In space no one can hear you scream, but they can hear you podcast! We're joined by Josh Boerman from Worst of All Possible Worlds to chat about a classic horror movie and finally get to the bottom of what that blue laser actually means... Discuss your favorite types of rooms with Horror Vanguard at: bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.social www.horrorvanguard.com (website down to minimize collective screen time.) You can support the show for less than the cost of basically any app's subscript...
Jun 24, 2025•1 hr 16 min
We very nearly made this episode a clip show of the last three Friday the 13th reviews. Sustainability at its finest! Discuss your favorite Friday the 13th clip shows with Horror Vanguard at: bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.social www.horrorvanguard.com (This joke about the website being under construction is a hastily made rehashing of the previous four jokes about our website being under construction.) You can support the show for less than the cost of the licensing for footage from the f...
Jun 13, 2025•1 hr 13 min
Get the full episode (and quite possibly future discussions on mammalian sea life on our Patreon page! It's a Jaws Ripoff Isekaied into Moby Dick by way of Taxi Driver with the plot structure of Dragonball Z and the cultural poise of The Exorcist with a touch of Star Trek. This movie is incredible. Discuss your favorite sea life with Horror Vanguard at: bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.social www.horrorvanguard.com (A team of highly trained Orca are hard at work getting the HV website back u...
May 31, 2025•6 min
What do we make of the politics of FFVII's Avalanche? What game design fundamentals does The Golden Saucer teach us? How will Ash and Kyle unpack the idiosyncrasies of play experience and narrative design against the backdrop of larger, political and material, conversations? All of this and more in... a review of 1985's House? Discuss your favorite derailed Final Fantasy conversations with Horror Vanguard at: bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.social www.horrorvanguard.com (The website is curr...
May 20, 2025•1 hr 36 min
In space no one can hear you scream, but they can hear you podcast! We're joined by Josh Boerman from Worst of All Possible Worlds to chat about a classic horror movie and finally get to the bottom of what that blue laser actually means... Listen to Worst of All Possible Worlds: https://www.worstpossible.world Keep up with Josh at: https://www.joshboerman.com on Bluesky @bosh.worstpossible.world Discuss your favorite mechanical keyboards with Horror Vanguard at: bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.b...
May 13, 2025•1 hr 51 min
Today's episode gets to the heart of a conspiracy so deep and so dark no one has covered it before: Mary Todd Lincoln is real and we have the eels to prove it! As always, you can get the full bonus episode (and literal years of bonus back catalogue episodes) over on our Patreon page! Discuss the best way to get into medical immortal eel futures during an uncertain market with Horror Vanguard at: bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.social www.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/ www.horrorvanguard.com ...
May 10, 2025•14 min
CD Eskilson, author of the new book of poetry Scream / Queen, joins the crypt to discuss poetry, Queer horror, and working with the monsters of our time. Order CD's book here: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/S/bo245013529.html Bookmark CD's website: https://www.cdeskilson.com/ Discuss the poetry of the gothic and the gothic of poetics with Horror Vanguard at: bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.social www.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/ www.horrorvanguard.com (maybe work in ...
Apr 22, 2025•1 hr 32 min
The legs are long, the vibes are necrotic, and the marketing campaign is locked away in the basement. Let's all gather 'round and find out what's up with these mysterious metal orb rattling around our collective head. NIC CAGE JUMP SCARE! Discuss HAIR METAL BABY YEAH with Horror Vanguard at: bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.social www.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/ www.horrorvanguard.com (maybe work in progress here) You can support the show for less than the cost of MAKING THE SCARIEST MOVIE...
Apr 05, 2025•1 hr 45 min
We barely contained this one. Discuss barefoot podcasting with Horror Vanguard at: bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.social www.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/ You can support the show for less than the cost of MAKING THE PERFECTLY SILENT ENTIRELY NOISELESS GRAIN SILO at www.patreon.com/horrorvanguard
Feb 13, 2025•11 min
We're joined by none other than Justin from librarypunk to discuss either a film about a zombie boyfriend or an unfinished fever dream from which aspects of our sanity will never awaken! Check out librarypunk on your podcast app of choice and on their website: http://librarypunk.gay/ Discuss other haphazard zombie makeup applications with Horror Vanguard at: bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.social www.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/ www.horrorvanguard.com You can support the show for less than...
Jan 05, 2025•1 hr 52 min
Want even more questioning? Get the full episode, and the ability to question us at your leisure, at www.patreon.com/horrorvanguard! Never one to cut corners, here's the second ever Horror Vanguard Q&A Episode! Discuss your favorite questions (just in general, like types of questions, questioning, the history of questions, etc) with Horror Vanguard at: bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.social www.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/ www.horrorvanguard.com You can support the show for less than t...
Jan 05, 2025•10 min
We've donned our festive novelty sunglasses to discuss the true meaning of the season: discussing Christological interpretations of the holidays and leveraging merchandising! Discuss your favorite types of novelty glasses with Horror Vanguard at: bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.social www.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/ www.horrorvanguard.com You can support the show for less than the cost of 8 to 12 more sequels depending on how you count at www.patreon.com/horrorvanguard
Dec 24, 2024•2 hr 5 min
Adam C. Jones from Acid Horizon joins us in the HV Crypt to discuss the movie Naked Lunch alongside his new book The New Flesh out now from Repeater! Catch Acid Horizon on your podcast app of choice and at their website: https://www.acidhorizonpodcast.com/ Order The New Flesh: https://www.collectiveinkbooks.com/zer0-books/our-books/new-flesh-life-death-data-economy Discuss your favorite types of new flesh with Horror Vanguard at: bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.social www.instagram.com/horr...
Dec 02, 2024•1 hr 57 min
Wherein we finally get to talk about Titane and just how good Julia Ducournau is. Follow us on Twitter for the latest deals in autobody repair: twitter.com/HorrorVanguard You can support the show for less than the cost of A BRAND NEW CAR!!!: www.patreon.com/horrorvanguard
Nov 20, 2024•1 hr 5 min
There's a lot to say about the holodeck and how Trek treats Worf's complex character arch, but there's even more to say about French history and werewolves! Who knew!? Let's talk about Iron Chef: America, a movie for the whole family, and the lingering consequences of French colonialism! Share your Worf fanfic with Horror Vanguard at: bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.social www.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/ You can support the show for less than the cost of getting the rights to Worf and som...
Nov 17, 2024•1 hr 10 min
Enjoy the refreshing taste of Ash and Kyle discussing Len Kabasinski's Skull Forest! Discuss your favorite schools of karate with Horror Vanguard at: bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.social www.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/ www.horrorvanguard.com You can support the show for less than the cost of a weekend getaway with your best gals in the woods at www.patreon.com/horrorvanguard
Nov 05, 2024•1 hr 21 min
It's been six years of Horror Vanguard and it's time for some changes! Discuss your favorite past episodes with Horror Vanguard at: bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.social www.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/ twitter.com/horrorvangaurd www.horrorvanguard.com You can support the show for less than the cost of 6 years of podcasting at www.patreon.com/horrorvanguard
Nov 04, 2024•3 min
TRICK OR TREAT! It's Halloween! No one should be alone on this day, so we've got nearly 5 hours of Exorcist reviews to keep you company! Listen in wrapt terror as Jon guides us through every film from the iconic first Exorcist movie all the way to the profane Exorcist: Believer! Discuss your favorite possession-based horror movie franchise with between 3 and 5 failed reboot attempts with Horror Vanguard at: bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.social www.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/ twitter.com...
Oct 25, 2024•4 hr 56 min
Mistress Snow returns to the HV Crypt for her 5th, 9th, or 60th appearance! Today, we're reviewing all three films in Ti West's X Trilogy: X, Pearl, and MaXXXine! We have wildly diverging takes, but there's one thing we can all agree on: GIVE THAT ALLIGATOR IT'S OWN SPINOFF MOVIE! Keep up with Mistress Snow on her website: https://doctrixsnow.com/ Mistress Snow's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mistresssnowphd Mistress Snow on Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/mistresssnowphd Discuss your favo...
Oct 25, 2024•1 hr 48 min
In my restless dream, I hear that podcast. Horror Vanguard. You promised me a double-feature episode on both Silent Hill movies someday. And you finally did! Discuss your favorite fog machines with Horror Vanguard at: bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.social www.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/ twitter.com/horrorvangaurd www.horrorvanguard.com You can support the show for less than the cost of all the fog machines money can buy at www.patreon.com/horrorvanguard
Oct 24, 2024•1 hr 25 min
In my restless dream, I hear that podcast. Horror Vanguard. You promised me a double-feature episode on both Silent Hill movies someday. And you finally did! Discuss your favorite fog machines with Horror Vanguard at: bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.social www.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/ twitter.com/horrorvangaurd www.horrorvanguard.com You can support the show for less than the cost of all the fog machines money can buy at www.patreon.com/horrorvanguard
Oct 15, 2024•1 hr 49 min
Long-time fans of the show will know that there are a few books we regularly cite in our discussions. One of those books is Mark Steven's Splatter Capital! Today, Mark joins Horror Vanguard to discuss one of the most popular and commercially successful splatter films: Terrifier! Follow Mark Steven: https://twitter.com/multimimetica Check out Splatter Capital: https://repeaterbooks.com/product/splatter-capital/ And check out Class War: A Literary History: https://www.versobooks.com/products/2631-...
Oct 09, 2024•1 hr 52 min
Get access to the full episode on our Patreon Page: www.patreon.com/horrorvanguard HV Classic goes undercover into the deregulated confections industry to break the story on the horrible abuses behind your favorite Willy Wonka brand candies. Can we find some proto-utopian prefigurations in this post-scarcity candyland or is it all dystopian refuse and chocolate runoff? Discuss your favorite OSHA-violating sweets with Horror Vanguard at: bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.social www.instagram.c...
Sep 24, 2024•10 min
We're joined by Audrey and Donovan from Radio Free Tote Bag to review Shaun of the Dead and give dating advice to anyone else struggling to find the one during the end times. Listen to Radio Free Tote Bag here: https://radiofreetotebag.castos.com/ Ash has been on RFTB twice and you can find those episodes here: https://radiofreetotebag.castos.com/episodes/rftb-272 https://radiofreetotebag.castos.com/episodes/314-roundball-woodcock-feat-ash-from-horror-vanguard Discuss your favorite undead dating...
Sep 17, 2024•1 hr 28 min
The first theory-driven horror movie review podcast to be in 3D if you count the meta-narrative 4th wall break of your visual experience while listening to the show as an immersive multidimensional element... Spooky! On the plus side we have a great van to hang out in as we discuss gender, cinema, and slashers. On the downside we have the 3rd Friday the 13th movie. Can he just be in space already? Discuss your favorite 3D gags with Horror Vanguard at: bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.social ...
Sep 14, 2024•1 hr 8 min
What is poetry? How is sculpture? When is art? Who is Roger Corman? Why are buckets? Snapsnapsnapsnap. The made for TV remake comes for us all when we discuss: Bucket of Blood! Discuss your favorite beat poets and/or sculptors with Horror Vanguard at: bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.social www.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/ twitter.com/horrorvangaurd www.horrorvanguard.com You can support the show for less than the cost of a bucket of pretty much anything at www.patreon.com/horrorvanguard...
Sep 10, 2024•1 hr 6 min
Your ghosts, I mean hosts, loved Off Ramp so much we invited Writer/Director Nathan Tape and star Scott Turner Schofield for an interview! Our review was spoiler free, but this interview isn't! We dig into some of the film's most moving moments, behind the scenes influences, and fun Faygo facts! Off Ramp is now available on streaming platforms and is showing in theaters nation-wide. Find out more at https://www.offrampfilm.com/ Follow Ash's example and get your Off Ramp merch here: https://the-i...
Sep 08, 2024•1 hr 14 min
It's a beautiful day. Discuss your favorite technically a musicals with Horror Vanguard at: bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.social www.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/ twitter.com/horrorvangaurd www.horrorvanguard.com You can support the show for less than the cost of one emotionally moving John Wick musical at www.patreon.com/horrorvanguard
Sep 03, 2024•1 hr 17 min
Get access to the full episode on our Patreon Page: www.patreon.com/horrorvanguard After surviving the Pepsi Agony, the Kyle-satz Haderac embarks on a cinematic adventure with Reverend Mother Ashley Helen Mohiam and Jon Idaho to discovery the mystery of what's happening to all of the magic and poorly explained precognitive South American spiders. Brave the Bai Waters of Life and join in their quest as we discuss: Madame Web! Discuss your favorite PEPSI with Horror Vanguard at: bsky.app/profile/h...
Aug 27, 2024•11 min
It's Horror Vanguard Classic with Ashley and Jon discussing a 70s documentary about bigfoot researchers! Discuss your favorite absolutely literally real cryptids with Horror Vanguard at: bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.social www.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/ www.horrorvanguard.com You can support the show for less than the cost of losing that once-in-a-lifetime photo of the, THE, actual Bigfoot at www.patreon.com/horrorvanguard
Aug 20, 2024•1 hr
