Ep. 102: What Keeps You Alive (2018)

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Happy Halloween 2021! It’s been a scary year! Hope you have a wonderful and safe time. Here in Episode 102 of Horror Movie Weekly, your three late night Horror hosts — Jay of the Dead, Mister Watson and Projectile Varmint — bring you some special, BONUS, Halloween preface content where they discuss Halloween (2018), and of course, Halloween Kills (2021)! Then we move into our episode proper and our Feature Review of What Keeps You Alive (2018). Remember, you’re always welcome to call and leave us a voicemail at (801) 215-9704.

Note: This episode was recorded on August 23, 2021 but was released on October 31, 2021. Happy Halloween!

This weekly Horror movie podcast brings you one recent Horror movie review every Sunday. (We’re defining “recent” as any Horror movie released within the last five years, so now that it’s 2021, we’ll be covering Horror films from 2016 to the present.) 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:

[ 00:00:01 ] – BONUS Halloween Preface
– Happy Halloween from Horror Movie Weekly!
– Our Halloween 2021 plans
– Brief thoughts on Halloween (2018)
– Thoughts on Halloween Kills (2021)
Jay of the Dead = 7.5 ( Theater / Buy it! )
Mister Watson = 8.5 ( Theater / Buy it! )
Projectile Varmint = 7 ( Rental )
– Listen to Jay of the Dead’s guest appearance on Land of the Creeps Ep. 265: Halloween Memory Lane!

[ 00:17:34 ] – Introduction
— Welcome to Horror Movie Weekly Episode 102
– Watson sets the record straight regarding his acquaintances from Connecticut
– Listen to the Dark Discussions Dark Discussions podcast!

Micro Horror Movie Reviews:
Projectile Varmint: Fear Street: Part One – 1994 (2021) = 4 ( Low-priority Rental )
Mister Watson: Aftermath (2021) = 5.5 ( Low-priority Rental )
Jay of the Dead: Don’t Breathe 2 (2021) = 8.5 (Theater / Buy it! )

– Hear Jay of the Dead’s guest appearance the Kill the Dead Podcast: Don’t Breathe 2

– Mister Watson’s pick: What Keeps You Alive (2018)

[ 00:39:08 ] – Feature Review: What Keeps You Alive (2018)
Genre Classification: Drama / Thriller / Survival Horror

Amazon VOD Premise:
Jackie and Jules are a couple celebrating their one-year anniversary at a secluded cabin in the woods belonging to Jackie’s family. From the moment they arrive, something changes in Jules’ normally loving wife, as Jackie begins to reveal a dark side.

Ratings and Recommendations: What Keeps You Alive (2018)
Jay of the Dead = 5 ( Low-priority Stream on Netflix )
Projectile Varmint = 5.5 ( Stream on Netflix )
Mister Watson = 6 ( Low-priority Rental )

[ 1:05:16 ] – SPOILERS SECTION: What Keeps You Alive (2018)

Jay of the Dead’s pick for Episode 103: Blood Red Sky (2021)

Original podcast theme music: Jay of the Dead

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MORE GREAT HALLOWEEN MONTH LISTENING:
— Jay of the Dead reviews Trick or Treats (1982) on The Resurrection of Zombie 7 with Ron Martin and Little Miss Horror Nerd
— Also on Zombie 7, Jay reviewed Hellraiser: Judgment (2018) with Ron and Jessica
— Jay of the Dead reviews From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) on Retro Movie Geek’s “SPOOKY FLIX FEST 2021” with The Gillman Joel Robertson and Peter Nielsen!
— Jay of the Dead reviews Jackals (2017) on Raul The Monster Slayer’s show, Headlong Into Monsters!
— Jay of the Dead reviews Don’t Breathe 2 (2021) with Ash to Ashes, Devin and Grae on Kill the Dead Podcast!
— Jay also recommends Ash to Ashes’ relatively new Horror show, Rise From the Dead Podcast
— And Jay got to chat with Bostuna and T-Boo on The Joe Blow Horror Show Ep. 053: Dawn of the Dead (1978)
— For Dr. Shock fans, Jay highly recommends The DVD Infatuation Podcast where Dave Becker and Peter Nielsen discuss Obscure Westerns (and these are some deep cuts)! This show is brought to you by the Considering the Cinema Podcast.
— Land of the Creeps Horror Podcast
— Reel Talk: A Movie Podcast
— Father and Son Watch Horror Movies
— The Undead Wookie Podcast with Huw Lloyd
— Phantom Galaxy
— The Illustrated Fan
— Exploding Heads Horror Movie Podcast
— Freaks and Psychos – The Disability in Horror Podcast
— SUMMER SERIES: The 2010s in Horror: The Podcast Under the Stairs