On this Off-Topic episode, Nolan is joined by Ben McBride, Paul Farrell, and Emily von Seele to talk about the movies they saw during the first half of Fantastic Fest 2023.

Movies discussed on this episode: THE TOXIC AVENGER (2023), SLEEP (2023), TIGER STRIPES (2023), THE ORIGIN (2023), WHEN EVIL LURKS (2023), SCALA (2023), WHERE THE DEVIL ROAMS (2023), THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER (2023), RAGE (2023), V/H/S/85 (2023), THE LAST VIDEO STORE (2023), SRI ASIH: THE WARRIOR (2023), SPOOKTACULAR! (2023), THE UNCLE (2023), PET SEMATARY: BLOODLINES (2023), THE SACRIFICE GAME (2023), FALLING STARS (2023), 100 YARDS (2023), THE STRANGLER (1970), SUBURBAN TALE (2023), STOPMOTION (2023), BLOOD DINER (1987), KILL (2023), THE WAIT (2023), CRUMB CATCHER (2023), THE COFFEE TABLE (2023), RIVER (2023), SO UNREAL (2023).

Links of interest and/or sources cited for research for this episode:

[Fantastic Fest 2023] Review Round-Up: SPOOKTACULAR, THE WAIT, WHERE THE DEVIL ROAMS, PET SEMATARY: BLOODLINES by Paul Farrell (Dead Ringers)

[Fantastic Fest 2023] Review Round-Up: FALLING STARS, STRANGE DARLING, YOU’RE NOT ME by Paul Farrell (Dead Ringers)

[Fantastic Fest 2023] Review Round-Up: WHEN EVIL LURKS, CRUMB CATCHER, RIVER, PROPERTY by Paul Farrell (Dead Ringers)

[Fantastic Fest 2023] Review Round-Up: THERE’S SOMETHING IN THE BARN, THE COFFEE TABLE, SO UNREAL, DOOR (1988) by Paul Farrell (Dead Ringers)

[Fantastic Fest 2023] Review Round-Up: THE UNCLE, BARK, WHAT YOU WISH FOR, RAGE, COBWEB by Paul Farrell (Dead Ringers)

Fantastic Fest 2023 Review: V/H/S/85 is an Exceptionally Strong Entry in the Beloved Anthology Series by Emily von Seele (Daily Dead)

Fantastic Fest 2023 Review: FALLING STARS is a Folk Horror Tale with a Fascinating Mythology by Emily von Seele (Daily Dead)

Fantastic Fest 2023 Review: THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER Mixes Poe’s Stories to Create a Creepy and Compelling New Tale by Emily von Seele (Daily Dead)

Fantastic Fest 2023 Review: PET SEMATARY: BLOODLINES Takes Interesting Turns, but Never Quite Reaches the Level of Its Predecessors by Emily von Seele (Daily Dead)

Fantastic Fest 2023 Review: SPOOKTACULAR! is a Charming Documentary on the Groundbreaking SPOOKY WORLD Annual Event by Emily von Seele (Daily Dead)

Fantastic Fest 2023 Review: Jenn Wexler Conjures Something Amazing with THE SACRIFICE GAME by Emily von Seele (Daily Dead)

Fantastic Fest 2023 Review Round-Up: Holiday Horror Edition with THE UNCLE, YOU ARE NOT ME, THERE’S SOMETHING IN THE BARN by Emily von Seele (Daily Dead)

Fantastic Fest 2023 Review: TOTALLY KILLER is a High-Energy Horror-Comedy with a Heart by Emily von Seele (Daily Dead)

Fantasia Film Festival 2023 Review: WHERE THE DEVIL ROAMS is a Hypnotic Journey Into the Unknown by Emily von Seele (Daily Dead)

‘The Reptile’ – One of Hammer’s Best Original Horror Movies [Hammer Factory] by Paul Farrell (Bloody Disgusting)

‘A Night in Terror Tower’ – Revisiting the ‘Goosebumps’ Book and Its TV Adaptation by Paul Farrell (Bloody Disgusting)