Helping to make horror films more approachable, one die roll at a time. Hosted by Jeffrey Cranor and Cecil Baldwin of Welcome... more
Nice family gets along great. Approachability: 3/10 ( Violent, scary, funny, creative ... more
We came here to talk about They Live and chew bubblegum… Approachability: 9/10 (... more
Looks like someone didn't read the Live Laugh Love sign in the family room… Approachability:... more
This is why I dress like Winnie the Pooh Approachability: 6/10 ( Over... more
Hey, do you think it smells like inthebox around here? Special Guests: Jonny & Aileen of ¡Uy... more
Sometimes you gotta do more than just punch N*zis. Approachability: 1/10 ( Gore... more
He's just a brat. Don't lose your head. Approachability: 7/10 ( A couple of... more
Dirtbike shitheads are at it again Approachability: 5/10 ( Not as gory &... more
Maybe don't buy a Plymouth Special Guest: Chris Brown Approachability: 9/10 ( ... more
What goes around comes around. Approachability: 8/10 (Good-hearted (but still exploitative), dark morality tale) Content Warnings:... more
The title is the plot. Special Guest: Jen Brown Approachability: 1/10 ( Scary... more
Hollywood's a cutthroat business Approachability: 6/10 (Bloody and twisted, but super fun ) Content Warnings: ... more
What if a city… but also a giant monster? Special Guest Brie Williams Approachability: 4/10 (Action-packed found-footage with... more
Salesman of the Year: Cheech Marin Special Guest: Symphony Sanders Approachability: 4/10 (Splattery action/comedy; Not scary, but... more
Welcome to Nun Island Approachability: 3/10 ( The scares are clunky, but it... more
Look, ma! Two hands! Approachability: 4/10 ( Arty as hell but when it... more
PSA: Always wear your seatbelt! Special Guest: Julia Schifini Approachability: 9/10 ( ... more
This movie is about f*ckin' cars. Approachability: 2/10 ( Dark, tragic, and Cronenberg-level... more
There's a metaphor in this film somewhere. I'm sure of it. Approachability: 8/10 ( Way... more
Throw a party worthy of the end of the world Approachability: 10/10 ( Beautiful and campy and creepy) Content... more
Are you there, God? It's me, Brian De Palma's male gaze. Approachability: 4/10 ( Bloody bully-fest )... more
Hornt up… for death! Approachability: 3/10 (Very silly and fun, with tons of gory practical fx)... more
The lesson here is get better friends Approachability: 2/10 (Relentless stalker horror) Content Warnings: Abusive relationship; Stalking; Suicide; Gaslighting;... more
"It's giving Lana-Del-Rey-coquette-Tumblr-girl realness" Special Guest: Sarah Maria Griffin Approachability: 8/10 (It's mild, horror-wise, but creepy in... more
"Unsafe at Any Speed" Approachability: 3/10 (When it decides to get graphic, it absolutely does) Content Warnings: Blood/Gore; Jump scares;... more
Ever wondered how to get murdered by snails? Approachability: 7/10 (Someone gory, scary, but ultimately very goofy) Content Warnings: Blood/Gore;... more
Shorts: Buffy S4E10 "Hush" (1999); Unedited Footage of a Bear (2015); Seasons Greetings (2016); Curve (2021); LOCAL58TV “Weather Service” (2017);... more
National Treasure meets DaVinci Code meets Blair Witch Approachability: 2/10 (Claustrophobic as heck) Content Warnings: claustrophobia; creepy figures; suicide; jump... more
This is why we ended the Space Shuttle program Approachability: 6/10 (Lots of tension/release; but not very bloody at all)... more
Shorts: Lights Out (2013); Moonstruck (2023); The Ten Steps (2012); Abracitos (2022); Portrait of God (2022); Good Hands (2016); Teaching... more
Hey Siri, leave me the fuck alone Approachability: 8/10 (It's tense, like an artsy thriller, but it pulls its horror... more
Dr Baddoctor versus Capt Evilsoldier! Special Guest: Alex Steed https://linktr.ee/alexsteed Approachability: 2/10 (If you can handle lotsa zombie gore, you're... more
Expressionistic Germans are at it again. Approachability: 9/10 (Another b&w classic; A must-watch, but also a good-watch) Content Warnings: Child... more
A gorgeous PSA about going to Sex Hell Approachability: 9/10 (Gorgeous b&w classic; Very accessible and well worth your... more
Are you haunted or do you just need help? Approachability: 6/10 (Slasher-y stabbings and lots of misogyny) Content Warnings:... more
Satan-loving French people are at it again Approachability: 4/10 (Goes hard into spooky/creepy) Content Warnings: Jump scares; Creepy imagery;... more
“Enjoy your stay. Nothing can go wrong.” Approachability: 9/10 (PG-Rated level scares/violence) Content Warnings: Mild blood; Snake attack Next... more
If you liked "Go the F*ck to Sleep," have we got a movie for you. Approachability: 7/10 ( Silly,... more
Those express trains get you every time. Approachability: 8/10 ( Cool/stylish dystopian sci-fi more than horror ) ... more
This movie brings to mind the old Cameo phrase: "Aowwww" Special Guest: Symphony Sanders ... more
Who are you? Special Guest: Janina Matthewson Approachability: 3/10 ( Smart, complex... more
Unlock the car door, Chad. Chad! Chad!!! Approachability: 2/10 ( It has ALL the horror movie bells... more
What if Alien… but with titties? Approachability: 3/10 ( Action/Sci-fi more than horror, but... more
Tonight, on a very special episode of Drink Masters… Approachability: 7/10 ( Tense scary, not... more
They are not communsts or immigrants. They are ants. That's all. Special Guest: Andrew Scahill ... more
I wish I loved anything as much as Diana loves eating guinea pigs Approachability: 8/10 (... more
If you outlaw armpit pincers, only outlaws will have armpit pincers Approachability: 3/10 ( Mostly sick... more
A how-to on churning butter and milking your axe handle Approachability: 7/10 ( ... more
A gentle, optimistic film about the benevolence of strangers Approachability: 1/10 ( Bleak, tragic, terrifying... more
Therapy: The Movie Approachability: 6/10 ( Absurd, sometimes gory, dark comedy )... more
FOR RENT: 2 Bed/2 Bath Apt, Stunning View, 12ft Ceiling, Hellmouth in Basement Approachability: ... more
For the last time, y'all, you shoot the zombies in the head. Approachability: 2/10 (... more
How do Leprechaun work? Approachability: 8/10 (Too silly to be scary ) Content Warnings: Spider;... more
Witch, please Special Guest: Sarah Maria Griffin Approachability: 8/10 ( More teen drama/thriller... more
Say, that's a funny-looking card deck, pal Special Guest: Symphony Sanders Approachability: 9/10... more
Do what mirror demon says and Fill the Bowl Approachability: 6/10 ( Gory but not... more
Be the Aunt Martha you wish to see in the world. Special Guest: Anthony Hudson ... more
Ask your doctor which Demon of the Prairie is right for you. Approachability: 8/10 (... more
Approachability: 9/10 ( Spooky, smart, sometimes surreal pre-code thriller ) Content Warnings: ... more
They probably should have gone to Barcelona. Approachability: 1/10 ( Super smart film,... more
The Oscar for best use of "star wipe" goes to… Approachability: 9/10 ( It's a... more
Imagine Johnny Depp as a shitty boyfriend Approachability: 3/10 ( Stylish & scary... more
Gimme that old time religion. Approachability: 8/10 ( Prestige tv series that is... more
God's judgment is clear, but what about OSHA's? Special Guest: Chris Brown (Check out the trailer... more
It was CAPITALISM that killed the beast. Approachability: 7/10 (Legitimate thriller, for a 90-year-old film) Content Warnings: Old-timey misogyny; super... more
I'm sorry, Mr. Burton, but Hollywood has a 4-montage limit. Approachability: 9/10 (More of a lightly-dark comedy about vampires than... 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
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 than gory... more