Tag Archives: Slasher Horror

Episode #463: Scream 7

Welcome everyone to yet another tumultuous start to a new month in 2026. We aren’t going to talk about war here, we talk about fun things like movies and nerd culture! This week Ma, Mike, and Matt sit down and review the legacy horror film Scream 7 starring Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Isabel May, and Joel McHale. Not screaming topics include Harkin’s Popcorn Truck, horror gore, and another incredible giveaway from Paramount

For next week Matt gets back to picking films but wait what is this, another horror film? Yep that’s right folks we will chat about Maggie Gyllenhaal’s latest film The Bride! starring Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale.

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Scream 7 Scream 7 Movie Poster

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Release Date: February 27, 2026

Storyline from IMDB

When a new Ghostface killer emerges in the town where Sidney Prescott has built a new life, her darkest fears are realized as her daughter becomes the next target.

Watch the Scream 7 trailer below.

Episode #460: The Strangers: Chapter 3

G’day nerderinos and welcome to the 460th installment of our podcast brought to you by Ma Hinshaw, Mike Talent, and Matt Hinshaw! This week we chat about our second horror movie in a row that’s not in October, The Strangers: Chapter 3 starring Madelaine Petsch, Gabriel Basso, Ema Horvath, and Richard Brake. Not scary topics include the 2026 Winter Olympics, photojournalism, and traveling for work is a vaca.

For our next podcast we check out a new film from the director of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Gore Verbinski, and starring Sam Rockwell, Zazie Beetz, and Michael Peña. The film Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die.

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The Strangers: Chapter 3 The Strangers: Chapter 3

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Stars: Madelaine Petsch, , , and Richard Brake

Release Date: February 6, 2026

Storyline from IMDB

In the climactic conclusion of the “Strangers” trilogy, the survivors seeking rehabilitation from their past encounters with the masked strangers are thrust back into a fight for survival. Amidst their struggle, they uncover unsettling secrets that threaten to alter their fate, blurring the line between life and death.

Watch The Strangers: Chapter 3 trailer below.

Episode #447: Harvest Horror Fest – Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives

We are sorry to say but all scary things must come to an end. For this year’s last installment of the 8th Annual Harvest Horror Fest we continue our Friday the 13th franchise review with Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives. Not 80’s slasher topics include so bad it’s good, Zombicide, and kids at camp.

Next week we return to our regularly scheduled nerdiness with a conspiracy sci-fi film, Bugonia starring Jesse Plemons, Aidan Delbis, and Emma Stone. Thanks for listening and we will be back next week with another episode of the Reel Film Nerds Podcast!

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Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives

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Stars: , , , and Kerry Noonan

Release Date: August 1, 1986

Storyline from IMDB

Tommy Jarvis exhumes Jason Voorhees to cremate his corpse, but inadvertently brings him back to life instead. The newly revived killer seeks revenge, and Tommy may be the only one who can stop him.

Watch the Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives trailer below.

Episode #446: Harvest Horror Fest – Black Phone 2

Hiya everybody! For this week’s third installment of the 8th Annual Harvest Horror Fest we follow up a sequel with another sequel, Black Phone 2 starring Ethan Hawke, Mason Thames, and Madeleine McGraw. Other worldly topics include phone operators, Picasso, and dealing with trauma. 

For our fourth and maybe final installment of the 8th Annual Harvest Horror Fest we continue our Friday the 13th franchise review with Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives. We will be back next week with another episode of the Reel Film Nerds Podcast!

You can find us on all things social such as YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or X. We also have an awesome community you can join, click here to check out our Facebook Fan Group so you can yell at Mike and Matt from the comfort of your keyboard while talking about films. Thanks for stopping by and listening to our podcast, we appreciate each and everyone of you.

Black Phone 2Black Phone 2 Movie Poster

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Stars: , , , and Demián Bichir

Release Date: June 27, 2025

Storyline from IMDB

As Finn, now 17, struggles with life after his captivity, his sister begins receiving calls in her dreams from the black phone and seeing disturbing visions of three boys being stalked at a winter camp known as Alpine Lake.

Watch the Black Phone 2 trailer below.