From Austin, Texas, we're joined by director/writer Emily Hagins (SORRY ABOUT THE DEMON, COIN HEIST)! We discuss her journey of making her first feature film PATHOGEN, making MY SUCKY TEEN ROMANCE as a response to TWILIGHT, being a teen filmmaker, learning lessons about finding your voice, choosing film over college, advice to kids who want to direct their first film, academic research about her work and more!

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We get groovy this week with film critic and essayist, Logan-Ashley Kisner! We discuss how the EVIL DEAD franchise is heavily trans coded, Morgan Davies in EVIL DEAD RISE and that wild third act Deadite, Ash Williams as a trans man, Zakia's first time watching ARMY OF DARKNESS, transgender horror film history, Logan's trans horror film recommendations for kids and more!

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In the season 4 premiere, we are joined by the lovely Amie Donald, who portrays the title character in the Blumhouse film, M3GAN. She shares what it was like behind the scenes, doing her own stunts, her dancing roots, how she feels about AI and more!

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In the season three finale, we are joined by actor, director, producer and kid-at-heart: Josh Ruben! We discuss his latest films, BLOOD RELATIVES and A WOUNDED FAWN, his disdain for angry white men, passion for werewolves, what a producer does, choosing kindness in the face of hatred, #MeToo, general life advice to kids, his interest in directing a horror movie for kids, and more!

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For the holiday season, Zakia and Xanthe review the Christmas horror episode of TALES FROM THE CRYPTKEEPER, "IT'S FOR YOU" (S3E11) and the true crime Netflix documentary, CAPTURING THE KILLER NURSE, about the serial killer Charles Cullen. We also cover abuse happening at Zakia's school, what she would do if a loved one was a killer, if documentaries are fact or fiction, prank calling stories, getting your first phone as a kid, snitching in the sibling dynamic and more!

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And now for something different, Zakia and Xanthe speak with Francesca O'Hop about horror in k-pop music videos from groups VIXX, Cross Gene, Dreamcatcher, Purple Kiss and more. We also cover neurodivergence in the horror genre, the zombie movie that was produced just to promote a song, stereotypes of the "dark side" of k-pop idol training programs, BTS and South Korea military service and then some!

K-Pop Horror Music Video Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4pH3GqyfaGT8tUSUDwjkPlFAvqsbLsL-

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Don't think RATATOUILLE is a horror movie? Think again. Zakia and Xanthe re-watch it and discover several elements that make it horror. We also cover who would be cast in a live-action version, the Brazilian rip-off RATATOING, McRib on Thanksgiving, rat representation in media, feminism and female misogyny, the horror of Harper Lee's TO KILL A MOCKING BIRD, Zakia's cooking phase, Disney's empathy agenda and more!

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Zakia's back! She & Xanthe speak with Steve & Sean of the Mostly Horror Podcast. It's our longest episode yet, but rich with fun and valuable discussion on HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN and the original ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK?. We also chat about Ryan Murphy's DAHMER, if you can separate the art from the artist, sleepovers at haunted locations, what their Boggart would be, if ghosts are real, their advice for kids who want to be podcasters & more!

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Today Zachary and Xanthe interview two guests: an alien named E from the planet Zorgon and improviser/bystander intervention advocate Melissa G from Ontario, Canada! We discuss what E's species is like, intergalactic tourism, if alien representation in films is accurate, the importance of bystander intervention training and voting, advice for kids who want to start doing improv comedy and more!

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This week it's only Zachary and Xanthe! We review Chapter 1 of the popular kids horror video game Poppy Playtime, Zachary's predictions for the upcoming film adaptation, his thoughts on the controversy Huggy Wuggy has with parents, what to do when you get too scared playing it and more!

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