13 Degrees of Screams: A Horror Movie Podcast
Welcome to 13 Degrees of Screams, the podcast where we dissect your favorite horror movies. Each episode, we will rank the movie on a scariness scale from 1 to 13. From ghosts and goblins, to witches and werewolves, we will uncover the real life myths and legends that inspire these movies, and tell you just how authentic they are. Join us each Thursday as we delve deeper into the degrees of screams!
Episodes
7 days ago
The Cell: Demon King of the Mind
7 days ago
7 days ago
This week, we go into a serial killer’s mind in The Cell!
The Cell is a 2000 science fiction psychological horror film directed by Tarsem Singh. The film follows scientists as they use experimental technology to enter the mind of a comatose serial killer in order to locate where he has hidden his latest kidnap victim.
Follow along with Alex and Stephanie as they discuss the twisted mind of serial killer Carl Rudolph Stargher, the implications of bringing someone else into your own mind, and why it would be a very bad idea!
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Thursday Nov 07, 2024
It's What's Inside: Party Game Gone Wrong
Thursday Nov 07, 2024
Thursday Nov 07, 2024
This week, we play the worst version of Werewolf with our friends in It’s What’s Inside!
In this 2024 American science fiction comedy horror film, a group of friends gather for a pre-wedding party that descends into an existential nightmare when an estranged friend arrives with a mysterious game that awakens long-hidden secrets, desires and grudges. Follow along with Alex and Stephanie as they determine whether or not they'd risk playing the swapping bodies game and ponder the existential crisis one would go through losing their body.
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Thursday Oct 31, 2024
Smile 2: The Most Determined Trauma Demon
Thursday Oct 31, 2024
Thursday Oct 31, 2024
This week, we grin and bear it as a pop star in Smile 2!
Smile 2 is a 2024 American psychological supernatural horror film written and directed by Parker Finn. The film stars Naomi Scott as a pop star who begins to experience a series of increasingly disturbing events as she is about to go on tour.
Follow along with Alex and Stephanie as they discuss the lengths this demon will go to trick our protagonist, the intricate and confusing rules, and how this sequel ups the ante in every way!
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Thursday Oct 24, 2024
Saltburn: Is this Narcolepsy?
Thursday Oct 24, 2024
Thursday Oct 24, 2024
This week, we live with our extremely wealthy friend in Saltburn!
In this 2023 black comedy psychological thriller film, we focus on a student at Oxford who becomes infatuated with a popular, aristocratic fellow student, who later invites him to spend the summer at his eccentric family's estate.
Follow along with Alex and Stephanie as they debate Oliver's true motives, discuss the depths of depravity he will sink to to get what he wants and acknowledge the foreshadowing doppelgänger.
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Thursday Oct 17, 2024
Flowers in the Attic: Horror Runs in the Family
Thursday Oct 17, 2024
Thursday Oct 17, 2024
This week, we lock some kids in a tiny room for a very long time in Flowers in the Attic.
In this 1987 psychological drama film, four kids who, after the death of their father, are held captive in the attic of their abusive grandmother's sprawling estate by their cruel and manipulative mother. It is based on V. C. Andrews' 1979 novel of the same name that spawned several sequels.
Follow along as Stephanie and Alex discuss why the grandmother is so cruel, who exactly is all in on the plot to kill the children, and why the Dollanganger family is so close!
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Thursday Oct 10, 2024
The Watchers: More Fantasy Than Horror
Thursday Oct 10, 2024
Thursday Oct 10, 2024
This week, we put on a little show for a bunch of bloodthirsty fairies in The Watchers.
In this 2024 American supernatural horror film, a young artist gets stranded in an extensive, immaculate forest in western Ireland, where, after finding shelter, she becomes trapped alongside three strangers, stalked by mysterious creatures each night. Follow along as Stephanie and Alex discuss how this disappointing movie should've taken some notes from one of their favorite books about fairies, The Call by Peadar O'Guilin, and if The Watchers are going to observe people in a Coup, they might as well treat it like a reality show to make it interesting!
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Thursday Oct 03, 2024
Clue: Murder is Just a Game
Thursday Oct 03, 2024
Thursday Oct 03, 2024
This week, we try to figure out who killed Mr. Boddy in Clue!
Clue is a 1985 American black comedy mystery film based on the board game of the same name. Six guests are anonymously invited to a strange mansion for dinner, but after their host is killed, they must cooperate with the staff to identify the murderer as the bodies pile up.
Follow along as Alex and Stephanie try to keep up with confusing, fast paced plot, and discuss the intertwined motives of all the house guests! And is a dagger a small sword or a big knife?
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Thursday Sep 26, 2024
Beetlejuice: You Should Read the Handbook
Thursday Sep 26, 2024
Thursday Sep 26, 2024
This week, we haunt the Deetz’s in Beetlejuice!
In this 1988 American dark fantasy comedy horror film, we follow a recently deceased couple, who are struggling to haunt their home, and summon a chaos causing ghost to scare off the home’s new residents. Follow along with Alex and Stephane as they debate the morality of Beetlejuice’s character and whether or not the Maitland’s could’ve saved themselves by thoroughly reading the handbook for the recently deceased.
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Thursday Sep 19, 2024
Trap: A Comedy Thriller? with Charlie from Believing the Bizarre
Thursday Sep 19, 2024
Thursday Sep 19, 2024
This week, we evade the FBI not once, not twice, but numerous times in Trap!
This M. Night Shyamalan 2024 psychological thriller follows a serial killer who manages to avoid a police blockade while attending a concert with his daughter.
Follow along with Stephanie and guest host Charlie from Believing the Bizarre as we deduce how one singular man is so charismatic and lucky, whether this was just made to feature Shyamalan’s daughter as a Taylor Swift wannabe and if the Butcher as a serial killer name is creative enough given our love of true crime!
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Thursday Sep 12, 2024
The Good Son: When Evil Overtakes Innocence
Thursday Sep 12, 2024
Thursday Sep 12, 2024
This week, we stop a murderous 12 year old in The Good Son.
The Good Son is a 1993 American psychological thriller film following a 12-year-old boy named Mark who, after the death of his mother, is sent to stay with his aunt and uncle while his father is away on a business trip. While there, he meets his cousin Henry, who shows signs of violent and evil behavior.
Follow along as Alex and Stephanie discuss if Macaulay Culkin makes a convincing murderous kid, Aunt Mommy Susan's Folger's commerical-esque acting, and if Henry has some issues he needs to work out or if he is just plain evil!
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Thursday Sep 05, 2024
Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman: An Unintentional Sing Along
Thursday Sep 05, 2024
Thursday Sep 05, 2024
This week, we save our brother from becoming a werewolf in Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman!
In this 2000 direct to video American film, we follow Alvin and the Chipmunks as they prepare for a play on Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, when Theodore is mysteriously bitten by a strange dog, leaving Alvin and Simon to save their brother from becoming a werewolf in time for opening night. Follow along as Stephanie loses her mind with enthusiasm for this children’s movie. There’s singing, there’s an extensive timeline on Alvin and the Chipmunks history, and poor Alex is along for the ride.
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Thursday Aug 29, 2024
Smile: A Not So Happy Tale of Trauma
Thursday Aug 29, 2024
Thursday Aug 29, 2024
This week, we hallucinate an absurdly happy demon in Smile!
Smile is a 2022 American psychological supernatural horror starring Sosie Bacon as a therapist who witnesses the bizarre suicide of a patient, then goes through increasingly disturbing and daunting experiences that lead her to believe she is experiencing something supernatural.
Follow along as Alex and Stephanie discuss the themes of trauma, the disturbing entity that plagues our main character, and if a full-sized train in an appropriate birthday gift.
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Thursday Aug 22, 2024
Deadstream: A Tale of Goopy Ghosts
Thursday Aug 22, 2024
Thursday Aug 22, 2024
This week, we try to win back our advertisers with a haunted house livestream in Deadstream!
This 2022 American supernatural horror comedy film follows a disgraced content creator attempting to resurrect his career by livestreaming himself spending the night in a notorious haunted house. Follow along as Alex and Stephanie discuss the crew’s paranormal experiences while filming, go through the plot synopsis, and theorize on the cliffhanger ending.
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Thursday Aug 15, 2024
Influencer and Natalie Beach's Story, "I Was Caroline Calloway"
Thursday Aug 15, 2024
Thursday Aug 15, 2024
This week, we steal the identity of an online personality in Influencer!
In this 2022 American psychological horror film, we follow a mysterious woman that steals social media influencers identities and find out how far she's willing to go to keep the personas she's stolen. Additionally, in our end of episode discussion, we delve into writer Natalie Beach's experience with a friend turned influencer, Caroline Calloway, and how her admiration turned to disillusion.
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Thursday Aug 08, 2024
Bodies Bodies Bodies and the Generational War
Thursday Aug 08, 2024
Thursday Aug 08, 2024
This week, we are bored in the house and in the house bored in Bodies Bodies Bodies!
In this 2022 American comedy horror film, a group of friends plays a murder in the dark-style game called Bodies Bodies Bodies during a house party, and quickly finds out it might be more than just a game. Additionally, in our end of episode discussion, we go over the discord between generations and the film’s critiques on Gen Z.
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Thursday Aug 01, 2024
I Saw the TV Glow and Nostalgic Horror Influencing the Trans Experience
Thursday Aug 01, 2024
Thursday Aug 01, 2024
This week, we become the Pink Opaque in I Saw the TV Glow!
In this 2024 American horror drama film, we follow two troubled young friends whose connection to their favorite television show drives them to question their reality and identities. In our end of episode discussion, we discuss Veronica’s Esposito’s article, “Nostalgia horror I Saw the TV Glow speaks to 90s trans teens like me", and the shared experiences of trans youth growing up in this time period.
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Thursday Jul 25, 2024
Lamb, Christian Parallels and a Grimm Brother’s Fairytale Quiz
Thursday Jul 25, 2024
Thursday Jul 25, 2024
This week, we raise a lamb human hybrid in Lamb!
In this 2021 folk horror film, the plot revolves around the birth of a human/sheep hybrid of mysterious origin and the couple who adopts the child as their own. Additionally, we go through the parallels to Christianity in this movie and Stephane quizzes Alex on the Grimm Brother’s fairytales!
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Thursday Jul 18, 2024
Longlegs, Satanism in Media and the Crimes of Chris Benoit
Thursday Jul 18, 2024
Thursday Jul 18, 2024
This week, we deliver some demonic dolls to unsuspecting families in Longlegs!
In the 2024 American horror thriller film, we follow an FBI agent tasked with tracking down an occultist serial killer, whom she realizes she has a personal connection to. Listen along as we determine where this movie falls on our scariness scale! Additionally, in our after plot discussion, we discuss Satanism’s depiction in media and the crimes of Chris Benoit.
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Thursday Jul 11, 2024
Goosebumps: The Haunted Mask and The History of Halloween Costumes
Thursday Jul 11, 2024
Thursday Jul 11, 2024
This week, we get a haunted mask fused to our face in Goosebumps The Haunted mask.
In this feature-length series premiere of the television series Goosebumps, based on the book of the same name by R. L. Stine, we follow Carly Beth, a timid girl who purchases a Halloween mask that mysteriously begins merging with her face. Listen along as we determine where it falls on our scariness scale! Additionally, in our end of episode discussion, we go through the history of Halloween costumes.
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Thursday Jul 04, 2024
A Quiet Place: Day One and Monsters Explained
Thursday Jul 04, 2024
Thursday Jul 04, 2024
This week, we hear how it all began in A Quiet Place: Day One!
In this 2024 American apocalyptic horror film, based on a story he conceived with John Krasinski, we follow a terminally ill woman during the beginning stages of an invasion in New York City by extraterrestrial creatures with an acute sense of hearing. Listen along as we determine where this movie falls on our scariness scale and discuss the mysterious monsters’ origins, abilities and weaknesses.
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Thursday Jun 27, 2024
Bones and All and Queer Coding Cannibalism
Thursday Jun 27, 2024
Thursday Jun 27, 2024
This week, we eat some people in Bones and All!
In the 2022 romantic horror film, we follow the journey of two young cannibals, portrayed by Taylor Russell and Timothée Chalamet, as they develop romantic feelings for each other during a road trip across the United States. Listen along as we explain where this movie falls on our scariness scale and discuss queer coding cannibalism in this film!
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Thursday Jun 20, 2024
Ready or Not and the Faustian Bargain
Thursday Jun 20, 2024
Thursday Jun 20, 2024
This week, we play the deadliest game of Hide and Seek ever in Ready or Not!
In this 2019 American black comedy horror film, the story revolves around a young bride who becomes the target of her spouse's wealthy family as part of a wedding night ritual. Listen along and see where it falls on our 13 Degrees of Screams’ scariness scale! Additionally, in our end of episode discussion, we delve into the Faustian Bargain and discuss all the things related to making a deal with the devil.
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Thursday Jun 13, 2024
It Follows and Sex in Horror
Thursday Jun 13, 2024
Thursday Jun 13, 2024
This week, we are chased down by an unknown entity in It Follows!
In this 2014 American horror film, a young woman becomes the target of a supernatural entity following a sexual encounter. Listen along as we discuss the many theories surrounding this film and dive into the tropes of sex in horror movies!
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Thursday Jun 06, 2024
Lisa Frankenstein and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
Thursday Jun 06, 2024
Thursday Jun 06, 2024
This week, we use a tanning bed to revive a dead guy in Lisa Frankenstein!
In this 2024 American comedy horror film, a misunderstood teenage goth girl forms a relationship with a reanimated Victorian-era corpse. Additionally, in our end of episode discussion, we go over the plot of Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel Frankenstein and dive into the author's life and impact on literature and society.
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Thursday May 30, 2024
Nope and Fan Film Theories with Michelle Masker
Thursday May 30, 2024
Thursday May 30, 2024
This week, we have special guest Michelle Masker here with us to discuss Nope.
In this 2022 American neo-Western science fiction horror film, we follow Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer as horse-wrangling siblings who are on a mission to capture evidence of an unidentified flying object. Listen along as we discuss the fan’s theories regarding the film with Michelle Masker. Michelle is a professional actress hailing from the Lone Star State of Texas. Some of Michelle's credits include roles in Curpo,and the upcoming Basil King and Sherlock Holmes Mare of the Night. You can view her social media and upcoming project Sherlock Holmes: Mare of Night at the links below!
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Thursday May 23, 2024
Abigail and Vampire Movies Quiz
Thursday May 23, 2024
Thursday May 23, 2024
This week, we kidnap a vampire ballerina in Abigail!
This 2024 American horror film revolves around a group of kidnappers who unknowingly capture the daughter of a powerful underworld figure, only to discover that she is actually a vampire. Listen along as we determine where it lands on our 13 degrees of screams and Alex quizzes Stephanie on our previous vampire movies!
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Thursday May 16, 2024
Imaginary and Imaginary Friends
Thursday May 16, 2024
Thursday May 16, 2024
This week, we enter the Never Ever in Imaginary!
In this 2024 American supernatural horror film, the story revolves around a woman who returns to her childhood home and uncovers the unsettling truth that her stepdaughter's imaginary friend is more than just a figment of her imagination. Additionally, in our end of episode discussion, we go over what Disney channel this movie reminds us of, talk about our experience with imaginary friends and dive into the lore surrounding these childhood companions.
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Thursday May 09, 2024
The First Omen, The Antichrist and Other Omens
Thursday May 09, 2024
Thursday May 09, 2024
This week, we watched the birth of the Antichrist in The First Omen!
This 2024 supernatural horror film follows an American woman assigned to work at a church in Rome who stumbles upon a malevolent plot to bring forth the birth of the Antichrist. In our end of episode discussion, we touch on the belief of the Antichrist in Christianity and dive into ominous and positive omens across multiple cultures.
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Thursday May 02, 2024
Older Gods, H.P. Lovecraft and Cthulhu
Thursday May 02, 2024
Thursday May 02, 2024
This week, we investigate an apocalyptic cult in Older Gods!
In this 2023 psychological horror film, we follow Chris as he descends into madness when investigating an apocalyptic cult that caused the death of his friend. In our end of episode discussion, we go over H.P. Lovecraft's life and career and the Cthulhu mythos. Additionally, we break down our new rating system and explain our show moving forward without seasons!
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Thursday Apr 25, 2024
The Conjuring and The Perron Family
Thursday Apr 25, 2024
Thursday Apr 25, 2024
This week, we get possessed by Bathsheba in The Conjuring!
The 2013 American supernatural horror film that marked the beginning of The Conjuring Universe franchise. We follow Ed and Lorraine Warren as they assist the Perron family, who are experiencing disturbing events in their newly occupied farmhouse in Rhode Island in 1971. In our end of episode discussion, we go over the Perron family's real life experiences while in the haunted farmhouse. Additionally, we recap our fifth season of fan favorites and share our plans for the show moving forward!
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Thursday Apr 18, 2024
The Mummy and The Process of Mummification
Thursday Apr 18, 2024
Thursday Apr 18, 2024
This week, we bring a mummy back from the dead in The Mummy!
In this 1999 American action-adventure film, the story revolves around the daring exploits of adventurer Rick O'Connell, who embarks on a journey to Hamunaptra, the City of the Dead, accompanied by a librarian and her older brother. Their fateful discovery of Imhotep, a cursed high priest with supernatural abilities, sets off a chain of events. In our end of episode discussion, we learn about the process of mummification and mummy lore.
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Thursday Apr 11, 2024
The Strangers and the Tate Murders
Thursday Apr 11, 2024
Thursday Apr 11, 2024
This week, we break into someone’s home in The Strangers!
In this 2008 American psychological horror film, a couple's vacation home is disturbingly disrupted by three masked intruders. Additionally, in our end of episode discussion, we delve into one of the most infamous break ins of all time, the Tate Murders.
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Thursday Apr 04, 2024
The Shining and The Stanley Hotel
Thursday Apr 04, 2024
Thursday Apr 04, 2024
This week, we stay in a haunted hotel in The Shining!
In this 1980 horror film, based on Stephen King's 1977 novel, Jack Torrance, a writer and recovering alcoholic becomes the off-season caretaker of the Overlook Hotel, moving his family there with him to live out the winter season. As the family becomes snowbound in the Colorado Rockies, Jack's sanity deteriorates under the influence of the hotel, posing mortal danger to his son Danny and his wife Wendy. In our end of episode discussion, we learn about the eerie atmosphere and paranormal history of The Stanley Hotel that inspired King to create his third and most popular novel, "The Shining".
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Thursday Mar 28, 2024
Shaun of the Dead and Preparing for a Zombie Apocalypse
Thursday Mar 28, 2024
Thursday Mar 28, 2024
This week, we hide in a British pub to avoid some zombies in Shaun of the Dead!
In this 2004 British romantic zombie comedy film, a disheartened salesman from London finds himself entangled with his loved ones in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. Additionally, in our end of episode discussion, we share tips to prepare for a zombie apocalypse, or a natural disaster if you'd prefer to be a realist, and what we'd each do in a world ending scenario.
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Thursday Mar 21, 2024
The Changeling and The History Of The Denver House
Thursday Mar 21, 2024
Thursday Mar 21, 2024
This week, we swap out some children in The Changeling!
In this 1980 Canadian supernatural horror film, the story revolves around a renowned composer from New York City who moves to Seattle, Washington, and resides in a mansion that he believes to be haunted. Additionally, stick around for after the plot as we discuss the the history of the Denver house that inspired this horror movie!
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Thursday Mar 14, 2024
Sleepy Hollow and the Book Comparison
Thursday Mar 14, 2024
Thursday Mar 14, 2024
This week, we chop off some heads in Sleepy Hollow!
In this 1999 gothic supernatural horror film, the storyline revolves around police constable Ichabod Crane, who is dispatched from New York City to investigate a series of murders in the village of Sleepy Hollow by a mysterious Headless Horseman. Additionally, in our end of episode discussion, we go over the book this film is based on and even make comparisons to Disney's version known as "The Adventures of Ichabod."
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Friday Mar 08, 2024
Terror Talk Episode 3: Blake Best - Author, Musician, Actor, and More!
Friday Mar 08, 2024
Friday Mar 08, 2024
Hey everyone! Alex here! For my third episode of Terror Talk, I sat down with Blake best. Blake is an accomplished musician, actor, and author who has traveled across the country, whether it performing music, or attending horror conventions and meeting fans. He was inducted into the Hall of Horror in Las Vegas in 2016 and was presented with a plaque for "Notable Contributions to Horror". In our interview, we discuss all things horror movies and talk all about Blake's projects and accomplishments.
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Thursday Mar 07, 2024
Jaws and Infamous Shark Attacks
Thursday Mar 07, 2024
Thursday Mar 07, 2024
This week, we hunt a shark in Jaws!
In this 1975 American thriller, we follow police chief Martin Brody, a marine biologist and a shark hunter as they attempt to hunt down a man-eating great white shark terrorizing a summer resort town. Plus, in our end of episode discussion, we go over infamous shark attacks and their recent statistics.
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Thursday Feb 29, 2024
Scream, The Gainesville Ripper, and Scary Phone Calls
Thursday Feb 29, 2024
Thursday Feb 29, 2024
This week we stab some teenagers in Scream!
In this 1996 American slasher film set in the small town of Woodsboro, we follow high school student Sidney Prescott and her friends, who become the targets of a costumed serial killer known as Ghostface on the anniversary of her mother's murder. Also, in our end of episode discussion, we delve into the true story of Danny Rollings, the Gainesville Ripper who inspired this film and read some listener submissions on scary phone calls.
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Thursday Feb 22, 2024
The Exorcist and the Exorcism of Roland Doe
Thursday Feb 22, 2024
Thursday Feb 22, 2024
In our fourth episode, we drive out some demons in The Exorcist!
This 1973 American supernatural horror film, tells the story of a young girl who becomes possessed by a demonic entity, and her mother's desperate attempt to save her through an exorcism performed by two Catholic priests. In our end of episode discussion, we dive into the Exorcism of Roland Doe, which subsequent supernatural claims surrounding the events were used as elements in William Peter Blatty's 1971 novel The Exorcist.
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Thursday Feb 15, 2024
Midsommar and the Differences between Cults and Communes
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
In our third episode, we join the Harga in Midsommar!
In this 2019 horror film written and directed by Ari Aster, starring Florence Pugh and Jack Reynor, a troubled couple join their friends on a trip to a remote Swedish village for a midsummer festival. However, they soon find themselves entangled in the sinister practices of a pagan cult. Also stay tuned for our after episode discussion where we discuss the differences between cults and communes with some life examples.
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Thursday Feb 08, 2024
Get Out and Hypnotherapy
Thursday Feb 08, 2024
Thursday Feb 08, 2024
This week, we fall into the sunken place in Get Out
This 2017 American psychological horror film, Jordan Peel's first directorial debut, follows a young black man named Chris, played by Daniel Kaluuya, who discovers disturbing secrets when he meets the family of his white girlfriend. Additionally, in our after plot discussion, we talk about the actual benefits of hypnotherapy and read Reddit users real life experiences with the treatment.
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Thursday Feb 01, 2024
Skinamarink and Scary Stories from Childhood
Thursday Feb 01, 2024
Thursday Feb 01, 2024
This season, we watched movies that you suggested!
We kick off our first episode with Skinamarink, requested by actor Jaime Hill, who happens to play the role of the mother in this movie. In this 2022 supernatural horror film, two children wake up in the middle of the night to find their father missing, and strange things happening in their house, such as objects disappearing. Since this movie leads a lot of it's plot up to interpretation, we have plenty of theories and questions to discuss. However, in our end of episode discussion, we share some Reddit users real life scary stories from childhood!
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Thursday Jan 25, 2024
Season 4 Doppelgänger Recap
Thursday Jan 25, 2024
Thursday Jan 25, 2024
In our season recap, we reminisce on all the mistaken identities, twin swapping and clones that we experienced as we reviewed all things doppelgänger! From the more intricate plots and theories to the weirdest damn things we ever did see, listen along to find out how all 13 movies stacked up in this quintessential evil twin season!
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Thursday Jan 18, 2024
She's the Man and Real Life Twins Switching Places
Thursday Jan 18, 2024
Thursday Jan 18, 2024
This week, we impersonate our twin brother in She’s the Man!
Follow along as we go through the plot of this 2006 movie about a teenage girl, after her soccer team is cut at school, who poses as her twin brother at his school to join their team. Additionally, stick around for the end of episode discussion, where we discuss posts found on an online forum about twins switching places in real life.
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Thursday Jan 11, 2024
The Double and Cases of Mistaken Identity
Thursday Jan 11, 2024
Thursday Jan 11, 2024
In our twelfth episode, we go to a really depressing world that's kind of like ours but not really in the Double!
Listen along as we discuss the movie, based on the 1846 novella The Double by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, about a man driven to the point of a mental breakdown when his life is usurped by an unexplained doppelgänger. Additionally, stick around for the end of the episode where we discuss cases of mistaken identity!
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Thursday Jan 04, 2024
Vertigo and MTV’s Catfish
Thursday Jan 04, 2024
Thursday Jan 04, 2024
This week, we get dizzy in Vertigo!
In our eleventh episode, we follow a San Francisco detective, who recently quit due to intense vertigo, as he’s asked to investigate a former classmate’s wife. A woman, who’s exhibiting odd behaviors and her husband fears she may harm herself. Also stay tuned for our after movie discussion on the television show Catfish!
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Thursday Dec 28, 2023
Muppets Most Wanted and Infamous Cases of Identity Fraud
Thursday Dec 28, 2023
Thursday Dec 28, 2023
This week, we impersonate a puppet in Muppets Most Wanted
In our tenth episode, we join Kermit, Miss Piggy and company on their world tour! When Kermit is mistaken as wanted criminal Constantine, he’s imprisoned, while Constantine takes his place in the show in order to pull off a jewel heist with his dastardly sidekick. Also, make sure to stick around for our end of episode discussion as we delve into some of the most infamous cases of identity fraud!
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Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Dead Ringers and The Mysterious Deaths of the Marcus Twins
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
In our ninth episode, we go to the doctors in Dead Ringers!
In this 1988 psychological thriller, listen along as we follow identical twin gynecologists as their relationship deteriorates over a woman. Also, stick around for the end of the episode where we discuss the real life story this film is based on, the mysterious deaths of twin gynecologists Stewart and Cyril Marcus.
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Thursday Dec 14, 2023
Invasion of the Body Snatchers and Hive Minds
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
In our eighth episode, we grow some giant pods in Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
In this 1978 American science-fiction horror film, we follow Elizabeth Driscoll and Matthew Bennel from the San Francisco health department as they discover over the course of a few days that humans are being replaced by alien duplicates.
Also, stay tuned for the end of the episode when we discuss the qualities of Hive Minds!
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Thursday Dec 07, 2023
Look Away and the Superstitions Surrounding Mirrors
Thursday Dec 07, 2023
Thursday Dec 07, 2023
In our seventh episode, we get stuck in the mirror world in Look Away!
In this 2018 Canadian psychological horror drama film, we follow the alienated high school girl Maria whose life is turned upside down when she switches places with her sinister mirror image. Plus, make sure to stick around for our end of episode discussion, where we do a deep dive into mirror lore and all of the morbid superstitions associated with them.
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Thursday Nov 30, 2023
The Hole in the Ground and Real Haunted Sinkholes
Thursday Nov 30, 2023
Thursday Nov 30, 2023
In our sixth episode, we get sucked down into a hole in the ground in The Hole in the Ground!
In this 2019 supernatural horror film, we follow a woman who begins to suspect that her son's disturbing behavior is linked to a mysterious sinkhole. Also, in our discussion, we delve into how sinkholes are created, list signs that you can look out for in your area, and discuss some of the ghost stories that surround this real world phenomena!
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Thursday Nov 23, 2023
CAM and The Digital Doppelgänger
Thursday Nov 23, 2023
Thursday Nov 23, 2023
This week, we start a live show in CAM!
In this 2018 American psychological horror film, we follow Alice Ackerman, a cam girl, who gets locked out of her account and realizes that the hacker is her doppelgänger who is carrying on with the show in her place. Also, make sure you stay tuned for our discussion on the in's and out's of digital doppelgängers!
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Thursday Nov 16, 2023
Infinity Pool and Cloning
Thursday Nov 16, 2023
Thursday Nov 16, 2023
This week, we commit crimes and face no consequences whatsoever in Infinity Pool!
Follow along with us as we explain the plot of a struggling writer on vacation who, after a terrible accident, discovers that this country has a dark and strange yet inventive way of handling their criminals. Additionally, stick around as we delve into a discussion on all things cloning.
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Thursday Nov 09, 2023
Doppelgänger and their Lore
Thursday Nov 09, 2023
Thursday Nov 09, 2023
In our third episode, we get a new, interesting, and super fun roommate in Doppelgänger!
This one’s a wild ride for sure with a lot more questions than answers but either way follow along with us as we try to deduce what’s actually going on with this girl Holly. Also, stick around for the discussion, on this season’s namesake, the lore of Doppelgängers!
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Thursday Nov 02, 2023
Another Me and Identical Twins
Thursday Nov 02, 2023
Thursday Nov 02, 2023
In our second episode of our Doppelganger series, we do not take the lift in Another Me!
In Sophie Turner’s first movie, we follow her character Fay as she is stalked by a mysterious double with malicious intentions. Also, make sure to stick around for our discussion on the connection between identical twins!
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Friday Oct 27, 2023
Terror Talk Episode 2: Tyler from Believing the Bizarre Paranormal Podcast
Friday Oct 27, 2023
Friday Oct 27, 2023
Hey everyone! Alex here! For my second episode of Terror Talks, I sat down with Tyler, one half of the paranormal podcast Believing the Bizarre! In this interview, we discuss Tyler's history with horror movies, some of his favorite scary games, and we go behind the scenes of Believing the Bizarre!
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Thursday Oct 26, 2023
Us and the Legend of Spiderwoman and the Twins
Thursday Oct 26, 2023
Thursday Oct 26, 2023
To kick off our new season, we start with one of the best Doppleganger movies out there! A 2019 American psychological horror film, Jordan Peele's second horror movie, follows a family on vacation when they are attacked by their menacing doubles. Listen along as we unravel the story and theories behind Us!
Also, stay tuned afterwards for the discussion on one of Jordan Peele's many inspirations for this movie, the Native American Hopi legend of Spiderwoman and the Twins.
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Thursday Oct 12, 2023
Season 3 Technology Terror Recap
Thursday Oct 12, 2023
Thursday Oct 12, 2023
In our season recap, we reminisce on all the evil cellphones, videotapes and lawnmowers that we experienced as we reviewed all things technology terror! From the most well thought out technology based horrors to the craziest hare-brained plots, listen along to find out how all 13 movies stacked up in one odd season!
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Thursday Oct 05, 2023
One Missed Call and the Causes of Ghost Calls
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
This week, we ignore some phone calls with One Missed Call!
In this 2008 supernatural horror film, the plot centers around Beth a college student as one by one each of her friends receive a cryptic voicemail of their impending death and die as predicted in the following days. Beth ultimately teams up with a detective to retrace the origin of the calls and hopefully put an end to all the murders before she is killed herself. Also, stay tuned as we discuss the concepts of ghost calls and what may be the real cause!
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Friday Sep 29, 2023
Terror Talk Episode 1: Alix Moad and Evan Runkle of Field of Screams
Friday Sep 29, 2023
Friday Sep 29, 2023
Hey everyone! Alex here! I am excited to introduce my new side project for the podcast called Terror Talks - where I discuss all things horror with other creators. In our first episode, I sat down with Alix Moad and Evan Runkle, writer and directors of the upcoming film Filed of Screams! #Holly-Rado
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Thursday Sep 28, 2023
White Noise and Electronic Voice Phenomena
Thursday Sep 28, 2023
Thursday Sep 28, 2023
In our twelfth episode, we contact the dead in White Noise
In this 2005 supernatural horror thriller, we follow a recently widowed architect as he becomes obsessed with the practice of EVP to contact his wife but gets in way over his head when malevolent spirits start reaching out. Don’t forget to stay tuned for our discussion afterwards on the science behind EVP and if we believe in it ourselves.
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Thursday Sep 21, 2023
The Signal and Robotic Prosthetics
Thursday Sep 21, 2023
Thursday Sep 21, 2023
This week, we follow some signals in The Signal!
Listen along as we try to recall this 2014 film that completely slipped by us when it was released and we understand now in the present day why. We follow three MIT students on a road trip to transfer one to Caltech but when they are contacted by a hacker that previously tried to get them expelled, they follow his signal only to be led down a crazy rabbit hole of sci fi proportions. Stay tuned for our wrap up discussion as we dive into the technology behind robotic prosthetics!
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Thursday Sep 14, 2023
The Lawnmower Man and Virtual Reality
Thursday Sep 14, 2023
Thursday Sep 14, 2023
In our tenth episode, we accidentally make someone a digital god in The Lawnmower Man.
In this 1992 science fiction horror film, we follow Dr. Angelo, a scientist, that experiments on an intellectually disabled gardener named Jobe in an attempt to make him more intelligent. Unexpectedly, the experiments give Jobe superhuman abilities, but also increase his aggression, turning him into a man obsessed with evolving into a digital being. Also, stick around for our discussion on virtual reality!
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Thursday Sep 07, 2023
The Stepford Wives and Mind Control
Thursday Sep 07, 2023
Thursday Sep 07, 2023
In our ninth episode, we move to Stepford in The Stepford Wives.
In this 2004 remake, we follow Nicole Kidman’s character Joanna, a recently fired television program executive, as she and her family try to start over in a suburb of Connecticut known as Stepford but it soon becomes clear that it’s not your average community of families. It appears that being a perfect Stepford Wife isn’t quite all it’s cracked up to be and Joanna has to figure it out quickly if she wants to avoid becoming one! Don’t forget to stick around afterwards for our discussion on mind control, the most elevated form of manipulation.
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Thursday Aug 31, 2023
Shutter and Cameras Detecting Ghosts
Thursday Aug 31, 2023
Thursday Aug 31, 2023
In our eighth episode, we take some photos in Shutter!
In this 2008 film, we follow newlyweds as the husband pursues a new career opportunity in Japan for photography however something keeps ruining his photos. The wife believes the blurry photos are the result of a tragic accident they had when they first arrived and hit a girl in the road. As tension builds and people close to them start getting attacked, she fears this may be the girl's revenge for her untimely death.
Don't forget to stick around for our breakdown on ghosts being detected on camera which leads to an interesting discussion on paranormal skepticism.
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Thursday Aug 24, 2023
The Ring and the Legend of Okiku’s Well
Thursday Aug 24, 2023
Thursday Aug 24, 2023
In our seventh episode, we find a way to rationalize pushing a child down a well in the popular supernatural horror film The Ring.
This 2002 film depicts a journalist that must investigate a mysterious videotape which seems to cause the death of anyone one week to the day after they view it. After viewing it herself and being told she will meet the same fate, she will have to race against the clock to uncover the mystery behind the paranormal VHS. Follow along as we unearth the plot of one of the most influential horror movies and discuss Okiku's Well, The Ring's real life, inspirational, urban legend.
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Thursday Aug 17, 2023
Unfriended and the Michelle Carter / Conrad Roy Case
Thursday Aug 17, 2023
Thursday Aug 17, 2023
***Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussion of suicide, so if you are sensitive to this subject matter please refrain from listening***
This week, we review the first feature film to take place entirely on a computer screen and end up betraying some classmates in Unfriended.
In the 2015 box office smash, we follow a group of friends on a Skype call as they are harassed by an unknown user. However, it's not just some hacker, it's a deceased former classmate Laura who killed herself after being cyberbullied and she's looking for revenge. Follow along as we unearth each friend's dark secret and find out who's truly responsible for her death. Then stick around for the real horrors of cyberbulling as we discuss the texting suicide case of Conrad Roy and Michelle Carter.
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Thursday Aug 10, 2023
Videodrome and Television’s Effect on Mental Health
Thursday Aug 10, 2023
Thursday Aug 10, 2023
On our fifth episode, we try to uncover what exactly is going in the crazy cult classic Videodrome!
Listen along as we decipher the plot depicting a CEO of a small UHF television station who stumbles upon a broadcast signal of snuff films which leads to vivid hallucinations, layers of deception and mind control as he tries to unearth the signal's source. Also, stick around for a conversation on the mental health effects of prolonged television watching and our personal defense of our beloved tvs.
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Thursday Aug 03, 2023
Smart House and the Trade Off’s of Upgrading your Home
Thursday Aug 03, 2023
Thursday Aug 03, 2023
In order to level out the playing field in this technology terror season, we go to the gentle realm of Disney Channel Movies, where you know we'll find our least scary movie on our list. In our fourth episode, we upgraded our house in Smart House!
In 1999, Disney Channel released a made-for-television movie called "Smart House" which ended being rated one of the best Disney Channel Original Movies by 2015’s Entertainment Weekly. Join us as we discuss the plot around a teenage boy named Ben who wins a fully automated house for his family, but things quickly spiral out of control when the house's AI, Pat, becomes overprotective. Additionally, stay tuned for the discussion on the pros and cons of upgrading your home with smart technology!
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Thursday Jul 27, 2023
FeardotCom and the Real Life Horrors of the Internet
Thursday Jul 27, 2023
Thursday Jul 27, 2023
In our third installment of our technology season, we trudge through yet another flop, known as FeardotCom. This was not an easy watch but we do love talking about bad movies!
In this 2002 horror film, we follow detective Mike Reilly and Terry Huston as they research the mysterious deaths of four people that all died 48 hours after logging on to a website named feardotcom.com. Despite numerous red flags, they jump in head first and visit the site themselves. Essentially, it's two not fully fleshed out plots with a vengeful ghost killing people that visit a website and her sadistic murderer torturing and killing people on another site for views. Sounds weird, right? Listen along as we try to understand what's all going on here and honestly tear it to shreds! Also, make sure to stick around after the review as we discuss the real horrors of the internet!
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Thursday Jul 20, 2023
Stay Alive and Elizabeth Bathory
Thursday Jul 20, 2023
Thursday Jul 20, 2023
In our second episode, we play some video games for our lives with Stay Alive!
In another 2006 horror movie, we follow a group teenagers as they play an online horror game and soon realize that the game is much more than just a simple game. Listen along for our thoughts on the plot and concept of the movie to see where it falls on our scariness scale. Additionally, we'll unveil the real life killer the video game is based on with a deep dive on Elizabeth Bathory!
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Thursday Jul 13, 2023
Pulse 2006 and Real World Hackers
Thursday Jul 13, 2023
Thursday Jul 13, 2023
Before Forgetting Sarah Marshall, The Good Place or even Frozen; Kristen Bell stared in a 2006 remake of the Japanese film Pulse and it was just okay. Honestly, it wasn't our cup of tea but it was a blast to talk about!
Listen along as we discuss the plot of odd disappearances taking place on a college campus due to a computer virus granting access to the realm of the dead that leads to apocalypse style proportions. Also make sure to stick around afterwards to find out about the real ghosts haunting our devices.
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Thursday May 18, 2023
Season 2 Vampire Recap
Thursday May 18, 2023
Thursday May 18, 2023
In our season recap, we reminisce on all the blood, lust and gore we experienced as we reviewed all things vampire! From the most indestructible to our most and least favorite depictions of Dracula. Listen along to find out how all 13 movies stacked up in one killer season!
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Thursday May 11, 2023
The Lost Boys and Vampire Covens
Thursday May 11, 2023
Thursday May 11, 2023
In our thirteenth episode, we save our mom from a vampire… again in The Lost Boys and discuss the reasoning behind vampire covens.
In this 1987 American horror-comedy film, we follow two brothers as they move with their mother to the fictional town of Santa Carla, also dubbed the Murder Capital of the World. We follow Michael as he falls for a local girl named Star that is caught up in biker gang that are also vampires. Therefore, his younger brother Sam and two self proclaimed vampire hunters must join forces to save them from the undead. Stay tuned for the discussion afterwards as we weigh the pros and cons of vampires living in covens versus striking out on their own.
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