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Grave Tone: Horror Podcast

Grave Tone: Horror Podcast

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Grave Tone is a horror podcast covering the genre across books, film, TV, and games. From cult classics to fresh nightmares, we dig into the stories that scare us — and why we can’t stop coming back for more. Whether it’s a blood-soaked slasher, a slow-burn psychological thriller, or the horror novel everyone’s talking about, we cover it all. If it bleeds, reads, streams, or screams… it’s on Grave Tone.© Grave Tone Podcast Kunst
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  • Hold the Fort Is the Horror Comedy You Need This Summer (And It's Finally on VOD)

    Hold the Fort Is the Horror Comedy You Need This Summer (And It's Finally on VOD)
    Jun 22 2026

    Arthur and Meaghan dig into William Bagley's Hold the Fort (2025), now available on VOD. They saw it first at its world premiere at the 2025 Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal, loved it enough to re-watch it the second it hit digital, and they're still laughing. This is that kind of movie.

    HOLD THE FORT — EPISODE SHOWNOTES

    ABOUT THE FILM

    ▸ Hold the Fort (2025): written and directed by William Bagley, co-written by Scott Hawkins

    ▸ Distributed by Sunrise Films (North America); available on Digital HD via Apple TV, Prime Video, and Fandango at Home as of June 23, 2026

    ▸ Runtime: 74 minutes · Genre: Horror Comedy

    ▸ World premiere: Fantasia International Film Festival, Montreal, July 2025, also screened at FrightFest London, Sitges, Beyond Fest, and Toronto After Dark

    THE CAST

    ▸ Chris Mayers (Ozark) as Lucas, the new homeowner who definitely did not read the HOA contract

    ▸ Haley Leary as Jenny, the more sensible half of the couple, and yes, also a nurse

    ▸ Julian Smith (social media comedian and producer) as Jerry, HOA president, keeper of the lore, cheese stick casualty

    ▸ Levi Burdick as Ted and Michelle Lamb as Annette, the neighborhood veterans who've been doing this for years

    ▸ Tordy Clark as Leslie, the neighborhood's better-living-through-chemistry advocate

    ▸ Hamid-Reza Benjamin Thompson as McScruffy, the hired weapons expert who gets taken out of commission early

    ▸ Luke Michael Williams as Marcus, the mechanic who changes everyone's oil for free (this is genuinely nice)

    THE MONSTERS

    ▸ Witches, recurring annual visitors; killable with bullets (magic doesn't stop bullets — remember that)

    ▸ Spirit Ninjas, possession-based entities that reanimate corpses as kung fu experts; require a peachwood sword to kill

    ▸ Kamikaze Bats, bats that fly into people and explode. Yes, really. Arthur loves these the most.

    ▸ The Werewolf, big, campy, old-school practical suit. Excellent snout.

    ▸ The Stick Man, the final boss. Blue. Gooey. Genuinely unsettling.

    THE SHARED UNIVERSE

    ▸ Hold the Fort is the second feature from William Bagley, following The Murder Podcast (2021)

    ▸ The films share a universe: a character from The Murder Podcast appears at the very end of Hold the Fort, moving into the neighborhood

    ▸ The line 'magic doesn't stop bullets' originates in The Murder Podcast as a TV commercial gag; it becomes a recurring rule in Hold the Fort

    ▸ Arthur and Meaghan watched both films back-to-back, recommended viewing order: Hold the Fort first, then The Murder Podcast

    WHAT WE LIKED / WHAT WE DIDN'T

    ▸ The creature variety is unlike most horror comedies; you're never dealing with just one type of monster

    ▸ Fight choreography is clean and well-shot for a crowdfunded indie production

    ▸ Jerry is the MVP, and Julian Smith plays the character with incredible comic timing

    ▸ The film has genuine emotional moments you won't expect, given how goofy everything else is

    ▸ McScruffy lands slightly over-the-top compared to the rest of the cast, the writing for that character pushed just past the line

    ▸ Final ratings: both Arthur and Meaghan sitting around 6.5/10, fun, not perfect, absolutely worth watching

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    30 Min.
  • Leviticus Review: Queer Horror Has Never Hit This Hard

    Leviticus Review: Queer Horror Has Never Hit This Hard
    Jun 19 2026
    Leviticus review: the queer Australian horror film Joe Bird stars in just opened, and we saw it opening night. Here's our raw reaction. Leviticus (2026) — written and directed by Adrian Chiarella — is one of the best horror films of this year so far. It's sitting at 95% on Rotten Tomatoes and the praise is not overstated. This is a queer coming-of-age horror film that follows Naim (Joe Bird, Talk to Me) and Ryan (Stacy Clausen) — two teenage boys in a small, deeply religious town in rural Australia whose emerging feelings for each other trigger a supernatural entity that stalks anyone who's had a conversion ritual performed on them. About the film Leviticus (2026) — written and directed by Adrian Chiarella in his feature debut. Released June 18, 2026 in Australia; June 19, 2026 in the US via Neon. Premiered at the Sundance Film Festival 2026 (Midnight section).Produced by Causeway Films (also behind Talk to Me, The Babadook, Bring Her Back). Distributed internationally by Neon, acquired in a reported seven-figure deal post-Sundance.Running time: 88 minutes. Currently sitting at 95% on Rotten Tomatoes and 84 on Metacritic. Nominated for an audience award at SXSW. Cast and Crew Joe Bird as Naim — best known as Riley in Talk to Me (2022). AACTA Young Stars Award 2025 winner. Leviticus is his first leading film role.Stacy Clausen as Ryan — praised by critics for conveying warmth beneath Ryan's guarded exterior.Mia Wasikowska as Arlene, Naim's mother — widely known for Crimson Peak, Alice in Wonderland. Plays the film's quiet, devastating antagonist.Nicholas Hope as the deliverance healer. Jeremy Blewitt as Hunter. Ewen Leslie as Rod. The Queer Horror Conversation Leviticus sits within a larger queer horror tradition — the film draws deliberate comparisons to It Follows (2014) in its use of a supernatural entity as social metaphor.The film's central metaphor: a post-exorcism entity that takes the form of whoever the victim desires most. It follows them. It adapts. It doesn't stop. The implication — that sexuality cannot be prayed away — is embedded in the film's rules.Meaghan also draws a comparison to Grave Tone's coverage of At the Place of Ghosts, another recent queer horror film dealing with queerness and small community dynamics.The book of Leviticus (specifically Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13) provides the film's title — and its central indictment of religious doctrine used to justify violence against queer people. Australian Horror's Moment Causeway Films has quietly built one of horror's most consistent track records: The Babadook (2014), Talk to Me (2022), The Moogai (2024), Bring Her Back (2025), Leviticus (2026).Arthur and Meaghan discuss what makes Australian horror feel distinctively raw and stripped-back — less Hollywood gloss, more visceral grounding in real places and real dread.Director Adrian Chiarella filmed across Victorian regional towns including Geelong and Bacchus Marsh — specific locations chosen to reinforce the film's claustrophobic, isolated atmosphere. Production Details Joe Bird and Stacy Clausen completed two weeks of pre-production bonding exercises — including a shopping complex improvisation (staying in character while buying each other gifts as their characters).Director Chiarella drove both leads around the filming locations before production began to build atmosphere and connection. A significant portion of the film's dialogue and movement was improvised on set.Production designer chosen specifically for her subdued, drab color palette — a deliberate visual choice to reinforce the emotional bleakness of the setting.Score composed by Jed Kurzel. Cinematography by Tyson Perkins. Follow us & Subscribe:SpotifyApple PodcastTikTokInstagramThreadsGrave Tone Horror Podcast Website Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    37 Min.
  • Summerween 2026: Horror Movie, Book & TV Recommendations

    Summerween 2026: Horror Movie, Book & TV Recommendations
    Jun 12 2026
    Summerween is a real thing (Gravity Falls coined the term back in 2012, and it has only picked up steam since), and this episode is our full lineup of summer horror movie recommendations, vampire picks, slasher books, and the horror TV shows we cannot stop talking about. On the movie side: The Final Girls, The Vast of Night, the new survival horror film Pitfall, The Lost Boys, Joyride, Sean Byrne's shark thriller Dangerous Animals, the live-action Scooby-Doo, the horror sequel Influencers, The Gift, and The Ruins. For summer horror books, we cover Breathe In, Bleed Out by Brian McAuley, You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron, The Last Astronaut by David Wellington, I Was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones, Bless Your Heart by Lindy Ryan, and Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare. And for horror TV, we get into Widow's Bay (just renewed for season two), Midnight Mass, Eerie Indiana, and True Blood. Use the chapter markers below to jump straight to whichever category you're after, movies, books, or TV, and check the full shownotes for links to everything we mention. If even one of these sends you down a rabbit hole this summer, our job here is done. Stay scared, stay tuned. Please vote for us for the Rising Star category at the Sacred Crypt Awards. What Even Is Summerween? Summerween comes from Gravity Falls (2012-2016), which had an actual episode by that name about a town that celebrates Halloween twice a year, and the term has stuck around as its own horror content category ever since. New Horror Releases for Summerween 2026 Pitfall (2025): survival horror slasher from director James Kondelik, starring Richard Harmon, Randy Couture, and Alexandra Essoe, about a hike that turns into a hunt.Dangerous Animals (2025): Sean Byrne's shark horror, starring Jai Courtney as a fisherman who feeds victims to sharks for no reason other than that he likes it.Influencers (2025): the Fantasia Festival sequel starring Cassandra Naud as CW, now hiding out in the south of France until another influencer catches her eye. Vampire and Slasher Throwbacks The Lost Boys (1987): Joel Schumacher's California-pier vampire classic, queer-coded and iconic, perfect for Pride Month too.Joyride (2001): Paul Walker, Steve Zahn, and Leelee Sobieski in a cross-country road trip gone very wrong.The Final Girls (2015): a meta horror comedy where friends get sucked into the slasher Camp Bloodbath, starring Taissa Farmiga, Nina Dobrev, and Adam DeVine.Scooby-Doo (2002): the definitive live-action take on these characters, with Matthew Lillard as Shaggy. Sci-Fi and Southern Gothic Throwbacks The Vast of Night (2019): 1950s New Mexico sci-fi horror loosely based on the Kecksburg UFO incident and the Foss Lake disappearances.The Gift (2000): Cate Blanchett, Keanu Reeves, and Katie Holmes in a Southern psychic thriller.The Ruins (2008): friends trapped on a Mexican pyramid by something far worse than they expected, based on the Scott Smith novel. Summer Horror Books for Your TBR Breathe In, Bleed Out by Brian McAuley: a wellness retreat slasher whodunit set in Joshua Tree.You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron: a full-contact summer camp terror experience, final girl included.I Was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones: small-town Texas, summer 1989, told from the killer's side.Bless Your Heart by Lindy Ryan: Texas funeral-home women vs. rising vampires, with serious Southern charm.Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare: Frendo the killer clown, now four books deep.The Last Astronaut by David Wellington: space horror that'll give you chills no matter how hot it is outside. TV to Binge This Summerween Widow's Bay: just renewed for season two, with the season one finale dropping next week.Midnight Mass shares Hamish Linklater with Widow's Bay, and is still one of the best vampire stories around.Eerie, Indiana (1991-1993): Omri Katz (Hocus Pocus' Max) investigates the weird stuff in his new town, a great horror gateway show.True Blood: Louisiana, heat, accents, vampires, and vibes that carry the whole series. Housekeeping: Awards, Anniversary and Where to Find Us We're up for Rising Star at the Sacred Crypt Awards, nominations open through July 12.Our one-year anniversary as a podcast is right around the corner.Ad-free listening is only on Spotify, that's the one platform where we run without ads.Take our horror movie picker quiz at gravetonepod.com if you need help deciding what to watch tonight. Follow us & Subscribe:SpotifyApple PodcastTikTokInstagramThreadsGrave Tone Horror Podcast Website Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    46 Min.
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