Horror Hangover

We're baaaaaack & kicking off March with a deep dive into urban legends in horror films -- What are they? Where do they come from? Do they help or hurt society ... or both? 

To investigate this further, we push up our nerd glasses with the triple threat of Scarred for Life Podcast co-hosts Mary Beth McAndrews & Terry Mesnard plus horror writer & teacher (& amazing hubbie) Chris Poole to chat all things Candyman &...

Things are about to get moody and bloody as Ryan and horror author E.M. Roy chat all things related to 1976's Carrie, and 2000's Ginger Snaps! Grab that scrunchie and pull up those low-rise jeans as we explore the "hell is a Teenage Girl" trope in horror films new and old.

Also, Ryan interviews E.M. Roy about their recent scary and reality-bending book, Let the Woods Keep Our Bodies.

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Leo Bates knows what’s behind every ...

Instead of ending 2023 on a very special holiday episode, we're throwing listeners a curve ball this season & diving DEEP into body horror. Joined by Shirley Jackson Award-winning author R.A. Busby, this month Cass & Ryan chat about 1981's Scanners and 2016's The Autopsy of Jane Doe. 

Once we return from our ... well, holiday hijinks, you can expect even more horror chats, games, & surprises coming to you in 2024. Tak...

Hello gals, ghouls, & badass they's of the world. Tune in this time to catch me & my lovely co-host Ryan C. Bradley's very creepy Halloween special! This season, we're mixing things up a bit & playing a game called Killer Riffs!? After, we'll also have a live commentary watch of Trick R' Treat for ya'll to kick back & watch with us & make our Sammy-boy proud. Happy Halloween!

Don't forget: candy is for everyon...

To kick off the Halloween season, we're bringing you a lovely (& spooky) chat we had with director, writer, podcaster, producer, & Dread Central's Editor-in-Chief Mary Beth McAndrews on the powers of found footage horror. We cover the OG 1999's The Blair Witch Project & 2022's gore-filled entry into the shaky subgenre, The Outwaters.

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• Edgar Allan Poe's "gotcha" fiction that people thought was rea...

This time, Ryan puts Cass in the interviewee spot -- digging into their upcoming horror novella debut, The Caretaker. Please be gentle with this one as it contains lots of thoughts about the horrors of grief.

Synopsis: Cara, an overworked ICU nurse, could think of one million other things to do than sort through her dead mother's house. Still, she's here -- cleaning a home she thought she abandoned long ago. Of course, it doesn't t...

We open up the Horror Hangover vault to unleash a delightful chat we had with The Horror Hour's Yutaka! about brutal vampires in horror.

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• A fantastic video essay on Nosferatu by Vintage Soup
• Image of Drakula - cinema's first (debated) Dracula!
• What's a monumental horror image?

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Join us, dear listener, as our co-host Ryan C. Bradley interviews Ashley Deng about her upcoming novella from Tenebrous Press, DEHISCENT!

Synopsis: As the world's climate swings rapidly between oppressively hot and freezing cold, the remnants of civilization huddle in small communities to scrape together what they can to survive.

All except the Zhu family.

Yi has lived in her ancestral house her entire life, sheltered and safe fr...

Danger Slater joins us this month on the pod to discuss his latest book -- House of Rot -- coming out from Tenebrous Press on June 14!

Synopsis:

The pink mold growing on the walls isn’t the worst thing about Elenya and Myles’ brand-new fixer-upper. There are also the inexplicable footsteps in the night; the sealed-over windows and doors; the neighbor that hears their screams but can’t be bothered to help. Soon, there’s no leaving...

In celebration of Michelle Garza Cervera's debut feature film, Huesera: The Bone Woman, hitting Shudder on May 12, we're reviewing it with our special guest Miguel Myers from My Horror Confessional.

Also, thank you to the women who anonymously lent their voices to this episode to express their feelings about being pregnant, having a birthing body, and the frustrations they have with motherhood.

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This month we chat with horror journalist, critic, author, & lovely human all around -- Richard Newby! -- to discuss disfigured killers in horror. We dive into 1960's Eyes Without a Face & Noroi: The Curse & how utterly weird face transplants are!

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• The Cripped-Up Horror of Halloween Movies by Brianna Schunk
• The Psychology of Scary Faces by Stuart Vyse
• Noroi: Realistic J-Horror | Video Essay by Accented Cinem...

This month we rewind our clocks back to 2022 when we chatted with Miguel Myers of My Horror Confessional podcast fame about nunsploitation films! We focus on the 1977's Alucarda & 2021's Benedetta & why the genre is hella radical! Sometimes!

As a warning, we do discuss trauma associated with the Catholic Church, anti-queer & trans protestors, sexual assault, & rape. Please skip ahead to another one of our chats if these are trigger...

Gals, ghouls, & badass they's of the world, tune in this time to catch our three trivia teams: Ryan C. Bradley & Valerie Ettenhofer, Queer Quadrant, & Horror Hour compete for the FINAL GIRL/BOY/ZADDIE crown. We're joined by special guest, Michael Varrati, who ups our rematch ante with a RAPID HEARTS ROUND.

Let's see who survives this time & really knows their queer rom-com trivia in honor of the happiest (but sometimes sweet) time ...

We return to our mini-vampire arc to explore how vampire comedies work with special guest, author-podcaster-historian-internet voicey guy: Mac Boyle! We cover Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, all things Universal Horror, & the delightful joy of Netflix's Vampire vs. the Bronx!

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• The Once And Future Orson Welles by Mac Boyle
• Ryan's review of Vidar the Vampire at Wicked Horror
• "Abbott and Costello Meet Fr...

As a special treat to our listeners, join us around the cozy campfire as we interview Max Booth III & Lori Michelle about Ghoulish Book's Kickstarter for 2023's releases, their upcoming/geekiest wedding in history, why bathroom doors DO open outward, & more! 

If you're looking for a good horror read, we have several delights to show you...

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• Year of the Ghoul: 13 Terrifying Tomes From Ghoulish Books: Back G...

As a surprise horror holiday treat for our listeners, here's a bonus episode reviewing Travis Stevens' A Wounded Fawn & featuring an interview with writer-director-producer-sweetheart, Josh Ruben. Spoilers abound about midway through so be forewarned! 

A Wounded Fawn is streaming now on Shudder.

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• How Josh Ruben got involved w/ A Wounded Fawn
• A Wounded Fawn's co-writer & director Travis Stevens, Josh Ruben,...

'Tis the season for us to get a lil' raunchy & spread some holiday horror cheer! This time, Cass & Ryan delve into an NSFW & bloopers-filled episode about the Black Christmas films w/ special guest Yutaka from the Horror Hour!

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• Jason Blum's apology to women horror directors
• Screenwriter April Wolfe's interview about 2019's Black Christmas
• Blum's reaction to the negative response to 2019's Black Christmas -- ...

This week on the Horror Hangover Show, Cass & Ryan delve into the legacy of the Halloween franchise with our special guest -- writer, podcaster, & contributing editor to Fangoria -- Blayne Waterloo! Happy Halloween gals, ghouls, & badass they's of the world. 

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• Bob Clark's connection to John Carpenter & Debra Hill's Halloween.
• Nab a copy of 2021's fantastic Hear Us Scream: The Voices of Horror collection.
• The...