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The THING about Films
Are you the one your friends turn to for horror recommendations? Do you have a running list of the best practical effects? Then you're one of us. The THING about Films is your weekly sanctuary for all things horror. We review the new, revere the classics, and unearth the hidden gems of the genre. From the goriest body horror to the quietest ghost story, no subgenre is off-limits. This is more than a podcast; it's a community for those who truly love to be scared.
The THING about Films
Latest Episodes
|Demons (1985): The Movie That Makes Horror Contagious
What if watching a horror movie was the thing that got you killed? That's the question at the heart of Demons, the 1985 Italian splatter classic from Lamberto Bava and Dario Argento — and Ambrose and Jessica are here to make the case that this ...
|The Serpent and the Rainbow: The Zombie Movie That Got It Right
What if the scariest thing in a horror movie wasn't a monster, it was a drug? This week, Ambrose and Jessica are covering The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988), Wes Craven's wildly underrated Haitian zombie film based on real events. And yes, ther...
|X (2022): The Slasher That's Also a Masterclass
It's 1979. A film crew rolls up to a Texas farmhouse to shoot an adult movie, and the ancient couple who owns the place has some... strong feelings about that. Ti West's X is a gonzo slasher wrapped around a genuinely sharp argument about desir...
|Late Night with the Devil: Would YOU Keep the Cameras Rolling?
It's Halloween 1977, and a desperate late-night host named Jack Delroy has booked the worst possible lineup for a live special. A psychic, a smug debunker, a parapsychologist, and a possibly-possessed teenage girl walk into a TV studio — and th...
|The Hills Have Eyes (2006): The Remake That Hits Harder Than the Original?
Ambrose and Jessica climb into the irradiated wasteland of Alexandre Aja's 2006 remake of The Hills Have Eyes, and come out the other side genuinely changed. From the Scottish cannibal legend that started it all to the most brutal trailer attac...
