Hostel (2005) x Saw (2004)

About this episode

Al & Siena explore the connections between 'Hostel' and 'Saw' in this episode focused on horror film tropes and history.

Send us Fan Mail Let the games begin! Al & Siena are touring traps and slicing soles for this long-awaited splatterfest on HOSTEL (2005) x SAW (2004)! Spot all three horror director cameos hidden throughout the Eastern European vacation-gone-wrong, learn how an MRI scan launched the world's 5th most successful horror franchise, and uncover the true meaning of the "torture porn" subgenre in this blood-soaked and bicurious edition of Splice & Splatter. You can scream new episodes every ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Al LaFleur, Siena Sofia Bergt

Topics covered

• horror films
• torture porn
• film reviews
• director cameos
• franchise history

Keywords

• Hostel
• Saw
• horror
• torture porn
• film analysis
• director cameos
• franchise

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MRI

Books & works: Hostel, Saw

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