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Film History · John Seavey

Half Price Horror

by John Seavey

A deep dive into the half-price horror rack of the local used bookstore, coming away with classics, cult treasures, and the strangest stories the genre has to offer.

Chart trend

Position in the Film History chart (US), last 90 days.

#28
all-time peak
7
days in the top 50 since Nov 2024

Latest episodes

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The Wolfman (2010)

One of the great truths of art is that sooner or later, every Universal Monsters property gets a remake. And in 2010, it was the Wolf Man's turn. But there were a lot of

Aug 30
46 min

The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)

Everyone knows about the age of atomic horror in the 1950s, filled with science fiction movies about giant lizards and giant ants and giant grasshoppers and giant tarantu

Aug 23
32 min

Scream 7 (2026)

After a brutal preproduction that saw both leads departing the series, a change in director, and numerous ancillary controversies, 'Scream 7' finally came out with Neve C

Aug 16
52 min

Wait Until Dark (1967)

It's been featured in Bravo's 100 Scariest Movie Moments, it's been discussed by Stephen King in his book on the genre 'Danse Macabre', and yet somehow there are a lot of

Aug 2
41 min

Amityville 3-D (1983)

Time to close out the original Amityville trilogy with a movie that more or less fully abandons the "based on a true story" conceit in favor of a number of 3-D gimmicks,

Jul 26
36 min

The Illustrated Man (1969)

'The Illustrated Man' slipped past the studio gatekeepers during the very end of the Warner Brothers/Seven Arts era and the beginning of New Hollywood, and as you might e

Jul 19
36 min

Predator: Badlands (2025)

And so we conclude our Alien and Predator series... for now... with another absolute triumph from Dan Trachtenberg. The Yautja are ruthless, brutal, uncompromising lone w

Jul 12
40 min

Carry On Screaming (1966)

Time to dive back on in to the world of horror parodies, with a movie from a classic comedy franchise in the UK that's tackling a classic horror genre - the Hammer Horror

Jul 5
38 min

Alien: Romulus (2024)

The Disney era of the 'Alien' franchise has begun, and with it comes a whole new approach to the venerable series. Do these movies work better when you throw money at the

Jun 28
1 h 01 min

Pray (2005)

I'm guessing you haven't heard of this movie. In fact, I'm guessing nobody's heard of this movie. I hadn't heard of this movie until I found it waiting to be purchased, w

Jun 21
33 min

Prey (2022)

Sometimes the best things hit when you don't expect them. Everyone pretty much thought the Predator franchise was done and dusted after the failure of 2018's 'The Predato

Jun 14
42 min

My Sucky Teen Romance (2011)

I'm celebrating another big milestone here at HPH - my 250th episode! - and I figured, what better way to do it than with a movie shot at least in part in my hometown? So

Jun 7
36 min

The Predator (2018)

It's pretty much universally agreed on that 2018's 'The Predator', from action auteur Shane Black, is a hot goddamn mess. But what made it such a hot mess? Is it the unco

May 31
56 min

The Tingler (1959)

What's not to love about 'The Tingler'? It's got William Castle and his most famous theater gimmick, Vincent Price at the beginning of his big horror style era, and all t

May 24
35 min

Alien: Covenant (2017)

And so the Star Trekkification of the 'Alien' franchise is complete, with a movie that's named after the ship it's set on and a plot that's straight out of the first seas

May 17
43 min

Sinners (2025)

This one was a long time in the making, but a movie this important deserves a lot of conversation. So get ready for a big discussion of the Jim Crow South, organized reli

May 10
1 h 07 min

Prometheus (2012)

Ridley Scott had no way of knowing when he selected this title that fans of the short-lived animated comedy "The Critic" would see it and immediately think, "Oh no! Promo

May 3
1 h 02 min

The Menu (2022)

Welcome to Half Price Horror, your destination for haute cuisine. Tonight we have an amuse-bouche of tension, followed by an appetizer of violence with just a touch of so

Apr 20
52 min

Predators (2010)

Featuring a surprising number of Oscar winners for the fifth installment in the 'Predator' franchise, this latest movie takes us off-world and onto an alien game reserve

Apr 12
41 min

The Mummy (2017)

The Dark Universe! Just the mention of this storied franchise stirs the soul of every cinephile, bringing back memories of 2017's 'The Mummy' and... um... actually it was

Apr 5
41 min

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