Scared Sh!tless with Gordon Hayden

Oct 24 2024 28 ep. 30 mins 60
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Scared Sh!tless is a horror movies podcast presented by Irish film critic Gordon Hayden from the hell pit that is his, erm, toilet!?!? Each week Gordon interviews horror icons about their careers in the genre along with speaking to film academics and critics about the enduring appeal of horror movies.

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Episode 27 - A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET AT 40

Oct 24 2024 21 mins  
In this week’s episode of Scared Shitless with Gordon Hayden, Gordon is joined by fellow horror enthusiast and podcaster Andy McCarroll to celebrate the 40th anniversary of A Nightmare on Elm Street. The duo dives into the highs and lows of the iconic slasher series, dissecting Freddy Krueger’s most terrifying moments and discussing where the franchise could go next. Could Fred

Episode 26 - GIALLO: A BEGINNERS GUIDE

Oct 17 2024 18 mins  
In the Season 5 premiere of Scared Shitless with Gordon Hayden, get ready for a deep dive into the cinematic shadows! Gordon teams up with Ciarán Graham to explore the eerie world of Giallo. From its blood-soaked thrills to the masters of the genre like Dario Argento and Mario Bava, they uncover the signature traits that make Giallo murder-mysteries impossible to forget.

Episode 25 - SCARIEST SCENES

Oct 27 2023 31 mins  
This week Gordon Hayden looks at some of the scariest scenes in horror with film critic pal Andy McCarroll, from the popular podcast Extra-Vision.

Episode 24 - SEASONAL HORROR

Oct 19 2023 16 mins  
From Halloween and Violent Night to Eli Roth's upcoming seasonal slasher Thanksgiving, this week Gordon Hayden is joined by film critics Andy McCarroll and Chris Wasser to mull over the horror movies that take pride of place during a calendar year!Help Andy beat Blindboy at this year's Irish Podcast Awards. You can vote below:https://www.theirishpodcastawards.ie/shortlist-2023

Episode 23 - FRIDAY THE 13TH - A LOOK BACK AT THE SERIES

Oct 12 2023 30 mins  
To mark Friday the 13th, Gordon Hayden is joined by Andy McCarroll from the popular podcast series Extra-Vision to review all the movies in the Friday the 13th franchise. Which one will be the pick of the litter?

Episode 22 - THE EXORCIST AT 50 / REVIEW: THE EXORCIST: BELIEVER

Oct 05 2023 32 mins  
The Exorcist turns 50 and with that milestone sees another movie in the series hit cinemas. Gordon Hayden is joined by Chris Wasser and Andy McCarroll to look back at William Friedkin's horror classic and to review David Gordon Green's new 'cash grab' sequel, which is aiming to kickstart a new trilogy!Follow Gordon on Twitter: @gordon_hayden

Episode 21 - EVIL DEAD RISE - REVIEW

Apr 21 2023 21 mins  
Evil Dead Rise is up for review in this instalment of Scared Sh!tless. Gordon Hayden is joined by Gary Cleary from the movie podcast 'Why Would You Watch That' to see if writer/director Lee Cronin's legacy sequel comes close to matching the previous films in the Sam Raimi series.

Episode 20 - LEE CRONIN (EVIL DEAD RISE)

Apr 19 2023 30 mins  
Lee Cronin the writer-director behind the highly anticipated Evil Dead Rise talks to Gordon about landing the coveted gig, what it was like to bring a new installment of the Evil Dead series to the big screen and what future horror projects he has in the pipeline.

Episode 19 - RENFIELD REVIEW

Apr 14 2023 17 mins  
Does Nicolas Cage get his teeth into Dracula?? This week Renfield is up for review. Gordon Hayden is joined by Andy McCarroll from the movie podcast Extra-Vision and Olivia Fahy, Editor of Geek Ireland.Chris Wasser from the Irish Independent was present via a text message!

Episode 18 - 2023 MUST-SEE HORROR MOVIES

Mar 17 2023 14 mins  
This week Gordon and the team look at some of 2023's must-see horror movies which have a number of Irish talent involved from The Pope's Exorcist to The Evil Dead Rise.