That Was Pretty Scary
That Was Pretty Scary is a horror podcast hosted by Jon Lee Brody. From reviews and recaps of classic and contemporary horror to deep dive analysis and conversations with creators, JLB explores why scary movies stick with us and why they matter.NOTE TO LISTENERS:When That Was…
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Batman The Animated Series "Nothing to Fear" with writer HENRY GILROY! (opens the original)
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It's BATMAN DAY! And to celebrate this, JLB sits down with writer HENRY GILROY who wrote the Batman Animated Series episode 'Nothing to Fear' famous for debuting The Scarecrow and containing the ultimate Batman mic drop of "I am vengeance. I am the night. I am Batman'. Henry shares behind the scenes info on crafting this story and shares his thoughts on Batman belonging in the category of horror!
TWPS Scary Talk with ARKIRA CHANTARATANANOND (The Last Kiss) (opens the original)
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JLB sits with ARKIRA CHANTARTANANOND who stars in Blumhouse's latest horror romance movie 'The Last Kiss'. She talks about bringing life to her character, her background in computer science and what Asian American representation means to her.
TWPS Scary Talk with Director/Writer YOKO OKUMURA (Unseen, The Last Kiss) (opens the original)
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JLB welcomes director/writer YOKO OKUMURA to TWPS this week, The two discuss Yoko's early work, her 2022 feature 'Unseen' and her latest venture 'The Last Kiss' that stars McKenna Grace and hails from Blumhouse.
Hell of a Summer (2025) (opens the original)
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JLB breaks down Finn Wolfhard and Billy Bryk's summer camp horror comedy "Hell of a Summer' and why summer camp is cinema's sociological experiment.
C.H.U.D. (1984) (opens the original)
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C.H.U.D. is both 80's b-movie excellence and quite possibly the best acronym in horror history and has a direct tie in to Jordan Peele's horror legacy.
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