Cherry Pop Horror

What is belief?

I was curious about this movie but it wasn't until Javier suggested it for the podcast that I realized what a wild ride I was in for - Heretic (2024)

Two Moorman woman are sent to talk with a stranger about their budding interest in the faith. They're pleasantly surprised when they meet Mr. Reed (Hugh Grant) who seems like a very intelligent and open man. They exchange questions, talk faith and express their p...

Realize your worth and get out of that toxic relationship!

My younger brother Zac joins me for the first time this week as we take a look at the horror comedy - Renfield (2023)

After centuries of servitude to his Master, Count Dracula (Nicolas Cage), Renfield (Nicolas Hoult) realizes that immortality means nothing if you've no one to share it with. With this revelation he decides that he wants a normal life and starts seeking...

Sometimes all you need is a shot of tequila poured down the the leg of an exotic dancer right into your mouth.

My parents have returned to assist with a cult classic - From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)

The Gecko brothers Richard (Quinton Tarantino) & Seth (George Clooney) are on their way to Mexico after robbing a bank and making a great escape. The police are onto them so there's no way across the border to their contact, they ...

"You're gonna need a bigger boat."

Continuing our aquatic adventures Sam and I take a look at - Jaws (1975)

On the small island town of Amity they rely solely on the revenue from tourist season in order to survive. Unfortunately, this summer, they've got a guest they didn't anticipate. When the remains of a young woman are washed ashore the Sheriff, Martin Brody, realizes there's a very real possibility they've got a man-eati...

Some kids are just born bad.

Kat joins me again so we can talk about - The Good Son (1993)

After Mark (Elijah Wood) loses his Mother he's sent to stay with his cousins while his Father finishes one last deal that will set them up for life. The family seems nice enough - Uncle Wallace is a caring man, Aunt Susan is a sweet woman, cousin Connie is a darling of a little girl and cousin Henry (Macauley Culkin) seems like a playfu...

It's the most beautiful colour I've ever seen but I can't quite describe it.

This week Shane and I continue our streak of Lovecraftian movies with - Color Out Of Space (2019)

The Gardner's embrace life on a huge farm in rural America. For years they lived in the city but now is their chance for a relaxing change...that is until a strange meteorite lands on their front lawn. Now they hear a strange whistle, here and there a st...

It can be so hard to say goodbye but sometimes dead is better.

Kat D has joined me and requested a Stephen King film I just couldn't say no to - Pet Sematary (1989)

Louis and his family have moved out to a rural house as he starts his new job as the local university doctor. Their two kids Ellie and Gage love to run around the open fields but their neighbour Judd warns them about the road as it's a highway for 18-wheeler truc...

Going for a short hike in the woods has never been so confusing.

This week Michael and I decided to take a look at the origins of found-footage with - The Blair Witch Project (1999)

Heather is a budding film-maker and is working on a documentary about the urban legend of The Blair Witch. Though stories vary from person to person it's clear everyone agrees that they stay away from the local woods, and the cabin within that see...

Sometimes mind-control is not quite as simple as it looks.

Brand new voice to the show Shannon is not that experienced with horror so we started off slow with - Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995)

It's the classic tale of Dracula with a slap-stick Mel Brooks twist. Dracula (Leslie Nielson) moves to England with the help of a hypnotized Renfield - there he finds his next victims. First there was Lucy, who became infatuated with...

Do you ever get that feeling like something's about to go wrong?

Bronwyn is back and this week we decided to check out another 2000's classic - Final Destination (2000)

When Alex experiences a horrific dream of his school-trip plane exploding - his classmates and teachers being brutally burnt, sucked out into the sky and hit with falling debris - he freaks out, getting himself and several others kicked from the plane. At firs...

It's time to give back to the ones we love.

We're very happy to welcome back Dylan to the show who joins us remotely from Australia and to show our love we decided to do - My Bloody Valentine (1981)

Have you heard the legend of the Valentine's day killer? A miner left trapped in a cavein sought revenge on those who decided to attend a Valentine's dance instead of helping - but the story has become legend. Meanwhile TJ disappe...

It's taken 66 years but at last I can animate a small remote controlled robot.

Rory chose this week's movie and so we went with - Demonic Toys (1992)

After a shootout goes wrong Jude is left chasing a couple of gun dealers straight into the heart of a storage warehouse. The night guardsman orders take-out and somewhere in the vents a young woman hides from her past. It isn't until the exits are blocked that this rag-tag group...

What if you're not the hunter but the hunted?

Another Sci-Fi classic that Raymond has yet to see - Predator (1987)

Dutch (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and his elite team are sent into the jungle to extract a politician who has been captured by enemy forces. When they arrive they find the remnants of the last extraction team strung up from the trees. It appears the enemy soldiers are not what they should be worried about as they bec...

They juggle, they tell jokes, they dance around...they eat the flesh of the innocent?

Brand new voice to the show Josh has decided to delve in with - Clown (2014)

Kent is a realter and today is his son's birthday, the only problem is the clown they hired has cancelled last minute. Luckily enough the house Kent is working at has an ample costume room...deep in the corner, in a small wooden chest Kent finds a pale leathery clow...

By the power of three-by-three make them see.

This week we're going full-on witch as Pip had never before seen - The Craft (1996)

Sarah is new to LA and having a little trouble fitting in, she's quiet, defensive and just a bit odd. When another girl sees her balancing a pencil on it's tip and drilling it into the table with her mind Sarah is welcomed to a coven of high school witches. Nancy, Bonnie and Rochelle all have their...

This week we're giving a Yee-Haw and a chuckle as we dive into the old west.

Shane and I had a very specific reason to choose this week's movie - Dead Birds (2004)

William and his gang of civil war deserters decide that they'll never be able to make a home in the US-of-A and so come to the decision to rob a local bank and head for Mexico. A buddy of William's from the war let him know of an old farm house that's been abandone...

There's something in this house...something not at rest.

Brand new voice to the show Sara has come on to investigate - The Others (2001)

Every day for Grace is a nightmare. It's 1945 and the Nazi's have invaded her small island home, there's nowhere to escape to. Her husband Charles if off at war and her two children Anne and Nicholas are unable to leave the house due to a severe allergy to light. Days are spent sewing, teach...

Tonight we celebrate New Year...Four times.

Kat D and I are happy to ring in the New Year with a themed slasher - New Year's Evil (1980)

Diane, or stage-name Blaze, is a disc-jockey for rock 'n roll radio and tonight she'll be hosting a New Year's marathon. As midnight sweeps across America she and her mosh pit of fans ring in each time zone's new year with rock music and a bad girl attitude. But behind the stage there's som...

So you think you know the story of the Grinch who stole Christmas?

Determined that our last Christmas special be as Christmassy as possible Alice and I are checking out - The Mean One (2022)

Cindy has not been the same since that one fateful Christmas where, after showing him an act of kindness, the Mean One mercilessly murdered her mother. Some time later she returns to town to tackle her issues head one and show that there'...