World of Horror with Mom & Mac
Mother and son team Mom and Mac discuss, analyze, dissect and explore international horror movies. Conversations are casual but spoiler-heavy. We take turns choosing a genre or subgenre of horror and pairing an international film with an American one. Past episodes have included: Funny Games, One Missed Call, Let the Right One In/Let Me In. Genres we have covered are Animal Attack (BOAR from Australia and TREMORS); Creepy Kids (GOODNIGHT, MOMMY from Austria and ORPHAN); Battle Royale-type films (BATTLE ROYALE from Japan and THE BELKO EXPERIMENT); Haunted Houses (THE HOUSE AT THE END OF TIME from Venezuela and BEETLEJUICE). Special episodes feature foundational international horror films or guests who come on to highlight a film that "Means the World of Horror" to them. https://linktr.ee/WorldofHorror
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 90 minutes
- Episodes
- 169
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
SIEGE (1983) Episode 49: Stefan MacDonald-Labelle Special Guest: Oh, Canada! Pt 1: Bonus
WoHos!
This week we have a special guest on the podcast, filmmaker and podcaster (and now, friend of the show), Stefan MacDonald-Labelle! He is an actual Canadian man and he brought us …
GRAVE ENCOUNTERS & GONJIAM: HAUNTED ASYLUM Episode 48: Fully Committed
WoHo's!
This week for the final regular episode of S3, we looked at the 2011 Canadian found footage cult classic, GRAVE ENCOUNTERS and the 2018 Korean modern variation on a theme, GONJIA…
13 SINS / 13 BELOVED Episode 47: Don't Do Me Like That, Bro!
WoHo's!!
This week we looked at the Thai horror comedy 13 BELOVED/13: GAME OF DEATH and the American remake 13 SINS.
Content notes: In Mac and Mom chat we talk about making art, Mom's sup…
ARSENIC AND OLD LACE & E.T. THE EXTRA TERRESTRIAL Episode 46: Plus filmmaker Tiffany Albright
Q-Balls!
In honor of the season, we thought we might highlight two "not so scary" Halloween movies. Quinn's pick is ARSENIC & OLD LACE and I chose, E.T. THE EXTRATERRESTRIAL.
We also were…
THE FLY (1958 & 1986) Episode 45: Beyond the Veil of the Flesh
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Hubris, meet housefly.
This week Mac and I looked at the 1958 classic B movie, THE FLY, and the masterpiece that is the 1986 update, THE FLY.
Other topics discussed: Mac has a tri…
BLACK SWAN & PERFECT BLUE Episode 44: Black & Blue
Hi, there, WoHos!!
This week we watched the 1997 Satoshi Kon psychological thriller, PERFECT BLUE and the 2010 Darren Aronofsky knock off, BLACK SWAN.
Both films concern a young artist wh…
FLIGHT OF THE NAVIGATOR & RIVER'S EDGE Episode 43: A Coupla Picks From '86
Hey, Q-Balls!
Something came up for Mac this week so we are pushing the main episode one week. Quinn stepped in to do an impromptu "emergency" podcast, though. And it is weird!
In 1986, Q…
MEMORIES OF MURDER & ROBOCOP (1987) Episode 42: Pretty Neat! Mom's Picks
WoHos!
For episode six, we thought we'd do a couple of Mom's picks: MEMORIES OF MURDER & ROBOCOP.
In the Mom and Mac chat we get a little morbid with it and talk about Mom's Mom's passing…
SUSPIRIA (1977 & 2018) Episode 41: Mother of Sighs? More Like Mother of Whys...Amirite? Uptop!
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This week Mac and I chatted about the 1977 original Italian witch flick, SUSPIRIA and the 2018 American remake.
Just how much does Mom dislike Dakota Johnson? Just how much did Mac…
JU-ON: THE GRUDGE & THE GRUDGE (2004 & 2020) Episode 40: Watashiwa Karen
WoHos!
This week we looked at the Japanese original JU-ON: THE GRUDGE and the American remakes from 2004 and 2020.
This is kind of a short one (like the original and far, far superior) ve…
VERTIGO, THE BABYSITTER, THE PARENT TRAP, US, THE LONG KISS GOODNIGHT & THE STEPFATHER Episode 39: Who Am I Here? Double Life Movies
Hi, Q-Balls!!
This week we discuss movies related to the theme of "double life".
Content Notes: In the opening chat we discuss: Going back to school, finding out your psychiatric diagnosi…
THE VANISHING / SPOORLOOS (1988) & THE VANISHING (1993) Episode 38: The Original Was Un Oeuf
Hi, WoHos and TWoHos!!
This week we were totally on the same page with our thoughts on the original Dutch film SPOORLOOS and the American remake, THE VANISHING.
It boggles my mind how the…
THE KILLING (1956), THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE, AMERICAN ANIMALS, A SIMPLE PLAN Episode 37: The Perfect Crime
Hi, Q-heads,
That is what I am going to call you until I have a better name!
This week, we ramble A LOT about Perfect Crime Movies and Quinn's doggie Rosie shakes her thing on the mic. We…
LES DIABOLIQUES (1955) & DIABOLIQUE (1996) Episode 36: A Cute Little Ruin
Well, WoHos and TwoHos!!
We had a real schism on this one! To date we have not disagreed so much on a film!
Content note: Our discussions in Mom and Mac chat and in the podcast proper in…
PARIS, TEXAS & WINGS OF DESIRE Episode 35: Devin Dimattia Special Guest: Bonus
WoHos!
Quinn is on vacation this week!! But I have a minisode anyway!
After PULSE, I wanted to look at some movies that are concerned with loneliness. And Quinn and I DID!! (Episode 9a: T…
THE HANDMAIDEN (2016) & MOTHER (2009) Episode 34: Mac's Picks: Amazing Drag!
Hi, WoHos!
To kick off our third season, Mac chose two of his favorite films. What do you know? They are both Korean masterpieces! Park Chan-wook's THE HANDMAIDEN and Bong Joon-ho's MOT…
CHICAGO, WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN, WRECK-IT, RALPH Episode 33: Whole Squad Pod™: Peanut Butter on a Lady: John C. Reilly
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After thoroughly enjoying John C. Reilly's performance in DARK WATER, I thought it might be kind of fun to do a Quinnisode on our favorite performances by the man. Mac was so psyc…
DARK WATER (2002 & 2005) Episode 32: Dead in the Water
This week we reviewed the 2002 Japanese classic DARK WATER and the 2005 remake.
We also look back at the movies we watched this season and we have decided we want to add Thrillers to the…
CITIZEN KANE, THE APARTMENT, THE SHINING, MAGNOLIA, LOST IN TRANSLATION & SHAME Episode 31: Lonely Hearts Club Pod: Three Apiece
WoHos!!
This week was nearly derailed by travel, but we decided at the last minute to discuss a few films we like that relate to loneliness. You're welcome!
Films discussed: CITIZEN KANE,…
KAIRO / PULSE (2001 & 2006) Episode 30: Do You Want to Meet a Ghost?
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This week we looked at the Kiyoshi Kurasawa classic tech Jhorror, PULSE/KAIRO from 2001 and probably didn't understand most of it. That didn't stop us from talking about it, thou…