The ALTER Tapes

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Sharai and Kat discuss director Tim Delaney’s short ‘The Night Nurse’. We discuss representation, age discrimination, and hospital staffing issues being the lifeblood of a few horror movies.Premise: Lonely wheelchair-bound Tallulah's sad nursing home Christmas turns deadly when a vampire nurse comes to feed, preying on the blood of the elderly and Tallulah's darkest fears.Connect with your co-hosts:> Sharai: @Misssharai / @NightmareFierce / @blerdymassacre> Kat: @DanniTheKidd / @GirlThatsScary

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Sharai and Joe discuss Destinee McCaster’s ‘Cabbage’ (2023), a black religious fable that we wish was a little more adventurous. While we like the visuals, Sharai has issues with the pacing/editing, and we're not ready to forgive the script by Vincent J. Walker, which skimps on Mabel's dream.Premise: On a desolate farm, a couple's prayers are answered after a visitor offers them a sinister deal. Blinded by their joy, they struggle to realize that what they once desired may lead to their own unravelling.Connect with your co-hosts:> Sharai: @misssharai / @blerdymassacre / @NightmareFierce> Joe: @bstolemyremote / @horrorqueersIf you like what you hear, please rate, review, and subscribe. And follow the Anatomy of a Scream Pod Squad network for even more content.

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Jamie and Joe discuss Chelsea Lupkin’s ‘Scooter’ (2022), conflating demons with abusive relationships, subverting expectations, and why we want to see feminist content that pushes beyond the familiar.Premise: Abandoned by her boyfriend in the middle of the night, Adrienne is suddenly tasked with a rescue mission when she discovers a woman trapped in the back of a van in this supernatural horror.Connect with your co-hosts:> Jamie: @glitterburrito / @bloodybroadspod> Joe: @bstolemyremote / @horrorqueersIf you like what you hear, please rate, review, and subscribe. And for more wonderful content, be sure to check out the Anatomy of a Scream Pod Squad Network

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Jamie and Adrian discuss Caleb Phillips’s short ‘PLAY ME’. What happens when your survival depends on trusting your memory? Do you go with your gut - or risk losing your life?Premise: A woman wakes in a car with no memory of how she got there, and a man tied up in the back seat. Stranger still, she finds an audio recording with her voice telling her what to do next.Connect with your co-hosts:> Jamie: @glitterburrito / Bloody Broads> Adrian: @adrianraee

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Adrian and Nichole discuss Laura Ugolini’s short ‘Dystopia’ (2020) and how societal expectations of beauty relate to the body horror sub-genre.Premise: In a made up abandoned hangar, a gang of beauty addicts are frantically looking through a collection of limbs. Their mission is to piece together a man that will please Mama Joan, their frankensteinian leader.Connect with your co-hosts:> Nichole: @BodiesHorror> Adrian: @adrianraee

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Nichole and Bobby discuss Mónica Moteo’s ‘You Will Never Be Back’ (2020) and how it would feel if you were no longer known in a world you once existed in.Premise: Ana and David say goodbye like any other day. However, something extraordinary happens; something that alters Ana's reality and changes everything completely.Connect with your co-hosts:> Nichole: @BodiesHorror > Bobby: @BobbyTorrez / @People_Scares

This week on The ALTER Tapes, AJ and Bobby discuss director Khaled Ridgeway’s short ‘Night Diner’ (2019). This short may convince you that some people don’t have an inner voice that tells you something ain’t right. Our main character Devin takes us on a ride that will have you yelling at the screen. You’ve been warned.Premise: Twenty-something African-American foodie Devin uses a Yelp-like app to locate a 5-star local diner. After narrowly beating their closing time, Devin finds himself the lone customer to a too-eager-to-please Caucasian staff. His dining experience soon goes from awkward to bizarre to downright scary, ultimately leaving Devin to contemplate challenging their coveted 5-star rating.Connect with your co-hosts:> AJ: @_ButWhoisshe / @D180Podcast> Bobby: @BobbyTorrez / @People_Scares

This week on The ALTER Tapes, co-hosts AJ and Mark celebrate St. Patrick's day with a discussion of director Kris Theorin’s animated short ‘Unlucky Charms’.Premise: Late one night, a bored cashier collects all three toys from a box of Magic Munchos and unwittingly unleashes the ancient evil that lies within.Connect with your co-hosts:> AJ: @_ButWhoisshe instagram / @D180Podcast> Mark: @Theanticritic

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Jazz and Mark tackle Justin Reager & Shane Spiegel’s short ‘7 Minutes in Hell’. We dive into how much we love cursed games and why you shouldn’t wear heels to a haunt.Premise: A group of teens break into a haunted house and are attacked by a monster in the closet.Connect with your co-hosts:> Jazz: @girlthatsscary> Mark: @Theanticritic