The Night Shift

In 28 days it began. In 28 weeks it spread. In 28 years it evolved. That's right, folks, for tonight's shift, Kyle & Abby screened the post-apocalyptic coming-of-age horror film 28 YEARS LATER (2025). A group of survivors of the rage virus live on a small island. When one of the group leaves the island on a mission into the mainland, he discovers secrets, wonders, and horrors that have mutated not only the infected but other survivors. So, is this film any good? Well, give this review a listen and find out...if you DAAAaaaare!

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Repent, the end is EXTREMELY fucking nigh. That's right, folks, for tonight's shift, Kyle & Calvin screened the post-apocalyptic horror film 28 DAYS LATER (2002). Four weeks after a mysterious, incurable virus spreads throughout the United Kingdom, a handful of survivors try to find sanctuary. So, is this film any good? Well, give this review a listen and find out...if you DAAAaaaare!

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Show us the champion of light and we'll show you the herald of darkness. That's right, folks, for tonight's shift, Kyle & Abby played the survival horror video game ALAN WAKE 2 (2023). 13 years after bestselling writer Alan Wake went missing, a string of ritualistic murders occur in the town of Bright Falls, Washington. Saga Anderson, an FBI agent, is sent to Bright Falls to investigate the murders. So, is this game any good? Well, give this review a listen and find out...if you DAAAaaaare!

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It's time to take control. That's correct, folks, for tonight's shift, Kyle & Ian McEnery played the action-adventure game CONTROL (2019) by Remedy Entertainment. You are Jesse Faden, a young woman with a troubled past and the new Director of the Bureau of Control, the frontline in researching and fighting against supernatural enemies like the Hiss threatening humanity's very existence. So, is this game any good? Well, give this review a listen and find out...if you DAAAaaaare! 

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The kids are NOT alright. That's correct, folks, for tonight's shift, Kyle & William Sterling reviewed the American horror novel CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD (2020). A fading midwestern town in which Frendo the clown, a symbol of bygone success, reemerges as a terrifying scourge. So, is this book any good? Well, give this review a listen and find out...if you DAAAaaaare!

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Death runs in the family. That's right, folks, for tonight's shift, Kyle & Abby screened the American supernatural horror film FINAL DESTINATION: BLOODLINES (2025). Plagued by a recurring violent nightmare, a college student returns home to find the one person who can break the cycle and save her family from the horrific fate that inevitably awaits them. So, is this film any good? Well, give this review a listen and find out...if you DAAAaaaare!

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No accidents. No coincidences. No escapes. That's right folks, on this episode-variant of The Night Shift (Bag of Horror), Kyle and Abby reviewed the entire FINAL DESTINATION franchise. Are any of them any good? Well, give this review a listen and find out...if you DAAAaaaare! 

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Travel through time as we take you on a journey to explore the darker side of technology! That's right, folks, for tonight's shift, Kyle & Abby Smith read two Inks Bones Press horror anthologies. First, we have THERE'S NO ESCAPE (2024), the darker side of cinema and theater, and second we have CAPTURED (2024), the darker side of VCR's & camcorders. So, are any of these anthologies any good? Well, give this review a listen and find out...if you DAAAaaaare!

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Can you stay alive...Until Dawn? That's right, folks, for tonight's shift, Kyle & Noah screened the American survival horror film UNTIL DAWN (2025) based off the 2015 video game. A group of friends trapped in a time loop, where mysterious foes chase and kill them in gruesome ways, must survive until dawn to escape it. So, is this film any good? Well, give this review a listen and find out...if you DAAAaaaare!  

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You better hold on tight, spider-monkey—The Night Shift is BACK! That's right, folks, for tonight's shift, Kyle & Ana Miramontes screened the American Southern Gothic horror film SINNERS (2025). Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back. So, is this film any good? Well, give this review a listen and find out...if you DAAAaaaare! 

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Bringing Snake Month to an epic end—we have a special sssnake-variant of The Night Shift for you AKA "Bag of Snakes." On tonight's 5-film shift, Kyle and Abby review KING COBRA (1999), SNAKE ISLAND (2002), THE LAIR OF THE WHITE WORM (1988), SILENT PREDATORS (1999), and SNAKES ON A PLANE (2006). Are any of them any good? Well, give this review a listen and find out...if you DAAAaaaare! 

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King Cobra — 24:05

Snake Island — 34:45

The Lair of the White Worm — 52:30

Silent Predators — 1:07:45

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Snake Month continues with a horror roast! That's right, folks, for tonight's second Night Shift snake review, Kyle & his sister Lauren Gray screened the silly Brazilian-American action adventure horror film ANACONDA (1997). A National Geographic film crew is taken hostage by an insane hunter, who forces them along on his quest to capture the world's largest - and deadliest - snake. So, is this snake film any good? Well, give this review a listen and find out...if you DAAAaaaare!

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It's time for SNAKE MONTH! That's right, folks, for tonight's first Night Shift snake review, Kyle & Calvin screened the natural horror-thriller film VENOM (1981). Terrorists in the process of kidnapping a child get trapped in a house with an extremely deadly snake. So, is this snake film any good? Well, give this review a listen and find out...if you DAAAaaaare!

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On tonight's third David Lynch special, Kyle & Josh screened the independent surrealist body horror film ERASERHEAD (1977). Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newborn mutant child. So, is this Lynch film any good? Well, give this review a listen and find out...if you DAAAaaaare!

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On tonight's second David Lynch special, Kyle & Noah screened the American neo-noir mystery thriller film BLUE VELVET (1986). The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child. So, is this Lynch film any good? Well, give this review a listen and find out...if you DAAAaaaare!

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On tonight's first David Lynch special, Kyle & Abby screened the surrealist neo-noir mystery art film MULHOLLAND DRIVE (2001). After a car wreck on Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesiac, she and a Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality. So, is this Lynch film any good? Well, give this review a listen and find out...if you DAAAaaaare!

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On tonight's special shift, Kyle & Abby are reflecting back on the past year AKA listing their favorite spooky films and all the wonders horror had to offer in 2024. What were your favorite films / moments from 2024? Let us know...if you DAAAaaaare! 

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In space...no one can hear the margaritas make you scream. That's right, folks, for tonight's shift, Kyle & Calvin played a remake of the survival horror game DEAD SPACE (2023). Set in the 26th century, the story follows engineer Isaac Clarke on a mission to repair the USG Ishimura, a mining spaceship that has been overrun by undead creatures called Necromorphs. So, is this game any good? Well, give this review a listen and find out...if you DAAAaaaare!

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What the heck is a killer whale? Well, one very ignorant fisherman...is about to FIND OUT! That's right, folks, for tonight's shift, Kyle & Josh screened the American creature feature ORCA (1977). A hunter squares off against a killer whale seeking vengeance for the death of its mate. So, is this film any good? Well, give this review a listen and find out...if you DAAAaaaare!

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Who stole our fish?! That's right, folks, for tonight's shift, Kyle & Abby screened the internationally co-produced horror film THE DAMNED (2025). A 19th-century widow has to make an impossible choice when, during an especially cruel winter, a foreign ship sinks off the coast of her Icelandic fishing village. So, is this film any good? Well, give this review a listen and find out...if you DAAAaaaare!

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Nosferatuuuuuuuuu! That's right, folks, for tonight's shift, Kyle & Abby screened the American supernatural horror film NOSFERATU (2024). A gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake. So, is this film any good? Well, give this review a listen and find out...if you DAAAaaaare!

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Merry Christmas, Night Shifters! For tonight's holiday shift, Kyle & Abby screened the Christmas zombie musical ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE (2017). A zombie apocalypse threatens the sleepy town of Little Haven - at Christmas - forcing Anna and her friends to fight, slash and sing their way to survival, facing the undead in a desperate race to reach their loved ones. So, is this Christmas film any good? Well, give this review a listen and find out...if you DAAAaaaare! 

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Tonight's the night, listeners. That's right, folks, for tonight's special shift, Kyle & Noah summoned their dark passengers and screened the first eight seasons of the American dark comedy and horror series DEXTER (2006 - 2013). He's smart. He's lovable. He's Dexter Morgan, America's favorite serial killer, who spends his days solving crimes and his nights committing them. So, is this series any good? Well, give this review a listen and find out...if you DAAAaaaare! 

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Don't do the crime if you can't do the time! That's right, folks, for tonight's shift, Kyle & Abby screened the American science fiction thriller film THINGS WILL BE DIFFERENT (2024). In order to escape police after a robbery, two estranged siblings lay low in a farmhouse that hides them away in a different time. There they reckon with a mysterious force that pushes their familial bonds to unnatural breaking points. So, is this film any good? Well, give this review a listen and find out...if you DAAAaaaare!

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To end the 2024 Halloween season with a bang, we're introducing a brand new segment called the "Horror Roast," where we purposely screen something silly, bad, or downright strange. And what better way to start than with a Nicholas Cage film? That's right, folks, for tonight's shift, Kyle & Calvin screened the American supernatural action-adventure film SEASON OF THE WITCH (2011). 14th-century knights transport a suspected witch to a monastery, where monks deduce that her powers could be the source of the Black Plague. So, how bad is this film? Well, give this review a listen and find out...if you DAAAaaaare! 

Folks, are you the kind that sees signs, that sees miracles? Or do you believe that people just get lucky? Or...is it possible that there are NO coincidences? That's right, for tonight's shift, Kyle & Walter asking these very questions while screening the American science fiction horror film SIGNS (2002). A widowed former reverend living with his children and brother on a Pennsylvania farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields, which suggests something more frightening to come. So, is this film any good? Well, give this review a listen and find out...if you DAAAaaaare! 

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All hail the king, baby! That's right, folks, for tonight's shift, Kyle & his horror dad John Langan screened the Japanese epic kaiju film GODZILLA (1954). After a dinosaur-like beast—awoken from undersea hibernation by atom bomb testing—ravages Tokyo, a scientist must decide if his similarly dangerous weapon should be used to destroy it. So, is this classic any good? Well, give this review a listen and find out...if you DAAAaaaare! 

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It's not a lake, it's an ocean. That's right, folks, for tonight's shift Kyle & Abby played the remastered version of the psychological action thriller ALAN WAKE (2010). While on vacation in the small town of Bright Falls, a struggling writer must investigate the mysterious disappearance of his wife while events from his latest manuscript, which he can't remember writing, begin to come true. So, is this game any good? Well, give this review a listen and find out...if you DAAAaaaare!

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October 2024 is here! Huzzah! To celebrate, we have a special romantic-variant of The Night Shift for you AKA "Abby's Bag of Love." On tonight's shift, Kyle and Abby review CAT PERSON (2023), LIFE AFTER BETH (2014), HONEYMOON (2014), LOVE WITCH  (2016), READY OR NOT (2019), and SPONTANEOUS (2020). Are any of them any good? Well, give this review a listen and find out...if you DAAAaaaare!

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Cat Person — 12:00 

Life After Beth — 28:45

Honeymoon — 40:15

Love Witch — 50:00

Ready or Not — 1:01:45

Spontaneous — 1:13:00

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What is a ghost? For tonight's shift, Kyle & Walter pondered this very questions while screening the gothic horror film THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE (2001) directed by Guillermo Del Toro. After Carlos, a 12-year-old whose father has died in the Spanish Civil War, arrives at an ominous boys' orphanage, he discovers the school is haunted and has many dark secrets which he must uncover. So, is this classic any good? Well, give this review a listen and find out...if you DAAAaaaare! 

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It can't rain all the time. And real love is forever. That's right, folks, for tonight's shift Kyle & Josh Flynn screened the American gothic superhero film THE CROW (1994), along with the 2024 remake. The night before his wedding, musician Eric Draven and his fiancée are brutally murdered by members of a violent gang. On the anniversary of their death, Eric rises from the grave and assumes the mantle of the Crow, a supernatural avenger. So, is this classic or its remake any good? Well, give this review a listen and find out...if you DAAAaaaare! 

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It's garlic time, baby! That's right, folks, for tonight's shift Kyle & Calvin read the American post-apocalyptic horror novel I AM LEGEND (1954). Robert Neville is the last living man on Earth...but he is not alone. Every other man, woman and child on the planet has become a vampire, and they are hungry for Neville's blood. By day he is the hunter, stalking the undead through the ruins of civilization. By night, he barricades himself in his home and prays for the dawn. How long can one man survive like this? And is this book any good? Well, give this...

Is it scary being a lady FBI Agent? Yes. Yes it is. That's right, folks, for tonight's shift Kyle & Abby screened the American horror thriller film LONGLEGS (2024). In pursuit of a serial killer, an FBI agent uncovers a series of occult clues that she must solve to end his terrifying killing spree. So, is this film any good? Well, give this review a listen and find out...if you DAAAaaaare! 

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Hollywood is a killer. That's right, folks, for tonight's shift Kyle & Abby screened the American slasher action thriller film MAXXXINE (2024). In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx finally gets her big break. But as a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Hollywood, a trail of blood threatens to reveal her sinister past. So, is this film any good? Well, give this review a listen and find out...if you DAAAaaaare! 

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The Guatemalan Prince has RETURNED for more horror goodness! That's right, folks, for tonight's shift Kyle & Walter screened the horror thriller film NEW LIFE (2024). A mysterious woman on the run, and the resourceful fixer assigned to bring her in. Their two unique stories inextricably link, as the stakes of the pursuit rise to apocalyptic proportions. So, is this film any good? Well, give this review a listen and find out...if you DAAAaaaare! 

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The Guatemalan Prince has arrived! That's right, folks, for tonight's shift Kyle & newcomer Walter Medrano screened the supernatural horror film THE MOOR (2024). Claire is approached by the father of her murdered childhood friend to help investigate the haunted moor he believes is his son's final resting place. So, is this film any good? Well, give this review a listen and find out...if you DAAAaaaare! 

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All work and no play makes Kyle and Tony dull boys. That's right, folks, for tonight's shift Kyle & Tony screened the classic psychological horror film THE SHINING (1980). A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from both past and future. So, is this classic any good? Well, give this review a listen and find out...if you DAAAaaaare! 

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We've got a selection of good things on sale,  STRANGA! That's right, folks, for tonight's shift Kyle & Calvin played the horror classic RESIDENT EVIL 4 (2023). In this HD remake of the 2005 game, Leon Kennedy is sent on a mission to rescue the president's kidnapped daughter from a secluded European village where there is something terribly wrong with the locals. So, is this game any good? Well, give this review a listen and find out...if you DAAAaaaare! 

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Wanna eat some people? Huzzah! That's right, folks, for tonight's shift Kyle & Adam read the novel MONSTRILIO (2023) by Gerardo Sámano Córdova. This horror debut follows a boy who transforms into a monster, a monster who tries to be a man, and the people who love him in every form he takes. So, is this book any good? Well, give this review a listen and find out...if you DAAAaaaare! 

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We're back with Mr. Midnight! That's right, folks, for tonight's shift Kyle & Abby screened the  supernatural horror film LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL (2024). A live television broadcast in 1977 goes horribly wrong, unleashing evil into the nation's living rooms. So, is this film any good? Well, give this review a listen and find out...if you DAAAaaaare! 

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