The ALTER Tapes

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Mark and Bobby look into Dakota Daulby's short 'Vance' (2024).Premise: A melancholic vampire reconsiders eternity when he meets a spirited human.Wanna connect with your co-hosts? > Mark: @theanticritic> Bobby: @BobbyTorrez / @People_ScaresDo you enjoy the show? Please rate, review and subscribe the show and the Anatomy of a Scream Pod Squad!

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Bobby and Joe go on a date with Clement Jochem's 'It's Not About Fear' (2023). We're talking about surviving trauma, great creature design, and emotionally investing too much in fictitious characters.Premise: Having invited a date over for dinner, James struggles to hide from her the monster that has been haunting him for weeks.Connect with your co-hosts:> Bobby: @BobbyTorrez / @People_Scares> Joe: @bstolemyremote / @HorrorQueersDo you enjoy the show? Please rate, review and subscribe the show and the Anatomy of a Scream Pod Squad!

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Nichole and Joe discuss Lola Blanc's 'Pruning' (2023), suburban Karens, the Right's inability to debate, why the short needs to be on-the-nose and how it has a lot more going on than its detractors give it credit for.Premise: When a far-right political commentator discovers she has inspired a mass shooting, she must contend with her conscience - by any means necessary.Connect with your co-hosts:> Nichole: @BodiesHorror> Joe: @bstolemyremote / @HorrorQueers

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Jazz and Jamie discuss Jesse Parker Aultman’s short ‘The Spirit Became Flesh’ (2023). We dive into the blinding light of religion, sacrifice, and how leaving home can transform you.  Premise: An unbeliever returns to his old religious community, only to find that they have fallen prey to a sinister monster that they believe is the Holy Spirit of GodConnect with your co-hosts:> Jazz: @girlthatsscary  > Jamie: @glitterburrito / @bloodybroadspod

This week on The ALTER Tapes, AJ and Jazz discuss director Kris Siesart’s short 'Do Not Resuscitate' (2022). Premise: Fulfilling their job responding to an emergency call. Jessica and Harry learn that sometimes we need to take a second look before saving a life.Connect with your co-hosts:> AJ: @_ButWhoisshe instagram / @D180Podcast> Jazz: @GirlThatsScary

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Aj and Xero discuss Ciara Lily O’Rouke’s short Dead Skin (2023). Remember the days of Proactive, Clean and Clear, and St. Ives? Remember staring in the mirror regretting that last popped pimple? After this, you won't have to worry about that. Premise: Disgruntled teenager Jess has an itch she just can't scratch and she's willing to do whatever it takes to be rid of it.Connect with your co-hosts:> Aj: @_ButWhoisshe  > Xero: @xgHorror / @Blerdymassarce

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Kat and Xero discuss Chris Jopp’s short ‘Meow’ (2017). Have a listen as we try to figure out this were-situation, and how much this killer cat actually knows…Premise: When a young woman takes in a stray cat, a series of bloody occurrences begin to happen.Connect with your co-hosts:> Kat: @girlthatsscary> Xero: @xghorror / @blerdymassacre

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