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Scarred For LifeEpisode 270: Author Ryan C. Bradley and Hellraiser 3: Hell on Earth (1992)This week we chat with Ryan C. Bradley! He's the co-host of the Horror Hangover podcast (with former guest Cass Clarke...check out episode 183 where we chat about Urban Legend) and the author of Say Uncle from Ghoulish books. We chat about inspirations for the novel, how it's a historical fiction and more before discovering why a single scene from Hellraiser 3: Hell on Earth terrified him growing up. You can follow Ryan on Bluesky and Instagram.Follow Mary Beth, Terry and the Podcast on Bluesky. We’re also on Twitter (sorta) with the same usernames. We...2025-04-281h 03
Horror HangoverAre you trapped here... forever? Single location horror w/ Shannon RileyThis month on Horror Hangover, Ryan and Cass are joined by horror author Shannon Riley to discuss the trope of single-location horror in scary movie cinema with 2010's Frozen & 2022's No Exit. Why are we so fascinated with putting people in situations that seem impossible to escape???
If you're brave enough to hold on tight & explore why, stay tuned after the movie chat to delve into Shannon's debut horror book: Pocketknife Kitty.
Pocketknife Kitty
Synopsis: Jamie is a thirty-year-old banker wedged between grief and newfound freedom. Through a domino cascade beyond her...2024-11-121h 47Horror HangoverI ain't 'fraid of no ghosts! Laurel Hightower & horror's ghost-huntersThis month on Horror Hangover, Ryan and Cass are joined by Stoker Award-nominated horror author Laurel Hightower to delve into all things related to GHOST HUNTING in horror. Double check you packed enough flashlight batteries, turn on Find My Friends, & suit up to explore the creepiness awaiting you in a long, long, hallway cast in lurking shadows...
We'll stumble into the battered doors of 2011's Grave Encounters & 2018's Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum.
If you survive, stay tuned for an interview with Laurel about her latest book, The Day of the Door, its inspiration, & traumatic unea...2024-07-272h 01Horror HangoverJ-Horror & Haunted Tech, Walkscares, & Hairpeople - oh my!This month on Horror Hangover, Ryan and Cass are joined by cinephile Charles, co-host of When Will It End? -- a podcast exploring the beauty & bizarreness behind serialized storytelling in film.
Turn your lights off ... or on ... but will either choice save you from these existentialist entries? Silence your phone. Or call a friend? We're covering J-Horror & Tech & prodding into all its dis/connections through the iconic works of Kurosawa's Pulse & Tsukamoto's Tetsuo: The Iron Man.
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Kurosawa delves into what makes ghosts so haunting in this interview with Pau...2024-06-011h 36Horror HangoverMystery twists with horror writer Scott Adlerberg!Horror writer and host of Brooklyn's Word for Word Reel Talks film commentary series Scott Adlerberg joins us to discuss unexpected mystery twists. What makes a twist work? How do films balance this magical act without tipping their hand? Should we ever follow a spooky child in a raincoat? We answer these questions and more!
We also discuss Scott's latest book, The Screaming Child, now available from Ghoulish Books. Order a copy now...if you dare!
Synopsis:
Scott Adlerberg’s The Screaming Child is a mystery horror novel told by a griev...2024-04-011h 45Horror HangoverUrban legends, aka: "Every time I go camping, I end up with a cryptid boyfriend."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 & the indie darling Butterfly Kisses.
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"They Came in Through the Bathroom Mirror" by Steve Bogira (1987) at Chicago Reader
"Cand...2024-03-051h 53Horror HangoverHell is a teenage girl w/ horror writer E.M. RoyThings 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 corner in her hometown of Eston, Maine, where she’s lived her whole...2024-01-2858 minHorror HangoverBody Horror - Reading the Body as Text with R.A. BusbyInstead 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. Take care of you & yours gals, ghouls, & badass they's of the world.
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André Øvredal's interview at Den of Geek and Dre...2023-12-311h 42Horror HangoverScottish Horror 101 with Ghoulfriends Podcast & Lucy!As the weather turns brisk & the night brings darkness sooner to our doorsteps, we're delving into what lurks in the best of Scottish Horror. Joined by the Ghoulfriends Podcast's Lindsay & horror researcher Lucy, Cass & Ryan chat about 2014's White Settlers & 1973's The Wicker Man.
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2023-11-291h 05Horror HangoverBONUS: A very special Halloween episode ft. KILLER RIFFS & SamhainHello 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 everyone, our faces are costumes enough, & there's no better time to jump-scare your friends & blame it on us. Now, let's play...
OUR...2023-10-281h 36Horror HangoverWhy are you still filming?! A Found footage tribute episodeTo 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 real at the time of publication: "The Balloon Hoax"
Interview with Joshua Leonard on the 1999 film's casting & production process
"Blair Witch and the Rise of Viral Movie Marketing," an essay b...2023-10-161h 44Horror HangoverINTERVIEW: Cass discusses their debut horror novella - THE CARETAKERThis 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 take Cara long before she stumbles upon her mother's buried secrets and becomes curiously stuck with a haunted hospice bed. Roping in her...2023-09-1128 minHorror HangoverWe love Vampires with a biting premise - it’s brutal vampire time!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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Long, gnarly fingernails ftw!
2023-08-201h 11Horror HangoverINTERVIEW: Horror writer Ashley Deng talks all things DEHISCENT!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 from the scarcity that plagues her community. Her family enjoys a secret life of running water, electricity, and an abundance of food.
2023-07-2924 minHorror HangoverINTERVIEW: Danger Slater on his latest horror book, HOUSE OF ROTDanger Slater joins us this month on the pod to discuss his latest book -- House of Rot -- coming out from Tenebrous Press on June 14!
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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 at all. No hope of cleaning. And that encroaching mold? It’s practically become a second skin. Welcom...2023-06-1121 minHorror HangoverBONUS EPISODE: Huesera: The Bone Woman Review w/ Miguel MyersIn 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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Gay aunties with micheladas
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2023-05-0747 minHorror HangoverDisfigured faces w/ Richard Newby!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 Cinema
Face Transplants: An International History by Fay Bound Alberti & Victoria Hoyle
Check out Richard Newby's book, We Make Monsters Here!
OUR SACRED OFFER...2023-04-251h 03Horror HangoverBad habits: Nunsploitation Films!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 triggering topics for you.
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Grindhouse Database directory of all nunsploitation films
BFI's best of bad habit films
Candice Drouet's killer vid...2023-03-311h 39Horror HangoverQueer Rom-Com Trivia Crossover Special!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 of the year! Wanna play along? Check out the films to watch & rules below:
Rules
Everyone starts off with a q...2023-02-111h 11Horror HangoverSink your teeth into comedic vampires in horror!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 Frankenstein: The Continuity Question" from Den of Geek's Jim Knipfel
"BOO's On First: Abbott, Costello, And The Universal Monsters" from Fangoria's Diana Prince
OUR SACRED OFF...2023-01-2946 minHorror HangoverBONUS EPISODE: Max Booth III & Lori Michelle Chat All Things Ghoulish BooksAs 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 Ghoulish Books' upcoming 13 horror titles, a new brick n' mortar bookstore, two issues of Ghoulish Tales, & more to come!
2023-01-2428 minHorror HangoverBONUS EPISODE: A Wounded Fawn Review & Interview with Josh RubenAs 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, & Sarah Lind chat about the film's production process & more!
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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 -- in contrast to The Invisible Man
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Hal...2022-12-051h 28Horror HangoverBow down, it’s H20’s Laurie Strode time!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 Gaylords of Darkness chat all things Halloween H20.
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Cano Jaguar for our creepy intro...2022-10-3159 minHorror HangoverQueer Horror Trivia Crossover Halloween Special!Tune in this time to catch us, Queer Quadrant, & Horror Hour celebrate the best time of the year with a reverse-hangman style queer horror trivia game! We compete to see who can survive & earn the FINAL GIRL/BOY/ZADDIE CROWN! Listen & laugh or check out the films below, pause the pod, & play along w/ friends.
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Everyone starts off with a queerdo hangman that has a wig, 2 monster hands, 2 feet, 2 arms, 2 legs, & a head. For every wrong question, a body part gets slashed!
Don't Be An Asshole: Volunteer to help out a friend but b...2022-10-051h 09Horror HangoverWatch out! It’s a creature feature!This week on the Horror Hangover Show, Cass & Ryan delve into the mythic monsters of the creature feature subgenre with special guest and horror writer, podcaster, and professor R.J. Joseph. We chat about 1954's Creature From the Black Lagoon and 2006's The Host.
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So define creature feature?... A wonderful piece from Michele Eggen at WICKED HORROR that guided our definition for this episode.
Ricou Browning spills the underwater Black Lagoon deets to FANGORIA.
Who really is the monster in 2006's The Host? Director Bong Joon-ho weighs in on his film...2022-09-121h 21Horror HangoverLet’s talk about sexy vampires, baby!This week on the Horror Hangover Show, Cass & Ryan delve into the thirsty world of vampires with special guest and horror expert Kenzi Whala from Beyond the Cabin in the Woods podcast! We chat about 1931's Dracula & 2021's indie horror darling, Jakob's Wife starring the one & only Barbara Crampton.
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Barbara Crampton interview with journalist & horror writer Jeanette White
Horror is so gay! -- a deep dive into the queerdom of horror by BJ Colangelo
A wonderful two-part podcast arc about Bela Lugosi from Stuff You Missed in History Class
...2022-07-3052 minHorror HangoverDon’t enter the haunted house!This week on the Horror Hangover Show, Cass & Ryan delve into the allure of hungry haunted houses with special guest Entertainment Journalist Sam Stone. We tackle the best parts about haunted houses in horror & deep dive into 1959's House on Haunted Hill and 2021's indie darling The Deep House.
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Listen to a first-century CE haunted house story by Pliny the Younger
How Walt Disney inspired haunted house attractions
Sam Stone's interview with They Live in the Grey filmmakers on making a haunted house film
More ghost story histories via History.co...2022-05-0943 minHorror HangoverINTERVIEW: Saint’s Blood Author Ryan C. Bradley Discusses His Chilling Horror NovellaRyan's debut book, SAINT'S BLOOD, is now available for purchase. To celebrate our co-host's publishing day, Cass chats with him 1:1 about the book's horror, its torture plotline, the role his Mexican ancestry played in the story, & more! We keep it spoiler-free (for the most part), you can find a synopsis of the terror that awaits readers in SAINT'S BLOOD below.
A deranged family attempts to harvest the blood of a professor in this voice-driven darkly comic philosophical horror novella. Saint’s Blood is a metaphor for the way mega-corporations and political polarization suck the blood and w...2022-04-2423 minHorror HangoverLook out! It’s a meta-horror slasher!This week on the Horror Hangover Show, Cass and Ryan delve into why we have so many meta-horror slashers with Dread Central Writer and Wicked Horror's Managing Editor Tyler Doupe' -- with a bunch of discussion on 1996's Scream and 2015's The Final Girls.
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Why Matthew Lillard didn't get cast as Billy Loomis.
The Final Girls' Joshua John Miller chats about horror with the L.A. Times
Ryan maps out who killed who in 1996's Scream
10 horror films that shaped Tyler Doupe' by Tyler!
OUR SACRED OFFERINGS GO T...2022-03-2555 minHorror HangoverNon-shark Animal Attacks in Horror Films!This week on the Horror Hangover Show, Cass and Ryan delve into non-shark animal attacks in horror films with our special guest Dr. Donna Leahey. After an extensive history of animal attacks (both fictional and real), we'll delve into The Birds and Cujo.
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The Birds Star Tippi Hedren details what it was really like on the set of The Birds
Tyler Doupe on SCREAM QUEENS & Dee Wallace
Beyond the Cabin in the Woods' episode on The Howling
Cujo review from Den of Geek's Claire Donner
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Felic...2022-02-241h 04Horror HangoverOh no, a Cursed Object!This week on the Horror Hangover Show, Cass and Ryan give a taste of the extensive history of cursed objects in horror literature and film -- with a special focus on feature films HELLRAISER and AMULET. We're joined by our special guest John Baltisberger, hit splatterpunk writer and publisher, who also breaks down some well-worn tropes of Jewish horror stories & gifts us with plenty of reading recommendations!
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It's true, humans did eat mummies!
Clive Barker interview to learn more about HELLRAISER's roots
Even more movies about Cursed Objects!
Learn more abo...2022-01-2258 minHorror HangoverSanta Slays! A Horror Hangover Holiday SpecialThis week on the Horror Hangover Show, Cass and Ryan break down the history of killer Santas in horror with our special guest and co-host of The Horror Hour podcast, Yutaka Tamanaha!
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Check out Bloody Disgusting's epic horror holiday movie list.
Yes, a bishop did have to apologize for saying Santa isn't real.
Interview w/ Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale's writer/director Jalmari Helander.
GARBAGE DAY!!!
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M...2021-12-1945 minHorror HangoverMagic Priests?!This week on the Horror Hangover Show, Cass and Ryan break down the history of magic priests in possession-led horror films! We discuss the early origins of this trope, why it endures, & what else we hope to see from the haunting subgenre of demonic possession in the future. We cover what worked (priest-wise) in THE EXORCIST & give TWO indie darlings this week that brings the trope to a new level -- THE DIVINE FURY, & THE OLD WAYS.
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Italian Streghe & its belief in the evil eye & more!
Sidney Olcott's From the M...2021-11-2641 min
Horror HangoverJump Scares!This week on the Horror Hangover Show, Cass and Ryan break down the history of jump-scares in horror, discuss what makes a good jump-scare, & share two modern horror favorites that get it right -- THE CONJURING & THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE. This week's indie horror darling that brings the best jump-scares is CAVEAT.
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1896's The House of the Devil film, aka the 1st horror film!
Further reading about Ed Warren's reportedly icky past
Check out ASL Films!
Read Ryan C. Bradley's -- aka not The New Yorker dude -- work!
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