Category Archives: Horror Comedy

Episode 197 – The Monkey (2025)

March 9, 2025Cursed Object Movie, Horror Comedy, New Release, Period Piece, Theatrical ReleaseChild’s Play, Monkey Shines, Osgood Perkins, Oz Perkins, Puppet Master, Stephen King, Tatiana Maslany, Theo Jamesshockdoctors

While not up to the standards of Longlegs, with some pacing issues and overly-quirky side characters, overall The Monkey is a rollicking good time, with four rock-solid performances at its center.

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Episode 196 – Heart Eyes

February 26, 2025Horror Comedy, New Release, Serial Killer, Slasher, Theatrical ReleaseChristopher Landon, Crawlspace (2012), Jamie Blanks, Jordana Brewster, Josh Ruben, Lisa Frankenstein, Mason Gooding, Olivia Holt, Targets, Valentine (2001), Your Monster (2024)shockdoctors

Another “horror” “comedy” from the Christopher Landon assembly line, Heart Eyes tries to mash together 90s-style romcoms and slasher movies, and fails on both counts.

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Episode 183 – The Front Room

September 22, 2024Body Horror, Horror Comedy, New Release, Theatrical Release“Gramma”, A24 Horror, Beau is Afraid, Brandy Norwood, Dogma, Kathryn Hunter, Max Eggers, Robert Eggers, Salo, Sam Eggers, The House of the Devil, The Woman in Black (1989)shockdoctors

The directorial debut of Robert Eggers’ younger brothers Max and Sam is an uneasy mishmash of influences, on top of being a tedious scatological assault on the senses.

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Episode 171 – Abigail

May 5, 2024Horror Comedy, New Release, Theatrical Release, VampiresAngus Cloud, Dan Stevens, Daybreakers, Kathryn Newton, Kevin Durand, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Melissa Barrera, Popsy, Radio Silence, Stake Land, The Night Flyer, Tyler Gillettshockdoctors

A step down from Ready or Not – mostly because it recycles many of the same beats less effectively – Abigail nonetheless features a fun cast and a few neat tricks. We just wish it maintained its momentum following a strong opening.

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Episode 162 – Thanksgiving

December 10, 2023Horror Comedy, New Release, Slasher, Theatrical ReleaseBlack Christmas (1974), Eli Roth, Gremlins, Holiday Slasher, John Carver, Krampus, Krisha, Patrick Dempsey, Rick Hoffman, The Legend of Hell Houseshockdoctors

An improvement over some of Eli Roth’s more risible work, Thanksgiving is a refreshingly old-fashioned slasher that nonetheless feels rather predictable and thin.

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Episode 148 – Renfield

April 30, 2023Horror Comedy, New Release, Theatrical Release, VampiresAwkwafina, Ben Schwartz, Chris McKay, Dracula, Dracula: Dead and Loving It, Dwight Frye, Love at First Bite, Martin (1976), Nicholas Hoult, Nicolas Cage, Vampire’s Kissshockdoctors

A few nice early touches and Nicolas Cage’s committed performance are undone by Renfield‘s being half a cop movie – and not a particularly good one, at that.

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Episode 145 – Scream VI

March 26, 2023Horror Comedy, New Release, Sequel, Slasher, Theatrical ReleaseCourteney Cox, Demons (1985), Dermot Mulroney, Ghostface, Hayden Panettiere, Jenna Ortega, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Melissa Barrera, Radio Silence, Requel, Stage Fright (1987), Tyler Gillettshockdoctors

Reaching a new low for the franchise, Scream VI spends most of its runtime insisting that everything is different and all bets are off, only to keep rehashing the same tired tropes.

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Episode 144 – Sick (2023)

March 19, 2023Horror Comedy, New Release, Slasher, VOD ReleaseBarbarian, Bethlehem Million, Entrance, Gideon Adlon, Hush (2016), I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, In the Bedroom, Jane Adams, John Hyams, Kevin Williamson, The Conversation, The Rental, The Son (2002)shockdoctors

For a sub-80-minute film, Sick feels weirdly bloated, and yet at the same time, suffers from a disappointing lack of ambition.

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Episode 141 – Infinity Pool

February 12, 2023Body Horror, Horror Comedy, New Release, Theatrical Release, UncategorizedAlexander Skarsgard, Apocalypse Now, Brandon Cronenberg, Crimes of the Future, Heart of Darkness, Kill List, Living with Yourself, Mia Goth, Possessor, Seconds (1966), Soma, The Neon Demon, Wake in Frightshockdoctors

Brandon Cronenberg adds another strong entry to his weird and unsettling oeuvre, while Mia Goth gives her third standout horror performance in the space of ten months.

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Episode 140 – M3GAN

January 29, 2023Horror Comedy, New Release, Theatrical ReleaseAkela Cooper, Alien, Allison Williams, Child’s Play (2019), Colossus: The Forbin Project, Gerard Johnstone, Housebound, Malignantshockdoctors

A team-up of the talents behind Housebound and Malignant should have been a slam dunk, but don’t believe the hype – M3GAN is an assembly-line-style dud.

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