About this episode
The episode discusses the horror film HOKUM and various aspects of horror filmmaking.
Damian McCarthy's 2026 gripping slow burn dread fest, HOKUM, is our feature presentation! We discuss jump scares vs dread, exposition in horror, Adam Scott, the director's rabbit motif & horror craft, and much more! We also discuss some headlines around Hollywood in Movie News! Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here linktr.ee/brokenvcr to watch the episodes LIVE in video form day/weeks early. Find us on Instagram @thebrokenvcr and follow us on LetterBoxd! Become a regular here at THE BROKEN VCR!
People in this episode
Hosts: Chad, Hoch
Topics covered
- horror
- film analysis
- movie news
- jump scares
- dread
- exposition
Keywords
- HOKUM
- Damian McCarthy
- horror
- jump scares
- dread
- Adam Scott
- movie news
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Patreon, Instagram, LetterBoxd
Books & works: HOKUM
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