Helping to make horror films more approachable, one die roll at a time. Hosted by Jeffrey Cranor and Cecil Baldwin of Welcome to Night Vale.
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Jeffrey Cranor Podcasts
An immersive fiction podcast told through found audio from an alternate universe. Each season is a standalone story set in the same world. Written by Jeffrey Cranor and Janina Matthewson. Original music by Mary Epworth.
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A comedic advice podcast all about navigating life's awkward conversations. Hosts Mike Schubert (Potterless, The Newest Olympian) and Sequoia Simone (Fanatical Fics and Where to Find Them) draw upon their own life experiences and call on subject matter experts to bring you the do’s and don'ts of tricky interactions. Scared to tell your roommate they’re messy? Dreading your next first date? These professional talkers (podcasters) are here to guide you through chats of both high and low yikes ...
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The creators of Welcome to Night Vale Jeffrey Cranor and Joseph Fink believe the only bad writing is not writing. Start With This is a podcast gone creativity playground designed to put your ideas in motion. Each episode centers around a writing topic. Then they give listeners two short assignments: something to consume and something to create. Make something—anything. Then make something else.
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Talking to THAT Relative at Thanksgiving: A Pro-Kids Table Podcast w/ Jeffrey Cranor
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1:08:11We've got another expert in the mix, Jeffrey Cranor from Welcome to Night Vale, to help us with an essential (and accidentally timely) topic: having uncomfortable conversations with folks close to you at holiday gatherings, office parties, and the like! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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289 - Slumber Party Massacre 2 (1987)
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Having a Difficult Conversation with Your Boss: You Can't Fire Rebecca w/ Elliot Davis
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1:00:06By Mike Schubert & Sequoia Simone
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I hope you dance. Approachability: 7/10 (Arthouse psychological thriller with strong horror elements) Content Warnings: Blood/gore; Rape; Vomit; Religious self-harm; Suicide; Depression Next Week’s Film RandomHorror9 T-Shirts Hosts: Jeffrey Cranor & Cecil Baldwin (Find more of our work on Welcome to Night Vale) Logo: David Baldwin Random Horror 9 P…
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Weirdest episode of Friday Night Lights ever Approachability: 6/10 (More action/comedy violent than horror violent, but it lands some scares) Content Warnings: Jump scares; Blood/gore; Animal death Next Week’s Film RandomHorror9 T-Shirts Hosts: Jeffrey Cranor & Cecil Baldwin (Find more of our work on Welcome to Night Vale) Logo: David Baldwin Rando…
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Murder monsters are woke now Approachability: 6/10 (Schlocky and gory (on a Garbage Pail Kids level), and surprisingly sweet) Content Warnings: Strobe effect; Body horror; Medical torture; Blood/gore; Jump scares Next Week’s Film RandomHorror9 T-Shirts Hosts: Jeffrey Cranor & Cecil Baldwin (Find more of our work on Welcome to Night Vale) Logo: Davi…
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Telling Your Neighbor to Quiet Down: BUT WHAT IF THEY'RE HOT?!
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1:00:10Mike and Sequoia tackle a tricky subject in which Mike somehow has somehow successfully naviagted FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES! Want to see Mike and Sequoia live on stage in Providence, RI or via livestream? Get tickets to the next The Newest Olympian live show at https://www.thenewestolympian.com/live Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices…
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285 - Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010)
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1:42:40I hope this glowing pyramid finds you well… Approachability: 4/10 (Surreal and visual feast; Slow-burn horror, but it gets there) Content Warnings: Medical Imprisonment; Stalking; Needles; Body horror; Disturbing/surreal imagery; Blood/violence Next Week’s Film RandomHorror9 T-Shirts Hosts: Jeffrey Cranor & Cecil Baldwin (Find more of our work on W…
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Let's summon the demon Labubu Approachability: 7/10 (Pulpy classic with plenty of noisy jump scares) Content Warnings: Jump scares; Suicide; Spooky demon Next Week’s Film RandomHorror9 T-Shirts Hosts: Jeffrey Cranor & Cecil Baldwin (Find more of our work on Welcome to Night Vale) Logo: David Baldwin Random Horror 9 Patreon YouTube, Bluesky, Letterb…
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283 - The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
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1:46:24The gods are such micromanagers Approachability: 4/10 (Aggressively bloody and scary meta-comedy) Content Warnings: Extreme violence; Jump scares Next Week’s Film RandomHorror9 T-Shirts Hosts: Jeffrey Cranor & Cecil Baldwin (Find more of our work on Welcome to Night Vale) Logo: David Baldwin Random Horror 9 Patreon YouTube, Bluesky, Letterboxd, & I…
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Apologizing to a Friend: You CANNOT Say "I'm sorry, but..."
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50:53We're back with more conversational advice! This time, we're here to help you properly apologize to a friend. No one likes admitting they're wrong and we all have the tendency to get defensive, so it can be tough. We get it! Fear not, though, as we've got some advice for you to follow and a whole mess of pitfalls to avoid. SEE MIKE AND SEQUOIA LIVE…
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Chinchilla chinchilla chinchilla Approachability: 7/10 (Super-stylized art film with lots of gross body things) Content Warnings: Body Horror; Sexual assault; Medical experimentation; Gore/Ooze Next Week’s Film RandomHorror9 T-Shirts Hosts: Jeffrey Cranor & Cecil Baldwin (Find more of our work on Welcome to Night Vale) Logo: David Baldwin Random Ho…
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Abduct me, alien daddy Approachability: 9/10 (Domestic drama/thriller with a Movie-of-the-week aura) Content Warnings: Medical torture; Body horror; Space goo Next Week’s Film RandomHorror9 T-Shirts Hosts: Jeffrey Cranor & Cecil Baldwin (Find more of our work on Welcome to Night Vale) Logo: David Baldwin Random Horror 9 Patreon YouTube, Bluesky, Le…
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Telling Your Roommate to Clean: Cool It with the Spreadsheets
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57:25Whether you're friends with, acquaintances of, or married to your roommate, telling them they're being messy can be incredibly awkward! Thankfully, Schubes and Sequoia are here to advise you in various ways to ensure the conversation is as smooth as freshly cleaned floor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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The classiest of all streaming cat videos. Approachability: 9/10 (Classy and spooky movie masterpiece) Content Warnings: Sexual assault; Blood/violence Next Week’s Film RandomHorror9 T-Shirts Hosts: Jeffrey Cranor & Cecil Baldwin (Find more of our work on Welcome to Night Vale) Logo: David Baldwin Random Horror 9 Patreon YouTube, Bluesky, Letterbox…
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279 - Intruder (1989) w/Iris Explosion
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1:47:40Found another use for the meat saw! Special Guest: Iris Explosion (Iris is live onstage in Coney Island on Aug 15. Tix/info here) Approachability: 3/10 (Schlocky/Fun 80s slasher with graphic practical effects) Content Warnings: Sexual assault/harassment; Blood/Gore Next Week’s Film RandomHorror9 T-Shirts Hosts: Jeffrey Cranor & Cecil Baldwin (Find …
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Avoiding Awkward First Dates: Can They Eat You? w/ Sophia Benoit
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1:01:59It's our first relationships episode AND it's our first episode with an external guest! To help you ensure that your first dates are never awkward, we've brought in relationships writer Sophia Beniot. We know these are testy waters, so we knew we needed someone checking our advice and pitfalls to ensure they were sound. And speaking of checking, th…
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Let's take a trip on Mushroom Island Approachability: 10/10 (Rubber-suit mushroom monsters versus Gilligan’s Island) Content Warnings: Threat of sexual assault Live Stream: July 26 @ 3pm ET Next Week’s Film RandomHorror9 T-Shirts Hosts: Jeffrey Cranor & Cecil Baldwin (Find more of our work on Welcome to Night Vale) Logo: David Baldwin Random Horror…
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It's time to Pump It Up! Approachability: 4/10 (Over-the-top body horror satire) Content Warnings: Body horror; Blood/gore; Lots of needles; Depression Next Week’s Film RandomHorror9 T-Shirts Hosts: Jeffrey Cranor & Cecil Baldwin (Find more of our work on Welcome to Night Vale) Logo: David Baldwin Random Horror 9 Patreon YouTube, Bluesky, Letterbox…
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Small Talk at a Party: What *DO* I Do For Fun?!
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52:22For our first episode, we help you navigate the awkward waters of having to make small talk at a party where the only person you know is the host. We give advice on approaches you could take to help yourself out, identify pitfalls of which you should certainly steer clear, and ponder the intricacies behind the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. Ple…
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Men will literally become ventriloquists instead of going to therapy Approachability: 8/10 (Tragic drama with solid horror elements (namely that fucking doll)) Content Warnings: domestic abuse; bloody murder; creepy doll Next Week’s Film RandomHorror9 T-Shirts Hosts: Jeffrey Cranor & Cecil Baldwin (Find more of our work on Welcome to Night Vale) Lo…
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275 - The Thing from Another World (1951)
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1:28:13When do we get BRIDE of Frankencarrot? Approachability: 9/10 (Corny, fun, sci-fi classics) Content Warnings: Animal death; Jump scares; Strobe effects Next Week’s Film RandomHorror9 T-Shirts Hosts: Jeffrey Cranor & Cecil Baldwin (Find more of our work on Welcome to Night Vale) Logo: David Baldwin Random Horror 9 Patreon YouTube, Bluesky, Letterboxd…
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Episode 1 of Professional Talkers releases on 7/14/25! If you want to see Mike & Sequoia ask each other awkward questions as a prelude to this podcast, support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ProfessionalTalkers Professional Talkers is a comedic advice podcast all about navigating life's awkward conversations. Hosts Mike Schubert (Potterle…
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274 - History of the Occult (2020) w/Jonny & Aileen of ¡Uy Que Horror!
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2:10:07Imagine, if you will, a government run by evil people Special Guests: Jonny & Aileen of ¡Uy Que Horror! Approachability: 8/10 (Neo-noir journalism thriller with witches) Content Warnings: Jump scares; Creepy imagery/sounds; Flashing lights Next Week’s Film RandomHorror9 T-Shirts Hosts: Jeffrey Cranor & Cecil Baldwin (Find more of our work on Welcom…
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273 - The Blackcoat's Daughter (2017)
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1:40:14Bad Bunny made me do it. Approachability: 5/10 (Tense & violent with a slow burn) Content Warnings: bloody/gore; jump scares; vomit Next Week’s Film RandomHorror9 T-Shirts Hosts: Jeffrey Cranor & Cecil Baldwin (Find more of our work on Welcome to Night Vale) Logo: David Baldwin Random Horror 9 Patreon YouTube, Bluesky, Letterboxd, & Instagram: @Ran…
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272 - Whistle and I'll Come to You (1968) & other horror shorts
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1:44:36The Cat With Hands (2001) / Other Side of the Box (2020) / This House Has People in It (2016) / Still Life (2005) / Whistle and I'll Come to You (1968) Approachability: (varies) Content Warnings: Jump scares; Child death; Creepy faces/figures Next Week’s Film RandomHorror9 T-Shirts! Hosts: Jeffrey Cranor & Cecil Baldwin (Find more of our work on We…
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271 - Sinners (2025) w/Symphony Sanders
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2:04:24Who invited Mumford & Son to the party? Special Guest: Symphony Sanders Approachability: 7/10 ( More dark action film than horror ) Content Warnings: Blood/violence; Animal death; Overt racism/epithets Next Week’s Film LIVE STREAM Jun 14: The Taking of Deborah Logan HORROR SHORTS PLAYLIST for Jun 13 Ep RandomHorror9 T-Shirts! Hosts: Jeffrey Cranor …
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Don't forget to vote! Approachability: 8/10 ( More Shawshank Stephen King than IT Stephen King ) Content Warnings: Sexual Assault/Murder; Blood; Suicide; Child endangerment; Mild jump scares Next Week’s Film RandomHorror9 T-Shirts! Hosts: Jeffrey Cranor & Cecil Baldwin (Find more of our work on Welcome to Night Vale) Logo: David Baldwin Random Horr…
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Let's talk about proper car maintenance Approachability: 1/10 ( Tense, bloody, and torture-y ) Content Warnings: Torture/Sexual Assault; Mutilation; Blood Gore; Homophobic/Misogynist Slurs Next Week’s Film RandomHorror9 T-Shirts! Hosts: Jeffrey Cranor & Cecil Baldwin (Find more of our work on Welcome to Night Vale) Logo: David Baldwin Random Horror…
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Throw me down a well, goth mommy! Approachability: 2/10 ( Pretty disturbing supernatural noir mystery ) Content Warnings: Graphic animal death; Child murder; Jump Scares; Upsetting imagery; Suicide; Child abandonment Next Week’s Film RandomHorror9 T-Shirts! Hosts: Jeffrey Cranor & Cecil Baldwin (Find more of our work on Welcome to Night Vale) Logo:…
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Don't tell your friends what you saw. Approachability: 9/10 (Suspenseful mystery classic with horror elements) Content Warnings: Domestic abuse/assault; Child abuse Next Week’s Film RandomHorror9 T-Shirts! Hosts: Jeffrey Cranor & Cecil Baldwin (Find more of our work on Welcome to Night Vale) Logo: David Baldwin Random Horror 9 Patreon YouTube, Blue…
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Maximum Overdrive, but birds Approachability: 6/10 ( Tense and occasionally bloody; an all-timer scare in this one, too ) Content Warnings: Stalking; Animal harm; Child harm; Blood/gore Live Stream: Sat May 10 @ 3pm ET Next Week’s Film RandomHorror9 T-Shirts! Hosts: Jeffrey Cranor & Cecil Baldwin (Find more of our work on Welcome to Night Vale) Log…
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265 - Black Mirror (2011) - selected episodes
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2:01:29S3E2 "Playtest" / S3E3 "Shut Up and Dance" / S4E5 "Metalhead" Approachability: 4/10 ( Bleak as hell with lots of blood in these episodes ) Content Warnings: Spiders; Jump scares; Human trafficking; Pedophilia; Blood/gore; Medical imprisonment; Suicide Next Week’s Film RandomHorror9 T-Shirts! Hosts: Jeffrey Cranor & Cecil Baldwin (Find more of our w…
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264 - In the Mouth of Madness (1995)
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1:58:00Black Lodge noir Approachability: 4/10 ( Mindf*ck, 90s-style ) Content Warnings: Blood/gore; jump scares; Creepy visuals; Suicide; Strobe effect Next Week’s Film RandomHorror9 T-Shirts! Hosts: Jeffrey Cranor & Cecil Baldwin (Find more of our work on Welcome to Night Vale) Logo: David Baldwin Random Horror 9 Patreon YouTube, Bluesky, Letterboxd, & I…
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263 - Leprechaun (1993) w/Sarah Maria Griffin
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1:51:17Let's learn about Irish culture Special Guest: Sarah Maria Griffin Approachability: 7/10 ( Silly horror comedy with some mild gore ) Content Warnings: Blood/gore; Spider; Jump scares Next Week’s Film RandomHorror9 T-Shirts! Hosts: Jeffrey Cranor & Cecil Baldwin (Find more of our work on Welcome to Night Vale) Logo: David Baldwin Random Horror 9 Pat…
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Dereks don't run Approachability: 2/10 ( Comedically gory splatter fest ) Content Warnings: Violence/gore Livestream April 12: Next Week’s Film RandomHorror9 T-Shirts! Hosts: Jeffrey Cranor & Cecil Baldwin (Find more of our work on Welcome to Night Vale) Logo: David Baldwin Random Horror 9 Patreon YouTube, Bluesky, Letterboxd, & Instagram: @RandomH…
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261 - The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
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1:29:46Send more cops Approachability: 6/10 ( Spoof-level gory comedy ) Content Warnings: Blood/gore; Jump scares Next Week’s Film RandomHorror9 T-Shirts! Hosts: Jeffrey Cranor & Cecil Baldwin (Find more of our work on Welcome to Night Vale) Logo: David Baldwin Random Horror 9 Patreon YouTube, Bluesky, Letterboxd, & Instagram: @RandomHorror9 We are part o…
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Take a picture. It'll last longer. Approachability: 6/10 ( Documentary-style zombie disaster ) Content Warnings: Blood/gore; Racism; Creepy photos; Child/Animal Death Next Week’s Film RandomHorror9 T-Shirts! Hosts: Jeffrey Cranor & Cecil Baldwin (Find more of our work on Welcome to Night Vale) Logo: David Baldwin Random Horror 9 Patreon YouTube, Bl…
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Hope you're not eating lunch Approachability: 1/10 ( Extreme gore/grotesqueries; Legit scary/disturbing ) Content Warnings: Creepy imagery; Sexual Assault; Torture; Jump scares; Trans-/homophobic language; Blood/Gore; Vomit Next Week’s Film RandomHorror9 T-Shirts! Hosts: Jeffrey Cranor & Cecil Baldwin (Find more of our work on Welcome to Night Vale…
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Every New York apartment has its imperfections Approachability: 4/10 ( Argento-level blood/gore/style ) Content Warnings: Jump scares; Stylized blood/gore; Animal cruelty; Animal death; Next Week’s Film RandomHorror9 T-Shirts! Hosts: Jeffrey Cranor & Cecil Baldwin (Find more of our work on Welcome to Night Vale) Logo: David Baldwin Random Horror 9 …
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Let's talk Huey Lewis and the News Approachability: 7/10 ( Dark, dry, satirical horror about Reagan-era misogyny & violence) Content Warnings: Misogynistic violence; Bloody murders; Homophobic slurs. Next Week’s Film RandomHorror9 T-Shirts! Hosts: Jeffrey Cranor & Cecil Baldwin (Find more of our work on Welcome to Night Vale) Logo: David Baldwin Ra…
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Dirtbike Shithead vs The Space Goo Approachability: 6/10 ( Gloopy/gloppy 80s sci-fi horror ) Content Warnings: Blood/Gore; Body horror; Sexual Assault; Child Death; Strobe Effects Next Week’s Film RandomHorror9 T-Shirts! Hosts: Jeffrey Cranor & Cecil Baldwin (Find more of our work on Welcome to Night Vale) Logo: David Baldwin Random Horror 9 Patreo…
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255 - An American Werewolf in London (1981)
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1:39:56Typical American tourists Approachability: 5/10 ( Gory, body horror comedy classic ) Content Warnings: Blood/gore; Jump scares; Body horror; Mass shooting; Suicide ideation; Trans-/Homophobic slurs Next Week’s Film RandomHorror9 T-Shirts! Hosts: Jeffrey Cranor & Cecil Baldwin (Find more of our work on Welcome to Night Vale) Logo: David Baldwin Rand…
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Don't Look Now is a Valentine's Day movie. Approachability: 8/10 ( Classy, classic horror that’s more unsettling than scary. ) Content Warnings: Creepy faces; Child death; Blood Next Week’s Film RandomHorror9 T-Shirts! Hosts: Jeffrey Cranor & Cecil Baldwin (Find more of our work on Welcome to Night Vale) Logo: David Baldwin Random Horror 9 Patreon …
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Vampires versus were-horses Approachability: 7/10 ( Gothy action/fantasy flick with plenty of CGI splatter ) Content Warnings: Blood splatter; Body horror; Gun violence; Jump scares Next Week’s Film LiveStream: NIGHT OF THE COMET (1984) Sat Feb 8 @ 3pm ET RandomHorror9 T-Shirts! Hosts: Jeffrey Cranor & Cecil Baldwin (Find more of our work on Welcom…
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Another adorable song ruined by ghosts Approachability: 6/10 ( Super fun Haunted House/Person story; lots of jumps and creepy specters) Content Warnings: Jump scares; Creepy faces/specters Next Week’s Film RandomHorror9 T-Shirts! Hosts: Jeffrey Cranor & Cecil Baldwin (Find more of our work on Welcome to Night Vale) Logo: David Baldwin Random Horror…
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Welp! Let's relive some recent memories. Approachability: 8/10 ( Pandemic Thriller; not really horror, but still unsettling ) Content Warnings: Pandemic/Quarantine; Child death; Brain surgery Next Week’s Film RandomHorror9 T-Shirts! Hosts: Jeffrey Cranor & Cecil Baldwin (Find more of our work on Welcome to Night Vale) Logo: David Baldwin Random Hor…
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No, not *that* PREY. Nope, not that one either. Approachability: 5/10 ( Jump scares and CGI gore; but mostly pretty light/silly ) Content Warnings: Blood/Gore; Animal death; Child death Next Week’s Film Jan 18 Live Stream at Patreon RandomHorror9 T-Shirts! Hosts: Jeffrey Cranor & Cecil Baldwin (Find more of our work on Welcome to Night Vale) Logo: …
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Always keep your promises Approachability: 9/10 ( Cinematic classic; elegantly haunting, but not bloody or scary ) Content Warnings: Creepy imagery; Blood/violence; Suicide Next Week’s Film Jan 18 Live Stream at Patreon RandomHorror9 T-Shirts! Hosts: Jeffrey Cranor & Cecil Baldwin (Find more of our work on Welcome to Night Vale) Logo: David Baldwin…
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248 - Scanners (1981) w/Robin Virginie
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1:41:43Tell me what's on your mind. Special Guest: Robin Virginie Approachability: 4/10 ( Very splattery/gory sci-fi thriller ) Content Warnings: Blood/Splatter; Suicide Join the Random Horror 9 Patreon (fun things even for free membership levels!) Next Week’s Film RandomHorror9 T-Shirts! Hosts: Jeffrey Cranor & Cecil Baldwin (Find more of our work on Wel…
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