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The Carnage Report Bonus Episode: The Gate Double Feature

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 72: Wolf Man

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

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

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

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.

The Carnage Report Episode 66: Carved

Happy Halloween, everybody! On this episode of the podcast, Julie and Nick take a look at director Justin Harding’s killer pumpkin movie, Carved, now streaming on Hulu, and suggest a few other killer creature and mutation movies. Plus, the pair discuss trailers galore for He Sees You When You’re Sleeping, The Man in the White Van, The Monkey, and more. Also, Julie and Nick share their Halloween plans.