SlashU Podcast

Well they can't all be winners. This week we're kicking off our annual holiday Slash Yule series of slasher movies. We started with one from 2020 that kind of falls flat, in our opinions. It's hard to image the director wasn't just trolling everyone with this movie. It's "The Fright Before Christmas" from 2020. When a magical, maniacal Santa Claus mysteriously appears at a holiday party, the guests all end up terrified and tortured. But the physical torture is only the beginning. This Santa also insists on telling them scary stories, which aren't scary at all and seem kind of pointless. So it's psychological torture too I guess. Anyway, we thought it had potential but missed the mark. We still had a lot of fun talking about it. Listen and enjoy!

We're joined by two very special guests this week for our Thanksgiving episode. We welcomed James Knight and Mike McCarty from The Head, the Tail, the Whole Damn Thing podcast. Here are several ways to look at their stuff:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-head-the-tail-the-whole-damn-thing/id1770582816https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX9jZDSn46cTUyY2AbSWQCz8dtQA0tu06Link iconListen NOW via Link treelinktr.ee/Thewholedamnthing13?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=8d525918-3d87-4931-b1e7-8387c105d228Link iconJoin and Listen via Patreon!www.patreon.com/TheWholeDamnThingLink iconListen on Spotifyopen.spotify.com/show/04sN411sK7OXsonaHoNfWn?si=L_HPs4QbQ6upxTILSl1COAhttps://www.instagram.com/thewholedamnthing13/The guys joined us to talk about their experience in the movie industry and generally nerd out about horror movies. Plus we talked about "Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead" from 2006. Wow! What an all-over-the-place movie! The story centers around Arbie and his love interest Wendy. They get wrapped up in the drama around a new fast-food chicken restaurant that's opening its doors to some heavy protests. The restaurant is built on an old Native American burial ground. And everyone knows that's a recipe for some haunted chicken. We had a blast picking it apart and hope you enjoy your Thanksgiving listening to us!

Welcome back to another fun episode of SlashU. This week we jumped back to cover a sequel to a movie we discussed a long time ago on the podcast; "Slumber Party Massacre." It felt wrong that we had not covered part two when we try to knock out sequels whenever we can here on the show. So this week we bring you the delayed but not forgotten "Slumber Party Massacre II" from 1987. With some references to the first one, this one cranks up the gore but also left us wondering, "was it all a dream?" Take a listen and let us know what you think.

On this week's episode we jumped back to 1981 and covered an Australian movie called "Lady, Stay Dead." The story centers around handyman and serial killer Gordon Mason. He's obsessed with the actress/music superstar Marie Coleby. He takes care of the grounds around her remote Australian estate. Things go off the rails when Marie rejects Gordon's advances. Next thing you know, her sister Jenny comes to visit and has to contend with Gordon's psychosis. It's an interesting movie and we've watched and recorded our thoughts her for you! Enjoy!

On this week's podcast we covered "The Barn" from 2016. It's made in 2016 but set in 1989. We follow the story of Sam and Josh and their friends as they travel to a Halloween night rock concert. They get detoured to the town of Wheary Falls and stop near a barn at the local pumpkin patch. But the group accidentally unleashes a terrifying triple threat of demons in the form of The Miner, The Pumpkin Man, and The Scarecrow. Our gang of teens need to find a way to escape the horror, save the town, but they might miss their rock concert. Let us know what you think!

On this week's episode we connected via online teleconference style to talk about "Hell House LLC" from 2015. It's a found footage movie with a twist. They tell the story like it's a documentary which makes the found footage 'fit in' a little better than other movies that do similar things. And let's just say students, this one gets it right. Light on gore, but heavy on creep factor. We both loved it. It's the story of a group of friends opening a haunted house at an old abandoned hotel. But on opening night, there's a terrible tragedy. And five years later, a documentary crew is on the case trying to get to the bottom of what happened. Definitely a great watch for Spooky Season. Let us know what you think!

It's our first time back in-studio for a recording in what feels like ages. And so sorry we picked kind of a dud of a movie to cover. It's "Cheater Cheater" from 2024. It's the story of Joesph Givens, who returns to his hometown after getting his life together and sobering up over the last 5 years. But Joe's past also returns to catch up to him. After 5 random killings rocked the town 5 years ago, now that Joe's back, the killing starts up again. And the killer is wearing a creepy pumpkin mask. That's the only reason we picked this movie to cover during the Halloween season. Listen and try to enjoy! We watched it for you!

Welcome to Season 11 of SlashU! We've made it back to you after a September break. And to kick off both our new season and the Spooky Season, we covered "Haunt Season" from 2024. The story centers around Matilda, a new hire at a seasonal haunted house. While Matilda learns the ropes of scaring people, she grapples with what she's going to do next in her life. Should she pursue an acting career in Los Angeles? But it's scary moving to a whole new city and taking that chance! It's a good thing that for now, all she has to do is focus on surviving the Halloween season. Because someone's stalking and murdering other actors in the haunted house. Can Matilda and her friends find out who it is before it's too late? Plus we sat down with writer/director of "Haunt Season;" Jake Jarvi. He was kind enough to talk to us about the making of the film along with some of his favorite things about horror. Listen, enjoy, tell a friend and welcome back to SlashU!Follow Jake Jarvi on Instagram @janks37 to check out everything he's been up to.