Horror Movie Catch-Up for 2024! ft. The Substance, Longlegs, Oddity, Strange Darling & many more! #134

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In our second Halloween-themed episode this month, Dhruv and Amartya are joined by returning guest Arijit (last heard in our “Elevated” Horror film discussion!) to talk about a LOT of 2024 horror films that have already been released and are available to watch online.

We first go through a lot of titles we have already discussed in other episodes, asking Arijit to share his non-spoilery thoughts on them before talking about 9 (yes, 9!) horror films that we have randomly selected from this year. 5 of them involve non-spoiler discussions because at least one of us has not seen the film that's the topic of discussion.

The Big 4, though – “The Substance,” “Longlegs,” “Oddity” and “Strange Darling” – are spoiler-filled discussions – delving into everything that makes them work (or not!).

Listen to the full episode to hear more about general horror movie trends, what the horror genre means to us now, what sub-genre of horror films each of us gravitate to, and much much more!

ARTICLE REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE

1. “Welcome to a new era of trans-authored cinema” (Willow Catelyn Maclay) - https://www.polygon.com/24132301/trans-movies-2024-i-saw-tv-glow-peoples-joker-t-blockers-essay.

TIME CODES

Introduction – [00:00 - 04:16]

2024 Horror Films Already Discussed – [04:16 - 19:23]

2024 Horror Films NOT in Discussion – [19:23 - 25:04]

The 9 Horror Films in Discussion – [25:04 - 26:01]

“Speak No Evil” (minor spoilers!) - [26:01 - 37:15]

“Cuckoo” - [37:15 - 42:41]

“Exhuma” - [42:41 - 49:36]

“Sleep” – [49:36 - 53:49]

“In a Violent Nature” (minor spoilers!) - [53:49 - 01:08:06]

“Strange Darling” (major spoilers!) - [01:08:06 - 01:23:14]

“Oddity” (major spoilers!) – [01:23:14 - 01:34:48]

“Longlegs” (major spoilers!) – [01:34:48 - 01:50:02]

“The Substance” (major spoilers!) – [01:50:02 - 02:14:46]

Wrap-Up & Outro - [02:14:46 - 02:26:20]

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Audio Excerpts are taken from the respective trailers (promotional material) of Speak No Evil, Cuckoo, Exhuma, Sleep, In A Violent Nature, Strange Darling, Oddity, Longlegs, and The Substance.