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Merry Christmas from Horror Movie Weekly, One Badass Horror Podcast! When you listen to Episode 069, it’s like a Christmas party in a podcast! So, pour your egg nog, turn on the Christmas lights, and get ready for a festive episode. Your three late-night Horror hosts, Jay of the Dead, BillChete, and Lady Phantom bring you a Feature Review of the Christmas Horror movie Await Further Instructions (2018). This review comes in two parts. First, we debate ad nauseam about whether this film is “Christmasy” enough to be considered a Christmas Horror movie. You’ll get a sense of your hosts’ preferences for “Seasonal Horror Movie-Watching.”
Then we fall into a Yuletide rabbit hole with random discussions of our favorite, non-Horror Christmas movies and Lady Phantom’s feelings about the song “Baby, It’s Cold Outside.” You’ll get to hear BillChete get nostalgic about his Christmas memories, and we even discuss our favorite childhood Christmas presents, including the awesomeness of Underoos! Eventually, we do return to our review of “Await Further Instructions,” so we hope you’ll join us! Remember, you’re always welcome to call and leave us a voicemail at (801) 215-9704. Thanks for listening!
Note: This episode was recorded on December 6, 2020, and released on December 20, 2020.
This is a weekly Horror movie podcast in which your late-night hosts Jay of the Dead, BillChete and Lady Phantom bring you one recent Horror movie review every Sunday. (We’re defining “recent” as any Horror movie released within the last five years.) And we always reveal next week’s pick at the end of every show, so you can watch along with us and be prepared for the following episode. Join us, and thanks for listening!
SHOW NOTES:
Introduction
– Story about William Castle and “The Tingler” (1959)
– Next on Ep. 070: HMW’s Top 10 Horror Movies of 2020 (and a big announcement)
– BillChete talks about Top 10.com
– COVID status update
(Note: The movie titles Jay forgot: Wind Chill and Dead End)
– Jay of the Dead’s pick for this week: Await Further Instructions (2018)
[ 00:08:42 ] – Await Further Instructions (2018) — Part 1
Genre Classification: Christmas Horror / Drama / Mystery / Siege / Science Fiction
Premise:
An estranged son brings his girlfriend home for Christmas to meet his dysfunctional family. But when the family members become trapped inside the home, they must decide whether to follow the mysterious instructions on TV or settle on an alternate survival strategy.
[ 00:24:50 ] – Random Christmas Party Discussions
[ 00:39:32 ] – Await Further Instructions (2018) — Part 2
Ratings and Recommendations: Await Further Instructions (2018)
Jay of the Dead = 6 ( Rental )
BillChete = 4.5 ( Avoid )
Lady Phantom = 3 ( Avoid )
Next in Episode 070: TOP 10 HORROR MOVIES OF 2020, according to your hosts at Horror Movie Weekly!
Podcast artwork: Lady Phantom
Original podcast theme music: Jay of the Dead
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No further instructions, just comments!
I watched this movie the Sunday morning that this episode dropped JUST so I could listen along! As always, I enjoyed everything you three said. The thing I enjoyed MOST was Phantom’s opinion on the song “Baby, It’s Cold Outside.” I completely agree that the song has NOTHING to do with sexual coercion or rape-culture. It’s a cute song where they’re both flirting! They both have agency and are just having some fun! Ha ha. Phantom is spot on about this song.
As for the movie, I enjoyed those first two acts, but man… I’m not sure what was even happening there at the end. I often like it when things go off the rails, but I dunno about this. Stellar work, yet again, my friends.
RIGHT??? THANK YOU!! Don’t even get me started. I LOATHE John Legend’s version. People see what they want to see.
You’re right. That cable monster, man. Ugh.