Did JD enjoy finally seeing this movie after thirty-odd years of the Metallica "One" music video? Did Michelle even know about the video? Let's all find out together! JOHNNY GOT HIS GUN (watch here) written & directed by Dalton Trumbo starring Timothy Bottoms, Kathy Fields, Marsha Hunt, Jason Robards, Donald Sutherland, David Soul, Anthony Geary, Charles McGraw, Sandy Brown Wyeth, Don "Red" Barry, Diane Varsi

What would it take for Michelle and JD to review a filmed performance of a musical theater production of a Lovecraftian horror comedy? Let's all fid out together! BLACK FRIDAY directed by Nick Lang written by Nick Lang & Matt Lang music & lyrics by Jeff Blim Well, what are you waiting for? Watch the show HERE!

How do Michelle and JD feel this burgeoning fan film franchise compares to the big time official Friday the 13th films? Let's all find out together! NEVER HIKE ALONE (watch here) / NEVER HIKE ALONE II (watch here) written & directed by VINCENTE DISANTI starring ANDREW LEIGHTY, VINCENTE DISANTI, KATIE SCHWARTZ, ROBERT DUBOIS, THOM MATHEWS, VINCENT GUASTAFERRO, ANNA CAMPBELL, DOUGLAS TAIT, LAUREN WICKEL, BEN KACSANDI, LUCIANA FAULHABER, AKEFET ABERGEL, BRIAN C CHENWORTH, JAMES SWEET, ASHLY COVINGTON, ROMAN GUASTAFERRO, KALI MALIA MICHAELS, ADAM MICHAELS, COURTLAN GORDON, "HORROR STEVIE" WILDER III, BRYAN FORREST

What could possibly happen in this film that made Michelle and JD both declare that it may be the best Shudder Original ever released? Let's all find out together! BIRTH/REBIRTH directed by Laura Moss written by Laura Moss & Brendan J. O'Brien starring Marin Ireland, Judy Reyes, A.J. Lister, Breeda Wool, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Rina Mejia, Grant Harrison, LaChanze We're not linking the trailer. We promise you want to go in as blind as possible. Just see the movie HERE. #BirthRebirth #Shudder #HorrorFilms #HorrorMovies #HorrorFans #LauraMoss

Not only did we drop a new episode every day in October, we also watched a ton of stuff both on and off Shudder that we wanted to share with you! Titles discussed in this episode: The Fall of the House of Usher (2023), Masters of Horror (2005), Monster Inside: America's Most Extreme Haunted House (2023), Hot Potato: The Story of the Wiggles (2023), The Devil on Trial (2023), The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007), Martyrs (2008), Audition (1999), Renfield (2023), Slotherhouse (2023), Totally Killer (2023), Get Duked (2019), Bloodsucking Bastards (2015), Murder Party (2007), Cobweb (2023), The Boogeyman (2023), Suitable Flesh (2023), The Breach (2023), Upgrade (2018), and Possessor (2020).   #HotPotatoTheStoryoftheWiggles #TheDevilonTrial #MastersofHorror #ThePoughkeepsieTapes #Martyrs #Audition #GetDuked #BloodsuckingBastards #MurderParty #Upgrade #MonsterInside #TheFalloftheHouseofUsher #TotallyKiller #Slotherhouse #Renfield #Cobweb #TheBoogeyman #SuitableFlesh #TheBreach #Possessor

Shudder just happened to add the OG seven Saw films to their library a couple of weeks after both Michelle (who has seen them all several times) and JD (who had only ever seen the first) watched all of those movies. So we said, "hey, we've never tried to find out if anybody will listen to us for nearly three hours, let's do that!"

What could lead both Michelle and JD to totally unexpected opinions of this fourth entry in the popular found footage mockumentary franchise? Let's all find out together! HELL HOUSE LLC ORIGINS: THE CARMICHAEL MANOR written & directed by Stephen Cognetti starring Bridget Rose Perrotta, Destiny Brown, James Liddell Watch the trailer HERE! Then watch the movie HERE! Then leave us a rating and review, and tell a friend!

We're wrapping up Spooktober Shorts with one more special request, a fantastically fun horror comedy that dares to ask, "couldn't you just kick a creepy doll across the room?" Watch the short HERE!

Today JD and Michelle are diving into not one, not two, but THREE music video short films! These are all pretty intense, so watch them with fair warning! Frozen Soul - "Morbid Effigy" Cattle Deapitation - Forced Gender Reassignment DyE - Fantasy

What could possibly be so good about one movie that it made JD reconsider his rating of an entirely different movie, leading Michelle to an existential crisis? Let's all find out together! DISCLAIMER: This movie and episode contain graphic imagery and discussion of extreme violence on animals. WHEN EVIL LURKS written and directed by Demián Rugna starring Ezequiel Rodríguez, Demián Salomón, Silvina Sabater Watch the trailer HERE! Then watch the movie HERE! Then leave us a rating and review, and tell a friend!

This is the one for our Adult Swim shorts mini-series. If you know, you know. If you don't, you don't, but you can at the link below. I don't even know what else to say about it, except that Michelle tells a real deep story of trauma bordering on offputting overshare - just kidding, it's a meaningful story, and a great episode. Watch the short HERE

Imagine it's infomercial time, four o'clock in the morning, and you have this wild horror satire of modern pharmaceutical marketing and the extensive side effects associated with many new drugs dropped on you out of nowhere with no warning. What an experience that must have been back in 2014! Watch the short HERE

Jack Stauber's most recent short creation, 2020's Opal, is a wild mishmash of visual elements, a sort of motion picture collage incorporating a variety of techniques, with claymation at its center. It also happens to be one of the more bleak, depressing shorts we're discussing this month, which is really saying something! Watch the short HERE

What could possibly go wrong by snagging an old chair off somebody's trash curb?Let's cut to the chase: Michelle made JD watch this once a while back and he didn't like it. And then she made him watch it again and he did. How the heck did that happen? Give it a listen and we'll tell you all about it! Watch the short HERE

Oh, that Joker. Always escaping Arkham Asylum and kicking up a ruckus. But then... well, just go watch it. It's the crossover you never knew you needed. Apparently Kevin Smith once called it "possibly the truest, best Batman movie ever made." Watch the short HERE.

Kane Pixels was only sixteen years old when he took the internet by storm with this short that was produced in one month using Blender and After Effects, and now he's got a deal with A24 to make his first feature film, which will be adapted from the Backrooms concept. Is the hype justified? Let's all find out together! Watch the short HERE.

Just exactly how badly can an ostensibly quick stop at a gas station in the middle of both nowhere and the night go? Let's all find out together! NIGHT OF THE HUNTED directed by Franck Khalfoun starring Camille Rowe Watch the trailer HERE! Then watch the movie HERE! Then leave us a rating and review, and tell a friend!

We wrap up franchise fan film week with the only real iconic franchise it could be - "Halloween". This is also our only horror comedy this week, which puts a lot of pressure on it to represent for horror comedy everywhere. Did it live up to the challenge? Let's all find out together! Watch the short HERE!

If you're wondering how a shot-on-video labor-of-love Child's Play fan short got access to such an impressive and authentic looking Good Guy doll, give the episode a spin. This is the most indie film of the week (maybe the month) but it has incredible spirit. Check it out HERE!

Part homage recreation, part original fan film, with more than enough splatter to satiate the gorehounds. Not only do we discuss the movie, but also JD goes off on a tare about how The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, one of this favorite horror films of all time, is NOT a slasher film. Watch the short HERE!