trip to hell with Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988), the most requested movie of Listener Choice month, following first film survivor Kirsty as she rushes headfirst into the evil labyrinth in search of her dearly departed dad. Little does she know her wicked stepmother has been resurrected by an occultist brain surgeon. Listen as we witness sights of on screen splatter and find out if our suffering becomes legendary, even in hell!

Your listener picks month payoff hits the #2 most requested flick When Evil Lurks (2023), in which an Argentine apocalypse finds brothers botching a demon dump and spreading "rotten" rot that ravages rules, livestock, and loved ones with unflinching brutality and zero mercy. Listen as we try to understand the rules of demonic possession, animal child eating, and popcorn brain munching on this week's exciting episode!