Spooky Tuesday - A Horror Movie Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

It's the third film in a hot horror franchise AND it makes the hop to Hollywood, so the comparisons between MaXXXine (2024) and Scream 3 were inevitable — but are they a compliment or a criticism? In our latest episode of Spooky Tuesday, we're covering the newest (but perhaps not final) movie in Ti West's spooky saga starring Mia Goth. A direct sequel to 2022's X but coming on the heels of prequel Pearl, this flick has a tough job striking the right tone and trying to stand alone, but one thing we can say for it is that the accent work definitely makes it stand out.

References:

https://www.bfi.org.uk/interviews/ti-west-maxxxine-part-charm-trilogy-embrace-artifice-hollywood

https://www.theverge.com/24190083/ti-west-interview-maxxxine-a24

https://variety.com/2024/film/features/maxxxine-ti-west-mia-goth-future-sequels-1236060481/

https://screenrant.com/maxxxine-easter-eggs-horror-movie-references-explained/

https://variety.com/2024/film/news/mia-goth-maxxxine-extra-lawsuit-allegation-1236066629/

Are you one of the very lucky moviegoers who got to go into The Sixth Sense (1999) totally blind? M. Night Shyamalan’s first big flick rocked audiences when it hit theaters, and that famous twist in the final few minutes had people talking for years. For us, though, the real reveal was that Toni Collette is in this film — and that she is arguably the best part of it. On a new Spooky Tuesday, we’re talking about what we remembered, what we forgot, and who wanted to get their dicks out in what has to be one of the most quoted movies of all time.

References:

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/aug/06/the-sixth-sense-at-20-m-night-shyamalan-bruce-willis

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/sixth-sense-was-more-just-twist-1229339/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/i-wasnt-bluffing-m-night-shyamalan-recalls-sixth-sense-pitch-frenzy-followed-1228534/

In our Season 3 premiere, it’s time for Spooky Tuesday to take our own crack at the classic horror question: “Can you really make a Halloween™? movie without Michael Myers?” That’s right, we’re rolling out the red carpet for a whole new spooky season, and we’re starting with Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982). Sharing more DNA with a film like Invasion of the Body Snatchers than a slasher flick, the third installment in John Carpenter and Debra Hill’s franchise tried to get back to their basic concept, but how well they pulled it off is still up for debate.

References:

https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/halloween-iii-season-of-the-witch-deserves-another-look/

https://horrorobsessive.com/2018/10/19/halloween-iii-season-of-the-witch-why-people-hate-one-of-my-favorite-movies-why-i-dont-care/

https://weminoredinfilm.com/2017/10/29/9-things-you-might-not-know-about-halloween-iii-season-of-the-witch/

The end of September can only mean one thing: It’s time for Spooky Tuesday to bring Final Destination Summer to a close. But we’re still celebrating in style! On our fifth and final episode of the series, we’re joined by a special guest and his handy dandy notebook as Spencer, Sydney’s new spooky son, helps us break down Final Destination 5 (2011). With this movie featuring some of the most iconic deaths in the franchise and the much-anticipated return of Tony Todd, we’ve got a lot to discuss — and we’ve also got some theories to float for Final Destination 6.

References:

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/final-destination-5-2011

https://www.dreadcentral.com/editorials/380922/why-final-destination-5-may-be-the-best-in-the-series/

https://www.dreadcentral.com/editorials/336266/final-destination-is-one-of-the-most-consistently-enjoyable-horror-franchises-ever/

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Foreshadowing/FinalDestination5

https://screenrant.com/final-destination-movie-theory-tony-todd-bludworth-secret-villain/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lNEQAXX43g&ab_channel=MilesFisher 

Remember how the Jonas Brothers used to wear purity rings? Spooky Tuesday does. On a new episode, we’re covering Teeth (2007), the mid-aughts horror movie that gave Monica the perfect opening to insert her JoBros super fan agenda. But when you’re talking about a movie like this, you have to be cautious what you insert and where, so we’re doing our best to breakdown a film all about nuclear radiation, Christianity, brother fucking, and evolution with the utmost of care.

References:

https://www.vice.com/en/article/j5x957/teeth-is-the-feminist-horror-classic-that-men-tried-to-sabotage

http://archive.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2008/01/25/sex_satire_teeth_provides_feminist_bite/

Did someone request a horror movie for girls??? When it comes to our latest scary flick pick, it’s literally in the name. On this week’s episode of Spooky Tuesday, Chelsea’s birth month movie is Tragedy Girls (2017), a touching tale of two besties with benefits if by benefits you mean a collaborative true crime project. If you’ve ever wished for a Scream alternate universe where Billy and Stu are modern day girlies, then this just might be the movie for you.

References:

https://www.gaylydreadful.com/blog/tragedy-girls-is-the-queer-text-we-need

https://phenixxgaming.com/2020/07/29/women-and-queerness-in-horror-tragedy-girls/

Legend has it that Urban Legend (1998) didn’t get a fair shake from critics back when it first came out — but we’ll be the judge of that here at Spooky Tuesday. With school back in session, it only felt right that we revisit the college campus cult classic on our newest episode. Packed full of turn-of-the-millennium era stars like Tara Reid, Joshua Jackson, Rebecca Gayheart, and Michael Rosenbaum and with plenty of CLEAR references to other famous horror franchises, this film is definitely worthy of a close study.

References:

https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3460895/remembering-urban-legend-19-years-later/

https://collider.com/urban-legend-reboot-cast-sydney-chandler-katherine-mcnamara/

https://gamerant.com/urban-legends-depicted-1998-movie-urban-legend/

https://seeksghosts.blogspot.com/2013/03/urban-legend-killer-in-backseat.html

https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/pop-rocks-urban-legend-mikey-death

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-boyfriends-death/

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/arent-you-glad-you-didnt-turn-on-the-light/

https://urbanlegends.fandom.com/wiki/The_Microwaved_Pet

https://www.songfacts.com/facts/the-ohio-players/love-rollercoaster

When we realized our 100th episode of Spooky Tuesday was just around the corner, we knew we had to pick something extra special to celebrate — something fun, something for the girls, something with a lil ?razzle dazzle.? And given that our milestone movie *also* happened to fall on a Fifth Tuesday, a sacred institution, we knew that there was only one film for the job: Chicago (2002). With a star-studded cast, a banger soundtrack, and a generous handful of Oscars, this flick absolutely IS all that jazz, and our podcast lawyer is helping us break it all down.