Flirting over texts! A college sophomore! The horrors of dating! This week the boys enter the dating pool only to find a CAT PERSON!! Plus, we go back to TV Corner and check John Carpenter's Suburban Screams episode 3!! And so much more!!! You can always email us: skeletonboyspod@gmail.com Instagram and Threads: https://www.instagram.com/skeletonbo…

This month we are looking at 4 movies by the King of Venereal Horror, David Cronenberg. This is our Crash Course!! Sleazy cable TV station! Pirate broadcast! Hallucinatory journey! This week the boys meet up with James Woods and Deborah Harry to bare witness to the new flesh! Long live the new flesh! VIDEODROME!!! Plus, we go back to TV Corner and …

This month we are looking at 4 movies by the King of Venereal Horror, David Cronenberg. This is our Crash Course!! Parasites! High-rise apartment! Sex-crazed fiends! This week the boys are scientist doing experiments that will genetically engineer parasites, for the use of organ transplants...that sentence should give you SHIVERS!!! You can always …

This month we are looking at 4 movies by the King of Venereal Horror, David Cronenberg. This is our Crash Course!! Unconventional psychologist! Strange children! Child-custody battle! This week the boys join psychotherapy cult run by Oliver Reed and manifest their suppressed anger, only to become THE BROOD!! Plus, we go back to TV Corner and check …

This month we are looking at 4 movies by the King of Venereal Horror, David Cronenberg. This is our Crash Course!! Psychological experiment! Telepaths! Incapable of speech! This week the boys go to Canadian for erotic inquiry, things get weird, folks! Plus, we go back to TV Corner and check out Ju-on: Origins episode 5!! And so much more!!! You can…

A kidnapping! Deteriorating reality! Husband's summer home! This week the boys deal with PTSD and want to go SOMEWHERE QUIET!! Writer/Director Olivia West Lloyd’s feature debut is self-assured, genre-bending debut that plunges its heroine into a paranoid nightmare. The story examines the psychological toll of surviving a kidnapping. Somewhere Quiet…

Horrific violence! A gang of orphans! 3 wishes! This week the boys go to Mexico, meet some cartels and ghost only to find TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID!! Tigers Are Not Afraid merges fantasy and supernatural elements with real-life horrors. Issa Lopez has crafted a current story, especially given how much the drug war on the border of Mexico and the state …

Decaying home! Dementia! Insidious presence! This week the boys meet a daughter and grand daughter, who are looking for an elderly mother who vanished. Only to find the RELIC!! Relic is a remarkable debut, by Natalie Erika James. The movie takes on the theme of dementia in a new and eerie way. haunted house story but the failure of our own minds an…

*FOR SPIKE Motorcycle accident! Top secret experiment! Ill fated love! This week the boys celebrate Valentine Days with a tale of Doomed Romance. As they take a bite out of Return of the Living Dead III!! Love and gore-what more do you need? Return of the Living Dead III is a gore flick with a love story at the core. The Return of the Living Dead t…

Prog-rock musician! Decapitation! Undead corpses! This week the boys get new neighbors and commit serial manslaughter! It's time to DESTROY ALL NEIGHBORS!! Destroy all Neighbors is a neurotic horror-comedy. It's a very plot-light movie. Jonah Ray Rodrigues stars and has popped up recently in many movies and is a welcome talent. NEIGHBORS to me is l…

A young girl! Philippines during World War II! Flesh-eating fairy! This week the boys have stolen Japanese gold and want to hide it IN MY MOTHERS SKIN!!? (gross!) I appreciate the creative takes on horror from the Southern Asia. Asian horror movies from Japan and South Korea are pretty common. I rarely see horror flicks made from the Philippines. I…

Ancient curse! A psychiatrist! H.P. Lovecraft! This week the boys body swap to find some SUITABLE FLESH!! Stuart Gordon was one of my favorite filmmakers. This movie feels dedicated to him. Director,Joe Lynch, mixes camp, grotesque horror, and black comedy. But does Suitable Flesh pay tribute to one of the masters in the genre or is this an uneasy …

Paranormal phenomena! Neighborhood in Buenos Aires! Researchers! This week the boys move into a affected house and together, try not to get TERRIFIED!! Terrified, is an Argentinean horror movie, the storyline focuses on detectives who investigate some strange occurrences at neighboring houses. But does it live up to the title or complete rubbish? P…

Anthology horror! "El Viajero"! Vengeful Paraguayan wraith! This week the boys become SATANIC HISPANICS!! SATANIC HISPANICS is 5 stories loosely tied together. Many top hispanic filmmakers showcase their talents both on and off screen but is this movie class above the rest or mixed bag!! Plus, we go back to TV Corner and check out Bloodride episode…

Found footage horror! The 1980s! Terrifying journey! This week the boys can't look way at another anthology series set in the 80s. Be kind and rewind V/H/S/85! V/H/S is the horror anthology set in different decades. The latest is set in the 1980s and uses early cam corder style to tell its five installments. Co-directed by David Bruckner (The Ritua…

BONUS episode! This is an excerpt from our last episode of the year, where John and Rolando count down their top 5 horror movies of 2023. Tune in to find out what movies took the top spots. Itunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-skeleton-boys/id1543999012 You can always email us: skeletonboyspod@gmail.com Instagram and Threads: https://w…

An ex-dancer! Strange advent calendar! Bloody aftermath! This week the boys go to France to celebrate Christmas and must obey THE ADVENT CALENDAR!! The Advent Calendar follows a time-honored trope: be-careful-what-you-wish-for. A Monkey paw tale, if you will. writer/director Patrick Ridremont tries to come up with a few variations on this familiar …

Parallel universe! Town misfits! Killer on the loose! This week the boys visit Angel Falls ,where they witness a angel get it's KILL! IT'S A WONDERFUL KNIFE!! Horror Christmas is one of the longest running traditions for the Skeleton Boys. This year we are watching It's a Wonderful Knife that blends both comedy and horror. The movie is a spin on "I…

A nurse! reanimation! Morgue technician! This week the boys decide to play god and encounter BIRTH/REBIRTH!! Mary Shelley would be proud. Finally, a riff on the Frankenstein story written, directed and starring women. Plus, plenty of gore and a gratifying amount of real terror. But in Birth/Rebirth did the monsters come alive or was it dull? Plus, …

Two brothers! Remote village! Malevolent force! This week the boys witness a "birth" and rot follows them, WHEN EVIL LURKS!! "Evil loves children and children love evil." A truly haunting quote from Demián Rugna's WHEN EVIL LURKS. Not an easy movie to watch but something really important is being said. But is When Evil Lurks Brilliant or doesn't en…

An election! Sorority murders! A new mascot! This week, the boys get involved an a sorority election. A sloth. A house. Fatalities. SLOTHERHOUSE!! Pun intended. If a movie called Slotherhouse sounds good to you...by all means. It's a wild review! Plus, we go back to TV Corner and check out THE FALL OF THE HOUSE USHER season 1 episode 4! And so much…

A brutal murder! A brilliant teenager! Curable death! This week, the boys mess around and find out not to get in the way of THE ANGRY BLACK GIRL and HER MONSTER!! Bomani J. Story, crafts a thrilling tale about a family dealing with death. Inspired by Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Vicaria, believes death can be cured. It weaves many themes into its n…

Home invasion! Unearthly visitors! traumatic incident! This week the boys live a solitary and withdrawn life, only to be met by aliens...And believe me NO ONE WILL SAVE YOU!! Brian Duffield's No One Will Save You can be described a sci fi thriller, something more in line with Invasion of the Body Snatchers or Signs. There is true inspiration in tel…

Macabre violence! Corpses rise! A guardian! This week, the boys head to north Italy and learn what Dellamorte dellamore means, when they tangle with the CEMETERY MAN!! Cemetery man intertwines zombies rising from the crypt and a misfit man who has the lonely mission to kill them. it's very European. But is it horror or underrated, highly atmosphere…

Sadistic presence! Grieving family! Flashlights! This week the boys, become trapped in a closet only to meet THE BOOGEYMAN!! The Boogeyman is a adaptation of a short story, written by Stephen King. The name is not original but is not a franchise or a remake. It's a standalone movie with atmosphere and consequences. But is The Boogeyman creepy fun o…

Our Spooky Special, Dreaming With Freddy, concludes! This week, the boys watch A Nightmare on Elm Street!! (Stay til the end for a BONUS) A real horror classic and the debut of movie icon...Freddy Kreuger! A simple concept, what if you die in your sleep? Wes Craven perfectly weaves shocking imagery and grounded terror. Nightmare on Elm Street is a …

Our Spooky Special, Dreaming With Freddy continues! This week, the boys watch A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors and A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge!! Two very different sequels, both less dark than the original, but both are favorites among series fans. Freddy's Revenge was overlooked in contrast of Dream Warriors which has …

Our Spooky Special, Dreaming With Freddy continues! This week, the boys watch (A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child 1989) & (A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master 1988) untenable. It's the best way I can describe the next series of movies in the nightmare series. A lot of ideas, some new, some old but it's one constant... Freddy, can'…

This week, the boys began Dreaming with Freddy as they review every Nightmare on Elm Street in reverse! First up, New Nightmare and Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare!! Nightmare is a beloved franchise with an iconic villain. So join us all month long, as we look back at Nightmare on Elm Street!!! You can always email us: skeletonboyspod@gmail.com …

Every October, the boys look at one franchise for the entire month! In the past we took a journey through the Halloween series and Paranormal Activity. This year we take a look at legendary series Nightmare on Elm Street! Our program is titled "Dreaming with Freddy"!! But a new added wrinkle, is we will watch the nightmare series in reverse order! …

For the first time the boys are covering two wildly different movies on one show! The Double Feature!! Two movies picked by John and Rolando! Jethica is a movie that deals with heavy themes like obsession but director Pete ohs distills these themes with dark sense humor. It’s a movie that you never see coming. The Deadly Spawn is an inspired invasi…

First communion! A conservative town! An old doll! This week the boys take some drugs at a nightclub only to be haunted by THE COMMUNION GIRL!! The Communion Girl is a ghost story set in the 80s. It draws inspiration from many other horror, suspense movies. Set in Spain, it was refreshing to see horror movies set outside of the United Sates. But is…

Sinister parents! Knocking on the wall! Dark secrets! This week the boys meet a eight year old boy and his pumpkin patch loving parents only to get caught up in a COBWEB!! Samuel Bodin's COBWEB is built to be strange and unusual and its thanks to ominous cinematography. The mystery of Cobweb could be considered a misdirection and waits until the la…

A small town in Nebraska! Ruined crops! irresponsible adults! This week the boys join a bunch of kids massacring adults only to become CHILDREN OF CORN!! This is the 11th entry in the Children of the Corn franchise. Again, this is a reboot by Kurt Wimmer and is a brisk 90 minutes. GMOs is the new take on this franchise and is relevant now to middle…

Embalmed hand! Group of teens! Contacting the dead! This week, the boys open a door to the spirit world, only for it to want to TALK TO ME!! The plausibility of TALK TO ME, is something that sets this movie apart. A story that is built on trauma and a familiar coming of age tale. But is TALK TO ME all concept or an example of successful genre ingen…

Possessed child! The Vatican's chief exorcist! centuries-old conspiracy! This week the boys head to Italy and help Russell Crowe become THE POPE'S EXORCIST!! I must say, I'm here for when popular actors get into genre movies. The idea of seeing Russell Crowe read rites, in a poor Italian accent, to a levitating kid, is very exciting. Him roaming th…

Traveling strangers! Southern Italy! Middle of nowhere! This week the boys head to Italy for food and fun, but only to experience A Classic Horror Story!! Meta horror is built into the plot of A Classic Horror Story. This genre can be brutal and claustrophobic but this movie is trying to subvert expectations while trying to follow its laid out form…

Two Edgar Allan Poe adaptations! A cheating wife! And a sleazy reporter! This week, the boys look into TWO EVIL EYES!! George Romero and Dario Argento, two horror directors, may I say two masters of horror, tackle two short stories by Edgar Allan Poe. ("The Facts in the case of Mr. Valdemar" and " The Black Cat")The two segments match the directors…

A group of campers! unfamiliar forest! Survival horror! This week the boys are rangers trying to not be killed by THE FINAL TERROR!!! The Final Terror is an unusual movie, part slasher, part thriller and survivalist adventure film. It's a movie that takes it time to get going before "deliverance" style tone takes hold of the later half of the movie…

A shy young girl! Summer Camp! Twisted murders! This week the boys enjoy there time at Camp Arawak but after a series of bizarre violent accidents, will they make it out of SLEEPWAY CAMP!! Probably one of the most notorious endings in American history, Sleepaway Camp is a B movie slasher with lots to say. Normally it's the opposite. Thats not to sa…

Resurrected corpses! Decomposing cop! Vincent Price! This week the boys chase down the dead who are committing crimes??? As our summer series reaches DEAD HEAT!!! This movie may be the greatest zombie cop, buddy movie ever. This is not Shakespeare but if you like cheesy 80s horror this fits the bill. But is this a fun zombie cop movie or corny acti…

Haunted home! Summer trip! Six schoolgirls! This week the boys head to the Japan and have a fever dream nightmare at the HAUSU!! Hausu is a bizarre and experimental horror, that has unique plot and surreal cinema. Its impossible to adequately describe the movie fairly it's just something you have to see. Hausu is a trip but is it more than campy fu…

Prank gone wrong! An upstate New York summer camp! A pair of shears! This week the boys become caretakers of a summer camp, only to watch THE BURNING!! A possible copycat of FRIDAY THE 13TH, however THE BURNING is a summer camp slasher with a touch giallo. Low budget slasher is nothing new but notably has the debuts of Jason Alexander, Holly Hunter…

A drifter and a young woman! Frist Love! Cannibalism! This week the boys hit the back roads of America to see its BONES and ALL!! Bones and All attempts to combine romance and horror that is both beautiful and haunting. Much more than a cannibal movie, it evokes issues of mental illness and ones sexuality. But is Bones and All a sweet coming of age…

Stardom! Ambitious farm girl! Devout mother! This week the boys go back to rural Texas and meet a girl with violent tendencies, her name was PEARL!! An origin story to Ti West's X, was not something anyone was expecting. A small story but is anchored by Mia Goth. A period horror movie that doesn't pull its emotional punches. But is PEARL a dream co…

Ancient demon! Hassidic Jewish community! A summoning circle! This week the boys visit a morgue and fight off a possessed corpse in THE OFFERING!! Nick Park's, THE OFFERING, reminded me of a mix of THE VIGIL and THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE. The movie surrounds it self in Jewish esoteric and mysticism. Very dark and brooding but does it rise above clich…

Telekinetic powers! Cosmic Christ figure! Avian attacks! This week the boys, join John Huston, the intergalactic warrior, who battles somewhere between Hell and the darkest reaches of outer space-we experience THE VISITOR!!! This Nonsensical Italian-made movie, rips off many better movies, only made watchable by the legendary cast: John Huston, Lan…

Woodsboro survivors! New York City life! Ghostface killings! This week the boys take another stab at Scream franchise with SCREAM 6!! The Scream series returned last year with a requel. Scream 5 was quippy fun. Scream 6 is back and set in New York and with out series star Neve Campbell. But is it meta fun or over does the nostalgia? Plus, in TV COR…

House party! Aliens attack! Surviving the night! This week the boys cheer on some preteens who pew pew some aliens, as they witness KIDS vs. ALIENS!! A spin-off film from the V/H/S franchise, "Slumber Party Alien Abduction". It has a DIY film style and tromaesque vibes. It really speaks to anyone’s 80s inner child. But is KIDS VS ALIENS a crazy B m…

Old apartment building! Two sisters! Possessing demons! This week the boys leave the woods to face the bloodthirsty deadites in Los Angeles, only to see the EVIL DEAD RISE!! EVIL DEAD RISES is loud and bombastic with violence that doesn't hold back. It's a movie that takes many risk and tries to honor the franchise differently than the 2013 reboot.…