Episodes
Wednesday Feb 23, 2022
Monster Mash-Up (with Nichole Cava)
Wednesday Feb 23, 2022
Wednesday Feb 23, 2022
It's a graveyard smash! Your old pal, Chris Donovan is facing off with his good friend Nichole, one of the hosts of the Kinky Ladies Book Club, in a horror game for the ages: Monster Mash-Up! A game where we each select two poorly received horror movies and combine them into a Frankenstein's Monster of a movie pitch. Who will win? Will Chris' pairing of 80s slashers pass the test? Or will Nichole double dose of Dark Castle do-overs haunt the competition? Either way, it'll be a fun ride!
Wednesday Jan 12, 2022
Top Ten Horror Movies of 2021
Wednesday Jan 12, 2022
Wednesday Jan 12, 2022
2021 had it's ups and downs. On the downside, we all got a lot more aquatinted with the Greek alphabet, but on the plus side, we got a lot of good horror movies. And your lovely friend, Chris Donovan, is here to count down his ten favorites. We got fake documentaries, frat houses, femme fatales, and ferocious furry monstrosities. Also, you know I put a SyFy original movie on this list, right? So join me as I present my list of the heckin' best horror movies of 2021.
Friday Dec 03, 2021
Bonus Chats (with Megan & Julia Pendagast)
Friday Dec 03, 2021
Friday Dec 03, 2021
A little while back when Megan and Julia Pendagast joined me, Chris Donovan, to talk about Ginger Snaps, we also spent a lot of time chatting about anything but. So I've decided to cobble together our sidetracks about all things horror, from Hereditary to Goosebumps, Scream to Deep Blue Sea and edit them into a fun bonus episode. I hope you get half as much enjoyment out of this episode as we did, because sidetracking with these two was a blast!
Friday Oct 29, 2021
Trick ‘r Treat (with Nichole and Amanda)
Friday Oct 29, 2021
Friday Oct 29, 2021
Trick or Treat! I really hope you didn't let that jack o'lantern light go out just yet. Because tonight is when the veil between fellow podcasts is thin. In the spirit of the season, Nichole and Amanda, two of the hosts of the Kinky Ladies Book Club, have crossed through the ether to join me in a discussion about the 2009 Halloween classic, Trick 'r Treat. We talk about The Tape, creepy breathing soundtracks, and how this anthology filled us with the Halloween spirit. So grab some candy, but check it first, and join us for an episode that is sure to be a treat.
Friday Oct 15, 2021
Ginger Snaps (with Megan & Julia Pendagast)
Friday Oct 15, 2021
Friday Oct 15, 2021
You guys heard of the Beast of Bailey Downs? Well my friends Megan and Julia Pendagast are joining me on a journey to track down and slay the beast. Or rather, they're joining me to talk about Ginger Snaps, the werewolf movie about curses both supernatural and totally natural. Grab your monkshood and join us as we discuss the finer points of sisterhood and puberty, but also field hockey and lycanthropy. So enjoy this picture perfect episode all about the delicious holiday cookie: Ginger Snaps.
Wednesday Jan 27, 2021
Top Ten Horror Movies of 2020
Wednesday Jan 27, 2021
Wednesday Jan 27, 2021
The accursed year of 2020 is over! And while the year itself was not...like good by any standard, it did provide us with a ton of amazing horror movies. So obviously, your boy Chris Donovan has to count down his favorites. Just like it's obvious he would release his list weeks after the year ended, what a scrub right? Did I include another SyFy original in my list? Is nearly half my list Shudder originals? Did I spend more time talking about the dog in Love and Monsters than the movie itself? I'll never tell. I mean...I will, but you gotta listen to the episode for the answers, I'm not going to answer them in the description. I'm trying to build suspense so you'll listen. Is it working? Anywho, join me as I count down my top ten movies of 2020.
Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
Midsommar (with Carolyn Drake-Coyle)
Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
Merry...Midsommar? It may no longer be summertime, but here in 2020, time is meaningless so Carrie and I decided to take a trip to Sweden to discover what she loves (and I don't love) about this strange cult-y movie. We're going head-to-head in an old-fashioned Ari Aster-off! We debate the finer points of this film's structure, characters, and the message its trying to convey. But also, how weird that hair pie stuff is. Will Carrie sway you into joining the cult of Midsommar fans? Or will I, Chris Donovan, convince you to say 'Nah'. Either way, by the end, I'm sure you'll have the strangest smile on your face.
Saturday Jan 25, 2020
Top Ten Horror Movies of 2019
Saturday Jan 25, 2020
Saturday Jan 25, 2020
After 10,000 years, I'm back! Sorry, it's only felt like 10,000 years but I, Chris Donovan, have returned from my prolonged absence and am back in the podcasting game. I am here to answer your most pressing questions. This of course is only if your most pressing question is what I thought the top ten horror movies of 2019 were. If you have another pressing question that will have to wait for another time. Did I include a movie about a pastor who becomes a dinosaur to fight ninjas? Did I actually have 11 movies because I couldn't decide between two and had to have a tie? Did I butcher some Japanese names because I couldn't find videos of their names being said but still wanted to praise their movie? Yes, yes, and unfortunately yes. So join me as I count down the (in my opinion) top ten horror movies of 2019.
Thursday Jan 03, 2019
My Top Ten Horror Movies of 2018
Thursday Jan 03, 2019
Thursday Jan 03, 2019
Happy New Year! Before we break forward into the new year of 2019 with our hopes and dreams in full bloom, come with me, Chris Donovan, as I look back on the past year in horror and tell you which films warmed my heart the most. Because even though the year might've been rough, we at least had some top-notch horror along the way. Did I have the audacity to put a SyFy original movie in my Top 10? Do I have some controversial things to say about one of the biggest horror movies of the year? Did I put a crime thriller in my Top 10 and say 'whatever, close enough to horror for me?' Yes, yes, and yes I did. So join me as I fly solo to give you guys my ten favorite horror movies of the year.
Tuesday Nov 13, 2018
Halloween 2018 (with JB and Spooner)
Tuesday Nov 13, 2018
Tuesday Nov 13, 2018
Happy Halloween!! What? You're saying that it's actually November 13th? Well it's still Halloween in my heart. But for real, your lovely, apologetic, and constantly procrastinating host, Chris Donovan is finally here to discuss the new Halloween film that came out a month ago. He's joined by his buddies Justin Beaucage and Ryan Spooner to talk about and they will take a bite out of this movie like an apple with a razor blade in it. Which one of us was disappointed by the film? Which one is a novice to the Halloween game? And which one of us has developed a crackpot theory about the making of this film? (Spoiler: that last one is me, Chris Donovan). So crack open that last bag of candy corn and listen to us dive into the biggest movie of the fall: Halloween. Not the Rob Zombie one...or the original one...the third movie to be called Halloween.
Also I'm sorry about the delay, real life got in the way of me getting an episode out to you in time for Halloween. Also apologies to the podcasters in this movie because I ragged on them for not making time sensitive content and here I am uploading a Halloween review on November 13th. I'm a fool in man's shoes.