The Scariest Things Podcast Extra: An Interview with It Hatched director Elvar Gunnarsson

In this interview with It Hatched director, Elvar Gunnarsson, you will get a full upload of Icelandic folklore and history. So, not only will you be entertained, you're going to learn something! It Hatched has been getting rave reviews in its run through the festival circuit, and Elvar was generous enough to spend his time discussing how he made this remarkable film, an artistic and narrative showcase for the first-time director.
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Mike’s Review: Allegoria (2022)

★.5 out of ★★★★★ Anthology horror films are so full of creepy goodness! Moral tales. Freaky through lines. Peculiar and off-putting horror hosts and narrators. They give us everything we desire in spooky bite-sized chunks. Until they don’t.
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Prey (2022) Review

★★★★1/2 out of ★★★★★

Intensity 🩸🩸🩸for gory action violence

Prey is a remarkable refresh of the old Predator franchise. For my money, this is the best action horror movie since The Descent, the best horror western since Ravenous, and could arguably be better than the original Predator. The movie has the best protagonist yet (Including Dutch), and the monster is better than ever. The movie is a transportive adventure, and who would have thought that this previously moribund series could find such fresh legs?

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Mike’s Review: This is GWAR

★★★★ out of ★★★★★ GWAR is the little band that no one has ever heard of, but absolutely everyone needs to know. Their horrifying musings are just that — horrifying musings. Don’t be mistaken there’s so much more this gore-filled party. So much more. After nearly 40 years they have perfected the art of soaking their weak and puny audiences with blood, guts, urine, and yes, semen. 
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Eric’s Review: The Eyes Below (2022 Popcorn Frights Film Festival)

★★★1/2 out of ★★★★★ The Eyes Below is perhaps the closest thing to a real nightmare since David Lynch's 1977 opus, Eraserhead. If you have ever had dreams of being smothered, suffocated, or strangled, this is your unrelenting torment. Be mindful though, it also includes the occasionally repetitive tedium of a dream you can't get out of..
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Joseph’s Review: Skinamarink (Fantasia)

★★★★★ out of ★★★★★ Skinamarink is a mesmerizing work set in the dark of a nighttime home that finds two young siblings confronted by a chilling evil, with visual and aural approaches that make the proceedings all the more unsettling.
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Joseph’s Book Review: Just Another Tin Foil Hat Presents

★★★★★ No matter whether you are a well-read aficionado of Forteana and high strangeness or a newcomer to the world of extraterrestrials, cryptids, and supernatural occurrences, Zelia Edgar's debut book Just Another Tin Foil Hat Presents is a delightful, entertaining read.
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The Scariest Things Podcast Episode 150: The Mayor’s Choice! (And a Portland Horror FF Recap)

The Mayor of Trope Town has spoken! As the current serving mayor, three thrilling Euro-Horror selections were made to discuss, with a deeper dive than the typical Podcast discussion. Raw, The Ringmaster, and Tailgate are being served up for discussion this week. Also, a Portland Horror Film Festival recap. Does the mayor know how to please his constituents, or what? YES! Long may the mayor reign!
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The Scariest Things Episode 149: Celebrating Queer Horror!

Horror movies can be a curious little corner of the media universe where you can track where society stands on social issues. This is clearly reflected in Queer Horror, a continually evolving reflection of the closeting, outing, and normalization of LGBT relationships and how they are perceived over time.
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Scariest Things Review: NOPE (2022)

★★★★.5 out of ★★★★★ We've all been waiting patiently for the new work by masterful filmmaker Jordan Peele. He has yet to disappoint with his previous cinematic efforts and continues to push a rather visionary envelope. Shrouded in years of mystery comes another enthralling horror entry with NOPE. As we've already previously noted, UFO films are usually mostly in the science fiction camp, with maybe a toe in the horror genre. Trying to find the ones that firmly place two feet over into the horror side is no easy feat. NOPE is that film that harmoniously brings these camps together.
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From Monsters to Slashers to Supernatural Entities, UK’s Arrow Video FrightFest 2022 Lineup Has It All

Each summer, Arrow Video FrightFest brings a cinematic bounty of chillers and thrillers to London. This year’s lineup is mind boggling in size and scope, offering such riches as the world premiere of renowned director Neil Marshall’s latest offeringThe Lair to horror icon Dario Argento’s newest feature Dark Glasses to premieres by up and coming filmmakers from across the globe.
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Joseph’s Review: Gone in the Night 

★★★ out of ★★★★★ Raising some intriguing points about aging and boasting engrossing performances from Winona Ryder and Dermot Mulroney, Gone in the Night loses its way when it begins ramping things up in the suspense department.
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Mike’s Review: Peninsula (2020)

★★★.5 out of ★★★★★ Just as zombie films really aren’t about zombies, nor are heist films about heists. Sure there’s the undead roaming across the screen and the heist film brings you the extra-elaborate scheme to get the goods, but neither is really about what they claim. If you’re a follower of horror (and we know you are) you know that many things in horror are simply devices to get to the heart of the matter. Human emotions. 
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R.I.P. James Caan 1940-2022

Legendary actor James Caan has passed away at the age of 82. He only performed in one horror movie, but he made it count. His portrayal of author Paul Sheldon in Rob Reiner's Stephen King adaption of Misery won him an Oscar nom. On a day like today, indeed, "I'm your biggest fan!"
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