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The Horror Agenda

Carlos M. Camacho and Victor M. Garcia Jr.

The Horror Agenda is a podcast from Carlos M. Camacho and Victor M. Garcia Jr. where we discuss OUR horror agenda. We dive into horror movies, horror short films and other horror properties from our perspectives as a recovering PhD and two aspiring filmmakers who have loved horror our whole lives. Tune in and BEWARE spoilers ahead.

tv & film film reviews

All Episodes

124:23

Diabla (2019)

The Horror Agenda ·

2026/04/29

Welcome back to the Horror Agenda. This week we cover the 2019 short film Diabla written by Alonso Diaz-Rickards and Ashley George, who also directs, based on a story by Maya Korn. CW: Discussion of sexual assault and sexual violence. You can watch the short here. You can watch all the shorts we covered on our YouTube playlist here. The B-Horror Boys GoFundMe went live and we added a short commercial to the episode. We reference this Short of the Week piece here. We reference this...

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67:39

To Hell With You (2024)

The Horror Agenda ·

2026/04/22

Welcome Back to the Horror Agenda. This week we cover the 2024 Jason Sheedy written and directed short film To Hell with You. Sheedy also is a cofounder of Heebie Jeebies Pictures which we have to thank for this film. You can watch the short here. You can watch all the shorts we covered on our YouTube playlist here. This week Carlos recommends Fallout (2024 - ) a show, inspired by the game franchise where nuclear war is escaped by vault dwellers and one has to venture out to find her d...

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82:56

Full Moon Glory Hole (2024)

The Horror Agenda ·

2026/04/16

Welcome Back to the Horror Agenda! This week we cover the 2024 short film Radio Silence Presents: Full Moon Glory Hole. This film is directed by Thom Newell and cowritten by Newell and Renton Hawkey. You can watch the short here. You can watch all the shorts we covered on our YouTube playlist here. This short film is based on a comic book by Newell and Hawkey, available here. You can also find some BTS shots and more on Renton Hawkey's substack. We reference a couple intervi...

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156:49

Velvet Buzzsaw (2019)

The Horror Agenda ·

2026/04/08

Welcome to the Horror Agenda! This week we cover the 2019 feature film Velvet Buzzsaw, directed by Dan Gilroy. We reference this Collider interview with Dan Gilroy and lead actor Zawe Ashton here. This week Victor recommends Dolly (2025) directed by Rod Blackhurst about a woman abducted by someone in a doll mask. Coming to streaming on Shudder this month. Carlos recommends checking out his website for more info on his first short film 'B-Horror Boys'. He also recommends the 2026 s...

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106:06

Satranic Panic (2023)

The Horror Agenda ·

2026/04/01

Welcome to the Horror Agenda! Today we cover the 2023 feature film from Alice Maio Mackay, Satranic Panic. In addition to directing this film, she co-writes with Cassie Hamilton and Benjamin Pahl Robinson. In this episode we reference several interviews with Alice. We reference this 2023 piece by Silvi Vann-Wall from Screenhub, this video interview from Salem Horror Fest in 2023 with Alice and Jenn Wexler in conversation, this 2024 piece by Gabe Dunn from Autostraddle, this 2024 piece by Alis...

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63:05

Every Part of You (2023)

The Horror Agenda ·

2026/03/25

Welcome to the Horror Agenda. This week we're covering the short film Every Part of You, written and directed by Jessy Hodges. You can watch the short here. You can watch all the shorts we covered on our YouTube playlist here. We found this through Short of the Week and reference the review by Rob Munday. We also reference this Screen Rant piece from 2023 by Jack Carter. This week Victor recommends Ted (2024 - ) the tv show in the Ted Universe about the life of John when Ted the foul mo...

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65:58

Backstroke (2017)

The Horror Agenda ·

2026/03/18

Welcome back to the Horror Agenda! This week we cover the 2017 short film written and directed by Robbie Barclay. You can watch the short here. You can watch all the shorts we covered on our YouTube playlist here. This week Victor recommends Speed (1994) a film, directed by Jan de Bont, about bus with a bomb planted on it that will explode if it falls below a certain speed limit. This week Carlos recommends Now Apocalypse (2019) a TV show from director Gregg Araki about a group of frien...

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135:52

Leprechaun (1993)

The Horror Agenda ·

2026/03/11

Welcome back to the Horror Agenda. This week we cover the 1993 horror comedy Leprechaun written and directed by Mark Jones (RIP). This week we reference several articles for our discussion. We reference this oral history from 2022 by Brian VanHooker. We also reference this 2021 piece by Nikk Nelson for MovieJawn, and this 2024 piece by Chris Evangelista for SlashFilm. The last piece we reference is from Fatherly by Matthew Kaplowitz. This week Carlos recommends What Went Wrong a podcast...

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74:41

Curve (2016)

The Horror Agenda ·

2026/03/04

This week on the Horror Agenda we cover the 2016 short film Curve written and directed by Tim Egan. You can watch the short here. You can watch all the shorts we covered on our YouTube playlist here. We found it on Short of the Week (review here by Rob Munday) and reference it as well as an interview here with Tim Egan. This week Victor recommends Walden (2023) directed by Mick Davis a film about a stenographer who gets a diagnosis for a terminal illness and begins to get revenge on peo...

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92:25

Toad Boy (2023)

The Horror Agenda ·

2026/02/25

Welcome back to the Horror Agenda. This week page through a questionable book and get into trouble. Today we are covering the 2023 short film Toad Boy directed by Phillip J. McLaughlin and cowritten by McLaughlin and Hillary Rust. You can watch the short here. You can watch all the shorts we covered on our YouTube playlist here. This week Victor recommends the Good Place (2016-2020), a show that starts being about a woman who gets to the "wrong" afterlife and has to figure out how to stay.&nb...

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65:37

The Black Hole (2008)

The Horror Agenda ·

2026/02/18

Welcome back to the Horror Agenda. This week we cover the short film the Black Hole cowritten and codirected by Philip Sanson and Olly Williams. You can watch the short here. You can watch all the shorts we covered on our YouTube playlist here. Victor did not have a recommendation this week. Carlos recommends the book Scream with Me: Horror and the Rise of American Feminism (1968-1980) by Eleanor Johnson. A great read about horror films and how they reflect where feminism and women's ri...

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123:01

Queens of the Dead (2025)

The Horror Agenda ·

2026/02/11

Welcome back to the Horror Agenda. This week we don our club clothes and head out for a good time as we cover Queens of the Dead (2025). This film is written by Erin Judge and Tina Romero and directed by Tina Romero. In this episode we reference several interviews Tina Romero did. Tina Romero spoke with Los Angeles Times en Espanol here, Tina Romero talks with FlickDirect's Allison Rose at Popcorn Fright 2025 here, this Axios Pittsburg piece by Chrissy Suttles, and this Out.com piece by...

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68:19

Night Crawl (2019)

The Horror Agenda ·

2026/02/04

Welcome to the Horror Agenda. This week we cover the 2019 short film Night Crawl written and directed by Gregory Shultz. You can watch the short here. You can watch all the shorts we covered on our YouTube playlist here. We reference this interview from Cranked Up with director Gregory Shultz in the episode several times. This week Carlos recommends the latest video essay from Maggie Mae Fish on true crime and policing "Why aren't more True Crime creators anti-cop?" He also recommends P...

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131:55

The Final Girls (2015)

The Horror Agenda ·

2026/01/28

Welcome back to the Horror Agenda. This week we cover the 2015 meta horror comedy The Final Girls. It is directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson and written by M.A. Fortin & Joshua John Miller. We reference this Collider piece (2023) by Perri Nemiroff several times in this episode. We also reference this the Moveable Fest piece (2015) by Stephen Saito. We also reference this SlashFilm piece (2015) by Russ Fischer. This week Victor recommends the Glades (2010-2013) about a cop who moves to...

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69:01

Milk Teeth (2020)

The Horror Agenda ·

2026/01/21

Welcome Back to the Horror Agenda. This week we're covering the 2020 short film Milk Teeth, written by Nick Lopez and directed by Felipe Vargas. You can watch the short here. You can watch all the shorts we covered on our YouTube playlist here. We discuss the Short of the Week review by Chelsea Lupkin here. This week Victor recommends Beast Games (2024 - ) a gameshow hosted where people compete through various trials to win a large sum of money. Carlos recommend...

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132:27

The People Under the Stairs (1991)

The Horror Agenda ·

2026/01/14

Happy New Year and welcome back to the Horror Agenda. This week we head back to the 90s with our very first guest. That's right we have Kelly Camacho on the show, sister of one of our co-hosts. Kelly is a cosplayer, comic book nerd, union organizer, and aspiring horror writer. CW for this week's episode includes discussion of assault, incest, and child abuse. This week we cover the under-seen Wes Craven film from 1991, The People Under the Stairs. To see other films, listeners hav...

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103:01

Gremlins (1984) and Wrapping 2025

The Horror Agenda ·

2025/12/24

Welcome back to the Horror Agenda for the FINAL episode of the show this year. We wrap 2025 and get into Gremlins (1984) written by Chris Columbus and directed by Joe Dante. Thank you so much for joining us this year. If you have suggestions for films to cover next year, please let us know on Instagram or via email. We reference a few pieces. We bring up the Bechdel Cast episode from 2018, a podcast discussing intersectional feminism and using that lens look at movies. We also reference...

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75:14

Dear Santa (2022)

The Horror Agenda ·

2025/12/17

Welcome back to the Horror Agenda and this week we cover the 2022 short film Dear Santa, written and directed by Chris Vanderhorst. You can watch the short here. You can watch all the shorts we covered on our YouTube playlist here. This week Carlos recommends Black Christmas (1974), directed by Bob Clark, which we covered on the show already. He revisits it often. If you want more analysis on it, check out this video from Princess Weekes. He also recommends Good...

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117:06

Thir13en Ghosts [Thirteen Ghosts] (2001)

The Horror Agenda ·

2025/12/10

Welcome to the Horror Agenda. This week we talk about the wonderful Thirteen Ghosts (2001) and talk about our love of Matthew Lillard (before we knew it would be a mainstream conversation.) Thir13en Ghosts is directed by Steve Beck with story by Robb White and screenplay Neal Marshall Stevens & Richard D’Ovidio. We reference this ScreenRant piece by MacArthur, Lealos & Bruce updated 2024 about the 13 ghosts of the film. We also reference the episode of Mostly Horror that featur...

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57:21

The Creep Tapes - Joseph (Season 2, Episode 1)

The Horror Agenda ·

2025/11/27

Welcome to the Horror Agenda. Thanks for the patience in the delay of today's episode as I have been traveling. There will be no new episode next week. This week we return to the world of Patrick Brice and Mark Duplass of the Creep Tapes (2024- ) which has it's new season out now. We cover the season premiere episode, Joseph featuring the brilliant David Dastmalchian. Victor recommends USA High (1997-1999), a teen sitcom about 6 friends at the American Academy of Paris. Carlos recommend...

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