Horror Movie Talk
250 episodes listed below
Sharp horror takes, messy room energy.
Horror Movie Talk is a loose, rating-forward horror review show built around strong takes, scene talk, and stray comic detours. Bryce Hansen, Max Allen, and recurring voices argue through new releases, sequels, older titles, and patron picks without pretending the conversation is tidy.
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Horror Movie Talk is horror criticism delivered as a loose group argument, not a sealed-off review essay. The show covers new theatrical releases, older streaming picks, franchise sequels, and patron-voted assignments. Bryce Hansen and Max Allen appear as the central voices across its episodes, while Mikayla is announced as a new permanent co-host and guests drop in for specific films. Episodes tend to open with a direct setup: the movie, the occasion, the expected angle, and sometimes a joke already rolling downhill. Then the conversation starts to sprawl. A review of Exorcist 3 can become a discussion of studio interference, original cast callbacks, Jason Miller, Brad Durif, and whether a sequel earns its name. A Ouija: Origins of Evil episode can move from Mike Flanagan skepticism into jokes about fake mediums and the weird comfort-food language of afterlife scams. A Scream 7 conversation leans on franchise recognition, returning characters, and the pleasure or irritation of seeing old machinery restart. The show can be sharper than its messiness suggests. It pays attention to tone, production design, performances, sequel logic, trope fatigue, and the difference between an idea that works and one that only sounds like horror branding. It also lets the table behave like a table. Drops misfire. Someone gets interrupted. A title becomes a bit. A serious note about trauma, gender, violence, or family dynamics can be followed by an aggressively unserious tangent. That contrast is the identity of the show. Horror Movie Talk is rarely trying to be elegant, and that is partly why the criticism lands. The panel sounds comfortable calling a movie thin, overworked, surprisingly effective, or better than its reputation without sanding off the reaction. Guest episodes add a fan-table energy, especially when listeners or guest hosts bring a personal horror memory or a favorite sequel. Patreon picks, voicemail plugs, and after-show references make the feed feel like a long-running club with inside jokes already in motion. The tradeoff is obvious: anyone wanting disciplined recap, clean academic framing, or spoiler-free restraint may find it too unruly. The reward is a horror review show that can talk craft, mock nonsense, and still sound like people who enjoy being trapped in the genre together.
Made for: Best for horror fans who already know the genre, tolerate spoilers, and enjoy blunt panel chemistry alongside actual film criticism. It especially fits listeners who like franchise arguments, patron-pick oddities, and reviews that do not stay cleanly on track.
What sets it apart: The show mixes concrete horror analysis with a live-wire conversational style that leaves in the interruptions, bad bits, drops, and sudden detours. It feels less like a critic's column and more like a screening-room argument that still knows what production design and studio interference mean.
An opinionated and accidentally funny horror movie review show. Each week, this horror movie podcast covers a new release in theaters or an older flick on streaming/VOD. New episodes come out every Wednesday.
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Loose comic arguments become sharp tests of how horror films handle character, theme, plot logic and supernatural rules.
Horror Movie Talk treats horror films as stories worth arguing over, then lets the argument stay loose enough to become comedy. Max Allen and Bryce Hansen move between new releases and older titles, testing plot logic, character choices, themes and supernatural rules against the…
Ghost logic gets cross-examined until your movie night has its own unruly appeals court.
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A blunt, funny horror review that turns psychic fraud and family mess into the main draw.
Horror Movie Talk's patron-picked take on Ouija: Origins of Evil stays true to the show's blunt, silly, opinionated style. The hosts spend as much time sparring over mediums, family secrets, and the easy comfort of a scam as they do on the movie itself, and that detour-heavy…
A messy sequel gets a sharp, lively defense that follows the film's problems instead of smoothing them over.
This review treats Exorcist 3 as a sequel shaped by studio interference, and it makes a fair case for why the film still holds up. It moves cleanly from the audience test and the push to bring back Jason Miller from the original cast to the choice to pair him with Brad Dourif,…
A blunt, funny horror discussion that also marks Mikayla's permanent arrival.
Horror Movie Talk uses Ready or Not 2: Here I Come to introduce Mikayla as the show’s new permanent co-host, and the conversation settles quickly into the blunt, joke-heavy rhythm the feed is known for.
A sequel review that stays sharp even when the logic starts to wobble.
This review keeps its focus on Black Phone 2 as a sequel that has to earn the black phone's place all over again after the first film. It tracks Gwen's visions, the ice imagery, and the move toward Gwen over Finn, which gives the discussion a clear line even as it debates dream…
A grief-heavy horror discussion that stays sharpest when it sits with the movie's sadness and uncertainty.
Horror Movie Talk treats Lake Mungo as a grief-heavy story about time and proof, and the discussion is strongest when it stays with that center. It moves cleanly between structure and jokes, which suits a show that is opinionated and accidentally funny.
Mike Muncer and a different guest dissect two horror films per episode, by subgenre.
This episode of Horror Movie Talk reviews the patron-voted film 'Incident In A Ghostland', discussing the incident and ghosts featured in the movie.
Hosts Bryce Hansen and Max Allen review Ouija: Origins of Evil (2016), directed by Mike Flanagan, which was chosen by Patreon voters.
Exorcist 3 gets the double-recording wobble.
Ready or not, Mikayla has the chair now.
This episode reviews the horror movie Undertone with guest host Taylor W.
The hosts of Horror Movie Talk review the new theatrical release 'The Bride', a Frankenstein-inspired film with a focus on girl power.
The hosts of Horror Movie Talk discuss and review Scream 7, focusing on Nev Campbell's return as Sydney Prescott and sharing their opinions on the film.
The hosts of Horror Movie Talk review the new theatrical release Psycho Killer starring Georgina Campbell, with special guest Brie Barron discussing her horror influences.
This episode reviews the horror movie Iron Lung, with humorous commentary.
The hosts introduce themselves and a guest co-host, then begin reviewing the 2023 film The Toxic Avenger.
A horror movie review podcast that covers new releases and older films with an opinionated and humorous approach.
A humorous and opinionated horror movie review show discussing new releases and older films.
A horror movie review podcast where hosts give opinionated and humorous takes on new and old horror films.
The hosts introduce their horror movie review show and begin discussing the film 'Primate' with humorous commentary.
The hosts review the best and worst horror movies of 2025 in a humorous year-in-review episode.
The hosts review the horror film The Sixth Sense with humorous hot takes and audience interaction.
The hosts discuss their plans for a Thanksgiving episode and introduce the movie 'Five Nights at Freddy's'.
A horror movie review podcast discussing The Green Inferno, with an opinionated and humorous take.
The hosts review the horror movie Keeper, starting with a spoiler-free synopsis and then a spoiler-filled discussion.
Black Phone 2 gets picked apart quickly.
Lake Mungo gets a blunt, curious look.
The hosts introduce themselves and discuss reviewing the horror film The Conjuring: Last Rites.
The hosts review the horror film Pearl directed by Ti West and starring Mia Goth, continuing their weekly horror movie review series.
A horror movie review podcast episode discussing the 1980 film City of the Living Dead.
The hosts review the original 1977 horror film 'The Hills Have Eyes' with humorous and opinionated commentary.
The hosts review the new horror movie Weapons and discuss their scoring system.
The hosts review the horror movie Together and discuss their weekly format for reviewing horror films.
The hosts of Horror Movie Talk review the 2001 supernatural horror film 'The Others' as selected by their patrons.
The hosts of Horror Movie Talk review the horror movie Killer Klowns From Outer Space as part of their weekly series.
The hosts review the horror movie 'Clown in a Cornfield' with a humorous and opinionated style.
The hosts discuss the upcoming horror film '28 Years Later' and share their opinions on the franchise.
The hosts review the new body horror film 'The Ugly Stepsister' available on Shudder and AMC+.
A horror movie review podcast discusses the Korean revenge thriller 'I Saw the Devil' as voted by patrons.
This episode reviews the horror film Arcadian starring Nicolas Cage, which was selected by patrons, and includes a sponsor segment about discreet bunker installations.
This episode reviews the new horror film 'Final Destination: Bloodline' while humorously incorporating sponsor messages about public services and family history.