Category Archives: Remake

Episode 209 – The Strangers: Chapter 2

September 30, 2025New Release, Remake, Sequel, Slasher, Theatrical ReleaseBryan Bertino, Carnival of Souls, Die Hard 2, Entrance, Gabriel Basso, Halloween II, High Tension, House of the Devil, Madelaine Petsch, Razorback, Renny Harlin, Requel, The Texas Chain Saw Massacreshockdoctors

The saggy midsection of a trilogy that should only have been one movie – or none at all – this latest installment is shapeless, bottom-of-the-barrel stuff. Just woeful.

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Episode 205 – I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025)

August 10, 2025New Release, Remake, Sequel, Slasher, Theatrical ReleaseChase Sui Wonders, Freddie Prinze Jr., Ghost Story (1981), I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997), I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Madelyn Cline, Reboot, Requel, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Sarah Pidgeon, Scream V, Scream VI, The Burning (1981)shockdoctors

This latest lifeless rehash of a 90s slasher is a little less self-serious than Screams V and VI, but probably also dumber.

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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 194 – Wolf Man (2025)

February 5, 2025Body Horror, Creature Feature, New Release, Remake, Theatrical Release, Universal MonstersAntlers, Christopher Abbott, Daddy’s Head, Julia Garner, Leigh Whannell, Pacific Northwest, Ravenous, The Barrens (2012), The Fly (1986), The Invisible Man (2020), The Strain, The Wolfman (2010), Wendigo, Werewolvesshockdoctors

Seemingly at war with itself and unable to settle on its core themes, Wolf Man is a big step down from Leigh Whannell’s first Universal Monster flick, 2020’s The Invisible Man.

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Episode 192 – Nosferatu (2024)

January 5, 2025Amazon Prime Original, Body Horror, Folk Horror, Found Footage, Listener Request, Netflix Original, New Release, Period Piece, Remake, Shudder Original, Theatrical Release, Vampires, VOD ReleaseAaron Taylor-Johnson, Bill Skarsgard, Emma Corrin, Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult, Ralph Ineson, Robert Eggers, Schalcken the Painter, Shadow of the Vampire, Simon McBurney, Willem Dafoeshockdoctors

It may not be Eggers’ best work, but that’s a very high bar to clear. This is a beautifully shot, handsomely mounted reimagining of the landmark silent film, with standout performances all around.

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Episode 184 – Speak No Evil (2024)

September 30, 2024New Release, Remake, Serial Killer, Theatrical ReleaseAisling Franciosi, Eden Lake, James McAvoy, James Watkins, Mackenzie Davis, Scoot McNairy, The Ring (2002), The Vanishing (1988), The Vanishing (1993), The Woman in Black (2012)shockdoctors

This remake of the 2022 Danish film suffers from a stultifying fidelity to the original – except in two major respects, where there has been a decided downgrade. A waste of a very strong cast.

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Episode 174 – The Strangers: Chapter 1

June 9, 2024New Release, Remake, Sequel, Slasher, Theatrical ReleaseDevil’s Pass (2013), Madelaine Petsch, Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, Renny Harlin, The Butcher (1970), Vacancy (2007)shockdoctors

This disposable, drab, tension-free nothing of a requel is only the first entry in a trilogy that’s already been shot. God help us.

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Episode 153 – Malum

July 9, 2023Haunted House, New Release, Remake, Theatrical ReleaseAnthony DiBlasi, Assault on Precinct 13, Benny’s Video, Fugue Soup, Fugue Stew, Jessica Sula, Last Shift, Let Us Prey, Mandyshockdoctors

Anthony DiBlasi elected to remake his own film, 2014’s Last Shift, and frankly, he did better the first time.

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Episode 132 – Hellraiser (2022)

November 6, 2022Body Horror, Cursed Object Movie, Hulu Original, New Release, RemakeClive Barker, David Bruckner, Hellraiser (1987), Jacob’s Ladder (1990), Jamie Clayton, Odessa A'zion, Resolution (2012), The Cell, The Ritual, Thir13en Ghostsshockdoctors

David Bruckner’s reboot of the 80s horror staple is a little too rigid, a little too sanitized… and frankly, just doesn’t raise all that much hell. But Jamie Clayton and Odessa A’zion are terrific.

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Episode 117 – Firestarter (2022)

May 29, 2022New Release, Remake, Theatrical ReleaseCapeshit, Carrie, Firestarter ‘84, Keith Thomas, Kurtwood Smith, Michael Greyeyes, Stephen King, The Dead Zone, The Shining, Thelma, X2, Zac Efronshockdoctors

A flawed but entertaining Stephen King property from the ’80s is turned into dimly lit, poorly written CGI capeshit.

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