The ALTER Tapes

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Kat and Bobby discuss Abby Alleyne Brooke's 'Skin Deep' (2023). Premise: On the last night of summer in a sleepy seaside town, an insecure young woman finally reveals to her crush exactly how she feels — and what she is..Connect with your co-hosts:> Bobby: @bobbytorrez / @KingzScream / @People_Scares> Kat: @DanniTheKidd / @GirlThatsScary

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Kat and Nichole discuss Lucía Forner's 'Marta' (2017), upstart serial killers, the perfect runtime of shorts, and a shared appreciation of foreign horror. Premise: Marta believes that her ideal profession would be that of a serial killer, and she wants Carlos to be her first victim.Connect with your co-hosts:> Nichole: @BodiesHorror> Kat: @DanniTheKidd / @GirlThatsScary

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Nichole and Mark discuss Santiago Saba Salem’s short “Red Gloves”. A callback to the great Giallo films of the 80s, Mark and Nichole discuss the influences of the subgenre that permeates throughout the shorts 10 minute runtime and whether it should be extended into a feature length film.Premise: In 1980s NYC, a young dancer at the top of her class is stalked during a lonely night of rehearsing by a shadowy figure wearing red gloves.Connect with your co-hosts:> Nichole: @BodiesHorror/ Bodies of Horror> Mark: @TheAntiCritic/ Midnight Social Distortion

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Mark and Joe discuss Jerónimo Rocha's 'Dédalo' (2013), Alien movies, Resident Evil briefcases, and why a tense and scary 8-minute short can be more effective than a two-hour film.Premise: Trapped inside the Space Freighter/Refinery DÉDALO, a young woman tries to survive an infestation of diabolic creaturesConnect with your co-hosts:> Mark: @theanticritic / @KingzScream / @MidnightSocialDistortion (Insta)> Joe: @bstolemyremote / @horrorqueersFind more great podcasts on the Anatomy of a Scream Pod Squad Network

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Adrian and Joe discuss Kelsey Bollig’s short 'Asking For A Friend' (2019). They discuss the lived-in humour between the leads, incredible autopsy practical FX, and why the end of the short feels like such a tease.Premise: Blake and Q are childhood best friends, roommates, and well - soulmates. After a long day, Blake returns home to find Q has made nachos, and also unexpectedly killed someone in their apartment. Through a series of heavily graphic and hilarious situations, the girls tap into their inner serial killers and decide to handle the body themselves. Connect with your co-hosts:> Adrian: @adrianraee / @slash_her_pod> Joe: @bstolemyremote / @horrorqueers

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Adrian and Xero discuss Jan van Gorkum’s short “Shiny New World” (2021). The duo discuss gag-worthy practical FX, meta comedic beats, and the details of paranormal HR training.Premise: Fifty-year-old Barry is a special kind of cleaner: he cleans crime scenes where demons have wreaked havoc. While making a corporate film about his work, a normal working day for Barry gets out of hand in a bloody way.Connect with your co-hosts:> Adrian: @adrianraee / @slash_her_pod> Xero: @xghorror / @blerdymassacre

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Jazz and Xero discuss Tom Brown and Daniel Gray’s short ‘Teeth’ (2015). We dive into relatable horror, iconic narration, and dental health in America.Premise: This is the story of a man with a misguided and intense focus – one which started in his youth and carried on to old age. His life events are chronicled through the loss of his teeth – and how his obsessive efforts to amend what was damaged bring on yet further destructionConnect with your co-hosts:> Jazz: @girlthatsscary> Xero Gravity: @xghorror / @blerdymassacre

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Jazz and Sharai discuss director Mia'kate Russell’s short ‘Liz Drives’. We’re clocking the big Karen energy that led these characters off the road and into hell.Premise: For estranged sisters Liz and Ellie being a family has never been easy – but there are some horrors you create yourself.Connect with your co-hosts:> Jazz: @girlthatsscary> Sharai: @Misssharai / @NightmareFierce / @blerdymassacre

This week on The ALTER Tapes, AJ and Miss Sharai discuss director Cody Kennedy’s short ‘The Video Store Commercial’ (2019). If you want something done right. You’ll figure it out!Premise: A desperate video store owner hires a crew to shoot a commercial in his shop. But when they accidentally destroy a cursed VHS, suddenly, all their lives are in danger. And worse yet, the commercial may never get finished.Connect with your co-hosts:> AJ: @_ButWhoIsShe / @D180podcast> Sharai: @MissSharai / @NightmareFierce @BlerdyMassacre