What if you could get a front row seat on a journey through the best and worst horror movies of the past half-century, all rated on Rotten Tomatoes? Brace yourself for an eerie tour with your hosts, Chad Campbell, Mike Carron, and Sam Schreiner, as they dissect each film with a surgeon's precision and a fan's passion. Our story began on a mundane work day, when two colleagues, Chad and Mike, decided to start a podcast centered on their shared love for horror films. The search for a genre was a winding, convoluted exploration of possibilities, before we arrived at the chilling idea of horror films. Our journey didn’t stop there. We had to figure out where to begin, how to categorize each film, and the scale to use for our rating system. We landed on a year-by-year review of the best and the worst films, starting from 1970 - the dawn of modern horror. Our shows come packed with a variety of categories like First Impressions, Tropes Hall of Shame, One-liners, and more. We also rate each film on a watchability scale, advising if it's worth your precious time. Join us as we sometimes agree, and other times disagree with Rotten Tomatoes' ratings. So, fasten your seat belts, it's going to be a spooky ride! Head to www.screamsandstreams.com for links and information related to our episodes.
Ep. 138: Curry Barker's "Obsession" (2025)
Obsession (2025) · Sep 12, 2026
Ep. 137: Damian McCarthy's "Hokum" (2026)
Hokum (2026) · Sep 5, 2026
Ep. 136: Takashi Shimizu's "Ju-On: The Grudge" (2002)
Ju-on: The Grudge (2002) · Jun 27, 2026
Ep. 135: Rick Bota's Hellraiser: Hellseeker (2002)
Hellraiser: Hellseeker (2002) · Jun 20, 2026
Ep. 134: Neil Marshall's "Dog Soldiers" (2002)
Dog Soldiers (2002) · Jun 13, 2026
Ep. 133: Alejandro Amenábar's "The Others" (2001)
The Others (2001) · Jun 6, 2026
Ep. 132: Victor Salva's "Jeepers Creepers" (2001)
Jeepers Creepers (2001) · May 30, 2026
Ep. 131: Guy Magar's "Children of the Corn: Revelation" (2001)
Revelation (2001) · May 23, 2026
Ep. 130: Guillermo del Toro's "The Devil’s Backbone" (2001)
The Devil's Backbone (2001) · May 16, 2026
Ep. 129: Walter Klenhard's "Disappearance" (2002)
Disappearance (2002) · May 9, 2026
Ep. 128: Rob Spera's "Leprechaun in the Hood" (2000)
Leprechaun in the Hood (2000) · May 2, 2026
Ep. 127: Tom Gormican's "Anaconda" (2025)
Anaconda (2025) · Apr 25, 2026
Ep. 126: Chuck Russell's "Bless the Child" (2000)
Bless the Child (2000) · Apr 18, 2026
Ep. 125: John Fawcett's "Ginger Snaps" (2000)
Ginger Snaps (2000) · Apr 11, 2026
Ep. 124: Nia DaCosta’s "28 Years Later: The Bone Temple" (2025)
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) · Apr 4, 2026
Ep. 123: Rob Reiner's "Misery" (1990)
Misery (1990) · Mar 28, 2026
Ep. 122: Wes Craven's "The People Under the Stairs" (1991)
The People Under the Stairs (1991) · Mar 21, 2026
Ep. 121: Brian Yuzna's "Bride of Re-Animator" (1990)
Bride of Re-Animator (1990) · Mar 14, 2026
Ep. 119: Peter Hyam's "End of Days" (1999)
End of Days (1999) · Feb 28, 2026
Ep. 118: M. Night Shyamalan's "The Sixth Sense" (1999)
The Sixth Sense (1999) · Feb 21, 2026
Ep. 117: Jan de Bont's "The Haunting" (1999)
The Haunting (1999) · Feb 14, 2026
Ep. 116: William Malone's "House On Haunted Hill" (1999)
House on Haunted Hill (1999) · Feb 7, 2026
Ep. 115: Peter Medak's "Species II" (1998)
Species II (1998) · Jan 31, 2026
Ep. 113: Michael Haneke's "Funny Games" (1997)
Funny Games (1997) · Jan 17, 2026
Ep. 112: Daniel Myrick & Eduardo Sanchez’s "The Blair Witch Project" (1999)
The Blair Witch Project (1999) · Jan 10, 2026
Ep. 111: Anthony Waller's "An American Werewolf in Paris" (1997)
An American Werewolf in Paris (1997) · Jan 3, 2026
Ep. 110: Wes Craven's "Scream 2" (1997)
Scream 2 (1997) · Dec 27, 2025
Ep. 109: Michael Cooney's "Jack Frost" (1997)
Jack Frost (1997) · Dec 20, 2025
Ep. 108: Holly Dale's "Blood & Donuts" (1995)
Blood & Donuts (1995) · Dec 13, 2025
Ep. 107: Wes Craven's "Scream" (1996)
Scream (1996) · Dec 6, 2025
Ep. 106: Gilbert Adler's "Bordello of Blood" (1996)
Bordello of Blood (1996) · Nov 29, 2025
Ep. 105: Alejandro Amenábar’s “Thesis” (1996)
Thesis (1996) · Nov 22, 2025
Ep. 104: Zach Cregger's "Weapons" (2025)
Weapons (2025) · Nov 15, 2025
Ep. 103: Zach Cregger's "Barbarian" (2022)
Barbarian (2022) · Nov 8, 2025
Ep. 102: Robert Rodriguez's "The Faculty" (1998)
The Faculty (1998) · Nov 1, 2025
Ep. 101: Vincenzo Natali’s "Cube" (1997)
Cube (1998) · Oct 25, 2025
Ep. 100: Wes Craven’s "Vampire in Brooklyn" (1995)
Vampire in Brooklyn (1995) · Oct 18, 2025
Ep. 99: Lewis Gilbert’s "Haunted" (1995)
Haunted (1995) · Oct 11, 2025
Ep. 98: Luis Llosa’s "Anaconda" (1997)
Anaconda (1997) · Oct 4, 2025
Ep. 97: Robert Rodriguez's "From Dusk Till Dawn" (1996)
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) · Sep 27, 2025
Ep. 96: Rodman Flender’s “Leprechaun 2” (1994)
Leprechaun 2 (1994) · Sep 20, 2025
Ep. 95: Wes Craven's "New Nightmare" (1994)
Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994) · Sep 13, 2025
Ep. 94: Danny Boyle's "28 Years Later" (2025)
28 Years Later (2025) · Jun 28, 2025
Ep. 93: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo's "28 Weeks Later" (2007)
28 Weeks Later (2007) · Jun 21, 2025
Ep. 92: Danny Boyle's "28 Days Later" (2002)
28 Days Later (2002) · Jun 14, 2025
Ep. 91: Fraser C. Heston's "Needful Things" (1993)
Needful Things (1993) · Jun 7, 2025
Ep. 90: Sam Raimi's "Army of Darkness" (1993)
Army of Darkness (1992) · May 31, 2025
Ep. 89: Anthony Hickox's "Warlock: The Armageddon" (1993)
Warlock: The Armageddon (1993) · May 24, 2025
Ep. 88: John Carpenter's "Body Bags" (1993)
Body Bags (1993) · May 17, 2025
Ep. 87: Bernard Rose's "Candyman" (1992)
Candyman (1992) · May 10, 2025
Ep. 86: Eric Red's "Body Parts" (1991)
Body Parts (1991) · May 3, 2025
Ep. 85: Manny Coto's "Dr. Giggles" (1992)
Dr. Giggles (1992) · Apr 26, 2025
Ep. 83: Tom Holland's "Child's Play" (1988)
Child's Play (1988) · Apr 12, 2025
Ep. 81: Kristine Peterson's "Critters 3" (1991)
Critters 3 (1991) · Mar 29, 2025
Ep. 80: Ted Nicolaou's "Subspecies" (1991)
Subspecies (1991) · Mar 22, 2025
Ep. 79: Joe Dante's "The Howling" (1981)
The Howling (1981) · Mar 15, 2025
Ep. 78: Robert Hiltzik's "Sleepaway Camp" (1983)
Sleepaway Camp (1983) · Mar 8, 2025
Ep. 77: Ralph S. Singleton's "Graveyard Shift" (1990)
Graveyard Shift (1990) · Mar 1, 2025
Ep. 76: Frank Marshall's "Arachnophobia" (1990)
Arachnophobia (1990) · Feb 22, 2025
Ep. 75: Steve Miner's "Friday the 13th Part 2" (1981)
Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) · Feb 15, 2025
Ep. 74: Steven Spielberg's "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" (1982)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) · Feb 8, 2025
Ep. 73: Jeannot Szwarc's "Bug" (1975)
Bug (1975) · Feb 1, 2025
Ep. 71: George A. Romero's "Monkey Shines" (1988)
Monkey Shines (1988) · Jan 18, 2025
Ep. 70: Dominique Othenin-Girard's "Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers" (1989)
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989) · Jan 11, 2025
Ep. 68: Alejandro Jodorowsky's "Santa Sangre" (1989)
Santa Sangre (1989) · Dec 28, 2024
Ep. 67: Charles E. Sellier Jr.'s "Silent Night, Deadly Night" (1984)
Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) · Dec 21, 2024
Ep. 66: Sam Raimi's "Evil Dead II" (1987)
Evil Dead II (1987) · Dec 14, 2024
Ep. 65: John Hess's "Watchers" (1988)
Watchers (1988) · Dec 7, 2024
Ep. 64: John Carpenter's "They Live" (1988)
They Live (1988) · Nov 30, 2024
Ep. 63: Chuck Russell's "The Blob" (1988)
The Blob (1988) · Nov 23, 2024
Ep. 62: Kevin Tenney's "Witchboard" (1986)
Witchboard (1986) · Nov 16, 2024
Ep. 61: Bill Froehlich's "Return to Horror High" (1987)
Return to Horror High (1987) · Nov 9, 2024
Ep. 60: Arch Nicholson's "Dark Age" (1987)
Dark Age (1987) · Nov 2, 2024
Ep. 59: Tobe Hooper's “Lifeforce” (1985)
Lifeforce (1985) · Oct 26, 2024
Ep. 58: David Cronenberg's "Videodrome" (1983)
Videodrome (1983) · Oct 19, 2024
Ep. 56: Sydney J. Furie's "The Entity" (1982)
The Entity (1982) · Oct 6, 2024
Ep. 55: Stephen King's "Maximum Overdrive" (1986)
Maximum Overdrive (1986) · Sep 28, 2024
Ep. 54: David Cronenberg's "The Fly" (1986)
The Fly (1986) · Sep 21, 2024
Ep. 53: Luca Bercovici's "Ghoulies" (1985)
Ghoulies (1985) · Sep 14, 2024
Ep. 52: Stuart Gordon's "Re-Animator" (1985)
Re-Animator (1985) · Sep 7, 2024
Ep. 51: Jean-Claude Lord's "Visiting Hours" (1982)
Visiting Hours (1982) · Aug 31, 2024
Ep. 50: Peter Medak's "The Changeling" (1980)
The Changeling (1980) · Aug 24, 2024
Ep. 48: Wes Craven's "A Nightmare on Elm Street" (1984)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) · Aug 10, 2024
Ep. 46: Nicolas Roeg's "Don't Look Now" (1973)
Don't Look Now (1973) · Jul 27, 2024
Ep. 44: David Cronenberg's "The Dead Zone" (1983)
The Dead Zone (1983) · Jul 13, 2024
Ep. 43: Steve Miner's "Friday the 13th Part 3" (1982)
Friday the 13th Part III (1982) · Jul 6, 2024
Ep. 42: Tobe Hooper's "Poltergeist" (1982)
Poltergeist (1982) · Jun 29, 2024
Ep. 41: Adrzej Zulawski's "Possession" (1981)
Possession (1981) · Jun 22, 2024
Ep. 40: Sam Raimi's "The Evil Dead" (1981)
The Evil Dead (1981) · Jun 15, 2024
Ep. 39: Jimmy Huston's "Final Exam" (1981)
Final Exam (1981) · Jun 8, 2024
Ep. 38: John Landis's "An American Werewolf in London" (1981)
An American Werewolf in London (1981) · Jun 1, 2024
Ep. 37: Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining" (1980) Part 2
The Shining (1980) · May 25, 2024
Ep. 36: Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining" (1980) Part 1
The Shining (1980) · May 18, 2024
Ep. 35: Emmett Alston's "New Year's Evil" (1980)
New Year's Evil (1980) · May 11, 2024
Ep. 34: Ken Russell’s "Altered States" (1980)
Altered States (1980) · May 4, 2024
Ep. 33: Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" (1960)
Psycho (1960) · Apr 27, 2024
Ep. 32: Alfred Hitchcock's "Vertigo" (1958)
Vertigo (1958) · Apr 20, 2024
Ep. 31: '70-'79 A Decade of Horror Part 2
Alien (1979) · Apr 13, 2024
Ep. 31: '70-'79 A Decade of Horror Part 2
The Omen (1976) · Apr 13, 2024
Ep. 31: '70-'79 A Decade of Horror Part 2
Carrie (1976) · Apr 13, 2024
Ep. 31: '70-'79 A Decade of Horror Part 2
Squirm (1976) · Apr 13, 2024
Ep. 29: Stuart Rodenberg's "The Amityville Horror" (1979)
The Amityville Horror (1979) · Mar 30, 2024
Ep. 28: Ridley Scott's "Alien" (1979)
Alien (1979) · Mar 23, 2024
Ep. 27: Irwin Allen's "The Swarm" (1978)
The Swarm (1978) · Mar 16, 2024
Ep. 26: John Carpenter's "Halloween" (1978)
Halloween (1978) · Mar 9, 2024
Ep. 25: Ovidio G. Assonitis's "Tentacles" (1977)
Tentacles (1977) · Mar 2, 2024
Ep. 24: George A. Romero's "Martin" (1977)
Martin (1978) · Feb 24, 2024
Ep. 23: Brian De Palma's "Carrie" (1976) Part 2
Carrie (1976) · Feb 17, 2024
Ep. 22: Brian De Palma's "Carrie" (1976) Part 1
Carrie (1976) · Feb 10, 2024
Ep. 21: Jeff Lieberman's "Squirm" (1976)
Squirm (1976) · Feb 3, 2024
Ep. 20: Richard Donner's "The Omen" (1976)
The Omen (1976) · Jan 27, 2024
Ep. 19: Steven Spielberg's "Jaws" (1975) Part 2
Jaws (1975) · Jan 20, 2024
Ep. 18: Steven Spielberg's "Jaws" (1975) Part 1
Jaws (1975) · Jan 13, 2024
Ep. 17: Robert Fuest's "The Devil's Rain" (1975)
The Devil’s Rain (1975) · Jan 6, 2024
Ep. 16: Dario Argento's "Deep Red" (1975)
Deep Red (1975) · Dec 30, 2023
Ep. 12: Jim Clark's "Madhouse" (1974)
Madhouse (1974) · Dec 2, 2023
Ep. 10: William Friedkin's "The Exorcist" (1973) Part 2
The Exorcist (1973) · Nov 18, 2023
Ep. 9: William Friedkin's "The Exorcist" (1973) Part 1
The Exorcist (1973) · Nov 11, 2023
Ep. 8: Bob Kelljan's "Scream Blacula Scream" (1973)
Scream Blacula Scream (1973) · Nov 4, 2023
Ep. 5: Freddie Francis's "Tales from the Crypt" (1972)
Tales from the Crypt (1972) · Oct 14, 2023
Ep. 4: Ted V. Mikels's "The Corpse Grinders" (1971)
The Corpse Grinders (1971) · Oct 7, 2023
Ep. 3: Lucio Fulci's "Lizard in a Woman's Skin" (1971)
A Lizard in a Woman's Skin (1971) · Sep 30, 2023
Ep.2: Robert Fuest's "And Soon the Darkness" (1970)
And Soon the Darkness (1970) · Sep 23, 2023
Ep. 1: Dario Argento's "The Bird with the Crystal Plumage" (1970)
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970) · Sep 16, 2023