The Fear of God: A Horror Movie Podcast

It's been a crazy and unconventional year, so we wanted to end it in a crazy and unconventional way -- by hosting our first ever New Year's Eve Staff Party! So many of our show favorites are with us (Andy Whitfield, Steve Beckley, Blake Collier, Vera Goudie, and Jacob Hunt) to count down the listener voted favorite horror of 2020, but also to have a fun dialogue about what the year has brought and what we've learned and what we hope for in the coming new year.

Operating in a fun, round-table style game, questions about the year and about ourselves (as well as several questions discussions about Leigh Whannel's THE INVISIBLE MAN) arise and spark fun, thoughtful, and honest reflections about who we are and where we are.

We hope you enjoy this uniquely formatted episode and we hope you all have a very safe and very Happy New Year, never forgetting that the Fear of God is the beginning of wisdom but not the end of the conversation. So in that spirit, we urge you to fear nothing else and be on your way rejoicing.

Happy New Year everyone!

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Happy Christmas everyone! And what better way to celebrate 2020 Christmas than with hurricanes and gators?!

That's right, our penultimate episode of #20/20/2020 features a lot of fun and laugh-filled surprises including trivia, a few "whatchas", your listener-voted favorite horror of 2019, and an extended discussion about Alexandre Aja's CRAWL. Nathan and Reed have a lot of fun and more than a few laughs making their way through this one as we get ready to wind the madness that was 2020 down with humor, thoughtfulness, and some surprising observations about the requirements of peace on earth and good will towards men.

This is a lengthy, but -- we hope and believe -- a very entertaining episode and we hope you all enjoy it and have a very safe and very Merry Christmas!

4:39 - Reflections on Christmastime in 2020

11:59 - Business Time

16:06 - SURPRISE CHRISTMAS TRIVIA FUN!

24:00 - Whatcha Watchin' / Readin' / Listenin' To?

38:10 - TOP TEN FAVORITE HORROR 2019

1:09:57 - CRAWL

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Silence & Darkness is a wonderful independent thriller about two sisters -- one blind and the other deaf -- who live in a peaceful, pastoral home with their father. However, when a neighbor pays them an unexpected visit, a disturbing mystery begins to unfold which points to a possibly much more sinister truth about their life together.

Reed had the privilege to watch and review Silence & Darkness for More Than One Lesson and reached out to writer and director Barak Barkan for a discussion about the project and his passion for film as a whole. It is rare to find such a unique and fascinating film which was truly crafted with an independent spirit and an impressive display of talent. We hope you will seek out and enjoy the film, one of the most uniquely impressive under-the-radar entries of 2020.

We felt honored to be able to discuss it with the director and we hope you will enjoy the conversation.

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It's the episode where we come home. The tenth episode of our show was John Carpenter's original classic from 1978. Now, four years later in pod-time (and 40 years later in the fictional Haddonfield), Michael Myers is back to wreak havoc on the small town's residents, particularly the iconic heroine, Laurie Strode, in David Gordon Green's HALLOWEEN. After we countdown the listener voted Favorite Horror Films of 2018, we dive deep on this latest installment of the landmark horror franchise and have a discussion around generational trauma and the power of the responsibility of neighborliness. It's a lot of fun this time around and we hope you'll enjoy it.

9:10 - Business Time

13:40 - TOP TEN FAVORITE HORROR FILMS 2018

33:44 - David Gordon Green's HALLOWEEN

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It's time for more face-hugging here at the show as this week's installment of #20/20/2020 brings us your top ten favorite horror films of 2017 and a full discussion of Ridley Scott's SIXTH entry in the benchmark sci-fi horror franchise -- ALIEN: COVENANT.

While this film certainly isn't the strongest entry in the Alien saga, and a recent viewing of Prometheus causes Reed to be even more critical of Covenant, there are still lots of fun things to latch onto, including a remarkably heartfelt conversation about the temptation and the burden of perfection, and what it truly means and doesn't mean when Jesus compels his followers to "Be perfect."

This is another fun and honest conversation that we think and hope you'll greatly enjoy.

5:18 - Business Time

8:57 - TOP TEN FAVORITE HORROR FILMS OF 2017

29:25 - ALIEN: COVENANT

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In complete contrast to both the title and tone of this week's film, Nathan and Reed take things pretty deep with a heartfelt and vulnerable conversation about Jaume Collet-Serra's film starring Blake Lively and a very large shark -- THE SHALLOWS. After another countdown for #20/20/2020 of your listener-voted FAVORITE HORROR FILMS OF 2016, we explore why this woman-versus-shark story might easily be dismissed despite a surprising amount of craft and talent clearly at work in its execution, before exploring the challenging concepts of what it means to fight in the shallow places of our day-to-day lives.

This is a thoughtful and heartfelt conversation we think you won't want to miss and that we hope you enjoy.

5:48 - Business Time

9:56 - Whatcha Watchin' / Readin' / Listenin' To

17:48 - TOP TEN FAVORITE HORROR FILMS OF 2016

42:24 - THE SHALLOWS

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The work of Guillermo del Toro has received a lot of love and attention on this show, so we were excited when this week's #20/20/2020 installment gave us an excuse to cover his gothic, taboo romance with ghosts in it: CRIMSON PEAK. While we take the film to task for some of its missteps, it provides us a chance to talk about one of its most compelling central ideas... namely what happens when what we call "love" becomes monstrous and makes monsters of us all.

In addition to the film, we catch up on The Mandalorian and more in a new segment of Whatcha Watchin'/Readin'/Listenin' To? (featuring some listeners music you won't want to miss) and countdown your listener-voted TOP TEN FAVORITE HORROR FILMS of 2015!

There's a lot of fun and a lot of thought in this one and we hope you enjoy it.

5:29 - Business Time

10:09 - Whatcha Watchin' / Readin' / Listenin' To?

32:00 - TOP TEN FAVORITE HORROR FILMS OF 2015

52:39 - CRIMSON PEAK

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We fire up the Camaro for some treacherous nighttime car chasing as we log another installment of #20/20/2020 and have a full discussion about Dan Gilroy's thriller starring Jake Gyllenhaal, NIGHTCRAWLER. We count down your listener voted FAVORITE HORROR FILMS OF 2014, before buckling up for a passionate (and potentially quite dangerous) discussion about Gyllenhaal's incredible performance in Gilroy's powerful film and the dark corners of opportunistic enterprise that it reveals to us, and what our rabid insistence to marry our own beloved political and economic systems to our faith infects us with "unfettered ambition coupled with unfiltered discernment."

This is a really affecting film that we think everyone should see. And this is a lively and bold conversation about it that we hope you all will hear and enjoy.

5:50 - Business Time

13:37 - TOP TEN FAVORITE HORROR FILMS OF 2014

34:50 - NIGHTCRAWLER

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You want a ride? Well, have we got a wild one for you as we dive back into our OTHER year-long umbrella series, examining your favorite horror films from each year since 2000 with #20/20/2020.

This week, we count down the listener voted TOP TEN HORROR FILMS OF 2013 and feature a conversation about the unique and incredibly challenging film by Jonathan Glazer, UNDER THE SKIN. While we both enter the discussion with questions and reservations about what the film is trying to explore, what ultimately emerges is a vulnerable and honest discussion about the ways people can sometimes try to leverage common humanity in efforts of destruction. A sobering and hopefully thought-provoking conversation with plenty of the usual fun littered in along the way and we hope you enjoy it.

6:08 - Business Time

12:37 - TOP TEN FAVORITE HORROR FILMS OF 2013

40:00 - UNDER THE SKIN

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Hello and welcome back to another installment of Quarterly King, an every-25-episodes-or-so exploration of the work of Stephen King. This release, corresponding by no coincidence at all with 2020's Election Day in America, we explore Stephen King's first #1 bestselling novel, THE DEAD ZONE, and the 1983 film adaptation starring Christopher Walken and directed by David Cronenberg.

We've gathered our usual QK cast together and a hearty discussion that kicks off almost immediately by unpacking the story's particularly impactful moments before diving into the rich themes the story wrestles with and forces us to wrestle with in turn. How are we expected to influence the conditions around us? What should we do when the struggle for good compels morally troublesome choices? And is there a hope or a way for us to find reconciliation and restoration in such difficult times as these?

This is a really hearty conversation, filled with vulnerability and humor and a heaping helping of bold explorations. We hope it will encourage and challenge you and we hope you enjoy it.

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