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The Carnage Report Episode 75: The Monkey

Podcasts, The Carnage Report on March 6, 2025 0Comments 0Likes

On this episode of the podcast, Julie and Nick take a look at The Monkey, a splattery adaptation of the Stephen King short story directed by Osgood Perkins, in theaters now. They also suggest a few other movies where bad luck gets deadly. Plus, the pair discuss trailers galore for Revelations, Clown in a Cornfield, Haunted House of Pancakes, and more (all of which you can check out below). Also, Julie and Nick discuss what toys they’ve held onto since childhood and chat with producer Matt Manjourides about his work on Ryan Kruger’s Street Trash reboot and The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs in an installment of The Gate.

Both the 1987 original and 2024 reboot of Street Trash play Liberty Hall in Lawrence, Kansas, on Saturday, March 8, and you can find more information here, while The Last Drive-In has its season premiere this Friday, March 7, streaming on Shudder.

The Carnage Report Episode 74: Heart Eyes

Podcasts, The Carnage Report on February 20, 2025 0Comments 0Likes

On this episode of the podcast, Julie and Nick take a look at the Valentine’s Day horror romcom, Heart Eyes, directed by Josh Ruben, in theaters now. They also suggest a few other movies with romance and death. Plus, the pair discuss trailers galore for M3GAN 2.0, Hurry Up Tomorrow, For Sale By Exorcist, and more (all of which you can check out below). Also, Julie and Nick discuss whether they’ve ever tried to make an ex jealous.

The Carnage Report Bonus Episode: The Gate Double Feature

Podcasts, The Carnage Report on February 13, 2025 0Comments 0Likes

On this episode of the podcast, we ended up with a couple of installments of the Gate, wherein we talk with horror creators about what first got them into the genre, and we didn’t want them to get too old, so here’s a Valentine’s Day present from us to you.

First up is writer/director Ian Courtney, discussing his new slasher, Movie Theater Massacre, now available via VOD. In it, a group of employees are working their last week at a movie theater that is going out of business when a mysterious figure begins to murder people. Our second and final installment of this special bonus episode is with director Elric Kane and stars Blu Hunt and Ben Smith-Petersen of the new erotic horror film, The Dead Thing, which begins streaming on Shudder starting Valentine’s Day, February 14. In it, a young woman lost in a series of meaningless connections falls in love with a charismatic and sensitive man, who hides a dark secret that turns her affair into a dangerous obsession.

The Carnage Report Episode 73: Dark Match

Podcasts, The Carnage Report on February 6, 2025 0Comments 0Likes

On this episode of the podcast, Julie and Nick take a look at the wrestling horror film, Dark Match, directed by Lowell Dean, now streaming on Shudder. They also suggest a few other movies with wrestlers and cults. Plus, the pair discuss trailers galore for Mickey 17, Hell of a Summer, The Dead Thing, and more (all of which you can check out below), while once again covering some amazing casting news in the Scream 7 corner. Also, Julie and Nick discuss the strangest things they’ve ever seen at a wrestling event.

All this, and in the latest installment of The Gate, we spoke with creator/co-writer Bitter Karella and co-writer/producer/actor/musician Robin Johnson about their podcast, Submitted for the Approval of the Midnight Pals, where famous horror authors, living and dead, gather around a campfire to tell their strange and scary stories, and ask them the question, “What was the horror that first hooked you?”

The Carnage Report Episode 72: Wolf Man

Podcasts, The Carnage Report on January 23, 2025 0Comments 0Likes

On this episode of the podcast, Julie and Nick take a look at the latest Dark Universe installment, Wolf Man, directed by Leigh Whannell, in theaters now. They also suggest a few other movies which play with werewolves and classic monsters. Plus, the pair discuss trailers galore for Dark Match, Companion, Heart Eyes, and more (all of which you can check out in the show notes at Cinepunx), while speculating wildly regarding what Re-Animator’s 40th anniversary might entail. Also, Julie and Nick discuss how they respond to a full moon.

The Carnage Report Episode 70: Curtains for Christmas

Podcasts, The Carnage Report on December 24, 2024 0Comments 0Likes

Merry Christmas and happy holidays! On this episode of the podcast, Julie and Nick take a look at the Christmas rom-com slasher Curtains for Christmas, directed by Steve Rudzinski, out now on VOD. They also suggest a few other holiday movies. Plus, the pair discuss trailers galore for 28 Years Later, Death of a Unicorn, First Word on Horror, and more, while digging into all of the casting news for Scream 7. Also, Julie and Nick discuss their favorite holiday traditions and have director Robbie Davidson on to discuss his debut feature, Dick Dynamite 1944.

The Carnage Report Episode 69: Replicator

Podcasts, The Carnage Report on December 12, 2024 0Comments 0Likes

On this episode of the podcast, Julie and Nick take a look at the Loveraftian body snatcher movie Replicator, directed by Mark Andrew Hamer, out this week on VOD. They also suggest a few other movies with stickiness and weird things. Plus, the pair discuss trailers galore for Bloody Axe Wound, The Gorge, Lizzie Lazarus, and more, while speculating wildly regarding what Re-Animator’s 40th anniversary might entail. Also, Julie and Nick discuss the weirdest behavior changes they’ve ever seen in someone.

The Carnage Report Episode 67: Black Cab

Podcasts, The Carnage Report on November 14, 2024 0Comments 0Likes

On this episode of the podcast, Julie and Nick take a look at director Bruce Goodison’s moody and spooky two-hander, Black Cab, now streaming on Shudder, and suggest a few other movies about hauntings. Plus, the pair honor the recent passing of genre icon Tony Todd, discuss trailers galore for The End, You Are Not Me, The Invisible Raptor, and more. Also, Julie and Nick share how they respond to surprising last-minute plans and interview director Justin Harding about his killer pumpkin movie, Carved, which was covered on the last episode, for an installment of The Gate.