Mystery

High Tension

How do you say Chainsaw Massacre in French?

Reviewed Mar 9, 2018

Best friends Marie and Alexia decide to spend a quiet weekend at Alexia's parents' secluded farmhouse. But on the night of their arrival, the girls' idyllic getaway turns into an endless night of horror. Genres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Twelve Monkeys

Bruce Willis in another unusual holiday film!

Reviewed Dec 12, 2017

In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivors into underground communities. But when Cole is mistakenly sent to 1990 instead of 1996, he's arrested and locked up in a mental hospital. There he meets psychiatrist Dr. Kathryn Railly and the son of a famous virus expert who may hold the key to the Army of the 12 Monkeys; thought to be responsible for unleashing the killer disease. Genres: Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller

Jigsaw

I bet this film's writers think our podcast is on the Dar...

Reviewed Oct 31, 2017

Law enforcement finds itself chasing the ghost of a man dead for over a decade, embroiled in a diabolical new game that's only just begun. Genres: Horror, Mystery

Get Out

No, get in! Get in the Now Playing Podcast Patron program...

Reviewed Oct 15, 2017

Chris and his girlfriend Rose go upstate to visit her parents for the weekend. At first, Chris reads the family's overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries lead him to a truth that he never could have imagined. Genres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Brown Arrow

Happy Birthday to Me

Find out if we skewer this slasher classic!

Reviewed Sep 12, 2017

Virginia is proud that she belongs to a clique. The best students at a private school. But before her 18th birthday, a gruesome set of murders take place and her friends are the ones who are falling prey. Could it be her? She suffers from blackouts due to a freak accident one year earlier. We soon learn the truth behind her accident and what is going on. Genres: Horror, Mystery

The Legend of Hell House

This house don't want no short, short man!

Reviewed Sep 8, 2017

A team consisting of a physicist, his wife, a young female psychic, and the only survivor of the previous visit are sent to the notorious Hell House to prove or disprove survival after death. Previous visitors have either been killed or gone mad, and it is up to the team to survive a full week in isolation, and solve the mystery of the Hell House. Genres: Horror, Mystery

Inland Empire

A podcast in trouble

Reviewed May 16, 2017

When actress Nikki Grace gets the lead role in a cursed film, her world becomes more and more surreal, blending realities and ideas of infidelity, reincarnation, and supernatural forces. Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Mulholland Drive

There is no band! This is all...a podcast!

Reviewed May 2, 2017

Blonde Betty Elms has only just arrived in Hollywood to become a movie star when she meets an enigmatic brunette with amnesia. Meanwhile, as the two set off to solve the second woman's identity, filmmaker Adam Kesher runs into ominous trouble while casting his latest project. Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Lost Highway

The world's best anti-tailgating PSA.

Reviewed Apr 11, 2017

A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, gangsters, doppelgängers, and an impossible transformation inside a prison cell. Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

Bob, I want all my garmonbozia (Podcasts and Reviews)

Reviewed Mar 28, 2017

In the questionable town of Deer Meadow, Washington, FBI Agent Desmond inexplicably disappears while hunting for the man who murdered a teen girl. The killer is never apprehended, and, after experiencing dark visions and supernatural encounters, Agent Dale Cooper chillingly predicts that the culprit will claim another life. Meanwhile, in the more cozy town of Twin Peaks, hedonistic beauty Laura Palmer hangs with lowlifes and seems destined for a grisly fate. Genres: Drama, Horror, Mystery

Twin Peaks

Time for a damn fine cup of coffee and a damn fine podcast!

Reviewed Feb 24, 2017

An idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks. (This standalone version of the series pilot was produced for the European VHS market and has an alternate, closed ending.) Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Blue Velvet

You don't know Jack!

Reviewed Feb 21, 2017

The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child. Genres: Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Sinister

It's Podcast Party '16!

Reviewed Oct 23, 2016

True-crime writer Ellison Oswalt is in a slump; he hasn't had a best seller in more than 10 years and is becoming increasingly desperate for a hit. So, when he discovers the existence of a snuff film showing the deaths of a family, he vows to solve the mystery. He moves his own family into the victims' home and gets to work. However, when old film footage and other clues hint at the presence of a supernatural force, Ellison learns that living in the house may be fatal. Genres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

April Fool’s Day

We're not foolin! YOUR support keeps us on the air!

Reviewed Oct 21, 2016

On April Fool's Day weekend, a group of college friends gather together at a secluded island mansion to celebrate their final year of school, where they soon become prey for an unseen murderer. Genres: Horror, Mystery

The Bourne Ultimatum

Damon is a natural Bourne killer!

Reviewed Jul 12, 2016

Bourne is brought out of hiding once again by reporter Simon Ross who is trying to unveil Operation Blackbriar, an upgrade to Project Treadstone, in a series of newspaper columns. Information from the reporter stirs a new set of memories, and Bourne must finally uncover his dark past while dodging The Company's best efforts to eradicate him. Genres: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

The Bourne Identity

Parkour solves everything

Reviewed Jun 28, 2016

Wounded to the brink of death and suffering from amnesia, Jason Bourne is rescued at sea by a fisherman. With nothing to go on but a Swiss bank account number, he starts to reconstruct his life, but finds that many people he encounters want him dead. However, Bourne realizes that he has the combat and mental skills of a world-class spy—but who does he work for? Genres: Action, Mystery, Thriller

Watchmen

Who watches Watchmen? We do...and review it too!

Reviewed Mar 22, 2016

In a gritty and alternate 1985, the glory days of costumed vigilantes have been brought to a close by a government crackdown. But after one of the masked veterans is brutally murdered, an investigation into the killer is initiated. The reunited heroes set out to prevent their own destruction, but in doing so they uncover a sinister plot that puts all of humanity in grave danger. Genres: Action, Mystery, Science Fiction

The Hateful Eight

We need your bounty or Now Playing Podcast will be killed!

Reviewed Jan 15, 2016

Bounty hunters seek shelter from a raging blizzard and get caught up in a plot of betrayal and deception. Genres: Drama, Mystery, Western

It Follows

No, it's not about Twitter trolls...

Reviewed Nov 3, 2015

A young woman is followed by an unknown supernatural force after a sexual encounter. Genres: Horror, Mystery

Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2

The truly scary thing is the state of 1999 technology!

Reviewed Oct 27, 2015

A group of college students decide to take part in a witch hunt tour inspired by a horror movie. As the adventure goes awry, the students realise that an evil being has followed them home. Genres: Horror, Mystery

The Blair Witch Project

In 2014 three podcasters went out into the woods and were...

Reviewed Oct 20, 2015

In October of 1994 three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland, while shooting a documentary. A year later their footage was found. Genres: Horror, Mystery

Super 8

If you didn't pledge, you won't know what's in the train ...

Reviewed Jun 29, 2015

In late 1970s Ohio, a group of friends filming a homemade zombie movie witness a devastating train derailment. Soon after, their quiet town is gripped by unexplained disappearances, strange phenomena, and a growing sense of fear, as they uncover that something terrifying has been set loose. Genres: Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller

The Prestige

Batman and Wolverine fight over magic, and the affection ...

Reviewed Nov 4, 2014

A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences. Genres: Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction

Memento

Remember Sammy Jankis!

Reviewed Oct 21, 2014

Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty of locating his wife's killer, however, is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form of short-term memory loss. Although he can recall details of life before his accident, Leonard cannot remember what happened fifteen minutes ago, where he's going, or why. Genres: Mystery, Thriller