Salem Horror Fest 2025

In this special episode, Salem Horror Fest returns from the grave for its eighth outing as Tim discusses some of the events, short films, and features shown at SHF 2025.

Films discussed include:

• Humanzee
• The Halloween Party
• The Guest on Topsfield Road
• Day Dreams
• Forever War
• Indicator
• Mordrake
• Bill Came Back
• Katie's Skin
• Paper Dolls
• Session 9
• Bedlamer
• Hellbound: Hellraiser II
• RAT!
• The Rebrand
• Pater Noster and the Mission of Light
• Scrumptious
• Dry January
• Be Bad
• Her House
• Safe
• Feedback
• The Baby
• Pocket Princess
• Nervous Ellie
• Find You Here
• 3 Easy Steps
• Turn It Off
• Bush
• Les Bêtes
• How to Stay Awake
• Out of Body
• A Drive at Dawn
• So Fades the Light
• House of Ashes
• The Conduit
• The Dæmon
• Catch a Killer
• Pumpkin Guts
• Spoons
• Doppelgänger
• If Martin Clunes Wore Lip Gloss
• My Child
• The Last Thing She Saw
• Sweaty Larry
• Girls
• VHX
• Cruelty
• Voyager
• Wake
• It Draws Closer
• The Seance
• Full Moon Glory Hole
• Chain Reactions
• Re-Animator

Check out Salem Horror Fest at www.salemhorror.com

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Salem Horror Fest 2024 - Weekend 1

In this special episode, Salem Horror Fest returns to haunt the show as as Tim discusses some of the various events, short films, and features presented at SHF 7 including: 

• It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This
• Livescreamers
• Sacrificio
• Slip
• Free Bench Must Pick Up Today
• Kombucha!
• Giallo
• Overnights
• Valley of Souls
• Scam
• Three Baths
• Inner Demons
• Pest
• The Management
• Who's There?
• The Bounce House
• The Power of the Strike
• Lady Parts
• Scratch
• The Thaw
• The Basement
• Cold
• Young Blondes Stalked and Murdered
• Faceless After Dark
• Red Gloves
• The Perfect Place to Cry
• The Gourd, the Brad, and the Ghostly
• The Haunted Baby Carriage From Hell
• Pontianak
• The Lure
• My Scary Indian Wedding
• I Know What You Need
• All That You Love Will Be Carried Away
• One for the Road
• The Monkey

Check out Salem Horror Fest at www.salemhorror.com

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Our theme song is "Nostalgia TV" by Edward Jonathan Blakeley through Lynne Publishing.

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Salem Horror Fest 2023 - Weekend 2

 

In this special episode, Tim wraps up his coverage Salem Horror Fest 6 by discussing some of the various events, short films, and features he saw including: 

• Dead End
• T Blockers
• The House Sitters
• Saint Drogo
• The Blair Witch Project
• The Hitcher
• The Weird Kidz
• Follow Her
• Guys at Parties Like It
• Bliss of Evil
• Swallowed
• Fright Night Part 2
• HeBGB TV
• Maya
• Pou
• The Forest Hills

Check out Salem Horror Fest at www.salemhorror.com

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Salem Horror Fest 2023 - Weekend 1

In this special episode, Salem Horror Fest is back! Listen as Tim discusses some of the various events, short films, and features presented at SHF 6 including: 

• Candyman
• Witch Hunt
• Satan Wants You
• Demon Box
• Wolves
• John Carpenter's The Fog
• The Blood on Satan's Claw
• No More Time
• The Ones You Didn't Burn
• Pendulum
• Stag
• Bury the Bride
• Demons

Check out Salem Horror Fest at www.salemhorror.com

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Our theme song is "Nostalgia TV" by Edward Jonathan Blakeley through Lynne Publishing.

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The Best of 2021

It’s that wonderful time of year again as we list our favorite movies released during 2021. Listen as we discuss the difficulties of moviegoing in the midst of a pandemic and the importance of escapism in our choices. The movies we talk about include feminine descents into madness, off-beat convention-challenging Westerns, and a ton of amazing debut features from directors to watch out for. Warning: Contains explicit language, mild spoilers, and family scategoaps… scapegoats.

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Salem Horror Fest 2021 - Weekend 2

 

In this special episode, we're discussing the second weekend of Salem Horror Fest Part 5. Listen as Tim reviews thirteen more films screened at the festival: 

• Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes
• Take Back the Night
• Apps
• Hideout
• Deathcast
• So Vam
• Val
• Bad Girls
• Seeds
• Caprice
• Brain Death
• Snapper
• Cockazoid

Check out Salem Horror Fest at www.salemhorror.com

Salem Horror Fest art by David Dembowski.

Our theme song is "Nostalgia TV" by Edward Jonathan Blakeley through Lynne Publishing.

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Salem Horror Fest 2021 - Weekend 1

In this special episode, we're discussing the first weekend of Salem Horror Fest Part 5. Listen as Tim reviews over a dozen feature films screened at the festival: 

• Miracle Valley
• Two Witches
• What Happens Next Will Scare You
• Parallel Minds
• Hall
• Keeping Company
• Landlocked
• Wicked Games
• I Need You Dead
• Sam and Mattie Make a Zombie Movie
• 6:45
• The Free Fall
• Origin Unknown

Check out Salem Horror Fest at www.salemhorror.com

Salem Horror Fest art by David Dembowski.

Our theme song is "Nostalgia TV" by Edward Jonathan Blakeley through Lynne Publishing.

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Episode 78: Evolution of the Living Dead

Here is our first live show, recorded at the Peabody Essex Museum as part of Salem Horror Fest. To mark the 50th anniversary of the release of Night of the Living Dead, we discuss George Romero's Living Dead film series. Listen as we discuss how Romero used zombies as metaphors for social issues, chart how Romero's zombies developed from flesh-eating monsters into the heroes of the series, and recognize the tremendous cultural impact Romero's films have had. Warning: Contains mild explicit language, spoilers, and some politics.



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Episode 53: Kay Lynch of Salem Horror

In our newest episode, we sit down with Kay Lynch, the founder of Salem Horror, to discuss the upcoming Salem Horror Fest, a celebration of the macabre being held this fall in our haunted hometown, Salem, Massachusetts. We talk about the appeal of horror movies, explore their value in expressing societal fears in turbulent times, and comment on Salem's reputation as a Halloween hot spot. We also touch on some of the films screening at the festival, which range from classic chillers such as Night of the Living Dead to modern horrors such as Get Out. Warning: Contains explicit language and childhood horror movie trauma.

Note: This interview was conducted in 2017. Since that time Kay has publicly announced her change of name and pronouns.



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Salem Horror Fest runs from September 22 to October 15. For more information, check out the following links:

• Tickets and the full festival schedule are available at https://www.salemhorror.com

• You can also like Salem Horror on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/salemhorror

• Follow Salem Horror on Twitter: https://twitter.com/salemhorrorfest

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