Horror Hangout | Whitney Moore

Whitney Moore is an actress, writer, director, and lifelong horror fan whose work spans indie genre films, hosting, and original creative projects. Whitney is known for her sharp perspective on horror culture, including her time hosting Bloody Disgusting’s This Week in Horror. She has also appeared in films such as Birdemic: Shock and Terror, Satanic Panic, and most recently, Bennie Safdie’s The Smashing Machine.In this episode, Whitney and I geek out about all things horror, including our favorite gateway horror, what’s shocked each of us recently, and why body horror resonates as strongly as it does in today’s culture. On today’s episode of The Nick Taylor Horror Show, please give it up for Whitney Moore.Show NotesMovies MentionedThe Smashing MachineBring Her BackHenry: Portrait of a Serial KillerEvil Dead RiseThe MonkeyThe Blackcoat’s DaughterI Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the HousePoltergeistChild’s PlayScream (franchise)It (new entry referenced via trailers)Five Nights at Freddy’sAre You Afraid of the Dark? (series)Who Framed Roger RabbitThe GooniesThe Addams Family (animated films referenced)Hotel Transylvania (franchise referenced)ZootopiaFallout (series)Twin Peaks (series)Lost HighwayHumanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal PersonThe Ugly Stepsister28 Years LaterBone TempleMay (2002)ValentineHeart EyesNatural Born KillersReady or NotAbigailM3GANM3GAN 2.0Drag Me to HellSend HelpPrimateChimp Crazy (docuseries)Tiger King (docuseries)The Cove (documentary)Flipper (referenced via dolphin trainer context)JawsPlan 9 from Outer SpaceBooks and ResourcesCarl Jung and “shadow work” (discussed as a framework for horror and self-understanding)David Lynch book on Transcendental MeditationFollow Whitney Moore at:Website: https://www.gimmemoore.com/What’sGood, Whitney’s newsletter: https://www.gimmemoore.com/joinIMBd: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3179972/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whitneysmoore/X (Twitter): https://x.com/tweetneymooreFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/mooreofwhitney/