Halloweenies® is a weekly horror franchise podcast. Each season, co-hosts Justin Gerber, Dan Caffrey, McKenzie Gerber, Rachel Reeves, and Michael Roffman slice and dice through an iconic series -- one movie at a time. In the past, they've covered Halloween, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, Scream, The Evil Dead, Chucky, and Alien. This year? The Universal Monsters! Produced by Michael Roffman. Edited by Eric Bunnell. Music by McKenzie Gerber, The Most/Charlie Laurence, and Billy Yost/The Kickback.
Latest episodes
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1 h 59
The Halloween Franchise Character Draft
To cap off our visit this year in Haddonfield, the Halloweenies gather around the candy bowl to pick their favorite Halloween characters across the entire franchise. Inspired by Th…
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1 h 45
Crystal Lake (2026)
We don't wanna scare anyone, but we're gonna give it to you straight about Jason: The Friday the 13th franchise was never recovered from the lake of development hell after reboot,…
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1 h 22
Tricks and Treats: Halloween Franchise Edition
With Tricks and Treats, the Halloweenies answer your questions. Since they're hanging out in Haddonfield this October -- as per podcast tradition -- we've tasked our patrons to sub…
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53 min
Halloween IV (1988) Novelization
The Halloweenies keep their favorite October tradition going! Last year, Michael Roffman and Dan Caffrey ventured to the Haddonfield Public Library to read Dennis Etchison/Jack Mar…
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1 h 56
Hellraiser: Deader (2005), Hellworld (2005), Revelations (2011), Judgment (2018)
The Halloweenies descend into the bowels of Hades and are tasked to survive the final four Hellraiser films from the original series run. This includes 2005's Hellraiser: Deader, 2…
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32 min
Evil Dead Burn with Composer Double Danger
Rachel Reeves sits down with composer Double Danger to discuss the harrowing score behind Evil Dead Burn, which will be pressed to vinyl by Waxword Records. Pre-order your copy tod…
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1 h 49
Event Horizon Commentary Track
The Halloweenies revisit Paul W.S. Anderson's best movie Event Horizon, a space epic that says: What if we melted together Alien and Hellraiser? This is the commentary track, which…
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57 min
Colony, Faces of Death, and Boozapalooza in Horrorland
Welcome back to Coming Soon & Now Showing, our monthly series that catches up on the latest horror headlines and round robins capsule reviews of new and old horrors. Today, Mike an…
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1 h 17
Halloween: The Game - First Impressions
We came home... at least digitally. Halloween: The Game is finally out and the Halloweenies report back from Haddonfield, Illinois to share their first impressions on the highly an…
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2 h 13
Hellraiser: Hellseeker (2002)
After taking a break to burn with a broken family of deadites in July, the Halloweenies return to their coverage of the Hellraiser franchise as summer burns off its last days in Au…
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37 min
Insidious: Out of the Further with Production Designer Nick Bassett
Rachel Reeves sits down with production designer Nick Bassett to learn about the making of Insidious: Out of the Further, the sixth installment in the Blumhouse blockbuster franchi…
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1 h 59
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) Commentary Track
To wrap up this month of Tales from the Crypt content, the Halloweenies are unlocking their 2025 commentary track for Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino's 1996 midnight masterp…
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11 min
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (Patreon Clip)
The Halloweenies are celebrating Tales from the Crypt all month long in August. You've been to the Bordello, you've seen the top episodes, you've heard from the Cryptkeeper himself…
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1 h 22
Manhunter: The Final Cut, Leviticus, Soulm8te, and Hellraiser: Revival
Welcome back to Coming Soon & Now Showing, our monthly series that catches up on the latest horror headlines and round robins capsule reviews of new and old horrors. Today, Mike an…
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2 h 30
Tales from the Crypt: The Top Episodes
Welcome back, boys and ghouls! If you recall, for August, the Halloweenies are celebrating the legacy of Tales from the Crypt, now streaming on Shudder and Tubi, with several theme…
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53 min
Talk from the Crypt: An Interview with John Kassir
Hello boys and ghouls! For August, the Halloweenies are celebrating the legacy of Tales from the Crypt, now streaming on Shudder and Tubi, with several themed episodes. What better…
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11 min
Ghostwatch (Patreon Clip)
Here's a preview of our all-new Patreon exclusive episode that sees the Halloweenies heading to Foxhill Drive, Northolt, Greater London, where there's a live broadcast of 1992's Gh…
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1 h 28
Crawl (2019)
The Halloweenies cool off from the hot hot heat and splish splash with giant alligators as they revisit Alexandre Aja's 2019 creature feature Crawl. Together, they discuss their lo…
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48 min
The Practical Magic Behind Pinocchio Unstrung with Todd Masters, Kiana Larson, and Joshua Raymond
Here at Halloweenies, we love practical effects—there's a reason why one of our categories is called Great Graphics. Well, consider this a full-length Great Graphics episode, where…
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2 h 01
Freddy's Back, Crystal Lake, and The Odyssey
Welcome back to Coming Soon & Now Showing, our monthly series that catches up on the latest horror headlines and round robins capsule reviews of new and old horrors. Today, Mike an…