Scary Movie Nights

Scary Movie Nights

Scary Movie Nights is a podcast where the scares are real, but the friendships are realer. This biweekly podcast features Joan and Mariana, two friends and horror film fans, as they watch scary movies and provide some interesting movie facts and their personal, sometimes insightful, oftentimes witty, opinions.

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February 19, 2026 57 mins

I think we can all take a little lesson on self-awareness from our next film... Join Mar and Joan as they explore the wacky, quintessential slasher of the 90's - Scream, released in 1996.

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Wouldst thou like the taste of butter? A pretty dress? Sign us up!!!!! Join Joan and Mar as they (try) to break down Robert Egger's debut film The Witch! So many themes... so little time.

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Let's go camping! What could possibly go wrong? Say, have you seen the map anywhere? Join Joan and Mar as they hike through this incredible classic that defined the found footage genre for the next generation.

 

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After TEN YEARS, we finally get this bad boy... Stranger Things 5, final episode! Joan and Mar reminisce over the ten long years it has taken for the Hawkins crew to finally conquer the BBEG, but at what cost?

 

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December 25, 2025 64 mins

What's better than a White Christmas? You got it - MURDER! Join Joan and Mariana as they talk about Black Christmas (1974) - a classic slasher that put the fear in Christmas and set the stage for one of horror's most popular subgenres. Just remember to double check your attics this Christmas!

 

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The truth will set you free! Never has that been truer than for Sarah Fier - and for your podcast hosts. Joan and Mariana review the last movie in this incredible horror trilogy. Will you take our hand?

 

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November 27, 2025 56 mins

Well, Mar certainly wasn't expecting this one. The duo explores extremely gory themes of pain and pleasure in this episode of SMNP. Do y'all think Pinhead would make us into Cenobites? We have such sights to show you!

 

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Mar and Joan tackle the next installment of this excellent Netflix trilogy - Fear Street Part Two: 1978! Find out how this sequel breaks the mold and turns out even better than the first movie. It has it all - a solid slasher, magical witchy stuff, and Tylenol! Sadie, we are rooting for you, girl.

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October 30, 2025 63 mins

For our 1-year Halloween anniversary this year, we thought we'd tackle another seminal classic of the horror genre - the original John Carpenter's Halloween, released in 1978! How many babysitters have to die before Mike is satisfied? Answer: the limit does not exist :(

Join Joan and Mar this spooky season as they face the ultimate embodiment of evil!

 

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What's worse than a killer after you? Several of them. All dead. Possibly immortal. CHASING YOUR BLOOD.

Join Mar and Joan this episode as they begin their journey through the Fear Street trilogy. What mysteries await the people of Sunnyvale and Shadyside? Find out with us!

 

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October 2, 2025 66 mins

Has anyone ever told you you need a bigger boat? Then this movie may be so relatable for you! Join Mar, Joan, and returning guest Curtis as they take a bite out of what some may consider one of the best horror films of all time.

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September 18, 2025 65 mins

What's better than a weekend getaway with friends in a cabin the woods? Well, this cast wouldn't know, at least not anymore! Join Joan and Mar as they discus this fun-filled movie. And I have to ask - what would you do to save the world?

 

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September 4, 2025 66 mins

How many theories can you handle? It's time to explore the Overlook Hotel with your hosts Joan and Mariana. This episode is just as full of fan theories as the Overlook is with ghosts. Well, maybe not JUST as much... Which one is your favorite?

 

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August 21, 2025 65 mins

A daddy and a baddie review this movie about a daddy and a baddie... featuring a very special guest - Aaron! Join Joan and Mariana this week as they conjure up their feelings about one of the most popular scary movies in recent(ish) years - The Conjuring. Will Joan every shut up about Patrick Wilson? Tune in to find out!

 

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Were you born in the late 1900's? How about the 1600's? Either way, this may be a nostalgia watch for you! Join Joan and Mar as they talk about this millennial classic and gush over the Hex Girls. We're gonna put a spell on you!

 

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What do you get when you combine a ritual sacrifice gone wrong and too many one-liners for one teenage girl? That's right - Jennifer's Body, released in 2009. Join Joan, Mariana, Lauren, and Travis as they discuss this cult classic. Listen as we get DEEP into the metaphor and symbolism while at the same time sprinkling on a bit of humor. Hey, just like the movie!

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Mar and Joan take on one of the quintessential teen slasher films of the 90's - I Know What You Did Last Summer, which is crazy because I can't even remember what I did yesterday!

We talk about the film's success, the gorgeous cast, and the philosophical age-old question: If you could get away with murder, would you? Would you?

So WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?! Listen now!

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June 26, 2025 65 mins

What's worse than getting stabbed at a gay Halloween party with your friends? Getting stabbed with a knife!

Join Joan, Mariana, and their returning guest Curtis as they look back at their time with the gay slasher film Hellbent, released in 2004. And just in time for Pride, too!

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Let's see what horrors we can list here: demons, burial grounds, creepy children, expandable pigs, homeownership, sudden fatherhood... wait, I think we got off-track!

Join us as we move into the original murder house - the Amityville Horror. We have two guests joining us on this episode - Brett and Lee, who are no strangers to horror or to podcasting. We will talk about the history of the house, the haunting itself, and perhaps som...

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Hang on to your VCRs millennials, because we're cursing you to die in 7 days! No, not business days... DAYS days!

On this episode, we review the original Japanese 1998 Ring along with the American remake The Ring released in 2002. Did this movie scar you as a child? Because it sure did that to us! Let's jump into the well together and see if we can't catch a glimpse of Samara. But then again, just turn to your TV...

 

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