On this episode we wrap up our October Halloween special and talk about our experience doing this special, the horror genre in general, and share some of our own vulnerable horror stories.

On the penultimate episode of the Halloween special, we dive into other horror media that we didn't get to cover in depth. If you're interested in horror in podcasts, theater, video games, books, and escape rooms then give this episode a listen!

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On this podcast episode we take a look at three scary short films that leave an impression on you after watching them. Scary short films are usually not interested in deep complex characters but are reminiscent of stories that you share with friends at a campfire or sleepover. Take a seat and chat with us.

This episode is about the best TV show of all time, according to us that is. On this episode we talk about both the primary adaptation in 1963 and the 2018 modern masterpiece of The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. We discuss the importance of women writing from women's perspectives and go into detail about why we love this TV show so much.

A popular subgenre of horror is telling stories in a series or an anthology. Join us as we talk about some of our favorite horror anthologies: Beyond Belief, Goosebumps, Are You Afraid of the Dark, and Yamishibai. Some things we talk about in this episode are: the line between reality and fiction, white vs. non-white families, creepy kids TV shows, and redemption in horror stories.

Horror and comedy are two very different film genres. But no matter how different these two genres can be, filmmakers still try to tell stories that exist in this intersection. In this episode we talk about the bait and switch of Cabin in the Woods and the hilariously funny (yet still creepy and tragic) Hong Kong-Singaporean horror comedy, The Eye 10.

The majority of horror films have evolved from "jump scares, gore, nudity, and characters existing for the sake of killing them off" to "horror that symbolizes key moments in a story and characters with complex stories and personalities who deal with traumatic and horrifying memories or experiences." In this episode, we talk about two films that do this well: The Babadook and A Quiet Place.

On this episode of our Halloween special we talk about I Know What You Did Last Summer and Scream, two movies that were a part of our childhood growing up. We discuss the themes of skepticism, sexism (although we didn't really name it), and classism in Last Summer and satire, and a connection to Of Mice and Men in Scream.

On this episode we take a look at Nightmare on Elm Street (1984 and 2010) and how Wes Craven took inspiration for this story from Hmong people and the story of the "Dab Tsog." We also discuss Alfred Hitchcock's classic slasher film Psycho.

This master of horror storytelling, Stephen King, gets another episode from us! On this episode we talk about the story IT, both the mini series and the newly released films. We begin by comparing and contrasting the adaptations, then we talk about a real life IT experience (no joke), and end with the majority of our time focused on IT: Chapter 2 - Jonathan also rants about the opening scene of IT: Chapter 2 (and the ending).