Content warnings: discussions of stigmatization of the mentally ill, discussions of home invasion violence, genre-typical violence.

Take a field trip with Laney and Carson back to Haddonfield circa 1978, with the slasher classic that has defined the genre rules, and how to break them, for decades– John Carpenter’s Halloween! We come full circle analyzing the blueprint for the slasher genre, the final girl archetype, and the horror movie icon set down by Carpenter that led to Randy’s Rules that we discussed in our very first episode for Scream (1996). Topics include: when characters’ actions are frustrating vs funny; what makes something scary; the issues of fictionalized true crime media; the categories of horror villains; parodies, remakes, and sequels, oh my!Tune in next time for our Season 1 Finale! Happy Halloween!

Content warnings: emetophobia, discussions of violence done to children, discussions of violence done to kids with special needs,

Happy spooky month, listeners! Just like we did for Pride Month(s), Carson and Laney are doing a two-part episode series covering movies that celebrate and embody the best holiday of the year: Halloween! For a more lighthearted start to this series, we review Trick R Treat, the 2009 campy graphic novel-esque anthology film that introduced one of Halloween’s iconic characters, Sam the Spirit of Halloween. Learn about the traditions and unique experiences that Carson and Laney have had on Halloween throughout the years, fawn over Anna Paquin and her queer girl gang of werewolves, and cheer on the demise of the real villains of Halloween: mean school children. Also their school principals.

Content warnings: explicit discussions of sex and sexuality, monsterf*cking, mentions of emetaphobia content, brief mentions of necrophiliaIt’s finally time for bouncing on it crrrrazy stylllle!

From the recent prolific memes, online discourse, and even award show notoriety, most of us have some preconceived notions about the 2024 Nosferatu remake by Robert Eggers of the 1922 silent film. Does the film live up to the hype it’s been given? Does over-hyping a movie lead to disappointed audiences? Should there have been more or less horniness? Join Carson and Laney as they debate the various themes and motifs of Eggers’ most recent work, in between various fun tangent conversations including but not limited to: Buffy the Vampire Slayer rewatches, the newer romantasy genre, the appeal of the monstrous, and how rewatching media can change our perceptions of it. So go make enough popcorn for yourself and the several thousand little rat actors (who all deserve Oscars, btw), and decide for yourself- Nosferatu or Yesferatu?