Horror Vanguard
Ash and Jon are your guides as we delve through the crypts of Leftist politics and Horror films
Episodes
June 24, 2025 • 75 mins
In space no one can hear you scream, but they can hear you podcast! We're joined by Josh Boerman from Worst of All Possible Worlds to chat about a classic horror movie and finally get to the bottom of what that blue laser actually means...
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June 13, 2025 • 73 mins
We very nearly made this episode a clip show of the last three Friday the 13th reviews. Sustainability at its finest!
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Get the full episode (and quite possibly future discussions on mammalian sea life on our Patreon page!
It's a Jaws Ripoff Isekaied into Moby Dick by way of Taxi Driver with the plot structure of Dragonball Z and the cultural poise of The Exorcist with a touch of Star Trek. This movie is incredible.
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May 20, 2025 • 96 mins
What do we make of the politics of FFVII's Avalanche? What game design fundamentals does The Golden Saucer teach us? How will Ash and Kyle unpack the idiosyncrasies of play experience and narrative design against the backdrop of larger, political and material, conversations? All of this and more in... a review of 1985's House?
Discuss your favorite derailed Final Fantasy conversations with Horror Vanguard at:
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May 13, 2025 • 111 mins
In space no one can hear you scream, but they can hear you podcast! We're joined by Josh Boerman from Worst of All Possible Worlds to chat about a classic horror movie and finally get to the bottom of what that blue laser actually means...
Listen to Worst of All Possible Worlds:
https://www.worstpossible.world
Keep up with Josh at:
https://www.joshboerman.com
on Bluesky @bosh.worstpossible.world
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Today's episode gets to the heart of a conspiracy so deep and so dark no one has covered it before: Mary Todd Lincoln is real and we have the eels to prove it!
As always, you can get the full bonus episode (and literal years of bonus back catalogue episodes) over on our Patreon page!
Discuss the best way to get into medical immortal eel futures during an uncertain market with Horror Vanguard at:
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April 22, 2025 • 91 mins
CD Eskilson, author of the new book of poetry Scream / Queen, joins the crypt to discuss poetry, Queer horror, and working with the monsters of our time.
Order CD's book here: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/S/bo245013529.html
Bookmark CD's website: https://www.cdeskilson.com/
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April 4, 2025 • 104 mins
The legs are long, the vibes are necrotic, and the marketing campaign is locked away in the basement. Let's all gather 'round and find out what's up with these mysterious metal orb rattling around our collective head.
NIC CAGE JUMP SCARE!
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February 13, 2025 • 11 mins
We barely contained this one.
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January 4, 2025 • 112 mins
We're joined by none other than Justin from librarypunk to discuss either a film about a zombie boyfriend or an unfinished fever dream from which aspects of our sanity will never awaken!
Check out librarypunk on your podcast app of choice and on their website: http://librarypunk.gay/
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January 4, 2025 • 10 mins
Want even more questioning? Get the full episode, and the ability to question us at your leisure, at www.patreon.com/horrorvanguard!
Never one to cut corners, here's the second ever Horror Vanguard Q&A Episode!
Discuss your favorite questions (just in general, like types of questions, questioning, the history of questions, etc) with Horror Vanguard at:
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December 23, 2024 • 125 mins
We've donned our festive novelty sunglasses to discuss the true meaning of the season: discussing Christological interpretations of the holidays and leveraging merchandising!
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December 1, 2024 • 116 mins
Adam C. Jones from Acid Horizon joins us in the HV Crypt to discuss the movie Naked Lunch alongside his new book The New Flesh out now from Repeater!
Catch Acid Horizon on your podcast app of choice and at their website: https://www.acidhorizonpodcast.com/
Order The New Flesh: https://www.collectiveinkbooks.com/zer0-books/our-books/new-flesh-life-death-data-economy
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November 19, 2024 • 64 mins
Wherein we finally get to talk about Titane and just how good Julia Ducournau is.
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You can support the show for less than the cost of A BRAND NEW CAR!!!: www.patreon.com/horrorvanguard
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November 16, 2024 • 70 mins
There's a lot to say about the holodeck and how Trek treats Worf's complex character arch, but there's even more to say about French history and werewolves! Who knew!?
Let's talk about Iron Chef: America, a movie for the whole family, and the lingering consequences of French colonialism!
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November 5, 2024 • 81 mins
Enjoy the refreshing taste of Ash and Kyle discussing Len Kabasinski's Skull Forest!
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November 3, 2024 • 2 mins
It's been six years of Horror Vanguard and it's time for some changes!
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October 24, 2024 • 296 mins
TRICK OR TREAT!
It's Halloween! No one should be alone on this day, so we've got nearly 5 hours of Exorcist reviews to keep you company!
Listen in wrapt terror as Jon guides us through every film from the iconic first Exorcist movie all the way to the profane Exorcist: Believer!
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October 24, 2024 • 107 mins
Mistress Snow returns to the HV Crypt for her 5th, 9th, or 60th appearance! Today, we're reviewing all three films in Ti West's X Trilogy: X, Pearl, and MaXXXine!
We have wildly diverging takes, but there's one thing we can all agree on: GIVE THAT ALLIGATOR IT'S OWN SPINOFF MOVIE!
Keep up with Mistress Snow on her website: https://doctrixsnow.com/
Mistress Snow's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mistresssnowphd
Mistress S...
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October 23, 2024 • 84 mins
In my restless dream, I hear that podcast. Horror Vanguard. You promised me a double-feature episode on both Silent Hill movies someday. And you finally did!
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