In the middle of a real-life pandemic, we decided to have a special quarantine-themed episode. We talk the Spanish found-footage masterpieces [REC] and [REC 2]. Then Max does a podcast first: reads a story from the Bible while teaching us about a demon.

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Stay healthy AND spooky while in COVID-19 quarantine with our newest episode! We talk Leigh Whannell's The Invisible Man, the original H.G. Wells serial novel, and poltergeists!

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This episode we dig into one of the most controversial and upsetting found footage horror films, The Poughkeepsie Tapes. Then we have a new segment, Sinister Psych, where we talk about Stockholm Syndrome and coercive abuse and control.

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Max and Nathaniel finally return to the Conjuringverse to discuss the Annabelle trilogy and ask important questions about all these Conjuring spin-offs: should they have been made? Do they offer any value? So buckle up for discussion of demonic dolls and children in peril!

A note: you may hear screaming and crying in some parts of the audio. Don't worry, it's just the wails of the damned. Or maybe just a three-year-old throwing a temper tantrum about having to go to bed.

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Can you believe we've done 40 episodes? This time, we talk about one of our favorite horror films of 2019, Ready or Not! Discussion points include how awesome horror's budget Margot Robbie (Samara Weaving) is, how well the film blends horror and satirical humor, and whether or not the supernatural elements worked.

Fair warning, there are a couple of Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker spoilers in the Staying Spooky segment, so just skip to the end if you want to avoid those.

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This episode Nathaniel and Max have a conversation with New York Times reporter/author of Shock Value: How a Few Eccentric Outsiders Gave Us Nightmares, Conquered Hollywood, and Invented Modern Horror, Jason Zinoman! We discuss one of the most important and influential decades in horror film, get to be jealous of all the amazing horror legends Jason interviewed while writing his book, and discuss some modern favorites as well!

Bear with the audio as it's a little less clean than usual because this is a recorded phone interview.

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Since it's December, we talked a horror film set during Christmas time! No, we didn't choose Santa's Slay or Black Christmas, we chose the 2019 mumblecore movie I Trapped the Devil. Then, in a very fitting Occult Corner segment, Max talks about the devil and the different ways he has been interpreted by the Christian world over the past couple thousand years.

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The Scream Kings take their first dive into Thanksgiving horror with Hulu's Into the Dark's newest movie, Pilgrim. We dig into whether Thanksgiving is a worthwhile topic for the horror genre. Finally, in an Occult Corner segment Max talks about Yule and advises on what kinds of spells to cast during this special time of the year.

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This episode features special guest, award-winning horror writer and podcaster V.P. Morris, the creator of the Dead Letters podcast. We talk all things Phantom of the Opera, focusing on the 1925 silent film and the original novel, though touching on the musical and other adaptations as well. That's right, for this episode we get to be a horror podcast, a French literature podcast, and a Broadway music podcast as well!

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It's the inauguration of our own horror awards show, the Screaming Crowns Awards, AKA the Tarot Awards! With categories ranging from best indie to best actress to best slasher to best overall, and more in between, we share our opinions of the best horror in the last horror calendar year (Nov. 1, 2018 - Oct. 31, 2019).

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