That Was Pretty Scary

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TWPS Scary Talk with BLADES (1989) creators THOMAS RONDINELLA AND WILLIAM PACE Sep 23, 2026

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JLB gets more insight into the once forgotten gem from 1989 BLADES when he speaks to THOMAS RONDINELLA (writer/director/producer) and co-writer/producer WILLIAM PACE. The two talk about writing the script in 9 days, all of the challenges with production and the renaissance it has gotten recently.

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Batman The Animated Series "Nothing to Fear" with writer HENRY GILROY! Sep 19, 2026

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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!

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TWPS Scary Talk with ARKIRA CHANTARATANANOND (The Last Kiss) Sep 18, 2026

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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.

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TWPS Scary Talk with Director/Writer YOKO OKUMURA (Unseen, The Last Kiss) Sep 16, 2026

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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.

'The Last Kiss' is available NOW on VOD!

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Hell of a Summer (2025) Sep 09, 2026

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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.

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C.H.U.D. (1984) Sep 02, 2026

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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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TWPS Scary Talk with 'IT ENDS' Director/Writer ALEX ULLOM Aug 26, 2026

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JLB sits down with ALEX ULLOM, the director/writer of Neon's 'It Ends'. Alex talks about his long journey making the film, what motivated him to do so and how he made a powerpoint to convince his parents to pursue filmmaking.

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Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026) Aug 19, 2026

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JLB unwraps all the themes in Ready or Not 2: Here I Come which includes a theory that it exists in the same universe as The Pitt.

NOTE: If you haven't listened to the breakdown of the first Ready or Not give that a listen to get the full experience!

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Blades (1989) with Special Guest Host MEREDITH BORDERS (Senior Editor of Fangoria) | TWPS Forgotten Gems Aug 12, 2026

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TWPS Presents...FORGOTTEN GEMS! A series where we explore the horror movies that have been forgotten or maybe never even noticed at all! Today JLB is joined by Meredith Borders, Senior Editor of Fangoria, to discuss the 1989 movie 'Blades' (aka 'Jaws' but with a lawnmower).

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Send Help (2026) Aug 05, 2026

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JLB breaks down all of the chaos and hilarity of Sam Raimi's "Send Help".

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