Grave Tone: Horror Podcast
Grave Tone is a horror podcast covering the genre across books, film, TV, and games. From cult classics to fresh nightmares, we dig into the stories that scare us — and why we can’t stop coming back for more. Whether it’s a blood-soaked slasher, a slow-burn psychological thriller, or the horror novel everyone’s talking about, we cover it all. If it bleeds, reads, streams, or screams… it’s on Grave Tone.
Episodes
Arthur and Meaghan dig into William Bagley's Hold the Fort (2025), now available on VOD. They saw it first at its world premiere at the 2025 Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal, loved it enough to re-watch it the second it hit digital, and they're still laughing. This is that kind of movie.
HOLD THE FORT — EPISODE SHOWNOTES
ABOUT THE FILM
▸ Hold the Fort (2025): written and directed by William Bagley, co-written ...
Leviticus review: the queer Australian horror film Joe Bird stars in just opened, and we saw it opening night. Here's our raw reaction. Leviticus (2026) — written and directed by Adrian Chiarella — is one of the best horror films of this year so far. It's sitting at 95% on Rotten Tomatoes and the praise is not overstated. This is a queer coming-of-age horror film that follows Naim (Joe Bird, Talk to Me) and Ryan (Stacy ...
Summerween is a real thing (Gravity Falls coined the term back in 2012, and it has only picked up steam since), and this episode is our full lineup of summer horror movie recommendations, vampire picks, slasher books, and the horror TV shows we cannot stop talking about.
On the movie side: The Final Girls, The Vast of Night, the new survival horror film Pitfall, The Lost Boys, Joyride, Sean Byrne's shark thriller Dangerous Animals,...
In a Violent Nature 2 is coming, and we got to sit down with the man who makes Johnny tick.
Ry Barrett — actor, stuntman, and the face (well, mask) of one of the most talked-about slasher characters in recent horror memory — joins Arthur and Meaghan for a full conversation about what it takes to play a silent killer, how he prepared for the sequel, and what fans should expect when Johnny hits a summer camp.
We get into ...
Backrooms is here, and we went on opening night.
Kane Parsons, the 20-year-old who built the Backrooms universe on YouTube as Kane Pixels and became A24's youngest feature director in the process, delivers something that genuinely holds up. This is slow-burning psychological horror with real atmosphere, a committed lead performance from Chiwetel Ejiofor, and a level of visual dread that stays with you well after you leave the theat...
Passenger (2026) review: André Øvredal returns to horror with a supernatural road trip that looks incredible and scares hard, but leaves questions unanswered. In this episode, we dig into the Autopsy of Jane Doe director's latest film, where a young couple's van life adventure turns into a demonic nightmare after they stop at a fatal highway crash.
Lou Llobell and Jacob Scipio play Maddie and Tyler, and we talk about what works (th...
Obsession (2026) review: Curry Barker's horror film is terrifying, hilarious, and emotionally devastating. We rate it 9.5/10.
Arthur and Meaghan review Obsession, the new supernatural horror from 26-year-old writer/director Curry Barker. We break down Inde Navarrette's award-worthy performance as Nikki, the be-careful-what-you-wish-for premise powered by the One Wish Willow, Barker's rise from YouTube comedy (That's a Bad Idea, Mil...
At the Place of Ghosts is the kind of film that stays with you long after the credits. Bretten Hannam's Mi'kmaq supernatural thriller follows two estranged brothers, Mise'l and Antle, who are forced back together when a malevolent spirit from their shared childhood begins poisoning them from the inside out.
Their only option: enter Sk+te'kmujue'katik, the Place of Ghosts, a forest where time folds on itself and the living walk alon...
Annie Neugebauer is a two-time Bram Stoker Award-nominated horror author, and her work gets under your skin the way only the best psychological horror can. In this interview, we sit down with Annie to talk about The Outsiders Sequence, her series of wilderness horror novellas published through Shortwave Publishing, including her debut novella The Extra and the upcoming follow-up The Other, dropping June 9, 2026.
We get into the big...
Hokum review: Damian McCarthy's new horror movie is a near-perfect Irish folk horror film starring Adam Scott. We break down everything.
Hokum just dropped, and we had to talk about it immediately. Damian McCarthy, the director behind Oddity and Caveat, delivered something special here. Adam Scott plays Ohm Bauman, a horror writer who checks into a remote Irish hotel to scatter his parents' ashes and ends up locked in a haunted hon...
I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) revisited — the post-Scream slasher that traumatized a generation. Full review and breakdown.
The Childhood Trauma series is back on Grave Tone Podcast. Megan was nine years old when this movie shut her down, and we're going back to figure out exactly why. Wild production history, the convoluted plot decoded, and an honest look at whether this Kevin Williamson slasher holds up against Scr...
Lee Cronin's The Mummy review, Blumhouse's R-rated possession horror reviewed, with full spoilers, ending explained, and a spoiler breakdown of what actually happens to Katie Cannon.
Arthur and Meaghan sit down to review Lee Cronin's The Mummy (2026), the Blumhouse and Atomic Monster reimagining from the director of Evil Dead Rise. Starring Jack Reynor, Laia Costa, May Calamawy, Natalie Grace, Shylo Molina, Billie Roy and Verónica F...
Exit 8 is a 2025 Japanese psychological horror film directed by Genki Kawamura — the producer behind Your Name and A Silent Voice — and it's based on the 2023 indie video game The Exit 8 by Kotake Create. After earning an eight-minute standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival and grossing over ¥5.2 billion in Japan, it's finally arrived in North American theatres via NEON, and Arthur and Megan are here for it.
This is...
Faces of Death (2026) review: Arthur and Meaghan break down Daniel Goldhaber's TikTok-era cult horror reimagining, starring Barbie Ferreira and Dacre Montgomery. In theatres April 10 via IFC Films / Shudder.
Is the 2026 Faces of Death worth seeing? We went opening night and came back with some thoughts. Here's the honest take, no nostalgia for the original, no safety net, just the movie on its own terms.
⬇️ WHAT WE COVER IN THIS EPIS...
Unrewatchable horror movies, we all have a list. This week Arthur and Meaghan dig into the horror films they love but will never, ever put on again: Hereditary, Hounds of Love, The Mist, Gerald's Game, Hostel, Annihilation, Mandy, The Ring, Silent Hill, and more.
And the thing is, being unrewatchable isn't always a knock. Some of these are genuinely excellent films. The reasons vary: some are too dark, some hit physically wrong, som...
Mike P. Nelson has made a habit of walking into beloved horror franchises and doing something completely unexpected with them. He did it with Wrong Turn in 2021, he did it twice in VHS 85, and now he's done it again with his reboot of Silent Night Deadly Night, a film that somehow turned Pixar, the Bill Paxton thriller Frailty, and an Indiana Jones homage into a killer Santa movie that went genuinely viral before it even hit theate...
Horror doesn't wait around, and neither do we.
Grave Tone is a horror podcast covering the genre across film, TV, books, and games, with new release reviews on the day they drop, deep dives into the movies that traumatized us as kids, and interviews with the directors and actors actually making the horror.
We go in with opinions. We come out with takes. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/...
THEY WILL KILL YOU (2026) Review | Satanic Cult Horror, Zazie Beetz, Kill Bill Vibes & Full Spoilers — Grave Tone Podcast
Arthur and Megan just got back from the theater and they're reviewing They Will Kill You — the new horror-action-comedy from director Kirill Sokolov, starring Zazie Beetz, Patricia Arquette, Myha'la, Heather Graham, and Tom Felton.
Follow us & Subscribe:
Grace is back, her sister's in danger, and the whole world is apparently run by satanic billionaires. Arthur and Meaghan review Ready or Not 2: Here I Come and break down whether this blood-soaked sequel actually earns its place next to the original.
Ready or Not 2: Here I Come is directed by Radio Silence (Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett) and picks up exactly where the first film left off — Samara Weaving covered in b...
In this special midweek bonus, Arthur and Megan sit down with Eric Miller, a horror writer who's navigated pretty much every corner of the genre across multiple decades and formats. He's written and produced screenplays, including the SyFy Channel's cult creature feature Ice Spiders (yes, the one with the ski resort and the giant spiders), along with Night Skies, Swamp Shark, and Mask Maker.
He's an editor whose anthology Hell Come...
Popular Podcasts
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com
Betrayal Weekly is back for a new season. Every Thursday, Betrayal Weekly shares first-hand accounts of broken trust, shocking deceptions, and the trail of destruction they leave behind. Hosted by Andrea Gunning, this weekly ongoing series digs into real-life stories of betrayal and the aftermath. From stories of double lives to dark discoveries, these are cautionary tales and accounts of resilience against all odds. From the producers of the critically acclaimed Betrayal series, Betrayal Weekly drops new episodes every Thursday. If you would like to share your story, you can reach out to the Betrayal Team by emailing them at betrayalpod@gmail.com and follow us on Instagram at @betrayalpod and @glasspodcasts. Please join our Substack for additional exclusive content, curated book recommendations, and community discussions. Sign up FREE by clicking this link Beyond Betrayal Substack. Join our community dedicated to truth, resilience, and healing. Your voice matters! Be a part of our Betrayal journey on Substack.
The official podcast of comedian Joe Rogan.
Emergency Intercom is a comedy podcast by Enya Umanzor and Drew Phillips. There is no emergency, but there is an intense need for attention, so maybe listen up… You don’t want to know what happens if you don’t. (we will be violent)