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

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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 87: Dangerous Animals

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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 83: Chattanooga Film Fest 2025

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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 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 Bonus Episode: The Gate Double Feature

Podcasts, The Carnage Report on February 13, 2025 0Comments 1Like

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 1Like

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 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.

The Carnage Report Episode 61: Cuckoo

Podcasts, The Carnage Report on August 22, 2024 0Comments 0Likes

On this episode of the podcast, Julie and Nick dig into director Tilman Singer’s indescribable Cuckoo, now in theaters.. Plus, the pair look at the lineup for this year’s Fantastic Fest and discuss trailers galore for the Shudder series Horror’s Greatest, Frankie Freako, Amber Alert, and more. Finally, Julie and Nick discuss what odd affectations they had in their teen years.

The Carnage Report Episode 54: Late Night with the Devil

Podcasts, The Carnage Report on May 2, 2024 0Comments 0Likes

On this episode of the podcast, Julie and Nick look at the talk show terrors of Late Night Night with the Devil from directors Cameron Cairnes and Colin Cairnes, now on Shudder. Plus, the pair recommend you go watch some found footage films, wax rhapsodic about Chattanooga Film Festival, and discuss trailers galore for Blink Twice, Dancing Village: The Curse Begins, The Little Mermaid, and more. The Cairnes brothers also appear on the semi-regular “The Gate” segment to discuss their film and how they came to horror. Plus, Julie and Nick discuss the strangest things they’ve ever seen on network television. After you’ve listened to the episode, head to Cinepunx to check out clips of what they were talking about!