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The ALTER Tapes

Sharai Bohannon, Jazz Crawley, AJ Dickens, Mark O. Estes, Nichole Goble, Xero Gravity, Jamie Kirsten Howard, Joe Lipsett, Adrian Rodriguez, Bobby Torrez, Kat White

A weekly horror podcast featuring a rotating pair of POC, LGBTQ+ and/or female co-hosts discussing a new ALTER short in their own candid, irreverent, and often hilarious style.Part of the Anatomy of a Scream Pod Squad Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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28:18

Sam and Doug (2023)

The ALTER Tapes ·

2023/10/02

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Kat & Mark discuss director Brendan Cleaves’s short “Sam and Doug”. This short film depicts the value of human connection in the shakiest of times. Tune in to hear Mark & Kat’s thoughts on this short, surviving a zombie apocalypse, choosing yourself & more!Premise: In a near-future where a virus has turned the population into rabid monsters, a desperate mother forms an unlikely friendship in order to return home and save her family.Connect with your

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24:16

#chadgetstheaxe (2019)

The ALTER Tapes ·

2023/09/25

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Xero and Mark discuss Travis Bible’s short "#chadgetstheaxe”. Listen to the Blerds break down the not-so-subtle nods to the problematic sides of internet communities.Premise: Join top ten vlogger, Chad Ryan, as he live streams his visit to the William Burrows murder cabin. Chad's aiming to finally break a million views so spread the word.Connect with your co-hosts:> Xero: @idkgravity / @blerdymassacre> Mark: @theanticritic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

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24:05

You’re Not Home (2022)

The ALTER Tapes ·

2023/09/18

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Jazz and Xero discuss Derek Ugochukwu’s short ‘You’re Not Home’. We dive into the fears and realities of assimilation in a space where you’re not welcome.Premise: When an ominous mould appears in their room, two African brothers seeking asylum are faced with a dark entity lurking within their direct provision centre.Connect with your co-hosts:> Jazz: @Smok1ngaces / @Girlthatsscary> Xero: @Idkgravity / @Blerdymassacre Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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24:08

Changeling (2021)

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2023/09/11

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Jazz and Nichole discuss Marie Claire Cushinan and Ryan O’Neil’sshort ‘Changeling’ (2021). We discuss the how dread, misery and hunger can reach a boiling point, and cause one to lose touch with reality.Premise: Fear and superstition take hold of a young family during a time of great hunger in 1879 IrelandConnect with your co-hosts:> Jazz: @Smok1ngaces / @girlthatsscary> Nichole: @bodieshorror Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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21:29

American Hell (2014)

The ALTER Tapes ·

2023/09/04

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Nichole and Jamie discuss Robert Bryce MIllburn’s American Hell (2014). This six minute thriller shows the brutal reality of a post-apocalyptic apartment complex’s lack of security and connectedness, and what its residents will do to survive.Premise: A family's apartment is invaded in the middle of the night, while neither their lives nor their valuables are taken -- instead, they're given a grim glimpse at how alone they are when a dozen neighbors did nothing to help

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17:18

Morse Code (2023)

The ALTER Tapes ·

2023/08/28

This week on The ALTER Tapes, AJ and Jamie discuss McKenzi Vanderberg’s short 'Morse Code' (2023) and how a young woman’s grief becomes unbearable as she navigates how to move on from the guilt of her best friend’s death.Premise: Haunted by a tragic death, a grieving woman uses her childhood hobby in the hopes of speaking to her lost loved one, but instead finds herself caught in a spiral of fear, regret, and questions unanswered.AJ: @_ButWhoisshe / @d180podcastJamie: @glitterburrito /

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20:38

The Lake (2022)

The ALTER Tapes ·

2023/08/21

This week on The ALTER Tapes, AJ and Adrian discuss Joey Greene’s short 'The Lake’ (2022).Premise: When eager man proposes to his girlfriend out on the lake in the middle of the night, they come face to face with the dark spirits under the surface.Connect with your co-hosts:> AJ:@_ButWhoIsShe/ @d180podcast> Adrian: @Adrianraee Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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31:07

Hangry (2021)

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2023/08/14

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Adrian and Sharai discuss Bola Ogun’s short ‘HANGRY’. Our hosts dive into the distressing (and potentially triggering) family dynamics that take the viewers down a satisfying path of revenge.Premise: A teenage daughter, fed up with her father's verbal and sexual abuse, takes revenge upon him after he drinks away her college savings.Connect with your co-hosts:> Sharai: @Misssharai / @blerdymassacre> Adrian: @adrianraee / @slash_her_pod Hosted on Acast. See

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24:58

The Rule Of Three (2021)

The ALTER Tapes ·

2023/08/07

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Sharai and Nichole discuss Elwood Quincy Walker’s short ‘The Rule Of Three.’ Sharai and Nichole talk about OCDs, The Strangers, and how this film masters the three-act structure.Premise: A woman haunted by her OCD and intrusive thoughts must overcome herself and face her inner demons to survive the night in the event of a terrifying home invasion by three masked slashers.Connect with your co-hosts:> Sharai: @misssharai / @NightmareFierce /@blerdymassacre>

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20:46

Milk Teeth (2021)

The ALTER Tapes ·

2023/07/31

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Sharai and new co-host Xero discuss Felipe Vargas’ short ‘Milk Teeth’. They talk about the disturbing origins of the phrase milk teeth, blerd out about this creature, and talk about how messed up these potential parents at the orphanage are.Premise: An orphanage spirals into mayhem when a boy discovers a shadowy creature who comes to collect more than just the children's teeth...Connect with your co-hosts:> Sharai: @misssharai / @NightmareFierce /@blerdymassacre>

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33:25

Kickstart My Heart (2023)

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2023/07/24

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Sharai and Bobby discuss Kelsey Bollig’s short “Kickstart My Heart”. We talk about siblings, life and death situations, and representation in genre television shows.Premise: After a gruesome car accident, a young woman fights her mind's 3 levels of hell to survive.Connect with your co-hosts:> Sharai: @Misssharai / @NightmareFierce / @blerdymassacre> Bobby: @BobbyTorrez / @People_Scares Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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30:40

The Retreat (2020)

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2023/07/17

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Joe is joined by new co-host Nichole Goble to discuss Marcus Anthony Thomas' 'The Retreat' (2020), which has cult vibes, great framing, and has us asking about the economic model of running a murder farm.Premise: When Mia, a distraught single mother, arrives at a retreat that uses revenge as a form of therapy, she must face her pain and decide which path is right for her.Connect with your co-hosts:Nichole: @BodiesHorrorJoe: @bstolemyremote / @HorrorQueers Hosted on

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34:28

Tonight It's You (2016)

The ALTER Tapes ·

2023/07/10

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Joe is joined by new co-host Mark O. Estes to discuss Dominic Haxton's 2016 short 'Tonight It's You'. We're talking bad gay hook-up stories, religious intolerance, and why CJ won't just turn away when the situation gets weird!Premise: When a young man meets up with his dating app hookup, he encounters something much more sinister than he could ever imagine.Connect with your co-hosts:> Joe: @bstolemyremote / @horrorqueers> Mark: @theanticritic / @KingzScream /

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20:53

In The Shadow of God (2022)

The ALTER Tapes ·

2023/07/03

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Bobby and Joe reunite to discuss Brian Sepanzyk's 'In the Shadow of God' (2022), a short about a symbol (possibly witchcraft?) that causes people to kill themselves. It's a ~17 minute short that's simultaneously not long enough for all of its ideas, but also too long for how little follow through there is. We're not mad; we just need more!Connect with your co-hosts:Bobby: @BobbyTorrez / @People_ScaresJoe: @bstolemyremote / @HorrorQueers Hosted on Acast. See

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23:06

Satanic Panic ‘87 (2019)

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2023/06/26

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Kat & Sharai discuss director Bryan M. Ferguson’s short “Satanic Panic ‘87”. This short follows a pair of metalheads who are ready to get lit with the Devil. Tune in to hear our hosts thoughts on this flick, Satanic Panic in the US, human sacrifices, & more!Premise: Two metalheads open a gateway to hell when following the instructions of a satanic aerobics tape. Connect with your co-hosts:> Sharai: @Misssharai / @NightmareFierce / @BlerdyMassacre> Kat:

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27:26

And Away (2023)

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2023/06/19

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Kat and Joe discuss Noah Campagna's 'And Away' (2022). We're talking Nope comparisons, Black hair, tearing up, and freaking out over the rung on a ladder.Premise: A young mother must protect her child as she finds the world around her is vanishing.Connect with your co-hosts:> Joe: @bstolemyremote / @horrorqueers> Kat: @@DanniTheKidd / @GirlThatsScary Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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26:49

Take 2: Satisfaction Guaranteed (2017)

The ALTER Tapes ·

2023/06/12

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Adrian and Ryan discuss Yue Ma’s short ‘Satisfaction Guaranteed’. They discuss relationship breaking points, toxic male tendencies and if they would use a hand cannon to give a “helping hand”. Premise: A lonely 50s housewife undertakes radical atomic surgery to win back her husband's wandering eyes and to become the perfect wife in the process.Connect with your co-hosts:>Ryan: @BrotherGhoulish / @blerdymassacre>Adrian: @adrianraee / @slash_her_pod Hosted on Acast

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20:18

Take 2: Concealer (2021)

The ALTER Tapes ·

2023/06/05

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Jamie and AJ discuss Kristine Gerolaga’s short ‘Concealer.' Pretty hurts. Jazz and Joe previously talked about this short on S01E23.Premise: When Ivy agrees to let her old friend Bless treat her to a spa day, she soon learns that Bless has joined a cosmetics pyramid scheme.Connect with your co-hosts:> Jamie: @glitterburrito /@bloodybroadspod> AJ: @_ButWhoisshe / @d180podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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23:18

Deathly (2015)

The ALTER Tapes ·

2023/05/29

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Jamie and Sharai discuss Mike Williamson’s short ‘Deathly’. Our jokes are fire today but we also talk about Alan Ruck and how any of us can be monsters without erasing parts of our identities.Premise: After the tragic death of his wife in a house fire, Richard returns home on the night of her funeral to find he may not be as alone as he thought.Connect with your co-hosts:> Jamie: @glitterburrito / @BloodyBroadsPod> Sharai: @Misssharai / @NightmareFierce /

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24:33

With Pleasure (2021)

The ALTER Tapes ·

2023/05/22

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Bobby and AJ discuss Maxwell Nalevansky & Carl Fry’s short ‘With Pleasure”. This short takes us on an otherworldly trip that has us questioning, do we actually know if we’re in purgatory right now?Premise: An unsuspecting robber chooses the wrong bar to hold a stick up.Connect with your co-host:Bobby: @BobbyTorrez / @People_ScaresAJ: @_ButWhoIsShe/ @d180podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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