The ALTER Tapes

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Xero and Joe discuss Sasha Aubort's 'Gummy' (2023) which has incredible sound design and draws comparisons to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), Harmony Korine's Gummo and The Loved Ones. In short: prepare to be disgusted (complimentary)Premise: A masochistic dentistry student grapples with unrequited love and her manipulative father by pulling out her own teeth for addictive pleasure.Connect with your co-hosts:> Xero: @xghorror / @blerdymassacre> Joe: @bstolemyremote / @horrorqueers / @murdermfictionDiscover more fabulously spooky podcasts on Anatomy of a Scream Pod Squad by following @aoas_xx

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Mark and Sharai discuss Guillermo Carbonell’s short ‘The Plague’ (2017). We talk about old people in boxes and police damaging personal property because they know they can get away with it.Premise: One night Rosa wakes up when she hears that someone is breaking in to her house. Then she discovers that the "burglar" is her own father, that again has escaped from the retirement home where he lives. Just as Rosa is calling the retirement home, somebody knocks on the door. Then, that night gets even weirder.Connect with your co-hosts:> Mark: @TheAntiCritic> Sharai: @misssharai / @NightmareFierce / @blerdymassacre

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Jazz and Jamie discuss Alex Fofonoff’s short While Mortals Sleep. We talk bait-and-switch intros, cults, and cosmic horrors beyond comprehension.Premise: When a cold case novelist's career implodes, she seeks refuge in her friend's remote vacation home. Upon arrival, she encounters a strange couple who claim to be the caretakers. As tensions build, a dark secret begins to emerge.Connect with your co-hosts:> Jamie: @gltiterburrito / @BloodyBroadsPod> Jazz: @Smok1ngAces / @girlthatscary

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Jamie and Aj discuss Lark Lee’s short 'Street No. 4' (2022). All homes have their history 😉Premise: Determined to prove to her partner that their new eucalypt forest house is perfect for their family, a pregnant woman discovers there's more to the house than what was advertised.Connect with your co-hosts:> Jamie: @Glitterburrito / @bloodyboardspod> AJ: @ButWhoisshe / @D180pod

This week on The Alter Tapes, Xero and AJ discuss Elliot Vick & Reuben Vick's 'The Microscope' (2022).Premise: An eccentric microscopist finally gets his hands on some rare samples, but he could never have imagined what he’ll see through the lens.Connect with your co-hosts:> AJ: @_ButWhoisshe / @d180podcast> Xero: @xghorror / @blerdymassacre

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Xero and Bobby discuss Brian Lonano’s short ‘Gwilliam’ (2015). Apologies for what you’ll witness here, but these two are walking on eggshells discussing this little perverted freak.Premise: You can forget your sins, but you can never forget your Gwilliam.Connect with your co-hosts:> Xero: @xghorror / @blerdymassacre> Bobby: @BobbyTorrez / @people_scares

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Sharai and Kat discuss Jack Pirie's 'Bite' (2018).Premise: Rejected from yet another audition, a young woman heads back to her rehearsal space to practice. In the dim light, she sees a terrifying sight in the mirror, and an inner battle for her life begins.Wanna connect with your co-hosts?> Sharai: @misssharai / @blerdymassacre> Kat: @DanniTheKidd / @GirlThatsScaryIf you like the podcast, please rate, review, and subscribe!

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Xero and Sharai discuss Patrick M. Mason’s ‘Ayuda’ (2018), vampire theory, and compare and contrast the short against this year’s ‘Abigail’ (2024).Premise: When two day laborers are picked up for work, they quickly realize that their new employer may be hiding a deadly secret.Connect with your co-hosts:> Xero: @xghorror / @blerdymassacre> Sharai: @misssharai / @blerdymassacreIf you like the podcast, please rate, review, and subscribe!