Co-hosts Jason Von Godi & Jerry J Sampson examine and discuss horror double features, utilizing Jason’s expertise in classic (pre-digital) horror and Jerry's years of analyzing and writing about contemporary indie and studio horror films.
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A podcast that explores ancestral trauma and inherited horrors in film and television. Visit inheritedhorror.com, ghoulsmagazine.com, and jerryjsampson.com to read film reviews, editorials, and horror writing. Cover Art by Christian LaMontagne
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Episode 11: Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum/Evil Dead Trap
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1:15:48Join We Own the Dark as we delve into South Korean found footage and insane Japanese grotesquerie!!! Jerry felt true fear for the first time in a looong time with her choice of Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum (2018) while Jason brings the wild, crazy, gory fun of Evil Dead Trap (1988). Take a watch then take a listen and let us know what you think of the p…
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Episode 10: Deadline/A Little More Flesh
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1:25:22We Own the Dark hits Episode 10!!! This time we get real fuckin’ meta with it, watching two films that dig deep into the delicious despair of screenwriting, filmmaking, and the horror genre we love to death!! Jason kicks us off with Mario Philip Azzopardi’s brutally underrated Deadline (1980), paired with enthusiasm and the darkest of comedy with J…
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It’s a new year and We Own the Dark is covering a new pair of films that are about as dark and bleak as January has felt!! Come with Jason and Jerry as they tackle two films filled with deviant obsessions and twisted desires. For Episode 09, Jerry chose the hauntingly meditative and brooding Red Rooms (2024) from writer director Pascal Plante. As a…
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Episode 08: Severin Films Dark Double
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2:28:01We Own the Dark is thrilled to partner with Severin Films to cover Douglas Buck’s thought-provoking and heart wrenching Family Portraits: A Trilogy of America and the surprisingly bonkers and beautiful Butcher Baker Nightmare Maker from director William Archer. Intense and thematically daring, these two films examine all forms of family-focused tra…
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Episode 07: The Sentinel/The House That Jack Built
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2:19:03Join We Own the Dark as we abandon all hope and journey through the circles of hell with Episode 07! Jason possessed us with his choice of The Sentinel (1977), Michael Winner’s demon-laced religious horror with a star-studded cast and all the trippy, surreal vibes we could hope for from great 70s horror. Jerry couldn’t help but continue the hellsca…
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Episode 06: Koko-di Koko-da/Hour Of The Wolf
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1:44:09We Own the Dark Episode 06 finds the horror in the surreal!! Jerry’s choice for this month’s discussion is Johnannes Nyholm’s 2019 Swedish-Danish time and mind-bending Koko-di Koko-da. Jason pairs this emotionally charged and highly bizarre horror fantasy with an absolutely stunning classic, an obvious inspiration for so many of our contemporary su…
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We Own the Dark Episode 05 takes on 2024!! With all the great new releases in theatrical horror, we couldn’t pass up a chance to change it up a bit and talk about this year’s films that caught our eye. We’re talking In a Violent Nature, Maxxxine, Longlegs, & The Coffee Table – join us for an in-depth chat about the state of current horror and just …
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We Own the Dark Episode 04 goes dark…very dark. With Jason’s choice, Tim Blake Nelson’s criminally underseen and utterly soul-crushing masterpiece Eye of God (1997), we discuss the value of patience within filmmaking and character-building in the genre world. Jerry was inspired by this first-time watch to continue the small-town train with the 2001…
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We Own the Dark Episode 03 explores sleazy, grimy, family debauchery as we delve into two completely different yet surprisingly complementary films. Jerry chooses Devereux Milburn’s Honeydew (2020), to which Jason pairs the first horror film ever screened at Sundance Film Festival, Wrye Martin and Barry Poltermann’s Aswang – aka The Unearthing (199…
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Episode 02: Nightmares In A Damaged Brain/The Innocents
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1:39:48In Episode 02 We Own the Dark explores childhood horrors and nightmares come to life! Jason chose Romano Scavolini's Nightmares In A Damaged Brain (1981), a first and absolutely wild watch for Jerry, who in turn paired The Innocents, the 2022 Norwegian supernatural horror film from director Eskil Vogt. Follow us on Instagram at: https://www.instagr…
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Episode 01: Megalomaniac/Don't Go In The House
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1:27:50Jerry chooses the first film for Episode 01, opting for the 2022 extreme stunner from Karim Oulhaj, Megalomaniac. After a nail-biting first-time watch, Jason chose to pair the film with 1979’s Don’t Go In the House from director Joseph Ellison. Follow us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/weownthedark Follow Jerry on Instagram at: https://w…
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In We Own the Dark’s inaugural episode, co-hosts Jason Von Godi and Jerry J Sampson introduce their crafts as screenwriters and filmmakers, their first introductions to horror, and what made them launch We Own the Dark as a Horror Double Feature podcast. They discuss their shared love for extreme horror and talk about why they chose this genre to e…
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The trailer to the upcoming Inherited Horror Podcast.
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