This week on The Alter Tapes, Xero and AJ discuss Elliot Vick & Reuben Vick's 'The Microscope' (2022).

Premise: An eccentric microscopist finally gets his hands on some rare samples, but he could never have imagined what he’ll see through the lens.

Connect with your co-hosts:

> AJ: @_ButWhoisshe / @d180podcast

> Xero: @xghorror / @blerdymassacre

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, Xero and Bobby discuss Brian Lonano’s short ‘Gwilliam’ (2015). Apologies for what you’ll witness here, but these two are walking on eggshells discussing this little perverted freak.

Premise: You can forget your sins, but you can never forget your Gwilliam.

Connect with your co-hosts:

> Xero: @xghorror / @blerdymassacre

> Bobby: @BobbyTorrez / @people_scares

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, Sharai and Kat discuss Jack Pirie's 'Bite' (2018).

Premise: Rejected from yet another audition, a young woman heads back to her rehearsal space to practice. In the dim light, she sees a terrifying sight in the mirror, and an inner battle for her life begins.

Wanna connect with your co-hosts?

> Sharai: @misssharai / @blerdymassacre

> Kat: @DanniTheKidd / @GirlThatsScary

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, Xero and Sharai discuss Patrick M. Mason’s ‘Ayuda’ (2018), vampire theory, and compare and contrast the short against this year’s ‘Abigail’ (2024).

Premise: When two day laborers are picked up for work, they quickly realize that their new employer may be hiding a deadly secret.

Connect with your co-hosts:

> Xero: @xghorror / @blerdymassacre

> Sharai: @misssharai / @blerdymassacre

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, Kat and Bobby discuss Abby Alleyne Brooke's 'Skin Deep' (2023).

Premise: On the last night of summer in a sleepy seaside town, an insecure young woman finally reveals to her crush exactly how she feels — and what she is..

Connect with your co-hosts:

> Bobby: @bobbytorrez / @KingzScream / @People_Scares

> Kat: @DanniTheKidd / @GirlThatsScary

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, Kat and Nichole discuss Lucía Forner's 'Marta' (2017), upstart serial killers, the perfect runtime of shorts, and a shared appreciation of foreign horror.

Premise: Marta believes that her ideal profession would be that of a serial killer, and she wants Carlos to be her first victim.

Connect with your co-hosts:

> Nichole: @BodiesHorror

> Kat: @DanniTheKidd / @GirlThatsScary

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, Nichole and Mark discuss Santiago Saba Salem’s short “Red Gloves”. A callback to the great Giallo films of the 80s, Mark and Nichole discuss the influences of the subgenre that permeates throughout the shorts 10 minute runtime and whether it should be extended into a feature length film.

Premise: In 1980s NYC, a young dancer at the top of her class is stalked during a lonely night of rehearsing by a shadowy figure wearing red gloves.

Connect with your co-hosts:

> Nichole: @BodiesHorror/ Bodies of Horror

> Mark: @TheAntiCritic/ Midnight Social Distortion

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, Mark and Joe discuss Jerónimo Rocha's 'Dédalo' (2013), Alien movies, Resident Evil briefcases, and why a tense and scary 8-minute short can be more effective than a two-hour film.

Premise: Trapped inside the Space Freighter/Refinery DÉDALO, a young woman tries to survive an infestation of diabolic creatures

Connect with your co-hosts:

> Mark: @theanticritic / @KingzScream / @MidnightSocialDistortion (Insta)

> Joe: @bstolemyremote / @horrorqueers

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