For ⁠GalaxyCon Des Moines⁠, ⁠CatBusRuss⁠ and the ⁠Dread Pirate Syzer⁠ from ⁠Skies of Fortune⁠ are going to be guests on each others’ panels. Russ needed to quickly become an expert in ⁠A24⁠, so he partook in a preparation binge of “Death of a Unicorn”, “Heretic”, “Men”, and “Midsummer”.

It was ⁠CatBusRuss⁠'s pleasure to be invited to be a panelist on ⁠Jess McCord⁠'s panel at ⁠GalaxyCon Des Moines⁠. The topic of said panel, ⁠A24⁠'s rich horror movie history and influence. But, perhaps, more importantly, is calling it "elevated horror" a good thing?

Natasha Lyonne is a hard-partying slacker who suddenly finds herself pregnant. But that is impossible since the gestation was less than a day. Is it alien? Is it a government experiment? Will her lack of patience be her DIY abortion?

It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

CatBusRuss and Mitchell Whitt from the “Morbidly Macabre” podcast discuss an under seen zombie comedy with all it takes to be Romero approved.

Lesbian vampires inspired by Elizabeth Bathory attempt to steal a newly wed wife from her increasingly abusive husband.

CatBusRuss and Gregory Carl determine if the French beat John Hughes to “Home Alone”. “Deadly Games” is the tale of a young boy defending his mansion and grandfather from a psychotic Father Christmas.

A blatant “Saw” ripoff with an emphasis on the Agatha Christies’s influence on the mystery genre. Eight people have all been kidnapped for an online game. Whoever gets the fewest likes after a round, Costas Mandylor will execute them.

Jonathan Romeo comes to the podcast to focus on William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, but its longer than 100 minutes. So he and CatBusRuss discuss features it may have inspired: “Evil Dead 2”, “Prince of Darkness”, Brandon Cronenberg’s “Possessor”, “Demons”, “Saint Maud”, and “Event Horizon”.

"⁠Castle Freak⁠" and "⁠Dagon⁠" are all low-budget bangers. And after ⁠Russ⁠ brings up the 2013 no-budget stinker "⁠Eternal Damn Nation⁠", you will have a greater appreciation of the man who did the most to honor ⁠H.P. Lovecraft⁠'s horrors (and, to a lesser extent, Tommy Wiseau).

Halle Berry is locked up in the mental institution she worked at after murdering her husband. There she is haunted and lead to believe that she must have had a just motivation.

Mark L. Lester gives us the tale of The Dark Knights’ first tour after a pyrotechnics accident led to death at their last gig. If the fears of being cursed were not enough, groupies are dying like flies. The suspiscious feel it may be related to Riley, the frontman’s new fling.

Gregory Carl suggested a film that has a horror-worthy premise featuring a 14 year-old ⁠Jodie Foster⁠. It is a feature that turns the seemingly defenseless adolescent premise on its head while maintaining all that 1970s creepiness in all its glory.

Robert Englund is Freddy Krueger, an alleged child murderer who succumbed to the mob justice of Elm Street’s parents. That will not protect the remaining kids because Krueger has become an invader of dreams. Die in one of his nightmarish creations, die in the real world.

CatBusRuss and Tim Bates chat up a classic horror comedy that shows us how under-appreciated Kevin Tenney is.

A discussion about the “Saw” 1-8. A sister celebrating Disney’s failures. An opinion about a doc dedicated to cheap, licensed Halloween costumes.

CatBusRuss⁠ had a four-movie marathon of sub 100-minute features that he intended to kick off the last week of spooky month. Lets just say ⁠Ryan Coogler⁠'s vision changed that plan. And our host had promised to go back to the Grid while it was still in theaters.

Andrew Tiede & CatBusRuss go on a movie marathon dedicated to “The Thing” (82), discussing other features about monsters or people you cannot trust. “The Thing (11)”, “Invasion of the Body Snatchers (56)”, “The Wraith", “Child’s Play (88)”, and “The Faculty”.