Surprising exactly nobody who has listened to our back catalog, we went to an opening night showing of Ari Aster's Midsommar. And then, because a combination of holidays and life and having another episode already in the chamber to be released, we had a little time to chew over our thoughts about the film. So dive in and find out the answer to the biggest question you probably have about the film: do Max and Nathaniel love Midsommar as much as Hereditary?

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In this very special episode we combine forces with Charlie Conlon to create both a new episode of Scream Kings and Knowing My Nightmares! We discuss the terrifying real-life phenomenon of sleep paralysis that plagues both Charlie and Max, as well as The Nightmare, a documentary film that recreates the experiences of several sleep paralysis sufferers.

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Log into Shudder and get ready to binge-watch, we're back with a new episode about an entire season of a TV series. We talk Channel Zero's first season, Candle Cove, as well as the creepypasta that inspired it. We also rant a bit about trying to keep high-quality horror as prevalent as the popcorn-y stuff.

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This episode we talk with special guest Ben Rock about the Shudder-original podcast he directed and co-wrote, Video Palace. Which scared the hell out of both your hosts. We also talk about other amazing things he's worked on, like The Blair Witch Project and his web series 20 Seconds to Die.

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This week we're joined by horror writer Rachel Smith who shares a tale that chills to the bone-- her real-life story of living in a haunted house in Ephraim, Utah. Max immediately goes into demonologist-sleuth mode, and Nathaniel shares a much-less spooky story about watching The Exorcism of Emily Rose.

Make sure to check out our Twitter feed for some images and a video clip showing some of the locations and some supernatural movement that is referenced in the story.

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This episode, we discuss two of our favorite topics: Ti West's The House of the Devil and the Satanic Panic of the 1980s. Why is this movie so good? Why was everybody so afraid of getting sacrificed by Satanists? Listen on for both answers.

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We return to James Wan's Conjuringverse to talk The Conjuring 2 and how it shines a little less brightly than its predecessor. Then we dig into two of the real-life Warrens most controversial cases: the Amityville and Enfield Hauntings. Finally, Max tells us that we've all been spelling Valak wrong and then tries to summon him.

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Max and Nathaniel are joined by special guests Chiara Amato and Shannon Hafford for a debate on whether extraterrestrial life exists in the universe and, if so, if its spending time visiting Earth to shove probes into human orifices. We also talk about a movie that makes you feel like you've just been probed in the worst way conceivable: The Fourth Kind.

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We went and saw Jordan Peele's Us on opening night and have THOUGHTS, and not just ones about how confusing it is when horror movies just use a pronoun as the title. Us, It, Them, They? It's a giant mess. Luckily, the Scream Kings are here to help, as well as to discuss Us from the opening title card to its twist ending.

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Nathaniel and Max interview a very special guest, Stoker-award winning author Grady Hendrix! We talk about his favorite horror books and movies, as well as digging into his books My Best Friend's Exorcism, Horrorstör, We Sold Our Souls, and Paperbacks From Hell, as well as his film projects Mohawk and the upcoming Satanic Panic.

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