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
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159 episodes
EDEN LAKE & THE RITUAL: Episode 159: Forest Horror
WoHos!Mac and I are back to talk all things "Forest Horror" with two Englsih horror films: EDEN LAKE from 2008 and THE RITUAL from 2017.The Internet describes EDEN LAKE as "A young couple on a romantic weekend break at a remote la...
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Episode 159
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THE VANISHING/SPOORLOOS Re-Release from 2021
WoHos!Please enjoy this episode from July 30, 2021! The format is a little different, but it is still us!Many of you may have already listened to this one--it is our most downloaded episode and one of my favorite conversations fro...
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Episode 158
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SMILE 2: Bonus Stefanisode 157
WoHos!This time I am joined by Stefan MacDonald-Labelle, my friend and filmmaker, to discuss Parker Finn's SMILE 2. This film really scared me! Stefan had fun! We'd recommend it!In this ramble, we also discuss: The ove...
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Episode 157
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HERETIC: Bonus Quinnisode 156: Oh, Man (-splain Overload)!
Q-Balls!WoHos!This week we discuss HERETIC, which is half a good movie, anyway.From IMDb: Two young religious women are drawn into a game of cat-and-mouse in the house of a strange man....but what a CHARMING...
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Episode 156
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THE FIRST OMEN: Bonus Quinnisode 155: It's All For You!
Q-Balls!Quinn and I discuss last year's THE FIRST OMEN, a wonderful prequel to THE OMEN (1976). It's full of great performances, effects, homages and scares and we hope you'll check it out!Next up for us: HERETIC and next up on th...
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Episode 155
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EXHUMA: Special K-Horror Episode 154: Dig It!
WoHos!Mom's pick for K-Horror this time is EXHUMA, the wildly successful film from last year.From IMDb: The process of excavating an ominous grave unleashes dreadful consequences buried underneath.Mom & Mac Chat:...
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Episode 154
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LADY IN A CAGE: Bonus Quinnisode 153: Release Me From Your Kindness!
Q-Balls!I finally got Quinn to watch LADY IN A CAGE with me and we had a nice ramble about it!From Wikipedia:Lady in a Cage is a 1964 American psychological thriller film directed by Walter Grauman, written and prod...
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Episode 153
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HELLO MARY LOU: PROM NIGHT II: Episode 152: Special Bonus with Chrissy Champagne
WoHos!Chrissy Champagne from Residue: A True Crime Podcast makes her triumphant return to the podcast with a film that Means the World of Horror™ to her: HELLO MARY LOU: PROM NIGHT II!!To be honest, the movie discussion sprouted...
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Episode 152
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ONIBABA: Episode 151: Special J-Horror Bonus Episode: I'm Not a Demon! I'm a Human Being!
WoHos!This was an episode that took forever to record and forever and a day to get released, but it is finally here!Mac chose ONIBABA from 1964 for his first J-Horror film. for our "Fall" series (which will now be a Winter serie...
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Episode 151
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THE HOUSEMAID (1960): Episode 150: Special K-Horror Ep: Bitch, What Do You Want?
WoHos!We recorded this a few months back and then both had some life stuff come up, but we hope it is worth the wait!This film is a classic domestic melodrama that has inspired Bong Joon-ho, among others, and is one batshit craz...
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Episode 150
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HEREDITARY: Episode 149: Quinn Can't Breathe Bonus Quinnisode with Quinn McLaughlin
Well, Q-Balls and WoHos, I finally did it! I got Quinn to talk with me about HEREDITARY, a film that scared her to her very bones!!I hope you enjoy this episode. We sure had fun making it!Next up on the Quinnisode: LADY IN A CAG...
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Episode 149
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CENSOR: Ep. 148 with Film Vs. Film Podcast: It Means the World of Horror™ to Me Bonus
Our friend Martin Harries joined us to discuss Prano Bailey-Bond's first feature film from 2021.We had a lovely ramble, as always. Detours include: The UK ratings system, Mac watching all the SAW kills on YouTube, how much we a...
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Episode 148
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RE-ANIMATOR & BRAIN DEAD/DEAD ALIVE: Episode 147: Cult Classics
WoHos!When we made this pairing on paper back in December, little did not know how well these two films would gel together, but boy do they ever! Zombies! Reanimated guts! Pet deaths! Blood!We got (delightedly) grossed out by bo...
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Episode 147
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TETSUO: THE IRON MAN & TITANE: Episode 146: Body Horror: Metallic
WoHos! This week we looked at two classics of the Body Horror: Metallic subgenre: TETSUO: THE IRON MAN, a Japanese film from 1989, and TITANE, from 2021.I really enjoyed these conversations with Mac and I hope you do, too!<...
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Episode 146
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X, PEARL, & MAXXXINE: Episode 145: F*ckin' Horror with Comfort Films Podcast
WoHos!John and Georgia Macey from Comfort Films Podcast came by to discuss Ti West's X Trilogy. We all nerded out talking about the three films as well as televangelists, doppelgangers, pandemics, and acting.***A warning to thos...
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Episode 145
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RACE WITH THE DEVIL & JAWS 2: Episode 144: Blind Spots with Stefan MacDonald
WoHos! BSers! (Blind Spotters, Get it?)Stefan came by and we had a ramble about two films that were personal blind spots for us, RACE WITH THE DEVIL & JAWS 2.We also talked about car trouble, break-ins and other weird experi...
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Episode 144
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WHEN EVIL LURKS: Episode 143: If Gluttony & Sloth Had a Baby: Grim AF Films, Part 2
WoHos!Here is our Grim AF Part 2 pick: WHEN EVIL LURKS from Argentina. Mom & Mac Chat:Mac goes to see Megan Thee StallionWe hate firecrackers and fireworksMac's harrowing journeyThe nicest towing man doing i...
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Episode 143
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The Jesse Plemons Appreciation Society: Episode 142: The Plemisode with Quinn McLaughlin
Q-Balls,Quinn is back to talk with me about a couple to things we enjoy Jesse Plemons in: GAME NIGHT, THE USS CALLISTER, and FARGO, Season 2.Quinn is in Michigan hanging out at the Senior Center now that she has found her new ca...
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Episode 142
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BRAZIL: Episode 141: In My Dreams I Love You: Grim AF Films, Part 1
WoHos!This film is one of the ones who made me (Mom/Christina), but Mac really loves it, so this is a huge win for me. Hope you like our talk. We spoke so much, we decided to release this ep on its own so we could release out Part 2 wit...
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Episode 141
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THE HILLS HAVE EYES (1977) & 100 BLOODY ACRES: Episode 140: Exploitation Films
WoHos!What a fun discussion this was!We looked at Wes Craven's Hill People cannibal fest, THE HILLS HAVE EYES from 1977 and the truly hilarious modern Aussie horror comedy, 100 BLOODY ACRES.Sidebars include:What a pr...
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Episode 140
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1:57:59
eXistenZ: Episode 139: Squishy Body Horror Part 2: God, the Mechanic
WoHos!We go on quite a ramble on a number of subjects. Definitely check out the Chapter Markers for this one, if you are just here for the film talk.I make a number of references to the first conversation we had about eXistenZ.&...
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Episode 139
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SOCIETY: Episode 138: Squishy Body Horror Part 1
WoHos!What with summer schedules being what they are, we were only able to record the first of our Squishy Body Horror flicks, SOCIETY. We will release eXistenZ next week.We hope you enjoy!
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Episode 138
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THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS: Bonus Episode 137 with Quinn McLaughlin
WoHos! Q-Balls!Ms. Q is back to talk with me about how her Introduction to Film students reacted to this film. It was nice to revisit this classic and we had a nice ramble about their perceptive insights.We also are such fans of...
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Episode 137
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CHOPPING MALL: Bonus Episode 136 with Chrissy Champagne from Residue: A True Crime Podcast
WoHos!We had a blast talking to our new friend, Chrissy Champagne from Residue: A True Crime Podcast (go subscribe!) She brought a banger of a film that Means the World of Horror™ to her!We discussed the very strange and very 80...
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Episode 136
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ALLIGATOR & THE EDGE: BONUS Episode 135 It Means the World of Horror ™ to Me with Stefan MacDonald
WoHos!Stefan is back to share two of his favorite childhood watches: ALLIGATOR & THE EDGE!!Stefan is a filmmaker and podcaster located in Hamilton, Ontario. Although we are split on CRAWL, ROGUE, and BLACKWATER, I encourage ...
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Episode 135
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