It’s Spooky Time 15! Time for a mayoral election for Tropetown, where all your scary movie themes get discussed.
Also:
– Liz goes scratch off ticket crazy for Glenn Danzig’s new film.
– Mike does a mid-year report on his looking foward-to movies (it’s not pretty)
– Eric talks about his experiences at Crypticon in Seattle.
For a powerful examination of the other side of exorcisms, check out Godless: The Eastfield Exorcism coming out on May 30 on TUBI! You can get a primer for the film with The Scariest Things Interview with the Director and Cast of the film. Listen in, and go get to the TUBI!
Your hosts are diving into the depths of the streaming horror to find you the weirdest, watchable horror on TUBI. Tune into podcast episode 166: TUBI…or not TUBI!
Summer is nearly here, and it is now time to reflect back at how the horror genre has done so far, and look forward to some wonderfully stoopid action like the Meg2! Plus Liz is on the Fantasia Press Pool and Robert found some Lovecraft short stories for those of you literate enough to digest the prose.
It’s the Original Crew of Mike and Eric for Episode 13! We gave Robert and Liz the day off…
In this Episode, Mike announces a new Faces of Death movie (Really!) and the release of Count Crowley: Amateur Midnight Monster Hunter.
Eric talks about his new Horror Movie production fantasy draft experience: The Horror Movie Greenlight Pitch that will be coming out at Crypticon later this month.
We have a full house of Scariest Things for Spooky Time 12! We shill for some of our favorite scary shops. We review a BLOODY action film that is getting lots of attention, and Mike continues his pursuit of Texas Chainsaw completion. Good Luck, Mike.
Put that cell phone down! It will be the end of you! Explore the horrors of trolling and the internet mob in Episode 165: Social Influence Horror. It’s a lonely world, let the podcast keep you company.
In This Episode of Spooky Time 11:
– Mike breaks down the various versions of the Boston Strangler.
– Liz gets you ready for Panic Fest, and shows of the latest novel from S.A. Cosby.
– Eric points you to two big new horror trailers, and shows off an essential horror movie reference book!
The Overlook Film Festival just concluded its 2023 event, and it really flexed its influence this year. By my count there were two ★★★★★ movies and at least five ★★★★ movies, meaning that we will see several of them back at the best of awards this year. There are several films here that will be influential for years to come, I am certain. Overlook has once again treated us to some of the best curated films in the genre, and from this festival I can assure our fans that there is much to look forward to coming soon to a theater near you. Listen to Eric and Liz discuss the best (and worst) of the event.
Ladies and Gentlemen! Children of ALL AGES! Step right up and amaze at the sights and spectacles that are Circus and Carnival Horror. You will be thrilled! You will be astonished! You will be horrified! It is time for fun at the funhouse in Episode 164.
In Episode 8 of Spooky Time:
– Mike and Liz Report back from their experiences at SXSW
– Mike, got a chance to do some Texas Chainsaw Massacre touring .
– Eric comes to the table with his review of the Variety Top 100.
– Liz finds another favorite book of hers that is being given the chance at a premium TV series.
– Eric reports on Guillermo Del Toro’s next Horror Movie. (It’s familiar)
The Scariest Things is heading down to Austin for SXSW and The Overlook Film Festival, two of the most influential festivals in America and we are previewing them for you in Episode 7 of Spooky Time!
Hello? I’d like a room for the night.
Famous. Last. Words.
If you are tired and driving down a remote desert highway, and are feeling a bit tired, you will know that the last thing you should do is check into a skeevy Motel at the side of the road. The Scariest Things pulls off on the side of the road to scout the dodgy lodging in advance for you in Episode 163: Hotel-Motel-BnB Horror.
It’s time for a zombie March Madness bracket fight! The scary ladies of The Jersey Ghouls, Marissa and Jacki, abducted Eric and Liz and forced us to participate in this fiendish experiment. And we had a BLAST! Check out the Jersey Ghouls Podcast, or click on the streaming feed on this post!
It’s the age old debate: Book vs. Movie. Which did it better? In the spotlight in Episode 6 of Spooky Time: Paul Tremblay’s novel: The Cabin at the End of the World vs. M. Night Shyamalan’s Knock at the Cabin.
It’s SPOOKY TIME! In this week’s episode:
Liz returns from Rome, with a report on the Profondo Rosso Store.
Robert found a highly curated horror book subscription service.
Eric announced a team up with the Jersey Ghouls for a Zombie March Madness Bracket Dance.
And… Mike was on a train to the great white oblivion.
Liz flees to Rome to escape the oncoming hordes of Mardi Gras invaders (and to go on a Dario Argento Pilgrimage), leaving Robert, Eric, and a freshly shaven Mike Campbell sans beard to carry on with Spooky Time.
Topics Include:
Deadstream, The Last of Us, Children of the Corn, and a Cronenberg TV Conversion.
Behold, the Horror Movie Mullet: Slow-Burn Horror!
It’s business (plot building) in the front, and a party (big third-act finish). You can thank Liz Williams for that analogy! The concept of the slow-burn horror movie is not new, but it is a prominent description for many contemporary horror movies. Break out the coffee, and try not to spill it in the shocking third act of Episode 162: Slow-Burn Horror!
In Spooky Time, our weekly roundup of horror musings from the world of film, TV, Books and games, this weeks topics are:
Eric talks about a really scary PC Video Game.
Robert found a collection of overseas Lovecraft graphic novels.
Mike recommends two movies with the word “DEATH” in the title.
Liz reviews Brett Easton Ellis’s (American Psycho) new book The Shards. And as a bonus talks about a movie she had to bail on.
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A bit of clear eyed truth here. Within our beloved horror genre, we will get subjected to some pretty lousy films. Though we believe in 2022 there were more good movies than bad, some of the bad movies really disappointed, and some had a stink that will be hard to be rid of. What movies you ask? Listen and find out in Episode 161!
All the new buzz from your friends at The Scariest Things! Our new weekly format continues, as we do a quick session of weekly musings on happenings in horror this week! Check out Episode 2, now in both a YouTube and Podcast format!
New Years Resolution time! The Scariest Things has resolved to get you MORE CONTENT. So, we are introducing Spooky TIme with the Scariest Things. It’s a shorter format of news, reviews, and musings. PLUS: VIDEO CONTENT! (Check out our YouTube as well!) A caution though, this recording has a bit of a weird dynamic to it, so
The New Year is here! These are the 2023 films that The Scariest Things is anticipating the most. Granted, our track record for having our predicted favorites are a bit spotty, there are a number of promising titles coming out… that we know of so far! Listen to Episode 160 and find out what’s coming!
Horror Movies have once again hit full stride, and 2022 oozed with originality and purpose. There were so many films to pick from, most of our crew, when assigned to pick a top 10 went with 11! (Cheaters!) That’s how good it was this year. So listen in to our extended super sized Episode 159 and get wise to what was great in 2022!
Want to know what it’s like filming getting buried alive? How do you capture the quintessential ’90s look for a found footage horror film? V/H/S/99 cinematographer Alexander Chinnici tells the Scariest Things his experiences working on this famed anthology franchise.
Sometimes, you only need to see a horror movie once. That doesn’t mean that it’s a bad movie, (Some are actually quite good) but perhaps it was a bit too much, or the twist made the movie, or it made us feel bad. These movies made our to-do list, but then we said “Thanks, once is enough.”
Our year-long project to update our top 100 Horror films is now complete! Now that we’ve got them all revealed, what changed from our 2018 list, and did we find any patterns or trends? The Scariest Things Podcast Team sat down to share our thoughts about how the list turned out. What we loved, what surprised us, and what we think will become of the list in the future. The curating of our list was the effort of many people, and it delivered a broad and diverse spectrum of the genre, from every age and every type of horror.
A drumroll, please!
At long last, The Scariest Things is proud to present to you our TOP 20 Horror Movies of All Time, as curated by a selection committee of 72 expert jurors. No sleeper films here. These are all beloved landmark films, but the question is, how do they rank against each other?
We arrive now at our big hitters in the horror genre. It’s #40-21! But surprisingly, there were some surprises! Some movies that were completely absent from our 2018 list vault all the way to this portion of the rankings! It’s amazing what happens when you add in a bunch of new members of the selection committee. Zombie lovers and fans of the new Golden Age of Horror will appreciate the films in this section of our rankings. Enjoy!
Our Top 100 is being revealed in the October month of Horror that leads up to Halloween. If you want to try and piece together what the winning film might be, or want to know how we did this, check out the full Scariest Jury list right here! If you love rankings and ratings, and you love horror movies… this is for YOU!
