Chris & Robert are The Film Flamers - a podcast covering the production, film history, and legacy of each horror film (or horror adjacent film) they cover, with a bit of comedy tossed in! Expect deep dives of both new and old favorites, hot takes and movie reviews of new releases, top ten lists, and the latest horror movie news. When it comes to horror movies, The Film Flamers podcast has you covered... in blood!
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REC 2 is a 2009 Spanish found footage zombie film sequel to 2007's Rec and the second installment of the Rec film series. The film was written and directed by Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza, both of whom returned from the previous film. The story takes place immediately after the events of the first film and follows a team of soldiers assigned to p…
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REC is a 2007 Spanish found footage zombie film co-written and directed by Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza. The film stars Manuela Velasco as a reporter who, with her cameraman, accompanies a group of firefighters on an emergency call to an apartment building to discover an infection spreading inside, with the building being sealed up and all occupa…
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Shooting the Flames March '25: In the Shadow of the Dead Swan and Other Horrors — Plus, a New Store!
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50:15We're kicking off March of the Zombies Month with our regular Shooting The Flames episode, where we cover all your comments and questions, along with all the latest horror news and trailers! If you have anything to add to the discussion, please don't hesitate to do so by reaching out to us on social media @TheFilmFlamers, or call our hotline and le…
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Mulholland Drive (2001)
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1:15:55Mulholland Drive is a 2001 surrealist neo-noir mystery art film written and directed by David Lynch. Its plot follows an aspiring actress who arrives in Los Angeles, where she befriends a woman who is suffering from amnesia after a car accident. The film follows several other vignettes and characters, including a Hollywood director who encounters m…
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Blue Velvet is a 1986 American neo-noir mystery thriller film written and directed by David Lynch. Blending psychological horror with film noir, the film stars Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini, Dennis Hopper, and Laura Dern, and is named after the 1951 song of the same name. The film follows a college student who returns to his suburban hometow…
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Shooting the Flames February '25: Love, Lynch, and the Oscars
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52:15We're kicking off the month of love with our regular Shooting The Flames episode, where we cover all your comments and questions, along with all the latest horror news and trailers! If you have anything to add to the discussion, please don't hesitate to do so by reaching out to us on social media @TheFilmFlamers, or call our hotline and leave us a …
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Hot Take: Companion (2025)
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18:02We're kicking off the month of love with our Hot Take on Companion (2025), the first horror film of the year we've seen and reviewed! Companion is a 2025 sci-fi horror comedy starring Sophie Thatcher and Jack Quaid. It follows a couple on a weekend trip with friends at a remote cabin, but things take a wild turn when they discover one of the guests…
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Up in Flames: 2024 in Review + Top Ten Horror Films of 2024
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59:58We're finally giving you what you've all been clamoring for: our yearly review with all our favorite (and least favorite) horror films that have come out in the last year, including our Top Ten Best Horror Films of 2024! If you have anything to add to the discussion, please don't hesitate to do so by reaching out to us on social media @TheFilmFlame…
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The Omen is a 1976 supernatural horror film directed by Richard Donner and written by David Seltzer. An international co-production of the United Kingdom and the United States, it stars Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner, Harvey Spencer Stephens, and Billie Whitelaw. The film's plot follows Damien Thorn, a young child replaced at birth by his f…
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The First Omen (2024)
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1:17:08The First Omen is a 2024 American supernatural horror film directed by Arkasha Stevenson, who co-wrote the screenplay with Tim Smith and Keith Thomas from a story by Ben Jacoby. It is a prequel to The Omen (1976), and the sixth film in The Omen franchise. The film stars Nell Tiger Free, Tawfeek Barhom, Sônia Braga, Ralph Ineson, and Bill Nighy. The…
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Shooting the Flames January '25: Monsters, Mustaches, and Misty Meltdowns
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1:03:26We're kicking off the new year with our regular Shooting the Flames episode, where we discuss all your comments, questions, and voicemails, and give you the latest horror movie news and trailers! If you have anything to add to the discussion, please don't hesitate to do so by reaching out to us on social media @TheFilmFlamers, or call our hotline a…
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Hot Take: Nosferatu (2024)
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28:51We’ve got a surprise for you, listeners! We caught an early screening of Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu and couldn’t wait to bring you our hot takes in this bonus episode. This 2024 gothic horror film reimagines the 1922 silent classic, inspired by Bram Stoker’s Dracula. With Bill Skarsgård as the haunting Nosferatu, Nicholas Hoult and Lily-Rose Depp-Ric…
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Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)
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59:45Silent Night, Deadly Night is a 1984 American slasher film directed by Charles E. Sellier, Jr., and written by Michael Hickey. The film stars Robert Brian Wilson, and Linnea Quigley, and follows a young man named Billy Chapman, who suffers from post-traumatic stress, experiencing a mental break and going on a murderous spree in a Santa costume. If …
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Shooting the Flames December '24: We've Got Heart Eyes for Popeye the Slayer Man
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30:19We're kicking off the Chrismahanukwanzakah season with our regular Shooting the Flames episode, where we discuss all your comments, questions, and voicemails, and give you the latest horror movie news and trailers! If you have anything to add to the discussion, please don't hesitate to do so by reaching out to us on social media @TheFilmFlamers, or…
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The Mist is a 2007 American science fiction horror film directed, written, and co-produced by Frank Darabont. Based on the 1980 novella of the same name by Stephen King, the film stars an ensemble cast of Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden, Laurie Holden, Andre Braugher and Toby Jones. The music for the film was composed by Mark Isham. If you have anyt…
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The Fog is a 1980 American independent supernatural horror film directed by John Carpenter, who also co-wrote the screenplay and created the music for the film. It stars Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Atkins, Janet Leigh and Hal Holbrook. It tells the story of a strange, glowing fog that sweeps over a small coastal town in Northern Califor…
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Shooting the Flames November '24: The Legend of Osbad Porkins
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55:07We're giving you our regular Shooting the Flames episode, where we discuss all your comments, questions, and voicemails, and give you the latest horror movie news and trailers! If you have anything to add to the discussion, please don't hesitate to do so by reaching out to us on social media @TheFilmFlamers, or call our hotline and leave us a messa…
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Dracula (1931) | Horror History Part III
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1:10:23Dracula is a 1931 American pre-Code supernatural horror film directed and co-produced by Tod Browning from a screenplay written by Garrett Fort and starring Bela Lugosi in the title role. Dracula was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures, and was the fourth film (after Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Phantom of the …
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Vampyr (1932) | Horror History Part II
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52:34Vampyr is a 1932 gothic horror film directed by Danish director Carl Theodor Dreyer. It was written by Dreyer and Christen Jul based on elements from Sheridan Le Fanu's 1872 collection of supernatural stories In a Glass Darkly - in particular, the short story titled Carmilla. Vampyr represents significant milestones in film, horror, and vampire his…
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Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922) | Horror History Part I
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41:37Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror is a 1922 silent German Expressionist vampire film directed by F. W. Murnau and starring Max Schreck as Count Orlok, a vampire who preys on the wife of his estate agent and brings the plague to their town. Critic and historian Kim Newman declared it as a film that set the template for the genre of horror film. If you…
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Shooting the Flames Oct '24: He Who Gets Slapped with a Frankenfish
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50:33We're kicking off this Spooky Season by giving you our regular Shooting the Flames episode, where we discuss all your comments, questions, and voicemails, and give you the latest horror movie news and trailers! If you have anything to add to the discussion, please don't hesitate to do so by reaching out to us on social media @TheFilmFlamers, or cal…
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Wes Craven's New Nightmare
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1:02:34Wes Craven’s New Nightmare is a 1994 American meta supernatural horror film written and directed by Wes Craven, creator of 1984's A Nightmare on Elm Street. A standalone film and the seventh installment in the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, it is not part of the same continuity as previous films, instead portraying Freddy Krueger as a fiction…
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Shooting the Flames Sep ‘24: Zombie Kangaroos Never Let Go
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1:11:36We're giving you our regular Shooting the Flames episode, where we discuss all your comments, questions, and voicemails, and give you the latest horror movie news and trailers! If you have anything to add to the discussion, please don't hesitate to do so by reaching out to us on social media @TheFilmFlamers, or call our hotline and leave us a messa…
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In honor of our sixth anniversary, join us as we listen to our outtakes and bloopers that we've swept up from the cutting room floor over the last year. If you have anything to add to the discussion, please don't hesitate to do so by reaching out to us on social media @TheFilmFlamers, or call our hotline and leave us a message at 972-666-7733! Out …
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The Grudge is a 2004 American supernatural horror film directed by Takashi Shimizu, written by Stephen Susco. A remake of Shimizu's 2002 Japanese horror film Ju-On: The Grudge, it is the first installment in The Grudge film series. It stars Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jason Behr, KaDee Strickland, Clea DuVall, and Bill Pullman. Takako Fuji, Yuya Ozeki, …
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Shooting the Flames Aug '24: The Monstrous Substance of Mel Gibson
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57:22We're kicking off our Anniversary Month (6 Years!) by giving you our regular Shooting the Flames episode, where we discuss all your comments, questions, and voicemails, and give you the latest horror movie news and trailers! If you have anything to add to the discussion, please don't hesitate to do so by reaching out to us on social media @TheFilmF…
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Twister is a 1996 American disaster thriller film directed by Jan de Bont and written by Michael Crichton and Anne-Marie Martin. The film stars an ensemble cast that includes Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Jami Gertz, Cary Elwes, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Alan Ruck, and Todd Field as a group of amateur but spirited storm chasers trying to deploy a tornado …
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Top Ten Disaster Movies
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1:05:21Join us as we count down the definitive list of the greatest disaster movies of all time. Why definitive? Because this list is based on empirical evidence and data! Trust us, you don't want to be 'that guy' who doesn't trust data in this, our reality, which is truly a disaster movie if we've ever seen one. If you have anything to add to the discuss…
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Backdraft is a 1991 American film that’s part crime thriller, part family drama, part love story, part bildungsroman, and part macho bullshit directed by Ron Howard and written by Gregory Widen. The stacked cast features Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Scott Glenn, Rebecca De Mornay, Robert De Niro, J. T. Walsh, and the late gr…
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Shooting the Flames July '24: Of Cannibals and Chromosomes
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55:08We're kicking off Disaster Month by giving you our regular Shooting the Flames episode, where we discuss all your comments, questions, and voicemails, and give you the latest horror movie news and trailers! If you have anything to add to the discussion, please don't hesitate to do so by reaching out to us on social media @TheFilmFlamers, or call ou…
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High Tension (French: Haute tension, also known as Switchblade Romance in some international countries) is a 2003 French slasher film directed by Alexandre Aja, co-written with Grégory Levasseur, and starring Cécile de France and Maïwenn. The plot focuses on two female students who drive to one of their family's secluded farmhouse to study for thei…
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The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
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1:14:11The Talented Mr. Ripley is a 1999 American psychological thriller film written and directed by Anthony Minghella, based on Patricia Highsmith's 1955 novel of the same name. Set in the 1950s, it stars Matt Damon as Tom Ripley, a young man and aspiring con-artist who is sent from New York City to Italy to convince Dickie Greenleaf, a rich and spoiled…
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Shooting the Flames June '24: A Pride of Cheddar Goblins
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57:01We're kicking off Pride Month by giving you our regular Shooting the Flames episode, where we discuss all your comments, questions, and voicemails, and give you the latest horror movie news and trailers! If you have anything to add to the discussion, please don't hesitate to do so by reaching out to us on social media @TheFilmFlamers, or call our h…
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Top Ten Horror Movie Jump Scares
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33:41Join us as we count down our picks for the greatest jump scares of all time! We leave no stone unturned as we give you the scariest Dolby shocks in all of horror history. If you have anything to add to the discussion, please don't hesitate to do so by reaching out to us on social media @TheFilmFlamers, or call our hotline and leave us a message at …
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Hereditary is a 2018 American psychological supernatural horror film written and directed by Ari Aster in his feature directorial debut. Starring Toni Collette, Alex Wolff, Milly Shapiro, Ann Dowd, and Gabriel Byrne, the film follows a grieving family tormented by a demonic entity after the death of their secretive grandmother. If you have anything…
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Shooting the Flames May '24: When a Stranger Butt-Dials
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56:01We're kicking off May (May24/A24 month!) by giving you our regular Shooting the Flames episode, where we discuss all your comments, questions, and voicemails, and give you the latest horror movie news and trailers! If you have anything to add to the discussion, please don't hesitate to do so by reaching out to us on social media @TheFilmFlamers, or…
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The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
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52:59The Return of the Living Dead is a 1985 American comedy horror film written and directed by Dan O'Bannon (in his directorial debut) from a story by Rudy Ricci, John Russo, and Russell Streiner, and starring Clu Gulager, James Karen, Thom Matthews, and Don Calfa. The film tells the story of how a warehouse owner, accompanied by his two employees, mo…
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Hot Takes from the Overlook Film Festival '24: I Saw The TV Glow, In a Violent Nature, Abigail, Arcadian, Infested, and more!
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1:00:43Join us as we discuss all the new and upcoming horror movies we saw at The Overlook Film Festival in New Orleans. From I Saw The TV Glow to In a Violent Nature, we're bringing you a slew of amazing 2024 horror movie goodness! If you have anything to add to the discussion, please don't hesitate to do so by reaching out to us on social media @TheFilm…
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Shooting the Flames April '24: Madonna's Fallout
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54:40We're kicking off April (Comedy Month!) by giving you our regular Shooting the Flames episode, where we discuss all your comments, questions, and voicemails, and give you the latest horror movie news and trailers! If you have anything to add to the discussion, please don't hesitate to do so by reaching out to us on social media @TheFilmFlamers, or …
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Cargo is a 2017 Australian post-apocalyptic horror drama film directed by Ben Howling and Yolanda Ramke with a screenplay by Ramke based on their 2013 short film of the same name. The film stars Martin Freeman, Simone Landers, Anthony Hayes, David Gulpilil, Susie Porter, and Caren Pistorius. The music for the film was composed by Geoffrey Gurrumul …
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Night of the Living Dead (1990)
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49:02Night of the Living Dead (1990) is an American horror film directed by Tom Savini, featuring Tony Todd and Patricia Tallman in his directorial debut. A remake of George A. Romero's 1968 film, it follows seven strangers surviving in a farmhouse amidst a zombie outbreak. Romero revised the screenplay, originally co-authored with John A. Russo. It's t…
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Shooting the Flames March '24: Engaging Intercourse & Fair Strokes
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1:18:36We're kicking off March (Zombie Month!) by giving you our regular Shooting the Flames episode, where we discuss all your comments, questions, and voicemails, and give you the latest horror movie news and trailers! If you have anything to add to the discussion, please don't hesitate to do so by reaching out to us on social media @TheFilmFlamers, or …
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It Follows is a 2014 American horror film written and directed by David Robert Mitchell. It stars Maika Monroe as a young woman who is pursued by a supernatural entity after a sexual encounter. Keir Gilchrist, Daniel Zovatto, Jake Weary, Olivia Luccardi, and Lili Sepe appear in supporting roles. The score was composed by Rich Vreeland, better known…
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Possession is a 1981 psychological horror drama film directed by Andrzej Żuławski and written by Żuławski and Frederic Tuten starring Sam Neil and Isabelle Adjani. The plot obliquely follows the relationship between an international spy and his wife, who begins exhibiting increasingly disturbing behavior after asking for a divorce. If you have anyt…
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Shooting the Flames February '24: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Perkins
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1:09:07We're celebrating the month of love by giving you our regular Shooting the Flames episode, where we discuss all your comments, questions, and voicemails, and give you the latest horror movie news and trailers! If you have anything to add to the discussion, please don't hesitate to do so by reaching out to us on social media @TheFilmFlamers, or call…
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Up in Flames: 2023 in Review
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1:08:13We're burying 2023 in a shallow grave as we discuss the year's best (and worst) horror movies. We share our official top ten, as well as our biggest surprises and disappointments of the year, and some of the films we're looking forward to in 2024. If you have anything to add to the discussion, please don't hesitate to do so by reaching out to us on…
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Dolores Claiborne (1995)
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1:07:54Dolores Claiborne is a 1995 American psychological thriller drama film directed by Taylor Hackford and starring Kathy Bates, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Christopher Plummer, and David Strathairn. The screenplay by Tony Gilroy is based on the 1992 novel of the same name by Stephen King. The film’s score was written by Danny Elfman. The plot focuses on the…
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Misery is a 1990 American psychological thriller film directed by Rob Reiner, based on Stephen King's 1987 novel of the same name, starring James Caan, Kathy Bates, Lauren Bacall, Richard Farnsworth, and Frances Sternhagen. The plot centers around an author who is held captive by an obsessive fan who forces him to rewrite the finale to his novel se…
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Shooting the Flames January ’24: Jareth Jena’s Our Malone
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51:37We're kicking off the New Year by giving you our regular Shooting the Flames episode, where we discuss all your comments, questions, and voicemails, and give you the latest horror movie news and trailers! If you have anything to add to the discussion, please don't hesitate to do so by reaching out to us on social media @TheFilmFlamers, or call our …
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Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010)
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41:28Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale is a 2010 Finnish fantasy action horror comedy film written and directed by Jalmari Helander about people living near Korvatunturi who discover the secret behind Santa Claus. The film is based on the 2003 short film Rare Exports Inc. and its 2005 sequel Rare Exports: The Official Safety Instructions by Jalmari Helande…
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