The Horror Review
Love horror as much as we do? Join us (Tasha and Julia) while we discuss and analyze our favourite horror movies from the classics to modern day creep-fests. Each episode we'll delve into a specific movie, series, or subgenre and rate them using our "Scare-o-meter".*Disclaimer* There will be spoilers and lots of behind the scenes fun facts.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 32 minutes
- Episodes
- 189
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Episode 147 - Idle Hands, “As usual, marijuana saves an otherwise disastrous day.”
Join us as for our in depth discussion and analysis of the 1999 horror comedy Idle Hands.
Directed by: Rodman Flender
Staring: Devan Sawa, Seth Gren, and Elden Hensen
Scare-O-Meter Ratings:
Tasha - 3 out…
Episode 146 - Hereditary, “I never wanted to be your mother.”
Join us as for our in depth discussion and analysis of the 2018 supernatural family drama horror Hereditary.
Trigger Warning: child death
Directed by: Ari Aster
Staring: Toni Collette, Alex Wolff, and M…
Episode 145 - The Cabin in the Woods, “Do not read the latin.”
Join us as for our in depth discussion and analysis of the 2011 (slightly sci-fi) horror comedy The Cabin in the Woods.
Directed by: Drew Goddard
Staring: Kristen Connolly, Fran Kranz, and Chris Hemswo…
Episode 144 - The Grudge, “I just want her to leave me alone”
Join us as for our in depth discussion and analysis of the 2004 supernatural Japanese remake horror The Grudge.
Directed by: Takashi Shimizu
Staring: Sarah Michelle Gellar
Scare-O-Meter Ratings:
Tasha - …
Episode 143 - Drag Me to Hell, “Soon it will be you who comes begging to me.”
Join us as for our in depth discussion and analysis of the 2009 campy curse film, Drag Me to Hell.
Directed by: Sam Raimi
Staring: Alison Lohman & Justin Long
Scare-O-Meter Ratings:
Tasha - 4 out of 10
Ju…
Episode 142 - The Skeleton Key, “Child, I believe you broke my legs”
Join us as for our in depth discussion and analysis of the 2005 southern gothic horror The Skeleton Key.
Directed by: Iain Softley
Staring: Kate Hudson
Scare-O-Meter Ratings:
Tasha - 3 out of 10
Julia - 4…
Episode 141 - Hell House LLC “You watch the video, you tell me”
Join us as for our in depth discussion and analysis of the 2015 supernatural found footage mystery film Hell House LLC.
Written & Directed by: Stephen Cognetti
Staring: Ryan Jennifer Jones
Scare-O-Meter…
Episode 140 - Cloverfield
Join us as for our in depth discussion and analysis of the 2008 giant monster found footage film Cloverfield.
Directed by: Matt Reeves
Staring: Michael Stahl-David, Jessica Lucas, and TJ Miller
Scare-O-…
Episode 139 - As Above, So Below “Like spooky Da Vinci Code meets Indiana Jones”
Join us as for our in depth discussion and analysis of the 2014 supernatural found footage mystery horror As Above, So Below.
Directed by: John Erick Dowdle
Staring: Perdita Weeks & Ben Feldman
Scare-O-…
Episode 138 - V/H/S, “I like you”
Join us as for our in depth discussion and analysis of the 2012 found footage anthology film V/H/S.
Directed by: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, David Bruckner, Tyler Gillett, Justin Martinez, Glenn McQuaid, R…
Episode 137 - Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum
Join us as for our in depth discussion and analysis of the 2018 Korean supernatural horror film Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum.
Directed by: Jung Bum-shik
Starring: Oh Ah-yeon, Wi Ha-joon, & Yoo Je-Yoon
Scare-…
Episode 136 - Evil Dead Rise, “Who’s the brainless meat puppet now?”
Join us as for our in depth discussion and analysis of the 2023 possession horror film Evil Dead Rise.
Directed by: Lee Cronin
Starring: Lily Sullivan & Alyssa Sutherland
Scare-O-Meter Ratings:
Tasha - 7…
Episode 135 - I Know What You Did Last Summer, "What are you waiting for, huh?!"
Join us as for our in depth discussion and analysis of the 1997 teen summer slasher film I Know What You Did Last Summer..
Directed by: Jim Gillespie
Starring: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddie Prince Jr.,…
Episode 134 - Sleepaway Camp, “Eat sh*t & die, Ricky! Eat sh*t and live, Bill."
Join us as for our in depth discussion and analysis of the 1983 summer slasher film Sleepaway Camp.
Directed by: Robert Hiltzik
Starring: Melissa Rose and Jonathan Tiersten
There is a twist ending on th…
Episode 133 - X, “This wasn’t what I had in mind when I agreed to help out on your film”
Join us as for our in depth discussion and analysis of the 2022 ‘70s erotica slasher horror film X.
Directed by: Ti West
Starring: Mia Goth
Scare-O-Meter Ratings:
Tasha - 6 out of 10
Julia - 6 out of 10
Ja…
Episode 132 - Maniac (2012)
Join us as for our in depth discussion and analysis of the 2012 psychological horror Maniac, a remake of the 1980 original of the same name.
Directed by: Franck Khalfoun
Starring: Elijah Wood
Scare-O-Me…
Episode 131 - Monster, "I always wanted to be in the movies"
Content Warning: This episode includes discussion of sexual assault and child abuse.
Join us as we continue our in depth discussion and analysis of the 2003 true crime bio-pic Monster.
Directed by: Pat…
Episode 130 - My Friend Dahmer, “I wish I had a best friend”
Join us as we continue our in depth discussion and analysis of the 2017 psychological drama My Friend Dahmer.
Directed by: Marc Meyers
Starring: Ross Lynch and Alex Wolff
Editor’s Note: Near the end of …
Episode 129 - Red Dragon, “I do admire your courage. I think I’ll eat your heart.”
Join us as we continue our in depth discussion and analysis of the 2002 crime thriller Red Dragon.
Directed by: Brett Ratner
Starring: Edward Norton, Ralph Fiennes, and Anthony Hopkins
Scare-O-Meter Rat…
Episode 128 - Pearl, "scarecrows, pitchforks, and technicolour oh my!!"
Join us as we continue our in depth discussion and analysis of Colourful horror with this week's final pick of the 2022 slasher/prequil, Pearl.
Directed by: Ty West
Starring: Mia Goth, David Corenswet,…