Everything Is Scary

This week Kyle returns to the show with special guest writer and director Malik McCrea (@malikmccreajust) to talk about Ryan Coogler new film Sinners. But first, Kyle and Malik have both been working in the field of comics in the last few years and they have a chat about working in the medium of comics, along with some talk about writing genre fiction. All this dovetails into their conversation about Sinners. Coogler's story of a depression era dancehall descended upon by vampires is dense with visual and auditory references to generations of black artistic culture. Plus it's sexy and...

We have a very special guest joining Amy and Jen this week, comedian and screenwriter Dan Telfer! The three of us will be talking about the new Gen-Z slasher film, Hell of a Summer!

Spookin' On:

Jen – The Surfer (2025)

Amy – Sinners (2025), The Shrouds (2025)

Dan – Popcorn (1991)

Next Week's Tape:

Sinners (2025)

In theaters now!

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This week, we’re taking a look at Blood Sisters, an obscure ‘80s slasher movie with a highly deceptive poster but also one of the best pieces of dialogue in cinema history: “Eat my shorts, tampon breath!”

Spookin' On:

Jen – Young Frankenstein (1974)

Amy – eXistenZ (1999), Hell of a Summer (2025), Terror in the Aisles (1984)

Next Week's Tape:

Hell of a Summer (2025)

The second feature film from Flying Lotus has arrived in theaters! Join Amy and Jen for a lively discussion of the new sci-fi horror film starring Eiza Gonzalez and Aaron Paul, Ash!

Spookin' On:

Jen – Godzilla vs Biollante (1989)

Amy – Last Cannibal World (1977), Death of a Unicorn (2025)

Next Week's Tape:

Blood Sisters (1987)

We apologize for changing this week’s movie, but after realizing that last week’s suggestion was literally unavailable outside of owning a physical copy, we decided to switch to something far more available! With that in mind, we hope you enjoy our discussion of Play Misty For Me!

Spookin' On:

Jen – You’ll Like My Mother (1972)

Amy – Ash (2025), Locked (2025)

Next Week's Tape:

Ash (2025)

Now playing in theaters!

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Kyle has been banished to the basement, so Jen and Amy will be your guides this week as we discuss the unpleasant but certainly interesting film, The Rule of Jenny Pen!

Spookin' On:

Jen – The Road Killers (1992), Mickey 17 (2025)

Amy – A Scanner Darkly (2006)

Next Week's Tape:

Corpse Mania (1981)

We have a very special episode for y’all this week! Jen, Kyle, and Amy are coming to you live from the iconic New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles for an epic Hong Kong double feature, Till Death do we Scare and Dead Curse!

And we’re joined by several friends from the local horror community! You should totally check them out!

Jacob Davison: @jacob_davison

Jared Skolnick: @jared_skolnick

Joshua Lou Friedman: @joshualou

Dan Telfer: @dantelfer

Joshua Meyrowitz: @autisticthunder

Next Week's Tape:

The original Everything is Scary lineup is back! Jen and Kyle are your guides to Slay, a campy vampire romp in the spirit of From Dusk ‘til Dawn and To Wong Foo!

Spookin' On:

Jen – Heart Eyes (2025)

Next Week's Tape:

Till Death Do We Scare (1982) & Dead Curse (1985, available on archive.org)

Our wonderful Jen has returned just in time to discuss 1989’s Iced, a snowy slasher low in budget but big in charm and hair!

If anyone would like to send Reggie and Gigi Bannister some love, here is the address ❤️

Reggie Bannister

PO Box 4387

Crestline, CA 92325

Spookin' On:

Jen – Companion (2025), LA Bounty (1989)

Amy – Flesh and Blood: A History of the Cannibal Complex by Reay Tannahill (1975)

Kyle – Berserk (manga, specifically the ‘100 Man Massacre’ section, 1988)

Next Week's Tape:

Sla...

Kyle and Amy are very excited about this week’s film, a delightful rom-com in the grand tradition of My Bloody Valentine, Josh Ruben’s Heart Eyes!

Spookin' On:

Amy – Fist of the North Star (1986)

Kyle – The ravages of age

Next Week's Tape:

Iced (1989)

Now av

This week, we honor the season of love with Drew Hancock’s romantic directorial debut, Companion!

Spookin' On:

Amy – Heart Eyes (2025)

Kyle – Huzzah! (Kyle’s comic series coming out soon! Follow him on the socials to see more!)

Next Week's Tape:

Heart Eyes (2025)

A thousand apologies for our absence, dear listeners! After a much-needed break, we are back in action and excited to discuss the way-better-than-we-expected sequel, Smile 2!

Spookin' On:

Amy – Event Horizon (1997), Burnt Offerings (1976)

Kyle – Don’t Feed the Muse (2021)

Next Week's Tape:

Companion (2025)

We just can’t get enough of those Nosferatus, so we’re covering the first remake of the silent classic, Werner Herzog’s Nosferatu the Vampyre!

Spookin' On:

Amy – Red Room: The Antisocial Network (graphic novel, 2021), The Damned (2024)

Kyle – Berserk (manga, 1988)

Next Week's Tape:

Smile 2 (2024)

For our first episode of the year, we’re discussing the Christmas movie that truly stole our hearts, Robert Egger’s fourth film, Nosferatu!

Spookin' On:

Amy – Red Rooms (2023), Late Night with the Devil (2024), Alien Romulus (2024)

Kyle – The Mean One (2024)

Next Week's Tape:

Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)

This week Kyle and Amy are back in the car where they break down their top 5 horror movies of 2024. Jen is in the basement but planned ahead and sent her too! It's been a wild year for horror, join us as we take a look back at some of our favorites! 

Next Week's Tape:

Nosforatu (in theaters Christmas Day) 

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Join Kyle and Amy as they rave about Kyle Mooney’s sci-fi/horror love letter to us millennials, Y2K!

Spookin' On:

Amy – Cannibals/White Cannibal Queen (1980)

Kyle – The Wrong Station podcast

Next Week's Tape:

Kyle, Jen, and Amy discuss their top five horror movies of the year!

This week, we’re talking about the trippy new film from French director David Moreau, the shot-in-one-take thriller, MadS!

Spookin' On:

Amy – Fright Night (2011), May the Devil Take You Too (2020)

Next Week's Tape:

Y2K (2024)

Now in theaters!

In honor of the incomparable, iconic, and all-around incredible Tony Todd, Kyle and Amy are discussing/showering praise upon 1992’s Candyman and the titular role that was destined to be his 😊

Spookin' On:

Amy – Cannibal Terror (1981)

Next Week's Tape:

MadS (2024)

We just can’t let go of Halloween yet, so we’re going to have one more adventure about our favorite holiday! It’s the direct-to-video classic, Satan’s Little Helper!

Spookin' On:

Kyle – Resident Evil 6 (2012, video game)

Amy – Cannibal Holocaust (1980), Cannibal Ferox (1981), Slave of the Cannibal God (1978), Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994)

Next Week's Tape:

Candyman (1992)

Now available on AMC and for rent on Prime Video!

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We’re taking a trip to Ireland to discuss the spooky second film from Damian McCarthy, Oddity!

Spookin' On:

Kyle – Sting (2024), Escape Room (2019)

Amy – Sting (2024), Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

Next Week's Tape:

Satan’s Little Helper (2004)

This week, Jen, Kyle, and Amy discuss the newest addition to the V/H/S franchise, V/H/S Beyond!

Spookin' On:

Jen – The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake (1959), The Rift (1990), Rituals (1977), The Breed (2006), Eyes of a Stranger (1981), Smile 2 (2024)

Kyle – Evil Dead 2 (1987), House of 1000 Corpses (2003)

Amy – We thought we did Amy’s picks but she actually forgot

Next Week's Tape:

Oddity (2024)

Now available on Shudder!

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Join Kyle, Jen, and Amy for a full-blown freakout over how amazing The Substance is!

Spookin' On:

Jen – Salem’s Lot (2024), It’s What’s Inside (2024), Hotel Transylvania (2012)

Kyle – Salem’s Lot (2024), V/H/S Beyond (2024)

Amy – Cannibal Terror (1981), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

Next Week's Tape:

V/H/S/Beyond (2024)

Now available on Shudder!

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The band is back together! Amy and Kyle are over the moon for the return of the amazing Jen Saunderson, and what better way to celebrate our reunion than with a comic-book musical featuring Bill Paxton with a pompadour and Willem Dafoe in very flattering leather! It’s the movie Kyle’s been pushing for years, it’s Streets of Fire!

Spookin' On:

Jen – Lake Mungo (2008), Hush (Shhhh Edition, 2016), The Substance (2024), Creature from the Black Lagoon 3D (1954)

Kyle – I Saw the TV Glow (2024), Dracula (1931)

Amy – Eaten Alive! (1980), Mother of Tears (2007)<...

Oh boy, did we ever make a mistake and say Mr. B-Juice's name three times instead of the titular two. But the episode is back from the neitherworld and we've brought along a friend! The one and only Jen Saunderson returns to the shoooooooooow!!!

Spookin' On:

Kyle – Nerds Candy Corn has returned!!!

Jen – Eyes of Laura Mars (1978) and Rebel Ridge (2024)

Next Week's Pick: Streets of Fire (1984)

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Join Kyle and Amy as they go slightly mad over how much they love James Cameron’s 1986 masterpiece, Aliens!

Spookin' On:

Kyle – Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024), The Witch (2015), The Northman (2022)

Amy – Spiral: From the Book of Saw (2021), Saw X (2023)

Next Week's Tape:

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)

This week, Amy and Kyle are finally reunited to discuss the twisty new thriller, Strange Darling!

Spookin' On:

Amy – When Evil Lurks (2023) twice, Slumber Party Massacre (1982), half of Bloody Muscle Body Builder in Hell (1995)

Kyle – The music of Echo & the Bunnymen

Next Week's Tape:

Aliens (1986)

Amy has taken a brief sojourn to the basement so Kyle is joined by his friend and life long horror fan Alex Blugerman for a chat about the 2024 cacophany of Catholic horror that is Immaculate.

Spookin' On:

Kyle – Hell House by Richard Matheson (book)

Alex – The Expanse (show) and Call of Cthulhu (RPG)

Next Week's Tape: 

Strange Darling (2024)

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There’s a new Alien movie so of course we’ve got to talk about it! Kyle will unfortunately be absent from this episode, but that doesn’t mean that Amy can’t have some fun on her own! Let’s get gabbin’ about Alien: Romulus!

Spookin' On:

Amy – Immaculate (2024)

Kyle – The Day-O scene from Beetlejuice (1988)

Next Week's Tape:

Immaculate (2024)

Now streaming on Hulu!

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Kyle and Amy discuss Cuckoo, the delightful Dan Stevens, and the occasionally deceptive nature of movie trailers!

Spookin' On:

Amy – Cannibal Ferox (1981)

Kyle – Shot a movie with his campers and got to do a day-for-night scene

Next Week's Tape:

Alien: Romulus (2024)

Josh Hartnett is back where he belongs, being a hot scream queen! Join Kyle and Amy for a lively discussion of M. Night Shyamalan’s newest film, Trap!

Spookin' On:

Amy – Sea Fever (2019)

Next Week's Tape:

Cuckoo (2024)

Now in theaters!

What's that you say? There's a Mexican knockoff of A Nightmare on Elm Street? Well, of course Kyle and Amy have to check it out!

Spookin' On:

Amy & Kyle – Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)

Next Week's Tape:

Trap (2024)

Now playing in theaters!

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It's summertime so we just gotta cover a shark movie! It's one of the few times we cover a PG-13 movie, so you know it’s special! It's 47 Meters Down!

Spookin' On:

Amy – Oddity (2024)

Kyle – Ambient 2: The Plateaux of Mirror by Brian Eno

Next Week's Tape:

Don’t Panic (1989)

Now available on Shudder!

It’s the movie everyone is talking about starring the incomparable Nicolas Cage, it’s Longlegs!

Spookin' On:

Amy – The 9th Gate (2000)

Kyle – The music of Butthole Surfers

Next Week's Tape:

47 Meters Down (2017)

Now available on Tubi for free!

Set sail with Kyle and Amy as we board the USS Dracula Boat! By which we mean we’re talking about The Last Voyage of the Demeter 😊

Spookin' On:

Amy – Jaws (1975), Society (1989)

Kyle – The Handyman Method by Nick Cutter and Andrew F. Sullivan

Next Week's Tape:

Longlegs

This week, we’re discussing the surprisingly gnarly (and all around a lot of fun) Tubi original movie, Lowlifes!  

Spookin' On:

Amy – Tokyo Gore Police (2008)

Kyle – Giallo/Horror disco (music subgenre)

Next Week's Tape:

The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023)

This week’s movie is a haunting gem from South Korea starring one of our favorite actors, the Oldboy himself, Choi Min-sik! Join us for a lively discussion of the newly released Exhuma!

Spookin' On:

Amy – Lowlifes (2024), Chainsaw Man (2022)

Kyle – Angeltape by Drahla (post-punk band)

Next Week's Tape:

Lowlifes (2024)

It's time for some sultry '70s eurohorror, y'all! This week's gothic yet groovy film is a classic of the lesbian vampire subgenre, it's The Shiver of the Vampires!

Spookin' On:

Amy – Castlevania (2017-2021)

Next Week's Tape:

Exhuma (2024)

Available now on Shudder!

Join Kyle and Amy for a lively discussion of In a Violent Nature, as well as some divisive horror news about an upcoming remake of an unremake-able cult classic!

Spookin' On:

Amy – The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)

Next Week's Tape:

Shiver of the Vampire

Available on Tubi for free!

A little secret about Kyle and Amy, we’re totally suckers for stop motion animation! And when we heard about this week’s movie, we just had to check it out! It’s Robert Morgan’s feature film debut, Stopmotion!

Spookin' On:

Amy – Megalomaniac (2022), Lumberjack the Monster (2023)

Kyle – Hellboy and B.P.R.D. comics (1993)

Next Week's Tape:

In a Violent Nature (2024)

It’s the hilarious sequel that subverted every expectation you could possibly have for a sequel (and had a damn good time doing it), it’s Joe Dante’s unrivaled masterpiece, Gremlins 2: The New Batch!

Spookin' On:

Amy – Se7en (1995), Four Flies on Grey Velvet (1972), Castle of Blood (1964)

Next Week's Tape:

Stopmotion (2024)

Available now on Shudder!