Two brothers revisit The Blair Witch Project. They talk about why it still works on a $60,000 budget, what it chooses not to show, and what it was like to see it as kids. They finish with superlatives for best scene, worst survival decision and worst brother.
0:00 Intro and plot summary
7:09 Cell phones, maps and the 2016 reboot
10:24 Getting lost: tension, no score, no monster
17:12 Found footage and the film's legacy
31:48 The July 30, 1999 front page and reviews
40:01 Themes: American horror myths and what's missing
50:49 Superlatives
1:16:17 Final thoughts and next week: A Nightmare on Elm Street
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20 Oct 2026
Other Mommy | The 31 of October
Connor and Drew dig into Other Mommy, the divisive new horror movie from Blumhouse. They also cover Drew's rave for the Nathan Fielder documentary You Can See Everything, Connor's failed attempt to see Whalefall, and a detour into Zack Snyder. Spoilers for Other Mommy throughout.
01:17 Our spoiler-filled review of Other Mommy
10:30 Audience and critic reaction: Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, CinemaScore, box office, and a trailer that gave away too much
15:46 – Our review continues: the ball pit scene, the ending, overhanded storytelling, and the performances
48:45 – Our recent forays to the cinema, including Drew catching You Can See Everything and Connor trying and failing to see Whalefall
6 Oct 2026
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre | The 31 of October
Drew and Connor head to Texas for the movie (The Texas Chain Saw Massacre) that killed a lot of people but did at least manage to birth a new subgenre: the slasher. We get into why it still feels so grimy and real 50 years later, the dinner scene, Leatherface as a character, and whether it's actually as gory as everybody remembers.
Hell of a Bird: https://www.helluvabird.com/ (https://www.helluvabird.com/)
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2 Oct 2026
Halloween (1978) | The 31 of October
Hark! It is the herald of the 31 of October: the 1978 John Carpenter classic Halloween. Connor and Drew talk about what holds up, what doesn't, their favorite scenes and kills, and the stuff that bugged them.
Previous episodes
Horror movie marathon draft: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/connor-tapp/episodes/Horror-movie-marathon-draft-e3oniar (https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/connor-tapp/episodes/Horror-movie-marathon-draft-e3oniar)
Zach Cregger's Resident Evil: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/connor-tapp/episodes/Zach-Creggers-Resident-Evil-e3p79jo (https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/connor-tapp/episodes/Zach-Creggers-Resident-Evil-e3p79jo)
More from Connor and Drew
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Everything else: https://linktr.ee/heybrotherpod (https://linktr.ee/heybrotherpod)
28 Sept 2026
Zach Cregger's Resident Evil | The 31 of October
Connor and Drew talk about the new Resident Evil movie, analyzing Zach Cregger's wild new trip to Raccoon City and dissecting what, if anything, it has to say. Drew wrote about his filmgoing experience on his Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/DrewTapp/posts/resident-evil-170032621). Click this link right here for our LinkTree page connecting you to all of the various ways we post.
Related reading:
The Guardian: Resident Evil review (https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/sep/16/resident-evil-reboot-movie-review) — Jesse Hassenger on Cregger's reboot and Austin Abrams' performance.
The Verge: Resident Evil is a comedy first and a thrilling nightmare second (https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/996416/resident-zach-cregger-review) — an examination of the film's humor, survival-horror influences, and relationship to the games.
AP: Resident Evil movie review (https://apnews.com/article/82a73a5e863c0b726fcbf001038323a0) — a look at the film's gore, scares, humor, and video-game-inspired structure.
Kotaku: Resident Evil review (https://kotaku.com/resident-evil-zach-cregger-movie-film-review-bryan-2000735710) — on the film as an adaptation of the experience of playing Resident Evil rather than a straightforward adaptation of its story.
Destructoid: Resident Evil review (https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/resident-evil-movie-review/) — a more skeptical take on the gap between the film's gameplay influences and its story.
Rotten Tomatoes: Resident Evil (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/resident_evil_2026) — current critic and audience reception for the 2026 film.
Vulture: Resident Evil ending explained (https://www.vulture.com/article/resident-evil-ending-explained.html) — spoiler-heavy discussion of the film's ending and what it says about its protagonist.
11 Sept 2026
Horror movie marathon draft
Connor and Drew pick 31 horror movies to watch during the month of October.
31 May 2026
The world is far too complicated
Hey, brother. We don't know how cars or poke bowls or health insurance works -- and we shouldn't have to! Plus, little Drew was really, really afraid of butterflies. Connor and Drew's phone conversation from May 30, 2026.
11 May 2026
The most on-TV anyone has every been
Connor and Drew's phone conversation from May 5, 2026.
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