This week on The ALTER Tapes, Mark and Bobby look into Dakota Daulby's short 'Vance' (2024).

Premise: A melancholic vampire reconsiders eternity when he meets a spirited human.

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> Mark: @theanticritic

> Bobby: @BobbyTorrez / @People_Scares

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, Bobby and Joe go on a date with Clement Jochem's 'It's Not About Fear' (2023). We're talking about surviving trauma, great creature design, and emotionally investing too much in fictitious characters.

Premise: Having invited a date over for dinner, James struggles to hide from her the monster that has been haunting him for weeks.

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> Bobby: @BobbyTorrez / @People_Scares

> Joe: @bstolemyremote / @HorrorQueers

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, Nichole and Joe discuss Lola Blanc's 'Pruning' (2023), suburban Karens, the Right's inability to debate, why the short needs to be on-the-nose and how it has a lot more going on than its detractors give it credit for.

Premise: When a far-right political commentator discovers she has inspired a mass shooting, she must contend with her conscience - by any means necessary.

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> Nichole: @BodiesHorror

> Joe: @bstolemyremote / @HorrorQueers

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, Jamie and Nicole discuss Astrid Thorvaldsen’s short ‘Who Goes There?’ (2020). What would you do to heal your sister? Is trusting a stranger worth the risk? The only way to find out is to invite him in.

Premise: Minnesota 1880: The trust of three Norwegian sisters is tested when a stranger appears on their prairie. When the eldest invites him in to heal her dying sister, she doesn’t realize that a supernatural force is crossing her threshold.

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> Jamie: @glitterburrito / @bloodybroadpod

> Nichole: @bodiesofhorror

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, Jazz and Jamie discuss Jesse Parker Aultman’s short ‘The Spirit Became Flesh’ (2023). We dive into the blinding light of religion, sacrifice, and how leaving home can transform you.

Premise: An unbeliever returns to his old religious community, only to find that they have fallen prey to a sinister monster that they believe is the Holy Spirit of God

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> Jazz: @girlthatsscary

> Jamie: @glitterburrito / @bloodybroadspod

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, AJ and Jazz discuss director Kris Siesart’s short 'Do Not Resuscitate' (2022).

Premise: Fulfilling their job responding to an emergency call. Jessica and Harry learn that sometimes we need to take a second look before saving a life.

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> AJ: @_ButWhoisshe instagram / @D180Podcast

> Jazz: @GirlThatsScary

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, Aj and Xero discuss Ciara Lily O’Rouke’s short Dead Skin (2023). Remember the days of Proactive, Clean and Clear, and St. Ives? Remember staring in the mirror regretting that last popped pimple? After this, you won't have to worry about that.

Premise: Disgruntled teenager Jess has an itch she just can't scratch and she's willing to do whatever it takes to be rid of it.

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> Aj: @_ButWhoisshe

> Xero: @xgHorror / @Blerdymassarce

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, Kat and Xero discuss Chris Jopp’s short ‘Meow’ (2017). Have a listen as we try to figure out this were-situation, and how much this killer cat actually knows…

Premise: When a young woman takes in a stray cat, a series of bloody occurrences begin to happen.

Connect with your co-hosts:

> Kat: @girlthatsscary

> Xero: @xghorror / @blerdymassacre

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