Messed Up Movies

Today get in touch with our murderous feminine side in Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde. We discuss the films amazing effects having actor and actress share the same body, the odd thirst of all the men in this film, and the use of Jack the Ripper aesthetics to bolster the film. 

Synopsis: A Victorian scientist tests a serum that transforms him into a lascivious murderess.

Starring: Ralph Bates, Martine Beswick, Gerald Sim

Directed by Roy W...

Today we unleash our worst behavior as we become The Invisible Man. We discuss how this monster is the most evil of all the Universal Monster, the mind blowing special effects, and what lies inside of all of us if we could be free of the eyes of others. This movie is Messed Up in ways that audiences hadn't seen at the time, and it still is just as effective today. 

Synopsis: A scientist finds a way of becoming invisible, but in doi...

On this New Movie Monday we grapple the Grabber again in Black Phone 2. We cut into the movies Nightmare on Elm Street style horror, Ethan Hawkes new ice skating take on Demon Grabber, and the rules of these spirits. This is a lot of movie to mostly mixed results. Pick up the phone for this new Messed Up Movie and let us know what you thought.

Synopsis: As Finn, now 17, struggles with life after his captivity, his sister begins rec...

Today Griffey, Heath, Sophia and Sam venture into some of the most insane Haunted Houses in cinematic history. We discuss what elements make the greatest haunted house films so iconic. From found footage, to a surreal hotel, a space ship and even the internet, we cover all manner of places and locations that can haunt unsuspecting visitors. 

Let us know whose list you think wins this heated battle. Which festival would win your mon...

Today we unleash and ancient killer force in The Mummy. We discuss the more revenge focused tomb raiding story line, the value of having a giant Christopher Lee murder Mummy, and how the technicolor Hammer aesthetic made the Egypt flashbacks more fun than it's predecessor. This Messed Up monster roams eternal, if you don't listen and share the pod he may shamble towards you! 

Synopsis: In 1895, British archaeologists find and open ...

Today we look back through time and it looks back in The Mummy. We discuss the iconic mummified visage of Boris Karloff before he becomes and ashy old man, the ancient egyptian love story, and the mystical madness of the finale. This is another Messed Up Monster given life by Karloff that you best not ignore...the Mummy never forgets. 

Synopsis: A resurrected Egyptian mummy searches Cairo for the girl he believes to be his long-los...

Today we add some sex appeal into our monstrous creation in Frankenstein Created Woman. We disect the transition from Frankenstein's God Complex into a more spiritual realm, our hatred for tough "do you know who my dad is types", and the combination of body and brain for this poor couple. 

Synopsis: After being reanimated, Baron Frankenstein transfers the soul of an executed young man into the body of his lover, prompting her to ki...

On this New Movie Monday we trick or treat with Shudder's new release V/H/S/Halloween. We breakdown the films multiple stories and wonder why so many of them are so similar, rank the shorties by our favorite and ponder the future of the Shudder V/H/S union. This movie is a Messed Up sugar rush, but does it have any of the extra ingedients that make a horror classic? Listen to find out!

Synopsis: A collection of Halloween-themed vid...

Today Griffey, Heath, Sophia and Sam go back to their youth and draft their ultimate Slumber Party Film Festival. The idea is to create the ultimate night of Messed Up joy for your friends curled up in their sleeping bags. The only caveat, no one can draft a movie that came out after their 16th birthday. From a steamy Tales from the Crypt flick, to Disney channel classics, shocking flicks that seem too real and all the killer creat...

Today we buy a ticket for one of the first Monster Royal Rumbles of all time in Frankenstein meets the Wolfman. We discuss how this flick began as a very good Wolfman movie, how it gets bogged down by a bizarre Frankenstein turn (played by Bela Lugosi), and how it felt as a kid to see one of the first real action figure bash 'em up. 

Synopsis: The resurrected Wolf Man, seeking a cure for his malady, enlists the aid of a mad scienti...

Today we dive into Hammer Horrors version of a Frankenstein movie in The Curse of Frankenstein. We cut open the value of an enhanced Frankenstein portrayed by Peter Cushing, the doctors depravity outside of the lab, and the horrendous decision that was the monsters costume. This melodramatic reimagining of Frankenstein brings new life to an old Messed Up monster tale. 

Synopsis: While awaiting execution for murder, Baron Victor Fra...

Today we bring life to the early horror genre with one of the greatest horror movies ever made, Frankenstein. We discuss the iconic look and performance of Boris Karloff as the monster, Dr. Frankenstein's unbound pursuit of playing and being worshipped as a God, and the empathy we feel with this creature brought into and abandoned in one of the coldest corners of the human experience.

Del Toro once said "When I saw the James Whale ...

On this New Movie Monday we walk on all fours through a haunted house with a Good Boy. We dicuss the incredible dog centric gimmick of the film lead by Indy the dog, what was the real root of horror in the film, and dog's extra senses leading him down a rabbit hole of ghostly visions. This movie is a unique ride with maybe the most incredible animal performance we've ever seen. 

Synopsis: A loyal dog moves to a rural family home wi...