In the aftermath of the 2024 American presidential election, we set the record straight on big cats.

Featuring a conversation with special guests Sats Bhagwanjee and Nirupa Shah.

Special thanks to Cal, Camille, and Cassie for playing guess that cat with us.

Anika dives deeper than she ever meant to, and than perhaps anyone else has, into the plot of "Roar" (1981)

(3:47) The Plot

The first of a multi-part series, examining the making of the 1981 film ROAR

TIMESTAMPS 

03:33 The Making of Roar

41:58 The Original Soapbox Pitch: Tippi Hedren, Alfred Hitchock, & The Birds

SOURCES

Tippi, written by Tippi Hedren (2016)

Hitchcock’s Blondes, written by Laurence Leamer (2023)

And, as always, Wikipedia and the places it’s led me. 

Is the threat outside? Is it next door? Is it inside your house? There's no telling. There's no stopping it. It's not one, it's hundreds. From every direction. There's no escaping this horde of flesh devouring people.

That's the flavor of fear people that plagued people in the 60s. Relentless, and ubiquitous. How could one feel safe when everyone's a threat?

On this episode, we discuss a movie so formative to Kiara, she sees it's influence in nearly every scary movie she's watched!

Tell us what you think! About our episode or about this film!

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: @wearescaredpod

We’re saddened to announce this will be our last episode. We’re throwing away our phones, laptops, tablets, and televisions, and we’re moving off grid, because “The Den” ruined our lives.

(just kidding about that first part, we’re not going anywhere - but we’re probably never going to sleep again)

Anika exposes Kiara to the scariest movie she’s ever seen; and Kiara really wishes she hadn’t. 

TIME STAMPS

0:00 - intro /background

19:38 - live reactions

22:17 - let’s talk about it

SOURCES

RIP Omegle

Chatroulette Study

Director Interview: Zachary Donahue

CONTACT US

Instagram - Wearescaredpod
Email - [email protected]

It's Season 3 and we are BACK to scream into the abyss, this time about movies which make us feel particularly compelled to scream! Your hosts this season Anika & Kiara kick it off with an introduction to the soapbox theme and the movies we'll be climbing on said soapbox for.

Pick a card, any card. Old friends, drugs, spades, a horrible board game, and a cabin in the woods: what could go wrong?  In honor of Juneteenth being only 6 months away, your hosts chat all things “The Blackening”-- the most recent film we’ve discussed to date. 

Thanks for listening to season 2, we'll see you in 2024!

SOURCES

“Why We Don’t Teach the Game of Spades” by Nikki Igbohttps://nikigbo.com/2019/02/06/black-history-month-why-dont-we-teach-the-game-of-spades/

“How You Play Spades Is How You Play Life: Spades in the African-American Community” by Gabrielle Ione Hickmonhttps://pudding.cool/2021/08/spades/

Interviews with Tim Story, Tracy Oliver, and Dewayne Perkins:

https://variety.com/2023/film/features/the-blackening-dewayne-perkins-sequel-horror-tropes-1235652125/

https://ew.com/movies/the-blackening-director-tim-story-interview/

https://www.rogerebert.com/interviews/dewayne-perkins-interview

https://variety.com/2023/film/features/tracy-oliver-the-blackening-box-office-microbudget-1235705638/

Anika provides a plot summary of "The Blackening," an absolute delight of a film directed by Tim Story and written by Dewayne Perkins and Tracy Oliver.

X is a modern take on the 70s slasher. It's a candid lens on youth, aging, and lusting after the vitality you no longer possess. Camille, Kiara and Anika discuss Ti West's 2022 film, and how horror will evolve in years to come.

Sources:

Creepy Catalog, Mumblegore Movies: Best Low-Budget Horror Movies

NYT, The Multiplying Horror of Ti West

Collider, Brittany Snow Explains the Mechanics of Pulling off THAT Scene in 'X'

NZ Film Commission, X

MovieMaker, Ti West: Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker (and Used in Pearl and X)

ScreenRant, Why Mia Goth Plays Both Maxine & Pearl In X

Post Mortem with Mick Garris, Ti West

X lives up to its name--sex, gruesome deaths, and twisted fantasies all have there place in it. Here's Kiara's synopsis of Ti West's first installment of the trilogy.