It's the final week of October, which means we're days away from All Hallows' Eve. Last year, the Halloweenies ranked Michael Myers' walk-in closet of masks, but this year, the gang sharpened their knives to carve out the 31 best kills of the franchise.
Nov 17
Coming Soon/Now Showing: Scream 7, Gremlins 3, Alien 5, Beast of War, Bone Lake
Welcome back to Coming Soon & Now Showing, our newly minted series that combines the headlines of Steve Christy's Bulletin Board with the capsule reviews of Now Showing to cover the gamut of the latest and greatest in Horror media. Today, Mike and Caffrey discuss the trailer for ... Show More
1h 55m
Nov 10
Ranking: The Universal Monsters
The Monster Mash has reached its end! Before they leave the Universal backlot, the Halloweenies (Dan Caffrey, McKenzie Gerber, Rachel Reeves, Michael Roffman, and Justin Gerber) take inventory on all those Universal Monsters they've covered this year. Who's the all-timer? Find ou ... Show More
2h 4m
Nov 1
Coming Soon/Now Showing: Black Phone 2, Good Boy, Hand That Rocks the Cradle
Welcome back to Coming Soon & Now Showing, our newly minted series that combines the headlines of Steve Christy's Bulletin Board with the capsule reviews of Now Showing to cover the gamut of the latest and greatest in Horror media. Today, Mac, Mike, and Rachel discuss Alien board ... Show More
1h 33m
Jan 2025
Nosferatu (or Yesferatu?) with Robert Eggers
Happy New Year from Mark, Simon, The Redactor and the rest of us on the Take Team! We’re kicking off 2025 with a top-drawer guest—’Nosferatu’ director Robert Eggers. He tells Simon about his new remake of the1922 silent classic, originally by German expressionist director F.W. Mu ... Show More
1h 11m
Jul 2025
The Mother of Science Fiction: Inventing Frankenstein
<div>This week NPAD is on vacation, but as a special treat, we wanted to share an episode of our other podcast, Watch Her Cook, with you. This episode has a few surprising NPAD tie ins, and we are so excited to share it with you all. We will be back to our regularly scheduled Nat ... Show More
54m 31s
Sep 14
Why horror kills at the box office
Hollywood has always made money from vampires and brain-eating zombies. But this year's a record-breaker thanks to sequels, hilariously unlikely creators, and pure thrills. This episode was produced by Denise Guerra and Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Miranda Kennedy, fact-checked by Me ... Show More
30m 1s
Jul 2024
#625 ft. Maika Monroe, Griffin Dunne
This week's Empire Podcast has another brace of cracking guests, as Maika Monroe returns to the show to talk about her terrifying new horror film, Longlegs [25:43 - 39:01 approx], and inadvertently inspires Chris Hewitt to launch the Empire Podcast Hall Of Fame for repeat guests. ... Show More
1h 47m