Horror Movie Weekly

Oh my! We have a rarity here: In Episode 178 of Horror Movie Weekly, your humorous hosts, Jay of the Dead and Mister Watson, are uncharacteristically divided by a wide chasm of five rating points for their Feature Review of Underwater (2020)! And as always, we bring you our famous Micro Horror Movie Reviews of “The Greasy Strangler” (2016) and “13 Cameras” (2015). Join us! Wild times!

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Another Sunday, another release by your favorite delineators of detritus, Jay of the Dead and Mister Watson, hosts of Horror Movie Weekly, One Badass Horror Podcast! This is Episode 177, where Watson chose a fascinating little Horror flick called Do Not Disturb (2023), written and directed by John Ainslie. In addition, Jay brings you a Micro review of a non-Horror called, “Gods and Monsters” (1998), a “speculation” about the last d...

For those who love “inside baseball” and all manner of tidbits, tangents, and minutiae, Episode 176 of Horror Movie Weekly will be right up your alley! Your lovable hosts, Jay of the Dead and Mister Watson, bring you lots of their usual, irreverent shenanigans, as well as a Feature Review of The Manor (2021)! We also bring you our famous Micro Horror Movie Reviews of “Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break” (2021) and “The Chair” (1988). A...

OK! Put your hands together, everybody. Let’s have fun! It’s time for Episode 175 of Horror Movie Weekly, One Badass Horror Podcast! This week, it was Mister Watson’s turn to choose, and he did not let us down, as usual. This is a film, notably, that both Jay of the Dead and Mister Watson say plays like a Horror film for first-time viewers (though it doesn’t maintain that genre upon repeat viewings). The film at hand is Freaks (201...

All right, dammit! It’s finally time for Episode 174 of Horror Movie Weekly, where Jay of the Dead and Mister Watson bring you a Feature Review of Exhuma (2024)! In addition, we bring you Micro Horror Movie Reviews of “Captifs” (2010) — a Take Two review — and “Borderland” (2007). Join us!

Note: This episode was recorded on July 31, 2024. It finally released on June 30, 2025. Better late than never! Just ask Movie Podcast Weekly…

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Releasing on the 13-year anniversary of the launch of Jay of the Dead’s HORROR METROPOLIS podcast (4/29/25), we welcome you to a barn-burner here with Episode 173 of Horror Movie Weekly, One Badass Horror Podcast! It was Mister Watson’s pick, and he chose a doozy for us to discuss: Soft and Quiet (2022). In addition to that in-depth analysis, the Boys Boys Boys bring you Micro Horror Movie Reviews of “Captifs” (2010) and “#ChadGets...

Have you ever tried hooking up through a VHS dating service? Did such services actually exist back in the heyday of VHS? You can admit it, if you know. There’s no shame in it — as long as you “be kind, rewind.” Here in Episode 172 of Horror Movie Weekly, Jay of the Dead and Mister Watson bring you a Feature Review of Rent-A-Pal (2020) — a remarkable little film that does eventually deliver the Horror goods. Your beloved hosts also ...

Celebrate good times — come on! It is time for celebration here on Horror Movie Weekly, because here with Episode 171, we have reached a magnificent milestone… With this episode, we celebrate 100 episodes since Mister Watson joined the HMW hosting roster and figurative rostrum! As the creator of the show, Jay of the Dead sincerely believes that adding Watson as a host is the single greatest thing that has ever happened to Horror Mo...

“That’s what time it is right now!” Time to get “a semi” over Horror Movie Weekly, Episode 170, where we Feature Review Lovely, Dark and Deep (2024). Yeah, Jay of the Dead and Mister Watson have a merry old time bringing you Micro Horror Movie Reviews, such as “Nightwatch” (1994) and “Devil’s Pass” (2013). We also hear about the Watson boys’ trip to the zoo to see some polar bears! Thanks for listening.

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“Round Two goes to Kong.” We are back again — two weeks in a row for another rousing (and arousing) episode of Horror Movie Weekly, One Badass Horror Podcast! This is Episode 169, where we review Mister Watson’s pick for this week, Brightwood (2023) — not “Brightburn,” the evil Superman boy movie. No, this week we’re looking at another shape of Horror, the infinite circle. A loop. The redundant lap. Lap dance. $5 per patron. Anyway...

“Butcher Baker Nightmare Maker.” That’s a terrible title. But is “Exposition” a derogatory term? That is the question. Along with: Where the HELL has this podcast been for the past four months? Jay of the Dead provides a way-too-long-preface to explain. But in short, we’re back now, Baby! Happy new year 2025! During Episode 168 of Horror Movie Weekly, Jay of the Dead and Mister Watson bring you an extended episode that includes a F...

Because one of us is still in 5th grade… one of us chose to Feature Review Butt Boy (2020). But that’s OK! We even give “Butt Boy” an earnest review! So, here in Episode 167 of Horror Movie Weekly, Jay of the Dead and Mister Watson tackle this cinematic oddity, and we also bring you our Micro Horror Movie Reviews of “We’re All Going to the World’s Fair” (2022) and “Maniac Cop” (1988). Join us!

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Ground Control to Major Tom! This week in Episode 166 of Horror Movie Weekly, Jay of the Dead and Mister Watson are your cosmonaut tour guides, taking you on a tour of Sci-Fi Horror from outer space (while also stopping by the UK to revel in our favorite accents). Yes, once we finally get around to it, we bring you a Feature Review Sputnik (2020), an excellent Horror film that was criminally overlooked and underappreciated! And of ...

“Can you spy him deep within? Little Possum, black as sin. Bag is open, growing wider. What’s inside it, man or spider? Little boy, don’t lose your way. Possum wants to come and play.” We’ve got a great episode for you this week. Here in Episode 165 of Horror Movie Weekly, Jay of the Dead and Mister Watson welcome special guest Horror Movie Fanboy Brian Scott to Feature Review Possum (2019)! We also bring you our famous Micro Horro...

Damn! It’s been awhile! Sorry! Jay of the Dead just inexplicably took a few weeks off. OK, several weeks off. But vacation time is over, dammit. Be warned: Despite the dearth of episode releases, Jay of the Dead and Mister Watson have still been recording (almost weekly), so we’ve got many great Feature Reviews coming at you now, starting with Horror Movie Weekly, Episode 164 here, where we review Run Rabbit Run (2024). This episod...

It’s time to face the apocalypse! Here in Episode 163 of Horror Movie Weekly, your intrepid hosts, Jay of the Dead and Mister Watson, welcome back special guest Dr. Walking Dead Kyle Bishop from Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies and Dead Man Still Walking! The fellas bring you a Feature Review of Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead (2023)! And of course, you get Micro Horror Movie Reviews of “Peeping Tom” (1960), “Possession” (1981)...

Happy Mother’s Day! We have a barn-burner for you this week! Here in Episode 162 of Horror Movie Weekly, your intrepid hosts welcome back The Persuasive One, Dave Zee, from Exploding Heads Horror Movie Podcast, The Wat-Zee Party Horror Show and Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies! Jay, Watson and Dave Zee bring you an in-depth Feature Review of Lord of Misrule (2023) — including a post-review Spoiler Section! And of course, you get...

Benny loves you! Jay of the Dead and Mister Watson love you, too, so sorry for the delay. It was Jay’s fault, as usual. Here in Episode 161 of Horror Movie Weekly, your intrepid hosts welcome special guest Dave Zee from Exploding Heads Horror Movie Podcast, The Wat-Zee Party Horror Show and Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies! Jay, Watson and Dave Zee bring you an entertaining — and fair — Feature Review of the bizarre Comedy Horro...

Here’s a spicy and interesting edition of Horror Movie Weekly, One Badass Horror Podcast. In Episode 160, Jay of the Dead and Mister Watson welcome special guest, Filmmaker Mack Robins (aka “Mackula”), host of Considering the Cinema podcast and Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies. As teased in the previous episode, Jay, Watson and Mack bring you a Spoilery BONUS Review of Bigfoot: The Lost Coast Tapes (2012), in place of our Micro ...