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Friday Night FrightfestAuthor: GeekProfs
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undertone and Broadcast Signal Intrusion
Episode 174
Friday, 27 March, 2026
This week on Friday Night Frightfest, we are exploring the terror of "Found Audio" and hijacked airwaves. We’re looking at how a simple recording can become a gateway to obsession and ancient evil. We’re comparing A24’s latest descent into audible terror, undertone (2026), with the gritty, neo-noir mystery of Broadcast Signal Intrusion (2021). Whether it’s a podcast co-host sending you cursed files or a masked figure interrupting the nightly news, these films prove that some signals should never be decoded. undertone (2026) Written and directed by Ian Tuason in a stunning directorial debut, undertone (stylized in all lowercase) is a masterclass in claustrophobic sound design. Nina Kiri stars as Evy, a skeptical horror podcast host who has moved back into her childhood home to care for her dying, comatose mother. When her co-host Justin (Adam DiMarco) receives a series of anonymous audio recordings, Evy begins to hear hidden messages in reverse—unearthing the legend of Abyzou, a demon that targets mothers and the unborn. Filmed in Tuason’s own family home, the movie never leaves the house, trapping the audience in a sonic nightmare where the silence is just as terrifying as the screams. Broadcast Signal Intrusion (2021) Directed by Jacob Gentry, this film takes us back to the late 90s and the world of analog obsession. Harry Shum Jr. stars as James, a video archivist grieving the disappearance of his wife. While digitizing old tapes, he stumbles upon a "broadcast signal intrusion"—a terrifying pirate broadcast featuring a person in a white, uncanny-valley mask. James falls down a rabbit hole of BBS message boards and urban legends, convinced that these intrusions are linked to a string of missing women. It’s a stylish, "cold" thriller that blends the aesthetic of The Ring with the paranoid conspiracy of Zodiac, proving that the search for the truth can be a death sentence. Join us as we discuss the "New Wave" of audio-centric horror. Spoilers start around 6:30.
