Helping to make horror films more approachable, one die roll at a time. Hosted by Jeffrey Cranor and Cecil Baldwin of Welcome... more
Cook like an Egyptian... Approachability: 8/10 (Gory/bloody but in the most campy way possible) Content Warnings: Stalker/Killer; silly-looking blood Next... more
Your standard Lovecraftian/Modern Dance/Cold War/Divorce Drama Approachability: 3/10 (Brilliant, but a tough watch for the squeamish) Content Warnings: Emotional abuse/manipulation;... more
"Hail to the king, baby" Special Guest: Alex Steed Approachability: 9/10 (Fantasy action comedy w/vague horror elements) Content Warnings: Cartoonish... more
We have a feeling that this is not at all the final chapter. Special Guest: Dan McCoy https://whiskeyflicks.com/ Approachability: 3/10... more
If by "chopping," you mean "lasers to the face," then yes, this title works. Approachability: 5/10 (Boobs, blood, and beer.... more
Bands today just don't hail satan quite like they used to. Special Guest Brie Williams https://twitter.com/briezillionaire Approachability: 7/10 (Silly and... more
PSA: Don't surprise people with pets as Christmas gifts Approachability: 7/10 (Silly but still scary ) Content Warnings: Jump scares;... more
That's not a Christmas movie… THIS is a Christmas movie. Approachability: 8/10 (Beautifully-shot slow-burn drama) Content Warnings: Non-simulated animal death;... more
The weirdest episode of LOVE IT OR LIST IT ever Special Guest: Sarah Maria Griffin Approachability: 1/10 (Holiday Inn Express... more
Dr. Carl Hill was a Head of his time. Approachability: 2/10 (Your standard Lovecraftian body-horror gross-out comedy) Content Warnings: Body... more
A tour-de-force by America's Finest Karen Approachability: 6/10 (Campy and low-rent and mostly fun) Content Warnings: Drugging/Sexual Assault; Racist imagery;... more
Zed's dead, baby. Zed's dead. Approachability: 1/10 (Super gory zombie apocalypse / Shakespearean tragedy ) Content Warnings: Animal death; Graphic... more
New phone. Who's this? Approachability: 5/10 (Tense (but not overly gory or jumpy) thriller about child abduction.) Content Warnings: Parental... more
Hey Random Horror 9 listeners, so I, Jeffrey Cranor, and Joseph Fink have a brand new fiction podcast. It's the... more
Who's a good boy? Is it you? It IS you! Approachability: 3/10 (It’s a war movie but with werewolves.) Content... more
A post-WWII German village in Chile? That seems perfectly fine, and not sinister at all. Approachability: 9/10 (Beautiful, stunning arthouse... more
Please. Call me Sam. Mister Hain was my father. Approachability: 4/10 (Not a lot of scares. But plenty of weird/gory... more
Leave the horse. Take the clown truck. Special Guests: Jonny & Aileen of ¡Uy Que Horror! Approachability: 9/10 (Super campy... more
"Where's it at, Monistat?" Approachability: 6/10 (More satirical than scary) Content Warnings: Blood/Gore, Violent Misogyny Up Next: The Day of... more
How hard is it to hide from a tractor-trailer? Approachability: 5/10 (TROMA movie on a cocaine budget) Content Warnings: Animal... more
What's more realistic? The cartoon snake or Jon Voight's Paraguay accent? Special Guest: Jen Brown https://brownrecluseproductions.com/ Approachability: 8/10 (Super goofy... more
"Mommy, where do kittens come from?" Approachability: 4/10 (Weird, tense and super gross revenge tale) Content Warnings: Sexual Harrassment/Violence; Body... more
Let's give Heather some love. Special Guests: Pablo Escobar & Paul Jordan of the Scared Gay! podcast Approachability: 6/10 (Very... more
Don't sleep and drive. Approachability: 8/10 (Bollywood thriller w/low budget SFX but high budget musical numbers) Content Warnings: Jump scares/sudden... more
Wait… what? Special Guest: Sarah Maria Griffin https://twitter.com/griffski Approachability: 8/10 (More fever dream than horror film) Content Warnings: Jump scares,... more
They for real filmed a zombie fighting a shark. Approachability: 2/10 (Super gory and campy zombie-fest) Content Warnings: Extreme blood/gore;... more
Special Guest: Glen Cullen https://flinchingwithdelight.com/ Approachability: 8/10 (Comedy meta-horror, not that scary, but very heart-felt) Content Warnings: Blood, jump scares,... more
Not for the faint (or even the strong) of heart. Approachability: 1/10 (Intense and explicit. Could be very triggering re:... more
Never look a tonguehorse in the mouth. Special Guest: Dan McCoy https://whiskeyflicks.com/ Approachability: 5/10 (Gory but also 80s-style campy) Content... more
You're *such* a gemini. Approachability: 6/10 (Stilted, but campy/fun splatter flick) Content Warnings: Animal death, child death, jump scares, blood/gore... more
Busby Berkeley in the Amazon Approachability: 10/10 (G-Rated monster picture) Content Warnings: it's as approachable as anything Up Next: Madhouse... more
Always read the contract. Approachability: 4/10 (Tightly-wound imprisonment thriller.) Content Warnings: sexual assault. stalking, gaslighting, suicidal ideation, imprisonment Up Next:... more
A strong case for eyebrow-threading and Invisalign Special Guest: Symphony Sanders Approachability: 9/10 (Both of ‘em: classy and spooky.) Content... more
The nail in the coffin of the 1990s Rom-com Special Guest: Janina Matthewson https://twitter.com/j9andif Approachability: 1/10 (It’s a brilliant film,... more
I'll just have a salad. Thanks. Approachability: 7/10 (Horror-light; but still a dark comedy touching on tough things) Content Warnings:... more
Hellraiser on a space ship. Approachability: 3/10 (Super gory ghoul-fest on a spaceship) Content Warnings: Blood/gore, Body Horror, Suicide, Existential... more
Welcome to the Wolf Man Cinematic Universe Special Guest: Angela Pierce http://twitter.com/AngelaPierceNY Approachability: 10/10 (Some people die, I guess?) Content... more
This is why I stay at hotels and not Airbnb. Approachability: 1/10 (Not at all for the horror squeamish. Nope.... more
[ominous singing in a foreign language] Approachability: 9/10 (Stage-play scary; not really horror movie scary) Content Warnings: burning witches; knife... more
This week, we have: the Mystery Machine, a Confusing Mermaid, and Freaky Country Folks. Approachability: 7/10 (Most of the horror... more
The Cenobytes are probably really into Wordle. Approachability: 2/10 (Maggots and roaches and blood, oh my!) Content Warnings: Gore, Body... more
The hockey mask debut-eth. Special Guest: Kyra Sims https://twitter.com/lilymischief Approachability: 4/10 (It's a slasher: it's a creeper doin' creative kills)... more
"Demons" is Italian for zombie-vampires Approachability: 2/10 (Gory zombie/vampire/demon hybrid w/a bitchin’ soundtrack) Content Warnings: Extreme gore/violence, Body horror Up... more
Man, fuck these kids... AND their corn. Approachability: 6/10 (Splattery but not gory; scary but not tense) Content Warnings: Knifings;... more
Sometimes more is less. But sometimes more is MORE. Approachability: 4/10 (A stylish smorgasbord of tropes and traumas) Content Warnings:... more
Where's Waldo? But make it creepy. Approachability: 7/10 (More of a family drama and mystery thriller, but those ghost faces... more
Mike's Hard Disney Cartoon Approachability: 9/10 (Violent but still a kid’s movie w/ a happy ending) Content Warnings: Cartoon animal... more
And the Oscar for Doing The Most goes to… Approachability: 9/10 (More of a campy thriller than a horror.) Content... more
Don't read about it. Don't worry about being scared/grossed out. Just watch it. Approachability: 9/10 (Smart, complicated, and fun comedy)... more
Just say no to blood, kids. Special Guest: Symphony Sanders https://twitter.com/SymphonySanders Approachability: 9/10 (Artsy Fartsy; not Scary Mary.) Content Warnings:... more
Never trust neighbors or actors. Approachability: 7/10 (Tense scary, not gory scary or jumpy scary.) Content Warnings: Sexual Assault, Gaslighting... more
The first year of high school is always the roughest. Approachability: 5/10 (Super violent (but also super fun) proto-Hunger Games)... more
She's my mother's sister's girl. Special Guest: Gennifer Hutchison https://twitter.com/GennHutchison Approachability: 4/10 (Weird and disorienting more than scary) Content Warnings:... more
Everyone has that super annoying little brother. Approachability: 1/10 (Gory, scary, violent, tragic, creepy, dumb. And kind of non-stop about... more
A good plumber is hard to find. Approachability: 3/10 (Creepy ghost child; Child death; Jump scares) Content Warnings: Bloodless but... more
Whitney believed children are our future, but she never met THESE kids. Special Guest: Andrew Scahill https://www.adscahill.com/ Approachability: 8/10 (It's... more
Spoiler: the sneering, lion-poaching, French aristocrat turns out to be the baddie. Approachability: 8/10 (Intense like a thriller, not scary... more
The piranhas escaped enclosure by swimming through the plot holes. Approachability: 6/10 (Goofy but plentiful gore) Content Warnings: Blood/Gore; Aquaphobia;... more
What to expect when you're expecting (a werewolf baby) Approachability: 8/10 (Horror fairy tale w minimal scares) Content Warnings: Child... more
Come here and let mommy clean you up. Approachability: 6/10 (Psych thriller with a body horror climax) Content Warnings: Body... more
I swear I did NOT SEE what the NAZI did. Approachability: 2/10 (So tense, so bloody) Content Warnings: Graphic violence,... more
Thinking of going vegetarian? Start here. Approachability: 1/10 (The mouth noises are a lot, but so is the body horror)... more
Don't waste time on broody ex-boyfriends. Approachability: 5/10 (More tragic than scary, but still a few blind corners & creepy... more
You think your N95 mask is uncomfortable... Special Guest Brie Williams https://twitter.com/briezillionaire Approachability: 7/10 (Creepy more than anything, but also... more
Zombies be shoppin'. Approachability: 5/10 (So much blood and gore, but it's not super real-looking) Content Warnings: Lots of blood... more
ET fucks around and finds out. Special Guest: Andrew Scahill https://www.adscahill.com/ Approachability: 4/10 (Very funny but also very scary and... more
There's no reason to own a clown doll, okay? Approachability: 3/10 (More gross than gory. But very gross. And spooky... more
Sure, their food is okay, but what does Pizza Hut think about abortion? Special Guest: Joseph Fink https://twitter.com/PlanetOfFinks Approachability: 5/10... more
The key word here is "experimental." Special Guest: Symphony Sanders https://twitter.com/SymphonySanders Approachability: 9/10 (More arthouse than horror film) Content Warnings:... more
Spoiler: in the end, it turns out Connecticut is terrible. Special Guest: Angela Pierce http://twitter.com/AngelaPierceNY Approachability: 7/10 (No blood/jumps. TW... more
"What the fuck am I doing? I don't know." - John Carpenter, on writing this film. Special Guest: Tyler Jensen... more
It all depends on how much you like Sondheim. Special Guests: Stacie Ponder & Anthony Hudson https://www.gaylordsofdarkness.com/ Approachability: 9/10 (It's... more
I'm not sure this is a union-sanctioned theater retreat. Approachability: 8/10 (Silly, low budget. Minimal scares, blood and creep-factor) Content... more
LA Crime Noir meets Clive Barker gore Approachability: 4/10 (The gore might be off-putting; but no real jumpscares) Content Warnings:... more
Kids, don't have kids. Approachability: 10/10 (Campy, stagy. Not scary at all, maybe a touch creepy) Content Warnings: Suicide (off-screen),... more
Let's explore ALL the found footage tropes! Special Guest: Janina Matthewson https://twitter.com/j9andif Approachability: 6/10 (Lots of scary masks and creep... more
An early 00's British comedy matryoshka doll Approachability: 9/10 (Brief hyper-comedic gore; no real scares to speak of) Content Warnings:... more
If you're gonna bleed, be fabulous about it Approachability: 6/10 (Slasher with lots of stylish, fake blood) Content Warnings: Sexual... more
The medium is the messiah. Approachability: 4/10 (Lots of gory body horror, but done with really cool 80s practical effects)... more
Perfectly absurd; Absurdly perfect Special Guest: Sarah Maria Griffin https://twitter.com/griffski Approachability: 7/10 (The excessive blood & violence is ridiculously cartoonish)... more
The campy NY art-noir you didn't know you needed Special Guest: Noah Fecks https://www.instagram.com/noahfecksisawesome Approachability: 7/10 (Non-gory crime thriller with... more
It's a tough watch, but don't lose your head about it. Approachability: 1/10 (Tragic as hell, gory, creepy. Lots of... more
Sure! I'd love to go murder camping again! Special Guest: Adal Rifai https://twitter.com/adalrifai Approachability: 4/10 (Not super bloody, but lots... more
The Matrix meets Twilight meets Anton Chekhov Special Guest: Symphony Sanders https://twitter.com/SymphonySanders Approachability: 7/10 (It's a violent action film, rather... more
Diminishing returns in this horror anthology Approachability: 4/10 (Pretty basic horror tropes, but still bloody and jumpy) Content Warnings: Slasher-style... more
The title contains a complete plot summary. Approachability: 8/10 (Not scary; not gory. Kind of creepy but mostly silly.) Content... more
Your standard coming-of-age cannibal flick Approachability: 1/10 (The graphic gore & intense body horror is A LOT) Content Warnings: Animal... more
Beatles stans with mind control Approachability: 8/10 (Creepy thriller; not bloody or jumpy) Content Warnings: Animal harm, Domestic Violence, Creepy... more
There's no Oscar for Best Use of Helium Voice Special Guest: Dan McCoy https://whiskeyflicks.com/ Approachability: 8/10 (more suspense than horror;... more
30-year-old teenagers make a series of terrible decisions Special Guest: Joe Lipsett https://twitter.com/bstolemyremote Approachability: 4/10 (classic slasher: blood, stabbing, jump... more
[facepalm emoji] Approachability: 9/10 (dopey as all-get out) Up Next: I Know What You Did Last Summer (1999) https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/i-know-what-you-did-last-summer ... more
Low-budget masterpiece is still relevant, still freaky. Special Guest: Alyssa Wong https://twitter.com/crashwong Approachability: 5/10 (the effects are dated, but it's... more
Capitalism drags yet another millennial to hell. Special Guests: Andrew & Seynique of We Die First https://twitter.com/wediefirstpod Approachability: 2/10 (it's... more
Chicago has their own versions of hot dogs, pizza, and The Shining Approachability: 7/10 (intense & tragic drama w/haunted house... more
Alien3: I ruined a beloved film franchise! Alien Resurrection: Hold my beer. Approachability: 3/10 (predictably bloody action thriller) Content Warnings:... more
Come to a place where the children are psychotic and the acting goes all the way to 11. Special Guest:... more
Proto-Lynchian hell house Special Guests: Jonny & Aileen of ¡Uy Que Horror! https://www.instagram.com/uyquehorror/?hl=en Approachability: 7/10 (Lots of gore, but with... more
It's a werewolf team-building retreat! Approachability: 4/10 (Werewolf slasher with gross mutations & jump scares) Gore: 8/10 Jump Scares: 5/10... more
The real monsters in this film are Incels with assault rifles. Special Guest: Frank Liotti https://www.instagram.com/jiffy.popculture/ Approachability: 4/10 (More action-thrilling... more
Yellow Submarine meets 3-2-1 Contact meets hentai. Special Guest: Sarah Maria Griffin https://twitter.com/griffski Approachability: 0/10 (TW: repeated depictions of sexual... more
Swedish Christmas Carol is a masterclass in filmmaking Special Guest: Desiree Burch https://www.desireeburch.com/ Approachability: 10/10 () Gore: 0/10 Jump Scares:... more
Empathetic, and surprisingly bloodless, festival of jumpscares Special Guest: Isa Mazzei https://twitter.com/isaiswrong Approachability: 3/10 (Bloodless, but packed with jumpscares and... more
Visually-stunning, creepy drama with adorable little mooshkas Approachability: 9/10 (It's a PG movie. You're gonna do great.) Gore: 0/10 Jump... more
Trash bag demon skeletons will track your ass down Approachability: 3/10 (Graphic and intense. Very smart and very scary) Gore:... more
A rich & stylish vampire western Special Guest: Symphony Sanders https://twitter.com/SymphonySanders Approachability: 8/10 (More an art house western than a... more
Clever debut thriller that not enough people have seen. Approachability: 7/10 (More a thriller w/horror elements. You'll see the blood... more
Beautiful and hollow like shiny, red rubber ball Special Guest: Andrew Scahill https://www.adscahill.com/ Approachability: 3/10 (Mostly slow and creepy w/a... more
How do werewolf work exactly? Approachability: 7/10 (Low budget effects & some script silliness make this way less scary) Gore:... more
[Boston accent] Big shock from a big shark. Special Guest: Brendan Haley https://twitter.com/brendohales Approachability: 5/10 (Getting killed by unseen monster... more
Beautifully-shot, but not scary dark fairy tales Special Guest: Maureen Johnson https://twitter.com/maureenjohnson Approachability: 8/10 (It's not a horror movie. It's... more
Harmonica bois fight over a lady. Also a serial killer. Special Guests: Krys & Matty from The Dirty Pillows https://twitter.com/TheDirtyPillows... more
An underappreciated gem of low-budget euro camp! Special Guest: Julian Velard https://twitter.com/julianvelard Approachability: 7/10 (Relax & enjoy the ridiculousness, but... more
That prop designer deserves a raise. Special Guest: Tyler Jensen https://twitter.com/thetylerjensen Approachability: 4/10 (Dead twins, Blood elevator, Bearman blowjob &... more
Let's bathe each other in the river. Special Guest: Cameron Esposito https://twitter.com/cameronesposito Approachability: 8/10 (drama about mental illness w/mild horror... more
Don't get on anything called "Murder Ride" Special Guest: Joe Lipsitt https://twitter.com/bstolemyremote Approachability: 2/10 (bleak but stylized torture porn.) Gore:... more
Wanna feel old? Call someone on Skype. Special Guest: Dana Schwartz http://www.danaschwartzdotcom.com/ Approachability: 4/10 (a haunted house for the zoom... more
The fish people would like to wear your face. Special Guest: Desiree Burch https://www.desireeburch.com/ Approachability: 3/10 (a man gets his... more
Soft core hippie porn w/nary a horror film in sight Special Guest: Kyra Sims https://www.patreon.com/kyrasims Approachability: 10/10 (it's creepy &... more
Finally a movie that understands the Christmas spirit Special Guest: Dan McCoy https://whiskeyflicks.com/ Approachability: 4/10 (classic slasher with a super... more
The real monster is puberty. Special Guest: Sarah Maria Griffin https://twitter.com/griffski Approachability: 6/10 (it's not scary or creepy. it's gory... more
The OG rubber suit is noir-level fierce. Special Guest Gemma Hurley https://twitter.com/gemgemhurley Godzilla Approachability: 9/10 (unnerving at times, but in... more
OSHA regulations are merely suggestions. Special Guest: Ophira Eisenberg https://www.ophiraeisenberg.com/ Approachability: 6/10 (not scary; just very very very gross) Gore:... more
Dracula was a racist. Special Guest: Symphony Sanders https://twitter.com/SymphonySanders Approachability: 9/10 (so campy; so fun; so ridiculous; maybe one scary... more
Boys just wanna have fun. Approachability: 6/10 (it's way more weird and intense than scary) Gore: 4/10 Jump Scares: 4/10... more
"The call is coming from inside the dog." Special Guest: Adal Rifai Approachability: 3/10 (bloody and grotesque; also campy &... more
Young people pay the price for doin' it. Special Guest: Roman Chimienti Approachability: 5/10 (bloody slasher; jump scares) Gore: 4/10... more
Space madness and a 4-meter-tall child. Special Guest: Mike Rugnetta https://rugnetta.com/ Approachability: 10/10 (artsy sci-fi thinker w/ some lynchian horror... more
What to expect when you're expecting a killer… Approachability: 7/10 (bloody slasher offset by dry humor) Gore: 5/10 Jump Scares:... more
A young boy follows his dreams. Special Guest: Joseph Fink (http://nightvalepresents.com) Check out Joseph's Horror Movie Recommendations: https://twitter.com/PlanetofFinks/status/1311695218505379841?s=20 Approachability:... more
Kill your double. And do it with a bitchin soundtrack. Approachability: 2/10 (bloody slasher that's super creepy) Gore: 8/10 Jump... more
Dracula was a racist. Special Guest: Symphony Sanders https://twitter.com/SymphonySanders Approachability: 9/10 (so campy; so fun; so ridiculous; maybe one scary scene) Gore:... more