The Final Ghouls Of Horror Podcast

The Final Ghouls are back and stuck in a closet for the weekend as we look at 1988's The Lady In White! Holly, Jeremy and L jump into Frank LaLoggia's supernatural horror film starring a young Lukas Haas, Alex Rocco and Katherine Helmond.

Get Ready For: Holly's love for the film growing up, Jeremy and L's pre-watch expectations of a La Llorona story, thoughts on the in media res opening, the surprisingly dark tone for a gateway horror film, director Frank LaLoggia's Spielbergian approach to the 1960s period elements, L's appreciation of the visual effects work, how early Jeremy and Holly identified the killer, and why the racial injustice subplot doesn't particularly work for us.

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The Final Ghouls are back and going back to the prom as we tackle the 1972 classic Carrie ahead of its 50th anniversary -- and just as the new Mike Flanagan series arrives! Holly, Jeremy and L discuss Brian DePalma's adaptation of the Stephen King novel starring Sissy Spacek as the titular character and a terrifying Piper Laurie as her mother.

Get Ready For: Our experience levels with Stephen King's work, Jeremy and L's love of Locke & Key (mostly the comic), the one-two punch of bullying and religious extremism, Holly's memories of high school girls being the worst, Miss Collins' penchant for slapping teenagers, Sissy Spacek's titular performance, Brian DePalma's directorial flourishes, that iconic prom scene, and the final jump scare.

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The Final Ghouls are back and going on a terrifying train ride as we take a look at 1972's Horror Express! Holly, Jeremy and L dig deep into Eugenio Martin's train-set horror film with Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing that carries a very familiar story.

Get Ready For: Comparisons to John Carpenter's The Thing, love for the dynamic between Christopher Lee & Peter Cushing (both on screen and in real life), the film's old school Hammer-esque horror feel, Holly and L's appreciation of the train setting (and other unprecedented agreements between them!), Jeremy's enjoyment of Telly Savalas' camp energy and the lopsided approach to the faith vs. science debate.

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The Final Ghouls are back and spying on our neighbors as we weigh in on 1954's Rear Window! Holly, Jeremy and L dive back into Alfred Hitchcock's catalog for a look at this single location thriller and its voyeuristic charms.

Get Ready For: Our histories with the film, how well we all get along (or don't!) with our neighbors, Holly's real-life Rear Window-esque experience, oodles of Grace Kelly love, the themes of voyeurism and how it was relevant then and now, which of the neighbor characters we most like, why Jeremy has utter disdain for It's a Wonderful Life and L has a burning hatred for Romeo + Juliet, whether the mystery is appropriately engaging, and how Hitchcock's direction compares to his work in Psycho.

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The Final Ghouls are back and getting lost in the woods as we discuss 1999's The Blair Witch project! Holly, Jeremy and L examine their first found footage film together and explore its inestimable impact on horror.

Get Ready For: Our histories with found footage and why the format has its critics, Holly's schoolyard experiences hearing about how "real" it is, how our expectations affected our enjoyment of it, L's disdain of spoilers, the curse of being the "scariest movie ever," our thoughts on the so-called "unlikable" characters, the infamous shaky cam, scary stretches of road in Australia, the ambiguous ending, and Jeremy's rant about the sequels.

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The Final Ghouls are back and prepping our crossbow skills as we discuss the 2016 home invasion film Hush! Holly, Jeremy and L examine our first Mike Flanagan film, starring Kate Siegel as a deaf woman dealing with a ruthless serial killer.

Get Ready For: Our histories with Mike Flanagan and home invasion films, Jeremy's rant against the new Strangers trilogy, Kate Siegel love, how the film approaches its deaf character, how the slasher elements come into play, the importance of good house geography, Holly's appreciation of how much The Man enjoys his pastimes, the immersive sound design, and L giving Jeremy a full body cringe in a very kawaii way.

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The Final Ghouls are back and taking to the stage for something different as we discuss Team Starkid's 2025 musical production Cinderella's Castle! Holly, Jeremy and L go deep into this dark fairy tale-inspired musical about trolls, princesses and a very horny prince.

Get Ready For: A primer on Team Starkid via Holly, which of us are theater kids and our respective experiences with filmed stage productions, Jeremy's tangent about AMC+, the appeal of Grimm-style fairy tales, how well the production adapts Cinderella, why musicals really aren't L's thing, our favorite and least favorite songs, why the prince character went a bit too far, love for Bryce Charles, and how well the stagecraft works.

Editor's Note: Jeremy's audio will be fixed next episode at last!

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The Final Ghouls are back and fighting over who gets their turn in the light as we dive into M. Night Shyamalan's 2016 horror-thriller Split! Holly, Jeremy and L go into our first Shyamalan film on the podcast and explore this psychological thriller, its DID antagonist and much more.

Get Ready For: Why Holly is most decidedly not a Shyamalan fan and Jeremy's complex thoughts about him, how L did and didn't relate to the portrayal of dissociative identity disorder, more Anya Taylor-Joy love, thoughts on James McAvoy’s performance, how well it works as a supervillain origin story (and as a stealth sequel), and whether the horror and thriller aspects work for us.

Editor's Note: Again, our apologies for Jeremy's audio for this episode. it will be fixed after the next episode.

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The Final Ghouls are back and and going on a ill-fated cave diving session with Neil Marshall's 2006 survival horror film The Descent! Holly, Jeremy and L go deep underground for this film about a women's adventure gone bad and all the nasty goings on in the dark.

Get Ready For: Our experiences with outdoors and the wilderness, Holly and L's reactions as people with claustrophobia, Jeremy's defense of Juno, who got seriously messed up by the opening scene, shades of grey in the characters, a potential read of the film that it's almost all in Sarah's head, how effective the crawlers are, and a discussion of the two endings.

Editor's Note: Again, our apologies for Jeremy's audio for this and the next couple of episodes.

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The Final Ghouls are back and and trying to figure out if we should go to the light or run from it with a trip to the 1980s for the iconic Poltergeist! Holly, Jeremy and L jump into Tobe Hooper's story of a family in a haunted house and explore its many charms.

Get Ready For: The "Tobe Hooper or Steven Spielberg?" debate, our thoughts on haunted house films, Holly's uniquely traumatizing first experience watching the film, how this film contributed to Jeremy's fear of clowns, our thoughts on the family at the core of the story, L questioning Steve and Diane's parenting skills, differing opinions on Zelda Rubenstein's Tangina, how effective the horror elements are, and an exploration of the movie's look at 1980s greed and the dark side of Americana.

Editor's Note: We apologize for Jeremy's audio for this and the next few episodes. They get it fixed eventually, we promise!

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The Final Ghouls are back and returning to Woodsboro (technically for the first time on this podcast) as we dive into Scream 4! Holly, Jeremy and L revisit the beloved horror franchise for its divisive 2011 entry and whether it holds up to its predecessors.

Get Ready For: A quick(ish) rundown of our thoughts on and history with the first three films, Holly and Jeremy inadvertently spoiling a plot development for L, the film's troubled production history, the planned sequels that never happened, which show Holly was shocked that Jeremy hasn't seen, our thoughts on the incredibly meta opening scene, how it uses the OG characters and new cast, whether the film's remake & reboot commentary, and its incredible third act reveal and much more.

If you want to hear L discuss the first two films with Jeremy and then Holly, you can check them out on Check THIS Out!:

Scream with Holly: https://share.transistor.fm/s/d0709cdd

Scream 2 with Jeremy: https://share.transistor.fm/s/87507118

Quick Correction: We said in the show we will be covering Scream 2022 next, but due to recording errors our next episode is Poltergeist.

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The Final Ghouls are back and heading to the 1930s South as we jump into Ryan Coogler's Sinners! Holly, Jeremy and L wade into vampire-infested waters as we delve into the 2025 box office (and Oscar!) smash.

Get Ready For: Discussion of the film's themes of identity and cultural commodification, our thoughts on vampire films in general and a rant about Vampire Academy, the return of L's opinions on Marvel films, the film's approach to faith and spirituality, our love for Michael B. Jordan's performances and our favorite characters (hello, Mary), Jeremy's argument of why it should be required viewing for World of Darkness players, thoughts on the music and THAT show-stopping scene, and how well it handles its two very different halves.

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The Final Ghouls are back for holiday horror comedy goodness we travel to 1984 for Gremlins! Holly, Jeremy and L jump into the madcap hijinks of Joe Dante's family-centered creature feature and its nasty little charms.

Get Ready For: Discussion the film's influence on our horror comedy tastes, how summer camp trauma ruined the film for Holly, L's Gremlins meets Beetlejuice theme park experience, the film's influence in changing the MPAA ratings system, whether it qualifies as a Christmas movie, thoughts on the film's appropriateness for kids and what horror movies we all watched way too young, the infamous "Santa" speech, whether Gizmo is cute or creepy, how it balances the horror and humor, its critique of 1980s American values, the problematic approach to its Chinese characters, and how awful the central family truly is.

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The Final Ghouls are back as we go back to 1960 and step into the shower for Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho! Holly, Jeremy and L dive deep into the film's undeniable but complicated legacy, its big twists and shocking moments.

Get Ready For: Discussion of L's introduction to Hitchcock through an unexpected literary source and Holly's history with the director from a young age, the labored quest to get the film on the big screen, what we think of the film's first-act plot twist, how effective the famous shower sequence to us, Anthony Perkins and Vivian Leigh' performances, why Jeremy thinks Lila and Sam's boring protagonist syndrome is intentional, Marion Crane's ineptness at getting away with crime, Holly's desire to ship Norman and Marion, our thoughts on Hitchcock's direction, and whether the film deserves the blame for inspiring a number of harmful stereotypes of trans characters in its wake.

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The Final Ghouls are back making a man and doing the Time Warp as we dive into the iconic Rocky Horror Picture Show! Holly, Jeremy and L go all in on the ultimate midnight movie, the all-star cast of wacky characters and its rock opera vibes.

Get Ready For: Discussion about Holly and Jeremy's theater history, L's initial introduction to the movie as Doctor Who-related, how influential it was to Jeremy's coming out, the film's history from stage to screen, love for the cast (especially Tim Curry), our favorite and least favorite musical numbers, our love for Meat Loaf, whether the film is transmisogynistic, the film's rebellious queer energy and camp aesthetics, and its legacy as a 50 year-old pop culture phenomenon.

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The Final Ghouls are are back and going all in on hokey flying saucers and unconvincing aliens as we discuss Ed Wood's Plan 9 From Outer Space! Holly, Jeremy and L go in deep on the infamous "worst film ever made," learn about Ed Wood, and try to find something good -- anything at all -- to say about this one.

Get Ready For: Discussion of the difference between camp and “so bad it’s good," our favorite "bad" movies and our favorite bad parts of this one, thoughts on the cheap effects and wooden acting, L's appreciation for a good cheesy horror flick, Jeremy's rant about the word salad of an opening monologue, Holly's legitimate jump scare moment from the movie, a Doctor Who interlude, and whether it is, in fact, the worst movie ever.

Note: We apologize for Jeremy's audio echo.

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The Final Ghouls are back after a LONG hibernation, and we're exploring Halloween in... May? with Trick r' Treat! (Blame Jeremy for falling off on the editing. Life and work got in the way.) Holly, Jeremy and L dive into the seasonal horror anthology to explore which segments we like best, learn about the problems around the film's release, and give a lot of praise to the characters and content.

Get Ready For: Discussion of our history with the Halloween season and how the film navigates the holiday, Sam Hain as the mascot of the franchise, Holly's haunted house history, L's lack of connection to Halloween, Jeremy's Letterboxd viewing challenge history, issues with the amount of ableist slurs in the kids' segment, Halloween orgy etiquette, and what we would like to see in the long-anticipated sequel.

Note: Jeremy got mixed up and referred to Gremlins as being directed by John Landis. They know it's Joe Dante, it was a brain fart.

See the original animated Sam Hain segment "Season's Greetings" here: https://youtu.be/3NslKxa-GTo

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The Final Ghouls are back and discovering our mutant powers as we explore the X-Men teen horror film The New Mutants! Holly, Jeremy and L explore what works about this adaptation of the beloved comics (not much), what doesn't work (a lot), learn about its highly unfortunate production history amidst the Disney-Fox merger, and try to suss out exactly what went wrong here.

Get Ready For: Discussion of our history with X-Men movies and comic books, L's controversial takes on the MCU, Jeremy's sustained rant about the racism toward the Indigenous character and the problematic "There are two bears inside you" opening narration, Holly's utter offense at Charlie Heaton's "Southern" accent, our thoughts on how well Ilyana's abuse backstory is handled, the queer love story at the center, the botched use of the Demon Bear, and L completely breaking our outro with their rate and review gag.

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The Final Ghouls are getting sewn together and sharing a body we dive into 2015's horror comedy Patchwork! Holly, Jeremy and L take a look at this Frankenstein-inspired tale from Tyler McIntyre and explore its themes of feminine rage and mental health, debate the quality of some of the performances, and question whether there needed to be a romantic element. RELEASE THE OWLCAT!

Get Ready For: Discussion our history with Frankenstein and its various iterations, our opinions on the third-act twist, Holly's love of serial killers, Jeremy's utter shock at finding out where they know one of the stars from, our appreciation for its evisceration of bro culture, L's relating to the main characters through dissociative identity disorder, how well the film balances its horror and comedy elements, and our related recommendations.

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The Final Ghouls are going back into the water as we look at the mother of all shark movies in 1975's Jaws! Holly, Jeremy and L dive deep into the themes of Steven Spielberg's man vs. nature thriller, recount its infamously-troubled production history, and talk about our love of the three lead characters as they spend time out on the water.

Get Ready For: Discussion of the anti-capitalist elements of the film, Jeremy's argument for why this is a slasher film, the value of practical effects (and what's wrong with current CGI), L reporting their research (credit to Plumbing the Death Star) on how to help or stop a shark, thoughts on how it created the summer blockbuster and why blockbuster season is very different in Australia, Holly's disdain for live-action Disney remakes, how easy the mayor is to hate and some surprising (but valid!) related recommendations.

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