Nature Trail to Hell

Stefan Lawrence, a theme park designer from Los Angeles, hasn’t seen a lot of horror movies. Jordan D. White, a comic book editor from New York, has seen them all. Together, they’ll run through iconic horror franchises and review the movies one at a time.

Episodes

Mar 13, 2024

2hr 23 min

Finally, we've reached the end of the road, the final chapter, the – wait, aren't there 3 more movies after this? Jordan and Stefan watch Saw 3D (or possible Saw: The Final Chapter) and reflect on the long, twisty, flashback- and trap-filled journey to get here. What does it all mean? Have we been rehabilitated yet? Let's find out.

Saw VI

Mar 6, 2024

Mar 6, 2024

2hr 13 min

All roads lead here – to the one that's about health insurance. Suppose it was inevitable that the series that starts with incurable cancer will have to grapple with the intricacies and absurdities of the American healthcare system. 

Saw V

Feb 28, 2024

Feb 28, 2024

1hr 48 min

Jigsaw's still dead, right? Nevermind that, let's get to what the people want – a showdown between Hoffman and Strahm! Jordan and Stefan continue down the weird plotty path of the Saw-ga with this fifth installment.

Saw IV

Feb 21, 2024

Feb 21, 2024

2hr 14 min

The Saw train keeps on chugging, even if Jigsaw is dead (????). But you can't keep a good trap down – Stefan & Jordan "enjoy" this fourth helping of "therapy" at the hands of John Kramer despite his apparent demise.

Saw III

Feb 14, 2024

Feb 14, 2024

2hr 21 min

We're well and truly on our way into the Saw-ga now! This third installment involves traps, traps, and some first solid indications that the franchise is going to obsessed with its own complicated plot. Also: Stefan has a crisis of fear and Jordan talks him through it.

Saw II

Feb 7, 2024

Feb 7, 2024

1hr 57 min

With the original Saw a runaway success, Saw II was immediately greenlit and put into theaters a year later. Jordan and Stefan watch as Saw attempts to make the leap from scrappy indie hit to new horror franchise. Also, there's a new kid on the block.

Saw (2004)

Feb 1, 2024

Feb 1, 2024

2hr 24 min

Jordan and Stefan kick off a brand-new season of Nature Trail to Hell with 2004's iconic Saw. Stefan has been dreading this series for years – will he hack off his own foot to get out of watching this one or will his fears prove unfounded? Let's find out. 

Oct 4, 2023

2hr 9 min

For our final episode of this season, we visit 2016's "The Belko Experiment," written and produced by James Gunn. We follow a group of office workers who are having...shall we say...a rough go of it. This movie is one of Jordan's favorites and Stefan hasn't even HEARD of it. Let's finish out strong.

Sep 27, 2023

1hr 59 min

We're not done with free-for-all killing sprees yet! Jordan and Stefan watch the Japanese cult classic Battle Royale, where an island full of kids killing each other is somehow supposed to cure society's ills. Does it make any more sense than the Purge as a social experiment? Let's find out.

BONUS: Funny Games

Sep 20, 2023

Sep 20, 2023

2hr 9 min

Jordan and Stefan watch 1997's Funny Games, the harrowing home invasion film from Austrian director Michael Haneke, with widely varying results. What will Jordan think upon rewatching this gem? Will Stefan ever forgive Jordan?

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