The Scariest Things Podcast hits the road with this EXCLUSIVE interview with THE Darren Bousman at the Overlook Film Festival. Intrepid podcaster, Eric Li, sits down with famed horror director Darren Bousman to talk about the world premiere of his new flick, St. Agatha and all things horror.
The Overlook Film Festival has come to a close, and Eric had the time of his life. New Orleans was the perfect setting for a spooky festival loaded with the best that independent horror had to offer. Listen in for a preview of films that are coming your way soon!
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What if Rhonda Shear or Joe Bob Briggs were harbingers of the apocalypse...?
Come see the Scariest Things LIVE at Wizard World Portland from February 22-24!
Our big public event approaches, and there's lots of cool news announcements surrounding it. Two days and counting until the fun begins. Check out what new news we've got!
At Portland Wizard World we were fortunate enough to do a panel in front of a live audience, where we got to be your discount Rick Steve's travel guides for a trip around the globe and looking at other countries through their horror films!
The Scariest Things had the good fortune at Wizard World Portland to get a quick interview with Xander Harris himself, Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Nicholas Brendon. As a bonus, Nicholas even sang for us!
Wizard World 2019 gave The Scariest Things an opportunity to meet some of our Oregon sibling horror organizations, and in this interview we got a chance to sit and talk with Lee Despain of the Dread Fright & Brew Podcast and Brandy Dixon of The Theatre of Horrors cosplay for charity organization.
When at a comic convention, you've got to talk comics! The last of our Wizard World interviews is with Ben Goldsmith, author of the just released horror comic The Seance Room from Source Point Press. This was a fun interview!
Hey! Did we meet you at this year's Wizard World in Portland, Oregon? Yes? Well, then good to see you again. If we didn't meet you at Wizard World you can still check out the fun, fearsome, and freaky times that were had by all in this short video recap by the hyper-talented Matt Howl!
Once again, the Overlook Film Festival is stocked with a veritable treasure trove of movies to be screened. The Scariest Things will be in the Big Easy to preview for you all the great indie horror to come out of Overlook.
MICK GARRIS, WORLD PREMIERES, AND MONSTERS APLENTY AT PORTLAND HORROR FILM FESTIVAL™ JUNE 5th-8th
The Scariest Things went to the Big Easy and saw LOTS of movies, and for good measure also checked out some really cool live panels. Many of these films will be getting wide release later this summer and fall, so give a listen for a preview of what's worth checking out!
The Scariest Things were gifted with an interview at the Overlook Film Festival with Satanic Panic's Producer, Amanda Presmyk, who gave us her behind the scenes insights on her new movie and the movie business. Get the scoop in our Podcast Extra!
Eric and Mike got a wonderful opportunity to host an on-stage conversation with genre icon, Mick Garris, live at the Hollywood Theater for the Portland Horror Film Festival! Listen up all's y'all!
The 2019 Portland Horror Film Festival is now in the Scariest rear view mirror, and it was an absolute blast to attend. It is a Mecca for great horror shorts and a true fan festival of the first order.
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Reminding us that witches are supposed to be scary.
The Horror Festival is in full swing, and on August 8-16 (An EIGHT DAY festival) our friends at Popcorn Frights are presenting a bevy of great films for you to catch. Some we've seen, some we'll screen, but our recommendation? Go to the festival and have your own little... SCREAM! (Rhymes! YES!)
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Still Life, with horror and dread. Sator is both an artistic triumph but also a difficult movie to get into. The film is elegant, quiet, and cold to the point of aloofness, but there is some very potent material if you are patient.
★★★★1/2 out of ★★★★★ With splendid performances from its two stars and crackerjack direction, Homewrecker combines some of the darkest...
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It's time to pick on the arachnophobes again.
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The first zombie movie filmed in Venezuela hits the screen with some biting social commentary.
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A beautifully shot Lovecraftian tale of classical music and madness.
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Though it doesn’t bring much new to the “teens in peril because they played a ghost-summoning game” subgenre, Queen of Spades: The Looking Glass offers enough visual flair and cultural differences to make it worth seeking out.
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Empowered, woke, and witty, the new vampire film Bit explores how a small band of lesbian vampires survives and thrives in Los Angeles.
Film Festival season is still going strong, and there's a really good one coming up in scenic Provo, Utah! FilmQuest is going to be unleashing thirteen feature films and, WOW, 76 short films! It's short film horror heaven!
The writer/director of the brilliant Gothic horror film, The Sonata (2019), gives us some of his valuable time.
In part two of our interview series focussed on The Sonata we hear from the film's stalwart producer!
The final installment of our first Scariest Interview Series. We talk to Freya Tingley about preparing for the role of Rose Fisher and what comes next!
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More witches! Or are they? At least we can watch Agent Cody Banks go slowly insane.






























