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It's Christmas, and our second 2021 Christmas Special.
Home Sweet Home Alone (2021) tells the story of Pam and Jeff who find an heirloom worth thousands. They believe that it has been stolen by local kid Max Mercer and set out to recover it by any means necessary. By coincidence, Max's parents have accidentally left him home alone and travelled to Japan - so he'll have to fend off Pam and Jeff by making booby traps out of household products.
We discuss burns, scrapes, stabs, cuts, and bludgeonings. We talk about fire safety; common-sense PR moves; and the power of a normal human conversation.
All of which leads to one important question: how would you survive?
Whatever happens, one thing's for sure: Uh, this is garbage. I don't know why they are always trying to remake the classics. Never as good as the originals.
Next time: We're on a break for a while. Stay tuned for further updates and see you in 2022! x
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It's Christmas! And the first of our 2021 Christmas specials.
Better Watch Out (2016) tells the story of Ashley, a babysitter and her charge, Luke. In the run-up to Christmas, Luke wants to try to seduce Ashley, but before he can make his move, a home invasion makes an already uncomfortable situation much less comfortable.
We talk about the importance of trigger safety; the merits of a 'less is more' approach to seduction; and we ask how much of a Christmas movie this really is.
All of which leads to one important question: how would you survive?
Whatever happens, one thing's for sure: She's like twice your age. I really don't think it's gonna happen.
Next time, Christmas continues apace.
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It's episode 250...and she's still here.
Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin (2021) is the latest installment in the beloved horror franchise, and marks the first time we've watched a brand-new entry of any of our favoured franchises since we started the podcast! Margot reconnects with her estranged family who belong to an isolated Amish community, but not everything is as it seems. However, in a stroke of good fortune, Margot has brought along a documentary crew to capture crystal clear 4K footage of all the things that go bump in the night.
We revisit a modern horror staple, discuss the rights and wrongs of activities paranormal and otherwise, ask if a found footage film as ever looked less 'found' than this and ponder whether you should reconsider telling a cult member that you've uncovered some creepy cult member business going on.
Whatever happens, one thing's for sure: I know every Amish family within a fifty mile area and they ain't Amish.
Next time, it's Chriiiiisssstmaaaaaaaaaas.
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It's episode 249...I thought we could help him, but I was wrong. It's time we cut out the cancer.
Malignant (2021) marks James Wan's glitzy return to the horror genre with what feels like a run through the greatest hits of his filmography. We've got abductions, nightmares, haunted houses, but how well does it all hang together?
We discuss a film of two halves, the strangest martial arts movie ever made, consider health and safety tips for constructing torture dungeons, and Chris tests Joe on his single-nasty-word-horror-movie-title knowledge with his single-nasty-word-horror-movie-title quiz. All of which leads to one important question: How would you survive?
Whatever happens, one thing's for sure: Some of the conversations you had with Gabriel just chilled us to the bone.
Next time, it's a treat for our 250th episode: Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin (2021).
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