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The Podcast Compels You

The Podcast Compels You

Stacie and Bill are a couple of internet randos who have found themselves being held hostage by an evil AI that has an inexplicable horror movie obsession, as well as a fairly flimsy backstory. Join them as they get in on the ground floor of this nascent podcasting industry, and talk and talk and talk about horror movies, delighted to have finally discovered an outlet to do so. And people said this "ability" would never pay off! I mean, those people were right, but

Content warning: It's about horror. We talk about violence, death, and scary sad stuff. Stacie swears.

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  • S2 · E12
    May 19 · 1 hr 11 min

    Mother of Flies (2025) - Creator Series

    This week, Stacie and Curtis are joined by Toby Poser and John Adams from the set of their upcoming secret film. They talk about MOTHER OF FLIES (2025), other movies from the Wonder Wheel catalog, their band H6LLB6ND6R, and making movies as a family. ALWAYS AD-FREE! In our spoiler-free section, Stacie finished SERVANT (2019) and has some things to say. They both give spoiler-free thoughts on OBSESSION (2026), HOKUM (2026), and THE CRAFT (1986). We're taking off until August, but we'll be dropping quick and dirty (but not too dirty!) spoiler-free reviews of movies along the way. Follow Toby Poser and John Adams on Instagram, Bluesky, Facebook, or at Wonder Wheel Productions Find the Houston Horror Collective on Instagram, Facebook, or on their Web site Find Stacie’s latest works at https://linktr.ee/stacieherrington and on her Instagram, Threads, and Bluesky Check out all things Curtis at https://curtis.schlak.com

  • S2 · E11
    April 14 · 1 hr 15 min

    Together (2025) - Love is Terrifying

    Codependence at its finest! Stacie and Curtis sit down and review TOGETHER (2025), an amazing and entertaining film where two young lovers learn what it means to really smoosh their bodies together. Stacie and Curtis also do some quick reviews of: Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen (2025, Netflix) Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come (2026, Searchlight Pictures) The Will Kill You (2026, Newline Cinema) Servant (2019-2023, Apple TV) NEXT EPISODE: Join Stacie and Curtis as they chat with Toby Poser and John Adams of Wonder Wheel Productions about their most recent movie MOTHER OF FLIES (2025). Watch it on Shudder, now! Check out Adams Family Films on Insta and BSKY.

  • S2 · E10
    March 31 · 1 hr 29 min

    Honey Bunch (2025) - Love is Terrifying

    In this episode, Stacie and Curtis review HONEY BUNCH (2025), a downward spiral of the recovery of memories and the recovery of autonomy, as part of the new category Love is Terrifying. They also chat about other Shudder movies CRAZY OLD LADY, DO NOT ENTER, HOSTILE DIMENSIONS, and THE LAST VIDEO STORE. OMG! They went to Flix Brewhouse and saw UNDERTONE! They talk about both those things, too. Next episode: TOGETHER (2025)

  • S2 · E9
    March 17 · 1 hr 19 min

    Ready Or Not (Archives)

    Stacie and Curtis are so excited about the release of READY OR NOT 2: HERE I COME that we're re-releasing our original episode where Stacie and Bill reviewed the OG Ready or Not. Stay spooky!

  • S2 · E8
    March 3 · 1 hr 46 min

    Your Host (2025) - Creator Series

    WHEEL OF PAIN! INDECISION INCISION! In this episode, Joey Miller, writer of Your Host (2025) joins Stacie and Curtis to talk about how his first script ever got made into a movie. Then, they do a scene-by-scene breakdown of the movie with Joey who shares his insights into the motivations of each of the characters. After the closing, Stacie and Curtis play a new game show with Joey: We're Your Host Now! As always, here are important links! Watch Your Host on Fandango At Home, or Amazon Prime Video Follow Joey Miller on Instagram! Your Host on TMDB or IMDb

  • S2 · E7
    February 17 · 1 hr 18 min

    Spontaneous (2020) - Teenage Trauma Drama

    Welcome to The Podcast Compels You! Stacie and Curtis start off by talking about their quick takes on some recent TV, films, and books: The final season of Stranger Things The new survival horror film Send Help The new Shudder movies Mother of Flies and Severed Sun The horror book Wake Up and Open Your Eyes Get a ⁠free copy⁠ of Stacie’s new horror-comedy novellette, Dead Husband Energy, or buy a ⁠pre-release copy for 99 cents from Amazon⁠! Then, the afflicted duo take a close look at the 2020 movie Spontaneous, a movie in which senior class students at Covington High start spontaneously exploding. What does it mean for our protagonist, Mara, to live with the uncertainties of adolescence, graduation, a new boyfriend, and the threat that she may be a splot of blood at any point? Stacie’s closing thoughts on the movie are so good they make Curtis rescind his old score and give it a new one! IN THE NEXT EPISODE Stacie and Curtis are joined by Joey Miller (Instagram), writer of Your Host (2025). They’ll get some behind the scenes looks at what it takes to get a screenplay written and bought, what it’s like to visit the set of your first movie, and the creator’s thoughts on the scene-by-scene breakdown of this twisty and innovative horror not-slasher-maybe-slasher. You can be prepared by watching it on any of these streaming services. Amazon Apple TV Fandango At Home And, don’t forget, get a free copy of Stacie’s new horror-comedy novellette, Dead Husband Energy, or buy a pre-relase copy for 99 cents from Amazon!

  • S2 · E6
    February 3 · 1 hr 33 min

    Deadstream (Archives)

    A release from our archives! It's Deadstream (2022), one of our favorite episodes. In it, Bill and Stacie discuss Shawn's glorious scream, his innovative use of a Slim Jim, and what is Mildred's fascination with fingers in noses?!?! Check out Stacie's special musical ode to Deadstream's content warnings: 21:30 Our plot discussion begins at 27:11 Content warning: We love horror and want everyone to enjoy it accessibly and safely. In general, assume we may talk about violence, gore, death, and scary situations. We provide a customized content warning about the movie for each episode during the episode, before launching into the plot. If you have particular triggers, please check the movie on doesthedogdie.com.

  • S2 · E4
    January 6 · 1 hr 33 min

    The Sentinel (1977): The Rent is Too Damn High!

    This is a good week at The Podcast Compels You. Stacie got her audio fixed. Curtis ate a nice sandwich. The borking dogs make another background appearance. (Hey, boys!) This week we conclude our double feature The Rent is Too Damn High with The Sentinel (1977), a fever-dream of a horror movie with a B-story police procedural bolted onto it with an ending sequence as shameful as it was when it was created. Stacie and Curtis also talk about the Chucky movies and TV show, the movie Man Finds Tape, and what they'd like to re-watch in 2026. Like, subscribe, and share on Spotify and/or Apple Podcasts. In recognition of Amanda Seyfried's new movie The Housemaid, in our next episode we start a new double feature Teenage Trauma Drama with Jennifer's Body (2009).

  • S2 · E3
    Dec 23, 2025 · 1 hr 29 min

    Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1989): Fangs on the Range

    Stacie and her new cohost Curtis review the 1989 cult hit Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat starring David Carradine and Bruce Campbell, a movie that is barely horror and mostly western. Sundown's entry on Wikipedia Sundown's entry at The Movie Database The next movie we'll be reviewing is The Sentinel (1977). Find and watch before that episode comes out! Content warnings: Sexual assault is discussed.

  • S2 · E2
    Dec 9, 2025 · 1 hr 29 min

    eVil Sublet (2023): The Rent is Too Damn High!

    The rent is too damn high! With housing costs rising across the globe, the comedy horror eVil Sublet (2023) will chill you as a couple finds an apartment in the East Village priced for horror! Stacie is joined by star of the film Jennifer Leigh Houston and writer/director Allan Piper to talk about making a movie in their own apartment during the pandemic. Stay tuned at the end of the episode to meet the new cohost. Rent or buy eVil Sublet from Amazon Prime or Fandango at Home. Watch for free on Fawesome.tv or Plex or Tubi. Follow Allan Piper on Instagram. Follow Jennifer Leigh Houston on Instagram. Follow eVil Sublet on Facebook.

  • S2 · E1
    Nov 25, 2025 · 52 min

    Billy the Kid vs Dracula (1966): Fangs on the Range Part 1

    SPECIAL EPISODE! SPECIAL GUEST! On this episode of The Podcast Compels You, Stacie is joined by Jared Michael Delaney, novelist, playwright, screenwriter, host of When Doves Podcast, and actor to talk about his novelization of BILLY THE KID VS DRACULA (1966). Oh, and the movie, of course! Check out Jared Michael Delaney's publication house, Cult Pulp Press, cofounded with Dan Hodge.

  • S1 · E30
    Aug 14, 2025 · 1 hr 25 min

    Splice (2009) (Science Experiments that Resulted in Sinister Transformations)

    This week we watched Splice (2009) and discuss which character is more terrible, the deep deep maternal metaphors, and what in the flying fuck is that crazy flying fucking creature?!? Our plot discussion begins at 18:18. Content warning: We love horror and want everyone to enjoy it accessibly and safely. In general, assume we may talk about violence, gore, death, and scary situations. We provide a customized content warning about the movie for each episode during the episode, before launching into the plot. If you have particular triggers, please check the movie on doesthedogdie.com.

  • S1 · E29
    Jul 30, 2025 · 1 hr 21 min

    The Fly (1986) (Science Experiments that Resulted in Sinister Transformations)

    This week we watched The Fly (1986) and discuss the pure gentle nature of the men in this film, Jeff Goldblum's physical prowess, and bodily autonomy while in a relationship with a fly/man. Our plot discussion begins at 13:30. Content warning: We love horror and want everyone to enjoy it accessibly and safely. In general, assume we may talk about violence, gore, death, and scary situations. We provide a customized content warning about the movie for each episode during the episode, before launching into the plot. If you have particular triggers, please check the movie on doesthedogdie.com.

  • S1 · E28
    May 6, 2025 · 1 hr 18 min

    Train to Busan (2016) (Seoul Sickness)

    This week we watched Train to Busan (2016) and discuss late-stage capitalism, a zombified deer, and the first zombie train chain gang?!?! Our plot discussion begins at 15:19 Content warning: We love horror and want everyone to enjoy it accessibly and safely. In general, assume we may talk about violence, gore, death, and scary situations. We provide a customized content warning about the movie for each episode during the episode, before launching into the plot. If you have particular triggers, please check the movie on doesthedogdie.com.

  • S1 · E27
    Apr 23, 2025 · 2 hr 9 min

    The Wailing (2016) (Seoul Sickness)

    This week we watched The Wailing (2016) and discuss our ignorance of most things Korean, the virtues of delaying immediate gratification, and what the f*ck happens at the end of this movie?!?! Our plot discussion begins at 19:20 Content warning: We love horror and want everyone to enjoy it accessibly and safely. In general, assume we may talk about violence, gore, death, and scary situations. We provide a customized content warning about the movie for each episode during the episode, before launching into the plot. If you have particular triggers, please check the movie on doesthedogdie.com.

  • S1 · E26
    Apr 10, 2025 · 1 hr 24 min

    Tenebrae (1982) (Dario Dunnit)

    This week we watched Tenebrae (1982) and discuss 70's vs 80's Goblin soundtracks, the most determined guard dog ever found in a movie, and the batsh*t crazy ending to this story. Our plot discussion begins at 21:31 Content warning: We love horror and want everyone to enjoy it accessibly and safely. In general, assume we may talk about violence, gore, death, and scary situations. We provide a customized content warning about the movie for each episode during the episode, before launching into the plot. If you have particular triggers, please check the movie on doesthedogdie.com.

  • S1 · E25
    Mar 27, 2025 · 1 hr 51 min

    Deep Red (1975) (Dario Dunnit) with Mike King from The Graveyard Shift

    This week we are joined by special guest Mike King from The Graveyard Shift podcast as we watched Deep Red (1975). We discuss Marcus' ill-advised career shift from jazz pianist to amateur investigator, Gianna's deathtrap of a clown car, and that sweet sweet funk brought to us by Goblin! Our plot discussion begins at 20:05 Content warning: We love horror and want everyone to enjoy it accessibly and safely. In general, assume we may talk about violence, gore, death, and scary situations. We provide a customized content warning about the movie for each episode during the episode, before launching into the plot. If you have particular triggers, please check the movie on doesthedogdie.com.

  • S1 · E24
    Mar 11, 2025 · 1 hr 30 min

    You'll Never Find Me (2023) (Two Strangers in a Storm)

    This week we watched You'll Never Find Me (2023) and discuss Australian trailer parks, effective lighting on a budget, and this film as a possible romantic-comedy? Our plot discussion begins at 25:43 Content warning: We love horror and want everyone to enjoy it accessibly and safely. In general, assume we may talk about violence, gore, death, and scary situations. We provide a customized content warning about the movie for each episode during the episode, before launching into the plot. If you have particular triggers, please check the movie on doesthedogdie.com.

  • S1 · E23
    Feb 25, 2025 · 1 hr 28 min

    Scare Me (2020) (Two Strangers in a Storm)

    This week we watched Scare Me (2020) and discuss the writer's code, cocaine-induced defecation, and a troll named Devin. Our plot discussion begins at 17:13 Content warning: We love horror and want everyone to enjoy it accessibly and safely. In general, assume we may talk about violence, gore, death, and scary situations. We provide a customized content warning about the movie for each episode during the episode, before launching into the plot. If you have particular triggers, please check the movie on doesthedogdie.com.

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