Friday Night Fratricide (A Horror Movie Podcast)
Welcome to Friday Night Fratricide, A Horror Movie Podcast. Each week, your hosts Fraser and Euan will discuss a double bill of horror movies. From the classics to the obscure, they discuss everything from jump scares to psychological terror, analysing what makes each film a success or failure in the genre. Whether you're a seasoned horror fan or a newcomer to the world of fright, Fraser and Euan offer unique insights and commentary that will keep you engaged and entertained. With a deep knowledge of horror history and a shared love of the macabre, these brothers bring their own unique perspectives to each film they review. So grab some popcorn, turn down the lights, and get ready for a spine-tingling experience as The Happy Brothers take you on a journey through the dark and twisted world of horror cinema.
Episodes
80 episodes
Renewal - "Flesh for Frankenstein" & "Birth/Rebirth"
We're back! New Year, new us. And in true Happy Brothers fashion, we're sticking with the 2024 trend and uploading this episode a month late...We're kicking off the new year with a couple of horror films around Renewal, Rebirth.... Frank...
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Season 1
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Episode 78
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54:42
Horror in 2024 Review
Looking back on last year, we break from format and have a talk through some of the absolute bangers we've seen. Here's looking forward to 2025 and what it brings us.
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Season 1
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Episode 77
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1:44:35
Christmas 2024 - "Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toymaker" & "Krampus"
Merry Christmas one and all. Enjoy another spooky double showing, set at the most wonderful time of the year. There's snow, Santas, and Toni Collette - everything you could ask for under your stocking!
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Season 1
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Episode 76
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1:12:33
Castles - "Hour of the Wolf" & "The Legend of Hell House"
Oh boy, it's Bergman. Is Euan going to regret his choice? Very possibly.But at least we've got Fraser's pick, Legend of Hell House, to tide us over. It's written by Richard Matheson, is that enough to save it? Maybe!
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Season 1
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Episode 75
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1:19:46
Carnivals - "Carnival of Souls" and "Something Wicked This Way Comes"
It's still October (a rare month for boys), and that means that we're continuing our month long Halloween Spook-tacular. This week we're discussing another classic staple of the Halloween Experience, the Carnival!Euan's gone for a class...
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Season 1
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Episode 69
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1:01:44
Sweet Treats - "The Stuff" and "Candy Corn"
It's the most wonderful time of the year, boils and ghouls. And we're kicking off our annual 4 week long Halloween spook-tacular with a special about some devilishly delicious sweet treats!In Euan's Choice, "The Stuff", we get some semi...
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Season 1
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Episode 68
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1:09:50
Monkeys - "Murders in the Rue Morgue" & "Monkey Shines"
It's time. for. Monkeys!!!That's right, this is a horror podcast after all, and what's scarier than a monkey?Okay, we know it seems like a bit of a silly theme, but monkeys have shown up in horror films from alllll the way back ...
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Season 1
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Episode 67
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1:12:56
Religious Horror - "The Wicker Man" & "The Exorcism"
It's a real battle of old vs new in this one.We take The Wicker Man, possibly *the* quintessential religious horror film and pit it against ... 2024's The Exorcism...Safe to say we could have guessed what came out on top here wi...
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Season 1
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Episode 66
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1:18:45
Friday the 13th: "Friday the 13th: The New Blood" & "Behind the Mask - The Rise of Leslie Vernon"
Ohhh baby, this is like our Christmas. Except it comes around every 6 months or so...It's Friday the 13th! And that means we're talking about the franchise, or adjacent films. Euan's pick is perhaps an under-appreciated entry to the ser...
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Season 1
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Episode 65
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1:06:05
Dick Miller - "Piranha" & "Gremlins 2: The New Batch"
We love Dick. Dick Miller that is. A criminally underrated character actor, and close friend of horror aficionado Joe Dante, Dick Miller turns anything he touches to gold. We're checking out one of Joe Dante's first, P...
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Season 1
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Episode 64
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1:05:50
Aussie Horror - "The Howling 3" & "The Tunnel"
G'day mates. Time to chuck another shrimp on the barbie and join us for a considerably less stereotyped episode than this description would suggest.Aussie's have been making waves in the world of horror in recent years, so we thought we...
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Season 1
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Episode 63
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1:11:07
Trains - "Night Train to Terror" & "Howl"
Choo Choo! All aboard!We're boarding the horror express this week, looking at some of our faves set on trains.We've got werewolf thriller, starring Sean Pertwee in his briefest role yet, with Howl. Aaaand the less s...
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Season 1
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Episode 62
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1:03:07
Hall of Fame pt. 2: Robert Englund - "The Mangler" & "Nightmare on Elm Street 2"
It's part two of our Holywood Walk of Fame specials. This time, it's none other than Freddy Krueger himself, Mr Robert Englund.We tried to broaden our horizons by starting with one of his lesser known films, The Mangler - also starring ...
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Season 1
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Episode 61
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1:01:05
Hall of Fame: John Carpenter - "Eyes of Laura Mars" & "Firestarter"
Part 1 of our Holywood Walk of Fame special!In honour of two of our horror idols rightfully making their way onto Holywood Boulevard, we're watching some hidden gems from their backlog. Or at least, that was the idea...This week...
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Season 1
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Episode 60
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53:36
Donald Sutherland - "Dr Terror's House of Horrors" & "Fallen"
In this week's special memorial episode, we're honouring one of the greats - Mr Donald Sutherland. A man who left his mark on the horror world with one of the all-time greatest performances in Invasion of the Body Snatchers.But our pick...
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Season 1
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Episode 59
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1:17:50
Queer Horror 2 - "We're All Going to the World's Fair" & "Hellraiser"
Happy (belated) Pride month all you gays and gals!This week, we're honouring another couple of horror films featuring or created by LGBT+/Queer creators.We're All Going to the World's Fair is the debut feature film from Jane Sch...
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Season 1
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Episode 58
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1:22:08
Zom-Coms - "Young Frankenstein" & "Bubba Ho-Tep"
Zomedy Comedies!You like horror? You like to laugh? Then this is the one for you.We've gone for the famous and the infamous. Not to everyone's taste, but still plenty to talk about. Hope you like Franken-Mummies!
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Season 1
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Episode 57
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1:39:43
Food - "Delicatessen" & "Fresh"
Food, glorious food. You like cannibalism? I hope so, because we got a cannibalism double bill this week. Intentionally or not, horror films about food do tend to veer into the old long pig.Starting with a debatable "horror...
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Season 1
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Episode 56
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1:17:33
Roger Corman - "Frankenstein Unbound" & "Attack of the 50ft Cheerleader"
How best to honour the late, great Roger Corman than by watching a couple of horror films?By no means the best director in the world, but an influence to many across the entertainment industry, and he gives us a couple of gems like Fran...
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Season 1
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Episode 55
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1:15:56
Cryptids - "The Mothman Prophecies" & "Antlers"
Oh Cryptids, Cryptids, Cryptids. How you have enriched our lives with tales of wonderous monsters and urban legends.Just a shame that the depictions of them in these films prove to be less-than-legendary.Not even Laura Linney ca...
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Season 1
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Episode 54
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1:30:08