The Know Fear Cast

In honor of the American holiday, Matt and Lisa discuss Eli Roth's 2023 film Thanksgiving.

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For this episode we interview Emily C. Hughes, author of Horror for Weenies: Everything You Need to Know About the Films You’re Too Scared to Watch

Emily C. Hughes, former editor of "Unbound Worlds" and TorNightfire.com, has been a name in the horror literature space for nearly a decade and emerges now with her first book, Horror For Weenies: Everything You Need to Know About the Films You’re Too Scared to Watch, out now with Quirk Books. With her funny, insightful voice, Hughes walks curious but cowardly readers through the plots and iconic scenes of 25 influential horror movies, ensuring they’ll get the references without having to sit through the scares. This is the first installment in the Outsider’s Guide series, which offers entertaining and accessible crash courses in major pop culture moments for folks who never want to be left out of the cultural conversation. 

We’re @knowfearcast on X and Instagram, and we have a Facebook page. Our email is [email protected]. If you love what we are doing, consider supporting us on Patreon. We also have merchandise available at our website knowfearcast.com. Or simply rate and review us, which is entirely free and helps other listeners find us. Theme Music by Nicholas Gasparini. Mixed and edited by Matt.

Following our episode on Lisa Frankenstein we decided to take a look at some other adaptations of the classic novel.

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In this episode we discuss the 2024 film Lisa Frankenstein.

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We are back from our summer hiatus and ready to begin Season Nine! We're kicking off this season with an episode of reccommendations for things to read and watch.

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Just like the title says, this is just a quick announcement that we're taking a hiatus for the summer since our personal schedules mean we won't be able to keep our regular episode schedule. We'll be back for Season 9 soon!

For our second episode in our "Fun and Games in Horror" series, Matt and Mel discuss the 2021 film We're All Going to the World's Fair.

Here is the link for the Variety interview Mel mentioned in the show:

https://variety.com/2022/film/news/jane-schoenbrun-were-all-going-to-the-worlds-fair-1235220775/

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In this first episode in our new series we're calling "Fun and Games," Matt and Lisa discuss the trope of games in horror from Saw to Jumanji.

We’re @knowfearcast on X and Instagram, and we have a Facebook page. Our email is [email protected]. If you love what we are doing, consider supporting us on Patreon. We also have merchandise available at our website knowfearcast.com. Or simply rate and review us, which is entirely free and helps other listeners find us. Theme Music by Nicholas Gasparini. Mixed and edited by Matt.

In our second episode in our Masters of Horror spotlight on Ray Bradbury, we discuss his short story "The Veldt" from The Illustrated Man.

The Know Fear Cast is hosted by Matt, Mel, and Lisa.   Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @knowfearcast or visit us on the web at www.knowfearcast.com. You can contact us via email at [email protected]. We also have a new subreddit at www.reddit.com/r/knowfearcast.   If you like what you hear, please consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/knowfearcast. Even a little bit makes a huge difference. Mixed and edited by Matt Theme Music by Nicholas Gasparini.

We begin the first of a two-part "Masters of Horror" series on Ray Bradbury by discussing his works and writing.

(special guest appearance by one of Matt's cats)

The Know Fear Cast is hosted by Matt, Mel, and Lisa.   Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @knowfearcast or visit us on the web at www.knowfearcast.com. You can contact us via email at [email protected]. We also have a new subreddit at www.reddit.com/r/knowfearcast.   If you like what you hear, please consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/knowfearcast. Even a little bit makes a huge difference. Mixed and edited by Matt Theme Music by Nicholas Gasparini.