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Blank is the Killer

Josh Baker
Welcome to Blank is the Killer, the unoriginal horror movie podcast, where Josh Baker covers six new to him horror movies with a spooky seventh topic at the end. New episodes every other Sunday.
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Episodes

44 – Demon Spawn, Inbred Spawn, and Clone Spawn

This episode’s lineup: 1. House on Haunted Hill (1999) directed by William Malone 2. Case 39 (2009) directed by Christian Alvart 3. Wrong Turn (2003) directed by Rob Schmidt 4. Wrong Turn 2: Dead End (2007) directed by Joe Lynch 5. Catacombs (2007) directed by Tomm Coker and David Elliot 6. All That We Destroy (2019) directed by Chelsea Stardust 7. What We Do in the Shadows TV Series (2019–) created by Jemaine Clement If you liked what you heard, you may be interested in watching The Bloody Reub...

May 05, 201941 minEp. 44

43 – Vampire Lovers, Man Flies, and Wax Corpses

This episode’s lineup: 1. Only Lovers Left Alive (2013) directed by Jim Jarmusch 2. Book of Monsters (2018) directed by Stewart Sparke 3. The Fly (1958) directed by Kurt Neumann 4. House of Wax (1953) directed by André De Toth 5. The Fly (1986) directed by David Cronenberg 6. House of Wax (2005) directed by Jaume Collet-Serra 7. Silly Sabrina If you liked what you heard, you may be interested in watching The Bloody Reuben , a horror/comedy I wrote and directed. Also, check out Sticker Fridge...

Apr 21, 201940 minEp. 43

42 – Urban Legends, Evil Folklore, and Sour Zombies

This episode’s lineup: 1. Urban Legend (1998) directed by Jamie Blanks 2. Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000) directed by John Ottman 3. The Field Guide to Evil (2018) directed by Ashim Ahluwalia, Can Evrenol, Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz, Katrin Gebbe, Calvin Reeder, Agnieszka Smoczynska, Peter Strickland, and Yannis Veslemes 4. Urban Legends: Bloody Mary (2005) directed by Mary Lambert 5. I’m Just F*cking with You (2019) directed by Adam Mason 6. Pet Sematary (2019) directed by Kevin Kolsch and D...

Apr 07, 201947 minEp. 42

41 – Deadly Puppets, Killer Birds, and Angry Shadows

This episode’s lineup: 1. The ‘Burbs (1989) directed by Joe Dante 2. Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich (2018) directed by Sonny Laguna and Tommy Wiklund 3. Puppet Master (1989) directed by David Schmoeller 4. The Eyes of My Mother (2016) directed by Nicolas Pesce 5. The Birds (1963) directed by Alfred Hitchcock 6. Us (2019) directed by Jordan Peele 7. Love, Death & Robots If you liked what you heard, you may be interested in watching The Bloody Reuben , a horror/comedy I wrote and directed. ...

Mar 25, 201944 minEp. 41

40 – Witch Tricks, Trippy Death, and Flesh Eaters

This episode’s lineup: 1. Don’t Knock Twice (2016) directed by Caradog W. James 2. Serial Mom (1994) directed by John Waters 3. Climax (2018) Gaspar Noé 4. Treehouse (2019) directed by James Roday 5. C.H.U.D. (1984) directed by Douglas Cheek 6. Feeding Frenzy (2010) directed by Jay Bauman & Mike Stoklasa 7. Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes (2019) created by Joe Berlinger If you liked what you heard, you may be interested in watching The Bloody Reuben , a horror/comedy I wrote...

Mar 10, 201944 minEp. 40

39 – Masked Murderers, Deadly Outdoors, and Zany Zealots

This episode’s lineup: 1. Blood and Black Lace (1964) directed by Mario Bava 2. Backcountry (2014) directed by Adam MacDonald 3. Happy Death Day 2U (2019) directed by Christopher Landon 4. Black Death (2010) directed by Christopher Smith 5. Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) directed by Shinya Tsukamoto 6. Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) directed by Jack Arnold 7. The Bloody Reuben 2: Craig Rushes Kappa If you liked what you heard, you may be interested in watching The Bloody Reuben , a horror/co...

Feb 25, 201938 minEp. 39

38 – Dead Students, Spooky Paintings, and Familiar Pranks

This episode’s lineup: 1. Tag (2015) directed by Sion Sono 2. Apostle (2018) directed by Gareth Evans 3. Velvet Buzzsaw (2019) directed by Dan Gilroy 4. Down (2019) directed by Daniel Stamm 5. Pyewacket (2017) directed by Adam MacDonald 6. Office Killer (1997) directed by Cindy Sherman 7. Triple R’s: Reboots Remakes Reimaginings If you liked what you heard, you may be interested in watching The Bloody Reuben , a horror/comedy I wrote and directed. Also, check out Sticker Fridge...

Feb 11, 201943 minEp. 38

37 – Body Horror, Strange Curses, and Bloody Transformations

This episode’s lineup: 1. Faust: Love of the Damned (2000) directed by Brian Yuzna 2. Cam (2018) directed by Daniel Goldhaber 3. Society (1989) directed by Brian Yuzna 4. Noroi: The Curse (2005) directed by Kōji Shiraishi 5. You Might Be the Killer (2018) directed by Brett Simmons 6. Return of the Living Dead 3 (1993) directed by Brian Yuzna 7. The Quest for Killer Tongue If you liked what you heard, you may be interested in watching The Bloody Reuben , a horror/comedy I wrote and directed. Also...

Jan 28, 201942 minEp. 37

36 – Friend Killers, Serial Killers, and Self Killers

This episode’s lineup: 1. Starry Eyes (2014) directed by Kevin Kolsch and Dennis Widmyer 2. The House that Jack Built (2018) directed by Lars von Trier 3. New Year, New You (2018) directed by Sophia Takal 4. The Clovehitch Killer (2018) directed by Duncan Skiles 5. Bird Box (2018) directed by Susanne Bier 6. The Bar (2017) directed by Álex de la Iglesia 7. Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (2018) directed by David Slade If you liked what you heard, you may be interested in watching The Bloody Reuben , ...

Jan 14, 201940 minEp. 36

35 – Reindeer Death, Evil Kids, and Fatal Families

This episode’s lineup: 1. All the Creatures Were Stirring (2018) directed by Rebekah and David Ian McKendry 2. The Children (2008) directed by Tom Shankland 3. Saint [Sint] (2010) directed by Dick Maas 4. Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1971) directed by Curtis Harrington 5. Santa’s Slay (2005) directed by David Steiman 6. Blood Tracks (1985) directed by Mats Helge Olsson (as Mike Jackson) 7. You are the Maniac! (2012) designed by Todd Wahoske If you liked what you heard, you may be interested in watc...

Dec 31, 201836 minEp. 35

34 – Random Nazis, Dead Santas, and Furry Fiends

This episode’s lineup: 1. Red Christmas (2016) directed by Craig Anderson 2. Elves (1989) directed by Jeffrey Mandel 3. Don’t Open Till Christmas (1984) directed by Edmund Purdom 4. Await Further Instructions (2018) directed by Johnny Kevorkian 5. Pooka! (2018) directed by Nacho Vigalondo 6. Slay Belles (2018) directed by Spooky Dan Walker 7. Sabrina Winter Eleganza Extravaganza If you liked what you heard, you may be interested in watching The Bloody Reuben , a horror/comedy I wrote and directe...

Dec 17, 201837 minEp. 34

33 – Deadly Loops, Bloody Dinners, and Musical Death

This episode’s lineup: 1. Triangle (2009) directed by Christopher Smith 2. The Body (2018) directed by Paul Davis 3. Flesh and Blood (2018) directed by Patrick Lussier 4. Coherence (2013) directed by James Ward Byrkit 5. Timecrimes [Los cronocrímenes] (2007) directed by Nacho Vigalondo 6. Anna and the Apocalypse (2017) directed by John McPhail 7. Ghost: A Pale Tour Named Death If you liked what you heard, you may be interested in watching The Bloody Reuben , a horror/comedy I wrote and directed....

Dec 03, 201840 minEp. 33

32 – Unforgettable Summers, Nazi Experiments, and Expressionist Stabbings

This episode’s lineup: 1. I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) directed by Jim Gillespie 2. I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998) directed by Danny Cannon 3. I’ll Always Know What You Did Last Summer (2006) directed by Sylvain White 4. Summer of 84 (2018) directed by Anouk Whissell, François Simard, and Yoann-Karl Whissell 5. Overlord (2018) directed by Julius Avery 6. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) directed by Robert Wiene 7. Haunted (2018) directed by Jan Pavlacky. If you liked wh...

Nov 19, 201847 minEp. 32

31 – Deadly Robots, Radioactive Kids, and Familiar Faces

This episode’s lineup: 1. Chopping Mall (1986) directed by Jim Wynorski 2. Dementia (1955) directed by John Parker 3. The Children (1980) directed by Max Kalmanowicz 4. The Raven (1935) directed by Lew Landers 5. Halloween (2018) directed by David Gordon Green 6. Suspiria (2018) directed by Luca Guadagnino 7. The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Chit Chat If you liked what you heard, you may be interested in watching The Bloody Reuben , a horror/comedy I wrote and directed. Also, check out Sticker...

Nov 05, 201844 minEp. 31

30 – Killer Mothers, Mother Killers, and Different Dimensions

This episode’s lineup: 1. Truth or Dare (2017) directed by Nick Simon 2. Malevolent (2018) directed by Olaf de Fleur Johannesson 3. Hold the Dark (2018) directed by Jeremy Saulnier 4. Psycho (1960) directed by Alfred Hitchcock 5. Terrified [Aterrados] (2017) directed by Demián Rugna 6. Fresh Meat (2012) directed by Danny Mulheron 7. The Haunting of Hill House Hullabaloo If you liked what you heard, you may be interested in watching The Bloody Reuben , a horror/comedy I wrote and directed. Also, ...

Oct 21, 201842 minEp. 30

29 – Meta Stalkers, Selfish Werewolves, and Haunted Houses

This episode’s lineup: 1. Director’s Cut (2016) directed by Adam Rifkin 2. An American Werewolf in London (1981) directed by John Landis 3. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) directed by Fran Rubel Kuzui 4. Satanic (2016) directed by Jeffrey Hunt 5. Hell Fest (2018) directed by Gregory Plotkin 6. Hell House LLC (2015) directed by Stephen Cognetti 7. Castle Rock Talk If you liked what you heard, you may be interested in watching The Bloody Reuben , a horror/comedy I wrote and directed. Also, check o...

Oct 07, 201835 minEp. 29

Pumpkin Harvest

Here’s a list of all the movies brought up in this first annual Blank is the Killer’s Pumpkin Harvest: RIPE: A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014) directed by Ana Lily Amirpour Alena (2015) directed by Daniel di Grado Black Sunday (1960) directed by Mario Bava Blood Rage (1987) directed by John Grissmer The Descent (2005) Neil Marshall The Descent 2 (2009) directed by Jon Harris Happy Death Day (2017) directed by Christopher B. Landon Hereditary (2018) directed by Ari Aster House on Haunted Hi...

Oct 01, 20189 min

28 – Undead STDs, Creepy Cults, and Bloody Revenge

This episode’s lineup: 1. Night of Something Strange (2016) directed by Jonathan Straiton 2. mother! (2017) directed by Darren Aronofsky 3. Last Shift (2014) directed by Anthony DiBlasi 4. Slice (2018) directed by Austin Vesely 5. Mandy (2018) directed by Panos Cosmatos 6. Revenge (2017) directed by Coralie Fargeat 7. Buffy Babble: The Final Babbling If you liked what you heard, you may be interested in watching The Bloody Reuben , a horror/comedy I wrote and directed. Also, check out Sticker Fr...

Sep 24, 201845 minEp. 28

27 – More Piranha, Spooky Anthologies, and Wack Witches

This episode’s lineup: 1. Piranha 3DD (2012) directed by John Gulager 2. Southbound (2015) directed by Roxanne Benjamin, David Bruckner, Patrick Horvath, & Radio Silence 3. XX (2017) directed by Roxanne Benjamin, Sofia Carrillo, Annie Clark (aka St Vincent), Karyn Kusama, and Jovanka Vuckovic 4. The Blackcoat’s Daughter (2015) directed by Oz Perkins 5. Terrifier (2016) directed by Damien Leone 6. Las brujas de Zugarramurdi [The Witches of Zugarramurdi] aka Witching & Bitching (2013) dire...

Sep 10, 201846 minEp. 27

26 – Bitey Aliens, Bitey Sheep, and Bitey Piranha

This episode’s lineup: 1. Attack the Block (2011) directed by Joe Cornish 2. Black Sheep (2006) directed by Jonathan King 3. Piranha (1978) directed by Joe Dante 4. Wish Upon (2017) directed by John R. Leonetti 5. Piranha II: The Spawning (1981) directed James Cameron 6. Piranha 3D (2010) directed by Alexandre Aja 7. Buffy Babble If you liked what you heard, you may be interested in watching The Bloody Reuben , a horror/comedy I wrote and directed. Also, check out Sticker Fridge...

Aug 27, 201835 minEp. 26

25 – Big Reptiles, Pleasurable Pains, and Undead Clowns

This episode’s lineup: 1. Anaconda (1997) directed by Luis Llosa 2. Naked Blood (1996) directed by Hisayasu Satō 3. Lake Placid (1999) directed by Steve Miner 4. All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (2006) directed by Jonathan Levine 5. Stitches (2012) directed by Conor McMahon 6. The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) directed by Robert Fuest 7. Buffy Babble If you liked what you heard, you may be interested in watching The Bloody Reuben , a horror/comedy I wrote and directed. Also, check out Sticker Fridge...

Aug 13, 201833 minEp. 25

24 – Deadly Big Rigs, Murderous Hackers, and Grotesque Cultists

This episode’s lineup: 1. Maximum Overdrive (1986) directed by Stephen King 2. Unfriended: Dark Web (2018) directed by Stephen Susco 3. Baskin (2015) directed by Can Evrenol 4. Ruin Me (2017) directed by Preston DeFrancis 5. Mohawk (2017) directed by Ted Geoghegan 6. The Cottage (2008) directed by Paul Andrew Williams 7. Buffy Babble If you liked what you heard, you may be interested in watching The Bloody Reuben , a horror/comedy I wrote and directed. Also, check out Sticker Fridge...

Jul 30, 201836 minEp. 24

23 – Ghost Hostages, Gullible AI, and Monster GFs

This episode’s lineup: 1. The Vault (2017) directed by Dan Bush 2. TAU (2018) directed by Federico D’Alessandro 3. Uncle Sam (1996) directed by William Lustig 4. A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014) directed by Ana Lily Amirpour 5. When Animals Dream (2014) directed by Jonas Alexander Arnby 6. Burying the Ex (2014) directed by Joe Dante 7. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1996 – 2003) created by Joss Whedon If you liked what you heard, you may be interested in watching The Bloody Reuben , a horror/c...

Jul 16, 201838 minEp. 23

22 – Possessed Zombies, Paranormal Investigators, and Decapitated Heads

This episode’s lineup: 1. REC (2007) directed by Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza 2. REC 2 (2009) directed by Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza 3. REC 3: Genesis (2012) directed by Paco Plaza 4. REC 4: Apocalypse (2014) directed by Jaume Balagueró 5. Saturday Morning Mystery (2012) directed by Spencer Parsons 6. Night School (1981) directed by Ken Hughes 7. Kookie (2016) directed by Justin Harding If you liked what you heard, you may be interested in watching The Bloody Reuben , a horror/comedy I wro...

Jul 01, 201832 minEp. 22

21 – Arcade Love, Combined People, and Family Deaths

This episode’s lineup: 1. Sequence Break (2017) directed by Graham Skipper 2. Vampire Clay (2017) directed by Sôichi Umezawa 3. Hereditary (2018) directed by Ari Aster 4. Patchwork (2015) directed by Tyler MacIntyre 5. The People Under the Stairs (1991) directed by Wes Craven 6. The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017) directed by Yorgos Lanthimos 7. The Birch (2017) directed by Ben Franklin and Anthony Melton If you liked what you heard, you may be interested in watching The Bloody Reuben , a horror...

Jun 18, 201835 minEp. 21

20 – Office Mayhem, Posh Cults, and Crazy Killers

This episode’s lineup: 1. Mayhem (2017) directed by Joe Lynch 2. Re-Animator (1985) directed by Stuart Gordon 3. Creep (2014) directed by Patrick Brice 4. The Invitation (2015) directed by Karyn Kusama 5. Alena (2015) directed by Daniel di Grado 6. Alone in the Dark (1982) directed by Jack Sholder 7. Spooky Story Time If you liked what you heard, you may be interested in watching The Bloody Reuben , a horror/comedy I wrote and directed. Also, check out Sticker Fridge...

Jun 04, 201833 minEp. 20

19 – Witch Hunters, Odd Abductors, and Dead Bros

This episode’s lineup: 1. Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013) directed by Tommy Wirkola 2. The Collection (2012) directed by Marcus Dunstan. 3. The Collector (2009) directed by Marcus Dunstan 4. Split (2016) directed by M. Night Shyamalan 5. Truth or Dare (2018) directed by Jeff Wadlow 6. Dude Bro Party Massacre III (2015) directed Michael Rousselet, Jon Salmon, and Tomm Jacobsen 7. Condemned: Criminal Origins (2005) developed by Monolith Productions If you liked what you heard, you may be...

May 20, 201838 minEp. 19

18 – Pumpkinhead, Pumpkinhead, and Post High School Death

This episode’s lineup: 1. Pumpkinhead (1988) directed by Stan Winston 2. Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings (1994) directed by Jeff Burr 3. Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes (2006) directed by Jake West 4. Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud (2007) directed by Michael Hurst 5. Friend Request (2016) directed by Simon Verhoeven 6. Most Likely to Die (2015) directed by Anthony DiBlasi 7. Midnight Video Shorts directed by Todd Spence and Zak White If you liked what you heard, you may be interested in watching The Bloody Reu...

May 07, 201840 minEp. 18

17 – Demonic Possessions, Workplace Grievances, and Uncomfortable Captives

This episode’s lineup: 1. House on Willow Street (2016) directed by Alastair Orr 2. The Belko Experiment (2016) directed by Greg McLean 3. The Perfect Host (2010) directed by Nick Tomnay 4. Martyrs (2008) directed by Pascal Laugier 5. The House of the Devil (2009) directed by Ti West 6. The Wailing (2016) directed by Na Hong-jin 7. NASTY (2016) directed by Mathew S. Marron If you liked what you heard, you may be interested in watching The Bloody Reuben , a horror/comedy I wrote and directed. Als...

Apr 23, 201836 minEp. 17

16 – Blood Caviar, Sympathetic Monsters, and Pregnant Danger

This episode’s lineup: 1. Channel Zero: No-End House (2017) directed by Steven Piet 2. Frontier(s) (2007) directed by Xavier Gens 3. mon mon mon Monsters (2017) directed by Giddens Ko 4. Dead Body (2017) directed by Bobbin Ramsey 5. Inside [À l’intérieur] (2007) directed by Julien Maury 6. A Quiet Place (2018) directed John Krasinski 7. The Bong-Chon Dong Ghost (2011) created by Ho-Rang If you liked what you heard, you may be interested in watching The Bloody Reuben , a horror/comedy I wrote and...

Apr 09, 201838 minEp. 16
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