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The THING about Films
Are you the one your friends turn to for horror recommendations? Do you have a running list of the best practical effects? Then you're one of us. The THING about Films is your weekly sanctuary for all things horror. We review the new, revere the classics, and unearth the hidden gems of the genre. From the goriest body horror to the quietest ghost story, no subgenre is off-limits. This is more than a podcast; it's a community for those who truly love to be scared.
|Late Night with the Devil: Would YOU Keep the Cameras Rolling?
If you love the show let us know It's Halloween 1977, and a desperate late-night host named Jack Delroy has booked the worst possible lineup for a live special. A psychic, a smug debunker, a parapsychologist, and a possibly-possessed teenage girl walk into a TV studio — and the ratings start climbin...
|The Hills Have Eyes (2006): The Remake That Hits Harder Than the Original?
If you love the show let us know Ambrose and Jessica climb into the irradiated wasteland of Alexandre Aja's 2006 remake of The Hills Have Eyes, and come out the other side genuinely changed. From the Scottish cannibal legend that started it all to the most brutal trailer attack in modern horror, thi...
|Christine (1983) — John Carpenter's Demon Engine Still Purrs
If you love the show let us know She's patient. She's possessive. And she remembers everyone who ever wronged her. This week Ambrose and Jessica take a wrench to John Carpenter's 1983 cult classic Christine — the story of a 1958 Plymouth Fury that gets possessed, hunts down bullies, and looks incred...
|The Nun (2018): Gothic Masterpiece or Glorified Funhouse Ride? We Went to Romania to Find Out
If you love the show let us know A Nun throws herself off a balcony. The Vatican scrambles. And somewhere in the Carpathian Mountains, a demon in a habit is waiting. This week Ambrose and Jessica descend into the fog-soaked chaos of The Nun (2018) — the Conjuring universe's most divisive entry, and ...
|Companion (2025): The "Nice Guy" Horror Movie That Will Ruin Dating Apps Forever
If you love the show let us know Your worst date. A remote cabin. An app that controls everything about your partner. And an electric wine opener that becomes the most satisfying kill in recent horror history. Ambrose and Jessica break down Companion — the 2025 horror-comedy that's one part rom-com,...