Out in the ghost-rattled attics and algorithmic basements of the horror-podcast ecosystem, you know where death stalks the airwaves and the faint whirr of a cursed VHS tape feels like ambience, there resides My Bloody Podcast. It occupies that curious liminal space between the memory of a late-night pilgrimage to Blockbuster and the sort of movie night that ends with everyone whispering, at 2 A.M., “Do ghost children age?” Imagine if the The Criterion Channel were briefly possessed, or if your horror-obsessed high-school friend actually followed through on his vow to “start something serious” with his equally deranged, deeply literate comrades. That’s the mood: scholarly panic.
The show is hosted by Bryan Kluger, who speaks fluent Freddy and Jason with the confidence of a TED Talk delivered entirely in arterial spray. Bryan does not merely watch horror; he litigates it. He cross-examines it. He occasionally throws it out of court. Beside him sits Preston Barta, who glides in like a vampire with tenure, calmly dissecting dread with the composure of a man who has read the footnotes on fear. And then there is Chelsea Nicole, a cultural critic, scream queen, and walking IMDb of feminist horror ensuring that every shriek, side-eye, and subtextual trauma receives its rightful close reading.
In Episode No. 188, Bryan and Preston decamp to a luxurious house in the middle of nowhere, because nothing bad ever happens there to sip wine, fork into chocolate cake, and discuss Keeper, the 2025 film from Osgood Perkins. Yes, that Osgood Perkins who is the man behind The Monkey, The Blackcoat’s Daughter, and Longlegs, which is a filmography that, for Bryan, has inspired less devotion than a kind of fascinated despair. Perkins is, in Bryan’s telling, the director he loves to hate, a craftsman of atmosphere who, in Bryan’s view, has yet to craft something he actually enjoys.
So the question hovers over the chocolate cake like a suspicious fog, Is Keeper any different? The answer, which is delivered with gusto, sarcasm, and what can only be described as affectionate exasperation unfolds over the course of an episode that is funnier than the film itself. There are barbs. There are tangents. There is the shared delight of two men realizing that, no, they are not impressed. To “keep” the faith, in this case, may be another story.
My Bloody Podcast is a place where horror is not merely appreciated; it is worshipped, flayed open, and lovingly stitched back together with a wink. It is sharp, occasionally unhinged, and strangely comforting, like being told the world is terrible, but at least we can rank its demons. Listeners in search of behind-the-scenes industry chatter, unfiltered opinions, and laughter between metaphorical disembowelments will find themselves happily ensnared.
You can find it wherever podcasts lurk, on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and in the darker corners of the internet, or by summoning the hosts directly at mybloodypodcast@gmail.com. Whether you are a seasoned devotee of cinematic carnage or merely horror-curious, it is essential listening. Just don’t be surprised if, afterward, you start sleeping with the lights on.
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WRITTEN BY: BRYAN KLUGER
Bryan Kluger is an entertainment critic, writer, and podcast host with a deep love for film, horror, and pop culture. His work has appeared in outlets such as Arts+Culture Magazine, High-Def Digest, Screen Rant, The Huffington Post, The Drudge Report, Fark, and Boomstick Comics. He hosts My Bloody Podcast and Fear and Loathing in Cinema Podcast, along with a weekly radio show, where he brings sharp insight, humor, and an unabashed passion for movies to every conversation.
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