13 Degrees of Screams: A Horror Movie Podcast

This week, we grin and bear it as a pop star in Smile 2!

Smile 2 is a 2024 American psychological supernatural horror film written and directed by Parker Finn. The film stars Naomi Scott as a pop star who begins to experience a series of increasingly disturbing events as she is about to go on tour.

Follow along with Alex and Stephanie as they discuss the lengths this demon will go to trick our protagonist, the intricate and confusing rules, and how this sequel ups the ante in every way!

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This week, we live with our extremely wealthy friend in Saltburn!

In this 2023 black comedy psychological thriller film, we focus on a student at Oxford who becomes infatuated with a popular, aristocratic fellow student, who later invites him to spend the summer at his eccentric family's estate. 

Follow along with Alex and Stephanie as they debate Oliver's true motives, discuss the depths of depravity he will sink to to get what he wants and acknowledge the foreshadowing doppelgänger. 

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This week, we lock some kids in a tiny room for a very long time in Flowers in the Attic.

In this 1987 psychological drama film, four kids who, after the death of their father, are held captive in the attic of their abusive grandmother's sprawling estate by their cruel and manipulative mother. It is based on V. C. Andrews' 1979 novel of the same name that spawned several sequels.

Follow along as Stephanie and Alex discuss why the grandmother is so cruel, who exactly is all in on the plot to kill the children, and why...

This week, we put on a little show for a bunch of bloodthirsty fairies in The Watchers.

In this 2024 American supernatural horror film, a young artist gets stranded in an extensive, immaculate forest in western Ireland, where, after finding shelter, she becomes trapped alongside three strangers, stalked by mysterious creatures each night. Follow along as Stephanie and Alex discuss how this disappointing movie should've taken some notes from one of their favorite books about fairies, The Call by Peadar O'Guilin, and if The Watchers are going to observe people in a Coup, they might as w...

This week, we try to figure out who killed Mr. Boddy in Clue!

Clue is a 1985 American black comedy mystery film based on the board game of the same name. Six guests are anonymously invited to a strange mansion for dinner, but after their host is killed, they must cooperate with the staff to identify the murderer as the bodies pile up.

Follow along as Alex and Stephanie try to keep up with confusing, fast paced plot, and discuss the intertwined motives of all the house guests! And is a dagger a small sword or...

This week, we haunt the Deetz’s in Beetlejuice!

In this 1988 American dark fantasy comedy horror film, we follow a recently deceased couple, who are struggling to haunt their home, and summon a chaos causing ghost to scare off the home’s new residents. Follow along with Alex and Stephane as they debate the morality of Beetlejuice’s character and whether or not the Maitland’s could’ve saved themselves by thoroughly reading the handbook for the recently deceased.

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This week, we evade the FBI not once, not twice, but numerous times in Trap!

This M. Night Shyamalan 2024 psychological thriller follows a serial killer who manages to avoid a police blockade while attending a concert with his daughter. 

Follow along with Stephanie and guest host Charlie from Believing the Bizarre as we deduce how one singular man is so charismatic and lucky, whether this was just made to feature Shyamalan’s daughter as a Taylor Swift wannabe and if the Butcher as a serial killer name is creative enough given our love of true cri...

This week, we stop a murderous 12 year old in The Good Son.

The Good Son is a 1993 American psychological thriller film following a 12-year-old boy named Mark who, after the death of his mother, is sent to stay with his aunt and uncle while his father is away on a business trip. While there, he meets his cousin Henry, who shows signs of violent and evil behavior. 

Follow along as Alex and Stephanie discuss if Macaulay Culkin makes a convincing murderous kid, Aunt Mommy Susan's Folger's commerical-esque acting, and if Henry has some issues he n...

This week, we save our brother from becoming a werewolf in Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman!

In this 2000 direct to video American film, we follow Alvin and the Chipmunks as they prepare for a play on Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, when Theodore is mysteriously bitten by a strange dog, leaving Alvin and Simon to save their brother from becoming a werewolf in time for opening night. Follow along as Stephanie loses her mind with enthusiasm for this children’s movie. There’s singing, there’s an extensive timeline on Alvin and the Chipmunks history, and po...

This week, we hallucinate an absurdly happy demon in Smile!

Smile is a 2022 American psychological supernatural horror starring Sosie Bacon as a therapist who witnesses the bizarre suicide of a patient, then goes through increasingly disturbing and daunting experiences that lead her to believe she is experiencing something supernatural.

Follow along as Alex and Stephanie discuss the themes of trauma, the disturbing entity that plagues our main character, and if a full-sized train in an appropriate birthday gift.

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