Deep Cuts Horror Hit List #16 “Oddity”

Summary

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Podcast Summary:

Amy Robach & T.J. Holmes Present
Episode: Deep Cuts Horror Hit List #16 — “Oddity”
Date: October 16, 2025
Host(s): Amy Robach & T.J. Holmes

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Overview & Main Theme

In this episode, Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes continue their countdown of underrated horror favorites (“Deep Cuts Horror Hit List”) in the lead-up to Halloween, spotlighting “Oddity” as their #16 pick. They discuss why this 2024 Irish horror film—little known yet critically acclaimed—is a standout, breaking down its plot, style, performances, critical reception, and whom it’s best suited for.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Critical Acclaim and Underrated Status

• Near-Perfect Critical Reception:

  • Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 96%
  • Audience score: 77%

• Amy: "I don't think that's a movie that a lot of people just would be able to quickly recall or know of or remember. Oddly, it's not a movie that's on a lot of people's radar and yet it's so good." [03:24]

• T.J.: "It's a rare, almost a quiet movie that has a bunch of jump scares... They're creepy, crawly moments of just subtle movements that scare the hell out of you." [05:24]

2. Plot and Atmosphere

• Synopsis Recap (Amy):

  • “When Danny is brutally murdered at the remote country house…her blind twin sister Darcy, a self-proclaimed psychic and collector of cursed items, pays an unexpected visit to Ted (Danny’s husband) and his new girlfriend Yana, convinced there’s more to the murder than people know.” [04:06]
  • Darcy brings dangerous cursed objects to exact revenge.

• Setting:

  • Irish countryside, in a massive, remote, partly-renovated “farm castle house.”
  • “It needs to be remote, it needs to be dark, it needs to be old. It needs to be creepy. All of that stuff adds to these relics.” — T.J. [07:41]

• Atmospheric Qualities:

  • Quiet, slow-burn with “smart little subtle” scares.
  • “There are so many twists and turns…maybe it was a little bit too much of a slow burn because the audience score is 77%, which is still really high, but it pales in comparison…” — Amy [05:05]

3. Performances and Direction

• Standout Actress: Carolyn Bracken plays both twins.

  • “She’s playing a blind woman, but she is carrying herself with this…very subtle and understated strength and rage…she delivers it almost in a deadpan way.” — T.J. & Amy [20:31–20:50]
  • “I think she should be nominated, or she should have been…” — Amy [20:50]

• Direction & Irish Roots:

  • Directed by Damian McCarthy.
  • All set/shot in Ireland with an Irish cast and crew, adding “feels” and authenticity. [06:42]

4. Style & Subgenre Blend

• Genre Hybridity:

  • “Oddity is a ghost story, a whodunit, a jump scare freakout, a twisty slow-burn psycho thriller, and a revenge saga all wrapped into one taut little horror film.” — from a critic, read by Amy [09:08]

• Notable Approach:

  • Eschews* obvious jump scares for subtle, creeping dread (“gradual escalation, unease, and accretion of unnerving details”). [10:16]
  • “You really do have to be watching to catch some of these scary moments. There is one in particular that I get chills when I even think about it. It’s so creepy.” — Amy [08:37]

• Home Invasion Sequences:

  • “It shines brightest in masterfully crafted home invasion scenes, which contain some of the most suspenseful movie moments of the year.” [10:34]

5. Why the Film Resonates (According to Hosts & Critics)

• “Every moment kept us wanting to watch the next moment. We got more and more interested, invested, and curious.” — T.J. [12:54]
• “The acting and cinematography alone are just worth a watch.” — Amy [13:08]
• “It made our list because of the incredible acting, phenomenal plot twists, and it really keeps you guessing.” — Amy [19:38]
• Not just supernatural: also explores revenge, family trauma, relationship tension. [20:15]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “It’s a rare, almost a quiet movie that has a bunch of jump scares… They’re creepy, crawly moments of just subtle movements that scare the hell out of you.”
  — T.J. Holmes [05:24]

• “If I have a drink, whether it’s water or wine, I have to put it down because I will spill my drink on a movie like this.”
  — Amy Robach [05:42]

• “An elegant and spooky ghost story punctuated with clever jolts, Oddity hues to the fundamentals of fright and achieves shout-inducing results.”
  — Read by Amy, from critics consensus [08:03]

• “Oddity is a ghost story, a whodunit, a jump scare freakout, a twisty slow-burn psycho thriller, and a revenge saga all wrapped into one taut little horror film.”
  — Critic quote, read by Amy [09:08]

• Negative Audience Review Reaction:

  • “That was somebody on their phone while the movie was on in the background.” — T.J. [12:38]

• Praise from audiences:

  • “It was pure art… One of the best films of my life, if not the best.” — Amy, quoting audience review [13:13]
  • “The film’s terror takes many forms, each more tantalizingly unbearable until the final flawless frame.” — Amy [13:43]

• On who should watch:

  • “If you are looking for an elevated horror movie… You want mystery, intrigue, who done it? This is your movie.” — Amy [20:50–21:22]

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• (02:50) — Episode proper begins; intro to "Oddity" pick.
• (04:06) — Film synopsis and set-up.
• (05:05–05:52) — Audience vs. critic scores, slow-burn pacing, personal ratings.
• (06:43–07:41) — Film setting; Irish location, cast, and director.
• (08:03–08:28) — Critics’ consensus; “clever jolts.”
• (09:08) — Critic review blending subgenres.
• (10:16) — Subtleties in the film's scares.
• (12:12–13:52) — Reacting to negative reviews and highlighting audience praise.
• (19:38–20:15) — Why it made their list; acting and plot twists.
• (20:31–20:50) — Carolyn Bracken’s performance as both twins.
• (21:22–22:41) — Who the film is/isn’t for.
• (23:03–23:03+) — Suggestions for viewing environment and food/drink pairings.
• (24:55) — Teaser for the next episode/movie.

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Who Should Watch "Oddity"?

• For Fans of:

  • Elevated horror, slow-burn psychological thrillers, twisty plots, chilling atmospheric horror.
  • Those appreciating subtle scares over gore or creative kills.

• Who it’s NOT for:

  • Viewers seeking heavy action, splatter, or campy fun.
  • “If you want that fun, like shark, crocodile, whatever, Jason… it’s not that.” — Amy [22:41]

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Hosts’ Recommendations & Viewing Advice

• Best Viewing:
  • At night, with someone else (“wouldn’t want to watch by myself”), for maximum creepiness. [22:58]
• Food & Drink Pairings:
  • Irish coffee, fish and chips, French onion soup, or red wine for coziness. Also suggested: hot toddy or mulled wine for the "Irish country" vibes. [23:42–24:08]
• Where to Watch:
  • Shudder, Hulu, Disney, AMC — “wherever you can find Shudder, you can find Oddity.” [24:08]

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Closing Notes & Next Episode Tease

• Amy: "We hope you enjoy this as much as we did. It’s such a special film." [24:08]

• Next Movie Preview:

  • Will be another highly-reviewed recent hit about an Airbnb stay gone nightmarishly wrong, featuring one of their favorite horror actors. [24:55]

• Parting Words:

  • “We appreciate you all joining us along this journey. Happy horror watching. On behalf of my dear partner, Amy Robach, I’m TJ Holmes. We will be seeing y’all soon.” — T.J. [24:55]

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Transcript

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Hey there folks. It is Thursday, October 16th. You do not have to take our word for it for our number 16 on our horror hit list because this movie has a nearly perfect Rotten tomato score. Welcome to this episode of Amy and tj. We continue with our Deep Cuts, our favorite horror movies that maybe you haven't heard of. As we get closer and closer to Halloween. This one Robed, I was surprised, but that is not a joke. This has a nearly perfect rating.

[Amy Robot]

Yeah, 96% critics score rotten tomatoes for our number 16 movie on the list, Oddity. This is one of the newest ones that we've put on our list and we put it on there just because I don't think that's a movie that a lot of people just would be able to quickly recall or know of or remember. Oddly, it's not. It's not a movie that's on a lot of people's radar and yet it's so good.

[TJ Holmes]

I don't know how we, I don't know, we watch everything new that kind of comes out, but I don't know why we were drawn to this one. And Oddity, even the name of this movie adds to some mystery. And it fits perfectly.

[Amy Robot]

It really does. So yes. This was released 2024, it's an hour and 38 minutes. And here's the synopsis for Oddity. When Danny is brutally murdered at the remote country house that she and her husband Ted are renovating, everyone suspects a from the local mental health institution where Ted is a doctor. However, soon after the tragic killing, the suspect is found dead. A year later, Danny's blind twin sister Darcy, a self proclaimed psychic and collector of cursed items, pays an unexpected visit to Ted and his new girlfriend Yana. Convinced that there was more to her sister's murder than people know, Darcy has brought with her the most dangerous items from her curse collection to help her exact revenge.

[TJ Holmes]

It's a good write up.

[Amy Robot]

So good.

[TJ Holmes]

And we didn't, I don't think we got all that information before we watched it, but now that you have it, it's kind of helpful because it is a bit of a slower burn that we'll, we'll get into, but that's perfectly described.

[Amy Robot]

There are so many twists and turns and maybe it was a little bit too much of a slow burn because the audience score is 77%, which is still really high. It just, it pales in comparison to the 96% that critics gave it. But I would, this, I would give this movie in the 90s for sure. How about you?

[TJ Holmes]

Without a question. This, this is a, it's a rare, it's almost a quiet movie that has a bunch of jump Scares that just. They're creepy, crawly moments of just subtle movements that scare the hell out of you.

[Amy Robot]

We watched it for the second time. We rewatched it for. For the purpose of this episode. And even though we knew what was gonna happen, I still jumped. You always laugh at me, but I have to put my. If I have a drink, whether it's water or wine, I have to put it down because I will spill my drink on a movie like this. And you know what? This was released on Shutter. So box office was nothing. Basically 1.8 million. And that's another reason why we really wanted to put it on the list, because you didn't go to the theaters to see this. And you might not have noticed it if it just was released on Shudder. And, you know, that name might not draw a lot of people in. Oddity. What's that about? And then just move on. Which is what I think we might have done initially. But then we're so happy when we finally watched it.

[TJ Holmes]

Do people know about Shudder on Amazon Prime?

[Amy Robot]

I hope if they don't. Now, please. If you love horror movies, you need to be subscribed to Shudder. It is nonstop horror movies. I'm amazed at how many horror movies are made.

[Asma Khalid]

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[Amy Robot]

There's an abundance. I feel like you can see five new ones every day. And most of them are pretty good. Yes. But this one is exceptional Oddity. The cast, Carolyn Bracken plays both twins. So we. We get to meet the sister who was murdered beforehand, and then we get to meet the blind sister who comes to try and figure out what actually happened to her sister. But the other folks are not necessarily household names. Gwillim Lee, Steve Wall, Joe Rooney. But these are all. This is all set in Ireland, and The director, Damian McCarthy, is Irish, and so it was shot in Ireland. The whole thing has just got this. It creates a feel. This is in an Irish country home away from everyone else. I just love the setting and the feels of this movie.

[TJ Holmes]

It takes you there in a lot of ways in a place you don't want to be. This big, empty. Is it a farmhouse, almost A mini castle?

[Amy Robot]

Almost. It's like a renovated old farm castle house.

[TJ Holmes]

It's gorgeous, but you wouldn't want to be there in the middle of the night by yourself walking around this place. And that's kind of the setting for so much of this creepiness. This is not a haunted house tale at all, but that place just serves as the setting, which is almost. It needs to be remote, it needs to be dark, it needs to Be old. It needs to be cre. All of that stuff adds to these relics.

[Amy Robot]

So good. So here's the critics consensus and you mentioned it's not a haunted house. However, I like how they put it. An elegant and spooky ghost story punctuated with clever jolts, oddity hues to the fundamentals of fright and achieves shout inducing results.

[TJ Holmes]

Wow, that was the line that. So say that part again. Oh, dang.

[Amy Robot]

I don't have. An elegant and spooky ghost story punctuated with clever jolts.

[TJ Holmes]

Clever jolts. That is a good way to put it. There are just smart little subtle little nothing of a movie.

[Amy Robot]

You have to pay attention and yes.

[TJ Holmes]

It will creep you out because yes.

[Amy Robot]

As you mentioned, it's a quiet movie. So you really do have to be watching to catch some of these scary moments. There is one in particular that I get chills when I even think about it. It's so creepy. So I went through the critic reviews. This was the first time, babe. I could not find a bad one in the critic reviews. I went through like three or four of the pages. All of them were positive and I just picked some of the better ones that I thought really spoke to why we loved this movie as well. Oddity is a ghost story, a whodunit, a jump scare, freakout, a twisty slow burn psycho thriller and a revenge saga all wrapped into one taut little horror film.

[TJ Holmes]

You know, they make a. Yeah, they make a bunch of good. Don't you feel validated? Don't you love that?

[Amy Robot]

Yes.

[TJ Holmes]

That this little nothing of a movie, if you will, that we just randomly found and love and want to put on the list. We had no idea that it had a nearly perfect Rotten Tomatoes.

[Amy Robot]

Yeah, a lot of these. I won't. If we see something that we might want to watch, we won't even go on to Rotten Tomatoes because I don't want to have a preconceived notion about what it's going to be. I feel like that somehow it almost always impacts the viewing. If you have certain expectations and then you don't think it.

[Asma Khalid]

It falls short.

[Amy Robot]

I think it's worse when something's highly reviewed because then I have really high expectations. But. So maybe we're doing a disservice to folks who are about to watch some of these because we're like, it's so. And then they might not agree, but okay. Here are some other sample critic reviews. It eschews. It eschews. I can't say that eschews. Eschews. It eschews jump scares in favor of a more subtle and harder to pull off gradual escalation, unease, and accretion of unnerving details. I can't. I'm. I'm doing poorly in trying to figure out the verbiage of this particular critic. But he liked it. Okay, Mike.

[TJ Holmes]

He liked it. Okay, let's go to the next one.

[Amy Robot]

Oddity infuses originality into the classic gothic horror structure, but it shines the brightest in its masterfully crafted home invasion scenes, which contain some of the most suspenseful movie moments of the year.

[TJ Holmes]

The. You know what we talk about. This is a slow burn, but it starts with a bang. It starts with action. Yeah, I forgot about the first.

[Amy Robot]

Your heart is pounding because you don't know what's going to happen. And you're not sure what happened because then it fast forwards a year later and you're trying to piece it all together. Here's another critic review. For fans of quiet, subtle horror, this film covers all the bases, often emphasizing fear of the unknown through lingering shots of deep, unsettling shadows and almost imperceptible terrors.

[TJ Holmes]

Yeah, it's kind of one of those. You walk into. Oh, your lights go out. You don't know what's right in front of you. There's a lot of that in this movie. To where you're looking at dark scene. I'm trying to think of any daylight scenes in this. Maybe when somebody pulls up to the house. But there. There's a lot of darkness, but it's going. This whole big place. Yeah, you're looking in corners just seeing what you're trying to see. There is a lot of that.

[Amy Robot]

Yeah.

[TJ Holmes]

Even the opening sequence. Right. There's no electric. She has a tent set up inside.

[Amy Robot]

Because they're renovating it.

[TJ Holmes]

Because they're renovating.

[Amy Robot]

They're renovating this farmhouse in the Irish countryside. Oh, so good. All right, the audience reviews. I found a bad one, so I'll start with that one. The other two are glowing. But here's the bad one, which I thought was so interesting. I only found two or three of them.

[TJ Holmes]

Do you agree with the criticism before I even.

[Amy Robot]

No, because. No, because they. They all said the same thing, though. The folks that didn't like it. The extremely good reviews are baffling to me. It's slow, nonsensical and uninteresting.

[TJ Holmes]

What? Okay, it is slow.

[Amy Robot]

It is slow.

[TJ Holmes]

It. It's nonsensical. It's a horror movie.

[Amy Robot]

Yeah.

[TJ Holmes]

The last one was what?

[Amy Robot]

Uninteresting?

[TJ Holmes]

That's. That's just.

[Amy Robot]

That's insane.

[TJ Holmes]

Yeah. That was somebody on their phone while the movie was on in the background.

[Amy Robot]

Yes. And that's somebody who had an expectation of a completely different movie. I think if you know what you're getting into, you know, it's a slow build, but, you know, it's dramatic as hell and totally worth it in terms of payoff. In the end, this movie is phenomenal for us.

[TJ Holmes]

We didn't know what the payoff was going to be, but every moment keep kept us wanting to watch the next moment. We got more and more interested, invested, and curious. Yeah, we. This movie will take you from beginning to end. And it's a short one.

[Amy Robot]

Yeah, it's one. The acting and the. And the cinematography alone are just worth a watch. Here are two other ones that I love that the audience totally agreed with us. It was pure art. They really know how to create suspense. One of the best films of my life, if not the best. I would really recommend everyone to watch it.

[TJ Holmes]

Wow. Now I really feel validated.

[Amy Robot]

Okay, and then here's the final one from an audience member. Odity starts with a deeply thriller vibe before catapulting viewers into pure nightmare fuel.

[TJ Holmes]

I just said that this is wonderful, right?

[Amy Robot]

The film's terror takes many forms. It's each more tantalizingly unbearable until the final flawless frame.

[TJ Holmes]

Oh, that. Yeah.

[Amy Robot]

The praise is high, for obvious reasons. So, yeah, that one bad one. I was like, dude, do you not see that you're like an outlier in a sea of people who were all just praising this movie.

[TJ Holmes]

That's okay. That's. But to say it was uninteresting, not interesting at all, is.

[Amy Robot]

That was wild. All right, we probably don't need to go over why it made our list, but we'll talk about who it's for, who it's not, for what to pick, pair it with where to watch it and tease. Ahead to our next movie when we come back.

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[Amy Robot]

Continuing now with our discussion of one of our favorite movies on the list, number 16, oddity. It is a gem of a movie. It's. As most of the movies on this list, it's quick, but it is worth every minute, and you need to pay attention. It made our list because of the incredible acting, the phenomenal plot twists. It really keeps you guessing and it keeps you creeped out the entire time. There were, you know, there are a lot of cool subplots that go beyond just the supernatural spookiness of it, just with the relationships that are unfolding. It's so good.

[TJ Holmes]

Yeah, there's a huge revenge plot in the middle. Middle of this. There's a. I mean, there's a murder mystery in the middle of this, so. And yeah, there's horror. This. This is a. This is one the. She pulls this off so well. This. I'm not familiar with this actress.

[Amy Robot]

She is.

[TJ Holmes]

She's wearing a. But, yeah, she's playing a blind woman, but she is carrying herself with this. She has a very subtle and understated strength and rage, like she's pissed. And it never comes through necessarily with emotion, but she delivers it in her.

[Amy Robot]

Performance almost in a deadpan way. Carolyn Bracken is her name. She is. I mean, I think she should be nominated, or she should have been, I guess it was last year. So that ship has sailed. But I would absolutely think she her performance was that good. So who is it for? If you are looking for an elevated horror movie, you know, I think sometimes you're not in the mood for one. You just want it to be campy and bloody. That's fine. This is an elevated horror movie experience. You want something more than just good kills, blood and guts. You want mystery, intrigue, who done it? This is your movie.

[TJ Holmes]

I'm trying to. Don't want to. Yeah, I'm not going to give that away. I'm trying to think of how many people actually died in this movie. How many deaths that you actually see on screen. We won't give it away, but now I know you're thinking, and we know the number is low.

[Amy Robot]

It's a handful, but not a tremendous number is low.

[TJ Holmes]

Yeah. You say elevated. This is one. Definitely. We always say you got to watch this at night because there's a lot of dark scenes and you need to see all those dark corners in the movie. But yeah, it's. I think this is almost. Is it an entry. It's for everybody. Anybody can stomach this, no matter what your life is. But is it for everybody? In terms of who has the. Do you want to sit for an elevated experience? If you're just coming into the genre, maybe.

[Amy Robot]

Yeah. It's probably what mood you're in, because in my. Who's it not for? If you're looking for action or a fun horror flick, this isn't for you.

[TJ Holmes]

I don't know. It's. There is a creep factor that makes it fun. Right. You got your closest friends together, few blankets in the middle of a dark.

[Amy Robot]

If you think being scared is fun, then yes.

[TJ Holmes]

Okay. Yeah.

[Amy Robot]

You know what I'm saying? Like, it's not like, you know, if you want that fun, like shark, crocodile, whatever, Jason.

[TJ Holmes]

Not an adventure.

[Amy Robot]

It's not that. It's. It's. No, there's not like a lot of action, but, man, it'll move you mentally in a lot of ways. And yes, in terms of pairing it, I do think this is one. You want somebody with you. I wouldn't want to watch this movie by myself.

[TJ Holmes]

Yeah. Because so much of the movie is somebody by themselves in this big house.

[Amy Robot]

Yes.

[TJ Holmes]

And creepy things going on. So, no, I wouldn't recommend that.

[Amy Robot]

And if you have any, like, I just feel like if you have any artifacts in your home, any museum pieces, any, like, just. I don't want to give too much away, but if you have anything that could be considered that you might think could be haunted or came from some estate sale, I. I would not want to be around that when I was watching this film. It would start to make me really concerned. But anyway, this is again, in a cozy Irish mansion in the woods. So I was thinking you could do a whole Irish coffee. Fish and chips, French onion soup, red wine. You just. It's cozy, so you could just have some fun with what you pair with it. But who doesn't love a good Irish coffee?

[TJ Holmes]

You know, here's one I was actually going to when you were. I'm trying to think like you do in putting to your pairings. This is a hot toddy movie.

[Amy Robot]

Yes, yes. Mulled wine. You could do all sorts of things.

[TJ Holmes]

I still don't know what that is. You say it all the time.

[Amy Robot]

You actually, you take mulling spices like there, you can get them at Williams Sonoma or whatever.

[TJ Holmes]

You're losing me even more as you explain.

[Amy Robot]

And it's fine. And you put it in a crock pot.

[TJ Holmes]

It's fine. Oh, my God, you're losing me even more.

[Amy Robot]

And then you put some wine in it and it's so delicious on a cold night. Okay, all right. So, yes, watch this with someone and pair it, whatever you want with it. But it is fun to keep in the Irish theme of things. You can watch this. Hulu, Disney, amc, and as we mentioned, this is a shudder movie. So probably anywhere you can find shudder, you can find oddity. But please, please, please. We hope you enjoy this as much as we did. This is such a special film. So our next movie tomorrow will be number 50 15. This one has had recent box office success. It too is highly reviewed. And this is another movie that involves a cautionary tale. When you rent an Airbnb, but man, does it take a twist.

[TJ Holmes]

Yeah, you will never rent another Airbnb if this is going on in there. And then it also includes, oh, yes, one of our absolute favorite horror movie actors. And we'll get into that. So excited about this next one. We appreciate you all joining us along this journey. Happy horror watching. On behalf of my dear partner, Amy Robot, I'm TJ Holmes. We will be seeing y' all soon.

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