Discussting Horror

Trapped in his podcast studio, Preston must discuss the Saw franchise with Mal and play various twisted games in order to escape.

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Your dearest Deadites emerge from the theaters for a spoiler-free and then not-spoiler-free discussion the new release Evil Dead Rise. 

TIME STAMPS:

 0:00 Intro, New Segment
 11:52 Evil Dead Rise (Non-Spoiler)
 24:15 The Discussting Horror Drink Corner™️
 25:15 Evil Dead Rise (Spoilers)

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Your favorite fake shemps are back to talk about one of the most important films in the genre, one that has influenced horror filmmakers for five decades. Also its remake.

CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains references to sexual assault.

TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
2:10 Mal’s Game
9:52 Our Background With The Series
13:48 The Evil Dead (1981)
29:44 Evil Dead (2013)
47:52 Comparing The Two

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Mal and Preston traverse the emotional lands of HBO's The Last of Us and consider what sets it apart from other video game adaptations.

CONTENT WARNING: Discussion involving suicide and sexual assault.

TIME STAMPS:

0:00 Intro, Our History with Video Games
5:48 The Video Game Curse
22:50 The Discussting Horror Drink Corner™
24:03 The Last of Us

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Mal and Preston take a look at the all-killer-no-filler Scream VI to determine its exact killer-to-filler ratio.

Check out our article — “The Scream 4 We Almost Got” — on Substack here! https://open.substack.com/pub/discusstinghorror/p/the-scream-4-we-almost-got?r=27qz6i&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post

TIME STAMPS:

Intro: 0:00
Scream VI (No Spoilers): 2:20
Movie Trailers: 16:45
Scream VI (Spoilers): 20:05

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Bake up a batch of lemon squares, get cozy, and listen to your favorite hosts chat about Scream 4 and Scream 5 while they reboot their own podcast. How meta can you get??

Check out our article for this episode — “The Scream 4 We Almost Got” — on Substack here! https://open.substack.com/pub/discusstinghorror/p/the-scream-4-we-almost-got?r=27qz6i&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post

TIME STAMPS:

Intro, Our History with Scream + Ranking: 0:00
Game: What Are They Talking About? Redux: 15:18
What Makes a Good Reboot: 22:42
Scre4m: 31:20
Scream 5: 1:03:15
Do They Work as Reboots?: 1:26:11
Scream VI Hopes: 1:42:10

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To send off the first season, Mal and Preston give awards to films they've discussed this season while answering listener questions.

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Reflecting on the year, Mal and Preston discuss the films from this decade that show the potential of new horror, as well as the films that had us groaning in the theaters.

TIME STAMPS:

Where Have We Been?: 0:00 
'22 Questions: 3:16 
The Best Horror of the 2020's: 25:25 
The Worst Horror of the 2020's: 01:07:58 
Mal and Preston Talk About Popcorn: 1:37:55 

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Mal - malzbeauty

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TIME STAMPS: 
0:00 Intro, Life Updates 
2:40 This Episode’s Drink 
7:22 Our Holiday Traditions 
16:48 Black Christmas (1974) 
26:40 Preston’s Game
29:38 More Black Christmas (1974)
53:40 Black Christmas (2019)

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Preston and Not Mal (aka “Haley”) go through horror’s complicated history with America’s ratings boards. Ever seen a toilet in a movie or show? You have horror to thank for that.

TIME STAMPS: 
Intro, Haley 0:00
Film Censorship in the 20s and the Hays Code 5:06
Psycho, the 60s, and the Death of the Hays Code 18:44
The Exorcist, the 70s, and the Birth of the MPAA 24:32
Ratings and Censorship in the Modern Era 32:05

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