Survivor's Ed
Who usually dies first in the horror movie? You know who. Who usually goes to horror movies just to shout helpful advice at the screen? You know who. There's probably a reason for this. In a new podcast series Miles Kelly, Tawny Ochoa and Chris Paicely explore horror movies and try to come up with some rules for survival.
Episodes
20 episodes
How to NOT die first in A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3
One... two... Freddy's coming for you. In the season finale of our horror movie podcast Survivor's Ed, we tackle one of the most iconic villains in cinema in one of the best movies in his franchise. Nightmare on Elm Street 3 features an early e...
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Episode 20
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57:09
How to NOT die first in LIFE (2017)
Usually, when you ask anybody black if they've seen the movie Life, they will tell you "of course" and immediately start talking about that depressing Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence movie. This ain't that. This week we're talking abo...
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Episode 19
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47:01
How to NOT die first in BLADE
We've decided to ice skate uphill on this one. Blade is a phenomenal superhero horror film, released in 1998, directed by Stephen Norrington, and starring the incredible Wesley Snipes. This movie holds a special place in our hearts as ...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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1:06:26
How to NOT die first in GHOSTS OF MARS
Ghosts of Mars is insane, y'all. John Carpenter was on one when he made this one. Release in 2001, this movie feels like a late eighties sci-fi action romp. Ice Cube punches the camera. A guy loses a thumb and no one cares. Drugs save ...
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Episode 17
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58:24
How to NOT die first in US
Mary Lou Davis of Hell's Kitchen Season 19 and her new YouTube channel Geeks and Grubs joins us to talk about a very layered movie. Jordan Peele divided folks with his 2018 horror film Us, which is ironically about divisions within our...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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56:36
How to NOT die first in ANNIHILATION
Annihilation takes sci-fi horror to a super unique place. This may be the most bright, flowery and sunny movie to include a nightmare monster bear you've ever seen. Full of great performances, as well as brilliant writing and dir...
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Episode 15
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1:01:56
How to NOT die first in DEMON KNIGHT
Remember when Tales from the Crypt started making movies, y'all. That was weird. It led to some pretty epic things, including Billy Zane punching a hole in a guy's head and getting his hand stuck in that guy's head. This movie is...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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1:02:16
How to NOT die first in RAVENOUS (1999)
We got through this whole episode without a single Armie Hammer reference! Not sure whether to be proud or disappointed. Ravenous is a 1999 movie about cannibalism. Fun topic, really. Turns out when you eat people, strange things start...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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44:54
How to NOT die first in SIGNS
We LOVE this movie. Signs is a 2002 science fiction film, written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan and starring the totally-not-controversial Mel Gibson. It's an alien invasion, y'all! And if you saw are episode on The Thin...
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Episode 12
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1:00:14
How to NOT die first in IT (Chapters I & II)
Oh boy. Stephen King is a strange man. This week we dive into the movie adaptation of King's classic book, It! Spanning two movies—released in 2017 and 2019, and directed by Andy Muschietti—the story of Pennywise's reig...
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Episode 11
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1:09:22
How to NOT die first in THE PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS
The People Under the Stairs is one of those movies many of us saw too young. It was probably because we all wanted to be Brandon Adams. This 1991 American horror comedy, written and directed by Wes Craven, is full of heavy racial and s...
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Episode 10
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1:05:05
How to NOT die first in BEHIND THE MASK
We're diving into Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon! This 2006 film is quickly becoming a cult classic. Directed by Scott Glosserman, this movie goes from darkly comedic mockumentary to full-on horror fest and we loved every m...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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57:11
How to NOT die first in THE PURGE
Sometimes you just need a good ol' fashioned murder night. The Purge, written and directed by James DeMonaco, takes us to a version of the United States where an annual night of legally sanctioned home invasions and murders leads to year-round ...
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Episode 8
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1:22:43
How to NOT die first in DAWN OF THE DEAD (2004)
Forget the #SnyderCut. Dawn of the Dead is Zack Snyder's best movie. No cap. Fight us. It's got some great characters, some pretty incredible action set pieces, and one of the creepiest babies in all of cinema. It also has Mekhi Phifer...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:05:17
How to NOT die first in THE DESCENT
Sarah, Beth, Sam, Rebecca, Holly, and Juno go on a relaxing girls trip. That's great. Then a bunch of 'em die horrifically. That's bad. The Descent hit the big screen in 2005, written and directed by Neil Marshall, and starring Shauna ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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59:53
How to NOT die first in DEEP BLUE SEA
Renny Harlan's Deep Blue Sea takes the underwater horror film to a new level, with an over-the-top premise, a great cast, and some legitimately incredible set pieces. It also features a VERY memorable scene with Samuel L. Jackson and an LL Cool...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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1:10:47
How to NOT die first in THE THING
We've got '80s spaceships. We've got sinister-looking dogs. We've got shapeshifting aliens. And we've got hella flamethrowers. This week we're talking about John Carpenter's 1982 sci-fi horror, The Thing! Kurt Russell, Keith David and a whole b...
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Episode 4
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56:29
How to NOT die first in LA LLORONA (2020)
No. This is not that one Conjuring Universe movie with Linda Cardellini. This is a really good movie called La Llorona, directed by Jayro Bustamante. You may not have seen this one. See it! It's moving, unnerving, and tells a powerful narrative...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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1:02:42
How to NOT die first in FROM DUSK TILL DAWN
From Dusk Till Dawn was directed by Robert Rodriguez and written by Quentin Tarantino and man... this 1996 film looks exactly like something these guys would create. It's action-packed. It's gory. There's a foot in a mouth. It's all there. What...
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Episode 2
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48:10
How to NOT die first in ANACONDA
Who usually dies first in the horror movie? You know who. Who usually goes to horror movies just to shout helpful advice at the screen? You know who. There's probably a reason for this. In a new podcast series Miles Kelly, Tawny Ochoa and Chris...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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57:18