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Horror Hangover

30 episodes - English - Latest episode: 25 days ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratings

The podcasting cure to your horror hangover. New episodes drop monthly, exploring well-worn tropes of horror to make you fall in love with them all over again.

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Urban legends, aka: "Every time I go camping, I end up with a cryptid boyfriend."

March 04, 2024 23:15 - 1 hour - 90 MB

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.   CLICK IF YOU DARE: "They Came in Thro...

Hell is a teenage girl w/ horror writer E.M. Roy

January 28, 2024 20:32 - 58 minutes - 39.3 MB

Things 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.   Synopsis: Leo Bates knows what’s behind every corner in her hometown of Eston, Maine, where she’s lived...

Body Horror - Reading the Body as Text with R.A. Busby

December 31, 2023 21:41 - 1 hour - 77.5 MB

Instead 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.    ...

Scottish Horror 101 with Ghoulfriends Podcast & Lucy!

November 29, 2023 15:01 - 1 hour - 44.3 MB

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.   OUR SACRED OFFERINGS GO TO: FeliceY for our logo design Cano Jaguar for our creepy intro. mix

BONUS: A very special Halloween episode ft. KILLER RIFFS & Samhain

October 28, 2023 19:21 - 1 hour - 67.7 MB

Hello 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 f...

Why are you still filming?! A Found footage tribute episode

October 16, 2023 18:14 - 1 hour - 71.7 MB

To 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. CLICK IF YOU DARE: Edgar Allan Poe's "gotcha" fiction that people thought was real at the time of publication: "The Balloon Hoax" Interview with Joshua Leona...

INTERVIEW: Cass discusses their debut horror novella - THE CARETAKER

September 11, 2023 20:32 - 28 minutes - 21.7 MB

This 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 s...

We love Vampires with a biting premise - it’s brutal vampire time!

August 20, 2023 15:21 - 1 hour - 50.4 MB

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.   CLICK IF YOU DARE: A fantastic video essay on Nosferatu by Vintage Soup Image of Drakula - cinema's first (debated) Dracula! What's a monumental horror image?   OUR SACRED OFFERINGS GO TO: FeliceY for our logo design Cano Jaguar for our creepy intro. mix Long, gnarly fingernails ftw!

INTERVIEW: Horror writer Ashley Deng talks all things DEHISCENT!

July 29, 2023 19:50 - 24 minutes - 15.6 MB

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 en...

INTERVIEW: Danger Slater on his latest horror book, HOUSE OF ROT

June 11, 2023 20:37 - 21 minutes - 18 MB

Danger Slater joins us this month on the pod to discuss his latest book -- House of Rot -- coming out from Tenebrous Press on June 14!   Synopsis: 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? I...

BONUS EPISODE: Huesera: The Bone Woman Review w/ Miguel Myers

May 07, 2023 18:27 - 47 minutes - 37.4 MB

In 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.   OUR SACRED OFFERINGS GO TO: FeliceY for our logo design Cano Jaguar for our creepy intro. m...

Disfigured faces w/ Richard Newby!

April 25, 2023 19:44 - 1 hour - 49.1 MB

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!   CLICK IF YOU DARE: 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 A...

Bad habits: Nunsploitation Films!

March 30, 2023 23:22 - 1 hour - 78.4 MB

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.   CLICK IF YOU DARE: Grindhouse Datab...

Queer Rom-Com Trivia Crossover Special!

February 11, 2023 18:41 - 1 hour - 55.2 MB

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 ...

Sink your teeth into comedic vampires in horror!

January 29, 2023 19:19 - 46 minutes - 37.9 MB

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!   CLICK IF YOU DARE: 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 ...

BONUS EPISODE: Max Booth III & Lori Michelle Chat All Things Ghoulish Books

January 24, 2023 16:21 - 28 minutes - 21.7 MB

As 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...   CLICK IF YOU DARE: Year of the Ghoul: 13 Terrifying Tomes From Ghoulish Books: Back Ghoulish Books' upcoming 13 horror titles, a new brick n' mor...

BONUS EPISODE: A Wounded Fawn Review & Interview with Josh Ruben

December 05, 2022 23:12 - 48 minutes - 37.3 MB

As 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.   CLICK IF YOU DARE: 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 & mo...

Move over, Billy! A Horror Hangover Holiday Special

December 04, 2022 23:31 - 1 hour - 69.9 MB

'Tis the season for us to get a lil' raunchy & spread some holiday horror cheer! This time, Cass & Ryan delve into an NSFW & bloopers-filled episode about the Black Christmas films w/ special guest Yutaka from the Horror Hour!   CLICK IF YOU DARE: 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   OUR SACRED OFFERINGS GO...

Bow down, it’s H20’s Laurie Strode time!

October 31, 2022 21:44 - 59 minutes - 40.1 MB

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.    CLICK IF YOU DARE: 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.    OU...

Queer Horror Trivia Crossover Halloween Special!

October 05, 2022 18:35 - 1 hour - 52.2 MB

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.   Rules 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...

Watch out! It’s a creature feature!

September 11, 2022 22:08 - 1 hour - 63.5 MB

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.   CLICK IF YOU DARE: 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 rea...

Let’s talk about sexy vampires, baby!

July 30, 2022 17:59 - 52 minutes - 39.2 MB

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.   CLICK IF YOU DARE: 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-par...

Don’t enter the haunted house!

May 09, 2022 16:18 - 43 minutes - 31.3 MB

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.   CLICK IF YOU DARE: 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 film...

INTERVIEW: Saint’s Blood Author Ryan C. Bradley Discusses His Chilling Horror Novella

April 24, 2022 19:24 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MB

Ryan'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. ...

Look out! It’s a meta-horror slasher!

March 25, 2022 16:35 - 55 minutes - 40.1 MB

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.   CLICK IF YOU DARE: 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'...

Non-shark Animal Attacks in Horror Films!

February 24, 2022 00:10 - 1 hour - 45.6 MB

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. CLICK IF YOU DARE: 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 Clair...

Oh no, a Cursed Object!

January 22, 2022 22:39 - 58 minutes - 44.1 MB

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!   CLICK IF YOU DARE: It's true, humans did eat mummies! Clive Barker interview...

Santa Slays! A Horror Hangover Holiday Special

December 19, 2021 22:47 - 45 minutes - 32.8 MB

This 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!   CLICK IF YOU DARE: 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!!! OUR SACRED OFFERINGS GO TO: FeliceY for our logo design Cano ...

Magic Priests?!

November 26, 2021 02:24 - 41 minutes - 30.3 MB

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.   CLICK IF YOU DARE: Italian Streghe & its belief in the ...

Jump Scares!

October 30, 2021 12:21 - 34 minutes - 29.2 MB

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.   CLICK IF YOU DARE: 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. B...

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