The Deadlights Podcast is back for Season 5 — and this time, we’re going even deeper into the dark heart of horror. 💀
Get ready for another season packed with:
🎬 Deep dives into classic and modern horror movies
🔪 Behind-the-scenes stories from the creepiest productions
🩸 Honest reviews, wild debates, and plenty of blood-soaked fun
This season, we’ll explore everything from psychological horror to creature features — and of course, spotlight how these films were made, why they scare us, and why we love them anyway.
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A news team trails a man as he travels into the world of Eden Parish to find his missing sister, where it becomes apparent that this paradise may not be as it seems.
Directed by Ti West
Written by Ti West
Directed by Rudy Schieder (@rudyschieder)
Shot at Playground Social Studios (https://www.playgroundsocial.com/)
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When the police in a German city are unable to catch a child-murderer, other criminals join in the manhunt.
Directed by Fritz Lang
Written by Thea von Harbou & Fritz Lang
Directed by Rudy Schieder (@rudyschieder)
Shot at Playground Social Studios (https://www.playgroundsocial.com/)
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Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his motives.
Directed by David Fincher
Written by Andrew Kevin Walker
Directed by Rudy Schieder (@rudyschieder)
Shot at Playground Social Studios (https://www.playgroundsocial.com/)
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A retired FBI agent with psychological gifts is assigned to help track down "The Tooth Fairy", a mysterious serial killer. Aiding him is imprisoned forensic psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter.
Directed by Brett Ratner
Written by Ted Tally
Directed by Rudy Schieder (@rudyschieder)
Shot at Playground Social Studios (https://www.playgroundsocial.com/)
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A boy receiving treatment for his auto-immune disorder discovers that the house he's living in isn't as safe as he thought.
Directed by Ciarán Foy
Written by David Chirchirillo, Ian Goldberg & Richard Naing
Directed by Rudy Schieder (@rudyschieder)
Shot at Playground Social Studios (https://www.playgroundsocial.com/)
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After an odd new medical student arrives on campus, a dedicated local and his girlfriend become involved in bizarre experiments centering around the re-animation of dead tissue.
Directed by Stuart Gordon
Written by Stuart Gordon, Dennis Paoli & William Norris
Directed by Rudy Schieder (@rudyschieder)
Shot at Playground Social Studios (https://www.playgroundsocial.com/)
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A young widower returns to his hometown to search for answers to his wife's murder, which may be linked to the ghost of a deceased ventriloquist.
Directed by James Wan
Written by Leigh Whannell
Directed by Rudy Schieder (@rudyschieder)
Shot at Playground Social Studios (https://www.playgroundsocial.com/)
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An American newcomer to a prestigious German ballet academy comes to realize that the school is a front for something sinister amid a series of grisly murders.
Directed by Dario Argento
Written by Dario Argento & Daria Nicolodi
Directed by Rudy Schieder (@rudyschieder)
Shot at Playground Social Studios (https://www.playgroundsocial.com/)
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A man accepts an invitation to a dinner party hosted by his ex-wife, an unsettling affair that reopens old wounds and creates new tensions.
Directed by Kayrn Kusama
Written by Phil Hay & Matt Manfredi
Directed by Rudy Schieder (@rudyschieder)
Shot at Playground Social Studios (https://www.playgroundsocial.com/)
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A divorced woman and her diabetic daughter take refuge in their newly-purchased house's safe room, when three men break-in, searching for a missing fortune.
Directed by David Fincher
Written by David Koepp
Directed by Rudy Schieder (@rudyschieder)
Shot at Playground Social Studios (https://www.playgroundsocial.com/)
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After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, a psychiatrist becomes increasingly convinced she is being threatened by an uncanny entity.
Directed by Parker Finn
Written by Parker Finn
Directed by Rudy Schieder (@rudyschieder)
Shot at Playground Social Studios (https://www.playgroundsocial.com/)
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A group of Confederate soldiers hole up in an abandoned plantation after robbing a bank and find themselves at the mercy of supernatural forces.
Directed by Alex Turner
Written by Simon Barrett
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Based on the true story of two scuba divers accidentally stranded in shark infested waters after their tour boat has left.
Directed by Chris Kentis
Written by Chris Kentis
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When a cop who is just out of rehab takes the graveyard shift in a city hospital morgue, she faces a series of bizarre, violent events caused by an evil entity in one of the corpses.
Directed by Diederik Van Rooijen
Written by Brian Sieve
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When Keller Dover's daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts.
Directed by Denis Villeneuve
Written by Aaron Guzikowski
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A single mother gives her son a much sought-after doll for his birthday, only to discover that it is possessed by the soul of a serial killer.
Directed by Tom Holland
Written by Don Mancini, John Lafia & Tom Holland
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Tensions rise within an asbestos cleaning crew as they work in an abandoned mental hospital with a horrific past that seems to be coming back.
Directed by Brad Anderson
Written by Brad Anderson & Stephen Gevedon
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Amy is a young woman on the run with her young son Adrian from her abusive ex-girlfriend. When the past rises up to haunt them, they must confront the forces threatening them from both outside and in.
Directed by Patrick Rea
Written by Patrick Rea
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An Egyptian mummy searches Cairo for the girl he thinks is his long-lost princess.
Directed by Kari Freund
Written by John L. Bladerston
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