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Horror Movie Survival Guide is a weekly podcast where two unlikely gorehounds and long time chums, one a hardcore horror fan with a notebook to prove it, and the other finally coming out of the creepy horror fandom closet - watch and talk about horror film from a survival point of view. We ask the question - how can *we* end up as the final girl? Join Julia Marchese and Teri Gamble as we take a deep dive into everything from OG horror to newly released films (but preferably classics on VHS). ...
Every movie genre has its own rules, and you need to know those rules if you're going to survive that genre! This podcast looks at the Top Ten rules of each genre in order to help you survive in that movie, be it horror, action, or the dreaded teenage sex comedy.
Nadja - "Everything is Superficial" This week our Lesbian Vampire round takes us to not so distant past of the 90's arthouse cinema scene with NADJA (1994). Nadja is a Romanian vampire who walks alone at night in New York City. This update of the Dracula's Daughter story is full of delights and a surprise cameo from David Lynch - whose style is cle…
The Shiver of the Vampires - "You're bourgeoisie vampires." We continue our delectable Lesbian Vampire round of films with a trip to groovy 1970's France in THE SHIVER OF THE VAMPIRES (1971). Arthouse chic, surprising entrances and a psychedelic rock soundtrack make this flick a real highlight in this sub-sub genre exploration! We hope you enjoy ta…
Dracula's Daughter - "Your life for hers." We are circling back to one of our favorite sub-sub genres of horror - Lesbian Vampires - with DRACULA'S DAUGHTER (1936). This film picks up exactly where Dracula left off seamlessly - making it the perfect double feature. Sumptuous cinematography and beguiling performances abound in this gorgeous horror c…
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The Blair Witch Project - "I'm Not Playing Head Games!" We have reached another HUGE milestones - our 300th Episode of HMSG! We are celebrating with a blockbuster hit from the year Julia & Teri met - THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT (1999). This found footage phenom follows three filmmakers, in way over their heads, on a shoot out in the woods. We want to t…
May - "Disgust me, please." Lucky McKee's directorial debut MAY(2002) goes hard! This very dark tale gives us CARRIE (1976) vibes in all the best ways. Make friends with May if you dare...a relationship with her might just tear you apart! We hope you enjoy this fresh episode! Support the showΑπό τον Julia Marchese and Teri Gamble
My Bloody Valentine - "Danger Keep Out!" Hello Lovers - we are so happy to continue our horror love fest with this seasonal cult classic MY BLOODY VALENTINE (1981). A coal miner is out for revenge and goes on a rampage in the small town of Valentine Bluffs. This film has lots of heart! Bloody hearts!!! Wishing you and yours a Happy Valentine's Day!…
Warm Bodies - "Exhumed" Who says the impending doom of the zombie apocalypse can't be romantic? WARM BODIES (2013) brings together star-crossed lovers from two households both alike in dignity in the unfair apocalypse where we lay our scene. Endearing performances from Nicholas Hoult and Teresa Palmer will warm your cold dead hearts. We hope you en…
Tucker and Dale vs Evil - "This Vacation Sucks" Vacation is all they ever wanted - but one big misunderstanding after another leads to chaos in TUCKER & DALE vs. EVIL(2010). Proof that you can't judge a book by its cover this delightful horror comedy romp is the perfect way to lighten up even the darkest nights. We hope you enjoy this fresh episode…
Blood Harvest - "How bout some meaningless sex?" You know we love a creepy clown flick & we jumped at the chance to watch Tiny Tim go ham in this 80's slasher BLOOD HARVEST (1987). Folks in a small town are dealing with a struggling economy & farm foreclosures. Themes of loss and unrequited love fuel this one. Thanks to our friend Mabletron3000 for…
The Purge - "Your Soul has Been Cleansed" We cover another blockbuster hit for you all this week from writer/director James DeMonaco THE PURGE (2013). Starring one of our favorite actors Ethan Hawke as a man ready to defend his hearth & home on the wildest night of the distant future of 2022... We hope you enjoy this fresh episode! Support the show…
SCREAM - "Everybody's a Suspect" This week we go big by tackling one of the biggest horror hits of all time - SCREAM (1996). A film that reinvented the genre for a whole new generation and was also seminal to the creation of this podcast. The character Randy's obsession with surviving a horror film was definitely a template for us! We hope you enjo…
New Year's Evil - "Hollywood Hotline" There's panic at the punk show because of a deadly countdown in NEW YEAR'S EVIL (1980). This film spares no punches - or slashes - as a serial killer who's obsessed with racing against the clock is on the loose one new years rockin' eve. We hope you enjoy this fresh episode as you countdown to 2023! We wish you…
Gremlins - "Mogwai, will be waiting" Happy Holidays kids! We are finally covering the Joe Dante helmed holiday creature feature classic...GREMLINS (1984). Chock full of wonderful performances and these fantastic creatures running amok all over town! Remember the rules or beware! We wish you a safe & happy holiday season! Support the show…
RARE EXPORTS - "Always Believe" Happy Holidays - we are in full swing with this lovely film RARE EXPORTS (2010). We travel to the land of the "original Santa Claus" in Finland to uncover his real secrets and origins...that are more naughty than nice! We hope you enjoy this fresh episode just in time for the season! You better watch out...you better…
Black as Night - "Vampires Like Hoes" Our final selection from our incomparable producer/sound editor Sierra Rein is the Blumhouse vampire flick BLACK AS NIGHT (2021). This modern day vampire tale is set in New Orleans and weaves in local legends, history & lore. A young and fun cast led by Asjha Cooper, Fabrizio Guido, and featuring the legendary …
The Black Cat - "Supernatural Baloney" We travel back in time for our Producer Sierra's next pick - THE BLACK CAT (1934). Starring two of the biggest names in classic horror - Bela Lugosi & Boris Karloff. Watching these formidable foes go toe to toe is everything! This film has so much - mystery, intrigue, a haunted past, satanic rituals and a hone…
Tremors - "Fresh Meat" What's better than Bacon? MOAR BACON! We are back with another great Kevin Bacon pick this week from Sierra. We tackle 90's horror comedy TREMORS (1990) with a stacked cast and a fun premise! We hope you enjoy this fresh episode! Support the showΑπό τον Julia Marchese and Teri Gamble
Stir of Echoes - "Am I Awake or Asleep?" We are so grateful for our wonderful Sound Editor & Producer Sierra Rein! Our next round of films are Sierra's films that she's requested! We start off with a hunk of Bacon, Kevin Bacon that is in 1999's STIR OF ECHOES. This is an adaptation of a novel by Richard Matheson that gives us a very Stephen King "S…
HMSG Interview Lucky McKee! - "Old Man" LUCKY MCKEE is a filmmaker who burst onto the scene with his cult horror film May (2002), and has since directed such awesome films as The Woman (2011), All Cheerleaders Die and The Woods. He has also contributed segments to the horror anthologies Masters of Horror, Deathcember and Tales of Halloween and has …
HMSG Interview Mali Elfman! - "Next Exit" We have a fantastic guest on our show this week - Filmmaker & producer MALI ELFMAN - who focuses on innovative ideas and supporting female auteurs. Mali has produced dozens of movies for the company Fun Size Horror which she Co-Founded. She produced the dark anthology “Do Not Disturb”, Mike Flanagan's film …
Paranormal Activity - "Dinny Time" We celebrate Halloween with one of the biggest "found footage" blockbuster films of all time, PARANORMAL ACTIVITY (2007). Proof you don't need much to make it scary...just two people talking in a room and some great edits and let the imagination fill in the rest! We hope you enjoy this fresh episode! Support the s…
Pulse - "The Forbidden Room" We continue our watch of some of your favorite horror blockbusters with a trip to Japan and enter into "the forbidden room" with PULSE (2001) written & directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa. This meditation on isolation and loneliness in the digital rings even more true in this day and age. We hope you enjoy this fresh episode! …
The Howling - "Hello, Brave Boy" The hits continue as we countdown to Halloween! We get all wolfy this week with THE HOWLING (1981) directed by Joe Dante. Filled with wonderful practical effects and powerhouse performances from Dee Wallace, Elisabeth Brooks and cameos from some of our favorite horror creators! We hope you'll howl at the moon with e…
Silence of the Lambs - "Quid Pro Quo" We are tackling the most requested films from our fans this month to celebrate the spooky Halloween Season! This week we dig into the meaty performances that are served up in SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991). There is a reason this pic won so many awards - Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins and direction from Jonathan De…
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HMSG Interview Damien Leone & David Howard Thornton! - "Terrifer 2"
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HMSG Interview Damien Leone & David Howard Thornton! - "Terrifer 2" Surprise!! We are thrilled to bring you this interview with the Director and Star of TERRIFIER 2 (2022)! Damien Leone director, writer, and producer known for writing and directing the films All Hallows' Eve (2013), Terrifier (2016), and Terrifier 2 (2022), each of which feature hi…
HMSG Interview Elyse Willems! "The Vigil" We are so excited to have another wonderful guest on the show this week - Elyse Willems a writer, producer, podcaster, performer, and creative based in Los Angeles, California. Born and raised in exotic Toronto, Canada, a snowy wonderland known for molding and churning out funny weirdos, Elyse shines in any…
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HMSG Interview Shannon McGrew of Nightmarish Conjurings - "Trick-r-Treat"
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HMSG Interview Shannon McGrew of Nightmarish Conjurings - "Trick-r-Treat" This week we talk with Shannon McGrew about her obsession with Trick - R- Treat (2007. Shannon is a Designer, Writer & Film Critic - Rotten Tomatoes approved & member (OAFFC) Online Association of Female Film Critics and the Founder of Nightmarish Conjurings - a News & media …
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HMSG Interview Tarik Davis! "Predator 2"
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HMSG Interview Tarik Davis! "Predator 2" Tarik Davis is an actor/writer/avid pop culture consumer based in New York City with a 20 year history of acting, performing improv and writing comedy. He strives to cross-pollinate performance styles and audiences in all his work. Currently you can see Tarik on The Amber Ruffin Show (two seasons available o…
RAW - "Finish Your Veggies." You asked for it! So we are finally biting into this rare French-Belgian treat - RAW(2016). This tale about a vet student and her family's insatiable desire to adhere to a vegan lifestyle that goes off the rails is not for the faint of heart! We hope you enjoy digging into this fresh episode! Support the show…
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage - "Bring in the Perverts!" A sumptuous treat for the senses - this week we cover the film that helped start the Giallo movement and the career of Dario Argento - his debut feature THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE (1970) . An American in Rome gets caught up in a dizzying murder mystery where things are certainly no…
Dude Bro Party Massacre III - "No Consequences in America" It's back to school season, so it's only fitting that we discover pledging a fraternity can be a killer plan in DUDE BRO PARTY MASSACRE III (2015) A sequel with no prequels we follow the journey of redemption and revenge for a twin brother who was murdered in the non-existent prequel this c…
Villmark Asylum - "HELP" This week we finally cover VILLMARK ASYLUM (2015) - the Norwegian remake of one of our favorite scary films SESSION 9 (2001)! Lots of fun differences and similarities abound. We highly recommend checking out Session 9 first and programming Villmark Asylum as a great double feature! Then you can listen to our Episode on Sess…
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HMSG Interview David M. Booher! "The Black Phone"
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HMSG Interview David M. Booher! - "The Black Phone" This week we are thrilled to be interviewing a friend and fan of the show DAVID M. BOOHER! Booher grew up in a small Ohio town reading Stephen King, watching The Goonies, eating Lucky Charms in front of He-Man, trading Garbage Pail Kids, playing Nintendo, and going outside. Channeling his love for…
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane - "This is My House!" This week we celebrate the talented Jodie Foster who gives a powerhouse performance in THE LITTLE GIRL WHO LIVES DOWN THE LANE (1976). This films brings up the themes of personhood, ageism, ableism and misogyny as this "little girl" tries to survive, presumably on her own, in a hardened …
Dementia 13 - "Forgive Me Kathleen" This week we discuss Francis Ford Coppola's directorial debut DEMENTIA 13 (1963) produced under the Roger Corman machine. A strong debut about money, power and the decay of family due to loss...themes that will occur again and again in Coppola's subsequent works. We hope you enjoy this episode! Check out this fre…
THE FURY - "Power of the Human Mind!" This week we cover the De Palma directorial follow up to CARRIE (1976) featuring another telekinetic teen ---THE FURY (1978). This film has a stacked cast lead by Kirk Douglas, Amy Irving & John Cassavetes. We get into the nitty gritty details & discuss the similarities with Firestarter, Carrie, Scanners and Th…
The Scary of Sixty-First - "Shrill & Annoying" What's scarier than the story of Jeffrey Epstein and his trafficking and torture of women? THE SCARY OF SIXTY-FIRST (2021) by filmmaker Dasha Nekrasova (star of the TV show Succession) explores the shadows and ghosts of his victims that live on in one of his old flop house apartments. An important stor…
Maximum Overdrive - "We Made You!" This week we celebrate our 5 Year Anniversary here at Horror Movie Survival Guide by watching a King flick neither of us had seen before! MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE (1986) written and directed by Stephen King based on one of his short stories! This film has it all - trucks, tractors, bikes, lawn mowers & more, oh my! A per…
THIRST - "Thirst After Sinful Pleasures." This week we appropriately question everything about life, death, religion, feminism and our own THIRST (2009). Director Park Chan-wook holds nothing back with sumptuous imagery and body horror to delight all you gore hounds. Beautiful performances from Song Kang-ho (Parasite) and Kim Ok-bin who is a force …
Near Dark - "Sure Was Some Kiss." This week we return to one of our favorite genres - western vampires of the 80's with Kathryn Bigelow's entry NEAR DARK (1987)! This is a fun ride following this rag tag band of outlaw vampires & their adventure with cowboy with too much heart to kill. The film is full of scene stealing performances from the late g…
Come to Daddy - " You Have Kind Eyes" This week we chat about one of our favorite dream daddy's ;-) Elijah Wood! He stars in 2019's very dark comedy COME TO DADDY - a story of a very strange family reunion between a father & son in the middle of nowhere. Come for Elijah's sweet mustache - stay for some very creative kills. Support the show…
HMSG Interview Heather Greene! Pagan & Witch Scholar! This week we got to chat with the fantastic Heather Greene is Film & Witch scholar who works as a freelance editor, writer, and journalist in Atlanta, Georgia. Her work has been published at Religion News Service, Religion Unplugged, The Washington Post, Patheos.com, Circle Magazine, and the Par…
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HMSG Interview Three Black Halflings - "Hereditary"
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HMSG Interview Three Black Halflings - "Hereditary" We conclude our month of podcast collaborations with two of hosts from the THREE BLACK HALFLINGS D&D podcast, Jeremy Cobb & Jasper William Cartwright! We finally tackle the blockbuster hit HEREDITARY (2018)! Phenomenal performances from the entire cast, led by Toni Collette, Ann Dowd & Alex Wolff.…
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HMSG Interview JodoWOWsky! "Deathdream"
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HMSG Interview JodoWOWsky - "Deathdream" The casts of podcasters continues to collide with Julia's other show with the best name in the pod biz - JodoWOWsky, co-hosts DOUG TILLEY & LIAM O'DONNELL! We give the deep dive treatment to the criminally under seen DEATHDREAM (1974) from one of our favorite directors, BOB CLARK! This timely dark tale is st…
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HMSG Interview Review That Review! "I Know What You Did Last Summer"
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Review That Review - "I Know What You Did Last Summer" We are delighted to chat with more of our podcast friends from REVIEW THAT REVIEW the lovely Chelsey Donn & Trey Gerrald to discuss this VERY 90's classic I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER (1997)! We get into all the gory details & mostly talk about our crushes! Lookout for our bonus episode with…
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HMSG Interview Midnight Mass! "Society"
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Midnight Mass - "Society" We continue our month of podcast interviews with our dear friends at MIDNIGHT MASS POD - the iconic drag legend Peaches Christ & queer horror expert Michael Varrati! We dig into the film SOCIETY (1989)...the ending on this one is a DOOOOOOZY! Join cult leader Peaches Christ & filmmaker Michael Varrati for some hilarious an…
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HMSG Interview The Losers Club! "Thinner"
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HMSG Interview The Losers Club - "Thinner" For the Month of May we team up with some our favorite Podcasters to discuss more scary movies!!!! We start off with a couple of members of THE LOSERS CLUB, Randall Colburn & Justin Gerber to talk about a Stephen King film, of course! We dissect the complicated film THINNER (1996) featuring one of the most…
Terrifier - "I Wished I Was Dead" We end our clown round with the one of the scariest onscreen clown performances so far. This one is not just scary, but it's terrifying...TERRIFIER (2016) written and directed by Damien Leone. Just the poster alone for this one is haunting. It was a surprising first watch for both of our co-host! Not for the faint …
House of 1000 Corpses - "Grave Rustler of Fools" MOAR CLOWNS!!!! 🤡 This week we head into a fun house of horrors!!! We take a detour to the HOUSE of 1000 CORPSES (2003) written and directed by Rob Zombie. This one goes hard and fast...not for the faint of heart! Support the showΑπό τον Julia Marchese and Teri Gamble
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Killer Klowns from Outer Space! - "New Wave European Circus Fantastique" The Klown Round continues with this 80's horror kult klassic! KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE (1988)! Aliens who look like clowns land on earth to terrorize one small town... Grab some popcorn and join us at the makeout spot for this wild ride! Support the show…
