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Hack or Slash - A Horror Movie Review Podcast

On the air since February 2020 · hackorslash.live

371Films
414Episodes
489Hours of talk
16 yrsAvg. film age

LATELY

Recently covered

All episodes
Halloween: ResurrectionOct 30, 2026
AnnabelleOct 23, 2026
Bride of ChuckyOct 16, 2026
Resident EvilOct 2, 2026
BuddySep 25, 2026
Deep Blue SeaJul 31, 2026

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Milestones

First filmBrahms: The Boy IIFeb 21, 2020
50th filmHouse of 1000 CorpsesJan 8, 2021
100th filmPilgrimNov 25, 2021
250th filmI Still Know What You Did Last SummerJul 26, 2024
LatestHalloween: ResurrectionOct 30, 2026

WHO'S IN IT

Directors

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BY THE NUMBERS

How the films rate on TMDB

Median 6.4 out of 10 · 369 films with 50+ votes
2.0 to 2.5: 0 films22.5 to 3.0: 0 films3.0 to 3.5: 0 films33.5 to 4.0: 1 film14.0 to 4.5: 6 films644.5 to 5.0: 17 films175.0 to 5.5: 30 films3055.5 to 6.0: 53 films536.0 to 6.5: 91 films9166.5 to 7.0: 89 films897.0 to 7.5: 55 films5577.5 to 8.0: 22 films228.0 to 8.5: 5 films588.5 to 9.0: 0 films9.0 to 9.5: 0 films92.0 to 2.5: 0 films22.5 to 3.0: 0 films3.0 to 3.5: 0 films33.5 to 4.0: 1 film14.0 to 4.5: 6 films644.5 to 5.0: 17 films175.0 to 5.5: 30 films3055.5 to 6.0: 53 films536.0 to 6.5: 91 films9166.5 to 7.0: 89 films897.0 to 7.5: 55 films5577.5 to 8.0: 22 films228.0 to 8.5: 5 films588.5 to 9.0: 0 films9.0 to 9.5: 0 films9

Highest rated on TMDB

Rear Window★ 8.3 / 10 · 1954
The Silence of the Lambs★ 8.3 / 10 · 1991
Alien★ 8.2 / 10 · 1979

Lowest rated on TMDB

The Gingerdead Man★ 3.8 / 10 · 2005
Jaws: The Revenge★ 4.1 / 10 · 1987
I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer★ 4.1 / 10 · 2006

Box office

A hit grossed 2.5× its budget. A flop grossed less than its budget.
$22.8BWorldwide gross
$4.9BCombined budgets
70% hits11% flops · 19% in between

Biggest hits

The Conjuring: Last Rites$499M on a $55M budget
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice$452M on a $99M budget
The Mummy$416M on a $80M budget

Biggest flops

Repo! The Genetic Opera$0.2M on a $8.5M budget
Summer of 84$0.0M on a $1.5M budget
The Loved Ones$0.4M on a $4.0M budget

THE MIX

91% of the films are American and 43 are from the United Kingdom. 11 aren't in English, mostly Spanish and Italian. 124 were new releases when covered.

Genres

Horror352
Thriller149
Mystery89
Comedy72
Science Fiction54
Drama31
Fantasy26

Release decades

1920s: 2 films2'20s1930s: 4 films4'30s1940s: 1 film1'40s1950s: 4 films4'50s1960s: 4 films4'60s1970s: 13 films13'70s1980s: 48 films48'80s1990s: 37 films37'90s2000s: 62 films62'00s2010s: 63 films63'10s2020s: 133 films133'20s

Franchises

Halloween10 of 11 films covered
Friday the 13th9 of 11 films covered
Scream6 of 7 films covered
Final Destination5 of 7 films covered
28 Days/Weeks/Years Later4 of 4 films covered
A Nightmare on Elm Street4 of 7 films covered
I Know What You Did Last Summer4 of 4 films covered
Texas Chainsaw Massacre4 of 7 films covered

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