The Cinebytes

Greetings from Halsingland! Are you ready for the festivities to begin??

Now that the weather has FINALLY turned and the sun is back, we decided to sit down to talk about Ari Aster's second feature film, MIDSOMMAR (2019), and it sure is a beautiful movie! So brightly lit, so warm, so refreshing. So many pretty colors like the flowers in Dani's May Queen gown, the yellow of the sacred temple, the blush of Christian's s...

Hey kids, who's ready for a pool party???

We've got Freddy manning the grill this week as we dig into part 2 of the Nightmare on Elm Street Franchise!

Deemed one of the "gayest films ever" (rude), we think for as much hate as this movie gets, it's STILL near the top end of installments in this series, with great body horror, hilarious moments (intentional or otherwise), and sure, some very gay subtext, but sc...

Well, hey there, gorgeous! We sure do love a movie with substance here at The Cinebytes, don't you?

Get ready to get gross (physically and emotionally) in this VERY feminist-minded film from a couple years ago that people are still talking about today - The Substance (2024)!

We had both seen this previously, and we STILL weren't prepared to dive into all this movie has to offer. Emotional turbulence, diminished self-worth, ...

Welcome to the beautiful Monroeville mall, chock full of department stores for your home goods needs, entertainment destinations to provide hours of fun for you and your family, and please take advantage of our wonderful food court, serving up plenty of corn dogs, pizza, and brains!

...wait, what was that last part?

You guessed it folks, we sat down to talk about the legendary George A. Romero's second installment in the "o...

Well, kiss me Blarney stones, it looks like it's that time of the year again!

The chill is starting to leave the air, replaced with the sounds of a lilting pan flute, and what's this...a space marine is giving wein birth to a full-grown gold goblin. How magical, indeed.

We really must apologize in advance for the shit show you're about to experience, as we inexplicably chose part FOUR of this...promising, but ultimatel...

"Are you watching?..."

We hope you did, because if you didn't, you missed out on a HELL of a good time!

We sat down this week to talk about Zach Cregger's sophomer effort, WEAPONS (2025), and it did NOT disappoint.

Who would you suspect if an entire flock of children from one town went missing at once...but...separately?

How much vodka would you need to cope with the whole town breathing down your neck?

Just how much...

Hello, Sid-nebytes! What's YOUR favorite Scary Movie?

With Scream 7 just around the corner, we HAD to revisit this CLASSIC franchise. And revisit we did, turning in another fun episode in the process! A heapin' helpin' of your favorites from the OG are BACK to be terrorized by the one and only...two and only?...Ghostface killah'(s). We loved coming back to the universe of Woodsboro CA...even if this one DOES take...

Happy Valentimes, Cinebyters! Here's hoping you all have someone to have Heart Eyes for this year!

As for us, we've got Heart Eyes for this movie! This week, we wanted to chat about this fun holiday hit that's equal parts Rom-Com and Bloody Slasher, and fun from start to finish!

With a cool, original baddie(s?)...and an all-star cast full of baddies...this is a great addition to the relatively small stable of options f...

Hey, all you cockadoody listeners! Welcome to Stephen King month! Are you ready for MORE wintertime fun? Then look no further, as we've got yet ANOTHER adaptation for your listening pleasure.

We decided to give the legendary Rob Reiner a nice send-off (RIP), covering his only horror movie, written by the legendary Stephen King, and featuring the legendary Kathy Bates in an Oscar-winning performance! It's gonna be legendary...

This is KDK-12 to KDK-1! This is KDK-12 to KDK-1! Come in!

Just kiddin', it's your pals The Cinebytes, back to kick off 2026 with a SUPER SIZED episode on a SUPER GREAT movie!

You know it, you love it, it's one of everyone's faves...except maybe Stephen King...it's Stanley Kubrick's The Shining (1980)!

And know it and love it as you may...do you know how different it is from the book? Are you aware of the...

Merry Christmas, ya filthy animals! It's Christmas Eve-Eve and we're dropping ANOTHER holiday hit down your chimneys with It's a Wonderful Life from 1946 rounding out our...I'm sorry? What's that? OH! Sorry 'bout that, this is actually a horror podcast, so we're chatting about It's a Wonderful KNIFE from 2023...much more modern, but much less likely to land on anyone's yearly holiday wat...

Happy Holidays, everyone! LET THE PUNISHMENT BEGIN!

What happens when Grandpa convinces you that Santa is evil...and then you IMMEDIATELY see "Santa" do some evil crap that very night?? Well, naturally you sit in an orphanage and let that marinate for a decade or so, until YOU'RE put into the big red suit to see how YOU hold up. There's NO WAY this could end badly!

We sat down to talk about the poorly received, bu...

COME AND GET IT! Dinner is served for The Cinebytes Thanksgiving week episode on The Menu (2022)! 

We had a great time sitting down at the dinner table to chat about this STELLAR horror comedy that came out of NOWHERE late in 2022! Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy and Nicholas Hoult delight in a surprisingly peppy and upbeat culinary adventure, where the guests are completely immersed in the experience...more than they ever imagined p...

Brace yourselves, folks...this might be a rough one...but, as always, we'll try to make it as fun as possible anyway!

We sat down to talk about the VERY heavy, VERY gross follow up to Danny and Michael Philippou's VERY heavy and VERY gross "Talk to Me"...BRING HER BACK (2025)! Looks like the RackaRacka squad is back up to their old tricks (along with some new ones) with an EXCELLENT Sophomore effort, telling a ve...

Happy Halloween, Cine-biters! As mentioned on the previous release...we have a tradition 'round these here parts. On Halloween...we talk Hellraiser!

Today marks the beginning of season 3, so naturally we're onto the third installment of this wild ride of a franchise! And this one brought along all manner of new hurdles to clear...

Besides Pinhead, our entire crew of Cenobites is replaced with their understudies, plus a coup...

Hey guys! We're keeping The Cinebytes tradition alive this week by dropping our next installment of Hellraiser (Part III: Hell on Earth) ON Halloween...which of course left our regular Tuesday release slot open! What better way to celebrate the genre as well as the season than by filling that slot with some of our fondest memories of horror cinema?? Oh, all the warm and fuzzy feelings we get...from talking about some of our fa...

What could be more Sinister than Ethan Hawke and James Ransone teaming up for another epic horror film with Scott Derrickson at the helm? Possibly its second installment, releasing October 17th, but we'll find out in a few days!

TODAY, we're covering The Black Phone (2021) to keep that hype train rollin' for part 2 coming out this Friday! We had a blast diving into this beautiful nightmare of a horror movie that'...

Can you believe there are people in the world who DON'T believe in vampires?? If they're all as cool as Chris Sarandon, why would you want to live in a world without them???

Join us this week as we sink our teeth into one of our childhood favorites - FRIGHT NIGHT (1985)! Lots of industrial 80's synth, sexy seduction scenes that really ride the line between getting you all hot and bothered, and grossing you out (she&ap...

Greetings, guy and ghouls! Just popping in to drop some audio goodness on ya this lovely Tuesday. The Cinebytes had a great time sitting down with indie actress, director, editor, dancer, martial artist and all-around bad ass Jasmine Kheen, fresh off of The R.I.P. Man's premier just a couple weeks ago, to chat about her career and experience in the indie film industry, The R.I.P. Man itself, and some of her projects past, pres...