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The Carnage Report Episode 90: R.L. Stine’s Pumpkinhead

Podcasts, The Carnage Report on October 30, 2025 0Comments 2Likes

On this episode of the podcast, Julie and Nick take a look at R.L. Stine’s Pumpkinhead from director Jem Garrard, a brand-new piece of gateway horror, now streaming on Tubi. They also suggest some more kid-friendly horror and talk about whether they’ve ever tricked instead of treated. Plus, the pair discuss trailers galore for the second season of The Creep Tapes, the Silent Night Deadly Night remake, Mimics, and more (all of which you can check out in the show notes), while also loving just how good the sponsored horror shorts we got this season were after checking out Hatch’s Goodnight, Phone. All this, and director/film publicist Ted Geoghagen (Mohawk, We Are Still Here, and Brooklyn 45) joins us to share some stories and how he came to horror in the latest installment of The Gate.

The Carnage Report Episode 89: V/H/S/Halloween

Podcasts, The Carnage Report on October 16, 2025 0Comments 0Likes

On this episode of the podcast, Julie and Nick take a look at V/H/S/Halloween, the eighth installment of the long-running found footage anthology franchise, now streaming on Shudder. They also suggest a few more anthology films and talk about their best-ever Halloweens. Plus, the pair discuss trailers galore for R.L. Stine’s Pumpkinhead, The Carpenter’s Son, We Bury the Dead, and more (all of which you can check out below), while also wondering just how many sponsored horror shorts we’re gonna get this season after checking out Gushers’ Fruithead. All this, and V/H/S/Halloween line producer Johnny Starke joins us to share behind-the-scenes stories and how he came to horror in the latest installment of The Gate.

The Carnage Report Episode 88: Him

Podcasts, The Carnage Report on October 2, 2025 0Comments 0Likes

On this episode of the podcast, Julie and Nick take a look at director Justin Tipping’s football-themed horror movie, Him, now in theaters. They also suggest a few more films about cults and sports and talk about their  own athletic endeavors. Plus, the pair discuss trailers galore for Queens of the Dead, the remake of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, Deathgasm 2: Goremageddon, and more (all of which you can check out below), while also wondering how Matthew Lillard ended up in a Cologuard commercial and running down some faves from Fantastic Fest. All this, and Nick shares the story of how his worst movie-going experience ever happened.

The Carnage Report Episode 87: Dangerous Animals

Podcasts, The Carnage Report on September 17, 2025 0Comments 0Likes

On this episode of the podcast, Julie and Nick take a look at director Sean Byrne’s serial killer sharksploitation movie, Dangerous Animals, now on Shudder. They also suggest a few more sharksploitation flicks, along with Byrne’s complete filmography and talk about what they did on their respective summer vacations. Plus, the pair discuss trailers galore for Nightmares of Nature, Coyotes, Dust Bunny, and more (all of which you can check out below), while also digging on Lady Gaga’s new music video for “The Dead Dance.”

The Carnage Report Episode 86: The Twin

Podcasts, The Carnage Report on September 4, 2025 0Comments 2Likes

Julie and Nick are back from their summer break and on this episode of the podcast, Julie and Nick take a look at director J.C. Doler’s Irish folklore-inspired The Twin, now on Shudder. They also suggest a few other doppelganger horrors and talk about what they did on their respective summer vacations. Plus, the pair discuss trailers galore for V/H/S/Halloween, Good Boy, The Woman in Cabin 10, and more (all of which you can check out below), while also getting a smidge political about the state of healthcare in the US vis-à-vis The Toxic Avenger’s fundraising program with Undue Medical Debt and fanning out over Sabrina Carpenter’s new music video for “Tears.”

The Carnage Report Episode 85: I Know What You Did Last Summer

Podcasts, The Carnage Report on July 31, 2025 0Comments 0Likes

On this episode of the podcast, Julie and Nick take a look at director Jennifer Kaytin Robinson’s slasher requel I Know What You Did Last Summer, the latest installment in the long-running franchise, now in theaters. They also suggest a few other ’90s slashers and reboots and discuss whether they still talk to anyone from high school. Plus, the pair discuss trailers galore for Keeper (Oz Perkins’ third movie in the last year and a half), the Silent Night Deadly Night reboot, a whole slew of Fantasia and Fright Fest trailers, and more (all of which you can check out below), while also gushing about how you really need to give Invisible Raptor a watch.

The Carnage Report Episode 83: Chattanooga Film Fest 2025

Podcasts, The Carnage Report on July 3, 2025 0Comments 0Likes

On this episode of the podcast, Julie and Nick take a look at everything they loved from the recent Chattanooga Film Fest, including Abigail Before Beatrice, Hot Spring Shark Attack, Crossword, Hacked: A Double Entendre of Rage Fueled Karma, and so, so many others. They also discuss their tips for beating the heat and humidity. Plus, the pair run down trailers galore for Stephen King adaptation The Institute, Shudder’s upcoming Monster Island, The Toxic Avenger reboot, and more (all of which you can check out below), while also taking a brief digression into the Marshawn Lynch corner.

The Carnage Report Episode 82: Bring Her Back

Podcasts, The Carnage Report on June 12, 2025 0Comments 0Likes

On this episode of the podcast, Julie and Nick take a look at directors Danny and Michael Philipou’s Bring Her Back, their grief-fueled follow-up to Talk to Me, now in theaters. They also suggest a few other horror films with weird kids and discuss what sweet treats they’d love to pull out of the deep freeze. Plus, the pair discuss trailers galore for The House on Eden, Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, Ick, and more (all of which you can check out in the show notes), while also confronting the question, “Are Sophie Turner and Sophie Thatcher today’s Bill Pullman and Bill Paxton?”

The Carnage Report Episode 81: Final Destination: Bloodlines

Podcasts, The Carnage Report on May 29, 2025 0Comments 2Likes

On this episode of the podcast, Julie and Nick take a look at directors Adam Stein and Zach Lipovsky’s Final Destination: Bloodlines, the sixth installment in the long-running horror series, now in theaters. They also suggest a few other horror films with out-there death sequences and discuss their favorite cookout foods. Plus, the pair discuss trailers galore for The Matriarch, Alpha, It: Welcome to Derry, and more.