Let's Scare My Girlfriend to Death
Watch horror films with us as we try to scare my girlfriend to death.
Episodes
Welcome to week three of our month of serial killer films based on true events. This week we watched the 1976 quasi factual The Town that Dreaded Sundown from the filmmakers behind The Legend of Boggy Creek. Come for the story of a masked man terrorizing Texarkana Arkansas and stay for wonderful performances from Ben Johnson, Andrew Prine, and a surprising turn from Dawn Wells aka Mary Anne from Gilligan's Island. Join us to find o...
This week, we dive into Cruising (1980), William Friedkin’s controversial thriller about an undercover cop hunting a serial killer in New York City's vibrant late-'70s LGBTQ nightclub scene. Inspired by the chilling Bag Murders—where dismembered bodies were discovered in garbage bags floating in the Hudson River—this film is as unsettling as it is unforgettable.
Were we blown away that this film even exists? Did it scare Cyndi to d...
Join us this week as we watch the meticulously constructed David Fincher directed Zodiac. A star studded film that reminds us how good a thriller/procedural can be in the hands of a master. However, did both of us like it? Did it scare Cyndi to death? Join us this week to find out.
Well you can't do a month of movies about serial killers made by actors or directors at the height of their power without talking about this film. That's right we watched Dirty Harry a thinly disguised zodiac killer movie made during the height of the zodiac killings in the bay area. Did we love it? Was Cyndi surprised at how good Andrew Robinson's Scorpio Killer was? Did it scare her to death? Join us this week to find out and mak...
Join us for a beautifully shot film about an American sociopath social climber on extended vacation in 1950's postwar Italy. Come for the murders and stay for the surprisingly beautiful film. Join us to see if we loved Matt Damon thriller and if it somehow, someway scared Cyndi to death.
This week we jump forward to 1960 London with the beautiful Michael Powell directed Peeping Tom. Did we like it? Were we in love with the look and color of the movie? Did it scare Cyndi to death? Join us this week to find out.
Join us as we begin this month by going back to Weimer Germany and the rise of Nazism with Fritz Lang's M. The film that helped create the police procedural and the serial killer film as we begin our month of serial killer films made by A list talent at the height of their game.
There she is the almost birthday angel. This week we watched Osgood Perkins 2024 film Longlegs. Join us as we help celebrate Leigh Harker's birthday in style with a super creepy performance from Nic Cage. Did we love it? Does Leigh Harker have a good birthday? Did it scare Cyndi to death? Join us this week our last before a month long hiatus to find out.
This week we travel the lonely roads of North Texas in search of a nihilistic but great serial killer/ slasher film with 1986's The Hitcher. However, did we like it? Were we blown away by Rutger Hauer's John Ryder? Did it scare Cyndi to death? Join us this week to find out.
As we dive deeper into supernatural serial killer month we arrive here at Wes Craven's Shocker. A movie about a serial killer who develops electricity powers that let him jump from body to body to escape his son who has dream foresight powers and was raised in foster care by the cop who is out to stop him. You know that old chestnut but did we like it? Were we perplexed by some of the plot holes? Did it scare Cyndi to death? Join u...
We end our tour of folk horror from around the world in with this South African film set in neighboring Namibia on the eve of it's independence. This movie has it all a supernatural serial killer, magic, beautiful shots of the lonely desert, violent crime scenes, a wonderful score, and great performances. However, did we like it? Did Josh compare this movie to the works of David Lynch? Did it scare Cyndi to death? Join us this week...
Our fifth week of our folk horror from around the world takes us to India with the 2018 film Tumbbad. A surprising film currently streaming on Amazon Prime. Did we like it? Were we amazed at the beautiful locations? Did it scare Cyndi to death? Join us to find out.
Well it took some digging but we found a folk horror movie from South America where a child doesn't die violently. So today's movie is Nazareno Cruz and the Wolf a folk horror, werewolf movie from Argentina. Did we love it? Were we overwhelmed at the lack of flat spaces in every shot? Were we surprised at how bloody this film was while still being a dark fairy tale? Most importantly did it kill Cyndi? Join us to find out.
Join us as we venture down under to Australia and mourn the passing of Richard Chamberlain with this 1977 Peter Weir film about aboriginal people, corporate tax attorneys, tribal magic, and the end of the world. Did we love it? Did it scare Cyndi to death? Join us to find out.
This week we dive into folk horror from around the globe as we watch the criminally underseen Clearcut starring Graham Greene. This film is from 1981 and really brings the folk horror energy we need to get April started. Join us as we travel to 1991 Canada for this folk horror film. Did we like it? Was Cyndi grossed out at a human being being skinned? Did it scare Cyndi to death? Join us to find out.
As we end our March slate of Irish and Irish adjacent movies we had to watch the recent Oddity. This folk horror delight is easily the scariest movie we watched this month. However did we like it? Was Cyndi freaked out by a man sized wooden doll crafted by a witch? Most importantly did it scare Cyndi to death? Join us to find out.
Well we finally make it to Ireland for our Irish horror month. However, we have a British crew, American actors and a story that's supposed to be set in England with the Clive Barker scripted Rawhead Rex. Did we like it? Were we underwhelmed by the effects? Did it scare Cyndi to death? Join us to find out.
It's St. Patrick's Day so we watched Leprechaun. That's right the 1993 Warwick Davis, Jennifer Aniston starring, South Dakota set, almost classic. About a leprechaun who just wants his gold back and a group of characters who just want to survive the night. Did we like it? Were we entertained by all the random vehicles utilized by our small antagonist? Did it scare Cyndi to death? Join us to find out.
How do you follow up craziness of The Substance? How about virgin births, alien abductions, the voice of god, Richard Lynch in a blonde wig, and an alien vagina on someone's stomach. That's right we watched Larry Cohen's bonkers God Told Me To. Did we like it? Did it scare Cyndi to death? Join us to find out.
It's officially Oscar season everyone and we save the best of our female based horror films for last. We watched The Substance which currently is nominated for Best Picture, Best Actress for Demi Moore, Best Director, Best Original Screen Play, and Best Hair and Makeup, but did we like it? Was Cyndi grossed out by all the needles entering skin and the gross body horror stuff? Did Josh gush over how much he loves this movie? Most im...
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