This Week in Horror History | Tremors, Split & The Blair Witch Project (Jan 19–Jan 25)

A horror history podcast trip through January 19–25, when the winter slump gets mean and the genre leaves fresh footprints in the snow. This week’s creepy calendar run includes classic creature feature chaos, a modern psychological thriller hit, a creepy doll shocker, a claustrophobic space-horror video game, and a found-footage landmark that changed horror marketing forever.

Inside this episode (Quick Hits):

• Jan 19 (1990): Tremors — a creature feature that burrowed its way into cult legend.
• Jan 20 (2017): Split — Shyamalan’s thriller that became a major modern horror touchstone.
• Jan 22 (2016): The Boy — “it’s just a doll”… famous last words.
• Jan 25 (2011): Dead Space 2 — the trapped-in-a-nightmare formula goes interactive.

• Jan 23 (1999): The Blair Witch Project — a midnight Sundance screening that rewired horror marketing.

• Spree (2020) — a modern, found-footage nightmare with a streaming-era edge.
  • Where to watch (as said in the episode): free with ads on Tubi, and also Shudder + AMC+ with a subscription (plus rental options mentioned).

• Edgar Allan Poe • David Lynch • Robert E. Howard • Tobe Hooper

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