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Don’t get spooked by the number! Join us as we break down the criteria for Cinemonster’s 13th HoopTober challenge on Letterboxd and our own choices for our lists.
Episode 397: https://traffic.libsyn.com/podcastmacabre/PM_Episode_397_Final.mp3
Are you up for a challenge? Then listen in and sign up for The Podcast Macabre 2026 Horror Challenge on Letterboxd! Join us as we share all of the criteria for next year’s viewing challenge.
The Podcast Macabre 2026 Horror Challenge List: https://boxd.it/PZx06
Episode 382: https://traffic.libsyn.com/podcastmacabre/PM_Episode_382_Final_File.mp3
Another glorious HoopTober has come and gone, and now we can share our personal faves for first time watches from our challenge lists.
Episode 381: https://traffic.libsyn.com/podcastmacabre/PM_Epsiode_381_Final_File.mp3
One of our favorite precursors to spooky season is here with Cinemonster’s HoopTober 12 starting on September 15th on Letterboxd. Join us for a discussion of this year’s prompts and our own choices.
Cinemonster’s HoopTober 12: https://boxd.it/EsPD6
Episode 378: https://traffic.libsyn.com/podcastmacabre/PM_Episode_378_Final_File.mp3
Say goodbye to another Summer Of Stephen by joining us for a discussion of the novel CARRIE and the film adaptions. It’s buckets of fun!
Episode 377: https://traffic.libsyn.com/podcastmacabre/PM_Episode_377_Final_File.mp3
X gonna give it to ya? Well, we’re each gonna give six of our favorite new watches from the HoopTober X challenge in this episode. Enjoy!
Letterboxd List: https://boxd.it/qj9Cc
Episode 340: https://traffic.libsyn.com/podcastmacabre/PM_Episode_340_Final_File.mp3
HoopTober is always a time for finding some treats (and avoiding tricks!), and HoopTober 9 was no exception. Check out our personal picks for faves we watched during the challenge as well as some honorable mentions.
Episode 313: https://traffic.libsyn.com/podcastmacabre/PM_Episode_313_Final.mp3
The Letterboxd List: https://boxd.it/j8lUs
What better way to bring a bunch of shaky cam shenanigans into focus than with a Franchise Focus! Join us for a discussion of all seven Paranormal Activity films and more.
Episode 308: https://traffic.libsyn.com/podcastmacabre/PM_Episode_308_Final.mp3
HoopTober has come to an end! Join us for a recap of each of our personal top 8 films of the dozens we viewed.
Episode 279: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/podcastmacabre/PM_Episode_279_Final.mp3
The Letterboxd Companion List: https://boxd.it/e6ei8
**SPOILER & NSFW Warnings Up Front, Fright Fans!**
Through out the history of horror cinema, there have been many films, from the auspicious to the aspiring, that have used the directive of “Don’t” in their titles. This fraternity of fright includes such features as:
There was such a plethora of them that Edgar Wright found it to be worthy of a mock trailer that was featured in 2007’s Grindhouse:
But in 2016, Shawn Burkett had the vision and the balls to put out a “Don’t” title that stood out of this crowd: Don’t Fuck In The Woods!
Every horror fan knows of the classic troupe of sins and vices (i.e., sex, drugs, etc.) that will make you a prime target to most killers and monsters in a horror movie. So why not just say so? The plot involves a group of college friends celebrating graduation by planning a weekend of debauchery in the woods, fueled by booze, weed, and hormones.
Our opening couple, Luke (Scott Gillespie) and Meg (Brandy Mason) get in the tent, and things become intense as a creature attacks out of the dark and mutilates them. This ended up being a bonus to the budget because Scott would be in the creature suit throughout the film!
We then meet the rest of the gang of grads, each helping to fill in some of the cliche’ archetypes we know and love. Efforts fail at first to locate Luke and Meg, but that doesn’t lessen the libidos as the sunsets. Turns out the creature is drawn by the scent of sex. Literally. And you’re not even safe to take matters into your own hands as a pervy hiker learned while spying on some of the ladies at a swimming hole.
From there, the film rolls on with an increasing body count, some fun pop culture winks and references, and as much gore as they could afford. With a runtime of just over an hour, I encourage you to check this out over on Tubi TV, especially if you are a fellow HoopToberer and need an “In The Woods” selection for your list.
If you wish to dive deeper into this one (and I do!), Shawn Burkett made a documentary about the film. The documentary is actually longer than the film and covers the controversy and issues created by going with this title.
Sadly, the documentary has only been out on the festival circuit and not available for streaming. But here’s hoping that changes soon. Because there’s also a sequel out there from 2018 that’s only on festival circuit, too! (The trailer is age restricted and only available on YouTube, or I would share it here.)
Don’t miss your chance to see this! Don’t forget to like and subscribe to this page and the podcast! Don’t forget to be a great human! And most of all . . .
DON’T FUCK IN THE WOODS!!!
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