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The Horror AgendaBest Friend (2018)Welcome to the Horror Agenda. This week we step away from horror in certain senses and cover the 2018 animated short film Best Friend. The film comes from GOBELINS school in Paris, France, directed by David Feliu, Juliana Lucca (as Juliana de Lucca), Varun Nair, Nicholas Olivieri, Yi Shen.We get into the world building, VR and what the future holds. You can watch the short here. You can watch all the shorts we covered on our YouTube playlist here. We briefly reference two 'making of' shorts on the GOBELINS' YouTube page: part one and part tw...2025-06-251h 21The Horror AgendaEPISODE 100 - Child's Play (1988)Welcome to the Horror Agenda. This week on our 100th episode, we cover the 1988 film Child's Play and some of the broader beats of the franchise. We get into how Vodou is maligned broadly in Hollywood and this film specifically, we talk fear of dolls, Chucky over the years, and more. Victor alludes to a CZ's World discussion of Damballa, part of his History of Horror series, as it relates to the Child's Play franchise.Carlos discusses Vodou and recommends a couple texts including the classic Tell My Horse by Zora Neale Hurston, Vo...2025-06-182h 45The Horror AgendaMon Mon Mon Monsters (2017)Welcome back to the Horror Agenda. This week we head to high school with the Giddens Ko written and directed film Mon Mon Mon Monsters (2017). We briefly reference an 2017 interview from Eastern Kicks by Andrew Daley. This week Carlos recommends the book The Magic Border: Poetry and Fragments from My Soft Machine (2023) by Arlo Parks. Beware Spoilers. You can follow The Horror Agenda on Instagram @TheHorrorAgenda. Our personal links and more are on our Linktr.ee and you can email us at TheHorrorAgendaPod [at] GMAIL [dot] com.Intro Music:...2025-06-111h 44The Horror Agenda7 Minutes in Hell (2022)Welcome to the Horror Agenda. This week we cover the short film 7 Minutes in Hell. A 2022 short written and directed by Justin Reager and Shane Spiegel. You can watch the short on YouTube here. You can watch all the shorts we covered on our YouTube playlist here. We also reference this interview on Facebook.This week Victor recommends the Paper Brigade (1996), a film about a boy who moves to a small town, and does not like it until he finds a group of friends. Carlos recommends Hacks (2021 - ) a show about the...2025-06-0457 minThe Horror AgendaSmiling Woman (2019)Welcome back to the Horror Agenda. This week we cover the 2019 short film Smiling Woman, written and directed by Alex Magaña.You can watch the short and others from Alex Magaña on YouTube here. You can watch all the shorts we covered on our YouTube playlist here. This week Victor recommends Golden Boy (1995-1996) an anime show about a college drop out who does lots of freelance work. Carlos recommends another Dropout show, Very Important People, an improv talk show, where people are made up into a character and have to impr...2025-05-2858 minThe Horror AgendaCouple's Therapy (2019)Welcome back to the Horror Agenda. This week we dive into couple's therapy with the 2019 short film Couple's Therapy. The film is directed by Tim Hendrix and written by Mae Catt. You can watch it here. You can watch all the shorts we covered on our YouTube playlist here. Carlos and Victor recommend Mayhem (2017), a film about a virus that makes people lose their inhibitions. Victor recommends Castle (2009-2016) a TV show about a writer who works with a cop and together they solve cases. Carlos recommends Dropout.TV a streaming netwo...2025-05-211h 07The Horror AgendaFriday the 13th (1980)This week on The Horror Agenda, we cover a throwback that helped shape the genre including last week's episode on In a Violent Nature. We cover Friday the 13th (1980) written by Victor Miller and directed by Sean S. Cunningham.This week Victor recommends My Baby's Daddy (2004) a comedy film about men forced to grow up when they become dads.Carlos recommends Sinners (2025) because he's still thinking about it a lot. He also recommends Heart Eyes (2025) which is now streaming on Netflix.Beware Spoilers. You can follow The Horror Agenda on Instagram @TheHorrorAgenda. Our...2025-05-141h 07The Horror AgendaIn a Violent Nature (2024)Welcome back to the Horror Agenda. This week we cover the 2024 feature film, In a Violent Nature. The film, written and directed by Chris Nash has a unique way of telling a somewhat familiar slasher story. It's beautiful, with a great sound design and we have a blast discussing it. We reference this Polygon piece by Austen Goslin written about how innovative it is. This week Carlos recommends the film Sinners (2025) by Ryan Coogler. We recorded this the day after Carlos saw it and it is fully worth the hype. See it in theaters if yo...2025-05-071h 20The Horror AgendaProm Car '91 (2022)Welcome Back to the Horror Agenda! Today we cover the 2022 short film Prom Car '91 written and directed by Brian F. Otting. We have a blast talking this prom night ride that features the death of a prom queen. You can watch the film on the Alter Youtube channel here. You can watch all the shorts we covered on our YouTube playlist here. This week Victor recommends Digimon Adventures season 3 which takes a turn from the first two seasons and the characters have to save the real world from the digital world.Carlos aga...2025-05-011h 17The Horror AgendaWet Willy (2020)Welcome back to the Horror Agenda. This week we cover the 2020 short film Wet Willy. The film is written by D.M. Harring and directed by Nic Stanich. You can watch the film on the Alter Youtube channel here. You can watch all the shorts we covered on our YouTube playlist here. This week Victor recommends the Lego store. He recommends, in particular, the May the 4th weekend of events. Carlos recommends DropoutTV this week. Especially Dirty Laundry, Game Changer and Make Some Noise though there is so much more there for everyone to...2025-04-2342 minThe Horror AgendaOscar's Bell (2018)Welcome to the Horror Agenda and on today's episode we cover the 2018 short film Oscar's Bell co-written by Chris and Sam Cronin and directed by Chris Cronin. It is reviewed on Short of the Week by Ivan Kander here.On Chris Cronin's Vimeo page you can see some behind the scenes b-roll.Carlos references the Swiss Cheese method regarding COVID and you can learn more from UNMC here. For more COVID safety information check out the Peoples CDC.This week Victor recommends Jackie Chan Adventures (2000-2005) a cartoon about animated Jackie a...2025-04-101h 02The Horror AgendaPYOTR495 (2016)Welcome to the Horror Agenda and this week we cover the 2016 short film PYOTR495 written and directed by Blake Mawson.CW: anti-queer violence; discussions of anti-queer violence, homo- and transphobia and related conversations. You can watch the film on the Alter YouTube channel here.We reference this 2017 interview from HuffPo with the writer/director by Charlie David here. We also talk international law:AP 2024 piece by Litvinova "Russia’s LGBTQ+ community is living in fear following new laws and court rulings, activists say"(2023) Anti-Homosexuality Act of 2023On Grindr killings:(2...2025-04-022h 00The Horror AgendaFinal Destination (2000)Welcome to the Horror Agenda. We dedicate this episode to the memory of Tony Todd, horror legend who passed in 2024. You can read an obit here from NPR.This week we get into the 2000 film Final Destination with screenplay by James Wong (Director), Glen Morgan and Jeffrey Reddick; based on a story by Reddick.The film is celebrating it's 25th anniversary and Matt Goldberg writes about the franchise's kills to celebrate (on Letterboxd here). We reference the Bechdel Cast Matreon episode (link to Patreon here).We also reference several videos by C...2025-03-262h 39The Horror AgendaHell House LLC (2015/2020)Welcome to the Abaddon Hotel for this year's haunt Hell House. Yes, this week we are covering the 2015 mockumentary found footage film (and speaking to the Director's Cut (2020) as well.) The film written and directed by Stephen Cognetti. A group of young folks go to upstate NY to set up and haunted house and things go wrong. Many missing and/or dead including staff. Years later, a documentary comes out about the events that night and for months in the lead up. We reference several pieces in this episode listed below:a ScreenRant piece by...2025-03-192h 34The Horror AgendaThe Faculty (1998)Welcome to the Horror Agenda. This week we're covering the 1998 Robert Rodriguez directed The Faculty. The story is by David Wechter & Bruce Kimmel with the screenplay by Kevin Williamson.We talk conformity, high school hell, Robert Rodriguez and more.In this episode we reference videos from the Robert Rodriguez Archive here. We reference two 1998 reviews of the Faculty, one from Vanity Fair by Dennis Harvey, and one from SFGate by Allan Ulrich. We also reference this BFI piece by Mark Salisbury about the pod people and the ways Invasion of the Body Snatchers has happened i...2025-03-122h 15The Horror AgendaThe Mages of Rage and the Desecration of the House of Mimicry (2022)Welcome to another episode of the Horror Agenda. This week we cover the 2022 short film "The Mages of Rage and the Desecration of the House of Mimicry" a horror comedy directed by Patrick Sheedy. The film is cowritten by Sheedy & Brett Brooks who both play parts in the film as well. The film is DPd by Matthew Patrick Noonan who rounds out the main cast who play a band that performs in the house of a late punk icon to disastrous consequences. You can watch the film on Jason's vimeo page here. We found it on...2025-03-051h 40The Horror AgendaAre You Awake? (2023)Welcome back to the Horror Agenda and today we get into discussions of grief, depression and more. We cover the 2023 short film "Are You Awake?" written and directed by Gabriel Caste. You can watch the film on YouTube here or on Gabriel's website here. There's a content warning on this episode as we discuss mental health issues and have a brief discussion of suicidality. We reference two pieces several times throughout today's episode. We reference the Short of the Week review by Robert Munday here. We also reference this Close Up Cult...2025-02-261h 34The Horror AgendaThe Creep Tapes episode 6 'Mom (and Albert)'This week on the Horror Agenda we return to the Creep Tapes, brain child of Patrick Brice and Mark Duplass. Co-written by Mark and Patrick and directed by Patrick Brice. We reference the Mostly Horror podcast a lot in this episode, especially the 2024 episode with Patrick Brice discussing the Creep Tapes...before the second season was announced which was discussed on Fangoria here. We also reference this interview with Mark Duplass by Amber T of Fangoria. This week, Victor recommends You Are Cordially Invited (2025), a comedy where two parties reserve the same place for...2025-02-191h 45The Horror AgendaHeavy Lies the Crone: Tale of La Lechuza (From the podcast: Nocturno: Tales from the Shadow)Welcome to the Horror Agenda and today we push ourselves into a new horror realm. Today we cover our first horror podcast. We tune into an episode of Nocturno: Tales from the Shadow. We come face to face with a legend of Mexican folklore in Heavy Lies the Crone: Tale of La Lechuza. Are you scared of facing La Lechuza? Join us and see as we cover this podcast hosted by Danny Trejo. You can listen to the podcast here.We discuss this article from All That's Interesting about La Lechuza by Austin Harvey.2025-02-121h 17The Horror AgendaTen of Swords (2023)Welcome to the Horror Agenda. Today we cover the 2023 short film Ten of Swords from writer director Faye Jackson, a short about a different kind of zombie. For more from Faye Jackson and her production company Touch Piece Productions, you can go here. You can watch the short here. You can watch all the shorts we covered on our YouTube playlist here. We reference this Instagram post from Faye Jackson's Production Company here.While the film is not explicitly about tarot, we do get into a tarot discussion about tarot. While not...2025-02-051h 52The Horror AgendaWhat Happened Downstairs? (2021)Welcome to the Horror Agenda and we cannot remember what happens once we leave this room. We are starting to see a pattern so maybe we'll figure it out.*door slams**yelling**banging*We're doing a podcast. We're covering the 2021 short film What Happened Downstairs? written and directed by Andrew Nisinson. You can watch the short on his website here. It was featured on Short of the Week and is available here. You can watch all the shorts we covered on our YouTube playlist here. This week Victor recommends the Resident...2025-01-291h 18The Horror AgendaMeat Puppet (2024)Welcome Back to the Horror Agenda and Happy New Year. Yes we are doing the New Year episode as January comes to an end but we are having fun and covering a wonderful short written and directed by Eros V. Yes that's right we're covering the 2024 short film Meat Puppet. You can watch Meat Puppet on YouTube here. We heard about this short from friend of the pod Sam Shelton but it was also featured on Short of the Week which you can read more about here. You can watch all the shorts we covered o...2025-01-221h 18The Horror AgendaBlack Christmas (1974)Happy Solstice and Happy Holidays to those who celebrate, remember to NOT answer the phone! Today we are covering the CLASSIC (1974) Black Christmas! Directed by Bob Clark and written by Roy Moore. Before the year ends, if you haven't already, please fill out our listener survey here: https://forms.gle/Vk7YtU1xeAq46aGBAIn this episode we discuss abortion and until recently, it's legality in the US the year before this film came out and while Bob Clark is USian he made this in Canada. Canada banned abortion for 100 years and then it was...2024-12-252h 09The Horror AgendaThe Creep Tapes episode 2 'Elliott'Welcome Back to the Horror Agenda! Today we cover episode two 'Elliott' of the Creep Tapes. The series from Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice builds on the world-building of the Creep movies. The Creep Tapes is a Shudder exclusive and all 6 episodes are now streaming. If you missed it, we covered episode one of the show last week. Before we get into our usual info, we're doing an end of the year listener survey. Please take a few moments to give us feedback about the show so we can improve the listener experience going into 2025. You can...2024-12-181h 30The Horror AgendaThe Creep Tapes episode 1 'Mike'Welcome Back to the Horror Agenda! Today we cover episode one 'Mike' of the Creep Tapes. The series from Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice builds on the world-building of the Creep movies. The Creep Tapes is a Shudder exclusive and 5 of the 6 episodes are streaming at time of release.Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice, the co-creators spoke to Dread Central's Mary Beth McAndrews about the show in this interview that we reference. Laci Mosley, host of the podcast (and forthcoming Freeform TV show) Scam Goddess often mentions the Despo-Meter and we name drop it a...2024-12-111h 48The Horror AgendaCookies by the Fire (2022)Happy December from the Horror Agenda. As a new month begins we bring you a short film that is magical and mysterious and murderous. Today we are covering the 2022 short film Cookies by the Fire written and directed by Scott Vasey.You can watch the film on Screamfest's Youtube channel here.This week Carlos recommends the Creep Tapes (2024 - ), a new found footage show on Shudder from the universe of the Creep movies. A fun show that spoiler, we will be covering on the podcast soon. Carlos also recommends the work of Josh...2024-12-041h 03The Horror AgendaFucking Ghosts (2020)Welcome back to the Horror Agenda.CW: If the title did not warn you, we discuss sex and sexuality and drop the F word a lot. Listener discretion advised. This week we cover the 2020 short film written and directed by Jason Cook. You can find more of his work here. You can watch the short film here. You can also watch it here or on our Horror Agenda YouTube playlist. We allude to an interview with Jason Cook and producer Kelly Parker and you can find it here from Jean BookNerd....2024-11-2758 minThe Horror AgendaGridlock (2016)Welcome to the Horror Agenda. This week we're covering the 2016 short film Gridlock, directed by Ian Hunt-Duffy and written by Darach McGarrigle with story by Ian Hunt-Duffy and Darach McGarrigle. You can watch the short on Short of the Week's YouTube channel here. You can read the Short of the Week review here. There is an IG page for the film as well.This week Victor recommends the TV show Yes, Dear (2000-2006) a sitcom about two couples and their very different personalities and vibes. Carlos recommends Abbott Elementary (2021- ) a workplace comedy a...2024-11-201h 24The Horror AgendaDeath Metal (2016)Welcome back to the Horror Agenda. This week we cover the 2016 short film Death Metal written and directed by Chris McInroy. You can watch the film on the Alter YouTube channel here.This week, Victor recommends Truth or Dare (2018) a fun film about friends at college getting conned into a deadly game while on vacation. As this was recorded during the week of the US Presidential election Carlos struggled to pick a recommendation and suggested finding mutual aid in your area, and working with organizations starting now to prepare for January 2025. Fight for...2024-11-1347 minThe Horror AgendaThere Will Be Monsters (Habrá Monstruos) (2020)Welcome back to the Horror Agenda and today we revisit the work of Carlota Pereda. That's right, this week we're covering the 2020 short, written and directed by Carlota Pereda with cinematography by Rita Noriega, who listeners will know worked with Carlota on Cerdita and Piggy (short and feature). This episode has a content warning. While the film does not explicitly show sexual assault, it is implied, there is harassment and our discuss veers into discussions of sexual assault and more. You can watch the short on Alter's YouTube channel here. For more on...2024-11-061h 12The Horror AgendaHalloween (1978)Happy Halloween Listeners and Welcome to the Halloween episode of the Horror Agenda. On today's episode we cover the original Halloween from 1978, a Debra Hill production, cowritten by John Carpenter and Debra Hill and directed by John Carpenter. In this episode Carlos references the 2018 Bechdel Cast episode and listeners are encouraged to check it out for a more focused discussion on gender, sexuality and more. Our episodes together can make a fun double feature for your Halloween enjoyment. We also have a brief discussion of the Bechdel Test, which this film passes and...2024-10-302h 03The Horror AgendaMarta (2018)Welcome back to the Horror Agenda. This week we cover the 2018 short film Marta written and directed by Lucía Forner Segarra. A would-be serial killer finds her first victim...or does she?You can watch the short on the Alter YouTube page here.Victor recommends the TV show, Prodigal Son (2019-2021) this week, a show about a former FBI profiler whose the son of a serial killer and thinks dad have rubbed off on him. This week, Carlos recommends Raw Dog (2023) by Jamie Loftus, a book about hot dogs, the USA, meat, c...2024-10-231h 20The Horror AgendaKookie (2016)This week on the Horror Agenda we get spooky with cookies from our Kookie cookie jar. That's right we're covering the short film Kookie (2016). This short is written and directed by Justin Harding and about a little girl who does not listen and her mom brings a cookie jar with a story attached to it. You can watch the film here on the YouTube Alter channel. This week Victor recommends the Cleaning Lady a show about a doctor, coming to the US to care for her son and when things go wrong she uses her...2024-10-161h 14The Horror AgendaStitches (2012)Welcome back to the Horror Agenda as we get closer and closer to Halloween! A favorite time of year for many a horror-head. This week we spend some time clowning around as we cover the 2012 film Stitches. The film is directed by Conor McMahon and cowritten by Conor McMahon and David O'Brien. This week Victor recommends White Collar (2009-2014) a show about a con-artist who ends up helping the FBI starring Matt Bomer.Carlos recommends the podcast Worlds Beyond Number and the current campaign the Wizard, the Witch, and the Wild One (2023...2024-10-091h 46The Horror AgendaKoreatown Ghost Story (2021)Welcome back to the Horror Agenda as we cover a ghost story, a Koreatown ghost story. That's right, we are covering Koreatown Ghost Story written and directed by Minsun Park and Teddy Tenenbaum. Minsun also play a small part in the film. This short features and is executive produced by THE Margaret Cho. The film stars Lyrica Okano as Hannah Lee who visits a family friend and then things get interesting. You can watch the film here on YouTube's Alter channel. The film has a LinkTree with several links we reference in the episode. 2024-10-021h 39The Horror AgendaTimothy (2013)Bienvenido! Hoy en el show de Timothy hablamos sobre HORROR.Welcome to the show. Today we discuss the Spanish language (hence our intro) short Timothy (2013). Timothy is written and directed by Marc Martínez Jordán.We had a wonderful time talking about the art, cinematography and the Spanish language of it all.You can watch the film on YouTube's Alter channel here. This week Victor recommends a throwback from his youth Surf Ninjas (1993). A movie about two brothers who discover they are long lost princes. Carlos gives several recommendations th...2024-09-251h 07The Horror AgendaLook Away (2018)Welcome to the Horror Agenda as we cover another mirror themed horror. This week we cover the 2018 film, written and directed by Assaf Bernstein. We meander into some interesting conversations.This week Carlos recommends A Bucket of Blood (1959) directed by Roger Corman, about a nerdy artist who wants to win a woman over by making art and accidentally killing his cat sends him on a wild ride. Victor recommends Medabots (2001-2004) an anime about robots who battle with artificial intelligence and special powers, following a young boy seeking to be champion with second hand parts...2024-09-181h 25The Horror AgendaOculus Chapter 3 - The Man with the Plan (2006)Welcome back to the Horror Agenda and join us as we hole up in a room and stare into a mirror so we can prove it is indeed evil. This week we are covering a short film from the horror king of the modern era THE Mike Flanagan. He directed Oculus Chapter 3 and co-wrote it with Jeff Seidman. We reference this piece by Nick Venable from Cinema Blend (2023) here.We did not address this Empire piece directly but this is a nice read by Ben Travis (2020) available here.This week Carlos recommends the...2024-09-112h 04The Horror AgendaThe Ballerina (2021)Welcome back to the Horror Agenda as we dive face the music and our reflections as we cover the 2021 short film The Ballerina. The film is directed by Aaron Fradkin. The credits do not list a writer but Aaron and his partner/producer Victoria Fratz came up with it together and are listed as the writers on IMDb. We have fun talking mirror theories, dance, music and more. You can watch the film here. You can watch the Behind the Scenes we reference here. We also reference this Dread Central piece by Mike...2024-09-041h 22The Horror AgendaFirst Blood (2022)Pull out your cups and take a big sip as we wrap our vampire miniseries with the 2022 short film First Blood. This short, written and directed by Olivia Loccisano, is sparse on dialogue but not on blood, beauty or story.You can find more of Olivia Loccisano's work here.Since this film prominently features a first period, we discuss periods, menstruation and some of the problems medicine and society writ large have with the uterus and the female reproductive system and the health issues largely affected people assigned female at birth. One such issue is...2024-08-281h 49The Horror AgendaV (2017)Welcome back to part 3 of our vampire miniseries here on the Horror Agenda. This week we are covering the 2017 short film V written by Ellie Gocher and directed by Jimmy Dean. You can watch it here.We want to issue a content warning because we get into a conversation of sexual assault, grooming and abuse. The National Domestic Violence Hotline website is listed for those in abusive situations looking for a way out, or help. or call 1800799SAFE/18007997233 OR TTY 18007873224 OR text "Start" to 88788 You can find other sexual assault resources fr...2024-08-211h 56The Horror AgendaAftertaste (2020)We want to...wine you, dine you, and taste you. This week we are covering the 2020 short Aftertaste, written and directed by Chloë Wicks. This beautiful short is available here. Chloë Wicks' Vimeo page is here.You can read a review from short of the week here. Correction: Carlos said that Bound had an intimacy coordinator when the more accurate statement is they had a choreographer (listed as technical advisor on IMDb) for the sex scenes, who is a feminist and sex positive educator Susie Bright. Her work on the project helped to make the se...2024-08-141h 45The Horror AgendaAbigail (2024)Welcome Back to the Horror Agenda as we cover the ballerina vampire that is Abigail (2024). Yes we are covering the 2024 film co-directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett. It's written by Stephen Shields and Guy Busick. In this episode we talk vampire lore, Carlos' love and libraries, the politics of representation and Melissa Barrera being a badass. Join us. We briefly discuss this article on the marketing of the film by Sean O'Connell with the co-directors and quote Tyler Gillett as we discuss the marketing of the film. Victor recommends The Map of...2024-08-072h 13The Horror AgendaCerdita (Piggy) (2018/2022)In this episode we cover a short and the feature it became later. That's right we cover Cerdita the 2018 short film and Piggy the 2022 feature film. Both are written and directed by Carlota Pereda.CW: fatphobia. There are discussion of fatphobic abuse as part of the plot and in our discussion. We reference a CloseUpCulture interview by James Prestidge with Carlota Pereda.We also reference a Collider piece by Erick Massoto here.We also reference Slant piece by Steven Scaife here.One of the last pieces we reference this RoberEbert.com interview...2024-07-311h 54