Slay-bells riiing, are you listening…in the laaane, blood is glistening…Happy holidays from Scaredy Cat and Horror Hound! Continuing our on again-off again seasonal episodes, we are kicking off Season 2 of the pod with our first holiday-themed horror film, Black Christmas (1974). Join us for further discussion on the slasher subgenre, how comedy and horror are excellent bedfellows, actually, and what constitutes “feminist filmmaking” given the time period and subject matter of the film. Including a live reaction from everyone’s favorite Scaredy Cat rewatching the final scene to get that juicy jumpscare!

It's been one whole year of horror with Laney and Carson! In this episode we look back on past movies we've reviewed, play a few "would you rather" games, and chat about what's in store for the pod in the future. Happy one year anniver-scary!

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!