Episode 238

THE EMPTY MAN (2020) ft. Mikey Chu // Subgenre Switch-Ups

Published on: 29th April, 2025

Time to discuss the film that inspired this month's theme, Mikey Chu returns to unravel the secrets of The Empty Man directed by David Prior. The boys discuss how this film evolves from an urban legend to pure cosmic horror, as well as theorize on what actually happened. Thought + concentration + time = podcast!

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Specter Cinema Club
An exploration of the sub-genres that make up our favorite horror movies!
The ghosts of your horror movie club explore a different sub-genre each month! Featuring creators from the spooky community, stoner filmmaker DeVaughn Taylor & film journalist Garrett McDowell discuss the recurring motifs of various sub-genres and what makes the best genre films work. New episodes every Tuesday!

NOTE: We recommend starting at Season 2 (Ep60) as that's when Garrett joined and began our current format. Season 1 was the experimental phase haha
NOTE: The first 99 episodes, we were under "Bloody Blunts" however the show didn't change, so Season 3 is where we continued as "Specter Cinema"

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