Murders With Mertens: A Horror Film Podcast

Carlos Rodriguez of The @NerdADay Podcast returns to Murders With Mertens so we can get our "so dumb it's fun" holiday horror on in Episode 54! Former wrestler Bill Goldberg is CLEARLY having a good time in this film! If I don't get another episode out in time, happy holidays!

Carlos Rodriguez:

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#ChristmasHorror

#ComedyHorror

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Welcome Johnny Chandler to the pod as we discuss a groundbreaking animated horror film and clearly a big inspiration for Darren Aronofsky, Perfect Blue! Episode 53 is go!

Johnny Chandler

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•Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackk00laid0609

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If you want more horror goodness this fall, check me out in a ​⁠short film, Ghouliana's Halloween Midnight Special:

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Welcome Graham Brooker back to the pod as we discuss what might be THE werewolf classic An American Werewolf in London! Awesome horror comedy with the super cool subtext of the post-war Jewish-American experience! Join us for the scares and the laughs!

Graham Brooker

•Twitter: https://x.com/Grahamthemark

If you want more horror goodness this Halloween check me out in a  @3KnocksProd  short film, Ghouliana's Halloween Midnight Special:

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Welcome OMGzus of Neon Pocket Dimension to the 51st episode of Murders With Mertens! We realized that Evil Dead 2 is our favorite film in the franchise for both of us so I think we just became best friends! 😂 Yes,’im a little late getting somethingout for Spooky Season, but at least it’san absolute banger. JOIN US!

Jacob/OMGzus

•Twitter: https://x.com/OMGzus

Neon Pocket Dimension

•Twitter: https://x.com/NPDSquad

•Twitch: https://twitch.tv/neonpocketdimension

•YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@neonpocketdimension

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Phill The Forest Knight returns to the podcast to discuss one of his horror comfort films, the 2010 remake of Romero’s The Crazies! There’s so much to love in this film! Well, maybe not the misogyny but we definitely have fun roasting those aspects! Join us!

Phillip J Woodward

•Twitter: https://x.com/PhillJWoodward

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Do you ever look at a film’s practical effects and marvel at how good they look only to find out that they’re a masterpiece of digital compositing? No? Just me? Well maybe you need to revisit The Others with Lady MacBehth and me in this the 49th episode of Murders With Mertens! Do we go on a few tangents and talk about the merits of Alien 3? Why not!

Apologies if the audio is a little rough on this one... I think I had my mic turned up just a bit too much! We were just...

Completely coincidental with the recent release of Joshua Miller's The Exorcism is this 48th episode discussing The Final Girls (the 48th episode of this podcast; there are probably far more podcasts out there discussing The Final Girls)! Mr. Hox takes a break from shepherding Greg Miller through Fallout '76 to talk about his favorite horror comedy and good times are had! Join us!

Mr. Hox

•Twitter: https://x.com/Mr_Hox

•Twitter: https://x.com/StorymodersPod

•Twitch: https://twitch.tv/mr_hox182

•Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mr_hox/

Just in time for the VOD release of Abigail I'm joined once again by Andrew Feistner to discuss Radio Silence's Ready or Not! Break out the champagne because this is a fun one!

Andrew Feistner

•Twitter: https://twitter.com/2feist2furious

•Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/2feist2furious/

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#ReadyorNot

#RadioSilence

#ComedyHorror

#HorrorComedy

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What's good everyone? I'm back with a very special episode where we induct Dimitreus Newell into the Five Timers Club and talk about a banger of a somewhat recent indie horror flick in this the 46th episode of Murders With Mertens. Join us as we descend into the dreamscape of Come True!

Dimitreus Newell:

•Twitter: @gyfteddim

•Instagram: @gyfteddim63

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I’m back with a new episode featuring an under appreciated gem from the Asian horror boom, 2005’s Reincarnation! Kate returns to the pod for one of the original Eight Films to Die For from the After Dark HorrorFest in this the 45th episode of Murders With Mertens.

Kate Matlen-Remer:

• @sratsehtot everywhere

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#Reincarnation

#Rinne

#TakashiShimizu

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What’s good, horror fam? It’s a new year and I’m finally back with a new episode! Join Madeline Stanley and me as we take a journey through the looking glass of Mike Flanagan’s Oculus on this the forty-fourth episode of Murders With Mertens!

Madeline Stanley:

• @madexposure on socials

• https://madexposurephotography.com/

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#Oculus

#TheLas...

Just in time for the close of Spooky Season (Mariah’s coming like the force of nature she is to Christmas us all to death), Matthew Hidalgo returns to the pod for a blessedly glitch-free recording of an absolute all-timer: John Carpenter’s Halloween! Why is this film one of the best and such an inspiration for decades to come? Tune in to find out!

Matthew Hidalgo

Twitter: https://twitter.com/thewritehidalgo

Give Karl Gudding a watch and a sub here:

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Kate returns to the pod to talk about one of her favorite mid-'00s films, James Wan's Saw! The film spawned 9 sequels and you could use them as a calendar... after all, if it's Halloween it must be Saw! Do we get a little sloppy with cocktails and podcasting? Watch to the end to find out!

Kate Matlen-Remer:

Instagram: @sratsehtot

Give Karl Gudding a watch and a sub here:

https://youtube.com/@KarlGudding

#horror

#horrorfam

#kfbfs

#ghoulishknights

#Saw <...

Carlos Rodriguez of The @NerdADay Podcast returns to Murders With Mertens to kick off October with the frighteningly funny Trick 'r Treat! This one's been a long time coming and what a perfect time of year for it! Join us!

Carlos Rodriguez:

https://linktr.ee/Nerdaday

#horror

#horrorfam

#kfbfs

#ghoulishknights

#TrickrTreat

#MichaelDougherty

#ComedyHorror

#HorrorComedy

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MrYazMan300 returns to the podcast to discuss his favorite David Fincher film, Seven! Nearly 30 years later this film is still an absolute blast! Join us!

Yaz: https://linktr.ee/yaz300pro

#horror

#horrorfam

#kfbfs

#ghoulishknights

#thrillers

#Seven

#Se7en

#DavidFincher

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Jose Ruckus and I break down the classic English thriller (and not quite giallo) Don't Look Now! I'm saying this a lot about this film but it just gets better every time I see it. It's even better when you get to discuss it at length with a friend! If you've made it this far with Murders With Mertens please consider liking, sharing, and subscribing if you are so inclined!

Jose Ruckus:

•Twitter: https://twitter.com/joseruckus

•HBO Mak’s on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HBOMaks

•TikTok: https://www.tiktok.c...

My long time friend Kate Matlen-Remer joins the show to talk about a mutual favorite, Gore Verbinski’s 2002 remake of The Ring! Is this the best American remake of the Asian horror boom? We sure think so, and a classic in its own right! Leave a like and a comment if you have fun with this one and be sure to come by for the next episode in… seven days! 👻

#Horror

#HorrorFam

#KFBFs

#GhoulishKnights

#JHorrorRemakes

#TheRing

#GoreVerbinski

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Mark Freeman returns for his third Murders With Mertens appearance to discuss Kevin Smith’s Tusk! This movie is so much better than I remember it, buoyed by some stellar performances! Join us!

Mark Freeman

Twitter: https://twitter.com/theindieboy1

Instagram: https://instagram.com/theindieboy1

#Horror

#HorrorFam

#KFBFs

#GhoulishKnights

#Tusk

#FullWalrus

#FleetwoodMac

#KevinSmith

#Hedgehog

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Cool Greg Gettys of Kinda Funny joins the pod to talk about one of the most tense films of the past few years, Alexandre Aja’s Crawl! What a ridiculously fun film and great conversation! Join us!

Cool Greg

Twitter: https://twitter.com/kindacoolgreg

#horror

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#kfbfs

#ghoulishknights

#crawl

#alexandreaja

#thrillers

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My lifelong friend Jon Heger joins me to discuss one of the greatest horror-comedies (a romantic comedy... with zombies), Edgar Wright's Shaun of the Dead! This episode has been a loooooooong time coming and I'm so beyond happy we've been able to make this thing happen! Join us (JOIN US!) for the fun!

Jon Heger:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/HegerBrewHaHa

#horror

#horrorfam

#kfbfs

#ghoulishknights

#ShaunoftheDead

#EdgarWright

#ComedyHorror

#HorrorComedy

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Mario Rivera of ​⁠​⁠Point in Progress returns to discuss some dope mid-eighties Italian horror with Lamberto Bava’s Demons (not to be confused with Demons 2; looking at you, Germany)! Described by Mario as Evil Dead in a movie theater this a such a fun romp with some great practical effects. Join us!

Thanks Mario for recording on your end as the encoding lag monster was still fighting me! Apologies that this gets a little rough at the end!

Mario Rivera

Twitter: https://twitter.com/thatmariorivera

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Yikes! What was an awesome two hour conversation ended up being a half hour of barely useable audio. Everything was fine up until this episode and then the encoding lag monster finally got me. Apologies for that and apologies to Matthew Hidalgo my guest! We’ll get ‘em next time! In the meantime, here’s a short episode!

Matthew Hidalgo

Twitter: https://twitter.com/thewritehidalgo

And all the socials @thewritehidalgo

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#kfbfs

#ghoulishknights

#zodiac

#davidfincher

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Joe Medforth (AKA Joe Medforce) returns to gush about Ari Aster’s Midsommar and we lose ourselves in the madness! We’ve been meaning to do this one for a minute so it’s perfect timing that this releases in time for midsummer festivals around the globe! Also perfect that Joe had a fun announcement to bring along for the ride! Be sure to stay for the ending!

We also run through a ton of related films (at least to us! 😂) starting with Beau is Afraid and moving to The World’s End to Get Out to The Fift...

The man with the velvet voice, Graham Brooker, makes his Murders With Mertens debut to kick off Memorial Day Weekend with the ultimate summer horror film, Jaws! We discuss COVID parallels and the joys of capitalism as we gush about what might just be the perfect thriller!

Graham Brooker

Twitter: https://twitter.com/g_bomb82

#horror

#horrorfam

#kfbfs

#ghoulishknights

#jaws

#stevenspielberg

#thrillers

#youregonnaneedabiggerboat

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The Brooklyn Bear, Joey Polanco, joins me to talk about his love for the late ’90s teen horror classic Disturbing Behavior! Here’s hoping that director’s cut sees the light of day but in the meantime, I love that this film is getting the respect that people are finding for The Faculty and other great late-century horror!

Joey Polanco

Twitter: https://twitter.com/_brooklynbear

#horror

#horrorfam

#kfbfs

#ghoulishknights

#DisturbingBehavior

#DavidNutter

#SciFiHorror

#Late90sHorror

#TeenHorror

Mr. Gyfteddim63 himself, Dimitreus Newell, returns to discuss Brandon Cronenberg’s latest mind fuck, Infinity Pool! This magnificent human being and I gush over Mia Goth and all the new bits we’ve caught on repeat viewings!

Apologies to Dim for all the audio issues we had to sort out (one of them almost killing the episode!) but it all came out in the edit! Dim, you have the patience of a saint!

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Mr. 2Feist2Furious himself, Andrew Feistner, returns to discuss the first Scream from Radio Silence! We’re wrapping up this look back at the Scream series mere days before the release of Scream VI; get hype! Also, thank you to everyone involved along the way!

Apologies for the extra framey video this time out… seems I should have just rebooted the computer before recording, but at least the audio is decent!

Super big shoutout and thank you to Aaron Roetcisoender for this sick new logo! You’re too kind!

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Carlos Rodriguez of The Nerd a Day Podcast joins me to chop it about Scream 4 and why Kirby is best Girl! I’ll be back each week (hopefully!) with a new episode and a new guest discussing another entry in this series leading up to the March release of Scream VI! Get hype! 

Super big shoutout and thank you to Aaron Roetcisoender for this sick new logo! You’re too kind! 

Carlos Rodriguez

•Twitter: https://twitter.com/Nerd_A_Day

•YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NerdADay

#horror

Apologies for the week off! Mark Freeman returns to the podcast to talk about his misremembering of Scream 3 and I keep laughing about people getting hit in the head! I’ll be back each week with a new episode and a new guest discussing another entry in this series leading up to the March release of Scream VI! Get hype! 

Apologies as well for the audio in this one… I have all sortsa background noise coming through, almost like the gate turned off on my mic. We’ll get ’em next time! 

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Keigan Hill returns to the podcast to talk about his love of Scream 2 and good times are had! 😱 I’ll be back each week (hopefully!) with a new episode and a new guest discussing another entry in this series leading up to the March release of Scream VI! Get hype!

Super big shoutout and thank you to Aaron Roetcisoender for this sick new logo! You’re too kind!

Keigan Hill

•Twitter: https://twitter.com/keigankhill

•Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/30M7n

#horror

#horrorfam

#kfbfs

New year! New logo! New theme!

Let’s kick 2023 off with a banger as Aaron Roetcisoender and I discuss the immortal classic meta slasher Scream ‘96! 😱 I’ll be back each week (hopefully!) with a new episode and a new guest discussing another entry in this series leading up to the March release of Scream VI! Get hype!

Super big shoutout and tank you to Aaron for this sick new logo! You’re too kind!

Aaron Roetcisoender

•YouTube: https://youtube.com/@AaronRoots427

•Twitter: https://twitter.com/aaronroots427

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Prince Jackson of Knight Light: A Horror Movie Podcast makes his Murders with Mertens debut to discuss a mutual favorite: Doctor Sleep! We dive into the director’s cut of Mike Flanagan’s masterpiece (that’s right, I said it!) and get to the bottom of what makes this gem just so damned cool. We’ve been trying to make this collaboration happen for a minute so I’m extremely excited that this finally happened!

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Keigan Hill and I break down the recent classic, X! Ti West is the god of period piece horror and he’s having a hell of a year! If you've made it this far with Murders With Mertens please consider liking, sharing, and subscribing if you are so inclined!

Keigan Hill:

•Twitter: https://twitter.com/keigankhill

#horror

#horrorfam

#kfbfs

#ghoulishknights

#X

#TiWest

#Slashers

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Frank Villagomez and I break down the late ‘80s classic, Child’s Play! Is it a slasher? Is it a horror comedy? Is there more going on in this film than just being about a killer doll? It might be all these things and more, but tune in to find out! If you've made it this far with Murders With Mertens please consider liking, sharing, and subscribing if you are so inclined!

Frank Villagomez:

•Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheFrankGV

•Point in Progress: https://www.youtube.com/PointinProgress

#horror

#horro...

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Jose Ruckus and I break down a film that constantly makes you feel bad for watching, Funny Games; it’s a great time! I know this film will be stuck in my head for quite some time! If you've made it this far with Murders With Mertens please consider liking, sharing, and subscribing if you are so inclined!

Jose Ruckus:

•Twitter: https://twitter.com/joseruckus

•HBO Mak’s: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCjNQ1Nx0xWL6yLiAtnybwGQ

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#horrorfam

#kfbfs

#ghoulishknights

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I am joined once again by Madeline Stanley but this time she’s brought a guest of her own: her husband Xander Stanley! This time we take a deep dive into 1994’s John Carpenter’s In the Mouth of Madness! The capstone of Carpenter’s Apocalypse Trilogy deserves some serious love and it turns out it resonates just that much more nearly 30 years later! Listen and you’ll understand! 😱

Madeline Stanley

—Twitter: https://twitter.com/madexposure

—Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/madexposure

—Everywhere Else: @madexposure

Xander Stanley

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I’m joined again by one Phillip J Woodward to discuss ANOTHER Neil Marshall film, 2005’s The Descent! OMG does this film still slap! If you’ve made it this far with Murders With Mertens please consider liking, sharing, and subscribing if you are so inclined. It’s free and you look cool doing it. 👀

Phillip J Woodward

—Twitter: https://twitter.com/PhillJWoodward

—YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/SimplySassyVids

#TheDescent

#NeilMarshall

#Spelunking

#Horror

#HorrorFam

#KFBFs

#GhoulishKnights

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I am joined once again by the fantastic Dimitreus Newell to discuss ANOTHER Bryan Bertino gem, 2020’s The Dark and the Wicked! This film is absolutely relentless and bleak as all get out. We love it! If you’ve made it this far with Murders With Mertens please consider liking, sharing, and subscribing if you are so inclined. It’s free and it feels good to do!

Dimitreus Newell

—Twitter: @GyftedDim

—Instagram: gyfteddim63

#TheDarkandtheWicked

#BryanBertino

#Horror

#HorrorFam

#KFBFs

#GhoulishKnights

#TheS...

I'm joined by the fantastic Makenna May to talk about the 1991 Oscar winning psychological-horror classic, The Silence of the Lambs! This is one of my favorite films of all time and I'm glad to see it's one of Makenna's as well! If you've made it this far with Murders With Mertens please consider liking, sharing, and subscribing if you are so inclined. I'd very much like to have a custom URL by year's end so let's push on to 100 subs!

Makenna

--Twitter: https://twitter.com/potterpants212

--HBO Mak's: https://www.youtube.com...