The Final Destination movies don’t just kill their characters—they make us terrified of ceiling fans, traffic jams, and household appliances. This week we celebrate the franchise’s blend of paranoia, spectacle, and sheer sadistic fun.
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The Final Destination movies don’t just kill their characters—they make us terrified of ceiling fans, traffic jams, and household appliances. This week we celebrate the franchise’s blend of paranoia, spectacle, and sheer sadistic fun.
Guest host Andy Nelson joins the panel with a trio of horror films that turn belief itself into a source of terror. From cursed villages to hostile gods, we explore what happens when your grandmother’s bedtime stories aren’t just true—they’re angry.
Some horror films twist; these three commit identity theft halfway through. Chelsea Stardust joins us to dig into Ghostwatch, Barbarian, and Strange Darling—movies that pull the rug so hard you’ll hit the floor laughing and screaming.
Kyle Olson assembles the “fang gang” to explore three cinematic incarnations of Dracula—each swinging for the gothic fences in dramatically different ways. From Coppola’s horny opulence to Butler’s biblical bite and Evans’ brooding bat-clouds, the panel sinks their teeth into what makes a Dracula truly Dracula.
