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Scare U

Bradford Louryk & Eric Winick

Scare U (2021-24) was a podcast that dissected horror, one terrifying film at a time.

tv & film film reviews

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01:26:21

Candyman (1992) with Godfrey L. Simmons Jr.

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2023/12/04

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 laid out

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01:24:26

The Dunwich Horror (1970) with John DeVore

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2023/11/27

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 one of

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01:23:12

Sinister (2012) with Hannah Cabell & Ryan King

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2023/11/20

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 may be

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01:25:35

Dead Silence (2007) with Luisa Colón

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2023/11/13

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 back to

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01:21:08

Sleepaway Camp (1983) with Jack Sholder

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2023/11/06

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 determined to

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01:26:52

Livid (2011) with Alix Austin & Keir Siewert

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2023/10/31

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 for his

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01:28:41

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

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2023/08/14

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

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01:17:45

BONUS EPISODE: Haunted Honeymoon (1986) with Michael...

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2023/07/24

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 Larry’s

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01:24:18

The Void (2016) with John DeVore

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2023/07/10

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 of it,

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01:17:12

Let the Right One In (2008) with Joshua Conkel

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2023/06/19

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 just

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01:18:21

Evil Dead 2 (1987) with Doug French

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2023/06/12

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 stuff,

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01:23:40

Daughters of Darkness (1971) with Carolyn Raship

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2023/06/05

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

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01:19:59

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

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2023/05/29

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 their end

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01:10:50

Peeping Tom (1960) with Mickey Boardman

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2023/05/22

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 once

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01:25:19

In the Mouth of Madness (1995) with Mary Wild

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2023/05/15

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 investigator John

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01:27:07

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

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2023/05/08

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 Joan. They

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01:21:11

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

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2023/05/01

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 mysterious

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01:26:59

The Thing (1982) with Suzanne Keilly

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2023/02/20

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) 00:00-31:42Honor

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01:29:11

The Mist (2007) with Gretchen McNeil

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2023/02/13

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 Food House,

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01:14:48

Drag Me to Hell (2009) with Hale Appleman

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2023/02/06

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 curses

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