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30 episodes
Gateway Horror Movie Draft
Aug 14, 2026 · 1 hr 25 min
What makes the perfect gateway horror movie? Is it a family-friendly introduction to the genre, the movie that personally traumatized you as a kid, or simply something so fun that it leaves you craving another scare? Griffey, Sam, Heath and Sophia draft the movies they believe create lifelong horror fans. The picks range from The Lost Boys, The Monster Squad and Hocus Pocus to Pinocchio, Beetlejuice and Poltergeist. Along the way, they debate whether Disney movies count as horror, revisit the VH…
Frankenstein vs Baragon
Aug 12, 2026 · 49 min
Today Griffey and Dandino witness a gargantuan battle in Frankenstein vs Baragon. They discuss the bizarre Nazi origin story of this massive nuclear Frankenstein Monster, the added benefit of having a more human Kaiju battling the rubber monster suited beast, and the incredible miniature work in this film. This is a classic MESSED UP Kaiju battle that we can't wait to share with you! Synposis: An American scientist and his Japanese colleagues study a feral boy born from the radiated heart of Fra…
Ice Cream Man
Aug 10, 2026 · 1 hr 9 min
Eli Roth's Ice Cream Man promised an unrated throwback packed with gore, mayhem and ice cream-fueled murder. What arrived is one of the most baffling and creatively bankrupt horror releases we have seen in years. On New Movie Monday, Griffey, Heath and Sam dig into a movie apparently made for children, yet far too grotesque for children to watch. We discuss its personality-free villain, juvenile humor, incoherent characters, recycled horror imagery and a finale involving a basement freezer, a ne…
Best Messed Up Remakes Draft
Aug 7, 2026 · 1 hr 32 min
What makes a great remake? Faithfully honoring the original, completely reinventing it, or improving it so dramatically that the first movie becomes obsolete? This week, Griffey, Heath, Sam and Sophia draft the most messed-up movie remakes of all time. With The Thing and The Ring banned from competition, the board is wide open for body horror, slashers, alien invasions, vampires, psychosexual thrillers and one deeply disturbing Lindsay Lohan family comedy. Expect heated arguments over The Fly, E…
Graveyard Shift
Aug 5, 2026 · 52 min
Today Griffey and Dandino clock in and punch out rats in Graveyard Shift. They discuss this interesting era in Stephen King on screen adaptaions, the pure insanity of the cast that chews scenery more than rats do wool, and what in the name of nightmare evolution is the Rat King at the end of the film. This is an often over-looked Messed Up Movie. Synopsis: The owner of an ancient mill hires a drifter to rid the basement of rats. Starring: David Andrews, Kelly Wolf, Stephen Macht, Andrew Divoff,…
Saccharine
Aug 3, 2026 · 57 min
Shudder's new original horror film SACCHARINE left us feeling overfed, bloated and ultimately malnurished. After medical student Hannah begins making her own diet pills from a cadaver, she rapidly loses weight while developing an uncontrollable hunger. Unfortunately, she also attracts the attention of the very large, very angry ghost whose remains she has been consuming. On this New Movie Monday, Griffey, Heath, Sam and Sophia dig into Natalie Erika James' ambitious body-horror movie. We discuss…
Most Messed Up Movies of the 90s
Jul 31, 2026 · 1 hr 23 min
The 1990s gave us meta-slashers, satanic spaceships, exploding hookers, body-swapping action heroes, teenage witches and enough Nicolas Cage insanity to sustain an entire decade. Griffey, Heath, Sam, Sophia and Nick battle to assemble the ultimate team of messed up movies from the '90s. Scream, Event Horizon, Frankenhooker, The Silence of the Lambs, Fight Club, The Craft, Candyman, Face/Off, 12 Monkeys and Hocus Pocus are only the beginning. Was the '90s actually an underrated horror decade? Is…
Jonathan Breck AKA "The Creeper" at Days of the Dead - Indianapolis
Jul 30, 2026 · 40 min
The original ending of Jeepers Creepers was supposed to continue far beyond the police station. At Days of the Dead Indianapolis, original Creeper actor Jonathan Breck and creature effects artist Brian Penikas reveal the massive 15-minute climax the production could not afford to film, including a battle atop the Creeper's truck and an oncoming train. They also share behind-the-scenes stories about: • The disturbing "puppet coach" sequence cut from Jeepers Creepers 2 • Why Jonathan Breck shaved…
Rabbit Trap
Jul 29, 2026 · 53 min
Today Griffey and Dandino belly flop in to the fairy circle that is Rabbit Trap. They discuss the spell the film puts us under with sparse settings and poetic tradgedy, how to handle an odd pushy little kid and his rabbit offerings, and what the mossy fairy tale ending wants us to take away from the movie. Dev Patel always has a keen sense for interesting material and this is no exception. Join the pod in this art house sound scape. Synopsis: Married couple Daphne and Darcy Davenport are two mus…
Exit 8
Jul 27, 2026 · 50 min
Today Griffey, Heath and Sam scour a scary subway tunnel for anomalies in Exit 8 now on Shudder. They discuss the rules of the film and how they keep the audience stuck in the narrative, how the journey could have used more clues as to the real world stakes of this journey, and which of the horrors the tunnel unfurls scared them to their core. Liminal space is all the rage in the horror community right now. While this film doesn't quite hit the MESSED UP heights of Backrooms, there are moments,…
Felissa Rose and Dave Sheridan at Days of the Dead - Indianapolis
Jul 26, 2026 · 31 min
Felissa Rose and Dave Sheridan join Misfit Parade and the Messed Up Movies Podcast for a hilarious, candid conversation about Sleepaway Camp, Scary Movie, Ghostface, Joe Bob Briggs, and their decades inside the horror community. Dave reveals what it was like returning as Officer Doofy, why he insisted on playing Ghostface himself, how he performed the killer's voice live from beneath the mask, and the injuries and stunt work behind the physical comedy. Felissa discusses her love for the horror c…
Heather Langenkamp at Days of the Dead - Indianapolis
Jul 25, 2026 · 41 min
Heather Langenkamp joins Misfit Parade and the Messed Up Movies Podcast for a candid conversation about the making and lasting legacy of A Nightmare on Elm Street. Heather shares why she never realized the original film would become a horror phenomenon, what it was like bringing Wes Craven's surreal nightmare sequences to life, and why Nancy Thompson continues to connect with audiences more than 40 years later. She also discusses: • Why Wes Craven brought the franchise back to Nancy • The deeper…
Messed Up Movie Draft: Shudder Originals
Jul 24, 2026 · 1 hr 9 min
This year we are celebrating 10 years of our favorite streaming app - SHUDDER! That's why we are going back into battle to pick the 12 best original Shudder movies since launching in October 2026. Griffey, Heath and Team Sopha-Sam dive into horror's most unique catalogue to revisit new classics like Deadstream, Oddity, Late Night With the Devil and our personal favorite Glorious - written by frequent guest and friend of the show, Joshua Hull. Who came out with the best Shudder list? Which great…
Kane Hodder at Days of the Dead - Indianapolis
Jul 23, 2026 · 47 min
Kane Hodder has played many of horror's favorite monsters. From his definitive turn under the hockey mask as Jason Voorhees, to cult icon Victor Crowley, and even a cameo as a primary character from The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. In this hilarious and revealing conversation with Misfit Parade's Josh Griffey and Sophia Spiegel at Days of the Dead in Indianapolis, Hodder opens up about getting the rug pulled on him before production on Freddy vs Jason, reprising the character for a video game, what…
The Wicker Man (2006)
Jul 22, 2026 · 57 min
Today Griffey and Dandino burn themselves before the remake of The Wicker Man. They discuss one of the most bizarre Nic Cage performances and castings...WHY WAS HE NOT LORD SUMMERISLE? Why did such an incredible playwright decide to sacrifice the soul of this classic film in his remake? Why is a quarter of this movie butt rock flashbacks? This remake is an unruly pit of venomous questions and headscratching misery. What kind of evil old gods would this film satisfy? Join the pod in pulling on ea…
The Soska Sisters at Days of the Dead - Indianapolis
Jul 21, 2026 · 43 min
Jen and Sylvia Soska are a Messed Up filmmaking duo that are not to be messed with! These twisted twin sisters splashed onto the indie filmmaking scene with their homage to American Psycho - American Mary - and have been on a mission to conquer Hollywood ever since. Their energy is infectious and their stories about their experience in Hollywood is unforgettable. They kicked off Days of the Dead in Indianapolis 2026 by telling Griffey how they went from background actors to remaking a Cronenberg…
The Odyssey
Jul 20, 2026 · 53 min
It's an EPIC New Movie Monday as we review one of Christopher Nolan's most Messed Up movies to date - The Odyssey! Griffey, Heath and Sam marvel at this massive, cinematic spectacle while licking their own battle wounds from Days of the Dead in Indianapolis. Sam is our Trojan Horse of knowledge as he schools us on the ways this epic update honors and belies Homer's original text, we celebrate the star-studded casting, navigate the many Messed Up moments we've never seen from Christopher Nolan be…
Messed Up Movie Draft: Franchises
Jul 17, 2026 · 1 hr 45 min
These are the most Messed Up institutions in horror cinema (don't ask us why Sophia drafted Austin Powers). BUT who assembled the best four franchises the movies have to offer? YOU tell us in the comments and on Instagram to pick a winner! One thing we know about Hollywood is that icons never die. In fact, we just learned this week that we are getting new movies in the Friday the 13th AND Nightmare on Elm Street cinematic universes. You'll find all the usual suspects popping up in this episode a…
Children of the Corn
Jul 15, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min
Today Griffey and Dandino pray to He Who Walks Behind the Rows in Children of the Corn. They dig into the dirt of what this new/old God is doing with these children, they way that the fevor of these children for their new religion can rapidly turn them against each other, and what our adult couple protaganist help illuminate as they enter this corn fueled nightmare. Of all the MESSED UP Stephen King adapations this is a personal favorite of ours. Synopsis: A young couple is trapped in a remote t…
Evil Dead Burn
Jul 13, 2026 · 1 hr 19 min
Here comes a fiery debate for New Movie Monday - does Evil Dead Burn play by the Evil Dead rules? This one starts hot as Griffey and Heath get heated over their love and disdain for the latest entry in the Evil Dead franchise. In this episode, we discuss what makes this version so devisive amongst fans of the series, what it might have gotten wrong about the Deadites, how it compares to prior entries, and what makes Evil Dead an enduring horror property. Want to join the conversation? Fire away…
Messed Up Movie Draft: Direct Sequels
Jul 10, 2026 · 2 hr 2 min
There's ALWAYS more to the story, especially in horror. This is the genre that popularized sequels like no other - so which are the best? There's really one answer here and that's James Cameron's Aliens. But since that title has been drafted too many times it's off the board and we had to get creative! Luckily, there are still plenty of #2's that equal and even best the original. Combatants Griffey, Dandino, Heath and Sophia are back for battle. Who drafted the ultimate list of direct sequels? D…
The Blood on Satan's Claw
Jul 8, 2026 · 42 min
Today Griffey and Alex unearth an explosive bout of witchcraft in The Blood on Satan's Claw. They discuss how the film uses the fear and embrace of witchcraft to rip through every aspect of this villages life, if any of the rituals are actually occult magic or just the sick result of paranoia, and Linda Hayden's power house performance as the menacing Angel Blake. This film is a perfect blend of the real world and spiritual on an isolated battlefield. We as audiences are left asking where would…
Forbidden Fruits
Jul 6, 2026 · 48 min
Get in losers, let's go to the movies. We're saddling up and strutting our way through the Messed Up mall of Forbidden Fruits - the latest Shudder original that's part Mean Girls, part The Craft and part Mallrats? That last one is debatable, especially for high school Griffey. In this episode, Sam reveals his new approach to reviewing movies by going totally method and stepping into the mind of a teenage mall girl from Texas. Meanwhile, Griffey and Heath grapple with whether they are aging out o…
Messed Up Movie Draft: Blumhouse
Jul 3, 2026 · 1 hr 19 min
Horror is as hot as ever and there's one company that's been at the center of its resurgence more than any other in the 21st Century. No, not A24. Sorry, fanboys and girls. We are of course talking about BLUMHOUSE! It all started in 2007 with an obscure found footage gem called Paranormal Activity. Since then, the house that Jason Blum built has become the go-to name for spooky cinema, franchise favorites and the latest blockbusters like Obsession and Backrooms. Griffey, Heath, Sam and special g…
Witchfinder General
Jul 1, 2026 · 49 min
Today Griffey and Dandino begin to unearth Folk Horror gems this month. We start with what is undoubtedly one of the meanest jaunts into the genre ever in Witchfinder General. They discuss how unlike other Folk Horror this film simply shows men using superstitions to their own benefit, the genius of casting Vincent Price as the Witchfinder, and the nightmarish punishments these poor victims suffer. This is the a pillar of the MESSED UP unholy trinity of British Folk Horror you must see to believ…
Festival Favorites with Nathan Sellers
Jun 30, 2026 · 1 hr 16 min
On this special episode of the Messed Up Movies Podcast, friend and filmmaker Nathan Sellers returns to tell us about Short Fuse - an online short film showcase streaming FREE July 4th weekend. Nathan teamed up with Letterboxd, Vimeo and Crypt Tv to assemble the most messed up shorts that have traumatized audiences at festivals all over the world. Griffey, Heath, Sam and Nathan take this opportunity to celebrate some of their personal favorites they've seen along the festival circuits, including…
Jackass: Best and Last
Jun 29, 2026 · 44 min
It's the end of an era for the millennial men of the Messed Up Movies Podcast. Johnny Knoxville and the gang ride off into the sunset in their oversized shopping cart and we're here to say, "Thanks for the memories." Except with all things Jackass, there's always a turd in the punchbowl... Enter Sam. It's New Movie Monday and we are reviewing Jackass: Best and Last. On this episode we discuss the role Jackass has played in our adult lives, the overuse of old bits from better films and Griffey re…
Messed Up Movie Draft: Death Games with DeVaughn Taylor
Jun 26, 2026 · 1 hr 57 min
Today we welcome friend of the show and Podcast Perk supporter DeVaughn Taylor on the show for another Messed Up Movies Draft! DeVaughn was ready to throw down the gauntlet with the most competitive draft theme yet - Death Games! Everyone knows the stakes - you either leave with your life... or you don't leave. What are the most messed up contests of survival in all of cinema? We go deep in this category to see who comes out victorious. There can only be one! Who drafted the Most Messed Up death…
I Come In Peace AKA Dark Angel
Jun 24, 2026 · 47 min
Today Griffey and Dandino chase down Alien Drug Dealing Murderers in I Come In Peace. We discuss the film's bizarre blend of alien drug fueled action and comedic police procedural, Dolph Lundgren trying to find his place in the action star pantheon, and the wild unfurling of deadly CD's. It's an action packed Messed Up hodge podge this week! Synopsis: Jack Caine is a Houston vice cop who's forgotten the rule book. His self-appointed mission is to stop the drugs trade and the number one supplier…
Leviticus
Jun 22, 2026 · 1 hr 35 min
Did we just see the best, most beautiful horror movie of 2026? Aussie horror scores again with the truly disturbing coming of age, gay conversion therapy allegory Leviticus. It's New Movie Monday smack in the middle of Pride month! Griffey and Heath do their best to convince Sam why Leviticus is a near flawless film. There's a lot to debate here from the true meaning behind the movie to the conservative, religious setting to the It Follows comparisons. We have high hopes for this small indie mov…
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