Ruined with Alison Leiby and Halle Kiefer
Ruined is a weekly movie podcast in which horror aficionado Halle Kiefer unpacks a different spooky film for her squeamish friend and co-host, Alison Leiby, who can?t stomach watching horror herself, but is dying to know the twists. Every week the hosts "ruin" a horror movie, from slashers to home invasions, creature features to the supernatural, they cover it all! Horror fans, scaredy cats, and film buffs are all welcome. Listen to new episodes of Ruined every Tuesday.
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28 Days Later
FROM THE VOID: Halle and Alison wander the streets of London and debate the perks of living in a high-rise to ruin 28 Days Later.
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2026-06-26Link to episode
Censor
Halle and Alison give a rating to childhood trauma as they ruin Censor.
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2026-06-23Link to episode
Hellraiser
FROM THE VOID: Halle and Alison, angels to some, demons to others, sit down with a big bucket of crickets to enjoy Hellraiser.
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2026-06-19Link to episode
Bodycam
Halle and Alison push record and head into a hole to ruin Bodycam.
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2026-06-16Link to episode
Leprechaun
FROM THE VOID: You?re in luck, this week Halle and Alison slip on their square buckled shoes to ruin Leprechaun.
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2026-06-12Link to episode
P2
Halle and Alison search for a spot in the parking garage--to survive--as they ruin P2.
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2026-06-09Link to episode
The Omen
FROM THE VOID: Halle and Alison babysit the son of Satan while you enjoy Ruined?s episode about The Omen.
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2026-06-05Link to episode
Graveyard Shift
Halle and Alison work late night with a rat-bat monster to ruin Stephen King's Graveyard Shift.
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2026-06-02Link to episode
The Perfection
FROM THE VOID: Judges Halle and Alison give The Perfection 10, 10, 10s across the board, though to be fair, all cello concerts sound the same to them.
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2026-05-29Link to episode
Them!
Halle and Alison bug out over an ant invasion to ruin 1954's Them.
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2026-05-26Link to episode
Truth or Dare
FROM THE VOID: Halle and Alison dare you to listen to their new episode about Truth or Dare. There?s no girl-on-girl, but there is a lot of demon-on-everybody, so the movie?s got that going for it!
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2026-05-22Link to episode
Night of the Lepus
Halle and Alison debate how scary rabbits can actually be as they ruin Night of the Lepus.
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2026-05-19Link to episode
Krampus
FROM THE VOID: Halle and Alison left you a present under the tree. Unfortunately, the present is a ravenous clown snake, Christmas delivery from the star of this special episode, Krampus!
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2026-05-15Link to episode
Snakes on a Plane
Halle and Alison find the only way flight could possibly get worse and ruin Snakes on a Plane.
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2026-05-12Link to episode
The Lodge
FROM THE VOID: Halle and Alison fill up the gas heater for a cozy night in at The Lodge!
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2026-05-08Link to episode
Backcountry
Halle and Alison literally have to choose the man or the bear as they ruin Backcountry.
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2026-05-05Link to episode
Quarantine
FROM THE VOID: Halle and Alison lock down with the movie Quarantine and are surprised to discover it has no homemade banana bread in it.
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2026-05-01Link to episode
Cold Skin
Halle and Alison abandon their lighthouse post to fight the shark people while ruining Cold Skin.
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2026-04-28Link to episode
The Purge: Election Year
FROM THE VOID: Let Halle and Alison accompany you to the polls, because the time has arrived for The Purge: Election Year.
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2026-04-24Link to episode
The Hand
Halle and Alison discuss separations--both marriage and body parts--as they ruin The Hand.
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2026-04-21Link to episode
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
FROM THE VOID: Halle and Alison take a road trip to the Lone Star State to visit their dear friend Leatherface in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
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2026-04-17Link to episode
Daddy's Head
Halle and Alison stay out of the woods and in the ventilation system to ruin Daddy's Head.
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2026-04-14Link to episode
Rosemary's Baby
FROM THE VOID: Halle and Alison breathe deep and push hard to deliver you this week's episode on Rosemary's Baby, a pregnancy horror movie that teaches you the hardest lesson of all: never, ever, ever marry an actor.
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2026-04-10Link to episode
Body Parts
Halle and Alison would trade an arm and a leg not to end up living in the nightmare they learn about as they ruin Body Parts.
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2026-04-07Link to episode
Cabin Fever
FROM THE VOID: Halle, Alison, and a group of sexy, extremely unlucky college students get away for the weekend to Eli Roth's Cabin Fever.
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2026-04-03Link to episode
Phone Booth
Halle and Alison figure out what the hell the guy on the other end of the line wants in a reverse Ruined of Phone Booth.
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2026-03-31Link to episode
Funny Games
FROM THE VOID: Home invasion by teens? You're in for scary scenes. Halle and Alison discuss Michael Haneke's 2007 Funny Games remake and use their comedy writing skills to offer some punch up.
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2026-03-27Link to episode
The Mothman Prophecies
Halle and Alison stare into the red eyes of the Mothman to figure out what he's trying to tell us as they ruin The Mothman Prophecies.
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2026-03-24Link to episode
The Visit
FROM THE VOID: While revisiting (get it?!) M. Night Shyamalan's return to form The Visit, Alison and Halle finally answer the question, little kids or old people: which are scarier?
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2026-03-20Link to episode
Compliance
Halle and Alison question phone calls and fast food as they ruin Compliance.
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2026-03-17Link to episode
Ready or Not
FROM THE VOID: Being broke, being single, or being dead? Alison rolls the dice on which fate is worse, as Halle chases her through the plot of Ready or Not.
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2026-03-13Link to episode
The Caller
Halle and Alison answer the phone from the past as they ruin The Caller.
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2026-03-10Link to episode
Candyman
FROM THE VOID: Every girl?s crazy ?bout a sharp dressed man. Halle unwraps the original Candyman and the dangers of grad school research before making Alison summon the man himself. Does he appear? Bee sure to listen and find out.
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2026-03-06Link to episode
When A Stranger Calls (1979)
Halle and Alison beg you to please check on the children as they ruin 1979's When A Stranger Calls.
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2026-03-03Link to episode
Paranormal Activity
FROM THE VOID: Halle and Alison kick off "Haunted House" month with the found footage classic Paranormal Activity.
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2026-02-27Link to episode
Borderline
Halle and Alison head for the Hollywood Hills to see a pop star's nightmare while ruining Borderline.
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2026-02-24Link to episode
Cabin In The Woods
FROM THE VOID: Halle and Alison take a trip to a Cabin In The Woods and find out there?s a lot going on with the cabin.
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2026-02-20Link to episode
Bone Lake
Halle and Alison see the games that couples play as they ruin Bone Lake.
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2026-02-17Link to episode
Old
FROM THE VOID: In the first ever live episode, Halle and Alison take a trip to the beach and get curious about minerals to ruin M. Night Shyamalan's Old. (Recorded live August 2021)
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2026-02-13Link to episode
Significant Other
Halle and Alison dare to touch the blue goo in the woods as they ruin Significant Other.
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2026-02-10Link to episode
The Blair Witch Project
FROM THE VOID: Halle and Alison trek into the woods to ruin The Blair Witch Project.
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2026-02-06Link to episode
Warm Bodies
Halle and Alison learn about zombie love and life at the airport as they ruin Warm Bodies.
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2026-02-03Link to episode
The Exorcist
FROM THE VOID: The power of Captain Howdy compels you to listen to this week's episode, in which Halle and Alison invite The Exorcist to stop by for a big bowl of delicious split pea soup.
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2026-01-30Link to episode
The Dunwich Horror
Halle and Alison explore magic, monsters, and men with mustaches while ruining The Dunwich Horror.
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2026-01-27Link to episode
Ma
FROM THE VOID: Don't make us drink alone! Come party with Halle and Alison while they ruin the high school revenge movie, Ma.
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2026-01-23Link to episode
Slither
Halle and Alison learn what happens when an alien asteroid hits a small town with a hot blonde as they ruin Slither.
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2026-01-20Link to episode
Poltergeist
FROM THE VOID: Halle and Alison debate screen time and real estate development while ruining the horror classic, Poltergeist.
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2026-01-16Link to episode
The Howling
Halle and Alison hit the werewolf wellness retreat and go live on air to ruin The Howling.
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2026-01-13Link to episode
Halloween
FROM THE VOID: Halle and Alison finally track down Michael Myers to ruin the original Halloween.
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2026-01-09Link to episode
Shivers
Halle and Alison visit a very wet apartment complex to ruin Shivers.
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2026-01-06Link to episode