Episode 434: Ice Cream Man

This week, Kelly is...gone, so Byron and a very special guest chat about the horrors of 2026 so far, before talking modern Creepy Kid™ flicks...and unfortunately AI, reviewing Eli Roth's "Ice Cream Man".

Stream on Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/14ioP0zfFczK8hKPsDUmko?si=cff351ada3944a9a

0:00 Cold open

0:47 Cookie the Boston terrier and favorite ice cream truck treats

6:00 The year in horror so far: Stubs A-List, theater-only viewing

14:23 Speed round: Obsession, Backrooms, Hokum, Primate, We Bury the Dead, Undertone, and more

29:00 Staff Picks: The Stuff and Cooties

38:02 ICE CREAM MAN review begins

38:20 The Eli Roth question

46:50 The Horror Section and the Republic fan-investment angle

57:00 The look, the coloring, and the AI problem