Episodes
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They're not just Zombies they're...Zombie beavers!
Sam demanded something a little more low budget and so we delivered - Zombeavers (2014)
When friends Jenn, Mary and Zoe decide to go to a cabin for a well-deserved break they have no idea what they're in for. Somewhere far upstream an accident has occurred, leading to a barrel of toxic waste being dropped into the water, and now the usually friendly beavers of the forest has become flesh-hungry mutant zombies!
So let's go for a swim in the lake, read up on your natural geographic and keep one foot ahead of the game as we prepare for the incursion of - Zombeavers (2014)
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Listen to the night...it's deafening.
JP has come back to show me a cult classic hidden in the shadow of another popular 80's vampire movie. This week we're looking at Near Dark (1987)
Caleb (Adrian Pasdar) meets a beautiful girl outside an ice-cream shop and decides to take her out for a date but when she bites him he descends into a world of nomadic creatures of the night. The rest of the pack don't trust him Jesse (Lance Henriksen) the group leader, Homer a young boy, Diamondback the group mother and Severen (Bill Paxton) a crazed killer. It's up to Caleb to prove to the group he belongs or else find a way to escape from the nomadic vampire family.
So try not to scare the horses, let instinct take over and burn it all down as we get close to Near Dark (1987)
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It's all flap and squark at the Cherry Pop Horror house.
Eve emphatically insisted upon this weeks movie which neither of us had seen before - The Birds (1963)
Melanie crosses paths with a dashing lawyer Mitch, following out to a the sleepy lake town of Bodega Bay. The lovers flirt tentatively but eventually cannot hold back as infatuation grows. But their love is not the only thing taking flight. The chickens have stopped eating, the gulls are swooping down to peck at passers by and the crows flock in numbers unheard off.
So go stay with the best friend you've never met before, announce yourself proudly and stay for a birthday party as we wander what's wrong with The Birds (1963)
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It's time for nautical facts!
Bronwyn joins me again and has promised some interesting haunted boat facts as we look at - Ghost Ship (2002)
Epp, Murphy, Munder, Greer, Dodge and Santos are the crew of a salvage ship that specializes in keeping sinking ships afloat long enough to sell them for their metal but, while celebrating their latest haul, their approached by Jack who's see what looks to be an abandoned cruise liner. With the possibility of a big pay day waiting the crew agrees to go after the mysterious, abandoned wreck.
So tuck in to a tin of beans, be careful where you step and watch out for fool's gold as we abandon the deck of this Ghost Ship (2002)
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We've all been through our rebellious phase.
Rory joins me again to relive the struggles of puberty with - Ginger Snaps (2000)
Ginger and her sister Bridget don't really fit in. They're both edge, shadowy goth girls who don't mix well with the other girls at their school and behind closed doors their mother is concerned that they're 15 & 16 but have yet to start their periods. What their mother doesn't know is that the sisters have made a pact, they'd rather die than become like everyone else....but everything changes one night when Ginger is bitten but a werewolf!
So take a couple of creative photographs, break into your dealers van for a smoke and play nice with the social outcasts as Ginger Snaps (2000)
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This week we're looking for the most Xtreme!
Shane is joining me for a road trip this week with - The Houses October Built (2014)
A group of five friends, bound together for their love of Halloween haunted house attractions, band together to go on a road trip around America looking for the most extreme haunted house they can find. They hear news of a group called 'Blue Skeleton' which may be exactly what they're looking for.
So grab yourself a beer for the fridge, invite the porcelain girl inside and try to remember what your friends are wearing as we inspect The Houses That October Built (2014)
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“Abashed the devil stood, and felt how awful goodness is”.
Brand new voice to the show Javier is joining us this Halloween with - The Crow (1994)
Eric Draven and his fiancé are killed on Devil's Night, a time when the crime gangs of the city band together to burn, pillage and murder. One year later Eric is risen from his grave by a crow, the ferrymen of souls, to seek revenge against those that wronged them. Seemingly invulnerable, super strong and silent Eric dawns the mask of The Crow as he hunts down his bingo book of 'dead men' - only Funboy, Skank, T-Bird and Tin Tin don't yet know they're death is coming.
So rock out to some electric guitar, send some Devil's Night greeting cards and "Fire It Up!" as we take flight with The Crow (1994)
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I put a spell on you and now you're mine!
Raymond has never seen this 90's Halloween classic - Hocus Pocus (1993)
300 years ago the Sanderson sisters were hung for the crime of witchcraft, the murder of a little girl and the presumed murder of a teenage boy. Today they're the stuff of legend in the town of Salem. New in town is Max who doesn't believe the hype but he'll do anything to connect with his crush Allison, so they, along with Max's little sister Dani investigate the old Sanderson house where they unwittingly bring the witches back from the dead. Winnie (Bette Middler), Sarah (Sarah Jessica Parker) and Mary (Kathy Najimy) continue on their quest to suck the lives out of all the children of Salem with only Max and the gang to stop them.
So get your Halloween costume on, heed advice from black cats and don't open the book as we shake our heads in disbelief - after all "it's just a bunch of Hocus Pocus" (1993).
Let us know what spell would you pick for day to day use - [email protected] / @cherrypophorror (twitter)
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"The only thing that burns in Hell is the part of you that won't let go of life..."
I'm joined by two very special guests, my parents. The people who got me into horror and this week we're doing the movie I was named after - Jacob's Ladder (1990)
Jacob Singer (Tim Robins) is having a hard time keeping his life together. He's estranged from his now ex-wife Sarah, lives with his new girlfriend Jezzie and barely sees his kids. He often finds himself trapped in daydreams of his time in the Vietnam war and sees flashes of his dead son Gabe (Macaulay Culkin). But that's not all as his world becomes haunted by faceless figures that jitter in the shadows - he begins to suspect that he's become a target for the Demons of Hell.
So get your palm read, say goodnight to the kids and "Oh yeah, wait a minute Mr. Postman!" as we climb the rungs of Jacob's Ladder (1990)
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There is no cure for madness.
Shawn has brought along a movie with one hell of a cast - Stonehearst Asylum (2014)
Young doctor Edward Newgate (Jim Sturgess) arrives at Stonehearst Asylum to learn the ways of a 19th century Alienist under the tutelage of Dr Lamb (Ben Kingsley). But it isn't long until he begins to realize that things at the Asylum have gone horribly wrong. One of the patients Eliza (Kate Beckinsale) warns him that they've recently come under new management and this is compounded as Edward discovers the staff including Dr. Salt (Michael Caine) - the previous head Doctor - locked in cells beneath the institute. It's a race against time as functionality begins to crumble while Edward does his best to not arouse suspicion and keeps things ticking along.
So be careful who you touch, be sure to use your eyes and keep strong in a battle of wills as we're admitted to Stonehearst Asylum (2014)
Let us know in the 1800s what you'd have been institutionalized for - [email protected] / @cherrypophorror (twitter)
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You know you don't have to listen to the voices in your head.
After our last heavy-hitting movie Pip and I decided to do something a little more fun - The Voices (2014)
Jerry (Ryan Reynolds) hears voices....namely coming from Bosco his dog and Mr. Whiskers his cat. But he deals with it because when he does take his medication the world is grey and uninviting. At work he falls in love with Fiona, a British woman in accounting and cannot see that Lisa (Anna Kendrick) definitely has a thing for him. It's a comedy of a love-triangle that's all fun and games until someone trips and gets accidently stabbed over and over again.
So never forget to feed your pets, make some room in the fridge and sing yourself a happy song as we try to ignore all The Voices (2014)
Let us know if you're a cat or a dog person - [email protected] / @cherrypophorror (twitter)
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"What a beautiful untouched patch of Amazonian rainforest." - Proceeds to flick cigarette butt into the water.
Ryan and I love a good old horror movie so this week we went with - Creature From The Black Lagoon (1954)
Professor Carl discovers a mysterious fossil that has the science community stumped. Together with David, Mark and Kay they set out into the Amazon to find the rest of the remains and determine if this is the missing link. They're soon told of a lagoon nearby where the rest of the rocks may have been carried and so they go off to explore...but what if the creature they thought long since dead was watching them from beneath the murky waters?
So don't argue with the Captain, grab a pair of aqualungs and hide the women inside as we hunt for the Creature From The Black Lagoon (1954)
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It could be literally anyone!
We're back with arguably one of the last quintessential slasher movies. Thank you Kat - Scream (1996)
One year after her Mother's death Sydney (Neve Campbell) is still struggling to come to terms with what happened and the crazed killer who now sits on trial. Meanwhile a new series of killings have just begun. Casey (Drew Barrymore) and her boyfriend are killed one night. Police are on the case but the suspects are too numerous and as more time passes, more bodies hit the floor. It could be any of the kids. It could be the rookie Deputy Dewey (David Arquette). It could the hungry for fame reporter Gale Weathers (Courtney Cox). Only time will tell as we solve the mystery...or at least try to survive the weekend.
So remember the rules of horror movies, ignore the ringing phone and don't trust anyone as we let out one last blood curdling Scream (1996)
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When you wish upon a....dismembered shrunken monkey's paw.
JP and I delve into the retelling of the classic tale 'be careful what you wish for' with - The Monkey's Paw (2013)
Jake is a bit of a screw up at work, along with his friend Cobb (Stephen Lang). After one too many mistakes it's in fact their boss who gets fired, not them. They strive to make things right and apologize to their ex-boss who says there's no hard feelings, in fact they have a gift. Jake is granted a monkey's paw and told that it has the power to make any man's dreams come true...but as always, you should be careful what you wish for.
So make nice with the waitress at the bar, take your new car for a joyride and borrow a gun from your best mate as we wish upon The Monkey's Paw (2013)
Let us know what wish would you make and how would it bite you in the butt - [email protected] / @cherrypophorror (twitter)
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Sometimes what we need is the company of your best friend.
Lu has recommended a thrilling movie with minimal dialogue in - No One Will Save You (2023)
Brynn lives at the outskirts of town, it takes a lot of prep and willpower to travel to the inner circle where people roam. Everyone there seems to have it out for her with Brynn receiving abusive calls, whispered glances and cold shoulders but she herself keeps busy with a myriad of hobbies. Strange patches of dead grass are appearing in her front lawn but things begin to get really out of hand when a stranger comes knocking in the dead of night.
So practice your dance moves, sew yourself a pretty dress and keep your mouth shut tight as we realize that No One Will Save You (2023)
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It's all fun and games until someone loses a foot.
Bronwyn was a bit apprehensive about this one but it turned out to not be what they were expecting - Saw (2004)
Adam and Lawrence wake in a grimy, rust covered bathroom. They've been chained to the wall and there's a corpse between them. Soon they discover that they are part of a serial killer's latest game. The rules are simple. Figure out why they're hear, solve the puzzles to make it out alive but the longer you take the harder it gets.
So have yourself one final smoke, play this little piggy while praying the Pig doesn't come back and close your eyes as sometimes you can see better as we reach for the Saw (2004)
Let us know what 'sins' Jigsaw would be punishing you for - [email protected] / @cherrypophorror (twitter)
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Oh my, what beautiful eyes you have.
Jess D and I are back again with an almost classic slasher - Jeepers Creepers (2001)
On their way home from college Darry (Justin Long) and his sister Trish are almost run off the road by a crazed van driver. They don't really think much of it until later when they see the driver dumping suspiciously wrapped packages down the rusted pipe of an abandoned building. While investigating they discover something more harrowing than they could have imaged and now the killer is after them as well, chasing them up the highway where no help seems to come.
So grab a handful of laundry, turn up the radio and pet the kitties as we sing along to Jeepers Creepers (2001)
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Their relationship faded like a black sunset.
This week we're exploring something breathtaking as Kat D and I watch - Belladonna Of Sadness (1973)
Presented as a fairytale we follow Jean and Jeanne as they struggle to make their love endure. They wish to wed but the Lord of the kingdom demands payment for permission. Cruel and unforgiving, Jeanne is left scarred and not even the love of Jean can make this right so she turns to a voice which promises her everything she desires and more.
A Japanese Anime movie with the aesthetics of a watercolour painting Belladonna Of Sadness is a visual spectacle that we strive to piece together.
So wipe a flower 'cross your lips, pay the Lord his taxes and help the Page Boy's love life as we sing of the Belladonna Of Sadness (1973)
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Sometimes you just have to smile through the pain.
Alice came to me with a movie they'd not seen but wanted to and boy did they regret it - Smile (2022)
Rose is a therapist and buried deep - working eighty hour weeks, barely sleeping, barely eating. But it can't be helped as she tries to avoid the troubles of her past, that is until she meets Laura who's in the process of a manic episode. Laura claims that something is after her and it can look like anyone except it wont stop smiling at her. This unfortunately leads Rose to begin experiencing the same thing and the clock ticks as Rose must find a way to stop what's coming for her.
So wrap the presents, trace the chain and answer your security questions as we force our faces in a painful Smile (2022)
Let us know what's something that makes you smile - [email protected] / @cherrypophorror (twitter)
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The third floor is strictly out of bounds.
This week we're indulging in a ghost story as Dylan shows me - The Innkeepers (2011)
The Yankee Peddler is soon going out of business. The upper floors are already cleared out and they're down to a staff of two. Luke and Claire have found ways to entertain themselves though. They're on the hunt for the ghost of Madeline O'Malley who supposedly died in the hotel in a fit of passion and despair. You might say that some things are better left buried in the basement.
So race for the bell, stock up on towels and scare eight-year-olds by torchlight as we check in with The Innkeepers (2011)
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