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Sean S. Cunningham's 1980 "Friday the 13th" was a slasher in the ilk of Halloween. Could the creators possibly have known that they were embarking on a franchise that would take the iconic killer, Jason Voorhees, to New York City, the midwest, space and even Hell? We go back to the film that started it all and ask the big questions;  Why do small town folk always turn to look at the new person who enters the restaurant? How did Crazy Ralph get into the pantry? We explore Mrs. Voorhees motivation. Is Pamela Voorhees a trained assassin? Let's discuss the leadership skills of Steve, the camp manager. We put forth a new theory about the origin of Jason Voorhees.

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If humanity has to leave Earth in search of a new home are we still human when we get to our destination? We guess that's the question that the sci-fi horror Pandorum (2009) is asking... or maybe it's what happens if you add the biker guys from Mad Max: Fury Road to Event Horizon? This genre bending mashup of horror, 90s video games, hockey pads and blue neon has co-hosts Jamie Roberts and Rob Lendrum trading jabs as they debate the onion peel story arch, the casting and the characters. What if Norman Reedus had been the star? Why is there no checklist available when waking up from hyper sleep? Why do sci-fi movies always place the hyper sleep pods upright? Does this film depict the worst possible way to wake up? It's a teenage boy from the 90s' wet dream as our hero, a hot babe and a kung fu master battle mutants in a metal death trap in space (or is it???)!

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Director/Producer Elizabeth Banks takes us back to a simpler time in American history when there were no cell phones, cocaine was delivered by plane and bears ruled with an iron fist. Based on a true story, Cocaine Bear (2023)  posits that if there is anything worse than  encountering a bear in the wild, it's encountering a cocaine bear in the wild. An impressive cast, a great concept, but do we get the gore and over-the-top  comedy we are hoping for? Co-hosts Robert Lendrum and Jamie Roberts go nose deep into a creature feature that tries to find the balance between laughs and lacerations. Plus, Jamie tells a few bear stories of his own.

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Let's face it. You can't say no to those 1979 haunted house prices. 80K for a waterfront 4 bedroom with a guest house? If you ever wonder how characters stick it out so long in films like "The Amityville Horror" (1979), it's because you can't find houses that cheap!  We contrast the film with the Conjuring and ask the big questions like why don't paranormal investigators have dogs? What's up with the blood soup club in the basement?  Does Lois Lane need to practice ballet in her lingerie before bed? What purpose does the cop serve? How much wood did Brolin have to chop to make this film? Running Scared co-hosts Robert Lendrum and Jamie Roberts dive into this horror classic that set the standard for haunted house movies including an amazing performance by Rod Steiger.

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When there's something strange in your shitty, auction bought, ramshackle house, who you gonna call? 2 weirdos who call themselves "Demonologists" and no one thinks that's odd. Blockbuster Director James Wan brings us the haunted house thriller "The Conjuring" (2013) starring Vera Farmiga, Lili Taylor, Patrick Wilson and Ron Livingston. A truly scary film that kicked off a franchise, this one actually chills co-hosts Robert Lendrum and Jamie Roberts. We ask, does anyone think these guys are fakes? Would Christian faith make this film extra scary? Have we ever had a supernatural experience? Are all ghosts malicious or are there helpful ghosts? Why do demonologists keep so many creepy bobbleheads? Rob tells the story about how he almost put a stake through an imaginary prankster. Join us for the chiller by the river!

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Those loveable chest burstin' Xenomorphs are back and so is the Running Scared Podcast with back-to-back episodes on the Alien franchise. This time around, we dive into the blockbuster masterpiece that is James Cameron's Aliens. A special effects tour de force, Aliens cranks up the bad ass meter on Sigourney Weaver's Ripley while echoing the original film with a few nice twists. Is Ripley's dream sequence imagined or is it somehow real? Where did Newt poop? Vasquez is a fashion icon.  Hudson is the most easily wound up  depression leader. 

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Oh Captain, my captain! Why do you suck so bad, Captain Dallas? Running Scared hosts Robert Lendrum and Jamie Roberts interrogate the sci-fi horror classic Alien (1979) and have a lot to say about the leadership of this mission. Who would you rather have in the chair for this mission? What seeds were laid in this film that gave birth to a franchise? Why do they care about that cat so much? Curiosity, hungry aliens and corporate greed can't catch this kitty.

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Everyone has that one buddy who loves his team a little too much, but that buddy isn't Robert Di Nero. In Tony Scott's 1996 thriller The Fan,  Di Nero channels some of his past performances as unstable toxic males and overpowers the film in a rare case of the actor's feet being too big for the role's shoes. Although the thrills might not hit the heights of Willie Mays Hayes scoring from second on a bunt, the Running Scared boys review is sure to please as we call in a designated hitter for a little help: Winston McMartin of The Dark Side of Sport podcast. Together we ask the hardball questions like how does Gil have such incredible access to the team? Does Tony Scott know anything about baseball? Why did John Kruk have to die? Who paid for this soundtrack? Did Major League steal the ending they wanted for this movie? It's the episode that will have you running around third and coming home to score.   

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Poor Tess is cold, wet and just wants to put her head down and get some zzzs. But some weird dude is in her AirBnB. So, she does what we would all do, kick him to the couch and sleep in his bed. Nothing could go wrong, right? Written and directed by Zach Cregger, Barbarian (2022) is a scary hit that puts the ick back in incest. Running Scared co-hosts Rob and Jamie ask the big questions; Do medical conventions saturate the hotel and AirBnB inventory in Detroit? Does incest give you super powers? Can you rent out a torture sex dungeon? It's the film that certaintly doesn't help the reputation of AirBnB.

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As a gift to our Patreon members, we dropped this episode a couple weeks back. Now it's here for all to enjoy, catch it if you can! And if you ever do catch this straight to DVD flick, stomp it into oblivion and sweep the crumbs away because we struggled to find anything redeeming about GingerDeadMan (2005).  Gary Busey stars in this puzzling episode of the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers where a baker and her frenemies take on a pschyopathic ginger bread man containing the soul of the killer of her father and brother. It all takes place in 2 locations! Is this movie at least funny? How did this spawn two sequels? Listen to Jamie and Rob go down an existential blackhole as they try to figure out why people watch this shit.

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