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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174 episodes
THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS & K-POP DEMON HUNTERS: Episode 174: Feel Good Fall Movies!
WoHos!Sometimes you have to break your own rules, you know what I mean? While we usually pair an international horror film with an American one, this week, we looked at two American films. We tried not to swear, but that was a fool's err...
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Episode 174
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A DAY & FINAL DESTINATION: BLOODLINES: Episode 173: Trying to Defy Fate!
WoHos!This week Mac & I discuss two films that are about Trying to Defy Fate. We looked at the South Korean film A DAY/HARU and FINAL DESTINATION: BLOODLINES from the US. A DAY involves trying to escape a tragic time loop, and FINAL ...
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Episode 173
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1:35:54
SLEEP TIGHT & SEE FOR ME: Episode 172: Home Invasion!
WoHos!This week we looked at two films related to home invasion: SLEEP TIGHT from Spain and SEE FOR ME from Canada/US.Mom remembered SLEEP TIGHT very differently than her first watch 14 years ago. We had similar thoughts ...
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Episode 172
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THE GUEST: Bonus Stefanisode: Episode 171
Stefan is back to talk THE GUEST! It was a first watch for me and I loved it!!Dan Stevens!Maika Monroe!Leland Orser!Do yourself a favor and go watch it (or rewatch it) now!A soldier introduces himself to the Peterso...
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Episode 171
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1:10:27
HATCHING & TIGER STRIPES: Episode 170: Adolescence: A Horror! (AFAB Edition)
WoHos!This week we looked at HATCHING from Finland and TIGER STRIPES from Malaysia.Next time we are looking at SEE FOR ME and SLEEP TIGHT (Spain).Sleep tight, WoHos!
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Episode 170
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1:43:16
PONTYPOOL & MELANCHOLIA: Episode 169: The End of the World!
WoHos!This week it's the end of the world as we know it with two (one and a half?) bangers: PONTYPOOL from Canada and MELANCHOLIA from the US.Next time we tackle "Adolescence: A Horror" films with TIGER STRIPES from Malaysia &...
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Episode 169
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AMERICAN PSYCHO & MEMOIR OF A MURDERER: Episode 168: Serial Killers!
This week, despite technical difficulties and returning back to school, we were able to have a wonderful conversation about serial killers. We had to stitch together three different recordings together, but I think I smoothed it out pretty well...
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Episode 168
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LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS & THE LURE: Episode 167: Musicals!
WoHos!We have such a fun one this week!Mac and I looked at one of our all-time favorite films, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS and we paired it with a Polish Musical Horror film, THE LURE.Next time we will be looking at m...
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Episode 167
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DEEP BLOOD: Episode 166: Blind Spots with Stefan MacDonald-Labelle
WoHos!This week I had the pleasure of speaking to filmmaker and Animal Attacks film fan, Stefan MacDonald-Labelle. We spoke about his film, HEAD LIKE A HOLE and the incomprehensible DEEP BLOOD, which is 3/4 teen drama and 1/4 anti-shark ...
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Episode 166
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GODZILLA (1954) & CLOVERFIELD: Episode 165: Big Ol' Monsters!
WoHos! This week our focus was "Big Ol' Monsters". We watched GODZILLA (1954) and one of Mac's childhood faves, CLOVERFIELD.We also talked about: Fireworks, Popping out of the news, social anxiety (obvs), old people at the Y, Mom's memor...
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Episode 165
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1:52:55
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1925) & PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE: Ep. 164: Phantoms!
WoHos!This week we looked at two buckwild films about phantoms: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1925) and PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE!We also discussed: The current heatwave, our ambivalence about Allison Williams, "Couple to Throuple", unc...
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Episode 164
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NOSFERATU (1922) & 30 DAYS OF NIGHT: Episode 163: Vampires: Blood is Life!
WoHos!This week we looked at two vampire films--one more than 100 years old!We also talked about: Mac taking ballet classes, default pronouns for trans people, Mac's birthday and the grief monster, the no-call list for Father's Da...
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Episode 163
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NEXT OF KIN (1982) & THE RULE OF JENNY PEN: Episode 162: Horror in the Old Folks' Home
WoHos!!And hello to all our new WoHos! Welcome!This week we looked at two horror films that take place in retirement homes: NEXT OF KIN (1982) & THE RULE OF JENNY PEN.The first is a moody giallo-esque vibe of a film and...
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Episode 162
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READY OR NOT & THE PLATFORM: Episode 161: The Girl is the Message
WoHos!!This is one chatty episode! We looked at READY OR NOT & THE PLATFORM this week--two horror films about class warfare.We also talked: Lack of spatial awareness, Mom's friendly town, "Kids today", rich people we've known,...
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Episode 161
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THE PERFECTION & STOPMOTION: Episode 160: Obsession Over Art Films: All Those Bitches are Girl, Interrupted
WoHos!Welp. This week we looked at two films, all right. Mom hated THE PERFECTION and there was no love lost between Mac & STOPMOTION.CW for mention/suggestion of child rape in THE PERFECTION and childhood trauma in STOPMOTION...
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Episode 160
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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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