The Abby Normal Podcast

The Abby Normal Podcast

by Alea Jones & Collin Bourne

Visual Arts Film Reviews

Season 4

Remake Debate: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane

Released on 5.21.2023 Hello dear listeners! We hope you all had a great Mother's Day weekend last week. We apologize for not having an episode last Sunday as Collin was out of town and we did not properly prepare an episode for you all. Hopefully to make it up to you, we are brining you an oldie segment we haven't done in a while; Remake Debates! This week we discuss the 1962 original film (based on the novel written by Henry Farrell) What Ever Happened to Baby Jane starring iconic Hollywood rivals; Joan Crawford and Bette Davis, followed by the 1991 remake starring Hollywood siblings; Vanessa and Lynn Redgrave.

Kids vs Aliens Review

Released on 5.7.2023 On this episode of the Abby Normal Podcast we review 2022's Kids vs Aliens, directed by Jason Eisener. If nostalgia and camp is your thing then you'll definitely love this film. This film also has great practical effects that enhance the grotesqueness of the aliens and kill scenes. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we enjoyed this movie.

Spiral Review

Released on 4.30.2023 We finally made it! We watched the latest installment of the Saw franchise Spiral: The Book of Saw, and we now get to put a giant pause on the franchise until the release of Saw X said to be released in 2025. So until we know whether or not this crazy and gory journey is ever going to end, we hope you enjoy our review of Spiral.

Horror Trivia Card Game Part 3

Released on 4.23.2023 And we are back with a new episode this week after taking a couple of weeks off to focus on settling into our new home. Thank you to everyone who was very understanding during this time. We hope you enjoy this week's episode and look forward to upcoming movie reviews in the weeks to come.

Who Am I Game

Released on 4.6.2023 Since we are in the process of moving and unpacking into our new home, we are playing a fun game of Who Am I. Collin has picked five horror based characters that Alea has to figure out using yes or no questions.

Cocaine Bear Review

Released by 3.26.2023 We are back this week with another review for you all, we will be discussing the latest film Cocaine Bear directed by Elizabeth Banks. We are really excited to be going over this film as it one of the few horror-comedies we've covered on the podcast, and we've heard so many good things about it from others!

The Menu Review

Released on 3.19.2023 Hello friends! We're back after a week long break to review The Menu which was released in 2022. Collin enjoyed it a lot more than I thought he would. Be sure to follow Alea on Letterboxd for more reviews on other horror films she has watched over the years.

Smile Review feat. Josh Sterling Bragg

Released on 3.5.2023 We hope you all are fond of our guest specials because we have one more for you. This week we will be discussing Smile (2022) with Josh Bragg of Haunting Season. We really enjoyed talking with Josh about the film along with the ever growing horror community on social media, it is always fun to talk with fellow fans of the genre.

M3GAN Review feat. Steve & Sean from Mostly Horror Podcast

Released on 2.26.2023 We have another movie review this week with some amazing guest hosts. This week we are joined by Steve Goldberg and Sean Parker from Mostly Horror Podcast to go into a deep dive review of M3GAN, one of the highest grossing films of the year (so far). We are so excited to be inviting more guests on the podcast and we hope to have more surprises for you in the coming weeks/months/years!

My Bloody Valentine Review Feat. Ben Scrivens from Fright-Rags

Released on 2.19.2023 Happy (Belated) Valentines Day to everyone. We sat down with Ben Scrivens, the Owner/President of Fright-Rags and reviewed this 1981 classic holiday horror, My Bloody Valentine. We hope you enjoy this week's episode, Ben shares a lot of fascinating stories with us and was a joy talking to about all things horror.

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