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Episode 46 Barbarian (2022)
January 24, 2023

Poor Tess is cold, wet and just wants to put her head down and get some zzzs. But some weird dude is in her AirBnB. So, she does what we would all do, kick him to the couch and sleep in his bed. Nothing could go wrong, right? Written and directed by Zach

Episode 45 GingerDeadMan (2005)
January 10, 2023

As a gift to our Patreon members, we dropped this episode a couple weeks back. Now it's here for all to enjoy, catch it if you can! And if you ever do catch this straight to DVD flick, stomp it into oblivion and sweep the crumbs away because we strug

Episode 44 Black Christmas (1974)
December 23, 2022

Happy Holidays from the Running Scared team of Robert Lendrum and Jamie Roberts. To get you in the festive spirit, we're reviewing a Canadian cult classic Black Christmas (1974). Although made on a small budget, it features some big Canadian acting t

Bonus Episode - Insulam Creatura pt. 2
December 09, 2022

As a big THANK YOU to all of our listeners, we are releasing a second bonus episode from Insulam Creatura. Rejoin Cap and Burr as they negotiate an island filled with unimaginable horrors. The pieces they seek are in the four corners of the island and it&

Episode 42 Blumhouse's Halloween trilogy (2018-22)
December 02, 2022

Three scoops of murder victims courtesy of Michael Myers, Blumhouse Productions and the boys at Running Scared as we review the entire Halloween trilogy; Halloween (2018), Halloween Kills (2021) and Halloween Ends (2022). Had the Halloween franchise gone

Episode 41 Candyman (2021)
November 08, 2022

What happens when you say "Candyman" 5 times in the mirror? You might start wondering why the original Candyman haunted young black children in his own neighbourhood. Was that the central problem that writers Jordan Peele, Via DaCosta and Win Ro

Episode 40 The Exorcist (1973)
October 25, 2022

After a little break, Co-hosts Robert Lendrum and Jamie Roberts are back to review a classic film from the horror pantheon, William Friedkin's The Exorcist (1973).  Nearly 50 years after its release, does this film hold up? Did Friedkin get a cut of

Episode 39 Friday the 13th pt. 6 Jason Lives
September 15, 2022

Considered a turning point in the F13 series, Jason Lives takes Jason from supernatural stalker to re-animated zombie with a penchant for hilarious murder.  Running Scared co-hosts revisit the grassy plains of Jane and Wilson  where Jamie's Scottish

Episode 38 Mother! (2017)
August 30, 2022

Say what you want about Darren Aronofsky, he sure knows how to turn an anxiety dream into a panic inducing movie. The Running Scared boys try to hang on as the rollercoaster ride that is Mother! (2017) stirs up our paranoia and our patience for unwanted g

Episode 37 Chopping Mall (1986)
August 15, 2022

What happens when you give Johnny 5 from Short Circuit a laser gun and program it like an ED-209 from Robocop, drop it into suburbia in the 80s, give it the uber-authoritarian position of mall cop and hope nothing goes wrong? You get Chopping Mall (1986)!