That Was Pretty Scary

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That Was Pretty Scary episodes

October 28 Tusk (2014): Kevin Smith's Horror Movie Was Ahead of the Curve and Predicted the Future | TWPS LISTENER PICK
In 2014, Kevin Smith took some big swings with his (now prophetic) horror movie 'Tusk' that may not have made complete sense at the time but looking back we realize how ahead of the curve he was. And he also predicted that podcasting would be the mainstream thing.
Today's listener pick is courtesy of Kai!
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57 min
October 21 Ghostwatch (1992): The Made for TV Movie that Fooled Audiences Years Before BLAIR WITCH Did | TWPS LISTENER PICK
Before Blair Witch was fooling audiences with found footage, the BBC did it in 1992 with Ghostwatch. This British gem is one that you may have missed and one you definitely need to check out.
This weeks movie was selected by TWPS listener Kim the Horror Fanatic (who is the reason we have the name 'Scaries' for our TWPS community).
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1 hr 1 min
October 14 The Monster Squad (1987) with Special Guest Host SARAH NICKLIN | TWPS LISTENER PICK
JLB is joined by SARAH NICKLIN and going back to the year 1987 with The Monster Squad! Today's TWPS Listener Pick was chosen by Brook4tini4real.
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1 hr 13 min
October 07 Scream 3 (2000): A Very Worthy and Underrated Threequel That Gives Important Commentary on Hollywood | TWPS LISTENER PICK
Today's listener pick is courtesy of Ellie Quinn and Laura Daly. Thanks to them we head back to Woodsboro by way of Hollywood and compare the reception of Scream 3 back in 2000 vs now. JLB also unwraps all of the messages that are present in this underrated threequel.
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1 hr
September 30 The Silence of the Lambs (1991): The OSCAR WINNING Slasher Movie
JLB revisits the Oscar winning movie The Silence of the Lambs; he unwraps all of themes and talks about how the movie really is a slasher wearing the skin of a prestige crime thriller.
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57 min
September 23 TWPS Scary Talk with BLADES (1989) creators THOMAS RONDINELLA AND WILLIAM PACE
JLB gets more insight into the once forgotten gem from 1989 BLADES when he speaks to THOMAS RONDINELLA (writer/director/producer) and co-writer/producer WILLIAM PACE. The two talk about writing the script in 9 days, all of the challenges with production and the renaissance it has gotten recently.
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1 hr 16 min
September 19 Batman The Animated Series "Nothing to Fear" with writer HENRY GILROY!
It's BATMAN DAY! And to celebrate this, JLB sits down with writer HENRY GILROY who wrote the Batman Animated Series episode 'Nothing to Fear' famous for debuting The Scarecrow and containing the ultimate Batman mic drop of "I am vengeance. I am the night. I am Batman'. Henry shares behind the scenes info on crafting this story and shares his thoughts on Batman belonging in the category of horror!
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1 hr 2 min
September 18 TWPS Scary Talk with ARKIRA CHANTARATANANOND (The Last Kiss)
JLB sits with ARKIRA CHANTARTANANOND who stars in Blumhouse's latest horror romance movie 'The Last Kiss'. She talks about bringing life to her character, her background in computer science and what Asian American representation means to her.
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58 min
September 16 TWPS Scary Talk with Director/Writer YOKO OKUMURA (Unseen, The Last Kiss)
JLB welcomes director/writer YOKO OKUMURA to TWPS this week, The two discuss Yoko's early work, her 2022 feature 'Unseen' and her latest venture 'The Last Kiss' that stars McKenna Grace and hails from Blumhouse.
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'The Last Kiss' is available NOW on VOD!
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53 min
September 09 Hell of a Summer (2025)
JLB breaks down Finn Wolfhard and Billy Bryk's summer camp horror comedy "Hell of a Summer' and why summer camp is cinema's sociological experiment.
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47 min

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That Was Pretty Scary is a horror podcast hosted by Jon Lee Brody. From reviews and recaps of classic and contemporary horror to deep dive analysis and conversations with creators, JLB explores why scary movies stick with us and why they matter.