Spook Squad: A Horror Podcast

Spook Squad is back from the dead! To set the tone for the new season, Dan talk about why he loves watching movies together so much, and gives more than a few reasons backed by science for why he thinks you should as well.

Sources:

Feeling More Together Study

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25151520

Cinema Therapy for Couple

Watching horror movies as a couple:

https://life.shared.com/couples-who-watch-horror-movies-together-happiest-relationships

Article about memory:

https://legacybox.com/blogs/analog/memory-and-the-senses-which-one-is-strongest

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Happy Halloween friends! After a long break, Dan gives a small explanation and talks about his relationship with Halloween; why he used to dread it, and now absolutely loves it!

Special thanks to our friends in IRL Spook Squad for this episode and for everything

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Aly joins Dan to discuss some of the biggest horror news of the week, from James Wan making a Giallo film, to TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID finally being released on Shudder! Then the duo get into some of the biggest new trailers, from BLACK CHRISTMAS, to WRINKLES THE CLOWN and more!

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Dan and Aly saw the latest horror phenomenon sweeping theaters, Ready Or Not! But instead of just doing a deep-dive into that film, the duo decide to compare it with another, less-beloved film from 2012: Would You Rather, starring horror icon Jeffrey Combs! How are these films, both about wealth and class, and both centering around a common game, similar and different? 

The two talk about Samara Weaving and Jeffrey Combs' show stealing performances, the metaphors for the struggle of the lower class in both films, and come up with a few theories as to why audiences LOVE Ready Or Not, but couldn't quite get behind Would You Rather.

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Dan talks about the biggest horror news of the week, including the Directors Cut of Midsommar being released in theaters, more news from the set of the new Halloween films, and info on the future of the Nightmare On Elm Street franchise!

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Dan returns to Horror Headlines with a vengeance! This half of the Spook Squad hosts talks about a "choose your own adventure" movie from Alexandre Aja to the Director's Cut not being included on the Midsommar DVD (for...some reason). Then later, he digs into trailers for ZOMBIELAND: DOUBLE TAP and TONE DEAF, and more!

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Dan and Aly do a deep dive on one of their most anticipated films of the year: Babadook director Jennifer Kent's sophomore film, THE NIGHTINGALE! Hear why the duo call this one "one of the best films of the year", and talk about the purpose of using extreme themes and imagery in cinema.

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Welcome back Spook Squad listeners! Dan and Aly are back with perhaps their grossest episode yet: a crash course on the blood, snot and pus of BODY HORROR! Find out what defines the genre, from early Cronenberg classics like THE FLY and CRASH to contemporary shockers like BITE and KUSO. What types of body horror are they, and how can it be used effectively? What makes these films memorable, and how do special effects play a role? Find out in this conversation between Dan and Aly! 

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In honor of the release of Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Dan has goes on a rant about the virtues of exploitation cinema, and has a few choice words for its critics. 

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Aly joins Dan for a special edition of Horror Headlines! The two talk about the recent huge announcements about HALLOWEEN and Marvel's plans for horror, as well as break down the trailers for IT CHAPTER TWO and CREEPSHOW!

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