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Oct. 13, 2023

Flashback Friday: IT (2017)

(As written in October 2017) The 2017 coming of IT was 135 minutes of sheer modern-horror brilliance, and I don’t say that lightly. I saw the 2017 film within it’s first week in theaters, and in the time that’s passed I’ve …

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Aug. 31, 2023

2023 Spooky Season & (New) Blood Drive

Each Spooky Season of our show's existence has marked a time of welcoming new listeners who have developed a taste for horror, are looking to get their fix of horror movie conversation, or are just discovering our show. We've celebrated the Spooky …

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July 21, 2023

2023 Spooky Preseason Kickoff

Brace yourselves, listeners, The Spooky Season with Hack or Slash is getting a glow up for 2023, and this year the Spooky Preseason is officially starting August 1st. If you're new around here, the Spooky Preseason is a month-long horror extravagan…

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May 12, 2023

Unleashing Jacob Goodnight: Kane's Horror Debut

Transport me back in time to a point in time that I absolutely hated and let me just live in it for a while. Listen to the Episode When a former WWE wrestler's horror movie debut enters the content calendar, three horror movie enthusiast…

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April 28, 2023

Renfield Unleashed: Navigating Codependency and Narcissism

When we settled into our seats to watch Renfield, we weren't expecting to be so captivated by the unique perspective of this classic tale - exploring the complex relationship between Dracula and his loyal servant Renfield. But as Nicolas Cage's me…

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April 21, 2023

Blood, Guts & Sisterly Love: Kris, Binx & Sean Dive into Evil Dead Rise

When Kris, Binx, and Sean settled in to watch the newest installment in the Evil Dead franchise, they expected a wild ride of intense gore and violence - but they could never have guessed the unexpected horror that awaited them as the credits ro…

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Dec. 20, 2022

🎄 Sean's Christmas Movie List 🎄

Kickoff the Season! Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)   Classics Christmas in Connecticut (1945) Remember the Night (1940) Holiday Inn (1942) Babes in Toyland (1986) It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) White Christmas (1954) Miracle on…

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Aug. 17, 2022

2022 Spooky Preseason Kickoff

This October we’ll be hosting another double-stuffed lineup to celebrate The Spooky Season with Hack or Slash. The Spooky Season isn’t limited to October, though. In fact, the Spooky Preseason officially starts September 1st. Through t…

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July 10, 2022

Why does the horror genre exist?

No matter what you tell yourself, we all love a good scare. A reminder that safe may not be so safe. That the things which bring us comfort can easily turn against us. That the things we dismiss — movement spotted from the corner of our eye &m…

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