Knight Light: A Horror Movie Podcast

On the air since October 2019 · linktr.ee/KnightLight

397Films
484Episodes
682Hours of talk
12 yrsAvg. film age

LATELY

Recently covered

All episodes
MandyOct 28, 2026
The CycleOct 22, 2026Knight Service: The Cycle with Director Jordan Downey
Beyond the Black RainbowOct 21, 2026
GroupChatOct 15, 2026Knight Service: GroupChat with Director Dan Brownlie and Producer Mel Morley
VivariumOct 14, 2026
PossumOct 7, 2026

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Milestones

First filmThe House of the DevilNov 1, 2019
50th filmStokerNov 20, 2020
100th filmThe ShiningOct 15, 2021
250th filmUnfriendedSep 25, 2024
LatestMandyOct 28, 2026

WHO'S IN IT

Directors

Cast

BY THE NUMBERS

How the films rate on TMDB

Median 6.5 out of 10 · 370 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: 0 films4.0 to 4.5: 0 films44.5 to 5.0: 5 films55.0 to 5.5: 17 films1755.5 to 6.0: 60 films606.0 to 6.5: 94 films9466.5 to 7.0: 114 films1147.0 to 7.5: 55 films5577.5 to 8.0: 17 films178.0 to 8.5: 8 films888.5 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: 0 films4.0 to 4.5: 0 films44.5 to 5.0: 5 films55.0 to 5.5: 17 films1755.5 to 6.0: 60 films606.0 to 6.5: 94 films9466.5 to 7.0: 114 films1147.0 to 7.5: 55 films5577.5 to 8.0: 17 films178.0 to 8.5: 8 films888.5 to 9.0: 0 films9.0 to 9.5: 0 films9

Highest rated on TMDB

Psycho★ 8.4 / 10 · 1960
Se7en★ 8.4 / 10 · 1995
Perfect Blue★ 8.3 / 10 · 1998

Lowest rated on TMDB

Twisted★ 4.5 / 10 · 2026
House on Eden★ 4.7 / 10 · 2025
Def by Temptation★ 4.8 / 10 · 1990

Box office

A hit grossed 2.5× its budget. A flop grossed less than its budget.
$16.6BWorldwide gross
$3.4BCombined budgets
59% hits18% flops · 23% in between

Biggest hits

It$720M on a $35M budget
The Exorcist$431M on a $11M budget
Signs$408M on a $72M budget

Biggest flops

The Sacrament$0.0M on a $4.0M budget
Trick 'r Treat$0.0M on a $12M budget
Mayhem$0.0M on a $2.5M budget

THE MIX

79% of the films are American and 58 are from the United Kingdom. 43 aren't in English, mostly French and Spanish. 109 were new releases when covered.

Genres

Horror362
Thriller172
Mystery105
Drama66
Science Fiction62
Comedy51
Fantasy22

Release decades

1930s: 1 film1'30s1960s: 2 films2'60s1970s: 12 films12'70s1980s: 26 films26'80s1990s: 27 films27'90s2000s: 70 films70'00s2010s: 123 films123'10s2020s: 136 films136'20s

Franchises

Paranormal Activity6 of 7 films covered
A Nightmare on Elm Street2 of 7 films covered
Blair Witch2 of 4 films covered
Candyman2 of 4 films covered
Fear Street2 of 3 films covered
Final Destination2 of 7 films covered
Halloween2 of 11 films covered
Scream2 of 7 films covered