The Final Ghouls are back and going back to the prom as we tackle the 1972 classic Carrie ahead of its 50th anniversary -- and just as the new Mike Flanagan series arrives! Holly, Jeremy and L discuss Brian DePalma's adaptation of the Stephen King novel starring Sissy Spacek as the titular character and a terrifying Piper Laurie as her mother.

Get Ready For: Our experience levels with Stephen King's work, Jeremy and L's love of Locke & Key (mostly the comic), the one-two punch of bullying and religious extremism, Holly's memories of high school girls being the worst, Miss Collins' penchant for slapping teenagers, Sissy Spacek's titular performance, Brian DePalma's directorial flourishes, that iconic prom scene, and the final jump scare.

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The Final Ghouls are back and going on a terrifying train ride as we take a look at 1972's Horror Express! Holly, Jeremy and L dig deep into Eugenio Martin's train-set horror film with Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing that carries a very familiar story.

Get Ready For: Comparisons to John Carpenter's The Thing, love for the dynamic between Christopher Lee & Peter Cushing (both on screen and in real life), the film's old school Hammer-esque horror feel, Holly and L's appreciation of the train setting (and other unprecedented agreements between them!), Jeremy's enjoyment of Telly Savalas' camp energy and the lopsided approach to the faith vs. science debate.

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The Final Ghouls are back and spying on our neighbors as we weigh in on 1954's Rear Window! Holly, Jeremy and L dive back into Alfred Hitchcock's catalog for a look at this single location thriller and its voyeuristic charms.

Get Ready For: Our histories with the film, how well we all get along (or don't!) with our neighbors, Holly's real-life Rear Window-esque experience, oodles of Grace Kelly love, the themes of voyeurism and how it was relevant then and now, which of the neighbor characters we most like, why Jeremy has utter disdain for It's a Wonderful Life and L has a burning hatred for Romeo + Juliet, whether the mystery is appropriately engaging, and how Hitchcock's direction compares to his work in Psycho.

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The Final Ghouls are back and getting lost in the woods as we discuss 1999's The Blair Witch project! Holly, Jeremy and L examine their first found footage film together and explore its inestimable impact on horror.

Get Ready For: Our histories with found footage and why the format has its critics, Holly's schoolyard experiences hearing about how "real" it is, how our expectations affected our enjoyment of it, L's disdain of spoilers, the curse of being the "scariest movie ever," our thoughts on the so-called "unlikable" characters, the infamous shaky cam, scary stretches of road in Australia, the ambiguous ending, and Jeremy's rant about the sequels.

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The Final Ghouls are back and prepping our crossbow skills as we discuss the 2016 home invasion film Hush! Holly, Jeremy and L examine our first Mike Flanagan film, starring Kate Siegel as a deaf woman dealing with a ruthless serial killer.

Get Ready For: Our histories with Mike Flanagan and home invasion films, Jeremy's rant against the new Strangers trilogy, Kate Siegel love, how the film approaches its deaf character, how the slasher elements come into play, the importance of good house geography, Holly's appreciation of how much The Man enjoys his pastimes, the immersive sound design, and L giving Jeremy a full body cringe in a very kawaii way.

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The Final Ghouls are back and taking to the stage for something different as we discuss Team Starkid's 2025 musical production Cinderella's Castle! Holly, Jeremy and L go deep into this dark fairy tale-inspired musical about trolls, princesses and a very horny prince.

Get Ready For: A primer on Team Starkid via Holly, which of us are theater kids and our respective experiences with filmed stage productions, Jeremy's tangent about AMC+, the appeal of Grimm-style fairy tales, how well the production adapts Cinderella, why musicals really aren't L's thing, our favorite and least favorite songs, why the prince character went a bit too far, love for Bryce Charles, and how well the stagecraft works.

Editor's Note: Jeremy's audio will be fixed next episode at last!

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The Final Ghouls are back and fighting over who gets their turn in the light as we dive into M. Night Shyamalan's 2016 horror-thriller Split! Holly, Jeremy and L go into our first Shyamalan film on the podcast and explore this psychological thriller, its DID antagonist and much more.

Get Ready For: Why Holly is most decidedly not a Shyamalan fan and Jeremy's complex thoughts about him, how L did and didn't relate to the portrayal of dissociative identity disorder, more Anya Taylor-Joy love, thoughts on James McAvoy’s performance, how well it works as a supervillain origin story (and as a stealth sequel), and whether the horror and thriller aspects work for us.

Editor's Note: Again, our apologies for Jeremy's audio for this episode. it will be fixed after the next episode.

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The Final Ghouls are back and and going on a ill-fated cave diving session with Neil Marshall's 2006 survival horror film The Descent! Holly, Jeremy and L go deep underground for this film about a women's adventure gone bad and all the nasty goings on in the dark.

Get Ready For: Our experiences with outdoors and the wilderness, Holly and L's reactions as people with claustrophobia, Jeremy's defense of Juno, who got seriously messed up by the opening scene, shades of grey in the characters, a potential read of the film that it's almost all in Sarah's head, how effective the crawlers are, and a discussion of the two endings.

Editor's Note: Again, our apologies for Jeremy's audio for this and the next couple of episodes.

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