A Cut Above: Horror Review

Episode 275: October has come and so have the undead, all because John can't pronounced Necronomicon with the Month of Necro-Monica. An entire month of the Evil Dead franchise, starting from the beginning with 1981's The Evil Dead from Sam Raimi.

Make sure to come back to the cabin next week, for week two of Necro-Monica with Evil Dead 2: Dead By Dawn from 987.

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Episode 274: The final week of Sharktember has reered it's fin out of the water, as we run dry land with The Shallows from 2016. Along for the hunt, is master angler Rob of The Cinemigos podcast.

Next week ushers in October and with it comes a true evil unlike we have covered before, with 1981's The Evil Dead to kick of The Month of NecroMonica.




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Episode 273: Week three of Sharktember has us swimming in circles, as we tackle The Meg from (2018), with the Meg hunter herself, fellow crew of the SS. ACA, Meg.
Where gonna need a bigger podcast, because it's a Meg-tastic episode!


Keep swimming back to shore with us next week, as we wrap up Sharktember with 2016's The Shallows.





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Episode 272: Week 2 of Sharktember hits us like a wave of nostalgia, as we welcome back landlubber and friend of the show Adam, here to help us plum the depths of the 1999 classic, Deep Blue Sea.

Join the crew next trip out to sea, as they cover 2018's The Meg, with special guest Meg.

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Episode 271: This week we swim with the fishes, as we kick off our Sharktember month. An entire month dedicated to toothy terrors. To help steer the ship this week we have Captain Steve of the Bucket of Chum podcast, on to help us lure in a review for 2025's Dangerous Animals.


Make sure to keep paddling, because next week is week two of Sharktember, and we are going deep with1999's Deep Blue Sea.

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Episode 270: This week Mom an Dad have a fight, and things feel awkward for friend of the show May, as she guests for our review of 1981's Possession.


Make sure to come back next week as we kick off our Sharktember theme with the 2025 Shark flick, Dangerous Animals.



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Episode 269: This week we go back to our roots, with a director that has peppered our podcast with greatness before. That director is none other than friend of the show Rob Zombie, and the film is 31 from 2016. Does it skull fuck or suck?, find out. 

Join us next week in the wake of San Neill's passing we will cover, Possession from 1981.

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Episode 268: This week we delve into our childhoods,  and those of our young protagonists in 1987's Flowers in the Attic. Can beauty grow while locked away?    

Come back next week for something a little more genred, with Rob Zombie's 31 from 2016, YEAH!

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Episode 267: Join us this week as we usher in autumn with good friend Nichole of Light & Shadow: A Horror Podcast. Here to take a whimsical, childhood journey with us, as we review the classic  animated series Over the Garden Wall from 2014, and that's a rock fact!

Make sure to join us next week where we will be covering the 1987 film, Flowers in the Attic.

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Episode 266: This week we return to the bone yard, when we review 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
from 2026. Howzat?!

Make sure to follow up with us next week as we get ready for Autumn, with the 2014 animated Mini Series Over the Garden Wall.




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Episode 265: This week we help celebrate The Month of Action (insert eagle screech here) with our friends, Charlie & Mickey from the Give Me Back My & The B-Action podcasts. Where we cover the Gigaxian epic that is, Psycho Goreman from 2021.

Join us next week for our return to the bone temple in 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple from 2026.

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Episode 264: This week we pick up a stranger, and give him shelter as we Near Dark from 1987. With returning guest Rob of The Cinemigos podcast.

Join us next week as we help celebrate The Month of Action with our frieinds from the Give Me Back My & The B-Action podcasts, when we cover Psycho Goreman from 2021.

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Episode 263: This week John & Hydraberg are frowning in Jacqueline's absence, but Nichole from Light & Shadow: A Horror Podcast is here to help turn our frowns upside down, with 2024's Smile 2.
See if it could bring a smile to our faces.

Jacqueline will be back next week to cover her pick, Near Dark from 1987.

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Episode 262: This week we have stars in our eyes as we discuss the price of fame in 2014's Starry Eyes. With special guest and friend of the show Adam.

Turn that frown upside down next week as we review Smile 2 from 2024.

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Episode 261: Get your invitations ready this week and don't forget to R.S.V.P for Spider One's 2nd marraige to film, with 2023's Bury the Bride.

Join us next week again in our pursuit of fortune & fame, in 2014's Starry Eyes.

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Episode 260: Lights camera action, it's show time with Fade to Black from 1980. With special guest Rob of The Cinemigos podcast, here to drop his knowlegde of classic cinema on us.

Join us next week as we return to the Zombie family with Spider One's second film, Bury the Bride.



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Episode 259: This week we are going metal af, when we cover Panos Cosmotos' drug fueled, dark fantasy, revenge tale, Mandy from 2018. Joined by Rob of The Cinemigos podcast.

Make sure to join us next week again, as we fade back with Fade to Black from 1980.

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Episode 258: It has arrived. The day is finally upon us, as we come to a close on Rob Zombie's Firefly trilogy with 2019's 3 From Hell. Here to help us burn through the witches, is Anya Gorre of the Horror and More with Anya Gorre podcast. 

Join us next week for our coverage of Panos Cosmatos' 2018 film Mandy.

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Episode 257: This week we welcome friend of the show May on to help us tackle the lineage of the Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor from 2023. Can we keep the timelines straight with this one? 



Tune in next week as we finish the Firefly saga, with Rob Zombie's 3 From Hell.




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Episode 256: Our final week of what we missed in 2025 is here, and we are joined again by friend of the show Adam. He's here to teach us a thing or two about Naruto runs and witch craft, with Zack Creggers second film Weapon's.

Make sure to join us next week where we won't be clowning around with 2023's Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor.




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Episode 255: Week three of our What We Missed in 2025 theme is upon us, and so is Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein, from 2025. Here to assist with the nuts and bolts of this episode's creation, is friend of the show Adam.

Get locked and loaded for next week, because we are covering Weapons from 2025.

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Episode 254: This week we start week two of our, What We Missed in 2025 theme. To gives us a hand, we brought on toxic friend of the show, Steven of the Spoils of Horror podcast to cover 2025's The Toxic Avenger. Is it as offensive as the original? Find out..

Make sure to join us next week as we go goth, with Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein from you guessed it, 2025!





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Episode 253: This week we welcome back friend of the show, Logan of the Ghoulish University podcast. Here to help us kick off our What We Missed in 2025 theme for the month. We come Together to discuss the film by the same name from you guessed it, 2025!


Make sure to join us next week for a tromatic time, when we cover the 2025 remake to The Toxic Avenger.

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Episode 252: This week we are flowing with emotions as we greet friend of the show, Leo from the Spoils of Horror podcast. Here to help us un pack the themes at play in 1970's Valerie and Her Week of Wonders.


Join us next week as we come together to cover, well Together from 2025. As part of our what we missed in 2025 theme.

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Episode 251: This week we are jammin cause it's 4/20, so we invited our buddy Randy of the Straight Chilling podcast into our cipher to discuss the 2006 stoner horror film that started it all, Evil Bong.

Make sure to come back next week as we cover the 1971 film Valerie and Her Week of Wonders.

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Episode 250: This week we have an axe to grind for Bill Paxton's 2001 hidden gem Frailty.
With axe expert and podcast demon Charlie of Give Me Back My... the Podcast , on to give us aid in the fight against pure evil.

Don't forget to come back next week, to celebrate 4/20 with 2006's Evil Bong.

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Episode 249: Deja vu hits us pretty hard this week as we review yet another film named Good Boy about a dog, but this one is from 2022 and Norwegian. Does it have the same bark or bite? Find out.

Make sure to check back with us next week as we reveal all our sins, with 2001's Frailty.

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Episode 248: This week we take a journey down time with, Danny Boyle's 2025 sequel 28 Years Later.
Does the francise have that same bite still?

Join us next week, for a dog of an episode with our review of 2022's Good Boy.

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Episode 247: This week we put on our best french accents to taclke the 2007 New French Extremity film Frontiers. Is it filled with enjoyment, or are there vacancies? Tune in.


Also tune in next week for our coverage of the 2025 Danny Boyle film, 28 Years Later.

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Episode 246: This week we ask random strangers to by us beer, so we can chill in the basement with Ma 2019.

Come join us next week for the New French Extremity film Frontiers from 2007.

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Episode 245: This week we have a guest in Rob of The Cinemigos podcast, roughing it in the wild west of horror with S. Craig Zahler's Bone Tomahawk from 2015.

Make sure to join us next week in our basement for the 2019 film Ma.

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E244: This week is going to the dogs with Bob of the Straight Chilling podcast, here to chew the fat on 2025's Good Boy.

Next week we pick up a stranger in Rob of The Cinemigos  podcast for a western horror film in S. Craig Zahler's Bone Tomahawk from 2015. 

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Episode 243: This week we finish our Women in Horror Month with friend of the show M3gan, on to review Caitlin Cronenberg's Humane from 2024.

Join us next week for a dog day afternoon with Bob from the Straight Chilling podcast, to cover 2025's Good Boy.



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Episode 242: Week three of our Women in Horror Month may seem objectifying, when we have special guest Nichole of the Light & Shadow: A Horror Podcast on to rate Jennifer's Body from 2009.


Tune in next week for our fourth and final dose of Women in Horror Month, with Caitlin Cronenberg's Humane from 2024.

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Episode 241: For week two of our Women in Horror Month, (an entire month of films paying tribute to the ladies in horror) we had a casting call for a guest. Luckily we found ZombieManJay, aka Jordan.
Here for an Audition from 1999, by Takashi Miike.

Join us next week for a hot one, with Jennifer's Body from 2009, with special guest Nichole of A Light & Shadow: A Horror Podcast

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Episode 240: This week we begin our Women in Horror coverage. An entire month of films paying tribute to the ladies in horror. Starting with Zoe Kravitz's Blink Twice from 2024. 

Stay with us next week for our second week of Women in Horror Month when we review Takashi Miike's 1999 classic, Audition.

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Episode 239: This week we close KAIJUARY with a Norwegian Found Footage film in 2010's Troll Hunter. Did we end on a bang or a wimper? Tune in to find out.

Make sure to join us next week for the beginning of our Women in Horror Month, with the 2024 Zoë Kravitz film Blink Twice.

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Episode 238: Our third week of KAIJUARY brings with it a force of natue, in our guest Kory of The World is My Burrito Podcast. Here to shed some light on the Korean Kaiju film The Host from 2006.

Make sure to stick with us next week, as we conclude Kaijuary with 2010's Troll Hunter.

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Episode 237: Week two of our KAIJUARY month stomps into NYC with 2008's Cloverfield. A found footage take on the genre.

Make sure to join us next week, when we cover 2006's The Host.



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Episode 236: This new year brings so many big things, starting with our KAIJU-ARY month.
An entire month of large MONSTER movies!!! First up is the king of all monsters, Godzilla: Minus One from 2023, with special guest and Kaiju expert, Miles B.

Make sure to stick with us next week, for a trip to NYC with 2008's Cloverfield.

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