Out in the doll house of podcasts where death stalks the airwaves; somewhere between a cursed VHS tape and the ghost of a Blockbuster Video; lurks My Bloody Podcast, a horror show equal parts terrifying and delightfully unhinged. Imagine if The Criterion Channel got possessed by a demon, or if your horror-obsessed friend from high school actually started a podcast with their equally disturbed and well-read pals. That’s the vibe.
Hosted by Bryan Kluger, a man who speaks fluent Freddy and Jason with the academic rigor of a TED Talk on gore, My Bloody Podcast is a weekly séance-slash-horror-symposium where no monster is left behind and no bloody boil goes unpopped. Preston Barta joins him like a vampire with a PhD, dissecting dread with surgical precision, while Chelsea Nicole; cultural critic, scream queen, and walking IMDb of feminist horror; makes sure every terrifying nuance gets its due.
On Episode #182 of My Bloody Podcast, two death-defying dolls, Bryan Kluger and Chelsea, pick up their metaphorical scalpels to stitch together their thoughts on May, the 2002 horror film that nobody remembers except, of course, Bryan Kluger. (This is a man who spent twenty years watching nothing but horror movies and occasionally, when the moon was right, eating chicken wings.)
May is one of those cinematic oddities that flopped spectacularly, barely scraping together $700k at the box office, but still managed to win Roger Ebert’s elusive 4-out-of-4 blessing. It’s the story of a lonely woman, played by Angela Bettis, whose best friend is a doll and whose worst enemy might be the human condition. She wants love, connection, and maybe a cat that won’t get frozen. Instead, she finds rejection, dismemberment, and an art project that would make Frankenstein and Ed Gein blush.
Bryan and Chelsea dive in with their usual gory glee, debating whether May deserves our sympathy or just our fascination. They talk about the heartbreak, the humor, the horror, and that unforgettable scene involving blind children and broken glass. It's a sequence that’s as wild as it sounds and twice as haunting.
It’s a strange, sad, and oddly beautiful film about loneliness and the messy human desire to create something perfect from imperfect parts. You know, kind of like podcasting. Listen to My Bloody Podcast everywhere you can still hear things before they get cut to pieces.
My Bloody Podcast is where horror isn’t just appreciated; it’s worshipped, flayed open, and lovingly stitched back together. Listen in. Just don’t blame us if you start sleeping with the lights on.
Listeners who crave more behind-the-scenes industry insights, unfiltered opinions, and plenty of laughs will find themselves addicted to My Bloody Podcast. You can catch the latest episode on iTunes or Spotify, or reach out to the team at mybloodypodcast@gmail.com. Whether you’re a seasoned horror fan or a casual viewer looking for something to spice up your movie night, this podcast is a must-listen for those who love their horror served with a side of humor, insight, and a touch of irreverence.

 
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Thank you for listening.
WRITTEN BY: BRYAN KLUGER
BRYAN KLUGER, A SEASONED VOICE IN THE REALM OF ENTERTAINMENT CRITICISM, HAS CONTRIBUTED TO A WIDE ARRAY OF PUBLICATIONS INCLUDING ARTS+CULTURE MAGAZINE, HIGH DEF DIGEST, BOOMSTICK COMICS, AND HOUSING WIRE MAGAZINE, AMONG OTHERS.
HIS INSIGHTS ARE ALSO CAPTURED THROUGH HIS PODCASTS; MY BLOODY PODCAST AND FEAR AND LOATHING IN CINEMA PODCAST; WHICH LISTENERS CAN ENJOY ACROSS A VARIETY OF PLATFORMS.

Out in the quiet wooded house where death stalks the airwaves; somewhere between a cursed VHS tape and the ghost of a Blockbuster Video; lurks My Bloody Podcast, a horror show equal parts terrifying and delightfully unhinged. Imagine if The Criterion Channel got possessed by a demon, or if your horror-obsessed friend from high school actually started a podcast with their equally disturbed and well-read pals. That’s the vibe.
Hosted by Bryan Kluger, a man who speaks fluent Freddy and Jason with the academic rigor of a TED Talk on gore, My Bloody Podcast is a weekly séance-slash-horror-symposium where no monster is left behind and no bloody boil goes unpopped. Preston Barta joins him like a vampire with a PhD, dissecting dread with surgical precision, while Chelsea Nicole; cultural critic, scream queen, and walking IMDb of feminist horror; makes sure every terrifying nuance gets its due.
On Episode #181 of My Bloody Podcast, the trio of cinematic slashers, Bryan, Preston, and Chelsea, sneak up on 2016’s Hush, Mike Flanagan’s lean, mean, and surprisingly quiet home-invasion thriller. You might remember Hush as the film that came after Oculus (the haunted mirror one) and before Flanagan ascended to Netflix sainthood with The Haunting of Hill House. It’s the movie that whispered, literally, “Oh, this guy’s good.”
The setup is minimalist horror perfection. A deaf woman named Maddie lives alone in the woods, writing novels and minding her own business until a masked man decides to turn her house into his own personal escape room. Because Maddie can’t hear him, the terror is amped to eleven, not through jump scares, but through silence. Flanagan, ever the formalist, makes sound itself the monster. The film hums, breathes, and occasionally shrieks, but it almost never talks. It’s like Hitchcock in the digital age.
Bryan, Preston, and Chelsea discuss how Hush works precisely because it doesn’t try too hard. It’s tight, efficient, and horrifyingly plausible. They unpack the movie’s eerie realism, its spiritual connection to Flanagan’s later Midnight Mass, and the unsettling charm of its Iago-esque villain, who seems to delight in breaking every rule of polite murder.
Nearly a decade later, Hush still feels fresh. It's a small, sharp gem in Flanagan’s growing crown of nightmares. It’s a master class in restraint, a love letter to sound design, and proof that sometimes the scariest thing in horror isn’t the scream, it’s the silence.
My Bloody Podcast is where horror isn’t just appreciated; it’s worshipped, flayed open, and lovingly stitched back together. Listen in. Just don’t blame us if you start sleeping with the lights on.
Listeners who crave more behind-the-scenes industry insights, unfiltered opinions, and plenty of laughs will find themselves addicted to My Bloody Podcast. You can catch the latest episode on iTunes or Spotify, or reach out to the team at mybloodypodcast@gmail.com. Whether you’re a seasoned horror fan or a casual viewer looking for something to spice up your movie night, this podcast is a must-listen for those who love their horror served with a side of humor, insight, and a touch of irreverence.

 
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Thank you for listening.
WRITTEN BY: BRYAN KLUGER
BRYAN KLUGER, A SEASONED VOICE IN THE REALM OF ENTERTAINMENT CRITICISM, HAS CONTRIBUTED TO A WIDE ARRAY OF PUBLICATIONS INCLUDING ARTS+CULTURE MAGAZINE, HIGH DEF DIGEST, BOOMSTICK COMICS, AND HOUSING WIRE MAGAZINE, AMONG OTHERS.
HIS INSIGHTS ARE ALSO CAPTURED THROUGH HIS PODCASTS; MY BLOODY PODCAST AND FEAR AND LOATH...

Episode #180 of My Bloody Podcast is, to put it lightly, a pumpkin-spiced fever dream. It’s that time of year again, spooky season, when the air smells faintly of nutmeg, Spirit Halloween stores rise from the dead in defunct Pier 1 Imports, and every barista becomes a horror enthusiast with an oat milk frother. Naturally, we leaned into the madness and tackled one of the more bewildering entries in the Halloween cinematic multiverse. It was Halloween 6. Or Halloween 666.Or Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, depending on which president was in office when you were born.

Out on the long road of walks where death stalks the airwaves; somewhere between a cursed VHS tape and the ghost of a Blockbuster Video; lurks My Bloody Podcast, a horror show equal parts terrifying and delightfully unhinged. Imagine if The Criterion Channel got possessed by a demon, or if your horror-obsessed friend from high school actually started a podcast with their equally disturbed and well-read pals. That’s the vibe.
Hosted by Bryan Kluger, a man who speaks fluent Freddy and Jason with the academic rigor of a TED Talk on gore, My Bloody Podcast is a weekly séance-slash-horror-symposium where no monster is left behind and no bloody boil goes unpopped. Preston Barta joins him like a vampire with a PhD, dissecting dread with surgical precision, while Chelsea Nicole; cultural critic, scream queen, and walking IMDb of feminist horror; makes sure every terrifying nuance gets its due.
Episode #179 of My Bloody Podcast doesn’t so much begin as it laces up its sneakers. Bryan, Preston, and Chelsea, our well-worn trio of cinematic mall walkers summon a special guest, Susan Kamyab Stephens of ThisChixFlix, to join them on their longest journey yet, a brisk conversational trek through The Long Walk, Stephen King’s first stab at a novel, dashed off while he was still in college, presumably between ramen breaks and existential demonic clowns.
The foursome pick apart the new film adaptation like seasoned walkers rifling through an Auntie Anne’s pretzel bag. They chew over its echoes of Stand By Me, that other King tale of boys on a death march toward adulthood, and marvel at its cruelty, its strange familiarity to our own world of endless hustle, burnout, and reality tv tyranny. The book’s differences from the movie are prodded like sore blisters. And the big question looms, could any of them, podcasters or guest, survive more than three minutes in King’s merciless marathon? (Spoiler: probably not, unless mall walking now counts as elite training.)
The episode is a delirious blend of humor, cinephile analysis, and what might be called mall memoir, personal tales of wandering through air-conditioned corridors, where the soundtrack is always Muzak and the scent of Cinnabon tempts like a siren’s call. By the end, Susan deserves a medal, or at least a foot massage, for her contributions, especially after metaphorically logging twenty miles and, at least in spirit, losing both feet.
It’s gory, it’s funny, it’s surprisingly tender. And like the best mall-walks-turned-podcasts, it leaves you both entertained and just a little sore.
My Bloody Podcast is where horror isn’t just appreciated; it’s worshipped, flayed open, and lovingly stitched back together. Listen in. Just don’t blame us if you start sleeping with the lights on.
Listeners who crave more behind-the-scenes industry insights, unfiltered opinions, and plenty of laughs will find themselves addicted to My Bloody Podcast. You can catch the latest episode on iTunes or Spotify, or reach out to the team at mybloodypodcast@gmail.com. Whether you’re a seasoned horror fan or a casual viewer looking for something to spice up your movie night, this podcast is a must-listen for those who love their horror served with a side of humor, insight, and a touch of irreverence.

 
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Thank you for listening.
WRITTEN BY: BRYAN KLUGER
BRYAN KLUGER, A SEASONED VOICE IN THE REALM OF ENTERTAINMENT CRITICISM, HAS CONTRIBUTED TO A WIDE ARRAY OF PUBLICATIONS INCLUDING ARTS+CULTURE MAGAZINE, HIGH DEF DIGEST,

On Episode #178 of My Bloody Podcast, three horror aficionados do what any sensible millennials facing sky-high real estate prices would never dare. They metaphorically buy a house, albeit a haunted one. Their choice? The colonial fixer-upper from The Conjuring (2013), a property that’s been terrifying audiences for twelve years and is now worth, one assumes, at least three exorcisms over asking. With The Conjuring: Last Rites currently summoning millions at the box office, Bryan, Preston, and Chelsea decided to revisit the film that started it all, to see if its scares still rattle bones in 2025 the way they did back in 2013.

Out in the elderly universe where death stalks the airwaves; somewhere between a cursed VHS tape and the ghost of a Blockbuster Video; lurks My Bloody Podcast, a horror show equal parts terrifying and delightfully unhinged. Imagine if The Criterion Channel got possessed by a demon, or if your horror-obsessed friend from high school actually started a podcast with their equally disturbed and well-read pals. That’s the vibe.
Hosted by Bryan Kluger, a man who speaks fluent Freddy and Jason with the academic rigor of a TED Talk on gore, My Bloody Podcast is a weekly séance-slash-horror-symposium where no monster is left behind and no bloody boil goes unpopped. Preston Barta joins him like a vampire with a PhD, dissecting dread with surgical precision, while Chelsea Nicole; cultural critic, scream queen, and walking IMDb of feminist horror; makes sure every terrifying nuance gets its due.
Bryan Kluger and Preston Barta of Dallas, Texas, two men who can quote John Carpenter faster than they can recite their social security numbers, sat down with Canadian filmmaker Sean Cisterna, whose polite menace belies his latest creation: Silver Screamers. The documentary, which will have its world premiere at Fantastic Fest in Austin, follows Sean as he wrangles a group of senior citizens into making a short horror film. Yes, you read that right. Seniors. Horror. Blood, guts, monsters, and Werther’s Originals, hand in hand.

During the conversation, Bryan and Preston pull up the metaphorical rug and shake out all the delightful dust bunnies. How Sean convinced retirees to swap knitting needles for fake blood, which movies he made them watch for “research” (spoiler: there were screams), and the unexpectedly tender moments that come from watching a group of octogenarians learn how to chop up a prop body on cue. It’s equal parts funny, sweet, and unexpectedly moving.

It's a little like if The Golden Girls had been directed by George Romero. Trust us, you’re going to want to find Silver Screamers as soon as you can. After all, it’s not every day you see grandma wielding an axe and living her best life.


My Bloody Podcast is where horror isn’t just appreciated; it’s worshipped, flayed open, and lovingly stitched back together. Listen in. Just don’t blame us if you start sleeping with the lights on.
Listeners who crave more behind-the-scenes industry insights, unfiltered opinions, and plenty of laughs will find themselves addicted to My Bloody Podcast. You can catch the latest episode on iTunes or Spotify, or reach out to the team at mybloodypodcast@gmail.com. Whether you’re a seasoned horror fan or a casual viewer looking for something to spice up your movie night, this podcast is a must-listen for those who love their horror served with a side of humor, insight, and a touch of irreverence.
My Bloody Podcast iTunes
My Bloody Podcast Spotify 
Thank you for listening.
WRITTEN BY: BRYAN KLUGER
BRYAN KLUGER, A SEASONED VOICE IN THE REALM OF ENTERTAINMENT CRITICISM, HAS CONTRIBUTED TO A WIDE ARRAY OF PUBLICATIONS INCLUDING ARTS+CULTURE MAGAZINE, HIGH DEF DIGEST, BOOMSTICK COMICS, AND HOUSING WIRE MAGAZINE, AMONG OTHERS.
HIS INSIGHTS ARE ALSO CAPTURED THROUGH HIS PODCASTS; MY BLOODY PODCAST AND FEAR AND LOATHING IN CINEMA PODCAST; WHICH LISTENERS CAN ENJOY ACROSS A VARIETY OF PLATFORMS.
IN ADDITION TO HIS WRITTEN WORK, KLUGER BRINGS HIS EXPERTISE TO THE AIRWAVES, HOSTING TWO LIVE RADIO SHOWS EACH WEEK: SOUNDTRAXXX RADIO ON WEDNESDAYS AND THE ENTERTAINMENT ANSWER ON SUNDAYS.

Episode #177 of My Bloody Podcast begins like a bad idea. The kind that usually ends with a bottle of whiskey, an Amazon rental receipt, and an apology text the next morning. Instead, it ends with four grown adults: Bryan, Preston, Chelsea, and our honorary demon-fighting deputy of the law Dan, watching an animated, family-friendly Netflix film about a K-pop girl group battling literal demons from hell.

This is, to be clear, not our usual habitat. Our show’s natural ecosystem involves blood-spattered cult classics, midnight screenings of obscure Italian slashers, and debates over whether John Carpenter deserves sainthood (spoiler: he does). But when Dan, our resident lawman of Texas and self-appointed Cultural Scout of the Youths insisted that K-Pop Demon Hunters was “taking the world by storm,” we decided to investigate. After all, we like to pretend we’re not old, especially Chelsea.

On episode #176 of My Bloody Podcast, Bryan and Preston do what any respectable horror nerds would do with a free evening: they crack open the vault of 1988 and rewatch The Blob. Yes, that Blob, the pink gelatinous asshole that slithered into small-town America, dissolved kitchen line cooks, and still somehow lost to Kevin Dillon in a leather jacket. (The mullet, it turns out, is a formidable weapon.)

By now, one would assume Death has better things to do. But no, on the 175th episode of My Bloody Podcast, Bryan, Preston, and Chelsea throw themselves once again into the open arms of the Final Destination franchise, which, against all odds and cinematic laws of nature, has reached its seventh entry, subtitled Bloodlines. Seven! At this point, the Grim Reaper ought to be eligible for a SAG card.

On the 174th episode of My Bloody Podcast, Bryan, Preston, Chelsea, and Dan set out to solve the great cinematic mystery of the week: the missing kids in Weapons, the new box office monarch from director Zach Cregger. This is no ordinary missing-persons case. It’s equal parts belly laugh and bloodbath, the kind of tonal tightrope act that makes you chuckle at a perfectly timed joke, only to have that laughter die in your throat when something unspeakable happens to the person telling it.

Naturally, we went opening night, because horror fans can’t help themselves. We’re the sort of people who see a glowing marquee and think, “This will almost certainly end badly,” and buy the tickets anyway. It’s what scientists might call genre compulsion. And Weapons rewarded our poor impulse control by becoming one of our favorite films of the year.

In this episode, we dissect its strange alchemy of how Cregger blends humor and horror without either side losing its potency. Also, how the gore, while plentiful, is too inventive to feel gratuitous. And of course, how the narrative doles out revelations with the precision of veteran filmmaker Tarantino who’s also maybe a bit of a sadist. And then there’s the framing of terror itself, moments so original they make other horror films look like they’ve been cribbing from the same dusty notebook for decades.

After a month-long sabbatical devoted to fireworks, hot dogs, and the peculiar patriotism of horror fandom (because nothing says “Independence” like a masked killer with a machete), the goblin hosts of My Bloody Podcast have returned, caffeinated, feral, and slightly sunburned, to once again invade your eardrums with Episode #173. The break was, in their words, “a celebration of everything America and horror,” which really just meant consuming unhealthy amounts of barbecue while rewatching Jaws and The Purge in equal measure. But now they’re back weekly, relentless, and ready to shove their ghoulish thoughts directly into your brain.

This week, Bryan, Preston, and Chelsea hurl themselves headfirst, greased, and somehow down a pink jelly slide into The Matrix (1999). Sure, it’s not technically horror, but what is horror if not the creeping dread of realizing that reality is a computer simulation, that you’ve been living in a pod your entire life, and that Hugo Weaving, looking like a cursed Rivendell tax auditor, might chase you through a marble lobby while robotic calamari prepare to enter your navel? Also, gruel. Endless, joyless gruel. If Hell has a menu, it’s probably just that bowl of gray paste.

The episode isn’t just a nostalgic lovefest; it’s a philosophical bender. The trio talks about how the film still holds up after twenty-six years, its unnerving prescience about AI, and how the Wachowskis smuggled big ideas about reality, freedom, and late-stage capitalism into a leather-clad action movie. There are tangents, oh, there are tangents. At one point, they veer into a spirited discussion about the depth of their bellybuttons, which sounds ridiculous until you remember that The Matrix begins with a USB port surgically installed where your fade lines used to be.

They gush over the now-iconic kung-fu sequences, where Keanu Reeves and Laurence Fishburne trained to fight like martial-arts philosophers, and how bullet time fundamentally altered the way we expect action movies to look. The consensus? The Matrix still feels cooler, riskier, and smarter than most blockbusters made since.

Adding to the week’s surrealism, the gang recounts their field trip to The Cosm, a new, possibly futuristic movie theater experience that feels like someone decided IMAX wasn’t immersive enough and built a 180-degree dome to watch movies inside. Usually reserved for sports games and beer-fueled group bonding, The Cosm is, for a limited time, playing The Matrix. Only in Dallas and Los Angeles can you now watch Neo dodge bullets across a hemispherical screen while a server discreetly slides you a themed cocktail (perhaps a blue margarita or a red Old Fashioned) at the exact moment Morpheus waxes poetic about choice.

On Episode #172 of My Bloody Podcast, the trio of hosts; a dino hunter with a flair for the dramatic, a bespectacled paleontology nerd with a heart of amber, and a full-blown dinosaur (emotionally and perhaps literally); strap on their metaphorical fanny packs and head back to Isla Nublar-adjacent to dissect Jurassic World Rebirth, the latest cinematic attempt to resuscitate a franchise that, like its scaly stars, should perhaps have stayed fossilized. The premise of this podcast episode? A battle royale for the soul of Jurassic World, with Chelsea and Preston in one corner, gleefully defending the film’s shiny veneer and genetic tinkering plotlines, and Bryan; a mad genius, cinematic curmudgeon, and part-time chaos theorist in the other, wielding his disdain like a flare in a T. rex paddock.

It’s a slobber knocker of opinions, a philosophical steel cage match where the only casualty is narrative coherence. The trio does their due diligence discussing the science (technically present), the characters (emotionally absent), and the action (somewhere between Land Before Time and a mid-budget Marvel brawl). There is consensus that the film's central ideas were promising; evolution, extinction, and whether a velociraptor could eat a dumb stoner dude; but even greater consensus that none of it really landed.

There’s a peculiar joy in watching grown adults; who you’d trust to explain the. many facets of Goddard and Spielberg; gleefully debate the difference between rage-infected zombies and the kind that just want to nibble your spleen. Such is the infectious spirit of My Bloody Podcast, which in its 171st episode brings together its trifecta of horror scholars and a special guest, Dan Moran of Fear and Loathing in Cinema; a man who knows his Kevin Costner from his western outfits.

The episode is a love letter; drenched in blood and sentimentality; to 28 Years Later, the long-awaited sequel to 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later. Danny Boyle and Alex Garland, returning like prodigal horror kings, have finally gifted fans the third act in a saga that forever altered the zombie genre (and likely ruined jogging for everyone back in 2002).

Out in the wilderness of the internet; somewhere between a cursed VHS tape and the ghost of a Blockbuster Video; lurks My Bloody Podcast, a horror show equal parts terrifying and delightfully unhinged. Imagine if The Criterion Channel got possessed by a demon, or if your horror-obsessed friend from high school actually started a podcast with their equally disturbed and well-read pals. That’s the vibe.

Hosted by Bryan Kluger, a man who speaks fluent Freddy and Jason with the academic rigor of a TED Talk on gore, My Bloody Podcast is a weekly séance-slash-horror-symposium where no monster is left behind and no bloody boil goes unpopped. Preston Barta joins him like a vampire with a PhD, dissecting dread with surgical precision, while Chelsea Nicole; cultural critic, scream queen, and walking IMDb of feminist horror; makes sure every terrifying nuance gets its due.

And what are the horror hounds howling about this week on Episode #170 of My Bloody Podcast? Just the small matter of rage-infected monkeys and the zombie apocalypse as foreseen in 28 Days Later and its arguably traumatized younger cousin, 28 Weeks Later. Yes, it’s all in preparation for 28 Years Later, the long-gestating third installment in a franchise that; like any good zombie; refuses to die.

The team takes a blood-spattered walk down memory lane to honor 28 Days Later, a film that made running zombies a thing (and single-handedly ruined jogging for the rest of us). With Danny Boyle’s raw, frantic lensing and a cast that looked like they’d actually survived the end of the world (shout-out to Cillian Murphy and his haunting cheekbones), the film redefined horror in the early 2000s.

Then there’s 28 Weeks Later, a sequel that opens with one of the most gut-wrenching opening scenes in modern horror, and then, well, kind of loses the plot somewhere around the time Robert Carlyle becomes a parkour zombie. Still, it has its defenders in My Bloody Podcast.

Together, Bryan, Preston, and Chelsea discuss what made these films work, what made them unravel, and what they hope 28 Years Later will do with the franchise (fewer military experiments, more realistic parenting maybe?). It’s a conversation full of screams, scholarship, and more laughs than you’d expect from a podcast about societal collapse.

My Bloody Podcast is where horror isn’t just appreciated; it’s worshipped, flayed open, and lovingly stitched back together. Listen in. Just don’t blame us if you start sleeping with the lights on.

Listeners who crave more behind-the-scenes industry insights, unfiltered opinions, and plenty of laughs will find themselves addicted to My Bloody Podcast. You can catch the latest episode on iTunes or Spotify, or reach out to the team at mybloodypodcast@gmail.com. Whether you’re a seasoned horror fan or a casual viewer looking for something to spice up your movie night, this podcast is a must-listen for those who love their horror served with a side of humor, insight, and a touch of irreverence.

In the 169th episode of My Bloody Podcast; a long-running and lovingly deranged audio series devoted to the twin pleasures of horror and action cinema; hosts Bryan Kluger and Preston Barta turn their attention to Terrifier (2016), a micro-budget nightmare that has become something of a folk legend in the horror underground. The film, directed by Damien Leone, features a mime-like sadist named Art the Clown, a figure whose appetite for ultraviolence is matched only by his pantomimic glee.

Joining Kluger and Barta for this particular descent into the grotesque is filmmaker Patrick Brice, the incredible mind behind the Creep franchise, a darkly comic study in lo-fi dread and psychological terror. Brice; part confessor, part provocateur; shares memories of his own artistic origin story, his entrée into indie horror, and, most deliciously, a spicy contrarian take on An American Werewolf in London, a canonical text most genre aficionados treat with near-liturgical reverence.

As the podcast’s host, Bryan Kluger delivers his signature mix of sharp wit and dark humor, offering pointed commentary on both the filmmaker and his film. Kluger’s approach is unflinching, yet undeniably entertaining, as he addresses the film’s enduring legacy with a combination of irreverence and insight. Preston Barta, the show’s resident horror analyst, offers a more thoughtful critique, examining the narrative structure and thematic undercurrents of the film.

In the latest episode of My Bloody Podcast (Episode #168); a wry, incisive weekly devoted to the ever-burgeoning world of horror cinema; hosts Bryan and Preston, joined by Dan Moran of Fear and Loathing in Cinema, delve into the rich, blood-slicked terrain of Ryan Coogler’s new film, Sinners. Starring Michael B. Jordan, Sinners has stunned audiences and critics alike, not merely for its inventive take on vampiric mythos, but for its haunting exploration of racial tensions in contemporary America.

As the podcast’s host, Bryan Kluger delivers his signature mix of sharp wit and dark humor, offering pointed commentary on both the filmmaker and his film. Kluger’s approach is unflinching, yet undeniably entertaining, as he addresses the film’s enduring legacy with a combination of irreverence and insight. Preston Barta, the show’s resident horror analyst, offers a more thoughtful critique, examining the narrative structure and thematic undercurrents of the film.

It’s a lively, fast-paced exploration of the editing world, where no topic is too taboo or too strange.



Movie Analysis: Sinners (2025)

Bryan, Preston, and Dan bring their signature mix of rigorous analysis and sardonic humor to the table, discussing the film’s striking metaphorical imagery, its pulsing, elegiac soundtrack, and its unexpected box office dominance. My Bloody Podcast has long excelled at locating the poignant heart within the gore-streaked genre it celebrates, and this episode proves no exception. The trio’s conversation captures the thrilling moment when horror transcends mere spectacle to become something vital; and unforgettable.

Of course, no episode of My Bloody Podcast would be complete without some fan-favorite segments. Listeners will be treated to an engaging round of Horror Show & Tell, where the hosts reveal the latest genre-related items. The gang even digs into the all-funny question: What horror movie situations are virtually impossible to survive? 

Listeners who crave more behind-the-scenes industry insights, unfiltered opinions, and plenty of laughs will find themselves addicted to My Bloody Podcast. You can catch the latest episode on iTunes or Spotify, or reach out to the team at mybloodypodcast@gmail.com. Whether you’re a seasoned horror fan or a casual viewer looking for something to spice up your movie night, this podcast is a must-listen for those who love their horror served with a side of humor, insight, and a touch of irreverence.

In the latest installment of My Bloody Podcast; a weekly congregation of cinephilic camaraderie and horror-soaked wit; hosts Bryan Kluger and Preston Barta turn their keen eyes and irreverent tongues to the spectral shadow cast by Lake Mungo, the 2008 faux-documentary that lingered in the cultural subconscious long after the credits faded. Joining them in this séance of cinema is Kristi Shimek, the deft Hollywood editor whose credits include Arcadian and collaborations with none other than Nicolas Cage. Together, they do not merely review a film; they anatomize it.

As the podcast’s host, Bryan Kluger delivers his signature mix of sharp wit and dark humor, offering pointed commentary on both the filmmaker and his film. Kluger’s approach is unflinching, yet undeniably entertaining, as he addresses the film’s enduring legacy with a combination of irreverence and insight. Preston Barta, the show’s resident horror analyst, offers a more thoughtful critique, examining the narrative structure and thematic undercurrents of the film.

Before the mists of Lake Mungo rise, however, the trio descends into the luminous, lesser-seen corridors of the editing room. Shimek; poised, perceptive, her cadence shaped by both ballet and the brutal poetry of post-production; recounts her origin story: a young artist in thrall to movement and emotion, navigating her way from pirouettes to picture locks. There’s mention of the film Black Swan, and one is struck by the circularity; how art feeds upon itself in echoes and loops.

It’s a lively, fast-paced exploration of the editing world, where no topic is too taboo or too strange.



Movie Analysis: Lake Mungo (2008)

As they turn to Lake Mungo, the conversation grows louder, and more tactical. Anderson’s film, delivered in the sterile language of documentary, becomes a Trojan horse for the rawest expressions of grief. It is not simply a ghost story. It is a story of being haunted by absence, by memory, by the things unsaid and unreconciled. Shimek offers insight into the film’s editorial sleight of hand: how images are manipulated just enough to erode our trust in them, and how that erosion becomes the horror itself in both the visual and auditory realms.

There is, too, a mystery at the heart of the episode; not in the film, but in its creator. Joel Anderson, director, and screenwriter, vanished from the industry following the film’s release. No follow-up. No interviews. Just silence. It is a vanishing act worthy of the film itself.

In their typical fashion; somewhere between a midnight movie club and a graduate seminar held under the flicker of a dying bulb; Kluger, Barta, and Shimek guide the listener through the liminal spaces of horror and filmmaking. Their episode is an ode not only to a cult classic but to the invisible hands and haunted hearts that shape the stories we can’t forget;  all thanks to a recommendation by the almighty Mike Flannagan.

Of course, no episode of My Bloody Podcast would be complete without some fan-favorite segments. Listeners will be treated to an engaging round of Horror Show & Tell, where the hosts reveal the latest genre-related items. The gang even digs into the all-funny question: What horror movie franchise needs a necessary reboot? 

Listeners who crave more behind-the-scenes industry insights, unfiltered opinions, and plenty of laughs will find themselves addicted to My Bloody Podcast. You can catch the latest episode on iTunes or Spotify, or reach out to the team at mybloodypodcast@gmail.com. Whether you’re a seasoned horror fan or a casual viewer looking for something to spice up your movie night, this podcast is a must-listen for those who love their horror served with a side of humor, insight, and a touch of irreverence.

In the most recent installment of My Bloody Podcast, that delightfully macabre auditory salon where horror meets hindsight; hosts Bryan Kluger, Preston Barta, and Wade Davis crack open the crypt of the year 2000’s The Skulls, a cinematic relic best remembered, if at all, for its glossy paranoia and unnerving proximity to America’s Ivy-cloaked corridors of power.

As the podcast’s host, Bryan Kluger delivers his signature mix of sharp wit and dark humor, offering pointed commentary on both the filmmaker and his film. Kluger’s approach is unflinching, yet undeniably entertaining, as he addresses the film’s enduring legacy with a combination of irreverence and insight. Preston Barta, the show’s resident horror analyst, offers a more thoughtful critique, examining the narrative structure and thematic undercurrents of the film. Since Chelsea is notably absent in this episode, the stage is left for Wade Davis, a Seattle-based podcaster and part-time hostage negotiator, to dive deep into the terrain of “so bad it’s good” cinema.

Amidst the thoughtful analysis, the hosts also dive into a slew of hot topics in the horror industry.



This Week’s Highlights:

The Phillipou brothers have a new film called Bring Her Back.
There are two new scripts for the sequel Talk to Me.
Lionsgate picks up Titan from Mike P. Nelson.
Kenau Reeves will star in John Wick 5.
Val Kilmer Tribute.


It’s a lively, fast-paced exploration of the horror world, where no topic is too taboo or too strange.



Movie Analysis: The Skulls (2000)

Directed by Rob Cohen and adorned with the youthful faces of Joshua Jackson, Paul Walker, and Leslie Bibb, the film centers on a semi-fictional secret society whose ties to real-world institutions like Yale’s Skull and Bones lend it a frisson of authenticity that few teen thrillers dare approach. Add to the mix Craig T. Nelson and William Petersen, not to mention a particularly oily turn by Christopher McDonald (forever Shooter McGavin in the public consciousness), and you’ve got a film that ought to have been something more than a box-office curiosity.

Kluger, Barta, and Davis approach The Skulls with a blend of ironic reverence and forensic enthusiasm as if excavating a long-buried time capsule of the early 2000s. Their conversation turns hilarious and oddly poignant, and wonders aloud: How did a film with so many promising elements arrive to such critical indifference? And more provocatively, was the film simply ahead of its time?

What emerges is a compelling reassessment. The trio explores the film’s unsettling narrative arc, college ambition gone sociopathic, sealed by blood rituals and hushed cover-ups; and connects it to the broader cultural unease of our era, where elite networks and their unchecked power have become less the stuff of conspiracy theory and more a staple of the news cycle.

They dig into the performances, which in hindsight feel more sculpted than anyone gave them credit for at the time, and they revel in the anachronistic joys of early-aughts aesthetics: technology, collegiate culture, and money. Beneath it all, though, there’s a recognition that The Skulls, clunky and overwrought as many thought it was 25 years ago, was, in fact, reaching for something urgent. Something that, in 2025, feels uncomfortably familiar.

By the episode’s end, My Bloody Podcast achieves what all good criticism should: it transforms a forgotten B-movie into a mirror. And like the societies it depicts, The Skulls might just have known more than we were ready to admit.

Of course, no episode of My Bloody Podcast would be complete without some fan-favorite segments. Listeners will be treated to an engaging round of Horror Show & Tell, where the hosts reveal the latest genre-related items.

In the latest episode of My Bloody Podcast, the sharp-witted trio, Bryan Kluger, Preston Barta, and Chelsea Nicole, tackle the 2001 horror film Jeepers Creepers, a cult classic that continues to provoke discussion, especially in 2025. What sets this conversation apart is not just the film's horrific premise, but the deeply unsettling context surrounding its director, Victor Salva. While the movie checks all the requisite boxes for a genre film; gruesome kills, dark humor, and a terrifying creature, its troubled history, thanks to Salva's criminal past, casts a long shadow.

As the podcast's host, Bryan Kluger delivers his signature mix of sharp wit and dark humor, offering pointed commentary on both the filmmaker and his film. Kluger’s approach is unflinching, yet undeniably entertaining, as he addresses the film’s enduring legacy with a combination of irreverence and insight. Preston Barta, the show’s resident horror analyst, offers a more thoughtful critique, examining the narrative structure and thematic undercurrents of the film. He dives into the true-life inspiration behind the Creeper’s monstrous rampage, dissecting the film's psychological layers; ones that might otherwise go unnoticed by casual viewers. Meanwhile, Chelsea Nicole, the cultural critic of the group, explores the broader implications of the film’s success and its lasting cultural impact, particularly in the context of the early 2000s. She considers how the monster, and the film itself, might fare in the current horror landscape, raising questions about its continued relevance.

Amidst the thoughtful analysis, the hosts also dive into a slew of hot topics in the horror industry.



This Week’s Highlights:

We dive deeper into the cancellation of Sax XI.
Weapons is a new horror film with an all-star cast. What is it all about? 
There is a Stephen King It escape room in Las Vegas that is scaring people. 
What is the Ugly Stepsister movie?


It’s a lively, fast-paced exploration of the horror world, where no topic is too taboo or too strange.

Movie Analysis: Jeepers Creepers (2001)

Jeepers Creepers was released at the turn of the millennium, introducing audiences to Justin Long, who played the wide-eyed, often panicked brother, Darry. In a plot familiar to fans of horror; two siblings stranded on a desolate road after a spring break getaway, what begins as a mundane encounter with a strange figure dumping a mysterious load into a pipe spirals into a nightmare. As the duo discovers a hidden graveyard filled with corpses and faces the relentless onslaught of a nightmarish creature, the film's blend of macabre humor and dread brings it firmly into the horror canon. Yet, for all its brutality, the film's lasting cultural impact is a bit more ambiguous.

The podcast crew, ever diligent, dissects the character of the Creeper, a creature that has long been a subject of debate among fans. Is the monster’s ever-expanding set of supernatural abilities a feature that makes the creature more terrifying, or does it reduce it to a kitchen-sink collection of horror tropes? This question; whether Jeepers Creepers is too over-the-top to maintain the tension of its initial premise, is a recurring theme in the episode.

However, the most fraught aspect of the discussion revolves around Salva himself. The director’s past; convicted of child molestation, casts a moral dilemma over any conversation about Jeepers Creepers. The podcast crew doesn’t shy away from this uncomfortable truth. They discuss whether it's possible, or even acceptable, to separate the art from the artist in this particular case. The ethical dilemma that comes with enjoying a film whose director has a deeply troubled history is one that many horror fans and film critics continue to grapple with,