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If you didn't think a haunted pool could be scary, you'd be right.

Thanks as always for joining our Feel Bad Club! If you want more Peach & Shag, search The Nightmare Method wherever you get your podcasts. And Resch's, we're still waiting.

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The Austrians invented Feel Bad Club in the 18th century.

But we must recap the wikipedia synopses of the past or we will be doomed to repeat them.

Thanks as always for listening, and pls search "The Nightmare Method" for more Peach & Shag. Resch's, we're still waiting.

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All horror films are just smoke and mirrors. But only some are blessed to have an out-of-breath Nicolas Cage in prosthetics.

Thank you as always for joining the Feel Bad Club, and search The Nightmare Method for more Peach & Shag content. Oh, and Resch's – we're still waiting.

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Sequel season is finally over, which means it's finally time to start recapping films released in 2024 – and there have been so many good ones (even if they have terrible titles like "Voyage of the Demeter").

Oh, and since it's the first Monday of the month, check out the new Nightmare Method streaming now! It features the sort of serendipitous surprise that only the internet can deliver.

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Forget every other time we've said this, THIS is the worst film we've ever covered.

Also: That's the end of sequel season! Can't wait to catch up on the Brattiest year of horror ever.

Also: If you'd like a lil more Peach and Shag, search our other Pod, The Nightmare Method.

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Yes, the dolls have sex.

Nothing else about this film is predictable tho. I mean, once they realised Chucky was the REAL star, they changed the whole title convention of the films, and devolved the plots into simply "The wacky adventures of Chucky".

So, are you ready to hear about the shovel fight?

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Honestly one of the more problematic films we've covered. This is the "God's Must Be Crazy" of Child's Play sequels.

Also, if you need more Peach and Shag search for our other pod: The Nightmare Method!

Cheers as always for being part of the Feel Bad Club, Resch's what's up.

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Not to victim blame, but if you get killed by a tiny, relatively weak doll-come-to-life, it's kinda on you.

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Let's chat about how we're ending sequel season: a whole month of Child's Play sequels, from Child's Play 2 to Seed of Chucky.

Also, brand new The Nightmare Method out today, susbscibe now!

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Horror movies are sport, the characters are your team, and every sequel is a new season of potential.

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Some films work better as Wikipedia synopses.

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You always remember your first omen.

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Testing...

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Turns out Tenth time's a charm (or Xth time's a charm)

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There's GOT to be a better way to help people appreciate their lives...

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[Pinhead voice] "Shall we begin?"

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Froggy is not your friend. Froggy is "part of the family". Also, new episode of The Nightmare Method out now!

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It's a comedy.

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What would Patrick Bateman do?

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Gross.

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Wait, what were the rules of leprechauns again?

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Peach gets interviewed by uni student Jacob Malby, and new The Nightmare Method episode streaming now!!!

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The Limp Bizkit of horror movies.

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What's scarier: Evil dolls that run around or ones that never move?

Genuine Q.

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Apologies if you were expecting more exorcisms...

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Millennial culture is the REAL bad guy.

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Definitely a horror film.

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Jason Vorhees will never fall off.

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#shotoniphone

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Yo we're just heading into the desert for a few nights, anyone want anything?

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Near perfect, just needs more explicit sex scenes.

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Would YOU keep an infanticide scrapbook?

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Now available on DVD.

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How would YOU run a snuff film business?

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Sample a new podcast coming from Peach & Shag in 2024.

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Talk to me about how great horror was this year.

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How much damage would a cheese grater do really?

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Eat the rich (at a tropical resort buffet)

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For a horror film to be truly effective, you have to make the audience suffer.

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Capitalism is ALWAYS the bad guy.

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Smile, because you're gonna be a star.

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The call is coming from inside the boy.

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It's a gimmick episode!

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3 murders doth not a serial killer make.

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It's not just a title. It's a promise.

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Lucky it was a LIMITED liability company amiright?

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SPOOKO WRITING CAMP!

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You have to earn a Feel Bad Club ending – especially when it's this bleak.

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Maybe the worst film we've ever covered.

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"Would your rather?" the movie.

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Hold your kids close.

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We're so glad they exist, but you should NEVER EVER watch these films.

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Iconic.

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#Selfcare, but make it homicidal.

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Adelaide is back, baby!

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Do you remember Zoom get-togethers during lockdowns, or are you still too traumatised?

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We're finally journeying to the centre of Australia to uncover the mystery of Lake Mungo...

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Is this our first ever three-hat recap?

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Let's recap Shiv Roy's dark Australian past with the help of the film's composers: Mark Bradshaw & Marcus Whale

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The original terrifier.

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I bet you didn't think twice about that title, yeah?

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Why so serious?

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Do you pronounce it Boogie, Boagie or Boooogie?

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Can Ireland ever really be scary? Also, introducing Tony Tucci.

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There's a reason you've probably never seen this (and it's not just the problematic third act)

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Turns out the most succesful K-horror film of all time is also the most complicated. Notepads out!

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The cruelty is the point you sick fucks.

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Q. Can a mirror be scary? A. Yes. Yes it can. 

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Films called 'The Invitation' is our favourite new horror subgenre.

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(It's a metaphor)

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We probably need to outlaw men making films like this. 

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Turns out vampires can be scary. 

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Are ghosts scary? And does explaining how they work make them more or less terrifying?

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Nothing more relaxing than spending the weekend in an isolated cabin in the woods...

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Have you ever been in a cult? What if being in a cult is better than not being in a cult?

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If your TV told you to torture your kid, wyd?

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A bonafide Feel Bad Club classic. 

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Imagine if someone unzipped your skin and licked your heart?

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This is a film that exists, and we're here to take you through it. 

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Skinamarinky dinky dink, Skinamarinky doo, I loooovvvvveeee yooooouuuuuu...

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If a serial killer was exclusively (and viciously) targeting your bullies, would you be like slay or nay?

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To quote Lee Tran, this movie is a soufflé.

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Honestly, did EVERY script in the 80s get greenlit?

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How can a movie this good make you feel this bad?

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Are you ready to join the FBC (Feel Bad Club)?

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One of the more disturbing Wikipedia synopses you'll ever experience – and not just because of the dated 60's approach to race and gender. 

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Can you pick the top 5?

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Spooko Studios presents the original Wikipedia synopsis for Charcuterie, coming 2025. Happy Holidays!

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Welcome to the cursed world of Indonesian folk horror...

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Peach, on his own this week, finds the courage to choose and read his own horror synopsis. The experiment works!

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Hotels > AirBnB

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"You wot mate?!" – the movie

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Did you know Clive Barker's working title for Hellraiser was 'Sadomasochists from Hell'? 

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A film this gore-ful doesn't deserve to be so well plotted. A triumph that I really don't think you (or anyone) should watch. A complicated film/episode.

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The third film in a mainstream horror franchise has no right to be this spooko. 'Content creator' Alexei Toliopoulos returns to the pod to help unearth a hidden horror classic. 

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Does it? 

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There is just something so uniquely special about iconic 80s horror classics

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The 3rd highest grossing Korean horror film of all time is based on a real (and potentially actually haunted) abandoned psychiatric hospital...

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Men is (are) scary as hell 

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We're joined this week by special guest Mark Bradshaw, the composer behind the incredible score for our fave Aussie horror film since The Babadook

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It was bound to happen: a horror-themed Gordon Ramsay cooking competition. 

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I want to go to the World's Fair, I want to go to the World's Fair, I want to go to the Worl

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Thank you from the depths of our cold hearts for making it this far. Here's a brutal French home-invasion slasher, as a treat.

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Can you stomach the goriest film of all time?

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How do you keep the Orphan series thrilling (and icky) when we already know the twist? Like this...

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No, seriously – what DID Josiah see?

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Predator x Indigenous history x Legally Blonde

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Only in horror, and only from a24.

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John Carpenter's earnest and under appreciated masterpiece is the Top Gun: Maverick of genre cinema.

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Spooko history lesson: do you know where gore in horror began? 

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To be fair, no film could live up to the promise of the greatest horror poster in years. 

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After 141 episodes, Peach breaks down the Spooko films he reckons the horror averse could safely watch.

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Horror films need great titles. Titles that immediately unsettle you. Titles that hint at the unsettling antagonists and excessive gore that awaits you if you dare press play...

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Look up any "top 10 most disturbing Korean films" list and you'll find this revenge slasher hovering around number one. It's time you found out why.

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If this episode doesn't scare you, you're already dead. 

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The twist in M. Night Shyamalan's Old is that it's actually really good (and super chilling). 

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If you watch enough horror, you'll eventually find a film that will make you wish you didn't. This week we're joined by visual FX legend Will Reichelt to discuss one of the goriest films of the millennium thus far (we're sorry!)

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It's a Spooko whodunnit! Join us (and an annoyingly unhelpful .pdf cheat sheet) to unmask the identity of the latest Ghostface(s). 

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Listen to this episode and tell me you don't want to be a coroner afterwards.

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This is a dark, shocking, bleak film – but I think we all deserve it. 

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The A24-ification of horror continues.

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Horror movie sequels are like a box of chocolates. And in this particular case, you REALLY have no idea what you're gonna get.

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We're drunk on holiday, so fuck it: Human Centipede 3. 

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No spoilers for this incredible film, except that whoever you are and whatever it is that you're worried you haven't completed or achieved yet, remember: you are enough.

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Cannibals can also be fussy eaters. 

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Mariama Diallo, the director of 2022's 'Master' describes the horror genre as "fun, sincere and truthful'. Now, in no way could you describe this week's oppressively dark film as "fun", but you'll rarely experience a story that illuminates truth as well as this. 

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Hold on to your butts! No seriously, hold on to your butts. We return with another example of why horror is the most creative genre (and a dance sequence that with knock your butt off). 

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Note: this is another voice note Peach sent me. New episode next week! Thanks as always for listening and sticking with us, it means the world. 

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We're taking the week off because Peach just turned 40, but... because Peach doesn't take time off, we've recorded a quick intermission for you guys. Vale Shane Warne.  

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A party bus massacre? Check. Gentle anti-capilalist message? Check check. a run time of 73 minutes? This Netflix-only sequel to the original classic proves once again why horror is the greatest genre. 

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There is nothing more compelling than a horror villain that has a point. That you don't agree with necessarily, but you get why they'd – for example – lure, trap and butcher an entire extended family on a cross-country holiday. 

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Serious Q that the horror genre often overlooks: If your ARE going to harvest, prepare and sell human meat, what's the best way to cultivate it? 

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Magical realism. Vengeful zombies. Infanticide. This enchanting indie is HEAVY, but is it horror? Film maker Megan Riakos returns to the pod to help us play the genre-categorisation game. 

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This episode we're joined by Will Reichelt, one of Australia's most accomplished special effects identities to chat an insane film that's chock full of them: James Wan's 'Malignant'!

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A deceptively disgusting 'Ozploitation' film from 2009 has Peach feeling like the early days of Spooko (when he wasn't so jaded). Huge content warning, these kills are creative and disturbing.

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A truly disturbing episode, featuring a film based on one of the most horrific events in Australia's history. Follow us on TikTok! (IYKYK)

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This film is bleak. And spoiler alert, not matter how many kids get killed by antlered beats, the true monster is capitalism. 

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With Shag away, Peach is inviting all scaredy-cats (and a24 horror fans) to join him in an experiment that may or may not work: watching a kill-count recap vid of the very first film we covered on Spooko, Hereditary – together! 

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Warning: as we conclude this chronological list of the most disturbing films of all time, we're gonna be discussing some movies you may wish you'd never heard of. Listen at your own risk.

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For a fun end-of-year treat, we're spending the next few weeks seeing how dark horror gets via the 10 most disturbing films of all time (according to the internet). Happy holidays.

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Thrilled to be joined once again by our favourite podcast Too Scary; Didn't Watch to help explain what a 'Chuck E Cheese' is, and why Nicolas Cage is truly the best actor of his generation. 

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When this uncategorisable film premiered at the Sydney Film Festival, 13 people fainted and dozens walked out. Shag and this week's guest Al Grigg were there, and luckily for you, did neither. 

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Horror has the funnest and most inventive premises. Case in point: a debut feature from a Welsh director set in the infamous 'video nasty' era of UK censorship, that is itself a video nasty. Magic. 

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The power of this film's poster alone caused hysteria and widespread film banning in the UK during the 1980s. Are you brave enough do discover the Driller Killer?

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How has there never been a teen slasher with this title up until now? This episode we're joined by certified scaredy cat Lee Tran Lam to recap Netflix's woke (and  surprisingly gory) reimagining of Scream.

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We're taking a trip from Seoul to Busan (with podcast legend Alexei Toliopoulos) to work out which is scarier: shambling Romero zombies, or an athletic undead baseball team.

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Horror isn't just the 80s classics that everyone has heard of. Horror in the 2020s is an exciting crop of new franchises that have nothing to do with Michael Myers and Freddy Krueger. Say hello to Norman Nordstrom (actually don't say anything, just wave).

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It's a Halloween tradition! We're joined once again by FBi legend Ruby Miles to explore the second film of the new Halloween trilogy, and get to the bottom of what Michael Myers is REALLY after.

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The 11th film in the franchise, that's actually the sequel to the original 1978 film according to the 7th Michael Myers Timeline. It's also the 3rd film called 'Halloween', following both the first and the Rob Zombie remake in 2007. Imagine explaining this to Thomas Edison.

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The ultimate Gap Year: trading bodies with a serial killer in your final year of high school. But please, can we stop with the butcher-shaming?

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If you've played Squid Game, it's time to graduate to a more sophisticated (and arguably darker) vision of Korean Horror. Also, surprise! (IYKYK)

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Don't let the exploitative cover fool you – this is a woke, feminist horror film that was hugely ahead of its time in 1982. But is it scary? 

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A loving homage to 80's live-action adventure films that's also over-the-top gory that also has a very internet sense of humour that also had a budget of whatever was in the filmmakers' wallets. Let's see how far we can push the 'so bad it's good' defence, shall we?

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A thrilling homage to The Shining that you ABSOLUTELY SHOULDN'T WATCH if you have kids. Listen to this episode instead. 

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Facts: certain scenes in horror films can damage your psyche, and A24 don't miss. Also, pls be kind to those around you – you never know what they're going through. 

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If everything was suddenly legal, would YOU put on a scary mask and go human hunting? Plus, Charcuterie continues. 

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Do not watch this movie. Also huge content warning re: graphic depictions of cannibalism. But also listen for the best idea out of Spooko Studios yet: 'Charcuterie'. 

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In our 100th episode, we reveal our 10 rules for horror while exploring one of the funniest wikipedia synopses we've ever read. Thank you for listening, this episode is for you.

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The horror genre takes risks no other genre can. Case in point: Becky, a slasher remake of Home Alone starring Paul Blart as a nazi chasing a magic macguffin. 

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Part two of our listener-submitted recap of internet famous author Chuck Tingle's first horror novella. We appreciate the love, apologies for splitting the episode (and some audio quality issues in the first 10 mins) and thanks again Kelly!

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This is a Spooko first. In part one of this two-parter, we're tiptoeing into the strange world of internet-famous author Chuck Tingle's first ever horror novella, thanks to our first ever listener-created wiki synopsis. Cheers Kelly!

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The critics hated it, audiences were ambivalent – but it has one of those insane plots that only horror films seem to have. Will Peach get spooked?

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Peach gets passo aggresso. For real Spooko fans only.

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How much information is too much when it comes to explaining why your evil doll is evil? 

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POP QUIZ: Name three films starring Chloë Grace Moretz (and if your answer doesn't include this near-perfect WW2 action/horror/feminist thriller, rectify that immediately with this week's episode!) 

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DISCLAIMER: Peach and FBi radio are not liable for any nightmares this recap of Liv Tyler's spookiest film may cause (but Shag might be). 

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Can Stephen King make a story about a magical car that turns teenagers into greasers scary? Play the Christine drinking game to find out!

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CROSSOVER! We join forces once more with our fave horror aversion podcast, Too Scary; Didn't Watch, to recap the goriest film we've ever covered (seriously, you've been warned). 

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What is the final image in Sleepaway camp that sets it apart from every other 80's summer-camp slasher? Are you brave enough to google it like Peach did? 

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We're joined once again by Al Grigg to chat touring America in a van, playing to skinheads, and why Green Room is extra Spooko due to its authenticity. 

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Can a colour be scary? When Nicolas Cage is involved, anything is possible...

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Like most early noughties horror, this is basically just one long Limp Bizkit video (celebrity cameo included).

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Peach is both shocked and amused by a cult classic that's both high camp and highly problematic (like all 80's horror films). Also, do YOU know how to pronounce Van Gogh?

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Imagine if the creator of both the Scooby Doo films AND Guardians of the Galaxy wrote a corporate satire of Saw. Et Voila! 

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Whether you're looking to gently expose yourself to horror OR progressive economic politics, this is the horror-comedy (and episode) for you. 

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This week we're joined by [REDACTED] to talk banned horror – specifically this early, creepy found footage compilation, passed down from your weird older cousin since 1978. 

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Honestly, if someone asked you what your greatest fear is, could you really name it? And would it really be your parents being axe-murdered?

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Is it even possible to make a feminist rape-revenge slasher film? Listen to this week's episode and decide for yourself.  

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FYI: anytime a film is described as 'psychological horror', it just means that the bad guy is crazy, AND that the film's take on psychology will be either wrong, problematic, or both. 

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This 2017 French cannibal coming-of-age drama will make you gag, but also make you feel. Can we get a "ooh la la"?

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Horror is great, but it's a bit of a boys club. So for #IWD last week, SBS On Demand premiered a new collection of 'genre' shorts directed by women, and we're joined by creator Megan Riakos to help take Peach through maybe the weirdest one of the bunch!

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Genuine content warning for this episode, even the wikipedia synopsis was almost too much for Peach. Thank heavens for the talking fox!

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Imagine if the evil hillbillies in films like Wrong Turn (2003)  or The Hills Have Eyes were merely misunderstood, and it's OUR PREJUDICE that was the true villain all along. 

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Creative decapitations, 'inbred mountain men' as a symbol for the class divide, and whatever happened to Eliza Dushku? 

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Spider eating, courtroom drama, Laura Linney believing in demons – this film has it all! Also priests are superheroes, and demons love 3am apparently?

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We're joined by podcasting legend Alexei Toliopoulos to chat one of the craziest films we've ever covered (sorry Peach). And like the 'Society (1989)', you HAVE to stick around till the end of this episode. Trust us. 

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The most problematic film we've ever encountered and one of the worst horror films synopsised on Spooko leads to one of our fave episodes yet, so... thanks?

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Though Peach almost faints from the (wikipedia description of) blood, this economically effective techno doppelgänger horror film deserves twin thumbs up. Also, should we start an OnlyFans?

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Death comes for us all – in super creative ways it turns out. Find out why Peach thinks this deserves a spot in the Spooko horror syllabus. 

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How does a horror movie with such a spooko cover end up like a cross between Willow and a Muppets movie? 

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The Spooko exposure-therapy method works! Find out which horror film Peach is excited to watch the WHOLE WAY THROUGH in 2021. 

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Nicolas Cage? Selma Blair? Fillacide? Nice. 

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Xmas episode! This week Shag takes Peach through a cult Christmas slasher that scandalised a generation, and why isn't there a horror Love, Actually?

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With Shag away, Peach spooks himself with the wiki synopsis of a questionably feminist horror film from the cursed year of our lord 2020: Amulet.

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Deep down a Netflix browsing hole you'll find Eli, a 2019 horror film that manages to have its cake and eat it too. Find out why Peach would maybe consider putting it on his to-watch list.

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Is the Cannibal genre inherently problematic? Is Patrick Wilson in every movie ever made? Also, Peach almost spews at one point, so content warning. 

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In a high-concept episode, Shag has EXACTLY 30 minutes to take Peach through Netflix's The Platform, the most heavy-handed metaphor ever made.

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Peach introduces his latest horror creation – Snipsy – plus he and Shag name their favourite episodes so far.

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Holy crap, Peach watched a horror movie! Seems fitting that this week we upend the natural order as Peach takes Shag through Polaroid – a straight-to-Netflix movie with haunted cameras and 0% on Rotten Tomatoes. 

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Is it okay to cast unique faces as the "weird/evil" character? Plus, find out why this wikipedia synopsis almost made Peach want to quit the podcast.

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Under cross-examination by Shag, Peach discovers why a Martyrs-like cult would shed their names in this long-forgotten Spanish chiller. 

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60 episodes in, Peach & Shag finally get around to the wikipedia synopsis of arguably the most iconic horror film of all time. Cheers Katy for the prod!

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Shag introduces Peach to the film that inspired Jordan Peele's Us. But where are all the CHUDs?

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Holy crap, DO NOT listen to this episode if you don't want to me mildly unsettled. This 2019 indie horror film is legit, as Peach is about to discover. 

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Peach and Shag are joined by Sydney food icon Lee Tran Lam to discuss Bong Joon-Ho's 'The Host' – an allegory for why it's bad to dump formaldehyde in the Han River. 

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Shag takes Peach to the darkest corner of the horror aisle with this 1988 creature feature. Also, if you're going to ask a witch for a favour, READ THE CONTRACT FIRST. 

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I think at this point we should just avoid all clowns on Halloween – especially ones with black gums and scalpels. Thanks to Luke for nominating this cult 2016 low-budget slasher!

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If you haven't seen this 2009 cult classic, you MUST listen to this episode, holy hell. Thanks Ruby Rose for the suggestion, shout out Chris Pratt for your #glowup, and CHEERS to Resch's!

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While weird stuff keeps happening during recording of the pod, Shag introduces Peach to a found footage classic about spooko stuff caught on (home) video

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Happy Spook-aversary! To celebrate 52 episodes of Spooko, Shag takes Peach back to where it all began (for Ewan McGregor) – the Overlook Hotel in 2019's sequel to The Shining.

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Crossover! Our second conjoined show with our fave LA horror recap podcast (Too Scary; Didn't Watch) in which we unpack a movie that may or may not be an allegory for dementia. 

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Shout out to friend of the pod Sarah for this week's movie choice! Plus Peach pitches his next horror film...

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Who is scared of a doll, really? Turns out Shag is (even more than Peach)

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Is Get Out about Kanye? Peach, having never seen it, delivers his verdict after Shag reads him the Wikipedia synopsis.

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Peach discovers that ghosts truly suck. 

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