In this episode, we compare and contrast the Japanese, Ringu, to the American, The Ring. We discuss the differences in CGI, makeup, and special effects, and what is most effective. And Jena gets the crap scared out of her even after the movie has ended. Sources: Blair, Gavin J. “‘The Ring’ Director Hideo Nakata: ‘I’m…

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! For our last Halloween episode, we compare John Carpenter’s 1978 Halloween to Rob Zombie’s 2007 Halloween. We discuss whether gore makes a movie better or worse, and how we would try to escape Michael Myers. Sources: Bracken, Becky. “21 Interesting Facts About the Original ‘Halloween’ Movie That Are Pretty Killer”. Cafemom. 2018. Web….

In this bonus episode, we breakdown, “The Haunting of Bly Manor”. We talk about what we loved and what scared us, and how this was different than the first season at Hill House. Be cautious in listening because there are SPOILERS all throughout this episode of the entire season. If you haven’t watched it all…

In this episode, we watched the movie, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, and compared it to the classic short stories written by Alvin Schwartz. We talk about the folklore from which the stories originated and discuss the monsters in the illustrations by Stephen Gammel and the adapted ones in the film. We introduce…

In this next Halloween episode, we watched a cult classic, House of 1,000 Corpses. Even though there is no counterpart to compare this movie to, we still have lots to say about the making of the movie, Rob Zombie himself, and gore in film. This movie is considered a black comedy, but also a great…

In this episode we watched the cult classic, Trick ‘r Treat, and broke down why the movie scares us so much. We talk about the superstitions and legends of Halloween, as well as the history of Halloween or Samhain. This is the perfect movie to get us into the Halloween spirit, and we hope this…

In this episode we talk about Tim Burton’s adaptation of Sleepy Hollow, and compare it to Washington Irving’s short story, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”.We discuss Tim Burton aesthetic, and how much we love the mood of this film. Oh yeah, and we scare the crap out of Jena again. Sources: Irving, Washington. “The Legend…

In this episode, we have special guest, Michele M., LPCCS and practicing therapist, help us dive more into the psychology behind who Ted Bundy was and why he did the things he did. We dig deep into his childhood and his relationships with his family, and what exactly could have made him into the notorious…

In this two-partepisode, we watched the movie,Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Wickedand compare the striking similarities tothe true events. We dive into some of the horrific murders he committed, as well as the relationship between him and Elizabeth Kloepfer. In part two, we’ll dive more into the psychology behind serial killers. Sources: Extremely Wicked, Shockingly…

In this episode we watched the movie,The Turning, which is an adaptation of Henry James’ novella,”The Turn of the Screw”. We discuss the ways we thought the movie failed in representing the story, and traumatize Jena even more. Sources: The Turning. Floria Sigismondi. Universal Pictures, 2020. Amazon Prime Video. “Henry James The Turn of the…