Category Archives: Horror Comedy

Episode 206 – Weapons

August 17, 2025Horror Comedy, New Release, Theatrical ReleaseAlden Ehrenreich, Amy Madigan, Austin Abrams, Barbarian, Benedict Wong, Jacob's Ladder, Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Justin Long, Non-Linear, The Witches (1990), Us (2019), Witches, You Won’t Be Alone, Zach Creggershockdoctors

While Zach Cregger shows a deft hand at nurturing intrigue and creeping dread, he is once again hamstrung by his penchant for hard left turns into comedy. The climax is fun, but left us wanting.

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Episode 204 – M3GAN 2.0

July 20, 2025Horror Comedy, New Release, SequelAllison Williams, Blumhouse, Gerard Johnstone, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Sci-Fi Horror, Shaun of the Dead, Terminator 2, Terminator 3shockdoctors

The Shock Doctors were already the farthest thing from M3GAN stans, but this needlessly convoluted sequel seals the deal. It’s given up on horror, and it’s an action comedy with no action and bad jokes.

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Episode 201 – Clown in a Cornfield

June 15, 2025Horror Comedy, New Release, Shudder Original, Slasher, Theatrical ReleaseDark Night of the Scarecrow, Eli Craig, Hot Fuzz, Katie Douglas, Kevin Durand, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Sleepy Hollow, Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, Will Sassoshockdoctors

Eli Craig’s latest feature is another disappointment from the filmmaker behind Tucker and Dale vs. Evil – just bland YA claptrap with scattershot humor that mostly doesn’t land.

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Episode 200 – Matt and Jim’s Best and Worst

June 1, 2025Aliens, Anthology, Body Horror, Creature Feature, Creepypasta, Crime Procedural, Cursed Object Movie, Exorcism, Folk Horror, Foreign Film, Found Footage, Halloween, Haunted House, Horror Comedy, Period Piece, Possession, Prequel, Remake, Sequel, Serial Killer, Slasher, Slender Man, The Conjuring Universe, Universal Monsters, Vampires, Video Game Adaptation, Zombiesshockdoctors

After 200 podcasts, we’ve watched some great movies and a whole lot of crap. Give a listen as we pick out our favorite and least favorite subjects of past episodes.

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Episode 199 – Until Dawn

May 18, 2025Body Horror, Found Footage, Horror Comedy, New Release, Theatrical Release, Video Game AdaptationChristopher Landon, David F. Sandberg, Edge of Tomorrow, Ella Rubin, Gary Dauberman, Groundhog Day, Happy Death Day, Kill Baby Kill, Lights Out, Pet Sematary (1989), Peter Stormare, The Cabin in the Woods, Time Loop, Until Dawn (2015)shockdoctors

Not for the first time, Gary Dauberman piles up a bunch of underwhelming monsters in an attempt to scare us by sheer volume, and not for the first time, he fails. A waste of strong source material.

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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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