Straight Chilling: Horror Movie Review
Based out of Jacksonville, FL, the Straight Chilling crew are a group of old friends who gather weekly to casually review horror films, make recommendations, talk trivia, news and more. Straight Chilling has you covered on all things horror!
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#472 – Drag Me to Hell (2009)
04/24/2024
#472 – Drag Me to Hell (2009)
A loan officer who evicts an elderly woman from her home finds herself the recipient of a supernatural curse. Desperate, she turns to a seer to save her soul while evil forces push her to her breaking point. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss demon winds, haunted hankies, and the soulless nature of American financial institutions in Sam Raimi’s, Drag Me to Hell (2009). Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:24) Back of the Box/Recommendations (10:05) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (16:50) Rotten Tomatoes (67:24) Trivia (77:08) Cooter of the Week (85:30) What We’ve Been Watching (92:25) Hotline Scream: (109:17) Connect with us:
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The Overlook Film Festival Recap (2024)
04/19/2024
The Overlook Film Festival Recap (2024)
Randy and Bob once again made the trek over to New Orleans for The Overlook Film Festival and lived to tell the tale! It was another year filled with patires, Q&A's, anniversary screenings, loads of genre movies and much more. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss Abigail, Cuckoo, Red Rooms, I Saw the TV Glow, Oddity, Azrael and many other films we watched at The Overlook Film Festival! Connect with us:
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#471 – Civil War (2024)
04/17/2024
#471 – Civil War (2024)
A journey across a dystopian future America, following a team of military embedded journalists as they race against time to reach DC before rebel factions descend upon the White House. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss the fruitless nature of war, the necessity of a neutral press, and Alex Garland’s harrowing new film, Civil War (2024). Show Notes: Housekeeping (2:50) Back of the Box/Recommendations (10:12) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (15:15) Rotten Tomatoes (84:48) Cooter of the Week (92:34) What We’ve Been Watching (98:12) Hotline Scream: (105:08) Connect with us:
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#470 – Maximum Overdrive (1986)
04/10/2024
#470 – Maximum Overdrive (1986)
A group of people fight for survival at a truck stop when machines become homicidal. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss Emilio Estevez, cocaine, and Stephen King’s only directing credit to date, Maximum Overdrive (1986). Show Notes: Housekeeping (2:28) Back of the Box/Recommendations (8:07) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (14:44) Rotten Tomatoes (59:30) Trivia (67:07) Cooter of the Week (74:45) Connect with us:
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#469 – Silver Bullet (1985)
04/03/2024
#469 – Silver Bullet (1985)
In a small town, brutal killings start to plague the community. Marty Coslaw, a paraplegic boy, is convinced the murders are the doings of a werewolf. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss Stephen King, Corey Haim, and Gary Busey in the classic werewolf movie, Siilver Bullet (1985). Show Notes: Housekeeping (2:34) Back of the Box/Recommendations (9:40) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (15:45) Rotten Tomatoes (70:20) Trivia (76:50) Cooter of the Week (65:25) What We’ve Been Watching (94:50) Hotline Scream: (105:43) Connect with us:
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#468 – Late Night with the Devil (2024)
03/27/2024
#468 – Late Night with the Devil (2024)
A live television broadcast in 1977 goes horribly wrong unleashing evil into the nation’s living rooms. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss late night talk shows, the satanic panic, and Faustian tales in, Late Night with the Devil (2024). Show Notes: Housekeeping (4:16) Back of the Box/Recommendations (11:02) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (16:17) Rotten Tomatoes (72:26) Cooter of the Week (80:12) What We’ve Been Watching (86:08) Hotline Scream: (98:04) Connect with us:
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#467 – Hollow Man (2000)
03/20/2024
#467 – Hollow Man (2000)
A brilliant scientist’s discovery renders him invisible, but transformers him into an omnipotent, dangerous megalomaniac. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss government-funded experiments, Kevin Bacon’s bacon, and Paul Verhoeven’s take on the Invisible Man, Hollow Man (2000). Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:50) Back of the Box/Recommendations (12:45) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (18:36) Rotten Tomatoes (74:16) Trivia (81:40) Cooter of the Week (91:00) What We’ve Been Watching (93:47) Hotline Scream: (106:40) Connect with us:
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#466 – Ticks (1993)
03/13/2024
#466 – Ticks (1993)
A group of troubled teenagers are led by social workers on a California wilderness retreat, not knowing the woods they are camping in have been infested by bloodsucking, mutated ticks! On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss Seth Green, illegal grow operations, and unfortunate stereotypes in the made for TV creature feature, Ticks (1993). Show Notes: Housekeeping (6:58) Back of the Box/Recommendations (18:06) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (25:12) Rotten Tomatoes (77:25) Cooter of the Week (83:06) What We’ve Been Watching (94:23) Connect with us:
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#465 – As Above, So Below (2014)
03/06/2024
#465 – As Above, So Below (2014)
When a team of explorers ventures into the catacombs beneath the streets of Paris, they uncover the dark secret that lies within the city of the dead. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss treasure hunting, the Parisian catacombs and the hellish found footage film, As Above, So Below (2014). Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:07) Back of the Box/Recommendations (11:42) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (17:16) Rotten Tomatoes (70:58) Cooter of the Week (82:54) What We’ve Been Watching (86:40) Connect with us:
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#464 – Bone Tomahawk (2015)
02/28/2024
#464 – Bone Tomahawk (2015)
In the dying days of the old west, a sheriff and his posse set out to rescue their town’s doctor from a group of cannibalistic cave dwellers. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss Kurt Russell, Patrick Wilson and S. Craig Zahler’s horror-western, Bone Tomahawk (2015). Show Notes: Housekeeping (4:45) Back of the Box/Recommendations (10:40) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (16:10) Rotten Tomatoes (81:05) Cooter of the Week (89:00) Connect with us:
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#463 – Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)
02/21/2024
#463 – Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)
Flighty teenage girl Buffy Summers finds out she is her generation’s vampire slayer. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss Kristy Swanson, Donald Sutherland, and 90’s nostalgia in Fran Rubel Kuzui’s, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992). Show Notes: Housekeeping (4:53) Back of the Box/Recommendations (10:15) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (18:22) Rotten Tomatoes (68:26) Trivia (76:41) Cooter of the Week (80:47) Hotline Scream: (87:34) Connect with us:
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#462 – Shaun of the Dead (2004)
02/14/2024
#462 – Shaun of the Dead (2004)
The uneventful, aimless lives of a London electronics salesman and his layabout roommate are disrupted by the zombie apocalypse. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Edgar Wright’s incredibly effective Zom-Rom-Com, Shaun of the Dead (2004). Show Notes: Housekeeping (5:15) Back of the Box/Recommendations (11:00) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (16:20) Rotten Tomatoes (77:29) Trivia (87:53) Cooter of the Week (96:54) What We’ve Been Watching (107:23) Connect with us:
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#461 – From Beyond (1986)
02/07/2024
#461 – From Beyond (1986)
A group of scientists have developed the resonator, a machine which allows whoever is in range to see beyond normal perceptive reality. But when the experiment succeeds they are immediately attacked by strange life forms. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss H.P. Lovecraft, Barbara Crampton in tight leather, and Stuart Gordon’s other worldly film, From Beyond (1986). Show Notes: Housekeeping (5:30) Back of the Box/Recommendations (10:32) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (16:50) Rotten Tomatoes (72:30) Trivia (78:33) Cooter of the Week (91:08) Hotline Scream: (101:29) Connect with us:
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#460 – The Seeding (2024)
01/31/2024
#460 – The Seeding (2024)
A man finds himself trapped in a desert canyon with a woman living off grid who is captive to a pack of mysterious figures above. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss the dangers of the desert, evil kids, and Barnaby Clay’s hot horror film, The Seeding (2024). Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:10) Back of the Box/Recommendations (12:09) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (15:54) Rotten Tomatoes (80:00) Trivia (90:12) Cooter of the Week (94:18) What We’ve Been Watching (101:16) Hotline Scream: (118:37) Connect with us:
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Interview with Barnaby Clay
01/26/2024
Interview with Barnaby Clay
In Barnaby Clay's new film, The Seeding, a man finds himself trapped in a desert canyon with a strange woman living off grid who is being held captive by sadisitc figures. On this special episode... The crew sits down with writer, director, editor Barnaby Clay for a spoiler free discussion about the inspirations for his new film, what draws him to the desert and what horrors you can look forward too seeing in, The Seeding (2024). Connect with us:
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#459 – Night of the Living Dead (1990)
01/24/2024
#459 – Night of the Living Dead (1990)
When the unburied dead return to life and seek human victims, seven refugees shelter in a house in the Pennsylvanian countryside. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss remaking a classic, Tony Todd’s first horror movie, and Tom Savini’s only directorial credit to date, Night of the Living Dead (1990). Show Notes: Housekeeping (2:40) Back of the Box/Recommendations (8:46) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (14:04) Rotten Tomatoes (67:48) Trivia (74:20) Cooter of the Week (81:45) What We’ve Been Watching (88:36) Connect with us:
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#458 – Poor Things (2023)
01/17/2024
#458 – Poor Things (2023)
The incredible tale of the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist, Dr. Godwin Baxter. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss Emma Stone and Mark Ruffalo in Yorgos Lanthimos’ sexually charged Frankenstein story, Poor Things (2023). Show Notes: Housekeeping (5:15) Back of the Box/Recommendations (9:17) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (13:08) Rotten Tomatoes (64:38) Trivia (74:55) Cooter of the Week (81:20) What We’ve Been Watching (89:08) Hotline Scream: (104:02) Connect with us:
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#457 – Human Lanterns (1982)
01/10/2024
#457 – Human Lanterns (1982)
A psychotic craftsman pits two rival Kung-Fu masters against each other while designing special lanterns from a disturbing source. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss the Shaw Brothers, martial arts, and the Hong Kong horror movie, Human Lanterns (1982). Show Notes: Housekeeping (4:25) Back of the Box/Recommendations (8:55) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (14:22) Rotten Tomatoes (73:38) Trivia (75:52) Cooter of the Week (80:28) What We’ve Been Watching (90:00) Connect with us:
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#456 – When Evil Lurks (2023)
01/03/2024
#456 – When Evil Lurks (2023)
In a remote village two brothers find a possessed man who is about to give birth to evil itself. They decide to get rid of the body only to accidentally further spread chaos. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss non Catholic exorcists, animals run amok, and Demian Rugna’s possession film, When Evil Lurks (2023). Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:50) Back of the Box/Recommendations (11:16) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (15:55) Rotten Tomatoes (74:30) Cooter of the Week (82:18) What We’ve Been Watching (90:35) Hotline Scream: (114:34) Connect with us:
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#455 – 2023 in Review
12/27/2023
#455 – 2023 in Review
Join the crew as we discuss our top 10 horror movies of 2023, air our grievances with a bottom 3 of 2023, and reflect upon some filmmaking trends we noticed in horror this year. Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:02) Top 10 of 2023 (7:10) Worst of 2023 (77:00) Honorable Mentions (100:42) Horror Trends of 2023 (122:45) 2023 Recap (149:00) 2024 Horror Releases (162:45) Connect with us:
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#454 – Adult Swim Yule Log (2022)
12/20/2023
#454 – Adult Swim Yule Log (2022)
What starts as a simple yule log feed devolves into a surrealist nightmare. A couples’ romantic, cabin getaway is double booked and interrupted by a group of podcasters investigating the strange goings on in the area. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss generational trauma, pimento cheese, and the genre defying film, Adult Swim Yule Log (2022). Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:50) Back of the Box/Recommendations (11:30) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (16:32) Rotten Tomatoes (79:00) Cooter of the Week (84:05) What We’ve Been Watching (95:20) Connect with us:
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#453 – Se7en (1995)
12/13/2023
#453 – Se7en (1995)
Two detectives track a serial killer that uses the 7 deadly sins as inspiration for his murders. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt and the unyielding obsession with the serial killer’s mind in, Se7en (1995). Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:31) Back of the Box/Recommendations (12:48) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (16:00) Rotten Tomatoes (78:21) Trivia (86:23) Cooter of the Week (95:13) What We’ve Been Watching (100:50) Hotline Screams (109:34) Connect with us:
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#452 – Godzilla Minus One (2023)
12/06/2023
#452 – Godzilla Minus One (2023)
Post war Japan is at its lowest point when a new crisis emerges in the form of a giant monster baptized in the horrific power of the atomic bomb. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss the legacy of Godzilla, the lasting effects of war and the latest from Toho, Godzilla Minus One (2023). Show Notes: Housekeeping (4:20) Back of the Box/Recommendations (12:07) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (15:22) Rotten Tomatoes (80:23) Trivia (89:42) Cooter of the Week (98:24) What We’ve Been Watching (102:28) Connect with us:
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#451 – The Mist (2007)
11/29/2023
#451 – The Mist (2007)
A freak storm unleashes a species of bloodthirsty creatures on a small town where a group of citizens hole up in a supermarket and fight for their lives. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss Stephen King, Tom Jane and Frank Darabont’s ever so uplifting film, The Mist (2007). Show Notes: Housekeeping (4:45) Back of the Box/Recommendations (10:52) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (16:35) Rotten Tomatoes (80:54) Trivia (90:02) Cooter of the Week (95:06) What We’ve Been Watching (101:50) Hotline Screams (112:55) Connect with us:
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#450 – Thanksgiving (2023)
11/22/2023
#450 – Thanksgiving (2023)
After a black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving inspired killer starts terrorizing Plymouth, Massachusetts, the birthplace of the holiday. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss grindhouse slashers, Patrick Dempsey, and Eli Roth’s latest holiday horror film, Thanksgiving (2023). Show Notes: Housekeeping (2:58) Back of the Box/Recommendations (7:15) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (10:55) Rotten Tomatoes (60:46) Trivia (66:46) Cooter of the Week (70:28) What We’ve Been Watching (76:05) Hotline Screams (85:33) Connect with us:
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#449 – The People Under the Stairs (1991)
11/15/2023
#449 – The People Under the Stairs (1991)
Two adults and a juvenile break into a house attempting to rob their landlords. They soon realize the real trick will be breaking back out. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss slumlords, leather daddies, and Wes Craven’s extremely entertaining, The People Under the Stairs (1991). Show Notes: Housekeeping (2:55) Back of the Box/Recommendations (6:51) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (11:30) Rotten Tomatoes (66:24) Trivia (71:40) Cooter of the Week (77:38) What We’ve Been Watching (86:25) Hotline Screams (99:14) Connect with us:
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#448 – Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1978)
11/08/2023
#448 – Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1978)
A group of scientists band together to save the world from mutated tomatoes. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss endless governmental red tape, murderous fruits, and the sci-fi spoof, Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1978). Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:45) Back of the Box/Recommendations (9:06) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (14:36) Rotten Tomatoes (70:40) Trivia (78:33) Cooter of the Week (84:35) What We’ve Been Watching (89:47) Connect with us:
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#447 – Fear (1996)
11/01/2023
#447 – Fear (1996)
When Nicole met David, he was everything. It seemed perfect, but soon she sees that David has a darker side. His adoration turns to obsession, their dreams turn into nightmares, and her love turns into fear. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss Mark Wahlberg’s whisper, daddy kinks, and 90’s white boy rage in James Foley’s, Fear (1996). Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:38) Back of the Box/Recommendations (10:08) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (16:52) Rotten Tomatoes (76:15) Trivia (85:58) Cooter of the Week (90:40) What We’ve Been Watching (98:08) Hotline Screams (110:45) Connect with us:
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#446 – Triple Feature: Sleepy Hollow (1999), Frankenweenie (2012), Edward Scissorhands (1990)
10/25/2023
#446 – Triple Feature: Sleepy Hollow (1999), Frankenweenie (2012), Edward Scissorhands (1990)
We’re celebrating Halloween with another triple feature! This year we take a look at three Tim Burton films all centered around creatures that shouldn’t be alive… On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss the Headless Horseman in Sleepy Hollow, re-animated dogs in Frankenweenie and Johnny Depp ‘s goth phase in Edward Scissorhands! Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:20) Back of the Box/Recommendations (12:00) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (16:50) Rotten Tomatoes (53:45) Trivia (58:37) Back of the Box/Recommendations (64:18) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (69:34) Rotten Tomatoes (108:30) Back of the Box/Recommendations (114:25) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (117:20) Rotten Tomatoes (169:10) Trivia (175:50) Cooter of the Week (187:15) Connect with us:
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#445 – Tricks & Treats (2023)
10/18/2023
#445 – Tricks & Treats (2023)
The Straight Chilling Crew dive deep into the pool of Halloween TV specials with a triple feature of animated classics! On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1949), It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966) and Bugs Bunny’s Howl-oween Special (1977). Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:23) The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (17:45) It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (46:18) Bugs Bunny’s Howl-Oween Special (77:23) What We’ve Been Watching (103:04) Hotline Scream (123:38) Connect with us:
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