World of Horror with Mom & Mac

Mom & Mac / Christina Hare & Mac Hare

Mother and son team Mom and Mac discuss, analyze, dissect and explore international horror movies. Conversations are casual but spoiler-heavy. We take turns choosing a genre or subgenre of horror and pairing an international film with an American one. Past episodes have included: Funny Games, One Missed Call, Let the Right One In/Let Me In. Genres we have covered are Animal Attack (BOAR from Australia and TREMORS); Creepy Kids (GOODNIGHT, MOMMY from Austria and ORPHAN); Battle Royale-type films (BATTLE ROYALE from Japan and THE BELKO EXPERIMENT); Haunted Houses (THE HOUSE AT THE END OF TIME from Venezuela and BEETLEJUICE). Special episodes feature foundational international horror films or guests who come on to highlight a film that "Means the World of Horror" to them. https://linktr.ee/WorldofHorror

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ALLIGATOR & THE EDGE: BONUS Episode 135 It Means the World of Horror ™ to Me with Stefan MacDonald
May 11 2024
ALLIGATOR & THE EDGE: BONUS Episode 135 It Means the World of Horror ™ to Me with Stefan MacDonald
WoHos!Stefan is back to share two of his favorite childhood watches: ALLIGATOR & THE EDGE!!Stefan is a filmmaker and podcaster located in Hamilton, Ontario. Although we are split on CRAWL, ROGUE, and BLACKWATER, I encourage you all to check these movies out if you are interested in Alligator or Crocodile-attack movies. And of course, LAKE PLACID.We rambled a bit (time codes below)::25 Beartalk>3:46 ALLIGATOR is a weird movie!13:18 The Fluke Man ep. on "The X Files"14:07 THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT16:48 We love it when kids get killed in movies>18:05 Stefan talks about his upcoming film!23:14 Alligator movies25:32 How do Canadians look at Florida?26:04 Canadian politics30;11 Hamilton Vibes32:02 Bryan Cranston & Robert Forster35:57 Letterboxd review39;10 THE EDGE55:00 Stefan's bear story59:53 Would you rather?>Stefan MacDonald has appeared many times before on the show and I always enjoy his takes. Check out these back episodes!Ep. 123: VIDEODROMEEp. 118: ROAD GAMESEp. 108: A BAY OF BLOODEp. 94: FAVE FIVE WATCHES OF 2022Ep. 50: ANYTHING FOR JACKSONEp. 49: SIEGEYou can find Stefan on Instagram and YouTube Support the Show.Interstitial Music Works is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/Theme by Charles Michel "Aqui"Interstitial MusicKumiko (edited)Coma-MediaSubscribe to the Podcast for a Special shout-out!World of Horror's InstagramMom's InstagramMac's InstagramDonate to Translifeline
THE CLOVEHITCH KILLER & THE INNOCENTS: Episode 129: If You Can Hear Me, I Love You
Mar 7 2024
THE CLOVEHITCH KILLER & THE INNOCENTS: Episode 129: If You Can Hear Me, I Love You
WoHos! The theme this time is "Loss of Innocence". We reviewed THE CLOVEHITCH KILLER from the US & THE INNOCENTS from Norway.We enjoyed the exploration of the distance that grows between a child and parent during adolescence in THE CLOVEHITCH KILLER. Everyone can relate to that feeling, but thankfully only a few will ever know the horrifying reality our protag Tyler feels in THE CLOVEHITCH KILLER.In THE INNOCENTS the inherent powerlessness is what is examined in a world where children suddenly discover they have spernatural powers. CW: Cat harm and cat death--also kid harm and kid death--also parent harm and parent death.Also surprise spoiler for THE DEN at We had a good discussion about some missteps the directors take, the use and misuse of does the dog die website, the depiction of a character with nonverbal autism and whether or not this depiction was problematic, Mac, Quinn, and I have all been sick this season. It's Q's turn currently, but when she is better, we will do a Quinnisode on maybe my all-time favorite movie? FARGO.Next on the main show we will be looking at movies involving mental illness with JACOB'S LADDER from the US & THE BABADOOK from Australia.If you are enjoying the show, please get in touch and tell all your friends all about us.Stay healthy, our WoHos!And remember: We love you and DON'T go into the basement!! Support the Show.Interstitial Music Works is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/Theme by Charles Michel "Aqui"Interstitial MusicKumiko (edited)Coma-MediaSubscribe to the Podcast for a Special shout-out!World of Horror's InstagramMom's InstagramMac's InstagramDonate to Translifeline
MAY: Episode 128: Embracing the Wrong with Ben and Rob from The Every Movie EVER! Podcast
Feb 22 2024
MAY: Episode 128: Embracing the Wrong with Ben and Rob from The Every Movie EVER! Podcast
WoHos!This week, Rob and Ben from The Every Movie EVER! podcast joined us to discuss a movie that Means the World of Horror™ to them: MAY from 2002.Topics discussed: Learning you are autistic and having it be no surprise to family members, podcasting as a mental health check-in, serendipity in finding movies, Netflix' old model for DVD through-the-mail service, watching horror at an inappropriately young age, the manic pixie dreamgirl/boy trope, surrealism and fantasy in film and how nice it is not to know what genre of film we are in.Disclaimers for spoilers and adult language.Mille grazie (I can be pretentious, too!) to Ben & Rob, who have a a delightful podcast which you should all check out. You should all alsoRemember we love you and DON'T go into the basement!!PS. I think I really misunderstood what Rob was saying that Blank was Frank from DONNIE DARKO. Also, I think Rob conflated THE CREEPING FLESH with TERROR TRAIN? But in the end, I think we were mostly sympatico through most of this pod, so what's a little muddle among friends?PPS. I put a video version of the podcast up on our YouTube Channel. You can check it out if you want to see our beautiful faces.Next on the Quinnisode: FARGONext on the main show: Coming-of-age films: THE INNOCENTS from Norway and THE CLOVEHITCH KILLER from the US.Every Movie EVER LinktreeEvery Movie EVER on instagramEvery Movie EVER on YoutubeEvery Movie EVER on AppleEvery Movie EVER on TikTok Support the Show.Interstitial Music Works is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/Theme by Charles Michel "Aqui"Interstitial MusicKumiko (edited)Coma-MediaSubscribe to the Podcast for a Special shout-out!World of Horror's InstagramMom's InstagramMac's InstagramDonate to Translifeline
THE FEAST & THE INVITATION (2015): Episode 126: Dinner Party Horror
Jan 26 2024
THE FEAST & THE INVITATION (2015): Episode 126: Dinner Party Horror
This week we are starting off 2024 with two films of Dinner Party Horror: THE FEAST from Wales & THE INVITATION from the US. Enjoy! And if you do, please tell all your friends all about us!From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaThe Invitation is a 2015 American horror thriller film directed by Karyn Kusama and written by Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi, starring Logan Marshall-Green, Tammy Blanchard, Michiel Huisman and Emayatzy Corinealdi. It premiered March 13, 2015 at the SXSW film festival and began a limited release on April 8, 2016, and through video on demand, by Drafthouse Films.The Feast (Welsh: Gwledd) is a 2021 Welsh folk horror film directed by Lee Haven Jones from a screenplay by producer Roger Williams. Filmed in the Welsh language, the film stars Annes Elwy, Nia Roberts and Julian Lewis Jones. It premiered at the Official Selection of the 2021 South by Southwest and the same year was screened at the Fantasia International Film Festival.Next up: We will be looking at Creepy Doll Horror with DEEP RED /PROFONDO ROSSO from Italy and CHILD'S PLAY (1988) from the US.RVjk7WsOxKyMtRGbtw7G Support the Show.Interstitial Music Works is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/Theme by Charles Michel "Aqui"Interstitial MusicKumiko (edited)Coma-MediaSubscribe to the Podcast for a Special shout-out!World of Horror's InstagramMom's InstagramMac's InstagramDonate to Translifeline
2023 Retrospective: Episode 125: Mac's Special Power
Dec 31 2023
2023 Retrospective: Episode 125: Mac's Special Power
WoHos!What a year it has been for us at WoHo Central!We produced 30 shows this year, and Mac and I hosted 22. This episode we look back, evaluate, reevaluate, and reconsider what we enjoyed and did not enjoy last year.Mom's memory being what it is, here are some things discussed on the pod, plus the whole catalog of movies from 2023.From our hearts to yours, we hope you had a wonderful year and we look forward to another one with you. We love you and DON'T go into the basement!Mom has some symptoms of dyscalculia.Alberto Vazquez, the director of UNICORN WARS, was the director of BIRD BOY: THE FORGOTTEN CHILDREN.TESTAMENT is the movie about nuclear war from 1983 that I recommend over THE DAY AFTER.Spider Robinson's character, Tom Hauptman, was imprisoned for 10 years, not 17. This may have been what I was thinking of. Who can say?TL/DR:Mom & Mac still hate V/H/S, The VVITCH, and Nicole KidmanMom's Made-up Categories for the Retrospective:Favorite First Watch Overall: Mac: WENDELL & WILD (Ep. 119) / Mom: THE WAGES OF FEAR (Ep. 117)Favorite Rewatch: Mac: BURNING (Ep. 116) / Mom: CANDYMAN (Ep. 105)On Second Thought: Mac: V/H/S (Ep. 109) / Mom: UNICORN WARS (Ep. 119)Least Favorite Watch Overall: Mac: MAD GOD (Ep. 100) / Mom: THE DAY AFTER (Ep. 96)Scariest Watch: Mom & Mac: THREADS (Ep. 96)Cringiest Watch Overall: Mom & Mac: V/H/S (ep. 109) & POLTERGEIST (Ep. 120)Favorite Performance: Mac: Jun Kunimura--THE WAILING (Ep. 113) / Mom: Paw Hee Ching--RIGOR MORTIS (Ep. 124) + Pat Healy--THE INNKEEPERS (Ep. Least Favorite Performance: Mac: Gary Gatewood--WENDELL & WILD (Ep. 119) / Mom: Julie Carmen--IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS (Ep. 116) + Nicole Kidman--THE NORTHMAN (Ep. 106)Film that Surprised You the Most: Mac: THE INNKEEPERS (Ep. 114) / Mom: BLACK SHEEP (Ep. 102)Actor/Director You'd Like to See More of: Mac: Yoo Ah-in--BURNING (Ep. 116), Paw Hee Ching--RIGOR MORTIS (Ep. 124), Lee Chang Dong--BURNING (ep. 116), Robert Eggers--THE NORTHMAN & THE LIGHTHOUSE (Ep. 106), Ti West--THE INNKEEPERS & HOUSE OF THE DEVIL (Ep. 114), Henry Selick--WENDELL & WILD (Ep. 119) / Mom: Jayro Bustamante--LA LLORONA (Ep. 105) Support the Show.Interstitial Music Works is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/Theme by Charles Michel "Aqui"Interstitial MusicKumiko (edited)Coma-MediaSubscribe to the Podcast for a Special shout-out!World of Horror's InstagramMom's InstagramMac's InstagramDonate to Translifeline
VIDEODROME: Episode 123 with Special Guest Stefan MacDonald: Now Go Do a Shooting!
Dec 9 2023
VIDEODROME: Episode 123 with Special Guest Stefan MacDonald: Now Go Do a Shooting!
WoHos!If you've ever wanted to know what would happen when you get three ADD brains together to discuss a 40-year-old Cronenberg classic, you have come to the right place!Stefan MacDonald joined Mac and me to discuss a movie close to all of our hearts: VIDEODROME!We had a lovely ramble, and I hope you enjoy it!Even though I am sober, you can make a fun drinking game out of how many times I say. "I didn't understand ______ / "I was a little confused by______".  Also, eagle-eared WoHos can look out for when I call my youngest son, Mac, "Max". (I was a bit brain-fried, Y'all).Topics/Tangents include: Oppositional Defiance Disorder, ADD, a random list of weird movies, analogue horror, and other Cronenberg films we enjoy.Coming up on the main show, Mac and I will be discussing vampires as we look at THE SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE from the US and RIGOR MORTIS from Hong Kong.We will also be doing a retrospective over the last year. Quinn will join me to look at the Quinnisodes, too.Thanks to all the WoHos in all the various area codes for all your support. It means the World of Horror™ to us, truly. Support the Show.Interstitial Music Works is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/Theme by Charles Michel "Aqui"Interstitial MusicKumiko (edited)Coma-MediaSubscribe to the Podcast for a Special shout-out!World of Horror's InstagramMom's InstagramMac's InstagramDonate to Translifeline
POLTERGEIST (1982) & THE OTHERS: Mom's Picks: Ghosts: They're Here!
Nov 11 2023
POLTERGEIST (1982) & THE OTHERS: Mom's Picks: Ghosts: They're Here!
WoHos!This week we looked at two movies related to Ghosts: POLTERGEIST (1982) & THE OTHERS.POLTERGEIST deals with the sins of capitalism and consumerism in the guise of some disruptove ghosties. Mac enjoyed this more than I did. I felt super sad at the depiction of the teenage daughter as an object of sexual attention and nothing much else.Strong performances by JoBeth Williams, Beatrice Straight, Zelda Rubenstein, and Craig T. Nelson together with the gnarly practical effects are enough to recommend this film for both of us. We give it 4 TV's!I was much more jazzed about the atmospheric THE OTHER by the ever-impressive filmmaker Alejandro Amenabar. Mac and I split on the rewatchability of this film. What do you think?I gave it 4.25 keys and Mac gave it a straight 4 keys.This ep is tangent-heavy. We talk about oversharing strangers, materialism, the 80s and what should be left to the dustpin of history as well as ownership/property, photographing dead people, and the relationship between mind and body.Coming up next are two special shows featuring friends of the show and esteemed WoHos, Stefan MacDonald discussing VIDEODROME and Martin Harries discussing DR. TERROR's HOUSE OF HORRORS.On the next main show, we will be covering films about aliens: STARSHIP TROOPERS & SLASH/BACK.Thank you for all your support. It Means the World of Horror™ to us, truly.Shout out to Daniel Fox Support the Show.Interstitial Music Works is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/Theme by Charles Michel "Aqui"Interstitial MusicKumiko (edited)Coma-MediaSubscribe to the Podcast for a Special shout-out!World of Horror's InstagramMom's InstagramMac's InstagramDonate to Translifeline
ROAD GAMES: World of Foundational Horror™ Special Ep 118 with Stefan MacDonald
Oct 5 2023
ROAD GAMES: World of Foundational Horror™ Special Ep 118 with Stefan MacDonald
WoHos!Oh, what a fun film this is! This week Stefan MacDonald of Terminal Burrower Films and Drag Mitch to Hell joins me to discuss this mutual fave.Stacy Keach and Jamie Lee Curtis in Australia hunting a serial killer in an 18-wheeler? Yes, Please! Throw in a good boy doing a serviceable dingo impression and some sweet suspense, and you've got yourself a good time.Have you seen ROADGAMES? Why is it written that way? How cute are Stacy Keach and Jamie Lee Cutis??Also, if you have seen ROGUE & BLACK WATER, weigh in on which one is better (Hint! It's BLACK WATER)**Please note that the pod proper ends around minute 51:00, but we have a little bit of an ADD Buddy Corner at the tail end.Coming up on the main pod will be Mac's picks of animated films with WENDELL & WILD and UNICORN WARS. Next, we will be looking at ghost stories with THE OTHERS & POLTERGEIST. After that, we will be looking at one of Mac's all-time faves, STARSHIP TROOPERS along with SLASH\BACK when we review alien movies.We love you, WoHos!DON'T go into the basement! Support the Show.Interstitial Music Works is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/Theme by Charles Michel "Aqui"Interstitial MusicKumiko (edited)Coma-MediaSubscribe to the Podcast for a Special shout-out!World of Horror's InstagramMom's InstagramMac's InstagramDonate to Translifeline