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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

112:35

Ten of Swords (2023)

The Horror Agenda ·

2025/02/05

Welcome to the Horror Agenda. Today we cover the 2023 short film Ten of Swords from writer director Faye Jackson, a short about a different kind of zombie. For more from Faye Jackson and her production company Touch Piece Productions, you can go here. You can watch the short here. You can watch all the shorts we covered on our YouTube playlist here. We reference this Instagram post from Faye Jackson's Production Company here. While the film is not explicitly about tarot, we...

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78:39

What Happened Downstairs? (2021)

The Horror Agenda ·

2025/01/29

Welcome to the Horror Agenda and we cannot remember what happens once we leave this room. We are starting to see a pattern so maybe we'll figure it out.*door slams**yelling**banging*We're doing a podcast. We're covering the 2021 short film What Happened Downstairs? written and directed by Andrew Nisinson. You can watch the short on his website here. It was featured on Short of the Week and is available here. You can watch all the shorts we covered on our YouTube playlist here. This week Vict...

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Meat Puppet (2024)

The Horror Agenda ·

2025/01/22

Welcome Back to the Horror Agenda and Happy New Year. Yes we are doing the New Year episode as January comes to an end but we are having fun and covering a wonderful short written and directed by Eros V. Yes that's right we're covering the 2024 short film Meat Puppet. You can watch Meat Puppet on YouTube here. We heard about this short from friend of the pod Sam Shelton but it was also featured on Short of the Week which you can read more about here. You can watch all the shorts we cove...

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129:53

Black Christmas (1974)

The Horror Agenda ·

2024/12/25

Happy Solstice and Happy Holidays to those who celebrate, remember to NOT answer the phone! Today we are covering the CLASSIC (1974) Black Christmas! Directed by Bob Clark and written by Roy Moore. Before the year ends, if you haven't already, please fill out our listener survey here: https://forms.gle/Vk7YtU1xeAq46aGBAIn this episode we discuss abortion and until recently, it's legality in the US the year before this film came out and while Bob Clark is USian he made this in Canada. Canada b...

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90:58

The Creep Tapes episode 2 'Elliott'

The Horror Agenda ·

2024/12/18

Welcome Back to the Horror Agenda! Today we cover episode two 'Elliott' of the Creep Tapes. The series from Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice builds on the world-building of the Creep movies. The Creep Tapes is a Shudder exclusive and all 6 episodes are now streaming. If you missed it, we covered episode one of the show last week. Before we get into our usual info, we're doing an end of the year listener survey. Please take a few moments to give us feedback about the show so we can improve the l...

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The Creep Tapes episode 1 'Mike'

The Horror Agenda ·

2024/12/11

Welcome Back to the Horror Agenda! Today we cover episode one 'Mike' of the Creep Tapes. The series from Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice builds on the world-building of the Creep movies. The Creep Tapes is a Shudder exclusive and 5 of the 6 episodes are streaming at time of release.Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice, the co-creators spoke to Dread Central's Mary Beth McAndrews about the show in this interview that we reference. Laci Mosley, host of the podcast (and forthcoming Freeform TV show) Sc...

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Cookies by the Fire (2022)

The Horror Agenda ·

2024/12/04

Happy December from the Horror Agenda. As a new month begins we bring you a short film that is magical and mysterious and murderous. Today we are covering the 2022 short film Cookies by the Fire written and directed by Scott Vasey.You can watch the film on Screamfest's Youtube channel here.This week Carlos recommends the Creep Tapes (2024 - ), a new found footage show on Shudder from the universe of the Creep movies. A fun show that spoiler, we will be covering on the podcast soon. Carlos als...

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58:58

Fucking Ghosts (2020)

The Horror Agenda ·

2024/11/27

Welcome back to the Horror Agenda.CW: If the title did not warn you, we discuss sex and sexuality and drop the F word a lot. Listener discretion advised. This week we cover the 2020 short film written and directed by Jason Cook. You can find more of his work here. You can watch the short film here. You can also watch it here or on our Horror Agenda YouTube playlist. We allude to an interview with Jason Cook and producer Kelly Parker and you can find it here from Jean BookNerd.This week Victor...

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84:16

Gridlock (2016)

The Horror Agenda ·

2024/11/20

Welcome to the Horror Agenda. This week we're covering the 2016 short film Gridlock, directed by Ian Hunt-Duffy and written by Darach McGarrigle with story by Ian Hunt-Duffy and Darach McGarrigle. You can watch the short on Short of the Week's YouTube channel here. You can read the Short of the Week review here. There is an IG page for the film as well.This week Victor recommends the TV show Yes, Dear (2000-2006) a sitcom about two couples and their very different personalities and vibe...

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47:46

Death Metal (2016)

The Horror Agenda ·

2024/11/13

Welcome back to the Horror Agenda. This week we cover the 2016 short film Death Metal written and directed by Chris McInroy. You can watch the film on the Alter YouTube channel here.This week, Victor recommends Truth or Dare (2018) a fun film about friends at college getting conned into a deadly game while on vacation. As this was recorded during the week of the US Presidential election Carlos struggled to pick a recommendation and suggested finding mutual aid in your area, and working with o...

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There Will Be Monsters (Habrá Monstruos) (2020)

The Horror Agenda ·

2024/11/06

Welcome back to the Horror Agenda and today we revisit the work of Carlota Pereda. That's right, this week we're covering the 2020 short, written and directed by Carlota Pereda with cinematography by Rita Noriega, who listeners will know worked with Carlota on Cerdita and Piggy (short and feature). This episode has a content warning. While the film does not explicitly show sexual assault, it is implied, there is harassment and our discuss veers into discussions of sexual assault and more. You...

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123:40

Halloween (1978)

The Horror Agenda ·

2024/10/30

Happy Halloween Listeners and Welcome to the Halloween episode of the Horror Agenda. On today's episode we cover the original Halloween from 1978, a Debra Hill production, cowritten by John Carpenter and Debra Hill and directed by John Carpenter. In this episode Carlos references the 2018 Bechdel Cast episode and listeners are encouraged to check it out for a more focused discussion on gender, sexuality and more. Our episodes together can make a fun double feature for your Halloween enjoyment...

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Marta (2018)

The Horror Agenda ·

2024/10/23

Welcome back to the Horror Agenda. This week we cover the 2018 short film Marta written and directed by Lucía Forner Segarra. A would-be serial killer finds her first victim...or does she?You can watch the short on the Alter YouTube page here.Victor recommends the TV show, Prodigal Son (2019-2021) this week, a show about a former FBI profiler whose the son of a serial killer and thinks dad have rubbed off on him. This week, Carlos recommends Raw Dog (2023) by Jamie Loftus, a book about hot do...

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74:30

Kookie (2016)

The Horror Agenda ·

2024/10/16

This week on the Horror Agenda we get spooky with cookies from our Kookie cookie jar. That's right we're covering the short film Kookie (2016). This short is written and directed by Justin Harding and about a little girl who does not listen and her mom brings a cookie jar with a story attached to it. You can watch the film here on the YouTube Alter channel. This week Victor recommends the Cleaning Lady a show about a doctor, coming to the US to care for her son and when things go wrong she us...

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Stitches (2012)

The Horror Agenda ·

2024/10/09

Welcome back to the Horror Agenda as we get closer and closer to Halloween! A favorite time of year for many a horror-head. This week we spend some time clowning around as we cover the 2012 film Stitches. The film is directed by Conor McMahon and cowritten by Conor McMahon and David O'Brien. This week Victor recommends White Collar (2009-2014) a show about a con-artist who ends up helping the FBI starring Matt Bomer.Carlos recommends the podcast Worlds Beyond Number and the current campaign t...

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99:56

Koreatown Ghost Story (2021)

The Horror Agenda ·

2024/10/02

Welcome back to the Horror Agenda as we cover a ghost story, a Koreatown ghost story. That's right, we are covering Koreatown Ghost Story written and directed by Minsun Park and Teddy Tenenbaum. Minsun also play a small part in the film. This short features and is executive produced by THE Margaret Cho. The film stars Lyrica Okano as Hannah Lee who visits a family friend and then things get interesting. You can watch the film here on YouTube's Alter channel. The film has a LinkTree with sever...

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67:01

Timothy (2013)

The Horror Agenda ·

2024/09/25

Bienvenido! Hoy en el show de Timothy hablamos sobre HORROR.Welcome to the show. Today we discuss the Spanish language (hence our intro) short Timothy (2013). Timothy is written and directed by Marc Martínez Jordán.We had a wonderful time talking about the art, cinematography and the Spanish language of it all.You can watch the film on YouTube's Alter channel here. This week Victor recommends a throwback from his youth Surf Ninjas (1993). A movie about two brothers who discover they are long ...

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85:28

Look Away (2018)

The Horror Agenda ·

2024/09/18

Welcome to the Horror Agenda as we cover another mirror themed horror. This week we cover the 2018 film, written and directed by Assaf Bernstein. We meander into some interesting conversations.This week Carlos recommends A Bucket of Blood (1959) directed by Roger Corman, about a nerdy artist who wants to win a woman over by making art and accidentally killing his cat sends him on a wild ride. Victor recommends Medabots (2001-2004) an anime about robots who battle with artificial intelligence ...

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124:45

Oculus Chapter 3 - The Man with the Plan (2006)

The Horror Agenda ·

2024/09/11

Welcome back to the Horror Agenda and join us as we hole up in a room and stare into a mirror so we can prove it is indeed evil. This week we are covering a short film from the horror king of the modern era THE Mike Flanagan. He directed Oculus Chapter 3 and co-wrote it with Jeff Seidman. We reference this piece by Nick Venable from Cinema Blend (2023) here.We did not address this Empire piece directly but this is a nice read by Ben Travis (2020) available here.This week Carlos recommends the...

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82:58

The Ballerina (2021)

The Horror Agenda ·

2024/09/04

Welcome back to the Horror Agenda as we dive face the music and our reflections as we cover the 2021 short film The Ballerina. The film is directed by Aaron Fradkin. The credits do not list a writer but Aaron and his partner/producer Victoria Fratz came up with it together and are listed as the writers on IMDb. We have fun talking mirror theories, dance, music and more. You can watch the film here. You can watch the Behind the Scenes we reference here. We also reference this Dread Central pie...

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