Kevin & Chris kick off Spooky Season with the moody and hypnotic spookfest Let's Scare Jessica to Death (1971). The 'mos talk an unreliable narrator, hippie swingers, a town-with-a-secret, scenic New England autumn foliage, possible vampires, queer undertones, striking music scoring, and more. Bonus topics include '70s horror trends, lesbian vampires, and plenty of other spooky asides. Connect with us on Patreon and social media for updates! Patreon (on hold): https://www.patreon.com/homoson...
Sep 03, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 158
Kevin and Chris head back to [film] school to discuss the polarizing and very meta slasher-sequel Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000). The 'mos talk a cast of sort-of stars, very experimental student films, classic horror homages, creative set pieces, wacky kills and more. Bonus topics include The Teen Choice Awards, Trap , and various other topics most likely. Connect with us on Patreon and social media for updates! Patreon (on hold): https://www.patreon.com/homosonhauntedhill Instagram: https://ww...
Aug 20, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 157
Kevin & Chris take their first pod trip to the Amityville franchise with the quintessentially mid-aughts remake The Amityville Horror (2005). The 'mos talk hottie pre- Deadpool Ryan Reynolds, CGI ghosts galore, a cornucopia of jump scares and jump cuts, a babysitter with serious boundary issues, and more. Bonus topics include The Amityville franchise, Longlegs , and of course Faye Dunaway. Connect with us on Patreon and social media for updates! Patreon (on hold): https://www.patreon.com/hom...
Jul 16, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 156
Kevin & Chris continue Braindead Summer with a trip to their favorite local Chopping Mall (1986). The 'mos talk killer robots and mall mayhem, quirky charming characters and a bitchin' final girl, curious cameos, a rad '80s music score, and more. Bonus topics include goofy mid '80s slasher favorites, Maxxxine , and many more life-changing topics I'm sure. Connect with us on Patreon and social media for updates! Patreon (on hold): https://www.patreon.com/homosonhauntedhill Instagram: https://...
Jul 09, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 155
Kevin & Chris ring in Independence Day with the goofy fun ride Final Destination 3 (2006). The 'mos talk a roller coaster ride to hell, a fireworks celebration, scream queen Mary Elizabeth Winstead & Disney Channel staple Ryan Merriman, malfunctioning tanning beds, prophetic photographs, Death's ever-changing rules, and more. Bonus topics include Shelley Long, assorted thoughts on the Final Destination Franchise, and plenty of other Braindead Summer nonsense. Connect with us on Patreon a...
Jul 02, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 154
Kevin & Chris finally journey 'behind the rows' to cover their favorite movie in the Children of the Corn franchise, Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest . The 'mos talk a precocious kid preacher, dysfunctional family vibes, killer practical effects, climate change & global corn schemes, bombastic music scoring, welcome casting diversity, gnarly graphic deaths, and more. Bonus topics include A24's Crystal Lake, Brandy/ The Front Room, dark comedy musings, and more. Connect with us on ...
Jun 25, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 153
Kevin & Chris continue Braindead Summer '24 with the early aughts tech-spookfest FeardotCom (2002). The 'mos talk 21st century internet fears, the dark web, the very hot Stephen Dorff, ghost girl web designers, nightmarish visual aesthetics, and more. Bonus topics include whatever the hell we felt like talking about this week (what else is new?). Connect with us on Patreon and social media for updates! Patreon (on hold): https://www.patreon.com/homosonhauntedhill Instagram: https://www.insta...
Jun 11, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 152
Kevin & Chris kick off Braindead Summer '24 with the indescribable and eclectic cult sensation Pieces (1982). The 'mos talk gruesome kills, wackadoodle writing, serious mommy issues, a tennis pro-turned-undercover cop, kung fu, deadly waterbeds, giallo influences, and so much more. Bonus topics include The Jason Universe™, Scream 7 + Exorcist ramblings, and plenty of other other non sequitors. P.S. We aren't married! Connect with us on Patreon and social media for updates! Patreon (on hold):...
Jun 04, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 151
Kevin & Chris discuss The Grudge (2004) in honor of the film's 20th anniversary this year. The 'mos talk the fabulous Sarah Michelle Gellar, extreme family trauma and deadly curses, ghost girls and cat boys, non-linear storytelling, lavish set pieces, a cornucopia of jump scares, and more. Bonus topics include 2000s Asian horror films, Sailor Moon and a Scream 7 story pitch (for any producers listening out there). Connect with us on Patreon and social media for updates! Patreon (on hold): ht...
Apr 02, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 150
Kevin & Chris conclude their Women's History Month film series with Chloe Okuno's haunting paranoia-thriller Watcher (2022). The 'mos talk the fabulous Maika Monroe, Hitchcock and Polanski influences, slowburn thrills and severed heads, gaslighting, language barriers, and more. Bonus topics include thoughts on Immaculate , Stopmotion , Madame Web and various other topics as usual. Connect with us on Patreon and social media for updates! Patreon (on hold): https://www.patreon.com/homosonhaunt...
Mar 26, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 149
Kevin & Chris continue their Women's History Month film series with Karyn Kusama's excellent claustrophobic thriller The Invitation (2015). The 'mos talk a dinner party-from-hell, a twisty slow burn mystery, engaging characters and queer representation, psychological trauma, cult mentality, 1970s horror influences, a jaw-dropping ending and more. Bonus topics include Scream 7 news, Final Destination , and cult documentaries. Connect with us on Patreon and social media for updates! Patreon (o...
Mar 19, 2024•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 148
Kevin & Chris continue their Women's History Month line-up with Mary Harron and Guinevere Turner's cult sensation American Psycho (2000). The 'mos talk the gorgeous but very unhinged Patrick Bateman, pitch black humor, a boppin' 80s soundtrack, wild kill sequences, yuppie and masculinity satire, Bret Easton's original novel, and more. Bonus topics include behind-the-scenes production madness and plenty of other random asides as always. Connect with us on Patreon and social media for updates!...
Mar 12, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 147
Kevin & Chris kick off Women's History Month with Katt Shea's wicked erotic thriller Poison Ivy (1992). The 'mos talk an iconic femme fatale, memorable teen performances by Drew Barrymore and Sara Gilbert, soap opera-level twists and queer themes, stylish cinematography on a budget, quirky supporting characters, a bombastic car crash, and more. Bonus topics include sex in cinema (or lack there of today), a new John Waters movie(?), and the new erotic thriller documentary We Kill for Love . C...
Mar 05, 2024•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 146
We've been very busy up on Haunted Hill this month, so we're busting open the Patreon vault again to release our 2021 episode on the acclaimed supernatural drama-thriller, Ghost (1990). Enjoy, and please pardon any dated references (this episode was recorded three years ago). PLOT: Sam Wheat (Patrick Swayze) is a banker, Molly Jensen (Demi Moore) is an artist, and the two are madly in love. However, when Sam is murdered, he is left to roam the earth as a powerless spirit. He seeks out the help o...
Feb 20, 2024•59 min
Kevin & Chris make one final trip to Elm Street (for now) with the head-scratching A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989). The 'mos talk Freddy's dad and drag jokes ("you'll see bitch"), a monstrous pregnancy, Rosemary's Baby and Hellraiser influences, particularly vicious kills sequences, elaborate gothic imagery, Springwood High School's high mortality rate, and more. Bonus topics include gialli and plenty of wrap-up thoughts about the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. P.S. W...
Feb 06, 2024•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 145
Kevin & Chris continue Nightmare Month with the very rad and underrated A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988). The 'mos talk fallen Dream Warriors, relatable new characters, a bitchin' soundtrack and loony music video-style dream sequences, an underappreciated final girl, Freddy's pizzeria and much more. Bonus topics include whatever our tired winter minds felt like talking about! Connect with us on Patreon and social media for updates! Patreon (on hold): https://www.patreon.c...
Jan 30, 2024•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 144
Kevin and Chris head to Westin Hills Psychiatric Hospital to discuss fan-favorite threequel A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987). The 'mos talk tortured and relatable teens, Nancy Thompson's triumphant return, elaborate dream battles, slightly nun-sense exposition, reanimated skeletons, Hypnocil prescriptions, an iconic power ballad, and much more. Bonus topics include whatever we feel like (as always). Connect with us on Patreon and social media for updates! Patreon (on hold): htt...
Jan 23, 2024•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 143
Kevin & Chris continue Nightmare Month with the queer cult classic A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985). The 'mos talk Freddy Krueger's hunt for man-flesh, final boy Jesse's hip dance moves, a boppin' gay bar, sweaty male kill sequences, a flaming bird, a far out pool party, and maybe even some homosexual subtext (or dom-text?). Bonus topics include personal gay repression stories, a little HIV/AIDS epidemic history, and plenty of Nightmare on Elm Street franchise asides. Con...
Jan 09, 2024•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 142
Happy Near Year! Kevin & Chris kick off a month-long Nightmare franchise marathon with the one that started it all, A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). The 'mos talk iconic '80s movie monster Freddy Krueger, quintessential final girl Nancy Thompson, distant and useless parents, stunning special effects and musical scoring, booby traps for dummies, a polarizing ending, and much more. Bonus topics include behind-the-scenes gossip, '80s movie monsters, and plenty of random asides as always. Conne...
Jan 02, 2024•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 141
Kevin & Chris make the yuletide even gayer with François Ozon's camptastic Christmas murder-mystery musical 8 Women (2002). The 'mos talk a very dysfunctional family in a snowy isolated manor, a deadly whodunit mystery, iconic French actresses, queer romances a-plenty, quirky musical numbers, Douglas Sirk and Alfred Hithcock influences, and more. Bonus topics include To Die For and Orphan news, 1950s melodramas, and plenty of festive asides. Happy Holidays! Connect with us on Patreon and soc...
Dec 19, 2023•1 hr 10 min
Kevin & Chris ring in December with the star-studded supernatural thriller Burnt Offerings (1976). The 'mos talk a haunted mansion, a very dysfunctional family, queens Karen Black & Bette Davis, a chauffeur-from-hell, a killer swimming pool, and more. Bonus: a wide-ranging movie chat about Thanksgiving , It's a Wonderful Knife , Beau is Afraid , Saltburn , May December , The Holdovers and Oppenheimer . Connect with us on Patreon and social media for updates! Patreon (on hold): https://ww...
Dec 05, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 140
Gobble gobble! In honor of Thanksgiving Week, Kevin & Chris discuss the dysfunctional-family mindf ck Parents * (1989). The 'mos talk parents-with-secrets, hearty meals made-from-scratch, intergenerational satire and themes, surrealist imagery, wild tonal shifts, and more. Bonus topics include a cornucopia of Turkey Week topics. Happy Holidays from Haunted Hill! Connect with us on Patreon and social media for updates! Patreon (on hold): https://www.patreon.com/homosonhauntedhill Instagram: h...
Nov 21, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 139
Kevin & Chris kick off another round of Family Frights Month with Robin Williams's millennium-era thriller One Hour Photo (2002). The 'mos talk Sy the Photo Guy, a very dysfunctional family, dated technology, Michael Vartan's mighty manhood, blood-fountain faces, childhood trauma + mental health themes, and more. Bonus topics include Hocus Pocus , When Evil Lurks , Hereditary , and the late great Matthew Perry (RIP). Connect with us on Patreon and social media for updates! Patreon (on hold):...
Nov 07, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 138
Hello, boils and ghouls! Kevin & Chris continue a month-long marathon of our favorite Tales from the Crypt episodes with "Carrion Death" (3.2), "Beauty Rest" (4.5), and "99 & 44/100% Pure Horror" (6.14)! The 'mos talk a cat-and-mouse game in the desert, a deadly underground beauty pageant, 100% organic soap products, and much more. Bonus topics include Miramax's upcoming Halloween TV series, the Goosebumps reboot, and a tribute to the great Piper Laurie (RIP). NOTE: Tales from the Crypt ...
Oct 17, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 137
Hello, kiddies! Kevin & Chris continue a month-long marathon of our favorite Tales from the Crypt episodes with "Cutting Cards" (2.3), "The New Arrival" (4.7), and "Death of Some Salesmen" (5.1)! The 'mos talk a deadly poker game and severed limbs, a quack psychologist and the always delightful Zelda Rubinstein, a dastardly salesman and his blushing bride, and much more. Bonus topics include Totally Killer, cash-grab 'requels' and plenty of other GHOULISH asides for Halloween month. NOTE: Ta...
Oct 10, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 136
Happy October, kiddies! Kevin & Chris kick off a month-long marathon of our favorite Tales from the Crypt episodes with "Dig That Cat... He's Real Gone" (1.3), "Only Sin Deep" (1.4), and "Television Terror" (2.16). The 'mos talk The Crypt Keeper, carnival resurrections, questionable beauty regimens, haunted houses and much more. Tune in next week for another terrifying trilogy of episodes! NOTE: Tales from the Crypt episodes are available on DVD and streaming for free on YouTube in 4K here: ...
Oct 04, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 135
Kevin & Chris finally discuss '90s teen slasher staple Urban Legend (1998) for its 25th anniversary this week! The 'mos talk a rainy New England university, a hooded killer with an affinity for urban legends, an unhinged Rebecca Gayheart and a foxy Loretta Devine, snappy meta dialogue, creative kills and chase sequences, horror celebrity cameos galore, and more. Bonus topics include Bottoms , Naked Attraction and plenty of '90s teen horror asides. Connect with us on Patreon and social media ...
Sep 26, 2023•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 134
Happy Witching Season! We're once again busting open the Patreon vault this week to release our episode on nostalgic dark-fantasy favorite The Witches (1990). Note: This episode was originally released on Patreon in September 2021, so pardon any dated references. PLOT: While staying at a hotel in England with his grandmother, Helga (Mai Zetterling), young Luke (Jasen Fisher) inadvertently spies on a convention of witches. The Grand High Witch (Anjelica Huston) reveals a plan to turn all children...
Sep 12, 2023•49 min
Kevin & Chris stay in school another week to discuss noughties teen psychological-thriller The Hole (2001). The 'mos talk a British private school and an abandoned bomb shelter, Thora Birch's duplicitous dual roles, Lord of the Flies influences, backstabbing and coca cola stealing, a far too-young Keira Knightley, Ms. Honey the psychologist, and more. Bonus topics include And Just Like That , crazy right-wing pundits, and plenty of inane ramblings about the current state of Hollywood. Connec...
Sep 05, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 133
Kevin & Chris say f ck you to August with the noughties cyber-slasher Cry_Wolf * (2005). The 'mos talk a snooty prep school and precocious teens, AOL Instant Messenger and cyberbullying, Professor Bon Jovi, stylized kill sequences (or lack there of?), story twists-a-plenty, behind-the-scenes drama, and more. Bonus topics include Thirteen Ghosts: The Series, Chucky, and lost Xanga blogs. Connect with us on Patreon and social media for updates! Patreon (on hold): https://www.patreon.com/homoso...
Aug 29, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 132
