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Friday Night Frightfest

A biweekly podcast reviewing horror movie double features, hosted by Elizabeth and Andrew

Podcast · By GeekProfs · American English · Official site

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Sep 11, 2026
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Jul 17, 2026

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  1. Episode · Sep 11, 2026

    Hokum and Caveat (opens the original)

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    This week on Friday Night Frightfest, we are diving into the deeply unsettling, atmosphere-soaked mind of Irish horror auteur Damian McCarthy! McCarthy has quickly become one of the most exciting voices in modern horror. We are pairing his claustrophobic feature debut Caveat (2020) with his haunting folk-horror feature Hokum (2026). Keep your lights on—things are about to get deeply unnerving. Caveat (2020) Written and directed by McCarthy, Caveat is a masterclass in slow-burn, spatial dread. Th

  2. Episode · Aug 28, 2026

    Evil Dead Rise and Evil Dead Burn (opens the original)

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    This week on Friday Night Frightfest, our ultimate Evil Dead retrospective series reaches its devastating, blood-soaked climax! After surviving the cabin in the woods and journeying back to the Middle Ages, we are bringing the Necronomicon into modern, inhabited spaces. We’re pairing Lee Cronin’s terrifying high-rise nightmare, Evil Dead Rise (2023), with the franchise's newest installment that took the summer by storm, Sébastien Vaniček’s brutal Evil Dead Burn (2026). Lock the doors, stay away

  3. Episode · Aug 14, 2026

    Army of Darkness and Evil Dead (2013) (opens the original)

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    This week on Friday Night Frightfest, our multi-part Evil Dead franchise retrospective marches onward! After surviving the cabin in our last episode, we are taking a wildly divergent double-road trip: first, traveling back in time to the Middle Ages for fantasy-slapstick mayhem, and then leaping forward to 2013 for one of the most unapologetically violent, blood-soaked horror reboots ever committed to film. Grab your boomstick—we are pitting Army of Darkness (1992) against Fede Álvarez's Evil De

  4. Episode · Jul 31, 2026

    Evil Dead and Evil Dead 2 (opens the original)

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    This week on Friday Night Frightfest, we are heading deep into the Tennessee woods to kick off a brand-new multi-part retrospective series dedicated to the ultimate splatter-horror royalty! Over the next few episodes, we’ll be exploring the entire Evil Dead saga—from its scrappy, low-budget origins all the way to its modern reboots. To start our franchise journey, we’re pitting the raw, visceral terror of Sam Raimi’s original cabin-in-the-woods shocker, The Evil Dead (1981), against its legendar

  5. Episode · Jul 17, 2026

    2025-2026 Year in Review (opens the original)

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    Lock your doors, turn down the lights, and grab a glass of whatever keeps your nerves steady—it is officially time for our Annual Year in Review! We’ve spent the last twelve months tracking the cinematic highs, the baffling lows, and the absolute bloodbaths that have graced both theater screens and streaming platforms. In this episode, we’ll be counting down our official top 10 and bottom 5 films of the entire year! What a wild, terrifying, and hilarious ride it has been! Grab your drinks, settl

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