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The Horror Virgin

398 - Wes Craven’s New Nightmare

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The Horror Virgin

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4.51.8K Ratings

🗓️ 13 October 2025

⏱️ 104 minutes

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Summary

“You might say those two guys have a hand job.”

This week’s scariest meta movie is... Wes Craven’s New Nightmare. This film has everything: a murderous Thing hand, terrible sex toy suggestions, And the craziest Mangione theory you’ve ever heard. If you love runaway limbs, ill-advised bedroom gadgets, and the truth finally getting out there, this episode’s for you!

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0:00.0

This episode brought to you by the following patrons.

0:02.3

Heather, Leafgirl, Min, Jason, Madeline, Alyssa, Laura, Jeremy with the laser eyes, Allie, Kristen, and Tia. And all the patrons want you to know you're loved, your listens to and you're a valuable member of this awesome horror version community. And if you want to hang out with us, do so in the Facebook group where we will be hanging out daily. Oh wait, wait, wait, wait, let's not get right into it

0:21.6

Because I got to delete some stuff off the Zoom

0:23.4

We don't need our exercise where we will be hanging out daily. Oh, wait, wait, wait, wait. Let's not get right into it,

0:21.6

because I got to delete some stuff off the Zoom.

0:23.8

We don't need our Exorcist 2 recording for any reason, right?

0:27.2

No, surely not.

0:28.8

I am not recording that one again.

0:40.5

Natalie's almost done editing that episode.

0:41.7

We won't have to record it again.

0:42.5

Thank God.

0:46.6

Because otherwise I would jump Jina first into a concrete lake.

0:50.5

I'm going to be tuning into Horror Virgin and Paige.

0:55.4

And I'm your horror virgin Todd, which means I don't like scary movies and you guys make me watch them.

1:02.7

And this week, Paige, after making us watch, I think, one of the worst probably sequels ever last week.

1:11.6

Making us watch possibly the best ever sequel I've ever seen in my life page.

1:14.5

I'm going to break some hearts with this episode. We watched New Nightmare.

1:17.8

Technically Wes Craven's new nightmare.

1:19.7

And I feel like this is important because it does posit a world where James Cameron has a new nightmare because a new Jaws film hasn't come out. So what like evil that is Jaws-esque is released upon the world. Yeah, or Terminator. Yeah, well, that would be Cameron, right? Who did I say for Jaws? I think you said Cameron for Jaws, which... My bad. I did not mean Cameron. Obviously, I meant Spielberg, clearly. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Which I will email him at Stephen at Stevenspielg's.com and Cameron. Obviously, I meant Spielberg, clearly. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Which I will email him at Steven at Steven Spielgs.com and apologize. Yeah, you got it. You'll make amends. But Paige, so let me ask, when was the first time you saw this movie? Because obviously, like, it was, it was today. Oh, okay, okay. I'm actually happy about that. Okay, great. I feel like the energy I'm reading from you, Paige, and maybe this is a misconception, but the energy I'm reading is that you were not a fan.

2:06.3

Um, yes.

2:08.7

I don't think that that is a hot take for the record. I have not heard amazing things about this one.

2:14.4

But here's what I will say. From a premise standpoint, I understand why you

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