The Final Ghouls are getting sewn together and sharing a body we dive into 2015's horror comedy Patchwork! Holly, Jeremy and L take a look at this Frankenstein-inspired tale from Tyler McIntyre and explore its themes of feminine rage and mental health, debate the quality of some of the performances, and question whether there needed to be a romantic element. RELEASE THE OWLCAT!
Get Ready For: Discussion our history with Frankenstein and its various iterations, our opinions on the third-act twist, Holly's love of serial killers, Jeremy's utter shock at finding out where they know one of the stars from, our appreciation for its evisceration of bro culture, L's relating to the main characters through dissociative identity disorder, how well the film balances its horror and comedy elements, and our related recommendations.
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The Final Ghouls are going back into the water as we look at the mother of all shark movies in 1975's Jaws! Holly, Jeremy and L dive deep into the themes of Steven Spielberg's man vs. nature thriller, recount its infamously-troubled production history, and talk about our love of the three lead characters as they spend time out on the water.
Get Ready For: Discussion of the anti-capitalist elements of the film, Jeremy's argument for why this is a slasher film, the value of practical effects (and what's wrong with current CGI), L reporting their research (credit to Plumbing the Death Star) on how to help or stop a shark, thoughts on how it created the summer blockbuster and why blockbuster season is very different in Australia, Holly's disdain for live-action Disney remakes, how easy the mayor is to hate and some surprising (but valid!) related recommendations.
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The Final Ghouls are back from a minor episode hiatus and getting jailbroken as we examine 2025's relationship thriller Companion! Holly, Jeremy and L explore the film's big reveals, how its themes of toxic relationships play out to us, the retrofutristic aesthetics and much more.
Get Ready For: Discussion of how much we knew going into the film, the marketing reveals and how much spoilers matter to us, appreciation for Iris and her Final Girl energy, Jeremy's love for "Good For Her" movies, why L had problems connecting to the relationship aspects, Jeremy and Holly's rants about Josh's pet name for Iris (and Josh in general), disagreements about the tonal mix, whether Eli and Patrick's relationship finds redemption or not, and the viability of murder as backup plans in a relationship.
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The Final Ghouls are getting fitted for explosive collars and making life-or-death alliances as we look at the 2000 Japanese dystopian action-thriller Battle Royale! Holly, Jeremy and L dive into the controversy surrounding the film's release, how which characters resonated the most with us and the several themes built into the movie
Get Ready For: Discussion how the film differs from the novel thanks to L, the inevitable Hunger Games comparison, lots of Mitsuko love, Jeremy's top five Battle Royale characters, why you shouldn't (or should!) try to order the Royal Rumble while sick, why the Ultimate Edition's ending doesn't work for us, and our apologies for stumbling through the pronunciation of some of the character and talent names.
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The Final Ghouls are taking a trip into the woods -- and possibly other dimensions -- as we look at the 1980 Disney-made supernatural horror film The Watcher In the Woods! We don't all agree on how successful this one is and Holly, Jeremy and L have a healthy debate on what works and what doesn't for each of us.
Get Ready For: Discussion of the characters and mystery elements, the wild release history and the multiple filmed endings, our respective fandoms (or lack thereof) for Disney, Bette Davis appreciation, our problems with the performances, the 2017 Lifetime remake, and Holly and Jeremy's experiences being gaslit by relatives as children (it sounds worse than it is!).
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The Final Ghouls are finishing up our Fear Street coverage as we look at the brand new entry in the franchise, Fear Street: Prom Queen! Sadly, this isn't a winner for us and Holly, Jeremy and L share our thoughts on when the movie drops the ball (usually), where it succeeds (far less often) and our hopes for where the franchise goes from here.
Get Ready For: Discussion of Holly's prom experience that could have been a movie, the rifle range-turned-book depository at Jeremy's school, L's negative review of the book the movie is based on, divided opinions on the last act, a rundown of the films this generously "borrows" from, cardboard characters and rants about anachronistic songs and power tools.
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The Final Ghouls are back and still in the Summer Of Fear as we conclude our look at the Fear Street Trilogy with Part 3: 1666. Holly, Jeremy and L travel back to the past to discuss the concluding chapter's witchy elements, how the film works as a conclusion to the story and our thoughts on the three films as a whole, then preview the newly-released Fear Street: Prom Queen.
Get Ready For: Thoughts on the film's thematic elements, 1666's accent problem, how we feel about period horror as a whole, which character should have died when we got back to 1994, who we think we see in the mid-credits scene, split thoughts on the super soakers, our favorite moments from the franchise as a whole and the glory of Martin the janitor.
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The Final Ghouls are heading back to the Summer of Fear as we revisit Fear Street: 1994 and Fear Street: 1978! Holly, Jeremy and L begin their look at the Fear Street franchise and discuss how the first two work both as parts of a trilogy and as standalone films, our favorite characters and the mythology of the franchise.
Get Ready For: Discussion of the many needle drops in both entries, Holly's nostalgia for the mall used in the films, Jeremy's history of playing D&D with his speech therapist, L's first album purchase being an iconic horror score, lots of Sadie Sink and Kiana Madeira appreciation, the film's reference points, and an unexpected swerve into a Team America: World Police comparison.
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The Final Ghouls are snapping on the rubber gloves and busting out the rib spreader as we explore supernatural horror in André Øvredal's 2016 morgue-set chiller The Autopsy of Jane Doe! Holly, Jeremy and L dive into the mystery and discuss the three central characters, the effectiveness of the autopsy scenes and how well the supernatural elements work for us.
Get Ready For: Discussion of who the film's villain is (and we all agree it's not Jane Doe), why some elements of the father-son relationship work better than others, how Jeremy and Holly's faiths played into their views on the movie, L's geographical disadvantage to picking up the clues surrounding the mystery, a return to the horrors of Thomas the Train, why the movie made L think of Bagpuss, our headcanon around Jane's origins, and some related recommendations.
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The Final Ghouls put on their cold weather gear and trust no one as we journey to Antarctic sci-fi horror with John Carpenter's 1982 classic The Thing! Holly, Jeremy and L discuss the film's themes, the famous special effects and how well the paranoid vibes work for each of them.
Get Ready For: Discussion of the ambiguous ending (and who we think may or may not be infected), which characters we found ourselves relating to or not, Holly unlocking some childhood nightmares about the film, Jeremy's grudge against E.T., L relating another disturbing tale from real life, a queer reading of the movie, whether the effects are a bit TOO good, and some thoughts about the 2011 prequel.
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The Final Ghouls take a trip into the 1990s for gateway horror television with Are You Afraid of the Dark's "The Tale of the Dream Girl" and "The Tale of the Dangerous Soup!" Holly and L are the experts as they educate Jeremy on a show that he was just a bit too old for at the time.
Get Ready For: Discussion of gateway horror and anthology television, lots of Neve Campbell appreciation, Tucker talk, questions of whether the Sixth Sense was inspired by one of the episodes and the other's Nightmare on Elm Street similarities, the terror of Paw Patrol and Thomas & Friends, anthology horror, L horrifying us by describing Australian children's TV, and thoughts on the revivals.
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The Final Ghouls are back and heading into the Pink Opaque for a discussion of Jane Schoenbrun's vibey horror drama I Saw The TV Glow! Holly, L, and Jeremy weigh in on the film's themes and have very different reads on how the movie speaks to them.
Get Ready For: Discussion of the film's approach to gender identity and mental health, the joys of Parachute Day and Democracy Sausage, whether the ending is optimistic or not, our own personal Pink Opaques, Buffy the Vampire Slayer references, that glorious hallway scene, Jeremy's first gay celebrity crush, and how the film handles its horror.
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The Final Ghouls are back and heading back to 1974 for one of the most iconic horror films of all-time in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre! Holly, L, and Jeremy take a look at the famed Tobe Hooper film and have some varied opinions about it.
Get Ready For: Debates on whether the film is a pure slasher film or something else, dicussions of the dinner scene, the notion that Hooper was shooting for a PG rating, great '70s hair being an identifying trait, why L relates to the dinner scene so much (and why it concerns Holly and Jeremy!), and a brief Oscars tangent.
Producer's Note: We had some internet issues with the recording for this week's episode so there is a lack of interaction during the plot synopsis section in particular, which caused it to go a bit long, and a couple of rough editing moments. Apologies for that!
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Welcome to the Final Ghouls of Horror! Get to know our Ghouls (Holly, L, and Jeremy) as they talk about who they are, their horror origin stories, their favorite (and not so favorite) subgenres, their top five horror films and more.
Get Ready For: Father-induced jumpscares during The Shining, infants (not any of ours!) at Saw screenings, the influence of Mr. Bean, getting into the miniatures business, what film is completely off the menu for Holly, which Friday the 13th film is a top performer for L, and the value of a "Good For Her" horror movie.
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