Spook City - A Horror Movie Podcast

Matt discusses Bruce McDonald’s PONTYPOOL this week, a very different type of zombie/infected film...Find Spook City on Instagram and TikTok, and email the show to spookcitypodcast@gmail.com!TALE OF THE TAPEDirected by Bruce McDonaldWritten by Tony BurgessDistributed by Maple PicturesReleased on September 6 2008 at TIFF, wider release on March 6 2009Runtime of 96 minutesRT Critic 83% // RT Audience 68% // Metascore 54 // IMDb 6.5/10 // Letterboxd 3.3/5CASTStephen McHattie as Grant MazzyLisa Houle as Sydney Briar Georgina Reilly as Laurel-Ann DrummondHrant Alianak as Dr. Jon MendezRick Roberts as Ken LoneyTimestamps(00:00) Introduction(00:45) Horror Catch Up(07:02) Pontypool Tale of the Tape(11:54) Pontypool Quick Synopsis(12:49) Pontypool Thoughts and Discussion(1:10:05) Pontypool Letterboxd Comments(1:13:12) Outro

I'm covering the Fantasia International Film Festival again this year as accredited media, and I'm looking ahead to some of the horror films I am most excited for ahead of the festival beginning on July 16th 2026Find Spook City on Instagram and TikTok, and email the show to spookcitypodcast@gmail.com!

Matt discusses 2018's Fall - including the premise, the melodrama, the dodgy dialogue, and clammy palms of it all...!Find Spook City on Instagram and TikTok, and email the show to spookcitypodcast@gmail.com!TALE OF THE TAPEDirected by Scott MannWritten by Scott Mann and Jonathan FrankDistributed by Lionsgate / Signature EntertainmentReleased on 12th August 2022Runtime of 107 minutesRT Critic 79% // RT Audience 79% // Metascore 62 // IMDb 6.4/10 // Letterboxd 2.6/5CASTGrace Caroline Currey as Becky ConnorVirginia Gardner as Shiloh HunterMason Gooding as Dan Connor, Becky's deceased husbandJeffrey Dean Morgan as James Conner, Becky's fatherTimestamps(00:00) Introduction(02:25) Fall Tale of the Tape(03:37) Fall Trailer(06:10) Fall Cast and Quick Synopsis(10:33) Fall Thoughts and Discussion(45:50) Fall Letterboxd Comments(50:24) Outro

Matt dives into 2018's Annihilation and goes deep into Alex Garland's horrifying, mesmerising, challenging and beautiful sci-fi horror...Find Spook City on Instagram and TikTok, and email the show to spookcitypodcast@gmail.com!TALE OF THE TAPEDirected by Alex GarlandWritten by Alex GarlandDistributed by Paramount Pictures / NetflixReleased on February 13th 2018Runtime of 115 minutesRT Critic 88% // RT Audience 67% // Metascore 79 // IMDb 6.8/10 // Letterboxd 3.6/5CASTNatalie Portman as LenaJennifer Jason Leigh as Dr VentressGina Rodriguez as AnyaTessa Thompson as JosieTuva Novotny as Cassie ShepherdOscar Isaac as KaneBenedict Wong as LomaxSonoya Mizuno as Matie (Med Student) / Motion Capture for HumanoidTimestamps(00:00) Introduction(01:44) Annihilation Tale of the Tape(04:13) Annihilation Trailer(7:00) Annihilation Cast and Quick Synopsis(10:17) Annihilation Thoughts and Discussion(50:59) Annihilation Biblical and Religious Theory via Dresden Doll(1:16:39) Annihilation Letterboxd Comments(1:19:23) Outro

Matt discusses the maligned The Exorcist: Believer, but is it as viciously bad as the world says? The body and the blood, indeed...Find Spook City on Instagram and TikTok, and email the show to spookcitypodcast@gmail.com!TALE OF THE TAPEDirected by David Gordon GreenWritten by David Gordon Green and Peter SattlerDistributed by Universal PicturesReleased on October 6 2023Runtime of 121 minutesRT Critic 22% // RT Audience 57% // Metascore 39 // IMDb 4.8/10 // Letterboxd 2/5CASTLeslie Odom Jr. as Victor FieldingLidya Jewett as Angela FieldingOlivia O'Neill as Katherine WestJennifer Nettles as Miranda WestNorbert Leo Butz as Tony WestRaphael Sbarge as Pastor Don RevansOkwui Okpokwasili as Dr. BeehibeDanny McCarthy as StuartE. J. Bonilla as Father MaddoxLinda Blair as Regan MacNeilAnn Dowd as AnnEllen Burstyn as Chris MacNeilTracey Graves as Sorenne FieldingTimestamps(00:00) Introduction(02:18) The Exorcist: Believer Tale of the Tape(05:53) The Exorcist: Believer Trailer(09:56) The Exorcist: Believer Cast and Quick Synopsis(13:58) The Exorcist: Believer Thoughts and Discussion(1:14:22) The Exorcist: Believer Letterboxd Comments(1:17:40) Outro

Matt is joined by the spectacular Stephy Best to discuss 2024's MaXXXine, the final part in Ti West's X trilogy. Is a rousing success or just simply ok?Follow Stephy on Instagram and TikTok, and support her fantastic designs at The Ghoul SocietyFind Spook City on Instagram and TikTok, and email the show to spookcitypodcast@gmail.com!TALE OF THE TAPEDirected by Ti WestWritten by Ti WestCinematography by Eliot RockettScore by Tyler BatesDistributed by A24Released on 24 June 2024 and grossed around $22.1m (budget approx. $10m)Runtime of 104 minutesRT Critic 73% // RT Audience 73% // Metascore 64 // IMDb 6.2/10 // Letterboxd 3.1/5CASTMia Goth as Maxine MillerCharley Rowan McCain as young Maxine MillerElizabeth Debicki as Elizabeth Bender, a British film director working on The Puritan IIMoses Sumney as Leon Green, a video store employee and Maxine's close friendMichelle Monaghan as Detective WilliamsBobby Cannavale as Detective TorresHalsey as Tabby Martin, a porn star and Maxine's friendLily Collins as Molly Bennett, a British actress who played the lead of the first Puritan filmGiancarlo Esposito as Teddy Knight, Esq., an agent for the adult film industry and Z–list film actorsKevin Bacon as John Labat, a private investigatorSimon Prast as Reverend Ernest Miller, a televangelist and Maxine's estranged fatherSophie Thatcher as an FX ArtistTimestamps(00:00) Introduction(02:58) MaXXXine Tale of the Tape(07:20) MaXXXine Quick Synopsis(07:54) MaXXXine Thoughts and Discussion(01:29:38) MaXXXine Ratings(01:33:38) Outro

Matt discusses Mario Bava's seminal BLOOD AND BLACK LACE this week, widely considered to be the first true giallo flick...Find Spook City on Instagram and TikTok, and email the show to spookcitypodcast@gmail.com!TALE OF THE TAPEDirected by Mario BavaWritten by Marcello Fondato and Giuseppe BarillàCinematography by Ubaldo TerzanoScore by Carlo RustichelliDistributed by UnidisReleased on 14 March 1964 and grossed around $83k domestically in Italy (budget approx. $86k)Runtime of 88 minutesRT Critic 75% // RT Audience 76% // IMDb 7.1/10 // Letterboxd 3.7/5CASTEva Bartok as Contessa Cristiana CuomoCameron Mitchell as Massimo MorlacchiThomas Reiner as Ispettore SilvestriArianna Gorini as NicoleMary Arden as Peggy PeytonLea Krugher as GretaClaude Dantes as Tao-Li (Tilde)Dante DiPaolo as Franco ScaloMassimo Righi as MarcoFranco Ressel as Marquis Riccardo MorelliLuciano Pigozzi as Cesare LazzariniGiuliano Raffaelli as Inspector ZanchinFrancesca Ungaro as IsabellaHarriet White Medin as ClariceGoffredo Unger as The Masked Killer (uncredited)Timestamps(00:00) Introduction(02:53) Blood and Black Lace Tale of the Tape(08:18) Blood and Black Lace Horror Alumni(10:30) Blood and Black Lace Quick Synopsis(12:34) Blood and Black Lace Pre-Ramble(13:45) Blood and Black Lace Thoughts and Discussion(49:29) Blood and Black Lace Letterboxd Comments(53:41) Outro

Matt's discusses the 1999 cult film RAVENOUS this week, and it wasn't quite what he thought it would be...Find Spook City on Instagram and TikTok, and email the show to spookcitypodcast@gmail.com!TALE OF THE TAPEDirected by Antonia BirdWritten by Ted GriffinCinematography by Anthony B. RichmondScore by Michael Nyman and Damon AlbarnDistributed by 20th Century FoxReleased on 19 March 1999 and grossed around $2m worldwide (budget approx. $12m)Runtime of 100 minutesRT Critic 52% // RT Audience 78% // Metascore 46 // IMDb 6.9/10 // Letterboxd 3.7/5CASTGuy Pearce as Captain John BoydRobert Carlyle as F.W. Colqhoun / Colonel IvesDavid Arquette as Private CleavesJeremy Davies as Private TofflerJeffrey Jones as Colonel HartJohn Spencer as General SlausonStephen Spinella as Major KnoxNeal McDonough as Private ReichJoseph Runningfox as GeorgeSheila Tousey as MarthaTimestamps(00:00) Introduction(01:12) Ravenous Tale of the Tape(06:04) Ravenous Horror Alumni(08:10) Ravenous Quick Synopsis(10:04) Ravenous Pre-Ramble/Manifest Destiny(12:29) Ravenous Thoughts and Discussion(46:05) Ravenous Letterboxd Comments(50:21) Outro