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Final Transmission

Weekly horror reviews from the wasteland. Hosted by Sam Russo and Jamie Carruthers.

tv & film film reviews

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63:22

Twisting the knife away: Trick 'r Treat (2007)

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2025/10/20

Is Sam (the movie character, not the podcast host) mischievous, taciturn, and difficult to predict, or has he been merchandised to the point of inefficacy? Find out what to think as we discuss Trick 'r TreatSupport Final Transmission: Join our Patreon - for just $5 a month, you get (almost) unedited and raw video versions of every new episode Rate and review us wherever you're listening Email us with your thoughts, questions, and FT slash fiction Follow us on Instagram, Bluesky and TikTok Check

77:07

Chucky Starkweather's Merry Weekend: The Sadist (1963)

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2025/09/29

We finally ask the age-old question: is baseball the ultimate counterpount to spree killing?Support Final Transmission: Join our Patreon - for just $5 a month, you get (almost) unedited and raw video versions of every new episode Rate and review us wherever you're listening Email us with your thoughts, questions, and FT slash fiction Follow us on Instagram, Bluesky and TikTok Check out Red Scare Industries

74:11

Rated R for Rad: Popcorn (1991)

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2025/09/15

This week we discuss borrowed nostalgia, the flattening of the mono-culture, and we introduce you to the Michael Jordan of douchey movie boyfriends. It's POPCORN 🍿 Support Final Transmission: Join our Patreon - for just $5 a month, you get (almost) unedited and raw video versions of every new episode Rate and review us wherever you're listening Email us with your thoughts, questions, and FT slash fiction Follow us on Instagram, Bluesky and TikTok Check out Red Scare Industries

65:55

Tripping into Casablanca: Splice (2009)

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2025/09/08

Sam is mad about science and other stuff.Support Final Transmission: Join our Patreon - for just $5 a month, you get (almost) unedited and raw video versions of every new episode Rate and review us wherever you're listening Email us with your thoughts, questions, and FT slash fiction Follow us on Instagram, Bluesky and TikTok Check out Red Scare Industries

60:19

What's so scary about werewolves?

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2025/09/01

This week we're taking a break from the usual review format to share this conversation from 2023 about what makes werewolves tick. Support Final Transmission: Join our Patreon - for just $5 a month, you get (almost) unedited and raw video versions of every new episode Rate and review us wherever you're listening Email us with your thoughts, questions, and FT slash fiction Follow us on Instagram, Bluesky and TikTok Check out Red Scare Industries

01:16:25

Incongruous balls: Phantasm (1979)

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2025/07/21

Jamie and Sam revisit a classic, with surprising results (and lots of ball-based innuendo).Your bit: Support the show by joining our Patreon - for just $5 a month, you get (almost) unedited and raw video versions of every new episode Rate and review us wherever you're listening Email us with your thoughts, questions, and FT slash fiction Follow us on Instagram, Bluesky and TikTok Check out Red Scare Industries

01:20:20

Slam it in the clambake: Slumber Party Massacre 2 (1987)

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2025/06/30

Was this the movie that made Sam quit the podcast? How did Jamie become a fan of Less Than Jake?Do your bit: Sign up to our Patreon for (almost) unedited and raw video versions of every new episode Rate and review us wherever you're listening Email us with your thoughts, questions, and FT slash fiction Follow us on Instagram, Bluesky and TikTok Check out Red Scare Industries

01:09:29

Swinging from the fences: Critters (1986)

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2025/06/23

We get into all things little and gribbly in this week's discussion on Critters - does it rip off Gremlins or something else entirely? Speculation abounds.Do your bit: Sign up to our Patreon for (almost) unedited and raw video versions of every new episode Rate and review us wherever you're listening Email us with your thoughts, questions, and FT slash fiction Follow us on Instagram, Bluesky and TikTok Check out Red Scare Industries

01:05:25

#NotAllDolls: Dolly Dearest (1991)

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2025/06/16

Is it a Chucky rip off? Is it a Gremlins rip off? Is it a rip of The Omen? No! It's Dolly Dearest.Do your bit: Sign up to our Patreon for (almost) unedited and raw video versions of every new episode Rate and review us wherever you're listening Email us with your thoughts, questions, and FT slash fiction Follow us on Instagram, Bluesky and TikTok Check out Red Scare Industries

01:07:12

Compulsive filmmaking: Ghosthouse (AKA La Casa 3, 1988)

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2025/06/02

We're back and we've got a month filled with rip-offs and cash-ins for you - kicking off with this not-so-subtle slice of Italian cinema. Pitched as the third part in the Evil Dead series, this is actually a rip of Poltergeist. So there.Do your bit: Sign up to our Patreon for (almost) unedited and raw video versions of every new episode Rate and review us wherever you're listening Email us with your thoughts, questions, and FT slash fiction Follow us on Instagram, Bluesky and TikTok Check out Red

01:11:56

Big Marmoset Energy: The Faculty (1998)

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2025/04/14

This week, we talk about everybody's nostalgic favourite teen high school alien parasite movie. One of us clearly loves it a lot. Guess who?Do your bit: Sign up to our Patreon for (almost) unedited and raw video versions of every new episode Rate and review us wherever you're listening Email us with your thoughts, questions, and FT slash fiction Follow us on Instagram, Bluesky and TikTok Check out Red Scare Industries

01:05:22

Love with a capital V: Edge of the Axe (1989)

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2025/04/07

We're back in slashersville for yet another underseen, standalone 80's slasher. Underappreciated? You'll just have to wait and see...Do your bit: Sign up to our Patreon for (almost) unedited and raw video versions of every new episode Rate and review us wherever you're listening Email us with your thoughts, questions, and FT slash fiction Follow us on Instagram, Bluesky and TikTok Check out Red Scare Industries

01:07:51

Sam's 100 minute bath: When Evil Lurks (2023)

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2025/03/31

This week, we're in Argentina to discuss the Shudder Original WHEN EVIL LURKS. Is it the best horror movie since The Exorcist or just better than the reboot of Vacation? Do your bit: Sign up to our Patreon for (almost) unedited and raw video versions of every new episode Rate and review us wherever you're listening Email us with your thoughts, questions, and FT slash fiction Follow us on Instagram, Bluesky and TikTok Check out Red Scare Industries

01:10:51

Sultry sludge: Cat People (1981)

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2025/02/24

The exciting conclusion to Love Month with Paul Schrader's challenging remake of Cat People. Is it a subtle and well constructed piece of erotic cinema or a pretentious failure? Also what is the correct way to drink water out of a tap?Do your bit: Sign up to our Patreon for (almost) unedited and raw video versions of every new episode Rate and review us wherever you're listening Email us with your thoughts, questions, and FT slash fiction Follow us on Instagram, Bluesky and TikTok Check out Red

01:01:33

Mad About Milk: The Loved Ones (2009)

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2025/02/17

Love month continues with Aussie rules prom nightmare, The Loved Ones. Find out what made Sam cringe out of his flesh now. Do your bit: Sign up to our Patreon for (almost) unedited and raw video versions of every new episode Rate and review us wherever you're listening Email us with your thoughts, questions, and FT slash fiction Follow us on Instagram, Bluesky and TikTok Check out Red Scare Industries

01:29:19

The Full Mountie: My Bloody Valentine (1981)

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2025/02/10

Especially for Valentine's Day, we're taking a trip back to the great white north for some Moosehead Beer and some good ol' fashioned slashing-in-a-mine. Listen with glee as Sam dazzles you with his Canada knowledge and Jamie attempts to copyright the miranda rights. Do your bit: Sign up to our Patreon for (almost) unedited and raw video versions of every new episode Rate and review us wherever you're listening Email us with your thoughts, questions, and FT slash fiction Follow us on Instagram,

01:09:14

Sam's dream: Miracle Mile (1988)

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2025/02/03

As we kick off a month of love, we're talking about the hugely underrated Miracle Mile. A film best enjoyed completely spoiler-free.The big question on our lips is: Would Sam be best friends with Kurt Fuller? Do your bit: Sign up to our Patreon for (almost) unedited and raw video versions of every new episode Rate and review us wherever you're listening Email us with your thoughts, questions, and FT slash fiction Follow us on Instagram, Bluesky and TikTok Check out Red Scare Industries

01:05:29

A neutral egg: Q - The Winged Serpent (1982)

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2025/01/27

It's the final week of Jan-noir-y and we're going out swingin' with one of Jamie's go-to late night movies. It's Q - The Winged Serpent!Featuring chat about John DeLancie, Law & Order, claymation and (obviously) Nicolas Cage. Do your bit: Sign up to our Patreon for (almost) unedited and raw video versions of every new episode Rate and review us wherever you're listening Email us with your thoughts, questions, and FT slash fiction Follow us on Instagram, Bluesky and TikTok Check out Red Scare

01:01:25

A Very Serious Swan: Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers (1988)

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2025/01/20

We're all over the map for this week's installment of JAN-NOIR-Y, with Fred Olen Ray's Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers.We talk Adrian Mole, sandwich meats, Pee Wee Herman, posthumous Oscars and Bruce Campbell (again). Do your bit: Sign up to our Patreon for (almost) unedited and raw video versions of every new episode Rate and review us wherever you're listening Email us with your thoughts, questions, and FT slash fiction Follow us on Instagram, Bluesky and TikTok Check out Red Scare Industries

01:19:02

Double chin territory: Maniac Cop (1988)

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2025/01/06

It's the new year and it's JA-NOIR-Y (a whole month of vaguely noir-tinged horror) so we're kicking off with William Lustig's MANIAC COP. Do your bit: Sign up to our Patreon for (almost) unedited and raw video versions of every new episode Rate and review us wherever you're listening Email us with your thoughts, questions, and FT slash fiction Follow us on Instagram, Bluesky and TikTok Check out Red Scare Industries Order 20 Years Of Dreaming And Scheming

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