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Horror Movie Yearbook

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Hosts Tim Long and Willie Gibbs take you on a journey through horror history! Every episode covers a year in the storied history of the genre (and the world), taking one or more films released that year and dissecting the cultural impact, themes, and real-world implications of each film.

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Episodes

Tiny Terror: What We're Excited About January Edition

On this Tiny Terror we discuss the things that are really revving our engines this month. Including: TMNT Battle Nexus Mega Man Inspired Rock Operas Juggalo Championship Wrestling High Cholesterol And more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 16, 202636 min

Class of 2025: IT Welcome to Derry

We take the Time Machine back to 1960s Derry to go through IT: Welcome to Derry character-by-character. But first we try to remember killer monkey movies off the top of our heads, and try to decide which year is the best year for Stephen King-related film and television. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 09, 20261 hr 36 min

The Honor Roll: Tim's Top Ten of 2025

Tim is back to talk about a top ten that features: Two movies from directors whose work he has not liked in the past. An incredible performance from an actor who he has not liked in the past. And Jack Quaid. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 02, 202628 min

Tiny Terror: 2026 Movie Preview

It's our last episode of 2025, so we are previewing the 2026 film slate as only we can: By scrolling through Wikipedia! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 19, 202554 min

Class of 2025: Guillermo Del Toro's Frankenstein

We are saying goodbye to 2025 by dissecting one of the biggest movies of the year, and a movie that we've been waiting decades for. Join us as we bring more baggage than Victor and break down Guillermo Del Toro's Frankenstein character-by-character. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 12, 20251 hr 17 min

HMY Plus (11/25): Scarlett Johansson Joins Mike Flanagan's Exorcist, and a Brief Review of It: Welcome to Derry Episode 5

Tim is back with the second new HMY+ in the past week because he wants to analyze the news of Scarlett Johansson joining the latest attempt at making an Exorcist movie. How this casting reveals the strategy Jason Blum teased for Blumhouse following the flop of Megan 2.0 Why Scarlett Johansson might be drawn to this project A breakdown of the $400 million dollar rights deal and a defense of why it wasn't as crazy in 2021 as it seems now The different ways this film and the franchise may be able t...

Nov 26, 202530 min

HMY Plus (11/21): Edgar Wright's Running Man Box Office Post-Mortem, The Creep Tapes Season 2 Premiere, IT: Welcome to Derry Midyear Check-In, Rapid Reviews

Tim is back with the first HMY Plus in months to talk some Edgar Wright, TV, and a batch of new movies. The underwhelming box office of The Running Man and the data behind why it failed to meet expectations A look at Edgar Wright's past box office performance and where he excels and where he struggles Where does Wright go from here? Why The Creep Tapes is the perfect late-night Friday show A midyear check-in with IT: Welcome to Derry Why holding off on Pennywise is a good thing How the "polite r...

Nov 21, 202547 min

Tiny Terror: Our Dream Horror Auction Items

We scroll through propstoreauction.com and find our dream items to bid on. One of them may or not be an item from the 1999 film Virus. CALL TO ACTION: If you know anybody, or if you are someone, whose favorite film of all-time is Virus please reach out to us. We must know. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 21, 202530 min

Fall Semester: The Godfathers: Lamberto Bava's Demoni

We wrap up our cozy (not cozzi) Italian horror series with our favorite movie so far. We are cranking up the Go West! and heading to Germany to grab a ticket from the director of Cemetary Man in a metal mask. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 14, 20251 hr 4 min

Tiny Terror: Scream 7 Trailer Breakdown

We promise you that this is the only trailer breakdown that also gives thoughts on the later seasons of the X-Files. We are releasing this one on our free feed a little earlier than normal, but if you want access to our Tiny Terror episodes a week before they hit the main feed check out Patreon.com/midwestpodnet! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 03, 202548 min

Halloween 2025 Celebration: Goosebumps: The Haunted Mask and Garfield's Halloween Adventure

We are talking about two of our childhood favorite Halloween season watches and a whole bunch of other stuff. But yeah, it's mostly other stuff like whether Indiana has swamps, old K-Mart Halloween advertisements, and we play a game called Is this a Goosebumps book or is it a movie on Tubi? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 31, 20251 hr 7 min

Tiny Terror: Willie's Weapons

Willie watched Weapons and was also forced to wield one. Find out his thoughts on the movie (non-spoilery), whether he's more or less excited for Cregger's Resident Evil, and if his Amazon products at home are scarier than anything in the film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 24, 202533 min

Fall Semester: The Godfathers: Dario Argento's Inferno

We are heading to New York, then to Rome, then to New York again to check in on maybe the laziest of the Three Mothers as we continue or trek into cozy Italian horror with Dario Argento's Inferno! And while we didn't announce what we are watching on the next episode, we are going to be talking about Goosebumps (The show): The Haunted Mask and Garfields Halloween Adventure. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Oct 17, 20251 hr 5 min

Tiny Terror: HHN Eats

Tim is on his way to the 2025 edition of Halloween Horror Nights and he needs Willie's help picking out a meal plan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 10, 202526 min

Fall Semester: The Godfathers: Lucio Fulci's Zombi 2

We need a vacation, so we are packing up the Time Machine and heading to Matool to continue our look at the Godfathers of Italian horror. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 02, 20251 hr 7 min

Tiny Terror: Jason Voorhees Blood Orange Cider

Our non-stop coverage of all things Jason Un1ver3e continues as we expand our palette's and try the new Thriller Pack from Angry Orchard featuring our boy. We also review the first 7 episodes of Alien: Earth and recap Willie's trip to the theater to see Day of the Dead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 26, 202540 min

Fall Semester: The Godfathers: Mario Bava's A Bay of Blood

We are kicking off our Fall series focused on the Godfathers of Italian horror by leaving our children alone in the Italian wilderness so we can skinny-dip, obsess over insects, and try to score some sweet sweet cash. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 19, 20251 hr 17 min

Calendar Carnage: 1984 Vs 1986

The boys hop in the Time Machine and head back to the mid-80s to go month-by-month through two very important years (for them at least) as they try to determine which movies they are plopping down their hard-earned cocaine-dusted cash for. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 29, 20251 hr 12 min

Tiny Terror: HorrorHound Cincinatti 2025 Preview

We go through the guest list of Horrhound 2025 in Cincinatti and discuss the latest news from the Jason Universe which includes us getting way too excited over Elston Oil Supply jumpsuit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 15, 202535 min

Universal Monsters Summer Sequels Sizzler: The Creature Walks Among Us

The Boys are finishing out their summer series by heading to Florida, and then to the Amazon, and then back to Florida, and then I think to California? Join us for the journey as we attempt to free Marcia from her toxic triangle, try to remember the mixing bowl vs salad bowl metaphor from elementary school, and discuss the lasting legacy of the creature as we review The Creature Walks Among Us! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Aug 08, 20251 hr 3 min

Tiny Terror: Warlock: The Game

We break down some the latest news tidbits that have come out of the most recent round of Crystal Lake set photos, and then scroll through Willie's PS Vita before playing Warlock (Yes, the Julian Sands Warlock) the video game for way too long. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 25, 202545 min

Universal Monsters Summer Sequels Sizzler: The Invisible Man Returns

We take the Time Machine back to 1940 to try and capture a young and mostly invisible Vincent Price in The Invisible Man Returns. We discuss the misleading title of the film, the importance of German immigration on Universal horror and early horror, the groundbreaking effects and where it ranks among the other sequels we've watched this summer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 18, 202557 min

Universal Monsters Summer Sequel Sizzler: Son of Frankenstein

Our Summer Semester rolls on as we tackle our favorite film of this Summer Sequel Sizzler so far: Son of Frankenstein! We discuss the effect of German immigration on the look of the film, the lost Bela Lugosi screen test and his finest hour as Ygor, the film's obvious influence on Young Frankenstein and more! We also talk about the latest set photos from Crystal Lake and Erykah Badu's "Tyrone" before the film discussion, so skip ahead 15 or so minutes to about the time we are talking about Jack ...

Jul 04, 20251 hr 4 min

Tiny Terror: Dracula's Daughter (Josie's Version)

We are joined by our specialist guest ever: The one and only Josie! She joins us to discuss her thoughts on Dracula's Daughter, her favorite Pokemon, and a very funny sounding episode of Teen Titans Go!. It's our tiniest Tiny Terror yet! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 27, 202520 min

Universal Monsters Summer Sequel Sizzler: Dracula's Daughter

We are taking the Time Machine back to 1936 to discuss Countess Zaleska and all of her subtext, but first we are catching up on last weeks Jason Un1ver3e news, the SAW/Blumhouse deal, and getting nervous for 28 Years Later. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 20, 20251 hr 21 min

Tiny Terror: Expired Hot Sauces and Australian Teen Dramas

Tim and Willie had an idea to try a bunch of hot sauces but then realized they do actually expire. So instead they try the least expired one and talk about the latest Crystal Lake casting, the Alien:Earth trailer, and Australian television (With special guest Nicki!) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 13, 202541 min

Universal Monsters Summer Sequels Sizzler: The Mummy's Ghost

The Boys kick off their 2025 Summer Series by taking a trip to Mapleton (Maybe?) in 1944 to check in on Kharis and his sweetheart. Topics Covered: The state of the Universal Monsters and horror a whole in 1944 The crazy timeline of The Mummy series Lon Cheney Jr. dropping the "Jr." from his name and Universal dropping Lon Cheney It's similarities to some of the modern slashers The terrific ending of the film and how it skirts around the Hays Code Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

Jun 06, 20251 hr 9 min
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