Category Archives: Creature Feature

Episode 152 – The Boogeyman (2023)

June 18, 2023Creature Feature, New Release, Theatrical ReleaseAnnihilation, Chris Messina, David Dastmalchian, Lights Out (2013), Lights Out (2016), Rob Savage, Sophie Thatcher, Stephen King, The Boogeyman (1982)shockdoctors

A fairly run-of-the-mill adaptation of a minor Stephen King work, this film is not without craft, particularly in its careful control of just how much of the Boogeyman you see.

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Episode 128 – Barbarian (2022)

September 25, 2022Creature Feature, New Release, Theatrical ReleaseA Tale of Two Sisters, Bill Skarsgard, Death Line, Don’t Breathe, Georgina Campbell, Justin Long, Left 4 Dead, The Borderlands, WKUK, Zach Creggershockdoctors

Although it falters a bit in the back half, Barbarian has a killer opening act and an assortment of thrilling hard left turns in plot and style sprinkled throughout.

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Episode 122 – Nope

August 3, 2022Creature Feature, New Release, Theatrical ReleaseBrandon Perea, Daniel Kaluuya, Jaws, Jordan Peele, Keke Palmer, M Night Shyamalan, Michael Wincott, Monkey Shines, Signs, Steven Spielberg, Steven Yeun, The Watermelon Woman, Under the Skinshockdoctors

Jordan Peele has done it again, building terrific popcorn entertainment around stunning, already iconic new horror imagery, impeccable pacing, and note-perfect performances from Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Brandon Perea, Steven Yeun, and Michael Wincott.

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Episode 111 – The Cursed

March 20, 2022Body Horror, Creature Feature, New Release, Period Piece, Theatrical ReleaseAlistair Petrie, Boyd Holbrook, Dark Night of the Scarecrow, Fugue State, Kelly Reilly, Mickey Liddell, Sean Ellis, Sleepy Hollow, The Haunting of Molly Hartley, The Innocents, The Others, The Wolfman (2010), Werewolfshockdoctors

Period creature-feature goodness and an interesting twist on the mechanics of lycanthropy are diminshed by pacing issues, a sometimes-drab color palette, and some questionable choices about the film’s Roma pseudo-antagonists.

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Episode 107 – V/H/S/94

January 16, 2022Anthology, Body Horror, Creature Feature, Found Footage, New Release, Sequel, Shudder Original, ZombiesChloe Okuno, Creepshow, It Happened, Jennifer Reeder, Lights Out, Marble Hornets, Ryan Prows, Simon Barrett, Steven Kostanski, Tales From the Hood, The Tunnel, Timo Tjahjanto, Two Evil Eyes, WNUF Halloween Specialshockdoctors

V/H/S/94 is a vast improvement over its immediate predecessor, but lags behind the first two films, providing a goofy, grindhouse atmosphere but forgetting to be frightening.

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Episode 102 – Antlers

November 7, 2021Body Horror, Creature Feature, New Release, Theatrical ReleaseGraham Greene, Guillermo del Toro, It Comes At Night, Jesse Plemons, Keri Russell, Scott Cooper, Shame, The Kindergarten Teacher, Wendigoshockdoctors

Antlers is a creepy and effective creature feature that’s sometimes hampered by certain lighting and backstory choices.

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Episode 99 – Malignant

October 3, 2021Body Horror, Creature Feature, New Release, Theatrical ReleaseAnnabelle Wallis, Blade, Blade II, Covetous, Imprint, James Wan, Kekoashaw, The Fury, Underworldshockdoctors

With a heaping helping of early-aughts action-horror goodness and some unexpected tricks up its sleeve, Malignant is a pleasant surprise – perhaps the biggest in Shock Doctors history.

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Episode 89 – A Quiet Place Part II

June 20, 2021Creature Feature, New Release, Sequel, Theatrical ReleaseCillian Murphy, Djimon Hounsou, Emily Blunt, Genderless Potato, Grabbers, Hush (2016), John Krasinski, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe, Scoot McNairy, Shelobshockdoctors

Now that the creatures have proven to be mortal, some of the tension of the original film has dissipated. But A Quiet Place Part II still has a lot going for it.

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Episode 78 – Dreamcatcher

April 4, 2021Body Horror, Creature Feature, Listener Request, Theatrical ReleaseAliens, Damian Lewis, Don't Look Now, Fart Foley, Jason Lee, Lawrence Kasdan, Living Monocle, Morgan Freeman, Shitweasels, Slither, Stephen King, Thomas Jane, Timothy Olyphant, William Goldmanshockdoctors

At long last, Matt and Jim do a listener-request episode, and it’s a doozy. How fitting that on this Easter Sunday, we release a podcast featuring a villain known as “Easter Gay.”

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Episode 48 – Relic

August 24, 2020Creature Feature, Haunted House, New ReleaseA Cloud of Black Flies, Bella Heathcote, Dementia, Emily Mortimer, Shambling Homunculus, Under the Skinshockdoctors

Emily Mortimer and Bella Heathcote grapple with a senile relative and a house quite literally haunted by dementia. It’s a treat.

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