Happy Horror Time 🎃
A weekly podcast for horror fans! 👻 Unpolished, spoiler-FILLED reviews of new horror films + interviews w/horror stars & insiders. 😱🔪🏳️🌈
Hosted by Matt Emert & Tim Murdock. Produced by Jacob Randall & Paris Mantz.
Links: linktr.ee/happyhorrortime
- 🔊 BETSY RUSSELL tells us why working with Tobin Bell was “a dream” throughout the SAW franchise 🔊 💻 WATCH the full interview at youtu.be/N1WMUeHm5bA 🎧 LISTEN at HappyHorrorTime.com or on any podcast platform @promotehorror.bsky.social
- 🪚 NEW INTERVIEW 🪚 BETSY RUSSELL from the “Saw” series & “Cheerleader Camp” Tune in to hear all about appearing in FIVE of the “Saw” films, what it was like working with Tobin Bell, and more! 💻 WATCH this interview at youtu.be/N1WMUeHm5bA 🎧 LISTEN at HappyHorrorTime.com or on any podcast platform
- She starred as Jill Tuck, the ex-wife of John Kramer (aka, Jigsaw) in FIVE “Saw” movies — and don’t forget her starring role in the ‘80s slasher, “Cheerleader Camp!” 📣 Check out YouTube.com/HappyHorrorTime on Monday for our interview with BETSY RUSSELL! ✨ @promotehorror.bsky.social
- 🔊 Some overall thoughts on 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE 🔊 💻 Watch the full review at youtu.be/40pkZfGqGOk @promotehorror.bsky.social
- 🚨 NEWS COMMENTARY 🚨 This one is all about #scream7 😱 Tune in for our thoughts on all the latest marketing efforts and comments from cast members over the last couple of weeks. Give us your thoughts in the comments! ✍️
- 🔊 Talkin’ horror timelines when breaking down 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE 🔊 *Correction: Danny Boyle & Alex Garland DID serve as Executive Producers on “28 Weeks Later,” and only chose not to follow that film’s ending when making this new trilogy. 💻 WATCH our review at youtu.be/40pkZfGqGOk
- 🧟♂️ NEW EPISODE 🧟♂️ Tune in to hear us break down 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE — from those sadistic Jimmy cult members, to that epic performance put on by Dr. Kelson, and what we hope to see in the next/final film. 💻 WATCH the episode at youtu.be/40pkZfGqGOk @promotehorror.bsky.social
- We’re waking the (un)dead in our next review! 🧟♂️ Check out YouTube.com/HappyHorrorTime on Monday to hear us break down 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE.
- 🔊 Comparing “Primate” to “Cujo” 🔊 💻 Watch our full review of PRIMATE at youtu.be/Jnm9m9gOH78 @promotehorror.bsky.social
- 📈 NEW RANKING VIDEO 📉 @thetimmurdock.bsky.social ranks his Top 5 horror films celebrating their 40th anniversary this year.🍾 youtu.be/BuMszoPcEUQ Watch now and let us know your favorite horror flicks from ‘86 in the comments below. ⬇️
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- 🔊 Discussing whether we went bananas for PRIMATE 🔊 💻 WATCH the full review at youtu.be/Jnm9m9gOH78 🎧 LISTEN at HappyHorrorTime.com or on any podcast platform @promotehorror.bsky.social
- 🦧 NEW EPISODE 🦧 Tune in as we break down PRIMATE — all the characters we knew wouldn’t survive, all the kills that shocked us the most, and the impressive use of practical effects that made Ben pretty terrifying. 😱 💻 WATCH at youtu.be/Jnm9m9gOH78 @promotehorror.bsky.social
- You APE-solutely must check out our review of PRIMATE on Monday! 🦧🍿😈 Watch at YouTube.com/HappyHorrorTime
- 🚨 SPOILER ALERT 🚨 🔊 Discussing how WE BURY THE DEAD is not your traditional zombie movie 🔊 💻 WATCH our full review at youtu.be/T5FpkForCr0 @promotehorror.bsky.social
- 🚨 NEWS COMMENTARY 🚨 Tune in for our thoughts on the new TV spot and poster for #scream7, the dog from “Good Boy” winning an acting award, two new horror films premiering at SXSW, and more. 📰 Give us your thoughts on these stories in the comments! ✍️ @promotehorror.bsky.social
- 🧟♂️ NEW EPISODE 🧟♂️ Tune in to hear us break down WE BURY THE DEAD — from the many themes & layers represented by the undead, to the protagonist’s sexy sidekick, and the biggest question of all — can zombies have human babies? 🧟👼🏻 💻 WATCH this episode at youtu.be/T5FpkForCr0 @promotehorror.bsky.social
- They’re like zombies… with regrets. Check out YouTube.com/HappyHorrorTime on Monday for our review of WE BURY THE DEAD. 🧟♂️
- 🔊 MICHAEL BERRYMAN tells us how they got the rattlesnake for “The Hills Have Eyes” (1977) 🔊 💻 WATCH the full interview at youtu.be/WDqQyTfESdU @promotehorror.bsky.social
- 📈 NEW RANKING VIDEO 📉 Matt ranks his Top 5 Winter Horror Films 🥶 youtu.be/O0j3yfBY0Vs Watch now and let us know your favorites in the comments. ⬇️ @promotehorror.bsky.social
- 🔊 MICHAEL BERRYMAN tells us about working with the great Wes Craven (on multiple horror films) 🔊 💻 WATCH the full interview at youtu.be/WDqQyTfESdU 🎧 LISTEN at HappyHorrorTime.com or on any podcast platform @promotehorror.bsky.social
- ⛰️ NEW INTERVIEW ⛰️ MICHAEL BERRYMAN from “The Hills Have Eyes” (1977), “Weird Science,” and more Tune in to hear all about how Michael was first discovered, and stories from working with directors such as Wes Craven, John Hughes, and Rob Zombie. 🎬 💻 WATCH this interview at youtu.be/WDqQyTfESdU
- He scared us all as Pluto in Wes Craven’s “The Hills Have Eyes” and its sequel, then went on to star in a ton of other horror films. 🤩 Tune in Monday for our interview with MICHAEL BERRYMAN!
- 🔊 Discussing the horror we’re looking forward to most in 2026 🔊 💻 WATCH our full Year in Review episode at youtu.be/uZuze65uugU @promotehorror.bsky.social
- 🚨 NEWS COMMENTARY 🚨 Tune in for our thoughts on Jason appearing as a teenager in the #crystallake series, Ryan Coogler’s #xfiles reboot, a new #returnofthelivingdead film, the death of James Ransone, and more. 📰 youtu.be/V-LMir8_4MM Give us your thoughts on these stories in the comments! ✍️
- 2025 was a big year for HHT! 🥳 We started releasing video of all our episodes & interviews, and had the pleasure of interviewing 31 different horror stars & filmmakers! 🤩 Thank you to all our guests, patrons, and everyone who watches or listens to HHT — here’s to a happy new year for all!
- 🔊 Matt discusses his biggest podcast regret of 2025 in HHT’s Year in Review 🔊 💻 WATCH the full episode at youtu.be/uZuze65uugU 🎧 LISTEN at HappyHorrorTime.com or on any podcast platform @promotehorror.bsky.social
- ⏪ NEW EPISODE ⏪ 2025: A Year in Review Tune in as we reflect on the most notable horror releases of 2025 (the hits AND the misses), revisit some of our favorite interviews from the year, and talk about the horror films we’re looking forward to most in 2026! 🤗 💻 WATCH at youtu.be/uZuze65uugU
- In our final episode of the year, we’re looking back on all the big horror releases and interviews we did in 2025. 🎉 Check out YouTube.com/HappyHorrorTime on MONDAY for our year in review! 🌟🗓️
- 🚨 SPOILER ALERT 🚨 🔊 Discussing where they could have worked Robert Brian Wilson (the OG Billy) into the new SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT 🔊 💻 WATCH the full interview at youtu.be/EKZa2hWlgIQ @promotehorror.bsky.social
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- 📈 NEW RANKING VIDEO 📉 Take a break from your Christmas festivities to hear Matt rank his Top 5 horror films of 2025. 🎥🥳 youtu.be/69Mn24kFIh8 Tune in and let us know your Top 5 in the comments. ⬇️ @promotehorror.bsky.social
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- 🚨 SPOILER ALERT 🚨 🔊 Getting Dexter vibes from the new “Silent Night, Deadly Night” remake 🔊 💻 WATCH the full review at youtu.be/EKZa2hWlgIQ?... 🔊 LISTEN at HappyHorrorTime.com or on any podcast platform
- 🎅🏻 NEW EPISODE 🎅🏻 Tune in to hear us break down the new SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT — from the decision to put a voice in Billy’s head, to giving him a girlfriend, and of course, whether it stacks up to the original. 💻 WATCH this episode at youtu.be/EKZa2hWlgIQ @promotehorror.bsky.social
- The Christmas carnage continues in our next episode, where we’re reviewing the new SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT! 🎅🏻🔪 Tune in MONDAY to hear all our thoughts on this remake.
- 🔊 ROBERT BRIAN WILSON talks about being referred to as a “horror hunk” in “Silent Night, Deadly Night” (1984) 🔊 💻 WATCH the full interview at youtu.be/83YNCrcGfFQ @promotehorror.bsky.social
- 📈 NEW RANKING VIDEO 📉 To close out 2025, @thetimmurdock.bsky.social ranks his Top 5 horror films of the year. 🎬🎉 And stay tuned for Matt’s Top 5 of 2025 next Thursday! Tune in and let us know your Top 5 in the comments. ⬇️ @promotehorror.bsky.social
- 🔊 ROBERT BRIAN WILSON shares some thoughts on the controversy surrounding the release of 1984’s “Silent Night, Deadly Night” 🔊 💻 WATCH the full interview at youtu.be/83YNCrcGfFQ 🎧 LISTEN at HappyHorrorTime.com or on any podcast platform @promotehorror.bsky.social
- 🎅🏻 NEW INTERVIEW 🎅🏻 ROBERT BRIAN WILSON from “Silent Night, Deadly Night” (1984) Tune in to hear all about playing the OG Billy/Killer Santa and why he isn’t in the remake that just hit theaters. 😢 💻 WATCH at youtu.be/83YNCrcGfFQ 🎧 LISTEN at HappyHorrorTime.com or on any podcast platform
- 🔊 KARI KEEGAN, final girl in “Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday,” tells us why she thinks people love the #fridaythe13th franchise so much 🔊 💻 WATCH the full interview at youtu.be/YgmnRVyWiqI @f13thfranchise.bsky.social @promotehorror.bsky.social
- After you see the remake this weekend, check out our interview on Monday with the OG Billy from 1984’s “Silent Night, Deadly Night” — ROBERT BRIAN WILSON! 🎅🏻🔪 @promotehorror.bsky.social
- 🚨 NEWS COMMENTARY 🚨 Tune in for our thoughts on the whole Quentin Tarantino/Matthew Lillard debacle, horror nominated for the 2026 Golden Globes, the PR campaign for #silentnightdeadlynight, an update on the #crystallake series, and more! 📰 Give us your thoughts on these stories in the comments!
- 🔊 KARI KEEGAN tells us how she approached playing final girl Jessica Kimble in “Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday” 🔊 💻 WATCH the full interview at youtu.be/YgmnRVyWiqI 🎧 LISTEN at HappyHorrorTime.com or on any podcast platform @f13thfranchise.bsky.social @promotehorror.bsky.social
- 🔥 NEW INTERVIEW 🔥 KARI KEEGAN from “Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday” Tune in to hear all about playing Jessica Kimble, Jason’s niece, in the 9th installment of this series. 💻 WATCH this interview at youtu.be/YgmnRVyWiqI 🎧 LISTEN at HappyHorrorTime.com or on any podcast platform
- We’ve got another Friday the 13th final girl interview for ya — this time with the star who played Jessica Kimble in “Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday.” Check out YouTube.com/HappyHorrorTime on Monday for our interview with KARI KEEGAN! 🔥