Darkest Hour Podcast

Vik and John give the latest entry in the Texas Chainsaw franchise an abbreviated autopsy. Where does this polarizing “requel” rank in the pantheon? Let’s go scene by scene…

Did the best film win? With the first round behind them, the Madmen consider the tournament field with fresh eyes and even open the door to new blood! A pair of 2022 films, Ti West’s X and David Blue Garcia’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre, join the fray.

Dario Argento is back in the tournament as his giallo classic Tenebrae must contend with 2019’s slasher surprise Haunt, from Scott Beck and Bryan Woods. Turns out it’s a tough decision for the Madmen to make…

It's another rematch of Freddy vs. Jason, in a sense, as Friday the 13th Part 2 goes toe to toe with A Nightmare on Elm St. 3: Dream Warriors. Which peak franchise flick will pull off the win?

The famed Final Destination 2 (2003) faces little-known gem The Furies (2019) in this meeting of very different meta slashers. Death is here for one of them, at least as far as this tournament is concerned.

Hell Night (1981) receives support from two March Madmen in its case to upset the inimitable Sleepaway Camp (1983) — can its Gothic mashup and “Gorks” stand up to Angela in all her campy glory?

Writer/director/producer Mike Kuciak returns to help us hash out the relative merits of Damien Leone’s Terrifier and James Wan’s Malignant. In the spirit of March Madmen, both films are pretty bonkers, but in very different ways…

Will the comparatively tasteful and classy Peeping Tom topple Pieces, a guilty pleasure drive-in special?

In this episode Wes (Wezzzz) Craven’s Scream (1996) faces an unexpected challenge from The Town That Dreaded Sundown (2014). Which movie will earn the votes of at least two March Madmen, allowing it to advance in our slasher movie tournament? Guess you gotta listen to find out…

In a tough break for the underrated Silent Night, Deadly Night, it needs to beat A Nightmare on Elm Street to advance. Did you know these two movies came out on the very same day in 1984? Eerie...

In this remake-laden Part 2 of the pod, the 2005 House of Wax squares off with Sorority Row (2009) and the 2019 Child’s Play reimagining faces a formidable foe in Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (the only one of those so far).

In this March Madmen matchup, the Bob Clark classic Black Christmas (1974) is compared to another vintage slasher, Terror Train (1980), starring Jamie Lee Curtis. Spoiler: Terror Train is not as good. But that doesn't mean we can't have fun talking about it!

How does Rob Zombie’s Halloween 2 stack up against Tobe Hooper’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2? Is Johannes Roberts’ The Strangers Prey at Night better than Jordan Peele’s Us? These are the kinds of questions this podcast sets out to answer. But that doesn’t mean the Madmen always agree. And they sure don’t this time…

Can Victor Crowley out-slash Ghostface? Let’s find out as Hatchet and Scream II meet for a cinematic deathmatch! More from the first round of the tournament designed to determine the greatest slasher movie ever made. This convo takes a turn…

Hell Fest. Freaky. The clash of the titans our listeners have been waiting for! No? Oh. Well, that’s what you’re getting.

Come on down to New Jersey's Clam Casino! Or can we interest you in some dead-delivery-driver pizza? Part 2 of this pod pits William Lustig’s Maniac against Amy Holden Jones’ The Slumber Party Massacre.

Brace yourself for more Madmen! In this outing Deep Red wrestles with Intruder, Maniac 1981 crashes The Slumber Party Massacre, and then two newer films face off: Hell Fest and Freaky. It’s bloody good fun.

To celebrate our 100th episode, original co-host Michael T. Kuciak returns to join us in a look back at the various incarnations of the podcast over the years. It’s 90 minutes of love, laughs and drunken reminiscences. As well as a few potshots at each other’s taste in movies!

We’ve got more March Madmen for you lunatics! Part 2 of this pod pits My Bloody Valentine 3D against Wes Craven’s New Nightmare before Psycho II faces off with The Funhouse. Spoiler: John is not a huge fan of New Nightmare.

Let’s kick off another episode of our slasher-movie season with a real mismatch, John Carpenter’s seminal 1977 film Halloween matching up with 1988’s less-prestigious Maniac Cop. This discussion really goes off the rails…