Specter Cinema Club
@spectercinema.bsky.social
A podcast obsessed w/ genre film: we explore a different horror sub-genre each month! Hosted by DeVaughn Taylor & Garrett McDowell // spectercinema at gmail dot com
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We’re going on a road trip this month as @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social & @daddydisco.bsky.social cover all of TWIN PEAKS! Plus, our Best Films of 2025 episode to end the year 👻 #HorrorSky • linktr.ee/spectercinema
• Season 1
• Season 2
• FIRE WALK WITH ME
• The Return (ft. @chewywalrus.bsky.social)
• Season 1
• Season 2
• FIRE WALK WITH ME
• The Return (ft. @chewywalrus.bsky.social)
New Episode ☕️ // TWIN PEAKS Season 1 (1990): @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social & @daddydisco.bsky.social are called upon by the owls amongst the Douglas firs to solve a murder! Sub-genres include: mystery noir, soap opera, small town drama, Lynchian • #HorrorSky
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December 4, 2025 at 3:13 PM
New Episode ☕️ // TWIN PEAKS Season 1 (1990): @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social & @daddydisco.bsky.social are called upon by the owls amongst the Douglas firs to solve a murder! Sub-genres include: mystery noir, soap opera, small town drama, Lynchian • #HorrorSky
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Apologies for episodes dropping a day or two late the past few weeks! @daddydisco.bsky.social has been battling a wonky laptop for the better part of a year and it’s close to winning 😖
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Alt: “Technical Difficulties: looks like something has gone wrong”
A dog pulls a chord out of an outlet with its mouth
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December 3, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Apologies for episodes dropping a day or two late the past few weeks! @daddydisco.bsky.social has been battling a wonky laptop for the better part of a year and it’s close to winning 😖
Even after we recorded, @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social had to tell @daddydisco.bsky.social how he truly felt about ASSASSINATION NATION 😂
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December 2, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Even after we recorded, @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social had to tell @daddydisco.bsky.social how he truly felt about ASSASSINATION NATION 😂
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We’re going on a road trip this month as @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social & @daddydisco.bsky.social cover all of TWIN PEAKS! Plus, our Best Films of 2025 episode to end the year 👻 #HorrorSky • linktr.ee/spectercinema
• Season 1
• Season 2
• FIRE WALK WITH ME
• The Return (ft. @chewywalrus.bsky.social)
• Season 1
• Season 2
• FIRE WALK WITH ME
• The Return (ft. @chewywalrus.bsky.social)
December 1, 2025 at 5:52 PM
We’re going on a road trip this month as @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social & @daddydisco.bsky.social cover all of TWIN PEAKS! Plus, our Best Films of 2025 episode to end the year 👻 #HorrorSky • linktr.ee/spectercinema
• Season 1
• Season 2
• FIRE WALK WITH ME
• The Return (ft. @chewywalrus.bsky.social)
• Season 1
• Season 2
• FIRE WALK WITH ME
• The Return (ft. @chewywalrus.bsky.social)
Happy 35th anniversary to MISERY! Revisit our episode with @arihellraiser.bsky.social on the iconic masterpiece! Fun fact: King refused to license the movie adaptation rights unless Rob Reiner was directing or producing, citing the book as his most personal
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November 30, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Happy 35th anniversary to MISERY! Revisit our episode with @arihellraiser.bsky.social on the iconic masterpiece! Fun fact: King refused to license the movie adaptation rights unless Rob Reiner was directing or producing, citing the book as his most personal
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Patreon Exclusive 👻 // Check out a special episode of “Watching the Watchlist” where you can listen to @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social & @daddydisco.bsky.social recap their Hooptober 2025 experience! This episode is available at all tiers, so join for as little as $1
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November 29, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Patreon Exclusive 👻 // Check out a special episode of “Watching the Watchlist” where you can listen to @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social & @daddydisco.bsky.social recap their Hooptober 2025 experience! This episode is available at all tiers, so join for as little as $1
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patreon.com/spectercinema
New Episode🩸// BATTLE ROYALE (2001): @daddydisco.bsky.social @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social & @blsaycewrites.bsky.social are pitted against their killer classmates! Sub-genres include: coming-of-age, death games, political satire • #HorrorSky
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November 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
New Episode🩸// BATTLE ROYALE (2001): @daddydisco.bsky.social @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social & @blsaycewrites.bsky.social are pitted against their killer classmates! Sub-genres include: coming-of-age, death games, political satire • #HorrorSky
🍎: bit.ly/4p8pFWI
🟢: bit.ly/4rpEvcP
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That’s definitely not cranberry sauce! Spend some time with @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social & @daddydisco.bsky.social while you cook your Thanksgiving dishes and enjoy our full commentary track on BLOOD RAGE • #HorrorSky
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November 27, 2025 at 2:28 PM
That’s definitely not cranberry sauce! Spend some time with @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social & @daddydisco.bsky.social while you cook your Thanksgiving dishes and enjoy our full commentary track on BLOOD RAGE • #HorrorSky
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New Episode 💻 // ASSASSINATION NATION (2018): @daddydisco.bsky.social @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social & @theneonbanshee.bsky.social fight for their lives after their secrets are exposed! Sub-genres include: coming-of-age, exploitation, social thriller • #HorrorSky
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November 22, 2025 at 4:58 PM
New Episode 💻 // ASSASSINATION NATION (2018): @daddydisco.bsky.social @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social & @theneonbanshee.bsky.social fight for their lives after their secrets are exposed! Sub-genres include: coming-of-age, exploitation, social thriller • #HorrorSky
🍎: bit.ly/47WRJ9j
🟢: bit.ly/3KfFNpY
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Happy anniversary to the iconic horror masterpiece! How old were you when you saw A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET for the first time?
New episode 😴 // A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984): @daddydisco.bsky.social & @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social try to stay awake and take down Freddy Krueger! Sub-genres include: slasher, the kids are not alright, supernatural • #HorrorSky
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November 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Happy anniversary to the iconic horror masterpiece! How old were you when you saw A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET for the first time?
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I really wanted to like this film, and I was left a little “eh.” 3⭐️. Now to see how the fellas liked it.
New Episode 😤 // PREDATOR: BADLANDS (2025): @daddydisco.bsky.social & @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social go on the hunt with a Yautja for the first time! Sub-genres include: coming-of age, siblings, sci-fi horror, action adventure • #HorrorSky
🍎: bit.ly/49RvYZL
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November 14, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I really wanted to like this film, and I was left a little “eh.” 3⭐️. Now to see how the fellas liked it.
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*Xenomorph screeches*
ALIEN: EARTH just got renewed for S2!
ALIEN: EARTH just got renewed for S2!
New episode 🌎 // #AlienEarth (2025): @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social & @daddydisco.bsky.social explore new foreign species and advancd synthetic technology! Sub-genres include: sci-fi, body horror, existentialism, action • #HorrorSky
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November 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
*Xenomorph screeches*
ALIEN: EARTH just got renewed for S2!
ALIEN: EARTH just got renewed for S2!
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We were safer in space...
ALIEN: EARTH has been officially renewed for a second season at FX!
ALIEN: EARTH has been officially renewed for a second season at FX!
‘Alien: Earth’ Officially Renewed for a Second Season
While Predator: Badlands tops the box office, we have officially learned tonight that FX has ordered up a second season of the Alien franchise television series, “Alien: Earth.” The inaugural season o...
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November 12, 2025 at 12:35 AM
We were safer in space...
ALIEN: EARTH has been officially renewed for a second season at FX!
ALIEN: EARTH has been officially renewed for a second season at FX!
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Toss that girl in the pond and break out the good champagne because we're discussing James Whale's seminal horror film #Frankenstein (1931) to celebrate the release of Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein (2025)!
Frankenstein (1931)
Podcast Episode · Horror Queers · 11/05/2025 · 1h 41m
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November 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Toss that girl in the pond and break out the good champagne because we're discussing James Whale's seminal horror film #Frankenstein (1931) to celebrate the release of Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein (2025)!
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Me and @legallylove.bsky.social are going to tell you about Him on Monday.
Make sure you stretch and hydrate before then.
Make sure you stretch and hydrate before then.
November 13, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Me and @legallylove.bsky.social are going to tell you about Him on Monday.
Make sure you stretch and hydrate before then.
Make sure you stretch and hydrate before then.
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Happy Halloween everyone. Mike, @bodiesofhorror.bsky.social & @chewywalrus.bsky.social recorded a last minute bonus show for y'all as we take on V/H/S/ HALLOWEEN & Mike says a bunch of things that he hopes his wife never hears.
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V/H/S HALLOWEEN
Podcast Episode · The Pod and the Pendulum · 10/31/2025 · 2h
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October 31, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Happy Halloween everyone. Mike, @bodiesofhorror.bsky.social & @chewywalrus.bsky.social recorded a last minute bonus show for y'all as we take on V/H/S/ HALLOWEEN & Mike says a bunch of things that he hopes his wife never hears.
Apple: tinyurl.com/3edrtdpz
Apple: tinyurl.com/3edrtdpz
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Board your space station of despair for the only animated #Godzilla films!
SKREEONK covers Planet of the Monsters, the first installment of the Netflix anime trilogy about a desolate Earth 20,000 years into the future... and it's as cheery as it sounds.
Find the pod: www.glitterjaw.com/skreeonk
SKREEONK covers Planet of the Monsters, the first installment of the Netflix anime trilogy about a desolate Earth 20,000 years into the future... and it's as cheery as it sounds.
Find the pod: www.glitterjaw.com/skreeonk
November 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Board your space station of despair for the only animated #Godzilla films!
SKREEONK covers Planet of the Monsters, the first installment of the Netflix anime trilogy about a desolate Earth 20,000 years into the future... and it's as cheery as it sounds.
Find the pod: www.glitterjaw.com/skreeonk
SKREEONK covers Planet of the Monsters, the first installment of the Netflix anime trilogy about a desolate Earth 20,000 years into the future... and it's as cheery as it sounds.
Find the pod: www.glitterjaw.com/skreeonk
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I had a good time! I mean, Dek has a Frenchie-coded alien companion, of course I would dig this haha. Trachtenberg is 3/3 on Predator movies in my book!
New Episode 😤 // PREDATOR: BADLANDS (2025): @daddydisco.bsky.social & @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social go on the hunt with a Yautja for the first time! Sub-genres include: coming-of age, siblings, sci-fi horror, action adventure • #HorrorSky
🍎: bit.ly/49RvYZL
🟢: bit.ly/3K0c6Js
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🟢: bit.ly/3K0c6Js
November 13, 2025 at 2:32 AM
I had a good time! I mean, Dek has a Frenchie-coded alien companion, of course I would dig this haha. Trachtenberg is 3/3 on Predator movies in my book!
New Episode 😤 // PREDATOR: BADLANDS (2025): @daddydisco.bsky.social & @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social go on the hunt with a Yautja for the first time! Sub-genres include: coming-of age, siblings, sci-fi horror, action adventure • #HorrorSky
🍎: bit.ly/49RvYZL
🟢: bit.ly/3K0c6Js
🍎: bit.ly/49RvYZL
🟢: bit.ly/3K0c6Js
November 13, 2025 at 2:31 AM
New Episode 😤 // PREDATOR: BADLANDS (2025): @daddydisco.bsky.social & @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social go on the hunt with a Yautja for the first time! Sub-genres include: coming-of age, siblings, sci-fi horror, action adventure • #HorrorSky
🍎: bit.ly/49RvYZL
🟢: bit.ly/3K0c6Js
🍎: bit.ly/49RvYZL
🟢: bit.ly/3K0c6Js
Full spoiler thoughts on #PredatorBadlands coming to the main feed tomorrow!
You know what would have made PREDATOR: BADLANDS better? Dek performing a rap song over credits recapping the movie 🙂↕️
A ★★★½ review of Predator: Badlands (2025)
So many things in this movie catered directly to me: a himbo underdog, 2 Elle Fannings, and a Frenchie-coded alien creature. I’ve been saying it for years, but Yautja are coded black and I’m here for ...
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November 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Full spoiler thoughts on #PredatorBadlands coming to the main feed tomorrow!
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The Consensus for Showdown № 224 is in 🗳️
Here are the top twenty best underseen horror films, as voted by the Letterboxd community 🎃
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Here are the top twenty best underseen horror films, as voted by the Letterboxd community 🎃
View the list: boxd.it/PYW8M
November 8, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The Consensus for Showdown № 224 is in 🗳️
Here are the top twenty best underseen horror films, as voted by the Letterboxd community 🎃
View the list: boxd.it/PYW8M
Here are the top twenty best underseen horror films, as voted by the Letterboxd community 🎃
View the list: boxd.it/PYW8M
Updated the list of films we’ve covered on the podcast; by year’s end, we’ll have discussed 300 movies!
What are some films you want us to talk about in 2026? Still plenty of heavy hitters floating around 👻
What are some films you want us to talk about in 2026? Still plenty of heavy hitters floating around 👻
Specter Cinema Club 👻
A podcast obsessed w/ genre film: we center our conversations around sub-genres, exploring a new theme each month. New episodes every Tuesday, subscribe now! Here’s everything we’ve covered (or is goi...
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November 8, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Updated the list of films we’ve covered on the podcast; by year’s end, we’ll have discussed 300 movies!
What are some films you want us to talk about in 2026? Still plenty of heavy hitters floating around 👻
What are some films you want us to talk about in 2026? Still plenty of heavy hitters floating around 👻
New Episode 🌵// PUNISHMENT PARK (1971): @daddydisco.bsky.social & @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social fight for their civil rights in the sweltering desert! Sub-genres include: political thriller, found footage/mockumentary, bleak • #HorrorSky
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November 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
New Episode 🌵// PUNISHMENT PARK (1971): @daddydisco.bsky.social & @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social fight for their civil rights in the sweltering desert! Sub-genres include: political thriller, found footage/mockumentary, bleak • #HorrorSky
🍎: bit.ly/47shmi0
🟢: bit.ly/4orn8GN
🍎: bit.ly/47shmi0
🟢: bit.ly/4orn8GN
This month on the pod, it’s Hunt or Be Hunted 🎯 visceral political thrills, sci-fi dystopia, and more! Listen & subscribe: linktr.ee.com/spectercinema • #HorrorSky
• PUNISHMENT PARK (@garrettmcdowell.bsky.social)
• PREDATOR: BADLANDS
• ASSASSINATION NATION (@daddydisco.bsky.social)
• BATTLE ROYALE
• PUNISHMENT PARK (@garrettmcdowell.bsky.social)
• PREDATOR: BADLANDS
• ASSASSINATION NATION (@daddydisco.bsky.social)
• BATTLE ROYALE
November 5, 2025 at 1:37 PM
This month on the pod, it’s Hunt or Be Hunted 🎯 visceral political thrills, sci-fi dystopia, and more! Listen & subscribe: linktr.ee.com/spectercinema • #HorrorSky
• PUNISHMENT PARK (@garrettmcdowell.bsky.social)
• PREDATOR: BADLANDS
• ASSASSINATION NATION (@daddydisco.bsky.social)
• BATTLE ROYALE
• PUNISHMENT PARK (@garrettmcdowell.bsky.social)
• PREDATOR: BADLANDS
• ASSASSINATION NATION (@daddydisco.bsky.social)
• BATTLE ROYALE