7 episodes

Kris Straub (Candle Cove, Local 58, Broodhollow) and Abby Howard (The Last Halloween) discuss horror in its various incarnations, where it works best, and when it doesn't.

Scared Yet: The Podcast Scared Yet: The Podcast

    • Arts
    • 4.9 • 20 Ratings

Kris Straub (Candle Cove, Local 58, Broodhollow) and Abby Howard (The Last Halloween) discuss horror in its various incarnations, where it works best, and when it doesn't.

    Episode 06 – Horror, Depression, Reentry

    Episode 06 – Horror, Depression, Reentry

    Kris and Abby return to talk about what happens when the world contains enough horror that it’s difficult to have fun with horror.

    • 40 min
    Episode 05 – Jump, Gore, Psych

    Episode 05 – Jump, Gore, Psych

    Abby and Kris discuss what a story needs to be properly termed “horror,” and where horror exists in many settings, including race, gender, and unquestioned social systems. Your homework! Watch the trailer for Jordan Peele’s Get Out and consider where horror, comedy, and criticism of … Continue reading →

    • 54 min
    Episode 04 – Creature, Limb, Tentacle

    Episode 04 – Creature, Limb, Tentacle

    Abby and Kris talk about creature design, and creating iconic antagonists. Referenced in this episode: The Episode of Nickelodeon’s “Double Dare” That Never Aired in the United States by iia The Wyoming Incident

    • 50 min
    Episode 03 – PAX West 2016

    Episode 03 – PAX West 2016

    From PAX West, Kris hosts the Scared Yet panel with three guests: Paul Verhoeven, Alanah Pearce and Anna Megill.

    • 1 hr
    Episode 02 – Gore, Restraint, Quanta

    Episode 02 – Gore, Restraint, Quanta

    Hello. Abby and Kris discuss restraint and subtlety in good horror movies and stories, the effectiveness of blood and gore, and the calculus of nightmares. Stories mentioned: “Dead Milk” by Elias_Witherow. /r/nosleep. “The Grinding” by Alex Beyman. Inkitt.com. “The Whistler.” Narrated … Continue reading →

    • 45 min
    Episode 1 – Influences, Holders, Faces

    Episode 1 – Influences, Holders, Faces

    Hello. Abby and Kris talk about the origins of their interests in horror, common pitfalls in online horror fiction, and craft the next creepypasta cult classic: the Face Man. Stories mentioned: “Midnight Game.” Creepypasta Wiki. “The Whistlers” by Amity Argot. The … Continue reading →

    • 40 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
20 Ratings

20 Ratings

IAmAmoral ,

Love the discussions!

Wish it was still being updated, but the episodes that are available hold high-quality discussions about a genre that can profoundly affect (and reflect) humanity and how we see ourselves. Please talk more about this!!

JB Townsend ,

Wish they’d re-upload

I’ve been dying to listen to this podcast for awhile now. You can’t find the episodes online anywhere. None of the episodes work. I don’t want to give a one star because I know it’s a quality podcast, but there’s got to be a way to listen somewhere.

KyvenR ,

Pretty Good

It's pretty good.

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