The Know Fear Cast

We are joined by David Gillota to discuss his upcoming book Dead Funny: The Humor of American Horror (coming out in July) .

David Gillota is Associate Professor of English in the Humanities Department at the University of Wisconsin, Platteville, where he teaches courses in writing, literature, and film. He has published widely on American humor, and he is the author of the book Ethnic Humor in Multiethnic America and the editor of the journal Studies in American Humor. David is also a lifelong fan of horror, and in his newest book Dead Funny: The Humor of American Horror (coming out in July) he fuses his love of humor with his passion for horror.

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 continue our look at animals in horror with the 1997 classic film Anaconda

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.

For our second in our series on animals and horror we tackle one of the most famous examples, the Stephen King book-turned-movie Cujo

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.

In our latest series, Mel and Lisa look at when animals have been used in horror stories and what makes them scary.

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.

With Mel unable to join us for this episode, Matt and Lisa talk about the recently released filme Cocaine Bear. Warning: There are some slight spoilers.

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 continue our look at Tananarive Due by focusing on her short story "The Wishing Pool."

You can read the story yourself at https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-wishing-pool/

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.

In our latest Masters of Horror, we discuss the work of Tananrive Due

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.

Due to some issues recording our latest episode we are rereleasing an older episode this week. We thought it was only fitting that in honor of the release of his latest book, How to Sell a Haunted House, that we revisit the last time Grady Hendrix joined us to talk about final girls and his novel Final Girl Support Group.

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.

For our first episode of 2023, we thought we'd start off with some recommendations based on what we've been watching and reading.

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.

In this episode, Matt and Lisa take a look at the filmography of Stephen King and discuss some of their favorites.