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Podcast episode thumbnail for I SAW THE DEVIL (2010) featuring Killer Jang looking over his shoulder menacingly. In the background is Agent Kim to the left and frightened woman to the right

Podcast episode thumbnail for I SAW THE DEVIL (2010) featuring Killer Jang looking over his shoulder menacingly. In the background is Agent Kim to the left and frightened woman to the right

New Episode 🛠️ // I SAW THE DEVIL (2010): @daddydisco.bsky.social @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social & @hadbranson.bsky.social get their pound of flesh for bloody retribution! Sub-genres include: bleak cinema, revenge thriller, serial killers • #HorrorSky

🍎: bit.ly/4dOdQCm
🟢: bit.ly/47XXYtg

6 days ago 9 5 1 1
A podcast episode thumbnail for Bran Stoker’s DRACULA (1992) featuring the old wrinkled version staring ominously. In yhe background is his monstrous form to the left and Meena Harker looking longingly

A podcast episode thumbnail for Bran Stoker’s DRACULA (1992) featuring the old wrinkled version staring ominously. In yhe background is his monstrous form to the left and Meena Harker looking longingly

New Episode 🧛🏻‍♂️ // DRACULA (1992): @daddydisco.bsky.social & @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social cross oceans of time to discuss the adaptation of Bram Stoker’s classic story! Sub-genres include: vampires, gothic romance, period piece, horny cinema • #HorrorSky #FilmSky

🍎: bit.ly/4mh2poR
🟢: bit.ly/3PDCECY

1 week ago 9 6 0 1

my third appearance on SCC and the most fun so far!

3 weeks ago 7 2 0 0
A podcast thumbnail for our episode on VAN HELSING featuring Hugh Jackman aiming an automatic crossbow with his long haired wig flowing in the wind. In the background is Frankenstein’s creature to the left and Dracula with his brides to the right

A podcast thumbnail for our episode on VAN HELSING featuring Hugh Jackman aiming an automatic crossbow with his long haired wig flowing in the wind. In the background is Frankenstein’s creature to the left and Dracula with his brides to the right

New Episode 🧛 // VAN HELSING (2004): @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social @daddydisco.bsky.social & @eversonpoe.bsky.social are rope-swingin with Dracula, the Wolfman, and Frankenstein’s Monster! Sub-genres include: gothic horror action, monster mash • #HorrorSky

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🟢: bit.ly/3PDCECY

3 weeks ago 8 2 0 2
A podcast thumbnail for “Watching the Watchlist” featuring a grainy, giant frog graphic for FROGMAN and a person wearing a demon mask for ONIBABA

A podcast thumbnail for “Watching the Watchlist” featuring a grainy, giant frog graphic for FROGMAN and a person wearing a demon mask for ONIBABA

Patreon Exclusive 👻 // @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social & @daddydisco.bsky.social watch FROGMAN and ONIBABA for their respective first times! “Watching the Watchlist” is our monthly @letterboxd.social recap show available at our $3 tier! Enter the Phantom Zone: patreon.com/spectercinema

3 weeks ago 4 2 0 0
A podcast thumbnail for FRANKENSTEIN (2025) feature The Creature looking in a melancholic mood. In the green background is Victor sawing a leg to the left, Elizabeth in an elaborate costume to the right

A podcast thumbnail for FRANKENSTEIN (2025) feature The Creature looking in a melancholic mood. In the green background is Victor sawing a leg to the left, Elizabeth in an elaborate costume to the right

Episode 300 🧟 // FRANKENSTEIN (2025): @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social & @daddydisco.bsky.social discuss Guillermo Del Toro’s Academy Award-winning take on Mary Shelley’s iconic story! Sub-genres include: gothic horror, mad scientist, coming-of-age • #HorrorSky

🍎: bit.ly/47o8n0Z
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3 weeks ago 6 7 0 1
A podcast thumbnail for FRANKENHOOKER

Re-animated Elizabeth is shown looking inquisitively. In the background to left she is getting resurrected and to the right Jeffrey ponders his choices

A podcast thumbnail for FRANKENHOOKER Re-animated Elizabeth is shown looking inquisitively. In the background to left she is getting resurrected and to the right Jeffrey ponders his choices

New Episode 🥨 // FRANKENHOOKER (1990): @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social @daddydisco.bsky.social & @brianwaves42.bsky.social are re-animated to hit the grimy streets of New York! Sub-genres: horror comedy, satire, sexploitation, sci-fi • #HorrorSky

🍎: bit.ly/4lvS6wy
🟢: bit.ly/4safN00

1 month ago 8 4 0 2
A podcast thumbnail for THE BRIDE! featuring the titular character pointing a gun at someone. In the background is a woman looking inquisitive to the left and The Bride & Frank sitting in a movie theater

A podcast thumbnail for THE BRIDE! featuring the titular character pointing a gun at someone. In the background is a woman looking inquisitive to the left and The Bride & Frank sitting in a movie theater

New Episode 🔫 // THE BRIDE! (2026): @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social @daddydisco.bsky.social & @sarahstubbssays.bsky.social are possessed by the spirit of Mary Shelley to revolt! Sub-genres include: romance, road trip, crime noir, sci-fi •
#HorrorSky

🍎: bit.ly/4bgwwHF
🟢: bit.ly/4umGmRc

1 month ago 13 7 0 2
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It’s been months since @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social & I have watched a movie together, but this is close! Film friends united by Park Chan-wook 🤌🏽 @letterboxd.social

1 month ago 4 1 0 0
A podcast thumbnail for THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN featuring Christopher Lee as the Creature with a tattered face and two different colored eyes. In the background is Elizabeth looking in horror and Victor & Paul working on the creature on a table

A podcast thumbnail for THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN featuring Christopher Lee as the Creature with a tattered face and two different colored eyes. In the background is Elizabeth looking in horror and Victor & Paul working on the creature on a table

New Episode 🧟‍♂️ // THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1951): @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social & @daddydisco.bsky.social discuss the Hammer classic and their first-time reads of Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818) • Sub-genres include: sci-fi, gothic horror

🍎: bit.ly/4l8qSw2
🟢: bit.ly/4rN2F0F

1 month ago 5 4 0 1
A podcast thumbnail for “Watching the Watchlist”

In the left circle Sadako from RING (1998) crawls out of a TV, in the right circle is two men from PLAINCLOTHES (2025) with pensive looks on their faces

A podcast thumbnail for “Watching the Watchlist” In the left circle Sadako from RING (1998) crawls out of a TV, in the right circle is two men from PLAINCLOTHES (2025) with pensive looks on their faces

Patreon Exclusive 👻 // On the latest “Watching the Watchlist”, @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social & @daddydisco.bsky.social recap their January watches before discussing 1st time watches of RING (1998) and PLAINCLOTHES (2025) • #HorrorSky

Available at our $3 Found Footage tier: patreon.com/spectercinema

1 month ago 3 3 0 0
 a podcast thumbnail for our micro-review of Send Help (2026) featuring Rachel McAdams hunting with a spear

a podcast thumbnail for our micro-review of Send Help (2026) featuring Rachel McAdams hunting with a spear

Patreon Exclusive 🏝️ // SEND HELP (2026): @daddydisco.bsky.social & @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social discuss Sam Raimi’s return to original horror with conflicting opinions! Available at out $1 Creature Feature tier or higher • #HorrorSky

Subscribe: patreon.com/spectercinema

2 months ago 4 2 0 1
A podcast thumbnail for our episode on HEREDITARY (2018), featuring Charlie in an orange hoodie. In the background is Peter with a broken nose and Annie crying in anguish

A podcast thumbnail for our episode on HEREDITARY (2018), featuring Charlie in an orange hoodie. In the background is Peter with a broken nose and Annie crying in anguish

New Episode 🥜// HEREDITARY (2018): @daddydisco.bsky.social & @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social face generational trauma and prepare a host body for Paimon! Sub-genres include: folk horror, cults, family drama, possession • #HorrorSky

🍎: bit.ly/4aBDloo
🟢: bit.ly/4aFOFOQ

1 month ago 6 4 0 1
Dale Cooper drives a car and speaks into a voice recorder 

“Diane, 11:30 a.m., February 24th.
Entering the town of Twin Peaks.”

Dale Cooper drives a car and speaks into a voice recorder “Diane, 11:30 a.m., February 24th. Entering the town of Twin Peaks.”

Happy #TwinPeaksDay ☕️🦉🪵

We have episodes on every season, as well as FIRE WALK WITH ME! Pour yourself a cup of coffee, have a slice of pie, and check into the White Lodge with @daddydisco.bsky.social & @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social

🍎: bit.ly/48ETuan
🟢: bit.ly/48hbZ5M

1 month ago 6 3 0 0
A podcast thumbnail for BLOOD ON SATAN’S CLAW, featuring Angel the cult leader looking proud. In the background are frightened villagers and a skeptical judge

A podcast thumbnail for BLOOD ON SATAN’S CLAW, featuring Angel the cult leader looking proud. In the background are frightened villagers and a skeptical judge

New Episode 😈 // BLOOD ON SATAN’S CLAW (1971): @daddydisco.bsky.social @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social & @jamesmrose.bsky.social play some devilish games! Sub-genres include: folk horror, cults, curses • #HorrorSky

🍎: bit.ly/4aahgwU
🟢: bit.ly/4coex4k

2 months ago 7 4 1 1
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A podcast thumbnail for THE VVITCH (2016) featuring Thomasin praying. In the background to the left is Black Phillip the goat and Katherine embracing the twins to the right

A podcast thumbnail for THE VVITCH (2016) featuring Thomasin praying. In the background to the left is Black Phillip the goat and Katherine embracing the twins to the right

New Episode 😈 // THE WITCH (2016): @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social @daddydisco.bsky.social & @mbmcandrews.bsky.social are bewitched by Black Phillip the Satanic Goat! Sub-genres include: folk horror, coming-of-age, religious horror, isolation • #HorrorSky

🍎: bit.ly/3OjzByS
🟢: bit.ly/4bybyWP

2 months ago 10 4 0 2
A podcast episode calendar featuring the movies we’re covering this month 

• 2/3: The VVitch
• 2/10: Blood on Satan’s Claw
• 2/17: Pumpkinhead
• 2/24: Hereditary

A podcast episode calendar featuring the movies we’re covering this month • 2/3: The VVitch • 2/10: Blood on Satan’s Claw • 2/17: Pumpkinhead • 2/24: Hereditary

February is all about folk horror! Get ready to talk witches, rituals, and The Devil 😈 #HorrorSky • linktr.ee/spectercinema

• THE VVITCH ft. @mbmcandrews.bsky.social
• BLOOD ON SATAN’S CLAW ft. James Rose
• PUMKINHEAD (@daddydisco.bsky.social)
• HEREDITARY (@garrettmcdowell.bsky.social)

2 months ago 11 5 0 1
A podcast thumbnail for IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU (2025) featuring an exhausted woman holding a wine bottle. In the background is an apathetic therapist to the left and a man looking confused with his phone light

A podcast thumbnail for IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU (2025) featuring an exhausted woman holding a wine bottle. In the background is an apathetic therapist to the left and a man looking confused with his phone light

New Episode 🫩 // IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU (2025): @daddydisco.bsky.social @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social & @kathughes.bsky.social ride the struggle bus with Rose Byrne! Sub-genres include: maternal horror, social cringe horror, existentialism • #HorrorSky

🍎: bit.ly/4rCMB1h
🟢: bit.ly/49YGv3L

2 months ago 7 5 0 1
A podcast thumbnail for 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE featuring Sir Lord Jimmy Crystal looking skeptical. In the background is Dr. Kelson looking feral on the left and Samson the Alpha screaming

A podcast thumbnail for 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE featuring Sir Lord Jimmy Crystal looking skeptical. In the background is Dr. Kelson looking feral on the left and Samson the Alpha screaming

New Episode 🔥 // 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE (2026): @daddydisco.bsky.social & @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social are tripping balls and dancing with the infected! Sub-genres include: satanic cults, existential horror, post-apocalyptic • #HorrorSky

🍎: bit.ly/45t9pYv
🟢: bit.ly/45t9pYv

2 months ago 9 3 0 2
A podcast thumbnail for 28 YEARS LATER (2025), featuring a bald man covered in iodine. In the background is a young boy with his mother to the left and the young boy with his father to the right

A podcast thumbnail for 28 YEARS LATER (2025), featuring a bald man covered in iodine. In the background is a young boy with his mother to the left and the young boy with his father to the right

New Episode 🍆 // 28 YEARS LATER (2025): @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social @daddydisco.bsky.social & @blondekwaidan.bsky.social try to find hope amongst the Rage Virus Outbreak! Sub-genres include: zombie/infection, folk horror, coming-of-age • #HorrorSky

🍎: bit.ly/3NHwbFS
🟢: bit.ly/4qDfVEN

3 months ago 9 5 0 2
A podcast episode thumbnail for 28 WEEKS LATER, featuring Rose Byrne in pain with Robert Carlysle running and two children carrying an injured Rose Byrne in the background

A podcast episode thumbnail for 28 WEEKS LATER, featuring Rose Byrne in pain with Robert Carlysle running and two children carrying an injured Rose Byrne in the background

New Episode 🧟 // 28 WEEKS LATER (2007): @daddydisco.bsky.social & @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social kick the year off running from those nasty ragers again! Sub-genres include: contagion outbreak, action horror, family drama • #HorrorSky #FilmSky

🍎: bit.ly/3Z03OoN
🟢: bit.ly/4syW8Yo

3 months ago 8 4 0 1
A calendar for podcast episodes on:

1/6: 28 WEEKS LATER
1/13: 28 YEARS LATER
1/20: 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE
1/27: IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU

A calendar for podcast episodes on: 1/6: 28 WEEKS LATER 1/13: 28 YEARS LATER 1/20: 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE 1/27: IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU

January: @daddydisco.bsky.social & @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social kick off 2026 with some 2025 favorites while we catch up on the “28…” franchise!

• 28 WEEKS LATER
• 28 YEARS LATER ft. @blondekwaidan.bsky.social
• 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE
• IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU ft. @kathughes.bsky.social

3 months ago 7 3 1 1
A podcast thumbnail for Twin Peaks: The Return (2017) featuring David Lynch as Gordon Cole with his thumb up. In the background are two versions of Dale Cooper; a mean one with long hair on the left and a happy one with short hair drinking coffee.

A podcast thumbnail for Twin Peaks: The Return (2017) featuring David Lynch as Gordon Cole with his thumb up. In the background are two versions of Dale Cooper; a mean one with long hair on the left and a happy one with short hair drinking coffee.

New episode 🎰 // TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN (2017): @daddydisco.bsky.social @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social & @chewywalrus.bsky.social go on a sprawling, cosmic journey on the search for Dale Cooper(s)! Sub-genres include: manhunt, existentialism, Lynchian • #HorrorSky

🍎: bit.ly/3LbMg5X
🟢: bit.ly/49qj44n

3 months ago 8 5 0 2

When you get the call from @daddydisco.bsky.social & @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social at @spectercinema.bsky.social, you gotta answer.

You GOTTA!

3 months ago 4 2 0 0
A graphic collage of horror characters from 2025.

A graphic collage of horror characters from 2025.

New Episode 👻 // BEST OF 2025: @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social @daddydisco.bsky.social & @whatascream.bsky.social disuss their personal Top 5 genre films of the year and give out some special awards! #HorrorSky

🍎: bit.ly/3NmkdBm
🟢: bit.ly/3NlvBgO

3 months ago 7 5 0 1
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Spotify Wrapped Stats

• Listening time: up 118% from last year
• 20 “Top Fans” had us as their number one podcast
• Followers: up 42% from last year

Spotify Wrapped Stats • Listening time: up 118% from last year • 20 “Top Fans” had us as their number one podcast • Followers: up 42% from last year

Spotify Wrapped Stats: Growth

• 70% increase total audience 
• 844% new audience reached
• 5K listening hours

Spotify Wrapped Stats: Growth • 70% increase total audience • 844% new audience reached • 5K listening hours

We say it every year, but 2025 was a big one for the pod! Thank you so much to all of our spectacular guests and everyone who has listened to at least a minute of our shenanigans 🖤 @daddydisco.bsky.social & @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social got some fun stuff planned for 2026, Happy New Year 👻 #HorrorSky

3 months ago 13 6 1 1
SPINES: A Physical Media Show

A yautja hunter stands triumphantly, holding up a VHS copy of Predator like a trophy

SPINES: A Physical Media Show A yautja hunter stands triumphantly, holding up a VHS copy of Predator like a trophy

Coming to The Phantom Zone in 2026: SPINES! A show highlights selections from our physical media collections. @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social & @daddydisco.bsky.social will break down the art, bonus features, presentation, and more! Available at out $5 “Creature Feature” tier: patreon.com/spectercinema

3 months ago 5 1 0 1

Happy birthday to my movie husband @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social 🖤

These Twin Peaks episodes are killer, the last ones we recorded in person before I moved out of LA. I know we were lucky as most podcasters record remotely, but man the energy hits different when we’re in the same room. I miss it 😭

4 months ago 4 1 1 0
A thumbnail for our episode on Twin Peaks: Season 2 featuring The Tall Man Waiter. In the background is a crazed Wyndam Earl and Killer Bob screaming with Dale Cooper

A thumbnail for our episode on Twin Peaks: Season 2 featuring The Tall Man Waiter. In the background is a crazed Wyndam Earl and Killer Bob screaming with Dale Cooper

New episode ♟️// TWIN PEAKS Season 2 (1990-1991): @daddydisco.bsky.social & @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social go deeper into the idyllic town and solve Laura Palmer’s murder! Sub-genre include: cosmic horror, Lynchian, romance, mystery • #HorrorSky

🍎: bit.ly/4rNXe1Y
🟢: bit.ly/4q3nBPW

4 months ago 9 4 1 2

Thrilled to spoil my partner in crime @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social for his birthday month and celebrating the late David Lynch. A hefty episode that required a lot of extra editing, I think we’re doing the series some justice. One of our best episodes of the year, check it out!

4 months ago 3 2 0 0