Scream Kings

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Episode 09 - Get Out and Horror at the Oscars Apr 09, 2018

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Get Out won an Oscar! That means we gush about the excellent, award-winning film and then talk the history of horror nominations and wins at the Oscars. Intro/Outro music: Apex by Simon Mathewson Background music: The House of Leaves by Kevin Macleod http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-... Licence Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0): http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...

Episode 08 - Creep, Creep 2, and the Eternal Struggle of Horror Sequels Mar 14, 2018

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We finally fixed all our hosting issues! That means a new episode, this time talking about the indie horror hits Creep and Creep 2 with our very first guest, Lindsay Starke! Get ready to be creeped out by our discussion of a serial killer, his camera-wielding victims, and Peachfuzz's peachfuzz (and we mean that both as an literally AND as an innuendo). Finally, we give our take on why horror sequels are so hard to get right. Intro/Outro music: Apex by Simon Mathewson Background music: The House of Leaves by Kevin Macleod http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-... Licence Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0): http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...

Episode 07 - Krampus Comes Late Feb 28, 2018

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We recording an episode about Krampus following a live-tweet event in January we titled #KrampusComesLate. Now the episode is coming out at the end of February, so maybe it should be called #KrampusComesEvenLater? Also, Max goes off brand and talks about Saturnalia and discovers a kinky new fetish. Intro/Outro music: Apex by Simon Mathewson Background music: The House of Leaves by Kevin Macleod http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-... Licence Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0): http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...

Episode 06 - One Hell of an Episode: As Above, So Below and Dante's Inferno Jan 21, 2018

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This episode we dig into the influences of Judaism and Christianity on the horror genre, with a special focus on Dante's Inferno. Then, we talk about one of Max's all-time favorite horror films, As Above, So Below. Finally, we talk about Hermeticism and the meaning of the film's titular phrase. Intro/Outro music: Apex by Simon Mathewson Background music: The House of Leaves by Kevin Macleod http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-... Licence Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0): http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...

Episode 05 - Stranger Things Dec 06, 2017

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Nathaniel and Max talk both seasons of one of their favorite TV series: Stranger Things, share their theories about the third season, and decide that they want to be the Duffer Brothers when they grow up.

Episode 4 - The Silence of the Lambs and the Death's Head Moth Nov 05, 2017

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Re-release (due to technical difficulties). Max and Nathaniel sing praises to one of their favorite horror films, The Silence of the Lambs. Max digs into the folklore around its iconic moth and gets grossed out by them. Nathaniel gives part 1 of his lecture series on the origins of horror. Intro/outro music: Apex by Simon Mathewson

Episode 03 - The Evil Dead series and The Necronomicon Oct 16, 2017

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Max and Nathaniel talk The Evil Dead series, discussing its scares and debating its use of slapstick silliness. Then they dig into the lore of The Necronomicon, both real and fictional, and Max uses it to quite possibly summon a demon.

Episode 02 - Alien, The Colour Out of Space, and Skinwalker Ranch Sep 25, 2017

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Podcasters Max and Nathaniel explore the subject of extraterrestrials in horror, from H. P. Lovecraft's short story "The Colour Out of Space," to the classic horror film Alien, plus the real-life extraterrestrial mystery of Skinwalker Ranch.

Episode 01 - Intro and It (2017) Sep 06, 2017

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Hosts Max George and Nathaniel Darkish introduce themselves and discuss how they got into the horror genre, then dig in to the new horror film It.

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