The Film Flamers: A Horror Movie Podcast

Prince of Darkness is a 1987 American supernatural horror film written, directed, and co-scored by John Carpenter. Starring Donald Pleasence, Victor Wong, Jameson Parker, and Lisa Blount, the film follows a group of quantum physics students who assist a Catholic priest in investigating an ancient cylinder hidden beneath a Los Angeles monastery, only to discover it contains a sentient liquid embodiment of Satan. The cast includes several Carpenter collaborators, while musician Alice Cooper appears in a supporting role as one of the possessed homeless people. It is the second installment in Carpenter's unofficial "Apocalypse Trilogy", following The Thing (1982).

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Strangers on a Train is a 1951 American psychological thriller film noir produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and adapted by Raymond Chandler and Czenzi Ormonde from the 1950 novel by Patricia Highsmith. Starring Farley Granger, Ruth Roman and Robert Walker, the story concerns two strangers who meet on a train, one of whom is a psychopath who suggests that they "exchange" murders so that neither will be caught. The film’s score was composed by Dimitri Tiomkin.  

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Grab your crucifix and run for the hills, because Ken Russell’s legendary 1971 holy-terror freakout, The Devils, has finally crawled out of the censor's vault and hit theaters in its glorious, unrated, decades-forbidden glory. Starring Vanessa Redgrave as a sexually repressed, deeply unhinged nun and Oliver Reed as a swaggering priest who loves sin way too much, this unhinged cinematic acid-trip tells the true-ish story of a 17th-century French town losing its collective mind over witchcraft and mass hysteria. In this episode, we're diving headfirst into the blasphemous, wildly theatrical chaos that terrified movie studios so badly they tried to bu...

Rope is a 1948 American psychological crime thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, inspired by the 1929 play of the same title by Patrick Hamilton. The film was adapted by Hume Cronyn with a screenplay by Arthur Laurents. Starring James Stewart, John Dall and Farley Granger, this is the first of Hitchcock's Technicolor films and is notable for taking place in real time and being edited so as to appear as four long shots through the use of stitched-together long takes It is the second of Hitchcock's "limited setting" films, the first being Lifeboat (1944).  

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Spooky season is upon us, thank Goddess. Which also means it's time for our quarterly Shooting the Flames episode, where we discuss all of your comments and questions, along with all the best horror movie news and trailers. Don't miss it.  

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Friday the 13th, Pt. 7: The New Blood is a 1988 American supernatural slasher film directed by John Carl Buechler and starring Lar Park Lincoln, Kevin Blair, Susan Blu, Terry Kiser, and Kane Hodder in his first appearance as Jason Voorhees, a role he would reprise in three subsequent films.  Set seven years after the events of the previous film, the plot follows a psychokinetic teenage girl who unwittingly releases Jason from his tomb at the bottom of Crystal Lake, allowing him to go on another killing spree in the area.  

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Check out our hot take of Resident Evil - a horror flick directed and co-written by Zach Cregger alongside Shay Hatten based on the Capcom games. It stars Austin Abrams as Bryan, an ordinary medical courier just trying to drop off a package in Raccoon City before he gets trapped in a massive zombie-like outbreak. Zach Cherry, Kali Reis, and Paul Walter Hauser also pop up in supporting roles.   Plot spoilers: 🏥❄️ 🚗🩸🧟🚓🩸🐕🩸🏠👦🩸🛣️🏢👶🩸💉🔥🩸  

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Friday the 13th VI: Jason Lives is a 1986 American slasher film written and directed by Tom McLoughlin, and starring Thom Mathews, Jennifer Cooke, David Kagen, and C.J. Graham.  It was the final film to feature Tommy Jarvis as the protagonist and marked Tony Goldwyn's film debut. Continuing from the events of the previous film, the plot follows Tommy after he accidentally resurrects mass murderer Jason Voorhees while attempting to destroy his body to ensure that he will not return. While Jason returns to Crystal Lake for another killing spree, Tommy must overcome his fear of the masked killer t...

10 Cloverfield Lane is a 2016 American science fiction horror thriller film directed by Dan Trachtenberg in his directorial debut, produced by J. J. Abrams and Lindsey Weber and written by Josh Campbell, Matthew Stuecken, and Damien Chazelle.  It stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Goodman, and John Gallagher Jr. The story follows a young woman who, after a car crash, wakes up in an underground bunker with two men who insist that an event has left the surface of Earth uninhabitable.

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Cloverfield is a 2008 American found footage science fiction horror film directed by Matt Reeves and written by Drew Goddard and produced by JJ Abrams. It stars Lizzy Caplan, Jessica Lucas, T.J. Miller, Michael Stahl-David, Mike Vogel, and Odette Yustman. In the film, six friends attempt to flee from a monster that attacks New York City. The film’s overture (that plays over the end credits), entitled Roar!, was composed by oft-JJ collaborator Michael Giacchino.

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It's August, which means it's Film Flamers Anniversary Month - but also time for us to release Part 2 of our Hot Take for The Vampire Lestat! But is this a true Hot Take, or Tepid Response? You decide!

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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is a 2003 steampunk superhero flick that pulls characters from the first volume of Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill's comic series - though honestly, the plot goes off in its own direction and barely resembles the source material. Stephen Norrington (of Blade fame) directed it from a screenplay by comic book and sometime-screenplay writer James Dale Robinson, and the cast includes Sean Connery, Peta Wilson, Naseeruddin Shah, Tony Curran, Stuart Townsend, Shane West, Jason Flemyng, and Richard Roxburgh. It's notable for being Connery's last role in a theatrically released live-action movie before he retired in 2006...

V For Vendetta is a 2005 dystopian thriller film directed by James McTeigue from a screenplay by the Wachowskis. It was McTeigue's directorial debut and is based on the 1988–89 DC Vertigo Comics limited series graphic novel V for Vendetta by Alan Moore, David Lloyd, and Tony Weare. The cast includes Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea and John Hurt. The film, which is set in a future where a fascist totalitarian regime has subjugated the United Kingdom, centres on V, a masked vigilante who attempts to ignite a revolution, and Evey Hammond, a young woman caught up in V's plot. Th...

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Join us for our hot take on the first half of the new AMC series The Vampire Lestat, sequel to the series previously known as Interview with the Vampire. 

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All of Us Strangers is a 2023 British film written and directed by Andrew Haigh and loosely based on the 1987 novel Strangers by Taichi Yamada. It stars Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Jamie Bell, and Claire Foy. The second feature adaptation of the novel, after the Japanese film The Discarnates (1988), the film follows a lonely screenwriter who develops an intimate relationship with his mysterious neighbor while revisiting memories from the past. The film’s score was composed by Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch.

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Directed by YouTube phenomenon Kane Parsons in his feature film debut, Backrooms is an A24 psychological horror movie. It follows a struggling, recovering-alcoholic furniture store owner (Chiwetel Ejiofor) and his therapist (Renate Reinsve) as they discover a mysterious entrance to an endless, labyrinthine alternate dimension of empty, liminal rooms.

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Society is a 1989 American body horror film directed by Brian Yuzna in his directorial debut from a screenplay by Woody Keith and Rick Fry. It stars Billy Warlock as a teenager in Beverly Hills who begins to suspect that his wealthy parents are part of a gruesome cult made up of the social elite. The film’s score was composed by Mark Ryder and Phil Davies.

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The Descent is a 2005 British horror film written and directed by Neil Marshall. The film stars actresses Shauna Macdonald, Natalie Mendoza, Alex Reid, Saskia Mulder, Nora-Jane Noone and MyAnna Buring. The plot follows six women who enter an uncharted cave system and struggle to survive against the monstrous creatures inside. The film’s score was composed by David Julyan.

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House is a 1985 American comedy horror film directed by Steve Miner, with a screenplay by Ethan Wiley, from an original story written by Fred Dekker. Produced by Sean S. Cunningham, the film is the first installment in the House film series, and stars William Katt, George Wendt, Richard Moll, and Kay Lenz. The film’s score was composed by Henry Manfredini.

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Welcome to your briefing of The Overlook Film Festival in New Orleans, LA for 2026. Featuring hot takes of films including: Obsession, Faces of Death, Never After Dark, Goody Goody, Drag, The Restoration at Grayson Manor, Leviticus, Hokum, Normal, Chili Finger, and Buddy.

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Spring has sprung, and so we're bringing you our quarterly Shooting the Flames episode, where we discuss all your comments, questions, concerns, voicemails, in addition to giving you the latest and very best in horror news and trailers. 

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Wild Zero is a 1999 Japanese comedy horror film directed by Tetsuro Takeuchi. It stars Masashi Endō as Ace, a fan of the Japanese rock power trio Guitar Wolf (who star as themselves). After assisting the group, the band's eponymous vocalist makes Ace his blood brother and gives him a whistle to blow during times of trouble. The group later finds themselves in the middle of a zombie outbreak.

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MadS is a 2024 French zombie horror thriller film written and directed by David Moreau. The story follows Julia, Anaïs, and Romain, who witness (and take part in) an apparent zombie outbreak of French proportions. MadS is presented in real time and was filmed in one continuous shot. Nathaniel Méchaly composed the film's score.

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Scream 7 (2026) marks the return of original franchise heroine Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) to the center of the horror, directed by original series creator Kevin Williamson. The film follows a battle-weary Sidney, now a mother of three, attempting to build a quiet life in a new town far from the shadows of Woodsboro.

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The Vanishing is a 1988 Dutch/French psychological thriller film co-written and directed by George Sluizer and based on Tim Krabbe’s novel The Golden Egg. The film recounts a man's obsessive years-long search for his girlfriend after she mysteriously disappears from a rest area in the French countryside. The film’s score was composed by Henny Vrienten.

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Audition is a 1999 Japanese horror film directed by Takashi Miike and written by Daisuke Tengan, who adapted it from Ryu Murakami's 1997 novel of the same name. It follows a middle-aged widower who enlists the help of his film producer friend to stage fake auditions in order to meet a new girlfriend, only to find that the young woman he chooses has a dark past. The film’s score was composed by Koji Endo.

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Whistle is a 2026 teen-centric horror film directed by Corin Hardy (The Nun) that follows a misfit group of high school students who stumble upon a cursed artifact: an ancient Aztec Death Whistle. Unaware of its power, the teenagers blow the whistle, releasing a terrifying curse that forces them to confront their own mortality as their future deaths begin to hunt them down. As the body count rises, the group must desperately investigate the origins of the object to break the deadly cycle.

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Christine is a 1983 American supernatural horror film directed and scored by John Carpenter, and adapted from Stephen King's 1983 novel. The film stars Keith Gordon as Arnie Cunningham, a bullied teenager who buys a sentient 1958 Plymouth Fury, named "Christine", that exhibits a toxic personality and becomes a bad influence on him. John Stockwell, Alexandra Paul, Robert Prosky and Harry Dean Stanton also star. Alan Howarth also composed music for the film.

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Cujo is a 1983 American horror film directed by Lewis Teague, written by Don Carlos Dunaway and Barbara Turner (using the pen name Lauren Currier), and starring Dee Wallace, Daniel Hugh Kelly, and Danny Pintauro. An adaptation of Stephen King's 1981 novel of the same name, it follows a mother and her son who are trapped inside their car while protecting themselves from a rabid St. Bernard. Principal photography was shot by Jan de Bont and the score was composed by Daytime Emmy Award winner Charles Bernstein.

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It's that time again - we're setting 2025 ablaze and discussing all of the best (and worst) horror movies that came and went!

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The Long Kiss Goodnight is a 1996 American action-thriller film co-produced and directed by Renny Harlin, and produced by Shane Black and Stephanie Austin from a screenplay by Black. It stars Geena Davis, Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Amandes, Yvonne Zima, Brian Cox, Patrick Malahide, Craig Bierko, and David Morse. The story follows an amnesiac schoolteacher (Davis) who sets out to recover her identity with the help of a private detective (Jackson) when they uncover a dark government conspiracy. The score was composed by Alan Silvestri.

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IT: Welcome to Derry says the town is the real monster. We disagree. The town is just collateral damage. The monster is still the monster—and dressing that up as a metaphor doesn’t make it deeper. It just makes it confused. Really good looking, really entertaining, but confused.

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Constantine is a 2005 American supernatural superhero film directed by Francis Lawrence, and written by Kevin Brodbin and Frank Cappello with notable producing credits including Akiva Goldsman (who won an Oscar for A Beautiful Mind). The film stars Keanu Reeves as John Constantine, a cynical exorcist with the ability to perceive and communicate with half-angels and half-demons in their true forms and to travel between Earth and Hell. The cast also features Rachel Weisz, Shia LaBeouf, Tilda Swinton, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Djimon Hounsou, Gavin Rossdale and Peter Stormare. The film’s score was composed by Brian Tyler and Klaus Badelt.

The Prophecy is a 1995 American fantasy thriller horror film starring Christopher Walken, Elias Koteas, Virginia Madsen, Eric Stoltz, and Viggo Mortensen. It was written and directed by Gregory Widen in his feature directorial debut, and is the first film of The Prophecy series. The film tells the story of the Archangel Gabriel and his search for an evil soul on Earth, and a police detective who unknowingly becomes caught in the middle of an angelic civil war. The film’s score was composed by David C. Williams.

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Predator: Badlands is a 2025 American science fiction action film directed by Dan Trachtenberg and the ninth installment in the Predator franchise. Produced by Lawrence Gordon Productions, Davis Entertainment and Toberoff Entertainment, it stars Elle Fanning and Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi. The story follows Dek, a young Yautja outcast who travels to the deadly planet Genna to hunt the legendary Kalisk to prove his worth.

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The Birds is a 1963 American natural horror-thriller film produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock, released by Universal Pictures and starring Jessica Tandy, Rod Taylor, Suzanne Pleshette, and introducing Tippi Hedren in her film debut. Loosely based on the 1952 short story of the same name by Daphne du Maurier, it focuses on a series of sudden and unexplained violent bird attacks on the people of Bodega Bay, California, over the course of a few days. The screenplay is by Evan Hunter, who was told by Hitchcock to develop new characters and a more elaborate plot while keeping du Maurier's title...

Psycho is a 1960 American horror film produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The screenplay, written by Joseph Stefano, was based on the 1959 novel by Robert Bloch, which was based on the life and crimes of Ed Gein. The film stars Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin and Martin Balsam. The plot centers on an encounter between on-the-run embezzler Marion Crane, shy motel proprietor Norman Bates and his disturbed mother. A private investigator, Marion's lover Sam Loomis and her sister Lila investigate her disappearance. The film’s iconic and recognizable score was composed by Bernard Herrman.

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