Straight Chilling: Horror Movie Review

On the air since August 2016 · straightchilling.com

530Films
595Episodes
1,025Hours of talk
18 yrsAvg. film age

LATELY

Recently covered

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E.T. the Extra-TerrestrialOct 28, 2026#603 - E.T. (1982)
The Silence of the LambsOct 21, 2026# 602 - Triple Feature: Psycho (1960), The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Addams Family Values (1993)
PsychoOct 21, 2026# 602 - Triple Feature: Psycho (1960), The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Addams Family Values (1993)
Addams Family ValuesOct 21, 2026# 602 - Triple Feature: Psycho (1960), The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Addams Family Values (1993)
Saw IIIOct 14, 2026
Resident EvilSep 23, 2026

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Milestones

First filmEvent HorizonAug 28, 2016
100th filmThe EndlessJul 7, 2018
250th filmBlood DinerApr 12, 2021
500th filmThe Lair of the White WormMar 25, 2026
LatestE.T. the Extra-TerrestrialOct 28, 2026

WHO'S IN IT

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BY THE NUMBERS

How the films rate on TMDB

Median 6.6 out of 10 · 518 films with 50+ votes
2.0 to 2.5: 1 film122.5 to 3.0: 1 film13.0 to 3.5: 0 films33.5 to 4.0: 2 films24.0 to 4.5: 2 films244.5 to 5.0: 9 films95.0 to 5.5: 32 films3255.5 to 6.0: 63 films636.0 to 6.5: 116 films11666.5 to 7.0: 136 films1367.0 to 7.5: 93 films9377.5 to 8.0: 49 films498.0 to 8.5: 13 films1388.5 to 9.0: 1 film19.0 to 9.5: 0 films92.0 to 2.5: 1 film122.5 to 3.0: 1 film13.0 to 3.5: 0 films33.5 to 4.0: 2 films24.0 to 4.5: 2 films244.5 to 5.0: 9 films95.0 to 5.5: 32 films3255.5 to 6.0: 63 films636.0 to 6.5: 116 films11666.5 to 7.0: 136 films1367.0 to 7.5: 93 films9377.5 to 8.0: 49 films498.0 to 8.5: 13 films1388.5 to 9.0: 1 film19.0 to 9.5: 0 films9

Highest rated on TMDB

Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc★ 8.5 / 10 · 2025
Parasite★ 8.5 / 10 · 2019
Psycho★ 8.4 / 10 · 1960

Lowest rated on TMDB

Birdemic: Shock and Terror★ 2.2 / 10 · 2010
The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies!!?★ 2.7 / 10 · 1964
Jack-O★ 3.6 / 10 · 1995

Box office

A hit grossed 2.5× its budget. A flop grossed less than its budget.
$37.3BWorldwide gross
$8.6BCombined budgets
59% hits21% flops · 20% in between

Biggest hits

Jurassic Park$1.1B on a $63M budget
Independence Day$817M on a $75M budget
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial$797M on a $11M budget

Biggest flops

Trick 'r Treat$0.0M on a $12M budget
Pulse$0.3M on a $25M budget
The Monster$0.1M on a $2.7M budget

THE MIX

81% of the films are American and 70 are from the United Kingdom. 62 aren't in English, mostly Japanese and French. 173 were new releases when covered.

Genres

Horror443
Thriller201
Science Fiction113
Comedy102
Mystery100
Drama95
Fantasy76

Release decades

1920s: 2 films2'20s1930s: 3 films3'30s1940s: 1 film1'40s1950s: 7 films7'50s1960s: 9 films9'60s1970s: 27 films27'70s1980s: 89 films89'80s1990s: 71 films71'90s2000s: 77 films77'00s2010s: 143 films143'10s2020s: 101 films101'20s

Franchises

Halloween6 of 11 films covered
Scream6 of 7 films covered
Friday the 13th5 of 11 films covered
Saw5 of 10 films covered
A Nightmare on Elm Street4 of 7 films covered
28 Days/Weeks/Years Later3 of 4 films covered
Alien3 of 4 films covered
Living Dead3 of 4 films covered