Howdy, homebodies! Are you ready for the trip of a lifetime? If you ever played The Oregon Trail computer game growing up (hey, fellow millennials!), then this episode will be right up your alley. If you also are a fan of harrowing cross-country treks, stories with real-life villains and heroes, and dark tales with lukewarm endings, then this episode is also for you. And if nothing else, the almost entirely tragic tale of the Donner Party will make you very appreciative of a warm, cozy bed. Grab a warm drink and an extra blanket, and enjoy the first and likely snowiest episode of our snowbound theme.

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The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party by Daniel James Brown

Ripley’s: The Donner Party: Horror and Cannibalism in the Mountains by Engrid Barnett

The Haunted West: Ghost Hunt - Summit Tunnel No. 6, Donner Summit

The Union: Ghosts of the Donner Party

Tahoe Guide: Ghost Stories of Tahoe and Truckee

Smithsonian Magazine: When a Deadly Winter Storm Trapped a Luxury Passenger Train Near the Donner Pass for Three Days

Britannica: Sierra Nevada Mountains

Wikipedia: The Donner Pass

Most Terrifying Places: Unnatural World - The Travel Channel

Sierra College Press: Tamsen Donner: Dream to Legacy

Here Lies A Story: The Donner Party: Worse Than You Thought

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Editor’s note: This episode is full of SPOILERS for Scream 7. If you haven’t seen the movie yet and don’t want to know what happens, we’d ask you to… hold, please!

Scream…7?? Today marks what (at least currently) is the end of the Scream franchise, and boy oh boy, what a journey it has been. At this point, you know we are going to be talking through the opening scene, the cozy factors, the not-so-cozy factors, and the Ghostface reveal–there’s a formula to it, after all! But did we like it? Would we recommend it to a friend? Did Scream 7 finally “ruin” the franchise for us? It’s time to find out!

And if you’d like to see how this movie and the rest of the Scream franchise land in our personal rankings, become a paid subscriber to our Substack to find out. Our first bonus episode will be released very soon!

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New York Times: ‘Scream 7’ Controversies: What You Need to Know

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Can NYC serve as a cozy horror setting? Will a Scream villain’s motive ever truly make sense? How can you have a Scream movie without Sidney? And yet... is this the best movie of the franchise since the original? All great questions, but none better than Gale Weathers asking Ghostface, “Can you hold, please?”

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OMG! He’s making a requel! That’s right, listeners, we’ve officially entered the requel (or, uh, legacyquel) portion of our Scream journey. We’re back with plenty of meta references, our favorite quotes, and some mixed feelings on bringing back a certain Scream OG villain. Most importantly, should we all have a shrine to Randy Meeks in our homes? (Probably yes.)

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Welcome to our ongoing coverage of the Scream franchise! As it turns out, Scream 4 is one that Ashley likes too much, and Sara too little, and throughout the episode, we attempt to come to some sort of consensus on this oddball installment. This episode also features not one, but TWO cozy horror-themed games to spice up your listening experience. All we know for sure is that we will always be obsessed with Wes Craven, need to plan a Stabathon immediately, and love all you #hauntedhomebodies out there. Hope you all have a fantastic Friday the 13th and a very haunted Valentine’s Day weekend!

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Happy 26th Anniversary to Scream 3! Join us in celebrating this random milestone of this–let’s be real–very random end to the original Scream triology. It’s a meta dream (or nightmare?) meshed in with perhaps the franchise’s most haunted version of Sidney to date. From excellent cameos to lackluster voice modulation mimics, we, as always have lots to say and laugh about this one.

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And so it begins….Join us for the next SIX weeks as we gab our way through the rest of the Scream franchise! If you haven’t listened already, you can find our chat on the OG Scream here.

Today, we head to Ohio (why?) to join Sidney as she tries to live the life of an everyday college freshman but inevitably becomes a victim of another Ghostface attack.

And as you listen along over the next month and a half, make sure you keep score. After Scream 7, we will share all our Scream franchise rankings and would love to hear yours!

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HelloSidney.Com - Scream 2: Trivia

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It’s time to…celebrate the end of an era! Last week, we dug into our thoughts on the final season of Stranger Things (the good, the bad, and the where were the demogorgons??). But today’s episode is all about reveling in Stranger Things in all its nostalgic, cozy horror-filled glory. From our first memories of watching the show in 2016 (both of us lived in totally different states! And were going to actual parties in actual basements!) to our overall rankings of the five seasons, to our favorite things that made Stranger Things the pinnacle of the cozy horror genre. See you in the Upside Down, one last time.

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We’re bacckkkkk!! We hope you all had a fantastic holiday season in the Upside Down! In our welcome back episode, we are going to be diving into Stranger Thing Season 5. And you know what is coming next…a big ol’ spoiler alert! We will not be holding back on all of our thoughts about how one of our favorite series of all time came to a close. Do we like extra spiky Season 5 Vecna? Are we drowning in CGI? Why is Dr. Kay even here? Did we cry any happy tears at the end? And one of us was pretty happy with Season 5 and one of us…not so thrilled. Tune in to find out who.

Housekeeping note: while you can still listen to our podcast on Spotify, we have ditched it as our hosting platform. We are now leaning back into our Substack and hosting there, which means: 1. Our newsletter will be back at the end of the month! And 2. The video version of our podcast will only be available on Substack and YouTube. We also will be announcing a very special surprise plan for 2026 on Instagram in a few weeks. Basically… follow us through all the links listed below.

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One last episode before we head off on our holiday break! We are doing things a little differently today by relishing our favorite characters and moments in our very own Twin Peaks award show.

Thank you so much for joining us for the first 33 episodes of the coziest podcast in horror-land! We can’t wait to chat with you all again in 2026. Until then, follow us on Instagram to keep tabs on our return. Stay harbinged!

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