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Happy Halloween 2025! In this electrifying Halloween Special, Jay of the Dead and Mackula welcome esteemed guest, Dr. Rick Moody, retired film professor and first-time podcaster, for a very controversial and unconventional “count-up” of their Revised Top 10 All-Time Best Horror Movies! Dr. Moody is one of Jay of the Dead’s mentors, and he was also the film professor of three Horror Avengers: Jay, Mackula and Dr. Walking Dead Kyle Bishop! Doc Moody was formerly more into disturbing Horror movies but has since mellowed in recent years. Even so, he remains a big fan and connoisseur of Found Footage and lesser-known Horror content found on YouTube! But back to this show… As Doc Moody would say, Episode 168 “delivers the goods” with not one but three Top 10 lists, and trust us, you’ve never heard all-time favorite Horror lists like these before! Y’all are probably gonna have kittens!
Along the way, the hosts pay tribute to the late Diane Keaton, discuss Shelley Duvall as Mackula’s “cinema mom,” and reflect on the eerie setting of this episode, as it was recorded during an atmospheric and formidable, Utah thunderstorm. As each movie pick is revealed, the conversation meanders off into relevant and random tangents about some of Horror’s dark corners, such as “Experiential Horror.” During this show, we also reveal which Horror Avenger longs to moonlight as a “ghost therapist.” Listeners will even hear about Mackula’s past ambitions as an actor; his live, on-air freak-out over fingernail tapping at his window; and an impromptu cameo from Dr. Moody’s cat, “Mimi.”
With humor, insight, and devil-may-care-giving-zero-effs attitudes, these three Horror fans celebrate some notable contenders of the Horror genre (as well as some shocking selections outside of it). As Dr. Moody reminds us, “A really good Horror movie is something you’d never wanna see.”
Note: This episode was recorded during an appreciable thunderstorm in Utah County, on October 11, 2025, the day actress Diane Keaton died.
Photo credit: The glowing Jack-O-Lantern photos used for this episode were taken by Emily “The Empress” Stewart.
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SHOW NOTES
– Introduction
- Jay of the Dead’s preface
- Welcome to our Halloween Special 2025
- Jay of the Dead welcomes Mackula
- Mackula’s Horror short film, “Athedral,” now has an IMDb rating
- Jay welcome special guest Dr. Rick Moody, retired film professor from Utah Valley University
- This is Dr. Moody’s podcasting debut!
- We recorded this on Oct. 11, 2025, the day Diane Keaton died
- A brief tribute to Diane Keaton
- Dark Matter (2007) was filmed in part on UVU campus
- Shelley Duvall is Mackula’s “cinema mom”
- The premise and explanation of this episode
Top 10 All-Time Best Horror Movies
DR. MOODY’s TOP 10 LIST:
1. Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
2. Lake Mungo (2008)
3. The Ring (2002)
4. Exhibit A (2007)
5. The Haunting (1963)
6. Blood Red Sky (2021)
7. The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014)
8. The Blair Witch Project (1999)
9. The Visit (2015)
10. The Last Exorcism (2010)
**Dr. Moody’s BONUS Horror Recommendations:
– Paranormal Activity 2: Tokyo Night (2010) – on YouTube
– Marble Hornets (series of videos) – a 9-hour Slenderman Horror story
Top 10 All-Time Best Horror Movies
MACKULA’s TOP 10 LIST:
1. The Ring (2002)
2. Alien (1979)
3. The ‘Burbs (1989)
4. Jurassic Park (1993)
5. Godzilla Minus One (2023)
6. Prey (2022)
7. Casper (1995)
8. The Others (2001)
9. The Spiral Staircase (1946)
10. Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (2023)
Top 10 All-Time Best Horror Movies
JAY OF THE DEAD’s TOP 10 LIST:
1. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
2. The Village (2004)
3. The Terminator (1984)
4. Cujo (1983)
5. The Descent (2005)
6. Aliens (1986)
7. The Thing (1982)
8. JAWS (1975)
9. Predator (1987)
10. Bone Tomahawk (2015)
**Jay of the Dead’s BONUS Horror Recommendations:
– Old People (2022)
Wrap-Up:
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LINKS FOR THIS EPISODE:
Hear Ron Martin’s Great Halloween Experiment series:
– Great Halloween Experiment – Part 1
– Great Halloween Experiment – Part 2
– Great Halloween Experiment – Part 3
– Great Halloween Experiment – Part 4
Watch Mackula’s Short Films:
– Horror short: Athedral (2024)
– Unseen (2019)
Hear GregaMortis and Jay of the Dead review some Argento here:
– The Joe Blow Horror Show: OPERA
Hear Jay of the Dead’s Halloween Horror recommendations here:
– Geek Cast Live Podcast: Jay’s Halloween 2024 picks
– Geek Cast Live Podcast: Jay’s Halloween 2025 picks
Hear Jay’s Halloween-themed guest appearance on Ron’s Retro Sleepover Podcast:
– Ep. 7: An ’80s Halloween
Hear your favorite Horror Avengers at SPOOKY FLIX FEST 2025:
– JOTD’s New Horror Movies: Hollow Man (2000)
– Horror Movie Weekly: Death Machine (1994)
Jay of the Dead’s NEW HORROR MOVIES podcast links:
Email: HauntingYourHeadphones@gmail.com
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The soundtrack music for Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies is composed and performed by musicians Fred Ingram; Nate Johnivan; Mister Watson and his son, Skylarr; and Jason Pyles himself. Please support our talented musician friends by checking out more of Nate and Fred’s links below:
Links for musician Frederick Ingram:
Website: FrederickIngram.com
Frederick Ingram’s new album Initial Exposure (includes “Voltairine,” the theme music for Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies)
Frederick Ingram’s YouTube Music Channel
Listen to Frederick Ingram on SoundCloud
YouTube Music Video: “Voltairine” by Frederick Ingram (the theme music for Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies)
Interview: Hear Fred Ingram on Jay’s Songwriting Podcast
Frederick Ingram’s Fish Bowl (Funky Margarita Mix)
Links for musician Nate Johnivan:
Spotify Playlist
Quarantine Dream iii
Links for Dave Zee:
On Apple Podcasts: Exploding Heads Horror Movie Podcast
On Facebook: Exploding Heads Horror Movie Podcast
Patreon: Exploding Heads Horror Movie Podcast
On YouTube: Exploding Heads
Exploding Heads on Twitter: @HeadsHorror
With Watson: The Wat-Zee Party Horror Show
Wat-Zee Twitter: @WatZeeParty
Links for Ron Martin:
Horror franchise podcast: The Resurrection of Zombie 7
Ron’s book: Discover Salem: Your Guide to the Witch City
Witches: Salem 1692 Podcast
Ron’s blog: I Hate Stuff.net
Zombie 7 on Twitter: @ResZombie7
Links and Contact Info for Count Mackula:
Email Mackula here: HauntingYourHeadphones@gmail.com
Filmography Page: Mack Robins on IMDb
Mack’s short film: Unseen
Mackula’s YouTube Channel
Mack’s Other Podcast: Considering the Cinema.com – The episodes that feature Mack!
On Twitter: @RobinsMack
On Instagram: @RobinsMack
Links and Contact Info for GregaMortis:
Podcast: Land of the Creeps
Instagram: LotC
Facebook: Greg Morgan
Twitter: GregaMortis
LotC Group Page
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YouTube: Greg Morgan
Greg’s Instagram: GregaMortis
Email: GregaMortis666@gmail.com
LotC Hotline Phone Number: 1-804-569-5682 | 1-804-569-LOTC
Links for Dr. Walking Dead Kyle Bishop:
Email Dr. Bishop here: bishopk@suu.edu
Dr. Walking Dead’s Bio Page
Book: American Zombie Gothic
Book: How Zombies Conquered Popular Culture
— Kyle’s Amazon Author Profile
— Doc of the Dead zombie culture documentary
— Kyle’s re-animated Twitter: @DrWalkingDead
– Learn more about Dr. Walking Dead
– Faculty Friday: Meet Dr. Kyle Bishop, English
– TEDx SUU Talk on YouTube: Why Zombies Matter
– YouTube: Zombies: An idea worth spreading about how ideas spread
– YouTube: 50+ Shades of Gothic: Zombies, Bodies and Boundaries
– YouTube: Why zombie culture is so popular?
Links for Mister Watson:
Podcast: Horror Movie Weekly
Twitter: @WatZeeParty
Podcast: The Wat-Zee Party Horror Show
Facebook: The Wat-Zee Party Horror Show / Horror Corridor
Links for Gillman Joel:
Retro Movie Geek Podcast
Terror on the Tube
Werewolf The TV Series, The Podcast
Forgotten Flix
The Booth at the End Podcast
Gillman Joel’s short film: “Shadows of the Dead”
Links for Dr. Shock:
The DVD Infatuation Podcast (monthly)
Land of the Creeps horror podcast
The Illustrated Fan
Horror Movie Podcast
Film blog: DVD Infatuation.com
On Twitter: @DVDinfatuation
On Facebook: DVDinfatuation
Land of the Creeps Facebook: LotC Facebook Group
On Instagram: @dbjb6972
On Letterboxd: @dcoshockhmp
YouTube: Dr. Shock’s Channel
Links for Jay of the Dead:
Horror Movie Weekly.com
Considering the Cinema.com
Movie Podcast Weekly.com
HMW Twitter: @horror_weekly
CTC Twitter: @ConsiderCinema
Thank you for listening to Jay of the Dead’sNew Horror Movies, The Gold Standard of Horror Movie Podcasts.
After years of hearing about Dr. Moody on Jay’s various podcasts, what a joy it was to finally hear from the man himself! And what a refreshing list he had. So often top 10 lists are a mix of consensus classics (The Thing, Halloween, The Exorcist, etc.) and nostalgic favourites, so I was surprised and delighted to hear Dr. Moody’s approach to the task. Not beholden to being arbitrarily varied or respectful of any film’s legacy — just ten scary as hell movies!
Super fun episode, gentlemen. Dr. Moody is a total blast! He must get on the mic more often!
These top 10 lists were a trip, guys… specifically Dr. Moody’s & Mack’s. I love seeing lists like these that are ultimately unique. Too many have the same films, and while there’s nothing wrong with that, it’s neat seeing a top 10 that reads like no one else’s.
Dr. Moody’s inclusion of found footage horror is refreshing, and I will ALWAYS celebrate a top 10 list with more recent films, as opposed to the same handful from the 70s & 80s that we see all the time (excellent as they may well be).
Now, Mack’s list… talk about unique! There are five films on his list… HALF of his list, folks… that I personally would not have even considered to be “horror.” LOL! We all know that horror is in the eye of the beholder, but it just would never have occurred to me to put The ‘Burbs, Jurassic Park, Godzilla: Minus One, Prey, and ESPECIALLY Casper in the horror genre. I can see arguments for Minus One & Prey, though, as monster movies. I get that. Including The Others is a stroke of genius. Again, what a list, man! Gotta love it.
Don’t think I’m leaving Jay’s top 10 out. His list is basically one 10 after another. Props to Jay for putting Bone Tomahawk in there! That’s what I like to see!
Good work, guys.
Jay! It’s about time you started acknowledging The Village as a horror movie! Great episode!
Here’s my top 10 of all time if anyone is interested:
1. The Thing (1982)
2. Scream (1996)
3. The Shining (1980)
4: Jaws (1975)
5: Halloween (1978)
6: Tremors (1990)
7: Evil Dead (2013)
8: Get Out (2017)
9: The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
10: Return of the Living Dead (1985)
Agreed, if The Terminator is a slasher then The Village is most definitely a horror movie!