The moment we've all been waiting for! HHN34 tickets are officially on sale! In this episode, we break down the ticket options and talk about what this year’s pricing may look like in the future! But that's not all; Terrifier is officially coming to Halloween Horror Nights! We dive into what Art the Clown's twisted world could look like inside a haunted house, speculate on key scenes and scares, and discuss how this announcement shakes up the overall lineup for HHN34. Get your wallets ready and ...
Jul 11, 2025•47 min•Ep. 248
This week, we’re heading to Castle Rock for a rabidly intense slice of Stephen King horror with Cujo! What starts as a routine trip to the mechanic quickly turns into a brutal fight for survival when a once-friendly St. Bernard turns savage after a bat bite. Trapped in a sweltering car with no help in sight, a mother and son must face not just the beast outside, but their own mounting desperation inside. Roll the windows up and grab a towel — this one gets intense.
Jul 07, 2025•22 min•Ep. 247
The final HHN34 original house has been revealed and it’s Galkin: Monsters of the North! We break down the cold, creepy possibilities of what monsters and mythos might be lurking in this chilling new house. Then, we fire up the nostalgia and look back at last year’s Spooky Week to see how our hype for HHN34 compares to the chaos and excitement of HHN33!
Jul 04, 2025•44 min•Ep. 246
This week on Shudder Sundays, we’re diving into the chilling world of ventriloquism, curses, and one unforgettable ghost story with Dead Silence! From the minds behind Saw and The Conjuring, this underrated gem blends eerie atmosphere with classic supernatural scares. After his wife meets a grisly end, Jamie Ashen returns to his haunted hometown of Ravens Fair to find answers. His investigation leads him to the ghost of a ventriloquist named Mary Shaw who seems to have ties to his entire family ...
Jun 30, 2025•34 min•Ep. 245
El Artista! Hatchet and Chains! Dolls! Graveyard! What a week for HHN fans! In this episode, we’re breaking down everything from our time at Spooky Empire (including the HHN panel) and diving deep into the four original houses announced so far. AND if another house gets announced on Friday, June 27, be sure to follow us on social because we’re going LIVE on YouTube and Facebook to talk about it and give our full thoughts on all the originals so far!
Jun 27, 2025•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 244
This week on Shudder Sundays, we’re taking a twisted walk down the YellowBrickRoad but trust us, there’s no Emerald City at the end of this journey. YellowBrickRoad follows a group of researchers investigating the mysterious disappearance of an entire New Hampshire town back in 1940. We break down the eerie atmosphere, psychological horror, and that unforgettable sound design that makes YellowBrickRoad one of indie horror’s most underrated trips. So grab your maps (not that they’ll help), hit pl...
Jun 16, 2025•30 min•Ep. 243
In a hybrid podcast/live format we bring you this week's episode with amazing news! WE HAVE ANOTHER ANNOUNCEMENT! That's right...on a Friday of all days (who could have guessed?), but not just any Friday; Friday the 13th! Which can only mean one thing! JASON VOORHEES IS BACK! Let's dive into the announcement video, the press release and even the preview merch!
Jun 14, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 242
This month we are playing a bit of catch up so as a we start this month we cover the movie we were suppose to finish with last month for our "Halfway to Halloween" theme! All Hallows' Eve is a 2013 American horror anthology film written, edited, and directed by Damien Leone. The film is presented as a series of shorts that two children and their babysitter discover on an unmarked videotape on Halloween night, all of which feature a homicidal clown named Art the Clown
Jun 09, 2025•27 min•Ep. 241
Well it's officially ANNOUNCEMENT Season! We have zoomed through Speculation Season right into the official stuff! We had a 1/2 of an announcement on Sunday night with the confirmation that Five Night At Freddy's will be at Halloween Horror Nights Orlando and Hollywood in some capacity AND we got our FIRST House Announcement in the form of Fallout! On top of that we got all kinds of tickets, add on options as well as preview merch!
Jun 06, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 240
In the past 2 weeks we have missed a lot! Speculation Map 2.0 from Horror Night Nightmares, a Spooky Empire HHN Panel, HHN34 Preview Merch and so much more! We also spent 2 days at Epic Universe AND hosted our 5 Year Anniversary/100 Days Until HHN Trivia event! Why waste any more time? Let's dive in!
May 30, 2025•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 239
We're keeping the "Halfway to Halloween" vibes going strong for this month's Shudder Sundays with a look at The Houses October Built! Now streaming on Shudder is the original 2011 version of The Houses October Built — and we had to check it out to see how it stacks up against the more well-known 2014 release. What we discovered is a creepy, documentary-style film that blurs the line between fact and fiction, leaving you wondering... "This can't be real... can it?"
May 19, 2025•23 min•Ep. 238
To fill in hopefully some of the last "quiet" weeks before we get the ball actually rolling on Halloween Horror Nights this year we figured a little AMA would be a fun way to talk about stuff YOU want us to talk about!
May 16, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 237
For the month of May we are going to be celebrating the season of "Halfway to Halloween"! What better way to get into the "Halloween" season than Halloween itself! Ten years after his original massacre, the invalid Michael Myers awakens on Halloween Eve and returns to Haddonfield to kill his seven-year-old niece Jamie. Can Dr. Loomis stop him? Where does this Halloween iteration land in your franchise ranking?
May 12, 2025•37 min•Ep. 236
After a mini break we are back with the whole gang! This week we're going to discuss all the recent and not so recent rumors we've seen/heard about Halloween Horror Nights 34. What seems to be sticking? Are some rumors dead at this point? Is there anything new? (Yes, yes there is!) Grab a cold one and let's dive in!
May 09, 2025•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 235
To round out of month of April's category of "Best New Shudder Movies" we dive into the 2024 Crime Thriller Dead Mail! An ominous help note finds its way to a 1980s post office, connecting a dead letter investigator Jasper to a kidnapped keyboard technician. As he investigates further, Jasper meets Trent, a strange yet unassuming man who has taken up residence at the men's home where Jasper lives. When Trent unexpectedly shows up at Jasper's office, it becomes clear he has a vested interest in t...
Apr 28, 2025•32 min•Ep. 234
He has risen! (and by he, we mean a new Speculation Map) That's right! Thanks to the folks over at Horror Night Nightmares we have received an updated and slightly altered Speculation Map for the upcoming season. What are some of the biggest changes? Tune in to find out!
Apr 25, 2025•55 min•Ep. 233
This April, we’re diving into some of the freshest and freakiest new titles that just dropped on Shudder! Up next is The Rule of Jenny Penn! A 2024 New Zealand psychological horror film based on Owen Marshall's short story of the same name. Directed by James Ashcroft and starring John Lithgow and Geoffrey Rush! Confined to a secluded rest home and trapped within his stroke-ridden body, a former Judge must stop an elderly psychopath who employs a child's puppet to abuse the home's residents with ...
Apr 21, 2025•36 min•Ep. 232
Since things have been pretty quiet on the rumor front lately—especially with barely any new house whispers and absolutely zero Scare Zone buzz—we figured it’s the perfect time to ask: what do we want to see this year at HHN? Are there certain vibes or aesthetics that feel overdue for a comeback? Maybe a specific theme, era, or atmosphere that hasn’t gotten the spotlight in a while? Let’s start manifesting some ideas while we wait for the rumors to start rolling in.
Apr 18, 2025•58 min•Ep. 231
This April, we're diving deep into the shadows to spotlight the freshest—and most fear-inducing—new arrivals haunting Shudder. Next up: Shadow of God When an elite exorcist takes matters into his own hands, performing an unauthorized ritual on his own father, he expects to confront a demon. But what he encounters is something far more mysterious—and far more terrifying. As the lines between good and evil blur, he begins to suspect the entity he's battling might not be infernal at all... but divi...
Apr 14, 2025•34 min•Ep. 230
This April, we’re spotlighting the freshest and most fear-inducing new arrivals to Shudder — and kicking things off with a bloody bang. First up: Bloody Axe Wound, a twisted coming-of-age slasher that’s equal parts gory and gripping. Starring Sari Arambulo, Molly Brown, Billy Burke, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan, the film follows Abbie Bladecut (Arambulo), a teenager grappling with the terrifying legacy of her blood-soaked lineage. As the daughter of infamous serial killer Roger Bladecut, Abbie’s jour...
Apr 06, 2025•26 min•Ep. 229
Due to some technical difficulties, our original Round Table Crossover episode has vanished into the digital void. But there’s no way we could miss out on discussing Horror Night Nightmares’ very first Speculation Map of the season! We will do our best to CONJURE “The Lost Episode”, but in the mean time join us as we all three of us dive into these symbols, put our thinking caps on, SCREAM at each other and dissect this map more then ART THE CLOWN. What will the FALLOUT be?...
Apr 04, 2025•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 228
For the final week of Jamie’s Picks, we’re diving into the B-grade horror sci-fi classic—Mosquito! After a brutal massacre by giant, human-sized mosquitoes, a group of survivors must band together to fight off the relentless swarm and make it out alive. Have you seen this one? What are your thoughts?
Mar 30, 2025•20 min•Ep. 227
Welcome to Week 3 of Jamie’s Picks! This time, we're diving deep into the neon-drenched, mind-bending world of Enter The Void. 🌌💊 Directed by Gaspar Noé, this visually stunning acid-trip drama takes us through the afterlife in a way you've never seen before. Set in the vibrant yet haunting nightlife of Tokyo, the story follows Oscar, a young American drug dealer who is fatally shot by police—yet his journey doesn’t end there. Through an out-of-body experience, he witnesses the aftermath of his...
Mar 23, 2025•27 min•Ep. 226
We’ve crafted our own HHN events, drafted ideas, and designed original Houses and Scare Zones—but can AI do it better? This week, we put ChatGPT to the test, asking it to create the ultimate Halloween Horror Nights event, complete with 10 Houses, 5 Scare Zones, and an original Icon. What did it come up with? And is it actually any good? Let’s break it down and find out!
Mar 21, 2025•40 min•Ep. 225
March is Jamie's Picks! For Week 2, we're diving back into the eerie world of Damien McCarthy. After covering Oddity and falling in love with his chilling style, we had to check out more of his work—and that led us to Caveat! Starring Johnny French and Leila Sykes, this psychological horror follows a drifter with partial memory loss who takes a job caring for a disturbed woman in a secluded island house. Sounds simple, right? Think again. Tune in as we break down Caveat and explore what makes Mc...
Mar 16, 2025•23 min•Ep. 224
March Madness is back—but with a terrifying twist! Forget NCAA basketball; we’re bringing our own bracket challenge to the table! This year, we’re pitting some of our favorite recent Scare Zones against each other to determine which one would make the ultimate haunted house. Will the neon-soaked chaos of Anarch-Cade reign supreme? Or will Jungle of Doom emerge as the underdog Cinderella story of the tournament? Tune in as we debate, defend, and decide the winner!
Mar 14, 2025•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 223
March is Jamie’s Month! 🎬 This time, Jamie takes over the movie picks, and we’re kicking things off with the brand-new 2024 supernatural horror film, Little Bites! 🍽️👹 In this chilling tale, a young widow makes the ultimate sacrifice to protect her ten-year-old daughter—allowing a terrifying monster to consume her piece by piece. 😱 👻 Directed by: Spider One 🎬 Executive Producer: Cher ⭐ Starring: Krsy Fox & Jon Sklaroff Join us as we break down this eerie new horror flick! Don't forget ...
Mar 09, 2025•29 min•Ep. 222
After reviewing the past few Halloween Horror Nights events, we noticed a recurring trend—sequels! Almost every year, we’ve seen follow-ups to previous houses, expanding on their stories and scares. With that in mind, here’s our list of the most likely sequels we could see at this year’s Halloween Horror Nights!
Mar 07, 2025•58 min•Ep. 221
While we eagerly await speculation, rumors, or even some official announcements for this year’s Halloween Horror Nights, we decided to put together our own HHN Wish Lists! From dream IPs to must-have food items and immersive theming, we’re letting our imaginations run wild. But we’re not doing this alone! This week, we’re joined by our friend and Orlando theme park expert, Xandra! She’s bringing her insider knowledge and spooky-season expertise to the table as we craft our ultimate HHN lineup. M...
Feb 28, 2025•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 220
For the final week of "Nick's Picks", we're diving into the 2024 wrestling meets horror mash up Dark Match! Dark Match is a 2024 Canadian slasher film written and directed by Lowell Dean, starring Ayisha Issa, Steven Ogg, Sara Canning, and Chris Jericho. The film is about a small wrestling company that takes a gig in a town where things are not what they seem. 🔥 Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more horror reviews!
Feb 23, 2025•28 min•Ep. 219
