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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The Ritual
FROM THE VOID: Halle and Alison crash a European lads’ holiday and encounter even more cervidae in The Ritual.
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2026-10-02Link to episode
Lookout
Halle and Alison talk blue goo and outdoor showers as they ruin Lookout.
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2026-09-29Link to episode
The Wicker Man (1973)
FROM THE VOID: Halle and Alison discuss the original Wicker Man, a movie about the scariest things of all: apples and virgins.
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2026-09-25Link to episode
Man Finds Tape
Halle and Alison find out what a stranger is doing in town and why everyone has holes in them to ruin Man Finds Tape.
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2026-09-22Link to episode
Videodrome
FROM THE VOID: Limit your screen time and stay out of Pennsylvania, because Halle and Alison are feeling the effects of Videodrome in this week’s episode of Ruined! Long live the new flesh!
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2026-09-18Link to episode
Starry Eyes
Halle and Alison audition for the role of a lifetime--or death time--to ruin Starry Eyes.
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2026-09-15Link to episode
Re-Animator
FROM THE VOID: Halle and Alison put their heads together to tackle the world’s worst roommate in H.P. Lovecraft’s Re-Animator.
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2026-09-11Link to episode
Spree
Halle and Alison take the worst rideshare of their lives to ruin Spree.
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2026-09-08Link to episode
Event Horizon
FROM THE VOID: Where you’re going you won’t need eyes, but you will need ears, as Halle and Alison transport you through Event Horizon.
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2026-09-04Link to episode
Magic (1978)
Halle and Alison determine they're no dummies when it comes to ventriloquists while ruining Magic.
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2026-09-01Link to episode
Possessor
FROM THE VOID: Halle and Alison plug into the world of techno assassins as they ruin Possessor.
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2026-08-28Link to episode
The Peanut Butter Solution
Halle and Alison live through the fever dream of long hair and paint brushes to ruin The Peanut Butter Solution.
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2026-08-25Link to episode
The Last Unicorn
Halle and Alison go in search of the rest of their kind as they ruin The Last Unicorn.
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2026-08-18Link to episode
Jeepers Creepers
FROM THE VOID: Halle and Alison take the scenic route and road trip through Jeepers Creepers.
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2026-08-14Link to episode
Watcher in the Woods (1980)
Halle and Alison dare to go out in the woods to find blindfolded girls and men in trench coats to ruin Watcher in the Woods.
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2026-08-11Link to episode
The Descent
FROM THE VOID: Halle and Alison go deep to understand cave creatures, friendship, and why people like adventure sports to ruin The Descent.
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2026-08-07Link to episode
Watership Down
Halle and Alison tackle what scared them as children all month, starting with the harrowing rabbit tale of Watership Down.
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2026-08-04Link to episode
The Mist
FROM THE VOID: Halle and Alison head to the grocery store to pick up some snacks, terrifying weather, and religious zealots in The Mist.
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2026-07-31Link to episode
Hag
Halle and Alison know a maniac when they see one while ruining Hag.
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2026-07-28Link to episode
The Wretched
FROM THE VOID: Halle poses for a selfie with The Wretched, though she can’t help feeling like she’s forgetting something? Or someone?
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2026-07-24Link to episode
T Blockers
Halle and Alison explore both light and dark wets as they ruin T Blockers.
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2026-07-21Link to episode
Antichrist
FROM THE VOID: Halle and Alison head into the terrors of nature to find out what exactly Antichrist is about.
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2026-07-17Link to episode
Herd
Halle and Alison learn the dangers of canoe trips and militias while they ruin Herd.
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2026-07-14Link to episode
The Fly
FROM THE VOID: Give us some sugar and join Halle and Alison as they discuss teleporting and baboon ethics while ruining The Fly.
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2026-07-10Link to episode
The Last Thing Mary Saw
Halle and Alison talk religion, chickens, and orbs while ruining The Last Thing Mary Saw.
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2026-07-07Link to episode
The Invisible Man
FROM THE VOID: Halle and Alison keep their eyes peeled and their fire extinguishers ready to take on The Invisible Man.
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2026-07-03Link to episode
Mayhem
Halle and Alison clock in for a really bad day of work to ruin Mayhem.
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2026-06-30Link to episode
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