Doug Jones

Happy Doug Jones Day everybody! It's our third consecutive year celebrating actor Doug Jones (although technically this is the 12th anniversary of the original Doug Jones Day), but it's the first time we're reviewing a Disney movie on our podcast! For this year's Doug Jones Day episode, we're discussing 1993's Hocus Pocus, wherein Doug Jones plays "Billy Butcherson" in one of his earliest roles.This is a beloved movie in several corners of horror fandom, and was a gateway horror movie to many, many people. We had a blast talking about it, and we hope everyone enjoys the episode. And most importantly: thank you so much for listening!CONTENT WARNING: although we're doing a Disney movie for this episode, we are still our usual profanity-laced selves throughout the discussion. There are also excerpts read from an old draft of the script that feature jokes more mature/coarse than those in the finished film, and some jokes that have not necessarily aged well since the 90s. So the movie itself may be family-friendly, but please note that this episode/conversation is not.

Happy Doug Jones Day everybody! It's our third consecutive year celebrating actor Doug Jones (although technically this is the 12th anniversary of the original Doug Jones Day), but it's the first time we're reviewing a Disney movie on our podcast! For this year's Doug Jones Day episode, we're discussing 1993's Hocus Pocus, wherein Doug Jones plays "Billy Butcherson" in one of his earliest roles. This is a beloved movie in several corners of horror fandom, and was a gateway horror movie to many, many people. We had a blast talking about it, and we hope everyone enjoys the episode. And most importantly: thank you so much for listening! CONTENT WARNING: although we're doing a Disney movie for this episode, we are still our usual profanity-laced selves throughout the discussion. There are also excerpts read from an old draft of the script that feature jokes more mature/coarse than those in the finished film, and some jokes that have not necessarily aged well since the 90s. So the movie itself may be family-friendly, but please note that this episode/conversation is not.

Doug Jones Day III (Hocus Pocus)

Mat Johnson

It's the 40th anniversary of John Carpenter's The Thing, and we're celebrating with a truly special episode. For our review of this horror classic, we're joined by special guest Mat Johnson. Mat has written amazing works in comics (Papa Midnite, Incognegro: A Graphic Mystery, Right State), in prose (Drop, Pym, Loving Day) and is now working on two upcoming tv series: Manhunt and The Fall of the House of Usher. Mat also has a brand new novel being released on June 28th titled Invisible Things, but most importantly for our podcast: Mat is a longtime fan of the Philadelphia 76ers! This is a special movie to both us and Mat, and the resulting conversation is some of the most fun we've ever had on the pod. We really hope you enjoy the conversation, and we highly encourage you to check out Mat's work if you haven't already (links below).And as always, thanks so much for listening!You can find more details on Mat's new novel INVISIBLE THINGS here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/636431/invisible-things-by-mat-johnson/You can find more details on Mat's comics and prose work on his website: http://www.matjohnson.info/

It's the 40th anniversary of John Carpenter's The Thing, and we're celebrating with a truly special episode. For our review of this horror classic, we're joined by special guest Mat Johnson. Mat has written amazing works in comics (Papa Midnite, Incognegro: A Graphic Mystery, Right State), in prose (Drop, Pym, Loving Day) and is now working on two upcoming tv series: Manhunt and The Fall of the House of Usher. Mat also has a brand new novel being released on June 28th titled Invisible Things, but most importantly for our podcast: Mat is a longtime fan of the Philadelphia 76ers! This is a special movie to both us and Mat, and the resulting conversation is some of the most fun we've ever had on the pod. We really hope you enjoy the conversation, and we highly encourage you to check out Mat's work if you haven't already (links below). And as always, thanks so much for listening! You can find more details on Mat's new novel INVISIBLE THINGS here: <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/636431/invisible-things-by-mat-johnson/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/636431/invisible-things-by-mat-johnson/</a> You can find more details on Mat's comics and prose work on his website: <a href="http://www.matjohnson.info/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.matjohnson.info/</a>

Trust the Blood Test (The Thing [1982] with Mat Johnson)

Michael Moreci

Just in time for its debut on Shudder, we're bringing you our review of the new horror movie from director Luke Boyce and Shatterglass Films: Revealer! We had a great time chatting about the movie, and an even better one interviewing the movie's co-writer Michael Moreci! That interview can be found on the latter portion of the episode (timecode below), but we've been fans of both Michael's and co-writer Tim Seeley's work in comics for a long time, so we've been excited for their first movie collaboration since it was announced.As always, we're a full spoiler podcast, so be sure to head over to Shudder.com to watch the movie first. Then come back here to check out our chat on 80s horror nostalgia, a fascinating glimpse into the filmmaking process during the early days of the pandemic, and also the tale of our host Nick's bachelor party (trust us, it's not as lurid as you might think)!And as always, thanks so much for listening!*Michael's interview begins at 00:45:04Visit this link for more details on Michael's comic BARBARIC with Vault: https://www.vaultcomics.com/titles/barbaric/Visit this link for more details on Shatterglass Films: http://www.shatterglassfilms.com/

Just in time for its debut on Shudder, we're bringing you our review of the new horror movie from director Luke Boyce and Shatterglass Films: Revealer! We had a great time chatting about the movie, and an even better one interviewing the movie's co-writer Michael Moreci! That interview can be found on the latter portion of the episode (timecode below), but we've been fans of both Michael's and co-writer Tim Seeley's work in comics for a long time, so we've been excited for their first movie collaboration since it was announced. As always, we're a full spoiler podcast, so be sure to head over to <a href="http://Shudder.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shudder.com</a> to watch the movie first. Then come back here to check out our chat on 80s horror nostalgia, a fascinating glimpse into the filmmaking process during the early days of the pandemic, and also the tale of our host Nick's bachelor party (trust us, it's not as lurid as you might think)! And as always, thanks so much for listening! *Michael's interview begins at 00:45:04 Visit this link for more details on Michael's comic BARBARIC with Vault: <a href="https://www.vaultcomics.com/titles/barbaric/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.vaultcomics.com/titles/barbaric/</a> Visit this link for more details on Shatterglass Films: <a href="http://www.shatterglassfilms.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.shatterglassfilms.com/</a>

The Booth that Doozers Built (Revealer with Michael Moreci)

Alex Segura

Just in time for the release of the first comic written by pod-favorites Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead (Afterschool 1 from Skybound), we're reviewing their first work on a comic-inspired property: Moon Knight! Benson and Moorhead directed two episodes of the new Marvel series on Disney+, with the other four episodes helmed by Mohamed Diab (director of Clash and Cairo 678). Being big comic fans here at the pod, we were very excited to cover a superhero property on the show. But even better, we're joined by a special guest who is a fantastic writer of both comics and prose AND a fan of the Moon Knight comics: Alex Segura! Alex has worked on properties such as Star Wars, Archie and more, but his latest novel Secret Identity is a mystery thriller set in the comics industry of 1975, which happens to be the same year Moon Knight debuted in an issue of Werewolf By Night!We had a fabulous time chatting with Alex, and we really hope everyone enjoys the episode. After you've finished listening, check out the links below for more details on Alex's work! And as always, thanks so much for listening!You can read more on Alex's new novel Secret Identity here:https://www.alexsegura.com/books/secret-identity/The Mysterious Micro-Face can be ordered via the NPR Shop at this link:https://shop.npr.org/products/micro-face-planet-money-comic-bookMore details on Skybound Presents: Afterschool #1 can be found here:https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/skybound-presents-afterschool-1-of-4Alex Segura's website: https://www.alexsegura.com/

Just in time for the release of the first comic written by pod-favorites Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead (Afterschool 1 from Skybound), we're reviewing their first work on a comic-inspired property: Moon Knight! Benson and Moorhead directed two episodes of the new Marvel series on Disney+, with the other four episodes helmed by Mohamed Diab (director of Clash and Cairo 678). Being big comic fans here at the pod, we were very excited to cover a superhero property on the show. But even better, we're joined by a special guest who is a fantastic writer of both comics and prose AND a fan of the Moon Knight comics: Alex Segura! Alex has worked on properties such as Star Wars, Archie and more, but his latest novel Secret Identity is a mystery thriller set in the comics industry of 1975, which happens to be the same year Moon Knight debuted in an issue of Werewolf By Night! We had a fabulous time chatting with Alex, and we really hope everyone enjoys the episode. After you've finished listening, check out the links below for more details on Alex's work! And as always, thanks so much for listening! You can read more on Alex's new novel Secret Identity here: <a href="https://www.alexsegura.com/books/secret-identity/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.alexsegura.com/books/secret-identity/</a> The Mysterious Micro-Face can be ordered via the NPR Shop at this link: <a href="https://shop.npr.org/products/micro-face-planet-money-comic-book" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://shop.npr.org/products/micro-face-planet-money-comic-book</a> More details on Skybound Presents: Afterschool #1 can be found here: <a href="https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/skybound-presents-afterschool-1-of-4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/skybound-presents-afterschool-1-of-4</a> Alex Segura's website: <a href="https://www.alexsegura.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.alexsegura.com/</a>

The Grump of Khonshu (Moon Knight with Alex Segura)

Erica Henderson

Our Nightmare on Elm Street franchise retrospective continues! This episode is going up later than we intended due to some recent health issues, but we're delighted to review the next two Freddy Krueger installments: A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child and Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare.  And even better, for the Dream Child portion we're joined by the phenomenal artist of Dracula Motherf***er, Squirrel Girl, Assassin Nation and more: Erica Henderson!This episode concludes the "Freddy Prime" portion of the Elm Street series, but we will be reviewing both Wes Craven's New Nightmare and the Platinum Dunes remake in the near future. Between now and then, we have some special episodes planned that we're very excited about.We hope everyone enjoys this episode, as we had such a fantastic time talking with Erica Henderson. You can support our special guest via the following links:Erica's Patreon:  https://patreon.com/ericafailsErica's Threadless: https://ericafails.threadless.comFriends 'Till the End pocast: https://friendstilltheend.libsyn.comFriends 'Till the End Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/friendstilltheendAnd as always, thanks so much for listening!(CW: discussions of child endangerment and assault, both in the finished movies and various script drafts)

Our Nightmare on Elm Street franchise retrospective continues! This episode is going up later than we intended due to some recent health issues, but we're delighted to review the next two Freddy Krueger installments: A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child and Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare. And even better, for the Dream Child portion we're joined by the phenomenal artist of Dracula Motherf***er, Squirrel Girl, Assassin Nation and more: Erica Henderson! This episode concludes the "Freddy Prime" portion of the Elm Street series, but we will be reviewing both Wes Craven's New Nightmare and the Platinum Dunes remake in the near future. Between now and then, we have some special episodes planned that we're very excited about. We hope everyone enjoys this episode, as we had such a fantastic time talking with Erica Henderson. You can support our special guest via the following links: Erica's Patreon: <a href="https://patreon.com/ericafails" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://patreon.com/ericafails</a> Erica's Threadless: <a href="https://ericafails.threadless.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ericafails.threadless.com</a> Friends 'Till the End pocast: <a href="https://friendstilltheend.libsyn.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://friendstilltheend.libsyn.com</a> Friends 'Till the End Ko-Fi: <a href="https://ko-fi.com/friendstilltheend" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ko-fi.com/friendstilltheend</a> And as always, thanks so much for listening! (CW: discussions of child endangerment and assault, both in the finished movies and various script drafts)

The Krueger of Two Worlds (A Nightmare on Elm Street 5 [w/ Erica Henderson] and Freddy's Dead)

The second part of our Tobe Hooper / Robert Englund series is here! We put up a poll to determine which Hooper / Englund cinematic collaboration we would review, and The Mangler won over Eaten Alive and Night Terrors. We're looking forward to reviewing the other two movies down the line, but for now we're delighted to have an excuse to discuss another Stephen King adaptation and another Ted Levine performance.  We hope everyone enjoys the episode, and thank you so much for listening!

The second part of our Tobe Hooper / Robert Englund series is here! We put up a poll to determine which Hooper / Englund cinematic collaboration we would review, and The Mangler won over Eaten Alive and Night Terrors. We're looking forward to reviewing the other two movies down the line, but for now we're delighted to have an excuse to discuss another Stephen King adaptation and another Ted Levine performance. We hope everyone enjoys the episode, and thank you so much for listening!

Levine-ian Rhapsody (The Mangler)

John Lees

To follow-up our Valentine's Day special on After Midnight, we're reviewing Butcher Baker Nightmare Maker (1981) from director William Asher! What's the connection between the two movies? Like most things on our podcast, it's thoroughly quirky. But whatever the reason, this movie made for a great conversation and made for an excuse to invite a great guest onto the pod: writer John Lees! We've been thoroughly enjoying John's work on comics like The Crimson Cage, Mountainhead and more, so we definitely encourage you to check out John's work on his Big Cartel page here: https://johnleescomics.bigcartel.com/John also has a terrific Patreon page with lots of behind-the-scenes content, which can be found here: https://www.patreon.com/johnlees And as always, thank you so much for listening!CW: the movie includes elements of incest and sexual assault, and those items are likewise mentioned in the movie discussionTo view the links mentioned in our episode introduction:*link to the Transgender Education Network of Texas: https://www.transtexas.org/*the twitter thread from the George A Romero Foundation: https://twitter.com/theGARFofficial/status/1497381019183423490*more details on the Tenebrous Press anthology Your Body Is Not Your Body: https://tenebrouspress.com/blog/2022/2/23/submissions-open-for-short-fiction-to-benefit-trans-youth-in-texas

To follow-up our Valentine's Day special on After Midnight, we're reviewing Butcher Baker Nightmare Maker (1981) from director William Asher! What's the connection between the two movies? Like most things on our podcast, it's thoroughly quirky. But whatever the reason, this movie made for a great conversation and made for an excuse to invite a great guest onto the pod: writer John Lees! We've been thoroughly enjoying John's work on comics like The Crimson Cage, Mountainhead and more, so we definitely encourage you to check out John's work on his Big Cartel page here: <a href="https://johnleescomics.bigcartel.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://johnleescomics.bigcartel.com/</a> John also has a terrific Patreon page with lots of behind-the-scenes content, which can be found here: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/johnlees" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/johnlees</a> And as always, thank you so much for listening! CW: the movie includes elements of incest and sexual assault, and those items are likewise mentioned in the movie discussion To view the links mentioned in our episode introduction: *link to the Transgender Education Network of Texas: <a href="https://www.transtexas.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.transtexas.org/</a> *the twitter thread from the George A Romero Foundation: <a href="https://twitter.com/theGARFofficial/status/1497381019183423490" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/theGARFofficial/status/1497381019183423490</a> *more details on the Tenebrous Press anthology Your Body Is Not Your Body: <a href="https://tenebrouspress.com/blog/2022/2/23/submissions-open-for-short-fiction-to-benefit-trans-youth-in-texas" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://tenebrouspress.com/blog/2022/2/23/submissions-open-for-short-fiction-to-benefit-trans-youth-in-texas</a>

Burning Hammer, Bucket Maker (Night Warning / Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker with John Lees)

Michelle Swope

Happy Valentine's Day from all of us at the Scary Stuff Podcast! This year we're using the holiday as an excuse to review a movie that we all love here at the pod: After Midnight (2019) from directors Jeremy Gardener and Christian Stella! Appropriately enough the movie has a bit of history with Valentine's Day, as its wide release date was February 14, 2020. And it was also the first movie officially released under the banner of Rustic Films!It's a real delight to talk about this movie on the pod, and even better to do so alongside a fabulous guest: Michelle Swope! Michelle is a member of the North Carolina Film Critics Association, has written for Dread Central, Nightmarish Conjurings, and is currently writing for Scream Horror Magazine and Daily Dead.  We're huge fans of Michelle's work here, and she's a huge fan of After Midnight, so this recording was tremendous fun.After you've listened to the episode, be sure to check out Michelle's Authory page at the link below, and keep an eye on BloodyDisgusting.com for her upcoming column titled DEAD Time!https://authory.com/MichelleSwopeAnd as always, thanks so much for listening!!

Happy Valentine's Day from all of us at the Scary Stuff Podcast! This year we're using the holiday as an excuse to review a movie that we all love here at the pod: After Midnight (2019) from directors Jeremy Gardener and Christian Stella! Appropriately enough the movie has a bit of history with Valentine's Day, as its wide release date was February 14, 2020. And it was also the first movie officially released under the banner of Rustic Films! It's a real delight to talk about this movie on the pod, and even better to do so alongside a fabulous guest: Michelle Swope! Michelle is a member of the North Carolina Film Critics Association, has written for Dread Central, Nightmarish Conjurings, and is currently writing for Scream Horror Magazine and Daily Dead. We're huge fans of Michelle's work here, and she's a huge fan of After Midnight, so this recording was tremendous fun. After you've listened to the episode, be sure to check out Michelle's Authory page at the link below, and keep an eye on <a href="http://BloodyDisgusting.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BloodyDisgusting.com</a> for her upcoming column titled DEAD Time! <a href="https://authory.com/MichelleSwope" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://authory.com/MichelleSwope</a> And as always, thanks so much for listening!!

Ham Steaks & Peanut Noir (After Midnight [2019] with Michelle Swope)

Since the Texas Chainsaw Massacre series came in second in our recent franchise poll (which Nightmare on Elm Street won) we thought it would be fun to do a couple minisodes on collaborations between TCM director Tobe Hooper and actor Robert Englund. With Hooper directing the pilot episode of the Freddy's Nightmares television show, we thought it would be a great place to start! As the episode title indicates, the resulting recording did not go the way we expected.  But we think it's a very fun conversation, particularly for long-time listeners. So we hope everyone has fun with this minisode, and as always: thanks so much for listening!!

Oops! All Crunchberries! (Freddy's Nightmares S1E1 "No More Mr. Nice Guy")

Ed Brisson

Happy Holidays!  It's that time of year again, and unfortunately we were a bit short on time due to the scale of Episode 19 (the first part of our Nightmare on Elm Street retrospective). So although we didn't quite have enough time to put together a four-movie episode like last year, we wanted to get a minisode in before the holiday season was over. And what better movie to do than a bonafide horror classic?  For this year's holiday minisode, we're reviewing the original Black Christmas from 1974, and we're joined by a very special guest! Ed Brisson has written comics for both of the Big Two, and his work spans both superheroes (New Mutants, X-Force, Ghost Rider) and crime (The Violent, The Last Contract), but he's also a big fan of the horror genre. We'd been looking for an excuse to ask Ed to come on the pod for a while, so when we found out Black Christmas was a bit of a holiday tradition for him, we knew this was the perfect time!We hope everyone enjoys the episode, but more importantly we hope everyone has a happy, healthy and safe holiday season, and we wish everyone the best in 2022. And as always, thanks so much for listening!!You can check out Ed's website for more details on his work (and also pick up some comics from his shop!) at the link below:http://www.edbrisson.com/

Happy Holidays! It's that time of year again, and unfortunately we were a bit short on time due to the scale of Episode 19 (the first part of our Nightmare on Elm Street retrospective). So although we didn't quite have enough time to put together a four-movie episode like last year, we wanted to get a minisode in before the holiday season was over. And what better movie to do than a bonafide horror classic? For this year's holiday minisode, we're reviewing the original Black Christmas from 1974, and we're joined by a very special guest! Ed Brisson has written comics for both of the Big Two, and his work spans both superheroes (New Mutants, X-Force, Ghost Rider) and crime (The Violent, The Last Contract), but he's also a big fan of the horror genre. We'd been looking for an excuse to ask Ed to come on the pod for a while, so when we found out Black Christmas was a bit of a holiday tradition for him, we knew this was the perfect time! We hope everyone enjoys the episode, but more importantly we hope everyone has a happy, healthy and safe holiday season, and we wish everyone the best in 2022. And as always, thanks so much for listening!! You can check out Ed's website for more details on his work (and also pick up some comics from his shop!) at the link below: <a href="http://www.edbrisson.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.edbrisson.com/</a>

In 1974 We Trust, 2006 Pays Cash (Black Christmas [1974] with Ed Brisson)

Horror movie deep dives, discussion, and dissection.

We're back with Part 2 of Episode 19! And for the next two movies, we're joined by two very special guests!Hailey Piper is the author of fabulous horror works such as Queen of Teeth, The Worm and His Kings and much more, and has cited Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors as her favorite slasher. So we're delighted she came onto our show to discuss this fan-favorite franchise installment.For The Dream Master, we're joined by Steve Foxe, the author of several works in both comics and prose (including co-writing the horror thriller Party &amp; Prey from Aftershock Comics) and co-editor of the horror magazine Razorblades. Steve is doing amazing work in the horror field, and we had a great time chatting with him about one of his favorite franchises.Please visit the websites of our special guests for more details on their work:www.haileypiper.com www.stevefoxe.comAnd as always, thanks for listening!TIMECODES:A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors = 00:00:47A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master = 01:48:55CW: the Elm Street movies include plot points and/or themes involving child endangerment, sexual assault and suicide, so those topics are likewise mentioned in our discussion.

We're back with Part 2 of Episode 19! And for the next two movies, we're joined by two very special guests! Hailey Piper is the author of fabulous horror works such as Queen of Teeth, The Worm and His Kings and much more, and has cited Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors as her favorite slasher. So we're delighted she came onto our show to discuss this fan-favorite franchise installment. For The Dream Master, we're joined by Steve Foxe, the author of several works in both comics and prose (including co-writing the horror thriller Party &amp; Prey from Aftershock Comics) and co-editor of the horror magazine Razorblades. Steve is doing amazing work in the horror field, and we had a great time chatting with him about one of his favorite franchises. Please visit the websites of our special guests for more details on their work: <a href="http://www.haileypiper.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.haileypiper.com</a> <a href="http://www.stevefoxe.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.stevefoxe.com</a> And as always, thanks for listening! TIMECODES: A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors = 00:00:47 A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master = 01:48:55 CW: the Elm Street movies include plot points and/or themes involving child endangerment, sexual assault and suicide, so those topics are likewise mentioned in our discussion.

The Greenest Eyes on Elm Street, Pt. 2 (A Nightmare on Elm Street: Dream Warriors & The Dream Child)

We asked twitter which major horror franchise we should review on the pod, A NIghtmare on Elm Street won, so your wish is our command! For Episode 19 we're reviewing the first four installments of the franchise, then we'll review the second half of the franchise in Episode 20.Unsurprisingly this turned out to be our longest episode yet once we put everything together, so we had to split it in half to get it under our podcast platform's time limit!  Here in Part 1, we're reviewing the first two installments: the original A Nightmare on Elm Street, and its sequel A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge. And for the latter, the fabulous partner of one of our hosts makes their first appearance on the podcast!Part 2 of this episode (covering Dream Warriors and The Dream Master) will be going up in just a few days, but we hope you enjoy this first half. And as always, thanks so much for listening!TIMECODES:A Nightmare on Elm Street = 00:01:12A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge = 01:42:19CW: the Elm Street movies include plot points and/or themes involving child endangerment, sexual assault and suicide, so those topics are likewise mentioned in our discussion.

We asked twitter which major horror franchise we should review on the pod, A NIghtmare on Elm Street won, so your wish is our command! For Episode 19 we're reviewing the first four installments of the franchise, then we'll review the second half of the franchise in Episode 20. Unsurprisingly this turned out to be our longest episode yet once we put everything together, so we had to split it in half to get it under our podcast platform's time limit! Here in Part 1, we're reviewing the first two installments: the original A Nightmare on Elm Street, and its sequel A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge. And for the latter, the fabulous partner of one of our hosts makes their first appearance on the podcast! Part 2 of this episode (covering Dream Warriors and The Dream Master) will be going up in just a few days, but we hope you enjoy this first half. And as always, thanks so much for listening! TIMECODES: A Nightmare on Elm Street = 00:01:12 A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge = 01:42:19 CW: the Elm Street movies include plot points and/or themes involving child endangerment, sexual assault and suicide, so those topics are likewise mentioned in our discussion.

The Greenest Eyes on Elm Street, Pt. 1 (A Nightmare on Elm Street 1 & 2)

The Paranormal Activity series is back! Just in time for Halloween, the seventh installment titled "Next of Kin" began streaming on Paramount Plus. Having covered the six prior installments in our podcast's second episode, we were very excited to see this new addition. Even moreso when we found out writer Christopher Landon was returning to the series, and William Eubank (Underwater) was directing! Check out the review to see whether the movie lived up to expectations, and we hope you enjoy the review.And as always, thanks so much for listening!!

The Paranormal Activity series is back! Just in time for Halloween, the seventh installment titled "Next of Kin" began streaming on Paramount Plus. Having covered the six prior installments in our podcast's second episode, we were very excited to see this new addition. Even moreso when we found out writer Christopher Landon was returning to the series, and William Eubank (Underwater) was directing! Check out the review to see whether the movie lived up to expectations, and we hope you enjoy the review. And as always, thanks so much for listening!!

The Shook Ones, Part II  (Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin)

Happy Halloween!! We're currently working on the first part of our Nightmare on Elm Street franchise review, but that's not going to be out for a bit and we didn't Halloween to pass without a special bonus episode. And what better movie to discuss than the movie that basically saved last year's Halloween for our hosts? A movie that at this time has no name? Well we know its name: The Mortuary Collection! (this is just the first of many, MANY Highlander references in the episode, so buckle up)If you haven't seen The Mortuary Collection yet, it's currently streaming on Shudder as of the time of this upload. This movie was an absolute delight for us to watch, and likewise an absolute delight for us to discuss. We hope you enjoy the episode, but more importantly we hope you have a happy and safe Halloween. And as always, thanks for listening!

Happy Halloween!! We're currently working on the first part of our Nightmare on Elm Street franchise review, but that's not going to be out for a bit and we didn't Halloween to pass without a special bonus episode. And what better movie to discuss than the movie that basically saved last year's Halloween for our hosts? A movie that at this time has no name? Well we know its name: The Mortuary Collection! (this is just the first of many, MANY Highlander references in the episode, so buckle up) If you haven't seen The Mortuary Collection yet, it's currently streaming on Shudder as of the time of this upload. This movie was an absolute delight for us to watch, and likewise an absolute delight for us to discuss. We hope you enjoy the episode, but more importantly we hope you have a happy and safe Halloween. And as always, thanks for listening!

Dark, Twisted and Awesome (The Mortuary Collection)

Remember that universe-ending finale from our last episode? Well, our resident "favorite human" released a new Netflix series, so we need to set that cliffhanger aside for a bit. Mike Flanagan is the first filmmaker we ever covered for a podcast spotlight episode, and we've covered all of his horror features at various points. While we were planning on doing an eventual episode on his Netflix shows, after seeing the newly-released Midnight Mass series, we knew we had to do a reaction episode as soon as possible.This is a creator we love doing a project he clearly loves, and we hope you enjoy listening to this rather effusive chat. And as always, thanks for listening!!

Remember that universe-ending finale from our last episode? Well, our resident "favorite human" released a new Netflix series, so we need to set that cliffhanger aside for a bit. Mike Flanagan is the first filmmaker we ever covered for a podcast spotlight episode, and we've covered all of his horror features at various points. While we were planning on doing an eventual episode on his Netflix shows, after seeing the newly-released Midnight Mass series, we knew we had to do a reaction episode as soon as possible. This is a creator we love doing a project he clearly loves, and we hope you enjoy listening to this rather effusive chat. And as always, thanks for listening!!

Flanagan's Silver Hammer (Midnight Mass)

Danny Lore

This episode has been a long time in the making. Even aside from the hiatus we took after Episode 17, this topic is one we had originally planned to do for Episode 5, however covid lockdown kept us from doing the episode as we'd originally intended, But it's finally here: our episode on horror comic adaptations!As longtime comic book fans, this is a topic we've been eager to do since the earliest days of our podcast. And we honestly couldn't be happier with how this episode turned out, particularly thanks to our wonderful guests. For the first movie in the episode, Nick chose Wes Craven's adaptation of Swamp Thing, and we were lucky enough to have comic writer Ram V (These Savage Shores, The Many Deaths of Laila Starr and current writer of Swamp Thing) join us to talk about it! For the second movie, Jake chose the first installment of the Blade series from 1998, where we were joined by the fabulous writer Danny Lore (Champions, Queen of Bad Dreams, Lunar Room and an upcoming Blade one-shot)! The third movie in the lineup is Brian Yuzna's adaptation of the rather notorious horror comic Faust: Love of the Damned. And lastly, we were joined by our longtime friend and fellow comic lover Bil White, who chose Guillermo Del Toro's adaptation of Hellboy as the fourth and final movie.We truly hope you enjoy the episode, and we cannot thank our special guests enough for their time and the wonderful conversations. After you've listened to the episode, please check out their work and websites listed below:https://www.ram-v.com/ https://dannylore.com/And as always, thanks so much for listening!CW: the movie and source material for Faust: Love of the Damned contain plot points involving sexual assault, which are discussed in the review.TIMECODES:Swamp Thing = 00:08:41Blade = 01:30:59Faust: Love of the Damned = 03:29:00Hellboy = 05:24:41

This episode has been a long time in the making. Even aside from the hiatus we took after Episode 17, this topic is one we had originally planned to do for Episode 5, however covid lockdown kept us from doing the episode as we'd originally intended, But it's finally here: our episode on horror comic adaptations! As longtime comic book fans, this is a topic we've been eager to do since the earliest days of our podcast. And we honestly couldn't be happier with how this episode turned out, particularly thanks to our wonderful guests. For the first movie in the episode, Nick chose Wes Craven's adaptation of Swamp Thing, and we were lucky enough to have comic writer Ram V (These Savage Shores, The Many Deaths of Laila Starr and current writer of Swamp Thing) join us to talk about it! For the second movie, Jake chose the first installment of the Blade series from 1998, where we were joined by the fabulous writer Danny Lore (Champions, Queen of Bad Dreams, Lunar Room and an upcoming Blade one-shot)! The third movie in the lineup is Brian Yuzna's adaptation of the rather notorious horror comic Faust: Love of the Damned. And lastly, we were joined by our longtime friend and fellow comic lover Bil White, who chose Guillermo Del Toro's adaptation of Hellboy as the fourth and final movie. We truly hope you enjoy the episode, and we cannot thank our special guests enough for their time and the wonderful conversations. After you've listened to the episode, please check out their work and websites listed below: <a href="https://www.ram-v.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ram-v.com/</a> <a href="https://dannylore.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://dannylore.com/</a> And as always, thanks so much for listening! CW: the movie and source material for Faust: Love of the Damned contain plot points involving sexual assault, which are discussed in the review. TIMECODES: Swamp Thing = 00:08:41 Blade = 01:30:59 Faust: Love of the Damned = 03:29:00 Hellboy = 05:24:41

Crisis on Infinite Stuff (Swamp Thing [w/ Ram V], Blade [w/ Danny Lore], Faust & Hellboy)

We're back!! After a bit of time off, we were all set to come back with a topic we've been wanting to do since before the pandemic (that episode's coming next week!), but along came a movie that needed to be discussed first. After all three of our hosts watched Malignant from director James Wan, we agreed it was perfect material for a "welcome back" minisode.Episode 18 is coming next week, and we hope you enjoy it as well! Thanks so much for being patient with us while we took a breather. And as always, thank you so much for listening!

We're back!! After a bit of time off, we were all set to come back with a topic we've been wanting to do since before the pandemic (that episode's coming next week!), but along came a movie that needed to be discussed first. After all three of our hosts watched Malignant from director James Wan, we agreed it was perfect material for a "welcome back" minisode. Episode 18 is coming next week, and we hope you enjoy it as well! Thanks so much for being patient with us while we took a breather. And as always, thank you so much for listening!

Back in Back (Malignant)

Happy Doug Jones Day! We're releasing a special Doug Jones Day minisode for the second year in a row, and this year we're celebrating by reviewing Legion (2010). Although Doug Jones' role in the movie might be very, very brief, it's also very, very memorable, and we had a great time discussing the movie! This is our first episode back in studio since March of 2020, and although we ran into some audio issues, we hope you enjoy the discussion!In addition to Doug Jones Day, we're also celebrating the release of our new coffee!! Launching the same day as this episode, we've partnered with Rootless Coffee for a special branded coffee roast! This will only be available for a limited time, so order today at:https://rootlesscoffee.com/collections/partners/products/scary-stuff-podcastAnd as always, thanks so much for listening!!

Happy Doug Jones Day! We're releasing a special Doug Jones Day minisode for the second year in a row, and this year we're celebrating by reviewing Legion (2010). Although Doug Jones' role in the movie might be very, very brief, it's also very, very memorable, and we had a great time discussing the movie! This is our first episode back in studio since March of 2020, and although we ran into some audio issues, we hope you enjoy the discussion! In addition to Doug Jones Day, we're also celebrating the release of our new coffee!! Launching the same day as this episode, we've partnered with Rootless Coffee for a special branded coffee roast! This will only be available for a limited time, so order today at: <a href="https://rootlesscoffee.com/collections/partners/products/scary-stuff-podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://rootlesscoffee.com/collections/partners/products/scary-stuff-podcast</a> And as always, thanks so much for listening!!

Doug Jones Day II (Legion)

After sixteen episodes, Nick decided it was time for a little order on this podcast. So he picked the Stepfather franchise for our topic for Episode 17! In this episode, we're reviewing all three movies of the original series as well as the 2009 remake. And we're joined by two very special guests! For the original Stepfather, we had a fantastic time talking to Preston Fassel (managing editor of the Daily Grindhouse and author of Our Lady of the Inferno). Then for the 2009 remake of The Stepfather, we're joined by actor/musician/podcaster Seth Adam Kallick, who starred in a movie we reviewed on our previous episode: Butterfly Kisses. You can order Preston's new novella The Despicable Fantasies of Quentin Sergenov wherever you get your books, and you can find Seth's music at sethadamkallick.bandcamp.com. And as always, thanks for listening!!TIMECODES:The Stepfather = 00:02:43The Stepfather 2 = 01:56:27The Stepfather 3 = 03:20:36The Stepfather (2009) = 04:23:32

After sixteen episodes, Nick decided it was time for a little order on this podcast. So he picked the Stepfather franchise for our topic for Episode 17! In this episode, we're reviewing all three movies of the original series as well as the 2009 remake. And we're joined by two very special guests! For the original Stepfather, we had a fantastic time talking to Preston Fassel (managing editor of the Daily Grindhouse and author of Our Lady of the Inferno). Then for the 2009 remake of The Stepfather, we're joined by actor/musician/podcaster Seth Adam Kallick, who starred in a movie we reviewed on our previous episode: Butterfly Kisses. You can order Preston's new novella The Despicable Fantasies of Quentin Sergenov wherever you get your books, and you can find Seth's music at <a href="http://sethadamkallick.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">sethadamkallick.bandcamp.com</a>. And as always, thanks for listening!! TIMECODES: The Stepfather = 00:02:43 The Stepfather 2 = 01:56:27 The Stepfather 3 = 03:20:36 The Stepfather (2009) = 04:23:32

Bad Daddy Blues (The Stepfather franchise)

To follow-up our latest episode, and just in time for the limited edition blu-ray release from Second Sight, for our found footage bonus episode we're reviewing Lake Mungo! This is a movie has been a favorite of all three of our hosts for many years, and we're thrilled to finally discuss it on our podcast. And best of all, we're joined by special guest (who becomes a special MUSICAL guest before the episode is over): David Lawson Jr!  We couldn't be more thrilled that Dave took some time to review a movie with us, and we hope you have as much fun listening as we did recording. And as always, thanks so much for listening!

Death Takes Everything Eventually (Lake Mungo)

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