A grieving Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey are haunted by tragic and disturbing occurrences in the podcast studio after rewatching Ari Aster’s 2018 film, ‘Hereditary,’ starring Toni Collette, Gabriel Byrne, Milly Shapiro, and Alex Wolff.
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‘Friday the 13th’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan
Bill, Chris, and Van, head to Camp Blood for a fun summer at the lake and to revisit the 1980 horror classic ‘Friday the 13th’ starring Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, and Kevin Bacon. Whalefall in theaters Friday. Get tickets now: https://fandango.com/whalefall-2026-246280/movie-ov ... Show More
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Oct 6
‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan
It’s October, which means it’s time for a road trip to Texas for some gas station barbecue and to revisit the 1974 classic ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ directed by Tobe Hooper. Producers: Craig Horlbeck, Chia Hao Tat, Eduardo Ocampo, and Matt Pevic Learn more about your ad choi ... Show More
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Sep 29
‘13 Going on 30’ With Bill Simmons and Juliet Litman
Bill and Juliet just want to be thirty, flirty, and thriving after revisiting the 2004 classic ‘13 Going on 30’ starring Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo, and Judy Greer. Producers: Craig Horlbeck, Chia Hao Tat, Eduardo Ocampo, and Matt Pevic 2026 Mazda CX-50. Designed for Safety. M ... Show More
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Apr 2023
The 10 Best Horror Movies So Far This Year. Plus: ‘Renfield,’ ‘The Pope’s Exorcist,’ and ‘Evil Dead Rise.’
Horror is booming—Sean is joined by Chris Ryan to talk about four big releases, the best movies in the genre they’ve seen so far, and what defines this era in scares (1:00). Then, Sean is joined by Daniel Goldhaber, the director and cowriter of ‘How to Blow Up a Pipeline,’ and Ar ... Show More
1h 34m
Jun 2019
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The horror genre spent decades as the lowbrow stepchild of the movie industry, but now it’s the vehicle for exciting young filmmakers like Ari Aster and Jordan Peele. Chris Ryan joins the show to help make sense of how we got here (1:00). Then, Gary Dauberman stops by to discuss ... Show More
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Apr 2024
‘Abigail,’ ‘Late Night With the Devil,’ and the 10 Best Horror Movies of 2024 … So Far
Sean is joined by Chris Ryan to discuss the current state of horror in theaters (1:00). They run through a list of movies that are out right now, then dive into what they did and did not like about them (10:00). Later, they’re joined by a special guest to explain the plot of ‘Ima ... Show More
1h 23m
Mar 2024
#609 — Sydney Sweeney, David Dastmalchian, Ernie Hudson
Halloween isn't for another few months, but this week's Empire Podcast delivers a hat-trick of horrors nonetheless, as Chris Hewitt has spooky sitdowns on Zoom with the stars of three scary fillums that are all out this week. First, Sydney Sweeney, star and producer of nun-more-b ... Show More
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Oct 2023
The Horror Oscars and ‘The Exorcist: Believer’
Sean is joined by Chris Ryan to review the latest film in the ‘Exorcist’ universe, ‘The Exorcist: Believer’ (1:00). Then, they discuss the ways that horror franchise filmmaking has enveloped David Gordon Green’s career (23:00), before zooming out to take stock of the last five ye ... Show More
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Feb 2018
Is ‘Three Billboards’ Actually Just ‘Crash’ 2.0? Plus, Other Oscars Takes | The Big Picture (Ep. 52)
Ringer editor-in-chief Sean Fennessey sits down with The Ringer’s Amanda Dobbins and K. Austin Collins and New York Times critic Wesley Morris to discuss eerie similarities between ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’ and the notorious 2006 Best Picture winner, ‘Crash’ (0: ... Show More
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Oct 2020
‘Hubie Halloween’ and 25 Horror Movies Classics
In the terrifying year of 2020, we needed our horror correspondent to weigh in on the state of the genre, so Chris Ryan joins Sean to talk about the new Adam Sandler Netflix vehicle ‘Hubie Halloween,’ the best horror flicks of the year so far, and 20 underrated scary movie classi ... Show More
1h 23m