HeyJaredNot Scared: A Horror Movie Podcast
Not Scared: A Horror Movie Podcast is a conversation about what's your favorite scary movie. chloesnotscared.substack.com
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26. Absentia (2011) (opens the original)
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On today’s episode, Christopher Bevard ( author , podcaster ) and I discuss an indie Kickstarter-funded feature called Absentia (2011). The director– you may have heard of him– is a dude named Mike Flanagan. Because Chris is a writer, we mostly discuss storytelling and creating a mythology in horror fiction, but we also chat about Muppets as monsters, Doug Jones, if we would run down that tunnel, region-free Blu-ray players and more. Our first Mike Flanagan movie on the podcast is Mike Flanagan’
25. Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988) (opens the original)
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Today I welcome Full Bleed Zine creators and artists Eerie Ed and Tombstone Tony (aka Edward Witt and Tony Recktenwald) to talk about the excellent gateway horror classic Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988). We discuss all things special effects, Ed’s hatred of clowns, what we would do if we encountered a circus tent in the woods, and how more horror movies need a cool theme song. We also chat about the power of Letterboxd connections and the wonderful horror community in Chicago. Ed and Tony
BONUS: 2026 Horror Book Roundup (opens the original)
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Bonus! Books!!! I’m joined by Betsy Tomszak, bookstagrammer and podcaster behind Books with Betsy (from episode 5 where we talked about The Evil Dead), to talk about ten horror books that we read this year (and mention about a gazillion more). We chat about books released in 2026 (starting at 09:00) but also a few new-to-us books, what all of our book clubs have been reading, our experience with the Chicago Public Library Summer Reading Challenge, Creepypasta-inspired horror, how horror fiction
24. Phantom of the Paradise (1974) (opens the original)
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Writer and critic Rachel Bellwoar joins me on the podcast to discuss the glam-rock campy classic of our dreams, Brian De Palma’s The Phantom of the Paradise (1974). I’m so excited to talk about our first horror musical on this pod, so Rachel and I fully take advantage of our mutual love of musicals to go kinda long about our favorites (13:00-18:00). But mostly we chat about Phantom , specifically the loveable awkwardness of Winslow and Phoenix, mask horror, surveillance and homages in De Palma m
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