Happy Halloween, gang! This week, on the first of two episodes we'll be dropping in the lead-up to horror's most hallowed holiday, we're discussing a couple of films that we thought would be especially suitable for the season. First up, though, Nick and Chris have to catch up on all of their other spooky-season viewing thus far, including some revisiting of franchises like Scream, Hellraiser, and -- of course -- Halloween, as well as some lesser-known picks and a new Netflix series from one of our favorites, Mike Flanagan. And then, it's on to our review of 1981's Dark Night of the Scarecrow, a made-for-TV movie that, small-screen origins aside, brings a surprising amount of atmosphere and craft to its creepy small-town revenge tale. We follow that up with a look at the 2015 found-footage flick Hell House LLC, a movie that combines heavy Halloween atmosphere and a deliriously creepy setting in its story of a haunted Halloween attraction gone terrifyingly awry.
Happy Halloween, gang! This week, on the first of two episodes we'll be dropping in the lead-up to horror's most hallowed holiday, we're discussing a couple of films that we thought would be especially suitable for the season. First up, though, Nick and Chris have to catch up on all of their other spooky-season viewing thus far, including some revisiting of franchises like Scream, Hellraiser, and -- of course -- Halloween, as well as some lesser-known picks and a new Netflix series from one of our favorites, Mike Flanagan. And then, it's on to our review of 1981's Dark Night of the Scarecrow, a made-for-TV movie that, small-screen origins aside, brings a surprising amount of atmosphere and craft to its creepy small-town revenge tale. We follow that up with a look at the 2015 found-footage flick Hell House LLC, a movie that combines heavy Halloween atmosphere and a deliriously creepy setting in its story of a haunted Halloween attraction gone terrifyingly awry.