Hack or Slash - A Horror Movie Review Podcast

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This week we’re drafting the best summer horror movies. We define the essential ingredients of summer horror, defend our selections across six themed categories, and assemble three competing twelve-film rosters.
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Best Summer Horror Movies Draft - YouTube
Related Episodes
⁠Episode 453: Summerween Starter Pack
⁠Episode 401: I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025)
⁠Episode 398: I’ll Always Know What You Did Last Summer (2006)
⁠Episode 390: Honeydew (2020)
⁠Episode 386: Hell of a Summer (2025)
⁠Episode 342: The Omen (1976 vs. 2006)
⁠Episode 337: Uncle Sam (1996)
⁠Episode 334: In a Violent Nature (2024)
⁠Episode 332: Summer of ’84 (2018)
⁠Episode 292: Infinity Pool (2023)
⁠Episode 280: The Devil’s Rejects (2005)
⁠Episode 270: Piranha (1978)
⁠Episode 261: Evil Dead II (1987)
⁠Episode 254: Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)
⁠Episode 244: Barbarian (2022)
⁠Episode 241: The Lost Boys (1987)
⁠Episode 232: Pearl (2022)
⁠Episode 230: Tourist Trap (1979)
⁠Episode 227: Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022)
⁠Episode 222: Jaws 3-D (1983)
⁠Episode 217: Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
⁠Episode 206: X (2022)
⁠Episode 202: Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)
⁠Episode 176: Fear Street Part Two: 1978 (2021)
⁠Episode 169: The Evil Dead (1981 vs. 2013)
⁠Episode 163: Rear Window (1954)
⁠Episode 144: Wrong Turn (2021)
⁠Episode 138: Wrong Turn (2003)
⁠Episode 127: Friday the 13th Part III (1982)
⁠Episode 104: I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
⁠Episode 102: Midsommar (2019)
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This week we’re firing up Evil Dead Burn (2026). We dissect its relentless practical gore, debate its tonal shift away from camp, and examine how it expands the franchise mythology. This episode contains spoilers, beginning at 30:54.
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⁠Evil Dead Burn (2026)
Related Episodes
⁠169: The Evil Dead (1981 vs. 2013)
⁠261: Evil Dead 2 (1987)
⁠266: Army of Darkness (1992)
⁠268: Evil Dead Rise (2023)
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⁠Lee Cronin’s The Mummy Interview (Bloody Disgusting)
⁠Infested (2023)
⁠Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
⁠The Mummy (1999)
⁠Saw (2004)
⁠Wednesday
⁠Evil Dead Franchise
⁠Sam Raimi
⁠Sébastien Vaniček
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This week we’re building a Summerween starter pack. We define what makes a Summerween movie, recommend sweaty seasonal essentials across camps, beaches, and back roads, and map out ways to celebrate beyond the watchlist.
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Gravity Falls: “Summerween”
Spirit Halloween Summerween
Summerween 2026: Alternate picks if you missed out on Spirit Halloween’s “Terrifier” drop
Summerween Home Décor | Official LEGO® Shop
Old (2021)
Super 8 (2011)
Addams Family Values (1993)
Lake Placid (1999)
Dangerous Animals (2025)
Jaws (1975)
The Deep House (2021)
Leviathan (1989)
47 Meters Down (2017)
Ghost Shark (2013)
Jeepers Creepers (2001)
Robert the Doll
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
St. Augustine Lighthouse Dark of the Moon Ghost Tour
Related Episodes
020: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
104: I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
112: The Hills Have Eyes (1977 vs 2006)
169: The Evil Dead (1981 vs 2013)
176: Fear Street Part Two: 1978 (2021)
152: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
202: Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)
230: Tourist Trap (1979)
241: The Lost Boys (1987)
261: Evil Dead 2 (1987)
268: Evil Dead Rise (2023)
280: The Devil’s Rejects (2005)
341: I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)
398: I’ll Always Know What You Did Last Summer (2006)
332: Summer of 84 (2018)
334: In a Violent Nature (2024)
386: Hell of a Summer (2025)
270: Piranha (1978)
390: Honeydew (2020)
138: Wrong Turn (2003)
090: The Last House on the Left (1972 vs 2009)
102: Midsommar (2019)
292: Infinity Pool (2023)
258: Knock at the Cabin (2023)
217: Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
362: From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)⁠
342: The Omen (1976 vs 2006)
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This week we’re surviving The Purge: Anarchy (2014). We trace its leap from home invasion to citywide bloodshed, dissect its class-war commentary, and weigh how its action-thriller pivot reshapes the franchise. This episode contains spoilers, beginning at 36:05.
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The Purge: Anarchy (2014)⁠
Related Episodes
096: The Purge (2013)
086: A Quiet Place (2018)
110: Ready or Not (2019)⁠
343: A Quiet Place: Day One (2024)
438: 31 (2016)
447: Obsession (2025)
Main Episode
The Purge: Anarchy Interview: James DeMonaco⁠
The Punisher (2004)
Escape from New York (1981)
The Hunger Games (2012)
Fear the Walking Dead
American History X (1998)
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This week our patrons have chosen for us to step aboard Iron Lung (2026)⁠. We dissect Markiplier’s self-financed bottle-movie ambition, evaluate Simon’s claustrophobic survival arc, and debate whether the film’s slow-burn pacing sharpens or softens its cosmic horror. This episode contains spoilers, beginning at 22:44.
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Iron Lung (2026)⁠⁠
Related Episodes
299: Five Nights at Freddy’s (2023)
242: Resident Evil (2002)
315: Silent Hill (2006)
325: Silent Hill: Revelation (2012)
389: Until Dawn (2025)⁠
450: Backrooms (2026)
335: Underwater (2020)
Main Episode
‘Iron Lung’ Director Markiplier Cries After Self-Financed Movie Debuts to $21 Million Globally
Markiplier On ‘Iron Lung’, YouTube & 79,800 Gallons Of Fake Blood – The Deadline Q&A⁠
Phone Booth (2002)⁠
Markiplier’s Iron Lung: The Complete Lore⁠
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Music Credits: "Hack or Slash" by Daniel Stapleton