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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This episode we explore the world of horror poetry with two expert guides-- Claire C. Holland, who just released her first book of horror poetry, I Am Not Your Final Girl, and Linda D. Addison, who has won four Stokers for her collections. Learn about a part of the horror world you probably didn't know existed, and hear a couple fantastic poems to boot!

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The Duffer Brothers, who we still want to be when we grow up, have blessed the world with another season of Stranger Things, which means it's time for us to revisit the series! This episode we get into the most important topics, like #HopperDadGoals, whether the middle-aged women checking out Billy subplot was worth anybody's time, and that #MindFlayersCanBeWomenToo (#feminism).

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Two years after our first episode we're back to our roots, revisiting the It franchise and digging into the thrills, casting, failures, and the symbolism of the blockbuster film.

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We talk the classic children's books/the new film Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, as well as discussing the disappointment of a movie not living up to its trailer, whether the film would have been better as an anthology, and debating about if this book series is better or if Goosebumps is.

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This episode we take a detour from our usual talk of scary movies to talk about some of the funniest vampires ever filmed in the mockumentary horror comedy movie What We Do In The Shadows, then dig into its spin-off FX TV series. We also introduce a new segment (Staying Spooky), take some horror-themed online quizzes, and endure Max's pneumonia/demonically-possessed voice throughout the whole episode.

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