Horror Movie Night

On the air since July 2015 · hmnpodcast.com

624Films
801Episodes
535Hours of talk
27 yrsAvg. film age

LATELY

Recently covered

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Night of the Vamp-FriarsOct 31, 2026Kyle Talks With Kurtis Spieler and Amy Holomokoff of Night of the Vamp-Friars (2026)
GoosebumpsOct 29, 2026
Creature from the Black LagoonOct 22, 2026Creature of the Black Lagoon (1954)
GhosthouseOct 16, 2026
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael MyersOct 9, 2026
Poltergeist II: The Other SideOct 1, 2026

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Milestones

First filmWolfCopJul 5, 2015
100th filmI Know What You Did Last SummerJul 1, 2017
250th filmLeatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre IIISep 26, 2019
500th filmThe Strangers: Prey at NightMay 16, 2024
LatestNight of the Vamp-FriarsOct 31, 2026

WHO'S IN IT

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BY THE NUMBERS

How the films rate on TMDB

Median 5.9 out of 10 · 542 films with 50+ votes
2.0 to 2.5: 1 film122.5 to 3.0: 1 film13.0 to 3.5: 1 film133.5 to 4.0: 3 films34.0 to 4.5: 15 films1544.5 to 5.0: 53 films535.0 to 5.5: 89 films8955.5 to 6.0: 126 films1266.0 to 6.5: 125 films12566.5 to 7.0: 83 films837.0 to 7.5: 34 films3477.5 to 8.0: 11 films118.0 to 8.5: 0 films88.5 to 9.0: 0 films9.0 to 9.5: 0 films92.0 to 2.5: 1 film122.5 to 3.0: 1 film13.0 to 3.5: 1 film133.5 to 4.0: 3 films34.0 to 4.5: 15 films1544.5 to 5.0: 53 films535.0 to 5.5: 89 films8955.5 to 6.0: 126 films1266.0 to 6.5: 125 films12566.5 to 7.0: 83 films837.0 to 7.5: 34 films3477.5 to 8.0: 11 films118.0 to 8.5: 0 films88.5 to 9.0: 0 films9.0 to 9.5: 0 films9

Highest rated on TMDB

Coraline★ 7.9 / 10 · 2009
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?★ 7.9 / 10 · 1962
Misery★ 7.8 / 10 · 1990

Lowest rated on TMDB

Birdemic: Shock and Terror★ 2.2 / 10 · 2010
Howling: New Moon Rising★ 2.9 / 10 · 1995
Killjoy★ 3.2 / 10 · 2000

Box office

A hit grossed 2.5× its budget. A flop grossed less than its budget.
$13.9BWorldwide gross
$4.7BCombined budgets
43% hits25% flops · 32% in between

Biggest hits

It$720M on a $35M budget
Twister$494M on a $92M budget
Jaws$471M on a $7.0M budget

Biggest flops

Freaked$0.0M on a $13M budget
Trick 'r Treat$0.0M on a $12M budget
Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed$0.1M on a $3.5M budget

THE MIX

87% of the films are American and 58 are from the United Kingdom. 25 aren't in English, mostly Italian and Spanish. 40 were new releases when covered.

Genres

Horror543
Comedy208
Thriller180
Science Fiction141
Fantasy92
Mystery62
Action61

Release decades

1940s: 1 film1'40s1950s: 7 films7'50s1960s: 8 films8'60s1970s: 31 films31'70s1980s: 228 films228'80s1990s: 187 films187'90s2000s: 74 films74'00s2010s: 68 films68'10s2020s: 20 films20'20s

Franchises

Friday the 13th8 of 11 films covered
Halloween7 of 11 films covered
Hellraiser6 of 10 films covered
A Nightmare on Elm Street5 of 7 films covered
Child's Play4 of 7 films covered
Jaws4 of 4 films covered
Leprechaun4 of 7 films covered
Scream4 of 7 films covered