Horror Movie Weekly Ep. 179: The Substance (2024)
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This might be the one you’ve been waiting for… or maybe the one you’ve been dreading. Perhaps our longest episode of Horror Movie Weekly, here in epic Episode 179, Jay of the Dead and Mister Watson bring you an in-depth, spoiler review of the Academy Award-winning Horror film, The Substance (2024), with the Herculean help of special guest Kagan “The Fruit Brute” Breitenbach! During this episode, you will hear Kagan refer to this Body Horror movie as “The Cultural Horror Film of the Year,” while The Fruit Brute also refers to Jay of the Dead as “The...
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Horror Movie Weekly Ep. 178: Underwater (2020)
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Oh my! We have a rarity here: In Episode 178 of Horror Movie Weekly, your humorous hosts, Jay of the Dead and Mister Watson, are uncharacteristically divided by a wide chasm of five rating points for their Feature Review of Underwater (2020)! And as always, we bring you our famous Micro Horror Movie Reviews of “The Greasy Strangler” (2016) and “13 Cameras” (2015). Join us! Wild times! Note: This episode was recorded on January 23, 2025. It finally released on July 28, 2025. You are welcome to email our show at HorrorMovieWeekly@gmail.com. You can...
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Horror Movie Weekly Ep. 177: Do Not Disturb (2023)
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Another Sunday, another release by your favorite delineators of detritus, Jay of the Dead and Mister Watson, hosts of Horror Movie Weekly, One Badass Horror Podcast! This is Episode 177, where Watson chose a fascinating little Horror flick called Do Not Disturb (2023), written and directed by John Ainslie. In addition, Jay brings you a Micro review of a non-Horror called, “Gods and Monsters” (1998), a “speculation” about the last days of film director James Whale (Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein). Join us! It’s fun, and thanks for listening! Note: This episode...
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Horror Movie Weekly Ep. 176: The Manor (2021)
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For those who love “inside baseball” and all manner of tidbits, tangents, and minutiae, Episode 176 of Horror Movie Weekly will be right up your alley! Your lovable hosts, Jay of the Dead and Mister Watson, bring you lots of their usual, irreverent shenanigans, as well as a Feature Review of The Manor (2021)! We also bring you our famous Micro Horror Movie Reviews of “Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break” (2021) and “The Chair” (1988). And for instance, Watson and Jay discuss the merits or nefarious nature of the “American Idol”-type shows...
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Horror Movie Weekly Ep. 175: Freaks (2019)
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OK! Put your hands together, everybody. Let’s have fun! It’s time for Episode 175 of Horror Movie Weekly, One Badass Horror Podcast! This week, it was Mister Watson’s turn to choose, and he did not let us down, as usual. This is a film, notably, that both Jay of the Dead and Mister Watson say plays like a Horror film for first-time viewers (though it doesn’t maintain that genre upon repeat viewings). The film at hand is Freaks (2019), streaming on Netflix. We also bring you our famous, Micro Horror Movie Reviews of Re/Member (2023), Hallowed Ground...
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Horror Movie Weekly Ep. 174: Exhuma (2024)
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All right, dammit! It’s finally time for Episode 174 of Horror Movie Weekly, where Jay of the Dead and Mister Watson bring you a Feature Review of Exhuma (2024)! In addition, we bring you Micro Horror Movie Reviews of “Captifs” (2010) — a Take Two review — and “Borderland” (2007). Join us! Note: This episode was recorded on July 31, 2024. It finally released on June 30, 2025. Better late than never! Just ask Movie Podcast Weekly… You are welcome to email our show at HorrorMovieWeekly@gmail.com. You can also follow Horror Movie Weekly on...
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Horror Movie Weekly Ep. 173: Soft and Quiet (2022)
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Releasing on the 13-year anniversary of the launch of Jay of the Dead’s HORROR METROPOLIS podcast (4/29/25), we welcome you to a barn-burner here with Episode 173 of Horror Movie Weekly, One Badass Horror Podcast! It was Mister Watson’s pick, and he chose a doozy for us to discuss: Soft and Quiet (2022). In addition to that in-depth analysis, the Boys Boys Boys bring you Micro Horror Movie Reviews of “Captifs” (2010) and “#ChadGetsTheAxe” (2023). This is quite the episode, so we hope you will join us! Thanks for listening! Note: This episode was...
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Horror Movie Weekly Ep. 172: Rent-A-Pal (2020)
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Have you ever tried hooking up through a VHS dating service? Did such services actually exist back in the heyday of VHS? You can admit it, if you know. There’s no shame in it — as long as you “be kind, rewind.” Here in Episode 172 of Horror Movie Weekly, Jay of the Dead and Mister Watson bring you a Feature Review of Rent-A-Pal (2020) — a remarkable little film that does eventually deliver the Horror goods. Your beloved hosts also bring you Micro Horror Movie Reviews of “Sam Was Here” (2017) and “Shrooms” (2007). Join us! Note: This episode was...
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Horror Movie Weekly Ep. 171: Bear (2010) and Watson Hits 100!
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Celebrate good times — come on! It is time for celebration here on Horror Movie Weekly, because here with Episode 171, we have reached a magnificent milestone… With this episode, we celebrate 100 episodes since Mister Watson joined the HMW hosting roster and figurative rostrum! As the creator of the show, Jay of the Dead sincerely believes that adding Watson as a host is the single greatest thing that has ever happened to Horror Movie Weekly. Indeed, Watson is our “secret weapon.” To celebrate, our favorite little polar bear has selected as our spoiler-filled...
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Horror Movie Weekly Ep. 170: Lovely, Dark and Deep (2024)
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“That’s what time it is right now!” Time to get “a semi” over Horror Movie Weekly, Episode 170, where we Feature Review Lovely, Dark and Deep (2024). Yeah, Jay of the Dead and Mister Watson have a merry old time bringing you Micro Horror Movie Reviews, such as “Nightwatch” (1994) and “Devil’s Pass” (2013). We also hear about the Watson boys’ trip to the zoo to see some polar bears! Thanks for listening. You are welcome to email our show at HorrorMovieWeekly@gmail.com, or call and leave us a voicemail at our new number: (801) 980-1375....
info_outlineOK! Put your hands together, everybody. Let’s have fun! It’s time for Episode 175 of Horror Movie Weekly, One Badass Horror Podcast! This week, it was Mister Watson’s turn to choose, and he did not let us down, as usual. This is a film, notably, that both Jay of the Dead and Mister Watson say plays like a Horror film for first-time viewers (though it doesn’t maintain that genre upon repeat viewings). The film at hand is Freaks (2019), streaming on Netflix. We also bring you our famous, Micro Horror Movie Reviews of Re/Member (2023), Hallowed Ground (2007) and Destroyer (1988). Thanks for listening!
Note: This episode was recorded on August 8, 2024, and released on July 6, 2025.
You are welcome to email our show at HorrorMovieWeekly@gmail.com, or call and leave us a voicemail at our new number: (801) 980-1375. You can also follow Horror Movie Weekly on X: @horror_weekly.
This weekly Horror movie podcast brings you one recent Horror movie review every Sunday. (As noted previously, we’re defining “recent” as any Horror movie released within the last five years or the current year; so now that it’s 2024, we’ll be covering Horror films from 2019 to the present.) And we always reveal next week’s pick at the end of every show, so you can watch along with us and be prepared for the following episode. Thanks for listening!