Welcome to Slasher September scaredy cats! Today we’re watching 1984’s installment in the classic franchise: FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE FINAL CHAPTER. We talk a little bit about horror conventions, different Jasons, John Carpenter, new HALLOWEEN scores, and the return of Tom Savini. We play a guessing game, Dave talks about the 2017 Netflix flick THE LODGERS, and Chris tells us about a Fantasia Festival leftover, HARPOON. Then we really get into it and talk about great vs absent gore, small budget 80s slashers, Crispin Glover’s dance moves, machetes and faces, confusing settings, unexplained film reels, tons of rain, fake helicopters, safety on set, Jason’s fingernails, exploding cars, inflatable boats, harpoons to the groin, kill confirmation, chopping tents, the Trollhunter, and strategies for confusing Jason. All that and more on another Slasher September episode of the TEXCHRIS DAVESAW MASSACRE! Continue reading →

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Ep. 126 – Friday The 13th: The Final Chapter

Welcome back to the podcast scaredy cats! Today we’re watching Eli Craig’s 2010 Sundance hit: TUCKER AND DALE VS EVIL. We get the ball rolling with a chat about balancing comedy and horror, Alan Tudyk, and AP BIO. Chris tells us about ANNABELLE COMES HOME and Conjurverse possession logic, we discuss a Marvel horror movie, and Dave talks about THE RANGER and 80s nostalgia. Then we get into it and talk all about hillbillies, comedies of errors, bees, chainsaws, gun safeties, wood-chippers, work tools as weapons, burnt gore, overuse of impaling, and sequel ideas. All that and more on this hilarious and bloody episode of the TEXCHRIS DAVESAW MASSACRE! Continue reading →

Ep. 125 – Tucker and Dale vs. Evil

It’s time for your Saturday dose of horror! Today we watch Michele Soavi’s 1989 addition to the DEMON’S franchise: THE CHURCH. We chat a little bit about the real DEMONS 3, and think back on DEMONS 1 and 2. Dave talks about the double feature NOSFERATU and SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE, and Chris brings up Elle Callaghan’s HEAD COUNT. Then we really get into it and talk all about big churches, sweating effects, dead horses, demons vs ghosts, cool cross props, weak possession sequences, Asia Argento, Philip Glass, quirky cameras, demon sex scenes, groovy old folks, and unexplained goat monsters. All that and more on this brand new episode of the TEXCHRIS DAVESAW MASSACRE! Continue reading →

Ep. 124 – The Church

Welcome back to the podcast scaredy cats! Today we head to the theatre to watch André Øvredal and Guillermo del Toro’s book adaptation: SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK. But first we talk a bit about Øvredal, the original books, and BLOOD QUANTUM and TIFF’s Midnight Madness. Dave gives a crustacean update, and then we chat about new HALLOWEEN sequels, an upcoming James Wan horror original, and Adam Wingard’s EVENT HORIZON series. Then we get into it and talk all about disturbing horror for teens, Harold, jump scares, overuse of cgi, the Me-Tie-Dough-Ty-Walker, writing for kids, laughing in the theatre, disturbing hugs, dismembered bodies, Javier Botet, spiders on faces, shadow effects, and IT: CHAPTER 2. All that and more on this scary episode to listen to in the dark: the TEXCHRIS DAVESAW MASSACRE! Continue reading →

Ep. 123 – Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Welcome to a special episode of the podcast, scaredy cats! Today we’re reviewing a wicked list of flicks from the Fantasia Festival! So get hyped for: THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING WKND RIOT GIRLS THE ODD FAMILY: ZOMBIE ON SALE PORNO SATOR HOMEWRECKER THE DEEPER YOU DIG Continue reading →

Ep. 122 – Fantasia Festival 2019

Bonjour scaredy cats, it’s time for a new episode of your favourite horror podcast! Today we’re watching Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo’s 2007 bloody home invasion flick: INSIDE. We start by chatting about New French Extremity, bad remakes, and pregnancy in horror. Then Dave talks about Netflix’s MARA and sleep paralysis, and Chris discusses CAT’S EYE, Stephen King, and acting cats. Then we get into it and talk all about womb POV, maternal instinct, unexplained riots, accidental kills, scissor gore, neck stabs, smoky aesthetics, painting clean sets with blood, beautiful violence, and so much more. So enjoy this great and gruesome episode of the TEXCHRIS DAVESAW MASSACRE! Continue reading →

Ep. 121 – Inside

Welcome to your worst nightmare, scaredy cats! Today we’re watching the 1987 threequel: NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: DREAM WARRIORS. We chat a bit about NOES2, the return of Wes Craven, Letterboxd, and the combative titles of the following Freddie movies. Chris tells us about PROM NIGHT and fantastic dance sequences, and Dave chats about TERRIFIED and jump scares done right. Then we get into it and talk all about Nancy’s questionable age, iffy mental health practices, building and destroying sets, dream powers vs gifts, claymation, skeleton battles, wizards, THE VOID, beheaded mothers, and tons of unbelievable practical effects. All that and more on another threequel episode of the TEXCHRIS DAVESAW MASSACRE! Continue reading →

Ep. 120 – A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

It’s podcast time again, scaredy cats! Today we’re watching Rob Zombie’s 2005 bloodbath: THE DEVIL’S REJECTS. We get trigger happy with a new sound clip, and then chat a bit about our Rob Zombie ignorance. Dave talks about Netflix’s I AM MOTHER, Luke Hawker, and BICENTENNIAL MAN, and Chris tells us about Sweden’s ANIARA, moving to mars, and space isolation in a very sci-fi heavy Scare & Tell. Then we really get into it and talk about stylish endings, blood and dirt aesthetics, freeze frames, slow-mo, constant closeups, bad guy protagonists, eccentric filmmaking, the good and the bad of prop teeth, use of color inside vs outside, fantastic shootouts, and moral conflicts. All that and more in this blood-soaked episode of the TEXCHRIS DAVESAW MASSACRE! Continue reading →

Ep. 119 – The Devil’s Rejects

Welcome back to the podcast, scaredy cats! Today we head to the theater to watch Ari Aster’s 2019 folk-horror ritual masterpiece: MIDSOMMAR. It’s all on-topic today as we talk about Ari Aster’s handful of completed scripts and speaking charisma, dodging spoilers, horror in broad daylight, Will Poulter’s Pennywise audition, and even kick off a De-hype Meditation segment. Then we get into it and talk all about genuine relationship portrayals, laughing as a response to horror, bountiful rituals, sneaky images and easter eggs, lame boyfriends, weird sex scenes, constant druggings, relatable cults, giant hammers, unending artwork, and not-so-scary (but scary) horror. All that and more in a jam packed mid-summer Midsommar episode of the TEXCHRIS DAVESAW MASSACRE! Continue reading →

Ep. 118 – Midsommar

The boys are back in town, scaredy cats! Today we’re watching Brian Trenchard-Smith’s addition to one of our favorite franchises: LEPRECHAUN 3. After a long break we finally catch up on what horror we’ve missed, talk about video games and LAN parties, complain about Rotten Tomatoes and toxic hype, and discuss the current Blumhouse model. We break down the recent PET SEMATARY remake, touching on heavy handed callbacks and the updated Zelda. Then we really get into it and talk all about brainless main characters, contagious leprechaunism, transformation effects, stupid sideburns, Star Wars parodies, our own future Leprechaun sequels, and what happens to movies made in 14 days. It’s good to be back! Enjoy this brand new episode of your favorite horror movie podcast, the TEXCHRIS DAVESAW MASSACRE! Continue reading →

Ep. 117 – Leprechaun 3

Welcome (broken)BACK to the podcast scaredy cats! Today, after a long wait we finally get to watch Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman’s 2011 found-footage creeper: PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 3. This week Chris tells us about watching HELL HOUSE LLC, Dave discusses DIG TWO GRAVES, and we debate the merits of PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 1 & 2. Then we really get into it and talk all about rooting for found-footage, CATFISH, creepy kids, SCREAM 4, oscillating cameras, bedsheet ghosts, good ol’ Randy, unbelieving spouses, sudden witch covens, Bloody Mary, Toby’s behaviour, mixing practical and CGI effects, fake-out jump scares, and debate the progressing quality of the sequels. It’s another great episode, so grab a drink, and listen to the cozy sounds of horror discussion with your friends at the TEXCHRIS DAVESAW MASSACRE! Continue reading →

Ep. 116 – Paranormal Activity 3

It must be a full moon scaredy cats, because this week’s episode has gone full werewolf! Today we get to watch John Landis’ 1981 werewolf classic: AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON. Dave tells us about watching WHEN ANIMALS DREAM on Netflix, and Chris talks about the 2018 flick SLICE, before we reflect back on A DARK SONG, PANDORUM, and even a little DOG SOLDIERS. Then we really get into it and talk all about VHS covers, Rick Baker, makeup awards at the Oscars, “cult classics”, progression of gore makeup, open-book protagonists, hitchhiking, Universal’s Wolfman, poorly written characters, body stretching, and much much more! So grab a warm drink, and enjoy another howling good time with the TEXCHRIS DAVESAW MASSACRE! Continue reading →

Ep. 115 – An American Werewolf in London

Welcome back to the world of the living, scaredy cats! Today we’re watching Dan O’Bannon’s hilarious follow-up to George A. Romero’s zombie classic: RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD. We get things started by chatting about John Russo’s novel, Drunken Cinema in Toronto, and the best Masters of Horror and Black Mirror episodes. Chris tells us about John Carpenter and Tobe Hooper’s BODYBAGS from 1993, Dave talks about Ellen Page in THE CURED, and we reflect back on PUMPKINHEAD and DON’T BREATHE. Then we really get into it and talk about action movie sweat, 1980’s teens, zombie coverups, eating brains, zombie comedy, confusing sets, undead problem-solving, slow motion effects, The Walking Dead, reanimation, reused shots, and so much more! So lock the doors, bar the windows, and enjoy another great episode of the TEXCHRIS DAVESAW MASSACRE! Continue reading →

Ep. 114 – The Return of the Living Dead

Welcome to year three, scaredy cats, it’s podcast time again! Today we’re watching William Peter Blatty’s 1990 threequel: THE EXORCIST III. Dave talks about his rewatch of Andy Muschietti’s 2013 creeper MAMA, and Chris tells us about checking out the bonkers Stephen King-directed MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE. We babble on about leap year horror movies, tacked-on endings, holy-water sprinklers, Remembrance Day, and even upgrade one of our weekly segments! Then we really get into it and talk all about priest skin-power, sound design, rotating room effects, run-time, long single-takes, the recipe for good jump scares, the projector scene from IT, excessive establishing shots, the craziness that is THE EXORCIST II, and much more! So get cozy, and hit ‘play’ on the newest episode of the TEXCHRIS DAVESAW MASSACRE! Continue reading →

Ep. 113 – The Exorcist III

Welcome to our special bonus Two Year Anniversary episode! Today we’re reflecting back on our second jam-packed year of weekly horror movie discussion! Based on some listener questions, Chris and Dave tell the story of meeting and starting the podcast, give their humble advice on how to make a podcast, gush about COHERENCE, and list some favourite video games and giallo films. We go back and forth on remakes we’d like to see made, talk about some podcast milestones like MARTYRS and POUGHKEEPSIE TAPES, and then go through some hilarious, and often immature clips from our second year. Then, begrudgingly, we each list our TOP TEN HORROR MOVIES EVER, and cap it all off with our year two chaos reigns lines! A huge thank you to each and every one of you listening! Keep sending us your suggestions, thoughts, and love, and here’s to another great year of horror with Chris and Dave at the TEXCHRIS DAVESAW MASSACRE! Continue reading →

The Two Year Anniversary Episode!

Horror Movie Podcast! Join Chris and Dave's weekly ramblings about their favorite movie genre, one bloody film at a time

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