October Countdown: Hell Baby (2013)

Think of Young Frankenstein. Now, imagine that, instead of the old Universal Monster Movies, the target was every demonic possession or haunted house horror flick since the late 1960s. And, instead of the comic genius of Mel Brooks, imagine it was written and directed by, say, the guys from College Humor. Or, in fact, the guys behind Reno 911!

This 2013 bent offering plays pretty much like what you are imagining.
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October Countdown: Satan Wants You (2023)

“If you didn’t believe it, you were suspect. I mean, at best, of not being caring about children, and at worst, that you are a Satanist.”
–Debbie Nathan, investigative journalist.

With the shadows of the Satanic Panic falling again in the form of QAnon and online conspiracism, a documentary looks back to the 1980s and, in particular, the role played by that most improbable of bestsellers, Michelle Remembers. While the book’s claims have been debunked, the truth behind it may be even more deceptively sinister than we realize.

This October Offering isn’t a horror movie. It’s a documentary film about an actual horror.

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Demon Movie Trivia

Is there anyone in there with you? Maybe splash a little holy water around just to be sure because this week, for episode 246 of the Dorky Geeky Nerdy Podcast, we’ve got Demon Movie Trivia.

Even more so than Slasher Movie Trivia last week, the edges for this subgenre are a bit fuzzy. I’m including movies with demons, demonic possessions and even the Devil himself.
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