Horror Brew Podcast
Matt & Cat aim to be your horror connection to all aspects of the genre. Each episode we tell you how to craft your own themed cocktail then dive into discussions that include Movie / Book / Con reviews and more! Join us for your horror fix.
Episodes
Tune in for a conversation with the curator of the SVOD service from MVD Entertainment and Rue Morgue - Midnight Movie Society! There are a lot of services out there for watching digital media. If you are looking for hard to find flicks, this one should not be missed!
The directors behind The Hill and The Hole talk Fritz Leiber, the Bureau of Land Management, and Independent Horror.
Tune in for a great conversation with Chris Ernst and Bill Darmon of Bright Rectangle Films. We find out more about their indie company and their most recent production - The Hill and The Hole.
In which Matt and Cat dig into subterranean myth.
Join us as we discuss 1988's Lair of the White Worm and 2013's Final Prayer (also known as The Borderlands). From cult classy camp to smart found footage, it looks as though the ground beneath our feet may not always mean no harm.
In which Matt and Cat dust off the field gear and start a Phase II site evaluation.
While attempting to tackle the depiction of archaeological fieldwork in the genre, we review 2008's The Ruins and 2020's The Hill and The Hole which was recently released onto VOD. This feature film is adapted from Fritz Leiber's short story of the same name and they really nailed...
In which Matt & Cat believe in magic.
Tune in as we discuss two entries in the folk horror sub-genre, 2009's Hammer Film Wake Wood and 2017's indie horror, Caught.
Cocktail Concoction: Of the Country Moor
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and pour in the following:
1.5 oz Gin
.75 oz Apple Pucker
.5 oz Fresh Lime juice
Shake and strain into a rocks glass filled with ice, top with soda
Garnish with lime wedge
In which Matt and Cat go on a historical hunt.
Tune in as we discuss The Ninth Gate (1999) and As Above So Below (2014), paying particular attention to how anthropology and academia are represented in the genre.
Cocktail Concoction: Silentium Sazerac
Fill a coupe glass with ice and .25oz of Absinthe. Swirl and set aside
In which Matt and Cat traverse the sands of time.
Tune in for the first in a loose series about the representation of anthropology in horror movies. First up, The Mummy 1932 / 1999 / 2017 and early Archaeology and Antiquarianism.
Matt and Cat review the classic Karloff film and its two remakes/re-imaginings with particular interest paid toward the use of archaeology as a plot device. This episode has it all, horror, history, and h...
In which Matt and Cat check their canines.
Tune in as we discuss Dog Soldiers (2002), Wildling (2018), and Shape-Shifters (2019) which is episode 10 of the Netflix series Love, Death, & Robots.
Cocktail Concoction: Hair of the Dog
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and pour in the following:
1oz Blackberry-Infused Moonshine
3oz Fresh Squeezed Blood Orange Juice
One of us, one of us! We get a bit fanatical and discuss two films from the 2010s that tickled our cult fancy. Tune in for a spoiler free review of Apostle, a Netflix 2018 release, and 2013's indie flick Jug Face.
Cocktail Concoction: Bitter Hellfire
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and pour in the following
1.5 oz bourbon
.75 oz dry vermouth
.75 oz Campari
2 dashes hot sauce
Shake and strain into a r...
It isn't just Hill House - Since the mid-2000s Mike Flanagan has written and directed a solid resume of horror.
Tune in as Cat and Matt talk -spoiler free!- about The Haunting of Hill House, Oculus, Before I Wake, and more! We also discuss what Mike Flanagan has brought to the genre and how things are not what they used to be - and that's a good thing!
Autumn is built for anthologies and binging horror TV.
Tune in as Matt and Cat talk Hulu's Castle Rock and the successful stage show turned feature film, Ghost Stories (2017).
Cocktail Concoction: Cider & Spice
This cocktail can be served hot or cold. What you'll need:
3oz Mulled Cider
2oz Rum
If hot: warm cider in a saucepan on the stove or microwave. Pour rum into a coffee...
In which Matt and Cat get back at it! After a quick introduction as to what the hell we've been up to for the last 2 months, we dive in to a conversation with Willy Greer that we recorded back in mid July!
We talk about his short film, feature project, horror music, social commentary, and just about everything we love about exploring the genre. Interested in buying his book, Shadowplay: Philosophy and Psyc...
We are not afraid of these Satanic Shamblers - but they are fun to watch!
Tune in as Matt, Cat, and fellow horror podcaster Sammy take a trip back in time and across the ocean to loudly discuss Amando de Ossorio's Blind Dead franchise.
Tombs of the Blind Dead / Return of the Evil Dead / Ghost Galleon / Night of the Seagulls
"Scream, so they can find y...
In which Matt and Cat wish HGTV did more with haunted mansions.
Tune in for a discussion of the 1980 classic The Changeling as well as a spoiler free review of 2018's Marrowbone (we did not link anything for this film because we strongly advocate watching it with no preconceived notions! It's available for rent through Amazon Prime).
Tune in as Chloë Levine, star of THE RANGER, joins us in studio to talk Glass Eye Pix's latest flick!
Written and directed by Jenn Wexler, THE RANGER pits a pink haired punk and her friends against an unsettling park ranger. Solid performances, moments of dark humor, and some nicely executed kills, this 80s send up was a perfect addition to the Portla...
As summer begins to rear it's head, we headed down to the cool, and chilling, atmosphere of bunker horror after a quick retrospective on Crypticon 2018 and Satanic Panic at the Hollywood Theatre.
Cocktail Concoction: Guts & Glory
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Pour in the following:
1.5oz Silver Tequila
1.5oz Cold Brew
.5oz Cinnamon Schnapps
Shake and strain into a chilled martin...
During the month of April we have a curated shelf at Movie Madness - and Matt needed to catch Cat up on some gems.
Tune in as we talk director Michele Soavi's Cemetery Man (1994) and The Church (1989)
Matt and Cat don't actually work in a standard 9-5 office environment... and after these films, we're glad we don't have to survive The Man!
Cocktail Concoction: Running the Gimlet
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Pour in the following:
2oz Gin
1oz Fresh Lime Juice
.75oz Rosemary Simple Syrup
Shake and strain into a chilled martini glass.
** Homemade simple syrup is insanely easy - and...
Tune in as Matt and Cat tackle cosmic accidents, multi-verses, and parties gone terribly wrong. What would you do if you saw another you?
Mix yourself a Mezcal Effect and join us for a conversation on 2013's +1 and 2014's Coherence.
Cocktail Concoction: The Mezcal Effect
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Pour in the following:
2oz Mezcal
...From new body horror to a cult classic, Cat and Gretchen talk female directors and the forward momentum of women in the horror genre.
They say girls are made of "sugar and spice and everything nice". With that in mind, I whipped up a krupnik with some serious bite!
Cocktail Concoction: Honeyed...
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