Four Favorites: Chvrches on The Exorcist, Wes Craven, Carrie and ’90s teens

“You find a lot out about yourselves from watching films.” Lauren, Martin (aka Dok) and Iain from Chvrches talk about the horror movies that influenced their new album Screen Violence , why they dropped album hints on their Letterboxd profile , and their five (!) favorite films: The Exorcist (“you can still get people with that film”); A Nightmare on Elm Street ; Scream ; Carrie and Get Out . Plus, they tell hosts Gemma (Letterboxd editor-in-chief) and Slim (of 70mm podcast ) about remixing John Carpenter, Lauren’s career as a multiplex employee, Kevin Williamson and ’90s teen supremacy, watching movies on tour, the secret etching on their new vinyl, the new Candyman , “ The Wire effect”, and why He’s All That is all that. Links: The Letterboxd list of films mentioned in this episode; Video Nasties on Letterboxd; In Search of Darkness list; Artists Johnny Dombrowski and Jamie McKelvie ; Robert Englund on Nickelodeon ; Stephen King’s memoir On Writing ; John Carpenter and Chvrches Remixes ; Chvrches Letterboxd lists Hellbent on Revenge and Pull Me Into the Screen at the End ; Billy Idol’s ‘ Dancing with Myself ’ video (directed by Tobe Hooper) Credits: This episode was recorded in Los Angeles, Pennsylvania and Auckland, and edited by Slim. Facts by Jack . Booker: Linda Moulton . Theme: ‘Vampiros Dancoteque’ by Moniker . Transcript by Sophie Shin.