13 Degrees of Screams: A Horror Movie Podcast

Flowers in the Attic: Horror Runs in the Family

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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The Watchers: More Fantasy Than Horror

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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Clue: Murder is Just a Game

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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Beetlejuice: You Should Read the Handbook

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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Trap: A Comedy Thriller? with Charlie from Believing the Bizarre

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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The Good Son: When Evil Overtakes Innocence

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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Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman: An Unintentional Sing Along

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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Smile: A Not So Happy Tale of Trauma

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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Deadstream: A Tale of Goopy Ghosts

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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Influencer and Natalie Beach's Story, "I Was Caroline Calloway"

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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Bodies Bodies Bodies and the Generational War

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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I Saw the TV Glow and Nostalgic Horror Influencing the Trans Experience

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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Lamb, Christian Parallels and a Grimm Brother’s Fairytale Quiz

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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Longlegs, Satanism in Media and the Crimes of Chris Benoit

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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Goosebumps: The Haunted Mask and The History of Halloween Costumes

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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A Quiet Place: Day One and Monsters Explained

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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Bones and All and Queer Coding Cannibalism

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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Ready or Not and the Faustian Bargain

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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It Follows and Sex in Horror

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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Lisa Frankenstein and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

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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