Horror enthusiast Matt Hudson dives deep into the genre he loves on this unpredictable show. Using the Horroroulette wheel to choose each episode's film and guaranteeing a surprise every time, Matt serves up spoiler-packed reviews and thoughts on horror through the decades. As a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic since 2018, he's exclusively here to discuss his passion: horror cinema.
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Matt discusses Summer of 84 this week and dives into that sweet, sweet 80s nostalgia…
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TALE OF THE TAPE
Directed by François Simard, Anouk Whissell, and Yoann-Karl Whissell (RKSS)
Written by Matt Leslie and Stephen J. Smith
Distributed by Gunpowder & Sky
Released on 22 January 2018 (Sundance), then 18 August 2018
Runtime of 105 minutes
RT Critic 70% // RT Audience 68% // Metascore 57 // IMDb 6.7/10 // Letterboxd 3.2/5
CAST
Graham Verchere as Davey Armstrong
Judah Lewis as Tommy "Eats" Eaton
Caleb Emery as Dale "Woody" Woodworth
Cory Grüter-Andrew as Curtis Farraday
Tiera Skovbye as Nikki Kaszuba
Rich Sommer as Wayne Mackey
Jason Gray-Stanford as Randall Armstrong
Shauna Johannesen as Sheila Armstrong
Timestamps
(00:00) Introduction
(00:55) Halloween & Weekly Roundup
(04:34) Summer of 84 Tale of the Tape
(06:39) Summer of 84 Trailer
(08:58) Summer of 84 Cast
(10:00) Summer of 84 Quick Synopsis and Trivia
(18:15) Summer of 84 Thoughts and Discussion
(1:11:28) Summer of 84 Letterboxd Comments
(1:15:35) Outro
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30 Oct 2026
Exorcist II: The Heretic
Matt discusses EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC for this year’s Halloween episode to end 2026’s October Series - oh what fun…
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TALE OF THE TAPE
Directed by John Boorman
Written by William Goodhart
Distributed by Warner Bros
Released on 17 June 1977
Runtime of 102 minutes
RT Critic 10% // RT Audience 13% // Metascore 39 // IMDb 3.8/10 // Letterboxd 2.0/5
CAST
Linda Blair as Regan MacNeil
Kitty Winn as Sharon Spencer
Richard Burton as Father Philip Lamont
Louise Fletcher as Dr. Gene Tuskin
Max von Sydow as Father Lankester Merrin
Paul Henreid as Cardinal Jaros
James Earl Jones as Kokumo
Timestamps
(00:00) Introduction
(00:40) Halloween Memories and Roundup
(08:54) Exorcist II: The Heretic Tale of the Tape
(11:08) Exorcist II: The Heretic Trailer
(14:17) Exorcist II: The Heretic Cast
(15:17) Exorcist II: The Heretic Quick Synopsis and Trivia
(23:15) Exorcist II: The Heretic Thoughts and Discussion
(1:29:40) Exorcist II: The Heretic Letterboxd Comments
(1:34:46) Outro
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23 Oct 2026
Dead Snow
For the third film in the 2026 October Series, Matt discusses Tommy Wirkola's DEAD SNOW and delights in Nazi zombies being merked...
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TALE OF THE TAPE
Directed by Tommy Wirkola
Written by Tommy Wirkola and Stig Frode Henriksen
Distributed by Euforia Films
Released on 9 January 2009
Runtime of 92 minutes
RT Critic 67% // RT Audience 56% // Metascore 61 // IMDb 6.3/10 // Letterboxd 3/5
CAST
Vegar Hoel as Martin Hykkerud
Stig Frode Henriksen as Roy Toivonen
Charlotte Frogner as Hanna Delon
Lasse Valdal as Vegard Rosten
Evy Kasseth Røsten as Liv Beck
Jeppe Laursen as Erlend Johnsen
Jenny Skavlan as Chris Frogner
Ane Dahl Torp as Sara Henriksen
Bjørn Sundquist as The Wanderer
Ørjan Gamst as Standartenführer Herzog
Timestamps
(00:00) Introduction
(01:32) Weekly Horror Update
(07:41) Dead Snow Tale of the Tape
(08:58) Dead Snow Trailer
(11:28) Dead Snow Cast
(12:15) Dead Snow Quick Synopsis and Trivia
(19:40) Dead Snow Thoughts and Discussion
(1:03:30) Dead Snow Letterboxd Comments
(1:06:40) Outro
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Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
1 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
4 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 26 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
Quality
40
Social presence
0
YouTube
0
Engagement
32
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