THE TERROR TEST podcast is a conversation between two horror fans to weigh the merits of films and decide whether to admit them into our sacred horror canon. We want to know what is worth recommending to non-fans and what to watch next. We review the films on the basis of SCARE FACTOR, MONSTER QUALITY, and PRESENTATION. A film needs a unanimous vote in all cateGORIES to receive an induction into the canon. Those movies that fall short of a unanimous vote will receive an honorable mention.
*SPOILER ALERT* The recordings contain many spoilers and it is recommended that listeners watch the film BEFORE listening and weigh in their votes in the comments.
Our current canon and upcoming episodes are below:
THE MOVIE CANON
Evil Dead 2: Dead Before Dawn (1987)
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Carrie (1976)
[REC] (2007)
Cannibal Holocaust (1979) *Explicit Content*
Black Christmas (1974)
Hellraiser (1987)
The Exorcist (1973)
The Witch (2016)
Goodnight Mommy (2015)
Alien (1979)
Shivers (1975)
Videodrome (1983)
Friday the 13th (1980)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Psycho (1960)
The Invitation (2016)
Antichrist (2009)
Candyman (1992)
THE LITERARY CANON
Carrie by Stephen King (1974)
“Guts” by Chuck Palahniuk (2005)
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson (1959)
The Hellbound Heart (1986) by Clive Barker
The Girl Next Door (1989) by Jack Ketchum
The Exorcist (1971) by William Peter Blatty
HONORABLE MENTION
Crimson Peak (2015)
[REC 2] (2009)
The Haunting (1963)
The Exorcist III (1990)
It Follows (2015)
The Turn of the Screw (1898) by Henry James
The Innocents (1961)
Under the Skin (2013)
Scanners (1981)
Psycho by Robert Bloch (novel) (1959)
Frenzy (1972)
The Purge: Election Year (2016)
Green Room (2016)
“The Birds” (1952) – short story by Daphne du Maurier
The Birds (1963)
The Fireman (2016)
Southbound (2016)
Two Thousand Maniacs! (1964)
Bibliodrome
Men, Women, and Chainsaws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film (1992) by Carol J. Clover
Shock Value (2011) by Jason Zinoman
Hitchcock by Truffaut (1985) by Francois Truffaut
Upcoming Episodes
October 28th The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
October 30th, 2016 → 3:43 pm
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