Scary Thoughts

Nov 19 2024 122 ep. 80 mins 158
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Hosts Marc Kate and Chad Lott discuss horror films, television, literature and philosophy.

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Scary Thoughts #122 - Alien3 (David Fincher – 1992)

Nov 19 2024 82 mins  
David Fincher’s first film, Alien 3 (1992), is a notorious example of studio meddlers clashing with an auteur-minded director, leaving a franchise in the khazi. It’s a shame, because xenomorphs are basically money makers. The film has some solid performances and a gloriously grimy setting. But alas, the film (both cuts) is a mess. The special effects are majorly downgr

Scary Thoughts #121 - Aliens (James Cameron – 1986)

Oct 13 2024 65 mins  
Alien$ made an enormous amount of money because James Cameron asked “What if there were a lot of aliens?” and “What if there were a ton of machine guns?” Answering “Yes, and” to these bold questions guaranteed a hit in the 80s. What a time to be alive! In this episode, we discuss Weyland-Yutani’s corporate culture, life in the Colonial Marines, the history of

Scary Thoughts #120 - Alien (Ridley Scott – 1979) [part two]

Sep 17 2024 48 mins  
Behold! In part two of our conversation about Alien (1979), we get more into speculative territory about UFO sightings, how a trillion dollar space-faring company might operate, and how notes from studio suits always ruin things. We get more into HR Giger’s influence on the film and his firm grip on 90s mall goth aesthetics. We also cover some advice about how to survive

Scary Thoughts #119 - Alien (Ridley Scott – 1979) [part one]

Aug 31 2024 60 mins  
Alien (1979) is a perfect movie. Which is why there is an entire Weyland-Yutani freighter worth of commentary about it. In this, our first ever two-part episode, we explore what makes the film exceptional and we explore the conversation around popular critical touch points—like Ripley’s panties. As working class heroes ourselves, we bring new thoughts to the class dyna

Scary Thoughts #118 - Rear Window (Alfred Hitchcock – 1954)

Jul 23 2024 92 mins  
Hitchcock’s Rear Window (1954) is responsible for dozens of film studies books and an inexhaustible number of undergrad student theses–and now a new episode of your favorite podcast featuring our unofficial third co-host Monique Jenkinson (AKA Fauxnique). We cover all of the hits: color theory, suspense, costuming, heroic ladies, weird cops, set design, relationships, wh

Scary Thoughts #117 - Fallout (2024)

May 16 2024 56 mins  
Chad and Marc return from the prison of their career commitments to the nihilist hellscape of Amazon Prime’s dystopic series Fallout Marc is a noob to this take on this apocalypse-as-western. His guide Chad, has spent some time building his own vault in the time-incinerating Fallout Shelter game. They discuss Walton Goggins’ reign, Prime vs. Netflix, Cormac McCarthy,

Scary Thoughts #116 - Clueless (1995)

Mar 22 2024 77 mins  
Clueless (1995) is one of those films that almost everyone has a soft spot for. It defined a time and place, riffed on a classic, upholds pretty good values, is extremely quotable, and makes you feel happy when you watch it (unless you are truly dead inside). So why are we covering it on a horror podcast? Well, it’s Marc’s favorite movie, and Chad prefers it to all horro

Scary Thoughts #115 - Rick and Morty, Season 7, Episode 10, Fear No Mort (2023)

Dec 24 2023 64 mins  
When faced with the recent dreary Christmas horror offerings of the past year or two, we felt nothing but apathy. Which is a terrible position to be in when you’re looking for a holiday episode idea. But fear not! Or rather—Fear No Mort—the season seven finale of Rick and Morty is pretty great. It sticks the landing on an overall decent season that could’ve been mu

Scary Thoughts #114 - Top Ten Tropes and Grievances of 2023

Oct 26 2023 82 mins  
It’s been a while—but fear not—we have returned, just in time for Halloween! This episode covers 10 loosey-goosey horror themes that we’ve been pondering as of late. We praise stuff we love and do quite a bit of bitching about the state of the world. There’s a little bit of optimism and a lot of that old time hate. Something for everyone! We don’t focus on an

Scary Thoughts #113 - The Martian

Sep 10 2023 70 mins  
Andy Weir’s novel The Martian (2011) is top-shelf hard sci-fi for nerds who love space and MacGyver situations. Just four years after (official) publication, Ridley Scott made a film version starring (South Park voice) Matt Dayyyyyymon. Both versions of the story are fast paced and fun. They aren’t exactly horror, but survival stories are often horrific. And this one has a