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Scare U

64 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratings

Scare U is a podcast that dissects horror, one terrifying film at a time. Head back to school with “Professor” Bradford Louryk to learn about the history, performance, and legacy of classic horror films and underappreciated gems. He’s joined by co-host Eric Winick, who's just seen each film for the first time, and an array of very special guests. The result: the ultimate 360 degree appraisal, featuring a spoiler-free section at the top, honor roll and detention segments, and superlatives celebrating the best and worst of each film. Visit us at scareupod.com.

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The Mephisto Waltz (1971) with David Cote

February 05, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 82.9 MB

When music journalist Myles Clarkson visits ailing piano virtuoso Duncan Ely at his palatial California home, ostensibly to interview the man, Duncan notices something distinct about Myles:  his hands – they’re beautiful, the bone structure perfect for a concert pianist.  Myles, it turns out, is a Juilliard-trained musician whose career tanked after receiving some bad reviews.  Taking an interest in Myles, Duncan introduces him to his artist daughter Roxanne. Soon Myles has entered the piani...

Theatre of Blood (1973) with Ben Viccellio

January 29, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 85.2 MB

Behold – the late, great Edward Lionheart, a Shakespearean actor whose performances in Julius Caesar, Troilus and Cressida, Othello, Cymbeline, and others left him the laughingstock of London theatre critics, is dead.  And yet somehow, someone is knocking off said critics one at a time in truly Shakespearean fashion… albeit with slight alterations to the text.  Shylock may have wanted his pound his flesh – this killer takes the heart.  Joan of Arc might have burned at the stake – this killer...

Frankenstein's Army (2013) with Bobby Frederick Tilley

January 22, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 85.1 MB

World War II.  Somewhere in Germany.  Accompanied by a cameraman shooting propaganda for Mother Russia, a ragtag platoon fighting the Nazis receives a distress signal from fellow soldiers and heads off to investigate.  They approach a church where no Russians can be found, but the church is inhabited by creatures who appear to be constructed from weapons, parts of machines and vehicles, but still have blood flowing through their veins.  The creatures seem like part of the Nazi war machine, b...

She Will (2021) with Jerry J Sampson

January 15, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 81.9 MB

Following a double mastectomy, and hoping to recover in peace, actress Veronica Ghent travels to what she believes will be a solitary retreat in the Scottish Highlands.  She’s accompanied by a young nurse, Desi, who through sheer will and a good heart is able to put up with Veronica’s brusque, standoffish nature.  There are other forces at work:  the land on which their cabin sits was the burial ground of thousands of alleged witches, whose ashes have fertilized the soil and created ground r...

Eyes Without a Face (1960) with Liz DeGregorio

January 08, 2024 14:56 - 1 hour - 88.5 MB

Somewhere on the outskirts of Paris, a woman, Louise, is driving alone at night.  There’s a body in the back seat of her car.  Its face is obscured, and it’s slumped over, lifeless. Because said body is a corpse, and Louise is soon dragging it into the Seine.  Meanwhile, after giving a speech about the perils and pleasures of skin grafts, a doctor, Genessier, is called to the morgue to identify a body.  It is that of his missing daughter?  So he claims.  On his way out, Gennessier is accoste...

Jennifer's Body (2009) with Kate Thompson

January 02, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 81.4 MB

Jennifer Check and Anita “Needy” Lesnicky are best friends living in the town of Devil’s Kettle, best known for its waterfall and high school football team.  When Jennifer suggests she and Needy step out to see a band, Low Shoulder, at the local roadhouse, Melody Lane, Needy’s reluctant.  She’s rather spend the night with Chip, her boyfriend.  But Jennifer's nothing if not persuasive. Upon arriving at Melody Lane, it’s clear the band is a bunch of locals posing as hipsters from the city.  Bu...

Extra Ordinary (2019) with Wendy MacLeod

December 26, 2023 13:33 - 1 hour - 72 MB

Driving instructor Rose Dooley lives alone in rural Ireland, but she’s hardly ever alone.  The local residents call Rose any time they have a, shall we say, ghost problem. Which happens more often than you’d think. You see, Rose’s father, the late ghost hunter Vincent Dooley, has imbued Rose with certain ‘talents’ to divine and chat up ghosts that are giving people a hard time. That’s when she’s approached by one Martin Martin, a woodworker whose late wife has been making his life hell for t...

The Legend of Hell House (1973) with Christopher Shinn

December 18, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 75.9 MB

Eccentric billionaire Rudolph Deutsch wants someone to figure out what (or who's) been haunting the old Belasco mansion, the “Mt Everest of haunted houses.” Apparently the house has something to do with the secret to life after death, so Deutsch enlists a team of potential rivals to get to the bottom of it:  physicist and sometime paranormal investigator Barrett and his wife Ann; mental medium Florence Tanner; and physical medium Ben Fischer, the sole survivor of the last attempt to exorcise...

Thirt13en Ghosts (2001) with Jason Ragosta

December 11, 2023 13:13 - 1 hour - 62.5 MB

It’s a cage match in a used car graveyard, with soul hunter Cyrus Kriticos taking on soul preserver Kalina Oretzia.  Lost amidst the metal is The Breaker, a murderous ghost Cyrus wishes to add to his collection.  Assisting Cyrus is Dennis, a medium whose ability to sense ghosts sends him into spasms of pain.  Kalina’s only wish is to set souls free and let them roam the earth.  Cyrus succeeds in capturing Breaker, but loses his life in the process.  We cut to the home of Cyrus’s nephew, math...

Candyman (1992) with Godfrey L. Simmons Jr.

December 04, 2023 12:52 - 1 hour - 85.5 MB

Grad student Helen Lyle is determined to find out why the residents of the Cabrini-Green housing development in Chicago are petrified by the Candyman, a ghost who allegedly appears if you say his name in the mirror five times.  After jokingly summoning him with Trevor, her philandering professor husband, Helen heads to Cabrini-Green with her pal Bernadette to interview residents and track down the truth. Instead she discovers what might just be the Candyman’s lair, an abandoned apartment lai...

Candyman (1992) with Godfrey L. Simmons, Jr.

December 04, 2023 12:52 - 1 hour - 85.5 MB

Grad student Helen Lyle is determined to find out why the residents of the Cabrini-Green housing development in Chicago are petrified by the Candyman, a ghost who allegedly appears if you say his name in the mirror five times.  After jokingly summoning him with Trevor, her philandering professor husband, Helen heads to Cabrini-Green with her pal Bernadette to interview residents and track down the truth. Instead she discovers what might just be the Candyman’s lair, an abandoned apartment lai...

The Dunwich Horror (1970) with John DeVore

November 27, 2023 12:52 - 1 hour - 82.3 MB

Wilbur Whateley wants the Necronomicon, and although the library’s closing, local coed Nancy is so entranced by Whateley that she’s inclined to let him read it.  Her professor, Dr. Armitage, isn’t thrilled with the idea of someone borrowing the book – even for five minutes – until he realizes who the reader is.  Eager to find out more about Wilbur, and his family history of seeking out transdimensional creatures, he invites Wilbur and Nancy to dinner.  But Wilbur’s not interested in becoming...

Sinister (2012) with Hannah Cabell & Ryan King

November 20, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 82.8 MB

It’s been a while since true crime writer Ellison Oswalt had a bestseller, and the strain is starting to show on Ellison, his wife Tracy, and their kids Trevor and Ashley.  Local law enforcement isn’t keen on him, either, as his last few books didn’t cast them in too fond a light. So Ellison and his family take up residence in a modest Pennsylvania ranch house with something of a history – something we learn when we watch as a family is lynched in the house’s back yard.  Unfortunately, this ...

Dead Silence (2007) with Luisa Colón

November 13, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 83.1 MB

Following the unexpected arrival of a ventriloquist dummy on his doorstep, and the sudden, violent death of his wife – two events that might be related – Jamie Ashen is arrested by Detective Lipton, a cop with a thing for electric razors. Lipton’s also a by the books kind of guy who’s convinced Jamie is responsible for his wife’s death. But Jamie doesn’t have time for games — he’s determined to find out who or what killed his wife and tore her tongue out in the process. His search takes him ...

Sleepaway Camp (1983) with Jack Sholder

November 06, 2023 12:46 - 1 hour - 76.5 MB

Ricky and his shy, reserved cousin Angela are spending the summer at Camp Arawak, a bargain basement overnight camp in upstate New York run by Mel, cigar-chomping shyster, and staffed by a bunch of adult and teenage degenerates.  Angela is initially withdrawn, occasionally catatonic – but is soon brought out of her shell by Ricky’s friend Paul, who takes a liking to Angela in the hopes he might be able to make it with her before summer’s end.  But there are forces are at work – forces determ...

Livid (2011) with Alix Austin & Keir Siewert

October 31, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 84.5 MB

We meet Lucie on Halloween morning, at a bus stop by a pier that is festooned with flyers with the names and faces of missing children.  She’s soon picked us by Catherine Wilson, a wisecracking nurse who makes house calls to elderly residents.  Lucie, who is interning for Ms. Wilson, is none too happy about the work, and at the end of her first day, relates her experiences to her friends Will and Ben over beers at the local pub.  Will is a fisherman who works for his father, and Ben works fo...

BONUS EPISODE: Talk to Me (2023) with Gretchen McNeil

August 14, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 72.3 MB

Who doesn’t love a party?  And what’s better at a party than a good party game, especially one that involves grasping an embalmed hand and speaking the words, “Talk to me.”  For the full effect, you then say, “I let you in” and allow yourself to be fully possessed by whatever lies beyond the spirit realm.  It’s terrifying, but also a total rush, provided you keep your trip under 90 seconds.  For Mia, it's a welcome distraction from a rough year. She recently lost her mother for reasons unexp...

Haunted Honeymoon (1986) with Michael Pressman (BONUS EPISODE)

July 24, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 64.1 MB

What’s wrong with Larry Abbot?  The radio star is having bouts of fear, perhaps a remnant of childhood trauma.  Otherwise, everything seems to be swell:  he’s engaged to be married to his scene partner, the delightful Vickie Pearle.  But the radio show, hosted by the Manhattan Mystery Theater and lead sponsor Ralston-Purina are concerned about Larry’s mental health, so they’ve hired Larry’s Uncle Paul, a psychiatrist. to employ a radical cure that will rid Larry of his fears in no more than ...

BONUS EPISODE: Haunted Honeymoon (1986) with Michael Pressman

July 24, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 64.1 MB

What’s wrong with Larry Abbot?  The radio star is having bouts of fear, perhaps a remnant of childhood trauma.  Otherwise, everything’s swell:  he’s engaged to be married to his scene partner, Vickie Pearle.  But the radio show, hosted by the Manhattan Mystery Theater and lead sponsor Ralston-Purina, are concerned about Larry’s mental health, so they’ve hired Larry’s Uncle Paul, a psychiatrist. to employ a radical cure that will rid Larry of his fears in 36 hours.  Larry and Vickie travel to...

The Void (2016) with John DeVore

July 10, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 80.7 MB

It’s late one night in America, and two men are chasing tweakers from a local meth den.  One escapee, James, gets away.  The other, a girl, is set on fire by the men before they drive off.  Meanwhile, local police chief Daniel Carter is asleep on the job, again, when he spots James crawling out of the woods, and transports him to the nearest medical facility, Marsh General, where he estranged wife Allison works as a nurse.  The hospital is on the verge of closing after a fire took out most o...

Let the Right One In (2008) with Joshua Conkel

June 19, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 65.4 MB

When we meet Oskar, it’s 1982 and he’s a meek 12-year-old with a shameful blonde pageboy haircut.  His parents are divorced, making for a lonely existence on a nondescript housing estate in a suburb of Stockholm.  On top of this, local bully Conny’s been taunting him at school, his jabs becoming increasingly violent.  Meanwhile, people are dying in Oskar’s neighborhood, especially around his apartment complex.  Could it have something to do with the middle-age man and 12 year old girl that j...

Evil Dead 2 (1987) with Doug French

June 12, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 66.7 MB

A couple, Ash and Linda, are driving to what they believe will be a romantic getaway at a cabin in the woods that Ash claims is deserted.  The cabin, we discover, once belonged to an archaeologist, Dr. Raymond Knowby and his wife Henrietta, who, while on an archaeological… mission of some kind, discovered the Necronomicon Ex-Mortis, the Book of the Dead.  Upon arrival, Ash finds a reel to reel recording of Dr. Knowby discussing his mission and reciting lines from the Necronomicon.  Harmless ...

Daughters of Darkness (1971) with Carolyn Raship

June 05, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 76.5 MB

Newlywed couple Stefan and Valerie are traveling across Europe by train, bound for Belgium, then England, where they are to meet Stefan’s mother.  But when the train makes an unexpected stop, the couple decide to hang out for a while in a seaside hotel in the town of Ostend.  Fortunately, It’s winter, so they have their pick of suites. But why is Stefan so hesitant to call his Mother to tell her he and Valerie are married?  And who is this new visitor, one Countess Elizabeth Bathory and her ...

Ready or Not (2019) with Kim Burns & Ketryn Porter

May 29, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 65 MB

Marrying into the wealthy Le Domas family, one-time foster child Grace thinks she’s going to have it all: a handsome, loving husband in Alex, all the amenities she desires, and of course, a loving extended family.  But, as one character says, the rich really are different.  The family invites Grace to partake in a ritual designed for all new members of the family.  It’s a formality, part of a bargain struck many years ago with a certain Mr. Le Bail.  If the Le Domas family doesn’t hold up th...

Peeping Tom (1960) with Mickey Boardman

May 22, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 59.3 MB

A film studio focus puller moonlighting as a DIY pornographer, Mark Lewis has a problem.  And he’s not sure he wants to get rid of it.  You see, Mark has a certain kink, a turn-on:  he loves, gets off even, on the sight of women in fear.  Fear of death, fear of Mark, fear of the unknown.  His weapon is a film camera, and after he stalks and kills a prostitute, he films the police’s response to it, all in the name of creating what Mark calls a “documentary.”  At home, in the house his family ...

In the Mouth of Madness (1995) with Mary Wild

May 15, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 69.2 MB

We begin in an asylum for the criminally insane.  A man in a straitjacket is hauled into the facility and thrown into a padded cell.  Visited by a psychiatrist, the man begins telling his story, while acknowledging that something awful is happening in the outside world.  We flash back: renowned horror writer Sutter Cane has disappeared.  Seeking to locate Cane, and collect his new novel, In the Mouth of Madness, the head of Arcane publishing, Jackson Harglow, hires crack Insurance investigat...

The Black Cat (1934) with Hope Cartelli & Jeff Lewonczyk

May 08, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 83.4 MB

An American couple, Peter and Joan Allison, are traveling by train through Hungary when they’re told their cabin has been double booked.  Dr. Vitus Werdegast, a psychiatrist just released from eighteen years in a prison camp, soon joins them for the short ride to their destination – the same place Werdegast is going, he claims, to visit an old friend, along with his manservant, Thamal.  On their way into town, the bus that the four are in runs off the road, killing the driver and injuring Jo...

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) with Clay McLeod Chapman

May 01, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 76.9 MB

It’s Halloween 1968 in Mill Valley, Pennsylvania, a town best known for its Mill and its Valley.  Friends Stella, Auggie, and Chuck decide to take revenge on some local bullies, led by Tommy, who’s dating Chuck’s sister Ruth.  After removing his feces from the toilet to hand to Tommy, and throwing the requisite eggs at his car, the bullies track the friends to  a drive-in movie theater showing ⁠Night of the Living Dead⁠.  That’s when Stella, Auggie, and Chuck hop in the car of Ramon, a myste...

The Thing (1982) with Suzanne Keilly

February 20, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 85.8 MB

An American research crew at a base in Antarctica finds they are not alone in the desolate, freezing landscape when a nearby Norwegian team accidentally awakens an alien presence that’s been frozen in the ice for a hundred thousand years. As the American crew determines just what the alien’s M.O. is, they are overcome by a creeping distrust, and the paranoid group slowly unravels as an unseen, deadly force runs rampant on the base. Intro, Math Club, and Debate Society (spoiler-free) 00:00-3...

The Mist (2007) with Gretchen McNeil

February 13, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 88 MB

After surviving a torrential Nor’easter that rips parts of his home and adjoining properties to shreds, Bridgton, Maine resident and graphic artist David Drayton, his son Billy and wife Steff notice a strange fog rolling in on the lake behind their house. After confirming that his boathouse was crushed by neighbor Brent Norton’s old tree, a source of old resentments, David gathers Billy and Brent into his jeep and heads into town for supplies.  Upon arrival at the  local supermarket, The Foo...

Drag Me to Hell (2009) with Hale Appleman

February 06, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 72.4 MB

When Christine Brown, a young bank loan officer, must decide whether to grant a third extension on the loan of one Sylvia Ganush, who’s already defaulted on two – she’s in a real quandary.  She really wants that Assistant Manager position, and Stu Rubin seems to have the inside track with her boss, Mr. Jacks.  But Christine’s determined, and so, with all the heartlessness she can muster, she denies Mrs. Ganush the extension.  It’s a decision that will come to haunt her – for Mrs. Ganush curs...

I, Madman (1989) with Erik Piepenburg

January 30, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 73.4 MB

Virginia, an actress, bookstore employee, and voracious reader of trash fiction, becomes convinced that the author of the books she’s reading – who died some 30 years ago – is out there, on the streets of Los Angeles, committing grisly murders similar to the ones in his books.  Her detective boyfriend, Richard, along with the rest of the LAPD, is skeptical.  Is Virginia crazy?  Seeing things?  Drinking too much tea?  Or is she on to something, and everyone else has failed to see the ugly tru...

The Bad Seed (1956) with Michael Musto

January 23, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 72.6 MB

Eight year-old Rhoda Penmark is angry.  Not because her father, a colonel, is heading off to Washington for four weeks.  Not because her apartment building’s janitor, LeRoy Jessup, is hovering a little too close for comfort. No, Rhoda’s pissed because her classmate Claude Daigle has won the school’s penmanship medal, and in Rhoda’s mind, that just isn’t fair.  Meanwhile, Rhoda’s doting mother, Christine, has begun to wonder whether Rhoda might be a little too interested in the medal, and whe...

The Old Dark House (1932) with Jason Kravits

January 16, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 86.3 MB

It’s a stormy night somewhere in Wales, and three travelers are having a rough go of it: married couple Phillip and Margaret Waverton, and their passenger in the back seat, the dapper Penderel.  That’s when they come upon a house, which is, shockingly, old… and dark.  They manage to gain entrance after convincing the mute, lumbering butler, Morgan, that they are indeed in distress, and are soon greeted by the house’s main occupants, the elderly Femms, Horace and his hard of hearing sister Re...

Witching and Bitching (2013) with Cintra Wilson

January 09, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 83.5 MB

Determined to make better lives for themselves, Madrid town square "mascots" Tony and Jose, in their guises as a silver-hued Jesus and a green-skinned toy soldier, rob a shop specializing in the exchange and purchase of gold. Joined by Jose’s son Sergio, who has forsaken his homework for a day with dad, the men make off with countless rings and other gold trinkets, commandeering a taxi driven by Manuel, and containing a passenger who just wants to get to Badajoz.  Their goal:  make it to Fra...

A Field in England (2013) with Bobby Frederick Tilley

January 02, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 62.8 MB

The 17th century.  The English Civil War.  Whitehead, a man of letters, maker of lace, and self-described coward, is tasked with finding and arresting the colleague and rival alchemist who stole his master’s papers.  He enlists the aid of Cutler, a soldier who claims he can take them to a nearby alehouse, and two deserters, the wily Jacob and dull-minded Friend. Upon arriving at Cutler’s destination – not the alehouse, but a wide open field strewn with hallucinogenic mushrooms, the group loc...

The Loved Ones (2009) with Gina Gionfriddo

December 26, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 82.8 MB

Lola Stone wants to go to prom with Brent, the school hottie, but he’s already going with his girlfriend Holly.  So Lola does what any jilted high schooler would do:  she and her father kidnap Brent, tie him to a chair, and proceed to torture him in excruciating ways -- all while hiding a long-buried secret concerning the disappearance of several of their towns' residents. Intro, Math Club, and Debate Society (spoiler-free) 0:00-21:20 Honor Roll and Detention (spoiler-heavy) 21:21-1:03:20 ...

Black Christmas (1974) with Zac Locke

December 19, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 92 MB

It’s Christmas at a college somewhere in North America, and the girls of a campus sorority house are welcoming the season with boys and libations. For Clare, Jess, Phyl, Barb and their house mother, Mrs. Mac, it’s an especially sweet time, as the house welcomes kids from the neighborhood for a party and the spirit of giving is in the air. But soon, giving turns to screaming as one of them finds herself confronted by a mysterious stranger who has seemingly entered the house via an upstairs wi...

Inside (2007) with Kimberley Elizabeth

December 12, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 74.7 MB

Four months after surviving a car crash that killed her husband, pregnant Sarah is alone and depressed on Christmas Eve, and due to have her baby the next day. Violent protests are happening in the streets, but she doesn’t want to be with anyone, despite her mother and boss Jean-Pierre offering her opportunities to come to parties, or keep her company. So Sarah settles in for a night of knitting, when suddenly… a knock on the door. Who is it? The woman behind the door just wants to use a pho...

The House of the Devil (2009) with Adrienne Celt

December 05, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 70.2 MB

Seeking some extra cash to pay for her new off-campus apartment, college sophomore Samantha answers an ad for a babysitting job. Her friend Megan suspects something weird is going on and insists on joining Samantha for the evening. On the night of a total lunar eclipse, the two drive to a grand Victorian on the outskirts of town and meet the Ulmans, an older couple going out for the evening – but there’s a catch. There’s no child. Instead, Mrs. Ulman’s mother is upstairs, and Samantha is ask...

April Fool's Day (1986) with Gretchen McNeil

November 28, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 77 MB

Gathering for a weekend at the sprawling island home of their friend Muffy, a gaggle of Vassar students find themselves in a bit of a pickle as they start disappearing one at a time, apparently at the hand of a murderer who kills them in a series of increasingly bizarre ways. Intro, Math Club, and Debate Society (spoiler-free) 0:00-25:33 Honor Roll and Detention (spoiler-heavy) 25:34-1:06:39 Superlatives (so. many. spoilers.) 1:06:40-1:24:19 Director Fred Walton Screenplay Danilo Bach ...

The Wicker Man (1973) with Tom Foley

November 21, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 68.4 MB

Summoned to a remote island off the coast of Scotland by a report claiming a young girl, Rowan Morrison, has gone missing, West Highland Constabulary Sergeant Neil Howie finds himself far from any reality he’s ever known, due to the strange customs and people of the island, called Summerisle. A god-fearing, Christian man in every way, Howie is put off, then shocked by the the island’s free-thinking, sexually explicit ways. He refuses the advances of Willow, a landlord’s daughter, and threate...

Session 9 (2001) with Jason Ragosta

November 14, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 55.2 MB

Time:  the present.  Location:  Danvers, Massachusetts.  Given the opportunity to clear asbestos from the long-dormant Danvers State Hospital, a sprawling asylum for the insane, abatement specialist Gordon jumps at the chance, claiming in his bid that he and his crew can do the job in one short week.  Gordon brings on four guys:  the dependable yet hot-headed Phil, would-be lawyer Mike, self-styled ladies man Hank, and Gordon’s nephew Jeff, who suffers from nyctophobia. Things seem to be mov...

The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005) with David Grimm

November 07, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 60.2 MB

Based on a true story, The Exorcism of Emily Rose opens on a desolate landscape, a weathered farmhouse the only dwelling in sight. One thing we learn right away: Emily Rose, a girl of 19, is dead, and her condition shakes the medical examiner who comes to visit. Emily, we discover, has died as the result of demonic possession… or six demonic possessions… or maybe none.  Erin Bruner, a top-notch defense attorney, is assigned to defend the priest who exorcised Emily, Father Richard Moore, who ...

Tragedy Girls (2017) with Sarah Parvis

October 31, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 66.7 MB

McKayla and Sadie are best friends with a mutual love of social media and murder. The proprietors of the Instagram, Twitter, and every other platform account Tragedy Girls, the ladies initially befriend, then capture serial killer Lowell, and, over the course of the film, proceed to use him as a rationale for a series of grisly murders around their small, midwestern town of Rosedale.  Meanwhile, Jordan, the son of the local sheriff, is assisting the girls with their online videos, but soon c...

Crimes of the Future (2022) BONUS EPISODE

June 10, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 58.6 MB

Note: from Oct 2021-June 2022, the Scare U podcast was known as 21 Jump Scare and was organized in a slightly different fashion, with different awards. Director David Cronenberg's films of late have strayed from the body horror for which he came to be known:  films like THE FLY, VIDEODROME, SCANNERS, DEAD RINGERS, NAKED LUNCH, and THE BROOD have become classics in the genre.  But this year, he has returned to the subject of body modification, with a strong environmental message, in CRIMES O...

BONUS EPISODE: Crimes of the Future (2022)

June 10, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 58.6 MB

Note: from Oct 2021-June 2022, the Scare U podcast was known as 21 Jump Scare and was organized in a slightly different fashion, with different awards. Director David Cronenberg's films of late have strayed from the body horror for which he came to be known:  films like THE FLY, VIDEODROME, SCANNERS, DEAD RINGERS, NAKED LUNCH, and THE BROOD have become classics in the genre.  But this year, he has returned to the subject of body modification, with a strong environmental message, in CRIMES O...

Bonus Episode: Crimes of the Future (2022)

June 10, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 58.6 MB

Note: from Oct 2021-June 2022, the Scare U podcast was known as 21 Jump Scare and was organized in a slightly different fashion, with different awards. Director David Cronenberg's films of late have strayed from the body horror for which he came to be known:  films like THE FLY, VIDEODROME, SCANNERS, DEAD RINGERS, NAKED LUNCH, and THE BROOD have become classics in the genre.  But this year, he has returned to the subject of body modification, with a strong environmental message, in CRIMES O...

Men (2022) BONUS EPISODE

May 31, 2022 04:00 - 58 minutes - 54.2 MB

Note: from Oct 2021-June 2022, the Scare U podcast was known as 21 Jump Scare and was organized in a slightly different fashion, with different awards. Seeking some downtime after the death of her husband, Harper (Jessie Buckley) settles into a stately home in a quiet English country village.  Unfortunately, all is not as it seems.  The house's caretaker (Rory Kinnear) seems a bit off, and there's a strange familiarity to all of the men in the village.  The product of writer/director Alex G...

BONUS EPISODE: Men (2022)

May 31, 2022 04:00 - 58 minutes - 54.2 MB

Note: from Oct 2021-June 2022, the Scare U podcast was known as 21 Jump Scare and was organized in a slightly different fashion, with different awards. Seeking some downtime after the death of her husband, Harper (Jessie Buckley) settles into a stately home in a quiet English country village.  Unfortunately, all is not as it seems.  The house's caretaker (Rory Kinnear) seems a bit off, and there's a strange familiarity to all of the men in the village.  The product of writer/director Alex G...