Scary Movie & Chill Podcast

Welcome back to a new episode! We continue with our mini-series comparing originals with their remakes with the 2002 original, Ju-On: The Grudge.

Directed by Takashi Shimizu, the movie stars Megumi Okina, Misaki Ito, Takashi Matsuyama and Yui Ichikawa.

Synopsis: A mysterious and vengeful spirit marks and pursues anybody who dares enter the house in which it resides. (A little different then the remake.)

Join us as Mike watches the movie through his hands covering his face and Bonz talks about taking care of an invalid. Enjoy!

Welcome back to another episode! We continue our mini-series of comparing originals with their remakes this week with the 2004 supernatural horror film, The Grudge.

This remake of the 2002 original was also directed by Takashi Shimizu and stars Bill Pullman, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jason Behr and Clea DuVall.

Synopsis: An American nurse living and working in Tokyo is expsed to a mysterious supernatural curse, one that locks a person in a powerful rage before claiming their life and spreading to another victim.

Join us as Mike gets got several times and Bonz talks about a trip to the newly renovated/reopened Vista Theater! Enjoy!

We're doing another series and that compares and contrasts original movies and their remakes. Last week we watched the 2005 film, Dark Water that was actually an American remake of the 2002 Japanese horror film of the same name.

This week we watch the original 2002 Dark Water that was directed by Hideo Nakata and written by Yoshihiro Nakamura and stars Hitomi Kuroki, Rio Kanno, and Mirei Oguchi.

Synopsis: A mother and her 6-year-old daughter move into a creepy apartment whose every surface is permeated by water.

Join us as we watch the movie and chat about Mike's brown bath water and Bonz's recent brush with death via scooter. Enjoy!

Welcome back to a new episode! This week we are watching the 2005 supernatural/horror/mystery Dark Water. This movie was directed by Walter Salles and written by Rafael Yglesias. This remake of the 2002 Japanase film of the same name stars Jennifer Connelly, Tim Roth, John C. Reilly, Pete Postelthwaite and Dougray Scott.

Synopsis: A mother and daughter, still wounded from a bitter custody dispute, hole up in a rundown apartement building, where they are targeted by the ghost of a former resident.

Listen in as we watch the movie and chat about Mike's slow reading and Bonz's belching. Enjoy!

We are back after a week off with an episode just in time for Spring Break!

This week we watch the 2008 horror/adventure/thriller flick, The Ruins. The movie was directed by Carter Smith and stars Jena Malone, Shawn Ashmore, Jonathan Tucker and Laura Ramsey.

Synopsis: A leisurely Mexican holiday takes a turn for the worse when a group of friends and a fellow tourist embark on a remote archaeological dig in the jungle, where something evil lives among the ruins. Join us as we watch the movie while also catching up on Bonz's bday trip to NYC and Mike's critter babysitting adventures. Enjoy!