DID YOU THINK IT WAS OVER? It’s been seven years since the last installment of our Saw retrospective, and we’re back from the dead (just like John Kramer) to review Jigsaw. Jigsaw is a 2017 horror film released as the eighth installment of the Saw franchise. Ten years after the death of John Kramer, someone has decided to restart his games of terro…

The end of our time with the Usher family is rapidly approaching as they continue to die. This week, we bid farewell to the oldest of the Usher children: Frederick. He’s lost his mind trying to figure out why his wife was at that rave that night and is taking all that anger out on her, despite her chemical burns. However, Lenore is on to her father…

Everyone, let’s phone it in for the final movie in the Saw franchise: Saw 7 The Final Chapter 3D. Mark Hoffman survived Jill Tuck’s trap and now she’s fighting for her life to get Hoffman locked up before he can take her out. Meanwhile, some dude is pretending to be a victim of the Jigsaw killer, making a crapton of money as a motivational speaker.…

Based on the Edgar Allan Poe short story of the same name episode 6 of Fall of the House of Usher find that tensions within the Usher family reach a boiling point following the death of Vic. Tammy, amidst preparations for the Goldbug launch, grapples with paranoia over her husband's alleged affair with Verna, who has taken on the persona of a prost…

Okay, for real this time, the story of Saw III has reached its conclusion…three movies later. Mark Hoffman continues the legacy of John Kramer by putting the insurance agent who wronged him through a bloody game of choice. Meanwhile, a nosey reporter tries to dig deeper into Kramer’s past by getting close to Jill Tuck. And a mother and son wait in …

Fun fact: Sam had a tummy ache while recording this episode and was being so brave about it. Unlike our dear Roderick Usher, who finds himself incapable of making the ultimate sacrifice to save his children. This week, we’re breaking down the fifth episode of Mike Flanagan’s Fall of the House of Usher which adapts Poe’s most well-known tale, “The T…

It’s finally over. We’ve reached the end. Of Jeff’s story. After a pretty lackluster start to a new trilogy, Saw V picks up literally seconds after the end of its predecessor, leaving Strahm trapped with the corpse of John Kramer. That doesn’t last long as he escapes his first trap and begins a cat-and-mouse game with Detective Mark Hoffman--Jigsaw…

And another one bites the dust. This week in our minishow, we say goodbye to Leo Usher as he has a tough run-in with a purebred shelter cat. That’s because episode four is based on the Edgar Allan Poe short story The Black Cat And things also get tense for the rest of the family as Roderick’s dementia comes out and he and his sister need to figure …

Saw IV is the beginning of a new era in the franchise. John Kramer is Dead. Amanda is dead. Leigh Whannel is no longer writing. And Mark Hoffman is here. What do you mean who? Mark Hoffman. The cop who was in like 30 seconds of the last movie. Turns out the twist of IV is that a character that was barely established in the previous film is the true…

Mike Flanagan continues to impress us with his knowledge of both the works of Edgar Allan Poe and his knowledge of the man himself. This week, we’re diving into episode three of Fall of the House of Usher, loosely based on the short story “Murders in Rue Morgue”. In “Murders in the Rue Morgue”, Edgar Allan Poe introduces the character C. Auguste Du…

Saw III marks a major shift in the Saw franchise as we see Jigsaw die at the hands of his greatest enemy...Jeff? This week in our retrospective we’re tackling the third installment of the Saw franchise. Starring Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, Angus Macfadyen, Bahar Soomekh, and Dina Meyer. We start this film right where the last one left off with Jigsa…

We won’t lie. The first episode of Fall of the House of Usher didn’t have us sold on the show. It was slow and super expository. However, episode 2? My God, episode 2 is so good! This week we move forward with Mike Flanagan’s Fall of the House of Usher with The Masque of the Red Death. In Poe’s original short story, we meet young Prince Prospero wh…

The success of the first Saw film was like catching lightening in a bottle and led to the immediate greenlighting of its sequel. Will this sophomore film hold up to the legacy of its predecessor? Join Sam and Stormy as they discuss Saw II from it’s early inception as a completely different movie to the best twist in the entire franchise. Detective …

In this week’s minishow, we’re discussing the first episode of Fall of the House of Usher, the latest series from horror daddy Mike Flanagan. We also talk about the short story itself and how the show interprets it. There’s also some talk about what chickens sound like? 2023's Fall of the House of Usher follows the Usher family through the decades …

Twenty years ago, the world was taken by storm by a reverse bear trap, a saw, and a little puppet named Billy. We’re super excited to start our look back at the Saw franchise and discuss the influence it’s had over the horror drama. This week, we delve into Saw, the directorial debut of horror Daddy James Wan starring Carey Elwes, Leigh Whannell, D…

This week, we’re wrapping up Death Note and putting a cute little bow on it. After the death of L, there’s an intense battle over who will be his successor as Light Yagami becomes the worst version of himself. There’s action, death, and Shinigami as we reach the exciting conclusion of one of the best animes ever made! And, get ready as we launch ou…

Woah! A surprise Christmas Special? What a wonderful treat. And a treat sure is better than a knife. Which happens to be the title of this week’s movie review: It’s a Wonderful Knife. In this intriguing spin on the classic 1946 Christmas film, "It's a Wonderful Life," the protagonist, Winnie (portrayed by Jane Widdop), embarks on a haunting journey…

The Stormy Skies can’t stop watching Death Note, which means we’ve made it to the final arc of the series. That’s right, with nine episodes left, L is dead, Rem is dead, and Light has done nothing to make him worthy of the adorable and perfect Misa Amane. There’s also been a slight hiccup with our 2024 plans to do a Saw retrospective. As in, the se…

his week we’re very excited to finally review the Shudder exclusive The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster, which is a re-telling of the classic Mary Shelley novel Frankestein. The Angry Balck Girl and Her Monster follows Vicaria (Laya DeLeon Hayes), a gifted seventeen-year-old, as she tries to find a cure for death. She uses her research and passion…

Oh no! This week we discover that there’s a second Kira who’s made a deal to get the Shinigami eyes. Will they serve as an ally to Light or a hindrance? Meanwhile, the sexual tension between L and Light only grows as L tests Light to see if he’d make a good fit for the task force…or to figure out if he’s really Kira. Oh, and Chief Yagami asserts hi…

The Japanese horror film Audition is considered one of the greatest horror movies of all time. Which is why we’re super pumped to finally watch it on this week’s episode of the podcast. Will it live up to the My Chemical Romance music video for Honey, this Mirror isn’t Big Enough for the Two of Us? Audition stars Eihi Siina and Ryo Ishibashi and te…

Death Note is starting to gain momentum as Stomry Skies finally sees the face of the world’s greatest detective, L…so, a lot of the merch she sold at Hot Topic back in the 2010s is making a lot more sense. We also declare Auditon as our next movie up for review. Audition is considered one of the most disturbing movies of all time and is among the 1…

It’s kind of hard to believe that it’s taken us this long to dive into the world of J-Horror. Well, thanks to the amazing selection on Shudder (not sponsored) we’re finally getting to it. Ring (or Ringu) is a 1998 horror movie that follows a reporter as she explores the mystery behind a cursed videotape. Allegedly, anyone who watches the tape is do…

It’s time to take a break from the thrilling and repetitive world of The Vampire Diaries and turn The Stormy Skies into a filthy, disgusting nerd by watching Death Note. Death Note is a now classic Shonen anime that follows Light Yagami as he unlocks the secrets of the Death Note--a notebook that kills anyone whose name is written inside. But, uh o…

This week, we’re doing something a little different from the usual format by taking a look at five super special awesome horror shorts. These shorts were selected after Sam spent minutes scouring the Internet for the best YouTube had to offer. Check out these awesome shorts! Heck Written and Directed by Kyle Edward Ball Piggy Directed by Carlota Pe…

Well, the time has finally come for us to end our journey with The Vampire Diaries universe…at least for now. The Originals doesn’t end with a bang. Rather, it gives us a quiet farewell as Klaus chooses to sacrifice his own life to protect the life of his daughter. We’re also given a chance to bid farewell to all the remaining Mikelsons and Marcel …

Have you ever had a super weird dream that ruined your entire day? Like, you just can’t shake the feelings your subconscious implanted? Well, that’s what happed to Alice Palmer in the 2008, cult classic Lake Mungo. After her tragic death, Alice’s family is forced to investigate what was going on in their daughter’s life and uncover the secrets she …

Only one more Minishow left until we finish The Originals. For realsies this time. I promise. Hayley is dead and Elijah is on his way back to New Orleans to help his fiancé eradicate the Nazi vampires her mother helped create. And what is a movie-review podcast to do when there’s an industry-wide strike? Well, we’re still trying to figure that out …

Is it possible to make a good Children of the Corn film? We ask ourselves this very important question as we review 2023’s Shudder Exclusive Children of the Corn 2020 remake. I mean, there are literally 11 movies in the franchise now. One of them has to be good, right? Right? Well, after being shot during the early days COVID-19 Pandemic and stuck …

The smog has returned because Canada is still on fire apparently. But that’s okay because we’re back on track with the final season of The Originals. And by “we” I really mean it! After the rut that was season three, these last two seasons have really found their stride again. We find the Mikelsons where we left them: sad and separated. Elijah is p…

We’re back after our mini-break and some major life changes. Sam is now married and Stormy is still chugging along on her Ph.D. (like, she was literally doing school work in the bridal suite??). This week, we’re here to review the newish Catholic horror film Consecration. Consecration is a 2023 Shudder Exclusive horror movie that follows an English…

It's Sam's birthday on this quick little minishow, and we could not watch The Originals. Yeah, Netflix's new password-sharing policy is going to be a real thorn in the side of this podcast. But it's fine. It's fine. Because there are other streaming platforms that don't have sticks up their ass. We're also going to take a quick, two-week break whil…

Who would have thought we’d be raving about a 2014 teen scream flick? Well, that’s what you can expect in our review of Unfriended, an early Blumhouse movie, and the first movie to be filmed entirely on a Macbook screen. And, WOW was this movie weirdly nostalgic? Guest Find Us Online - Website: www.realhorrorshowpodcast.com - Twitter: www.twitter.c…

Season 4 of The Originals is a wrap! The conclusion of the penultimate season finds Hope possessed by The Hollow, in an attempt to save herself. The Mikelson siblings then make the heartbreaking decision to separate, as it is the only way to stop the ancient evil. Smash cut to seven years later, and Klaus is already breaking all the rules by giving…

We’re back! We hope everyone had an awesome Easter/Passover/Ramadan or whatever non-Abrahamic spring holiday you choose to celebrate. This week, we’re very excited to talk about a fantastic little horror flick called Smile. Smile is a 2022 horror movie directed by Parker Finn and stars Sosie Bacon. We follow psychiatrist, Rose Cotter as she is haun…

This week we hit the midpoint of the fourth season of The Originals, and Alaric has re-entered the picture, setting the stage for yet another spinoff. Even though getting through this series has been a chore, Stormy sets the ambitious goal of finishing it by the end of April. Will Sam be able to convince her to get to Castlenvania despite her disda…

We said we’d get to it, and here it is: Terrifier 2. This little independent horror flick took TikTok by storm a few months ago, and we’re finally seeing what all the hype is about. Taking place literally hours after the end of the first Terrifier, we follow Sienna, a high schooler grieving the loss of her father, as she prepares for a wild Hallowe…

The Originals is starting to find its mojo again in this first half of Season 4. Hayley, after five years of being a single mother, finally has all the pieces in place to wake up the Mikelsons. Including kidnapping and holding an innocent werewolf hostage. But that fine. That’s the least terrible thing anyone has done in this show. Meanwhile, Marce…

The Invitation is a 2022 horror romance film that did not get the attention it deserves. Starring Nathalie Emmanuel and Thomas Doherty, the film follows a young woman desperately seeking a family connection after the death of her mother. Thanks to online DNA testing, she’s able to meet one of her distant cousins who invites her to a family wedding …

We have officially reached the five-year time jump of The Vampire Diaries universe. That’s right season, three of The Originals wraps up with the Mikelson siblings falling into magical sleep while Klaus agrees to a life of torture to atone for his sins. There’s also this whole thing with Marcel becoming Super Mega Original, but we’ll deal with the …

Life hit us hard n January, but we’re finally here to bring you our hot takes and cod takes on 2022’s viral sensation. ‘Skinamarink’ is a 2022 horror movie about two kids who wake up to find their father missing. Strange things continue to happen as the doors and windows begin to disappear in their home, leaving fewer and fewer ways to get away fro…

Happy New Year! We're back after a long holiday break. It wasn't planned, but life just happens this time. It's 2023, and we're excited to get into the new crop of horror movies being unleashed upon us this year. So, join us as we make tentative plans to review a hot new movie making rounds on Horror TikTok. Guest Find Us Online - Website: www.real…

Did you know the US remake of Goodnight Mommy came out earlier this year? Well, if you didn't you're in good company because we heard absolutely nothing about this tired remake. Starring the queen of US adaptations, Naomi Watts, Goodnight Mommy (2022) follows almost the exact same story as the original Austrian film of the same name. Only...not as …

Hey all you cool cats and kittens, we’re back this week to let you know that we’re still not caught up on The Originals. But it’s okay. We’re just watching for funsies anyway. But, that doesn’t mean we’re not going to fill you in on all the other fun stuff going on in our daily lives. Like, Sam getting to attend Kevin Smith’s SModCastle Film Festiv…

Terrifier 2 was recently trending on the TikTok, so naturally, we had to jump on the bandwagon by reviewing…its predecessor, the cult classic 2016 horror film about Art the Clown. Terrifier, if you will. Yes, it’s taken us a minute to get around to it, but were fame hungry Internet sluts who only review what’s popular. Or whatever we want to watch.…

Why is it so sticky in Philadelphia? Is there a hurricane outside? This week on the minishow we ask all the important questions. But we mostly decide on the next movie we're watching to review. We're also going to have a quick chat about the weather and upcoming horror-adjacent releases coming to a theatre near you. Guest Find Us Online - Website: …

We’re back with our highly-anticipated review of the Hulu original movie “Prey.” Prey is the fifth installment of the Predator franchise and serves as a prequel to all the other films in the series. We’re taken back to the year 1719, where a young Comanche woman must prove herself as a warrior when she comes face-to-face with the advanced alien rac…

It’s time for another mini-sho where we talk about whatever the hell we want--but mostly Season 3 of ‘The Originals’. The stakes have increased with the arrival of Klaus’s ex-girlfriend who wants him back. Or she wants to kill him. It’s always hard to tell with this group. We also have some scathing critiques of the horror community in this episode…

Hey all you cool cats and kittens, we're traveling to a beautiful remote island to catch some sun and relaxation. And to fight a horrible man-fish living in a hole in the bottom of the ocean. Which is more or less the plot of this week's movie: 2019's Sweetheart starring Kiersey Clemons, Emory Cohen, Hanna Mangan-Lawrence, and Andrew Crawford. Sam …

We’re worried, darling. This week, we’re picking out our next movie review and having a quick discussion on what went wrong with the smash hit new movie Don’t Worry Darling. Because what else is there to talk about in the film industry besides juicy drama? And Harry Style's lackluster performance. Sorry no sorry. XOXO, Gossip Girl Guest Find Us Onl…