The ALTER Tapes
by Sharai Bohannon, Jazz Crawley, AJ Dickens, Mark O. Estes, Nichole Goble, Xero Gravity, Jamie Kirsten Howard, Joe Lipsett, Adrian Rodriguez, Bobby Torrez, Kat White
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Latest episode
Pig (2019)
Pig (2019)
About this podcast
A weekly horror podcast featuring a rotating pair of POC, LGBTQ+ and/or female co-hosts discussing a new ALTER short in their own candid, irreverent, and often hilarious style.
Part of the Anatomy of a Scream Pod Squad Network.
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Episodes
The newest 20 of 147 episodes
- Pig (2019) · 23 min · Season 2 Episode 100This week on The ALTER Tapes, Adrian and Bobby reunited to discuss Evan Powers' 'Pig' (2019). Our hosts discuss the importance of body image, why comedy works in horror and ways…
- Bounce House (2023) · 27 min · Season 2 Episode 99This week on The ALTER Tapes, Kat and Adrian discuss Callie Bloem & Christopher Ewing's 'Bounce House' (2023). Our hosts discuss how they would handle an apocalyptic event, self…
- High End Dying (2023) · 21 min · Season 2 Episode 98This week on The ALTER Tapes, Kat and Joe discuss Helen Liu's short, 'High End Dying' (2023), class and race, beautiful food and practical FX, and how this fits into the recent…
- Gummy (2023) · 28 min · Season 2 Episode 97This week on The ALTER Tapes, Xero and Joe discuss Sasha Aubort's 'Gummy' (2023) which has incredible sound design and draws comparisons to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)…
- The Plague (2017) · 29 min · Season 2 Episode 96This week on The ALTER Tapes, Mark and Sharai discuss Guillermo Carbonell’s short ‘The Plague’ (2017). We talk about old people in boxes and police damaging personal property…
- East Hell (2017) · 30 min · Season 2 Episode 95This week on The ALTER Tapes, Jazz and Mark discuss Callum Smith’s short ‘East Hell’ (2017). We dive into teenage pettiness, child-rearing, and sibling rivalry. Premise: Two…
- While Mortals Sleep (2022) · 20 min · Season 2 Episode 94This week on The ALTER Tapes, Jazz and Jamie discuss Alex Fofonoff’s short While Mortals Sleep. We talk bait-and-switch intros, cults, and cosmic horrors beyond comprehension…
- Street No. 4 (2022) · 25 min · Season 2 Episode 93This week on The ALTER Tapes, Jamie and Aj discuss Lark Lee’s short 'Street No. 4' (2022). All homes have their history 😉 Premise: Determined to prove to her partner that their…
- The Microscope (2022) · 25 min · Season 2 Episode 92This 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…
- Gwilliam (2015) · 20 min · Season 2 Episode 91This 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…
- Bite (2018) · 20 min · Season 2 Episode 90This 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…
- Ayuda (2018) · 22 min · Season 2 Episode 89This 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)…
- Skin Deep (2023) · 30 min · Season 2 Episode 88This 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…
- Marta (2017) · 31 min · Season 2 Episode 87This 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…
- Red Gloves (2023) · 19 min · Season 2 Episode 86This 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…
- Dédalo (2013) · 29 min · Season 2 Episode 85This 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…
- Asking For A Friend (2019) · 26 min · Season 2 Episode 84This week on The ALTER Tapes, Adrian and Joe discuss Kelsey Bollig’s short 'Asking For A Friend' (2019). They discuss the lived-in humour between the leads, incredible autopsy…
- Shiny New World (2021) · 20 min · Season 2 Episode 83This week on The ALTER Tapes, Adrian and Xero discuss Jan van Gorkum’s short “Shiny New World” (2021). The duo discuss gag-worthy practical FX, meta comedic beats, and the…
- Teeth (2015) · 19 min · Season 2 Episode 82This week on The ALTER Tapes, Jazz and Xero discuss Tom Brown and Daniel Gray’s short ‘Teeth’ (2015). We dive into relatable horror, iconic narration, and dental health in…
- Liz Drives (2017) · 25 min · Season 2 Episode 81This week on The ALTER Tapes, Jazz and Sharai discuss director Mia'kate Russell’s short ‘Liz Drives’. We’re clocking the big Karen energy that led these characters off the road…
