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Dark Night of the Podcast

by Troy Escamilla, Roger Conners

Avid horror fans and filmmakers (and noted homosexuals) Troy Escamilla and Roger "The Scream Queer" Conners have many opinions on film. Tune in weekly to hear these two discuss and dissect some of the horror genre's most iconic, overlooked, and often underrated films.

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Episode 195-Killer Party (1986)

Troy and Roger dive into the wonderfully strange 1986 horror comedy Killer Party. What starts as an 80s college party movie filled with music, partying, pranks, and quest

Sep 23
1 h 58 min

Episode 194-Nurse 3D (2013)

After a few months away, Troy and Roger are finally back with a movie that is somehow the perfect way to return: Nurse 3D (2013). The guys dive into this gloriously over

Aug 31
2 h 02 min

Episode 193-Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022)

Troy and Roger brave the hurricane party from Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022), where the drinks are flowing, the friendships are hanging by a thread, and absolutely nobody se

Jun 23
1 h 34 min

Episode 192-Humanoids from the Deep (1980)

Troy and Roger wade into the murky waters of Humanoids from the Deep (1980), a film that’s equal parts goofy creature feature and deeply uncomfortable exploitation cinema

Jun 9
2 h 00 min

Episode 191-Return to Horror High (1987)

This week, Troy and Roger head back to Crippen High for Return to Horror High (1987), a slasher that somehow manages to be clever, confusing, and completely ridiculous al

May 30
2 h 05 min

Episode 190-Panic Room (2002)

Troy and Roger lock themselves inside Panic Room (2002), where a mother and daughter quickly learn that a high-tech safe space can turn into a very stressful trap. They t

May 5
1 h 48 min

Episode 189-Green Room (2015)

Troy and Roger crank up the volume and dive into Green Room (2015), the brutally intense thriller where a punk band’s gig goes very, very wrong. They break down the film’

Apr 10
2 h 00 min

Episode 188-The Covenant (2006) with Bret Laurie

This week on Dark Night of the Podcast, Roger is joined by guest co-host Bret Laurie to revisit the gloriously over-the-top 2006 witchy teen thriller The Covenant. Set in

Mar 26
2 h 12 min

Episode 187-Candy Stripers (2006)

Troy and Roger scrub in for the 2006 low-budget horror oddity Candy Stripers, where a quiet hospital suddenly becomes ground zero for alien parasites, murderous nurses, a

Mar 6
1 h 46 min

Episode 186-Return to Sleepaway Camp (2008)

Troy and Roger head to Camp Manabe for Return to Sleepaway Camp, the long-delayed sequel that somehow manages to be louder, meaner, and way more chaotic than the original

Feb 21
2 h 01 min

Episode 185-Shredder (2003)

Troy and Roger carve into the frosty chaos of the 2003 snowbound slasher Shredder. Set at a remote ski resort with a dark local legend hanging over it, the film sends a g

Feb 15
2 h 16 min

Episode 184-Frozen (2010)

Join Troy and Roger on a ski lift as they discuss Frozen, a survival horror that turns a simple ski trip into a full blown nightmare. They talk through the film’s minimal

Jan 30
1 h 33 min

Episode 183-Turistas (2006)

Troy and Roger dust off the backpacks and revisit the 2006 vacation-from-hell horror flick Turistas. What starts as a sun-soaked party movie quickly spirals into a sweaty

Jan 13
1 h 36 min

Episode 182-Silent Night Deadly Night III: Better Watch Out (1989)

Happy Holidays indeed! Troy and Roger finally tackle Silent Night, Deadly Night 3, the sequel that somehow feels like it wandered in from a completely different movie fra

Dec 22 2025
1 h 50 min

Episode 181-Kristy (2014)

Troy and Roger hang out on an almost completely deserted college campus to talk about the 2014 home-invasion style thriller Kristy. They dig into the very bad idea of sta

Dec 13 2025
1 h 42 min

Episode 180-Splatter University (1984)

Troy and Roger escape the holiday madness by diving into the chaotic slasher antics of 1984's Splatter University. They laugh through the film’s awkward character relatio

Dec 5 2025
1 h 53 min

Episose 179-Return to Oz (1985)

It’s the season of giving thanks! While Troy and Roger took the week off from recording to celebrate Thanksgiving, they didn’t want to leave you without an episode. So th

Nov 28 2025
1 h 40 min

Episode 49 – All Through the House (2015)

Ho Ho Ho boys and ghouls! Troy and Roger continue to stuff your stockings with holiday goodness this week. So bust out the mannequins and dress them up in their holiday f

Dec 17 2021
2 h 10 min

Episode 44 – Blood Rage (1987)

Troy and Roger travel to Shadow Woods Apartments to discuss the gory 1987 Thanksgiving set slasher film Blood Rage. Join the guys as they chat overpriced Ted Raimi condom

Nov 12 2021
2 h 07 min

Episode 2 – The Clown at Midnight (1999)

Troy and Roger tackle the 1999 Canadian slasher flick The Clown at Midnight, starring Margot Kidder and Christopher Plummer. They discuss a variety of nuts, a plethora of

Aug 9 2020
56 min

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