Episode Categories: <span>Horror</span>

American Psycho

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Posted: October 11, 2025

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AMERICAN PSYCHO

Patrick Bateman is a polished Wall Street executive. Behind the perfect suit, he hides a predatory, psychopathic ego from his coworkers. After hours in 1980s New York, he unleashes it as a brutal serial killer.

Craig and Elisabeth are joined by Everything I Learned From Movies Steve and Izzy to discuss the 80’s greed, unreliable narrators, the International Gay Rodeo and the movie “American Psycho” on this week’s Matinee Villains.

Show Notes

  • 1:00

    Craig, Elisabeth, Steve and Izzy talk about Stizzy’s trip to Reno for the International Gay Rodeo.

  • 15:08

    Craig, Elisabeth, Steve and Izzy discuss “American Psycho”

  • 36:33

    Recasting

  • 56:01

    Double Feature

  • 1:00:00

    Final Thoughts

  • 1:09:08

    A preview of next week’s episode “Taxi Driver”

Matinee Villains month continues with an all time classic, still relevant today “Taxi Driver”

Fresh

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Posted: October 4, 2025

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FRESH

Noa’s dating life is a dumpster fire of ghosters and red flags, until she meets Steve, who seems refreshingly normal. A romantic getaway soon feels… off. She discovers he has a taste for something truly monstrous and must fight back to make it out alive.

Craig, Elisabeth and guest Mark Woodring talk about the current state of dating, Nine-Inch Nails, cannibalism and the movie “Fresh” on this week’s Matinee Villains!!

Show Notes

  • 1:09

    Craig, Elisabeth and Mark Woodring talk about Nine Inch Nails and FanX.

  • 11:29

    Craig, Elisabeth and Mark discuss “Fresh”

  • 46:05

    Recasting

  • 1:00:20

    Double Feature

  • 1:03:40

    Final Thoughts

  • 1:09:33

    A preview of next week’s episode “American Psycho”

Matinee Villains month continues with the Christian Bale in “American Psycho”

A Quiet Place

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Posted: November 23, 2024

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A QUIET PLACE

A family must live in silence to avoid mysterious creatures that hunt by sound. Knowing that even the slightest whisper or footstep can bring death, Evelyn and Lee are determined to find a way to protect their children while desperately searching for a way to fight back.

Craig and guest co-host Brendan Agnew talk about extreme parenting, loud kids, entry points into horror and the movie “A Quiet Place” on this week’s Matinee Heroes!

Show Notes

  • 0:52

    Craig and guest co-host Brendan Agnew talk about Brendan’s movie “gaps”.

  • 7:33

    Craig and Brendan discuss “A Quiet Place”

  • 30:41

    Recasting

  • 36:26

    Double Feature

  • 40:34

    Final Thoughts

  • 44:54

    A preview of next week’s episode “Hook”

Next week, a surprising movie Alan has never seen – Steven Spielberg’s “Hook”

Crimson Peak

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Posted: October 26, 2024

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CRIMSON PEAK

After marrying the charming Sir Thomas Sharpe, young Edith moves to his remote gothic mansion, where his enigmatic sister, Lady Lucille, guards dark family secrets. Gifted with the ability to communicate with the dead, Edith seeks to uncover the mystery behind the haunting visions in her new home. But as she delves deeper, she may discover that true monsters are made of flesh and blood.

Craig, Alan and guest Elisabeth Rappe talk about gothic romance, creepy vibe movies, 80’s Halloween memories and the movie “Crimson Peak” on this week’s Matinee Villains!

Show Notes

  • 0:53

    Craig, Alan and guest  Elisabeth Rappe talk about Halloween when they were growing up.

  • 14:25

    Craig, Alan and Elisabeth discuss “Black Swan”

  • 40:20

    Recasting

  • 1:01:58

    Double Feature

  •  1:09:16

    Final Thoughts

  •  1:18:28

    A preview of next week’s episode “The Long Kiss Goodnight”

Next week, we start a whole month of movies that either Craig or Alan have never seen for “New”vember. Staring with Craig’s first viewing of “A Long Kiss Goodnight”.

Evil Dead 2

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Posted: October 12, 2024

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EVIL DEAD 2

After discovering an audiotape left by a college professor containing a recording of incantations from the Book of the Dead, Ash’s girlfriend, Linda, becomes possessed by the evil spirits awakened by the voices on the tape. As the demonic forces take hold, Ash realizes there is no escape from the cursed woods. Armed with only his wits and a chainsaw, he must battle for survival against the relentless evil.

Craig, Alan and guest Annie Bullock talk about slap stick horror, Cerny and Hooch, Annie’s Cetaphobia and the movie “Evil Dead 2” on this week’s Matinee Villains!

Show Notes

  • 1:19

    Craig, Alan and guest Annie Bulloch talk about what scare them.

  • 8:41

    Craig, Alan and Annie discuss “Evil Dead 2”

  • 34:09

    Recasting

  • 52:07

    Double Feature

  •  57:10

    Final Thoughts

  •  1:01:51

    A preview of next week’s episode “Black Swan”

Next week, we continue Matinee Villains month with a psychological thriller “Black Swan”

Arachnophobia

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Posted: October 5, 2024

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ARACHNOPHOBIA

After a nature photographer dies on assignment in Venezuela, a deadly spider sneaks into his coffin and is shipped to his hometown in rural California. There, arachnophobic Dr. Ross Jennings, who has just moved to the town with his family, suspects spiders when locals begin dying mysteriously. Jennings must confront his deepest fears in order to help stop the deadly infestation before its too late.

Craig along with Make Me Watch This Co-hosts Brendons Agnew and Foley talk about what critters scare them, practical scares, Amblin horror flicks and the movie “Arachnophobia” on this week’s Matinee Villains!

Show Notes

  • 1:19

    Craig and the Brendons from Make Me Watch This talk about what animals scare them.

  • 8:41

    Craig and the Brendons discuss “Arachnophobia”

  • 34:09

    Recasting

  • 52:07

    Double Feature

  •  57:10

    Final Thoughts

  •  1:01:51

    A preview of next week’s episode “Evil Dead 2”

Next week, we continue Matinee Villains month with the cult classic “Evil Dead 2”.

Beetlejuice

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Posted: September 7, 2024

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BEETLEJUICE

After the Maitlands die in a car accident, they find themselves stuck haunting their country residence, unable to leave the house. When the unbearable Deetzes and teen daughter Lydia buy the home, the Maitlands attempt to scare them away without success. Their efforts attract Beetlejuice, a rambunctious spirit whose “help” quickly becomes dangerous for the Maitlands and innocent Lydia.

Craig, Alan and guest Derek McCaw talk about the Beetlejuice Afterlife Experience,  the creativity of Tim Burton, the ghost with the most and the movie “Beetlejuice” on this week’s Matinee Heroes.

Show Notes

  • 1:20

    Craig, Alan and Derek McCaw talk about Derek’s recent visit to the LA Pop-up BeetleJuice Afterlife Experience.

  • 9:26

    Craig, Alan and Derek discuss “Beetlejuice”

  • 36:56

    Recasting

  • 58:04

    Double Feature

  • 1:03:37

    Final Thoughts

  • 1:11:53

    A preview of next week’s episode “Oppenheimer”

Next week, we blow things up with the explosive movie of 2023 “Oppenheimer”

Pan’s Labyrinth

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Posted: July 20, 2024

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PAN’S LABYRINTH

Craig and Alan discuss horror vs fantasy, creating mythology and the movie “Pan’s Labyrinth” on this week’s Matinee Heroes!

Next week, we finish Monster Month with a monster hunter. Rob Ervin fills in for Alan as we do a live episode from Retro Expo with a bonus interview with Perseus himself, from Clash of the Titans, Harry Hamlin!

Godzilla Minus One

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Posted: July 6, 2024

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GODZILLA MINUS ONE

In postwar Japan, Godzilla brings new devastation to an already scorched landscape. With no military intervention or government help in sight, the survivors must join together in the face of despair and fight back against an unrelenting horror.

Craig, Alan and Guest Derek McCaw talk about survivors’ guilt, theater etiquette, upcoming events and the movie “Godzilla: Minus One” on this week’s Matinee Heroes!

Show Notes

  • 1:03

    Craig, Alan and guest Derek McCaw talk about their favorite monsters.

  • 13:04

    Craig, Alan and Derek discuss “Godzilla Minus One”

  • 1:00:55

    Recasting

  • 1:05:06

    Double Feature

  • 1:11:59

    Final Thoughts

  • 1:21:24

    A preview of next week’s episode “Prey”

Next week, Monster Month continues with an exclusive interview with the predator from “Prey” Dane DiLiegro.

An American Werewolf in London

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Posted: October 28, 2023

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AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON

David Kessler and Jack Goodman arrive in Northern England for a walking tour. One night, a beast attacks them, killing Jack. Three weeks later David awakens to a new nightmare: Jack, who was killed, returns to warn David that a werewolf was their assailant – and that David has become the last of their werewolves!

Craig, Alan and guest Rob Saucedo talk graphic novels, peanut butter powers, Where Wolf and the movie “An American Werewolf in London” On this week’s matinee Villains!!

Show Notes

  • 1:20

    Craig and Alan talk with guest Rob Saucedo about his new graphic novel “Where Wolf” available in bookstores everywhere!

  • 10:34

    Craig, Alan and Rob discuss “An American Werewolf in London”

  • 39:29

    Recasting

  • 54:14 

    Double Feature

  • 58:05

    Final Thoughts

  • 1:04:52

    A preview of next week’s episode “The Ghost and the Darkness”

Next week we talk about animals that want to eat us when we revisit “The Ghost and the Darkness”

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