A Cure for the Common Craig

17/03/2025

More than four years after we discussed the first film in the series, we're returning to the depths of Clive Barker's imagination. Some of us more reluctantly than others. But make no mistake, it's time to play.

Puzzle boxes, people without skin, chains with fishhooks, Kirsty, people with nails or pins in their heads, blood and goo, Julia. Yes, they're all back for more in Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)!

H is for... Hellbound: Hellraiser II, A Cure for the Common Craig, Episode 147. Available now at cureforthecommoncraig.com, Spotify, and your other favorite podcast platforms.

03/03/2025

Is that a vampire, or a puppet? A celebration in a small French village leads to madness and chaos. And a witch's curse plagues a small Massachusetts town. It can only be the Winter of Folk Horror rising again!

Join us for The Vourdalak (2023), Litan (1982), and The City of the Dead (1960)!

The Winter of Folk Horror Rises Again! A Cure for the Common Craig, Episode 146. Available now at cureforthecommoncraig.com, Spotify, and your favorite podcast platforms.

14/02/2025

They don't call it the curse for nothing. Wait. What are we talking about here? Are we talking about menstrual cycles or werewolves? Yes! The Fitzgerald sisters finally get their due on the podcast! Happy Valentine's Day to the Common Craig! It's Ginger Snaps (2000) time!

G is for... Ginger Snaps, A Cure for the Common Craig, Episode 145. Available now at cureforthecommoncraig.com, Spotify, and your other favorite podcast platforms.

03/02/2025

Bill Paxton, director? Yes, it's true! Bill made his feature film directorial debut with Frailty (2001), in which he also stars as a single father with two sons. He believes that he has been visited in the night by an angel, who has instructed him and his sons to hunt demons. However, his oldest son, Fenton, is more than a little concerned when these demons have human names and actually appear to be human!

F is for... Frailty (2001), A Cure for the Common Craig, Episode 144. Available now at cureforthecommoncraig.com, Spotify, and your other favorite podcast platforms.

20/01/2025

What do a torso, an eyeball, and an opera all have in common? Those are the titles of the gialli we are covering for Giallo January Two! Or due, sorry.

A killer using red and black scarves as their chosen weapon, pursues a group of ladies to a country villa in Sergio Martino's Torso (1973)! A group of American tourists become victims of a maniac who is after a particular body part, in Umberto Lenzi's Eyeball (1975)! And then from there, a young singer is forced to watch as a lunatic begins to slaughter those around her, in Dario Argento's Opera (1987)!

Giallo January Due, A Cure for the Common Craig, Episode 143. Available now at cureforthecommoncraig.com, Spotify, and your favorite podcast platform.

03/01/2025

2024 seems like it was actually a very solid year for horror movie releases. And while the Common Craig did not see them all, he did see 33 new horror-ish releases from last year. Let's rank them and decide the best and the worst of 2024!

Best & Worst Horror of 2024, A Cure for the Common Craig, Episode 142. Available now at cureforthecommoncraig.com, Spotify, and your favorite podcast platform.

24/12/2024

The holiday spectacular returns for a sixth time! It's Horror for the Holidays!

We visit a boarding school with a group of Christmas killers who plan to summon a demon in The Sacrifice Game (2023). We then join a family driving to a holiday gathering who take a shortcut to nowhere in Dead End (2003). Come with us and meet a signalman who is just trying to do his job, but a pesky spectre keeps bothering him in The Signalman (1976). And then from there, let's enjoy a family Christmas at home, with some parents who probably wish that they had not been so creative, with a favorite episode from Tales from the Darkside.

Horror for the Holidays VI, A Cure for the Common Craig, Episode 141. Available now at cureforthecommoncraig.com, Spotify, and your favorite podcast platforms.

13/12/2024

A few years ago, my friend .turner3 gave me this incredible artist decorated Jason Voorhees bottle! And since it's Friday the 13th today, I thought, why doesn't Jason have his own rum? Why hasn't that happened? Maybe he would be a lot more chill, huh?

Happy Friday the 13th!!!

06/12/2024

A ship reappears after having been missing for seven years. Obviously, complete disregard for safety tells us that we have to go check it out, right? And where did this ship go for seven years? Another dimension? Maybe hell? Oh, yeah. This is going to go well. And the ship is in space, of course. This is the voyage of the starship, Event Horizon (1997).

E is for... Event Horizon (1997). A Cure for the Common Craig, Episode 140. Available now at cureforthecommoncraig.com and on your favorite podcast platform. Yes, that does mean Spotify!

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22/11/2024

It's important to have friends. People who can be relied upon in both good times and bad. But if you're on a cave adventure, and you suddenly come upon an unexpected, hostile threat, can you really count on those people? The ladies in The Descent (2005), just happen to face such a challenge.

D is for... The Descent (2005). A Cure for the Common Craig, episode 139. Available now at cureforthecommoncraig.com and on your favorite podcast platform.

08/11/2024

More child trauma? Two episodes in a row? Apparently, we just can't get enough. When little Peter hears knocking, and then a voice coming from his wall, his parents seem desperate to discourage him from pursuing an explanation. But, as the tagline for the movie says, "sooner or later, family secrets creep out." And in this movie, something actually does creep out! Lizzy Caplan, Antony Starr, and Cleopatra Coleman star in Cobweb (2023).

C is for... Cobweb (2023). A Cure for the Common Craig, Episode 138. Available now at cureforthecommoncraig.com and on your favorite podcast platform.

02/11/2024

One more chance to see us at Cape Con! We'll be there talking horror for our live podcast, today, November 2nd, at 2:00 pm in the PodLounge at the Show Me Center, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

Today we'll be discussing Japanese horror! Specifically, Uzumaki (2000) and the anime film, Perfect Blue (1997)! You are allowed to sit in and join us! That's right!

Thanks to Cape Events for having us!

01/11/2024

Cape Con begins today! Come out and see us at 5:00 pm in the PodLounge at the Show Me Center for Halloween Hangover Horror Trivia, for a chance to win prizes!

Thanks to Cape Events for having us!

Come out and support Cape Con at the new location! Get out and have some fun!

29/10/2024

Join us and be in the audience for our LIVE podcast, this Saturday, November 2nd at 2 pm! In the PodLounge at the Show Me Center, during Cape Con!

And you should go see all of the other live podcasts, as well! Podcasters work hard to try to entertain you!

And come to Halloween Hangover Horror Trivia on Friday, November 1st, too! Also in the PodLounge! We're hosting that, too!

🎤 Pod Lounge 🎤

*Drum Roll Please!* Our current lineup for the pod lounge includes...
𝟙 Halloween Hangover Trivia
𝟚 Casting The Spotlight Podcast
𝟛 Cutting Edge Hero
𝟜 A Cure for the Common Craig
𝟝 Jacob’s Film Perspectives
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𝟟 Almost Brothers

If you are interested in doing your podcast in front of a live audience, email us at [email protected]

Cape Con 2024 | November 1-3
Show Me Center | Cape Girardeau, MO

Box Office: Show Me Center Box Office - No Fees
Online: www.cape-events.com/ticket

28/10/2024

Hey, it has been a few days. So you've probably forgotten that Nicole and I will be at Cape Con, brought to you by Cape Events, at the Show Me Center, THIS weekend!

We'll be hosting Halloween Hangover Horror Trivia, on Friday, November 1st, at 5:00 pm in the PodLounge. Come out and answer some questions for a chance to win prizes!

And we'll be back on Saturday, November 2nd, at 2:00 pm in the PodLounge for a live performance of our podcast, A Cure for the Common Craig, talking some more horror! Cape Con attendees are welcome to join us!

Check https://www.cape-events.com/ticket for ticket info!

We're looking forward to seeing you!

25/10/2024

Busy writing trivia questions! Please come out and see us at Cape Con! If you know someone who would enjoy some day after Halloween horror movie trivia, share this post with them!

We can't wait to see you!

🎤 Halloween Hangover Horror Trivia 🎤

A Cure for the Common Craig will be hosting a horror trivia for those of you who are not quite ready to say goodbye to Halloween just yet! There will be prizes for winners, so you might want to start practicing your best Wilhelm scream!
5PM | Nov. 1 | PodLounge

Cape Con 2024 | November 1-3
Show Me Center | Cape Girardeau, MO

Box Office: Show Me Center Box Office - No Fees
Online: www.cape-events.com/ticket

25/10/2024

David Cronenberg's cathartic exercise on film, a result of a personal custody battle, is not all body horror. There is genuine child and family trauma at its core. And because of that, The Brood (1979) is not always a pleasant watch. Perhaps Cronenberg's most personal film, it still packs quite a punch some 45 years later.

B is for... The Brood (1979) - A-Z of Horror Series. A Cure for the Common Craig, Episode 137. Available now at cureforthecommoncraig.com and on your favorite podcast platform.

24/10/2024

Nicole and I will be hosting Halloween Hangover Horror Trivia, horror movie trivia, on Friday, November 1st at 5:00 pm. We'll be at Cape Con, hosted by Cape Events, at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

I'm writing the trivia questions myself, and each one kind of has a built-in hint. So even if you feel like you don't know horror well enough, even general knowledge of popular culture and movies may give you a fighting chance! We're told that there will be prizes for winners, so come on out and give it a shot! Plus, you get to hang out with Nicole! Wear your Halloween costume or come in cosplay if you'd like!

And we'll be back at Cape Con, at the Show Me Center, Saturday, November 2nd at 2:00 pm, performing a live version of our podcast, A Cure for the Common Craig! Pending availability of sizes, we're planning on handing out some shirts and podcast logo stickers! Come out and listen to us talk some horror!

PLEASE SHARE this post, as we're hoping to have a good crowd! We're volunteering our time and we want to have some fun! If you don't feel like coming out, but you know someone who enjoys horror, let them know!

Halloween Hangover Horror Trivia and the live podcast are not on the main show schedule for Cape Con, but we will be in the POD LOUNGE on Friday, November 1st, at 5:00 pm for trivia and again on Saturday, November 2nd, at 2:00 pm for the podcast. If you don't see the POD LOUNGE when you arrive at the Show Me Center, just ask and staff will direct you!

Click here for Cape Con ticket details: https://www.cape-events.com/ticket

Thanks in advance for sharing this post! We're excited to see you!