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Scarred For Life

Scarred For Life

Do you ever wonder what film terrified your favorite horror filmmaker when they were a kid? On Scarred For Life, hosts Terry and Mary Beth chat with horror filmmakers, game devs, actors, writers and more about that one film that terrified them growing up and made them horror fans for life. Full episodes release Mondays, and Little Cuts minisodes on Fridays. Get bonus content on Patreon.

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00:57:20

Episode 279: Author Alma Katsu and The Twilight Zone...

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2025/09/15

This week we're joined by author Alma Katsu! We talk about her latest novel Fiend, which is out wherever you get your books on Tuesday, September 16th. We talk about her history working intelligence and the roundabout way she got into writing as well as her relationship to genre and how difficult it is to scare her as an adult. Then we go back to 1962 when Alma saw part of The Twilight Zone episode, "The Dummy" (Season 3, Episode 33). Ventriloquist dummies, stunning cinematography, a surprise Uncle

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01:15:40

Episode 278: The Purge Creator James DeMonaco and...

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2025/07/21

This week we chat with James DeMonaco about his latest film The Home, starring Pete Davidson. We chat about the absolutely haunted filming location, Pete's dramatic role and how much fun it was to film the third act. Then we discover James' horror history and why Helter Skelter terrified him as a child and made him obsessed with the Manson Family.Go see The Home in theaters on Friday July 25th! Follow Mary Beth, Terry and the Podcast on Bluesky. We’re also on Twitter (sorta) with the same

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00:45:41

Episode 277: Abruptio Writer/Director Evan Marlowe...

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2025/07/14

This week we chat with Evan Marlowe about his latest film Abruptio. We chat about making life-sized puppets, working 10 years to bring the project the life, getting star power for voices (hello Jordan Peele!) and so much more before digging into Evan's horror history, the world's shared fear of Jaws and ultimately why The Amityville Horror terrified him growing up.Check out Abruptio on VOD and Tubi. You can also get Evan's latest novel Surrender, Earth! on Amazon. Follow Mary Beth, Terry and the

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01:15:47

Episode 276: Author Valentina Rojas and Silent Hill...

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2025/06/23

This week we chat with author Valentina Rojas about her Ghoulish Books novel A Feast of Putrid Delights (available now on Ghoulish Books and Amazon. We chat about her inspirations, culinary horror, cosmic horror and Bloodborne. Then we learn Valentina's horror and game history before discovering why Silent Hill terrified her growing up! You can follow Valentina on Instagram and Bluesky. Follow Mary Beth, Terry and the Podcast on Bluesky. We’re also on Twitter (sorta) with the same usernames. We

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00:36:38

Little Cuts 185: The Horrors Persist, But So Do We

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2025/06/13

Long time no see! On this week's Little Cuts, MB and Terry are discussing:Overcompensating (Prime Video)Balatro (all gaming platforms)Dangerous Animals (in theaters)Predator: Killer of Killers (Hulu)Clown in a Cornfield (VOD)Follow Mary Beth, Terry, and the Podcast on Bluesky. We’re also on Twitter (sorta) with the same usernames. We also have a Letterboxd HQ account, so follow us there, too! Support us on Patreon! If you want to support our podcast, please please take a moment to go rate us

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00:54:57

Episode 275: Hellbent and The Other Writer/Director...

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2025/06/09

This week we were so freaking excited to chat with Paul Etheredge about his latest film The Other. We talk about filming with children, working with icons in the horror industry like Jared Krichevsky and Jeffrey Reddick and more. Terry takes it back to seeing Hellbent for the first time and we talk about that for a little. Then we go back to his horror history, the first horror movie he remembers seeing, a movie that scared him as an adult and, finally, why Alien terrified him growing up and

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01:03:08

Episode 274: David Joseph Craig and Brian Crano and...

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2025/06/02

This week we chat with David and Brian, the writers and directors of the queer dark comedy I Don't Understand You! We chat about the film's personal origins, the fantastic Italian cast and more before diving into their childhoods and finding out why Pete's Dragon terrified David growing up. We talk about the musicalness of it, whether it has a moral, why the film is 2 hours long, the horrors of being an orphaned kid in this world and so much more.You can follow David and Brian on Instagram. Check

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01:14:58

Episode 273: The Surrender Writer/Director Julia Max...

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2025/05/19

This week we chat with Julia Max about her debut feature film The Surrender, starring Colby Minifie and Kate Burton! We discuss the very personal inspiration for the movie, working with fantastic actors and tackling grief before hearing about how Return to Oz terrified her as a kid and Death Becomes Her created a fan for life. Iconic performances, Broadway musicals, queer text and Zemeckis' fantastic direction are discussed as well as our memories of the first time watching it.Also, check out the

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00:51:43

Episode 272: Kryptic Director Kourtney Roy and The...

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2025/05/12

This week we're joined by photographer and filmmaker Kourtney Roy! We talk about her debut feature film Kryptic, the luscious photography in Canada, the goopy and...well, seminal, practical effects, cryptids and more! Then we dive briefly into her relationship with the horror genre before diving into the movie that caused her to go touch grass as a child: The Thing. Terry, again, goes on his conspiracy-theory guesswork on who's the thing by the end as we talk about our own relationships to the film

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01:02:34

Little Cuts 184: Playing Catch Up!

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2025/05/09

Hi we're back talking about Unnamed Footage Festival, HARD:LINE Film Festival, and more!Follow Mary Beth, Terry and the Podcast on Bluesky. We’re also on Twitter (sorta) with the same usernames. We also have a Letterboxd HQ account, so follow us there, too! Support us on Patreon! If you want to support our podcast, please please take a moment to go rate us on Spotify and give us a rating and review on iTunes. It really helps us out with the algorithms. We also have a YouTube channel! Ask us for

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01:13:46

Episode 271: Dinner with Letherface Director Michael...

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2025/05/05

This week we chat with Michael Kallio, the director of the Gunnar Hansen documentary Dinner with Leatherface. Michael comes with a TON of stories about his time in the industry and with various indie horror film icons as we dive into the life of Gunnar Hansen and the weird way in which he made such a difference in Michael's life. Then we try to talk about The Fly, but Michael had a lot of stories...so this isn't a typical Scarred for Life episode (which is fine because we originally discussed The

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01:03:18

Episode 270: Author Ryan C. Bradley and Hellraiser 3:...

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2025/04/28

This week we chat with Ryan C. Bradley! He's the co-host of the Horror Hangover podcast (with former guest Cass Clarke...check out episode 183 where we chat about Urban Legend) and the author of Say Uncle from Ghoulish books. We chat about inspirations for the novel, how it's a historical fiction and more before discovering why a single scene from Hellraiser 3: Hell on Earth terrified him growing up. You can follow Ryan on Bluesky and Instagram. Follow Mary Beth, Terry and the Podcast on Bluesky

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01:10:08

Episode 269: For Sale By Exorcist Filmmaker Melissa...

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2025/04/21

This week we're joined by Melissa LaMartina, the filmmaker behind For Sale by Exorcist. We chat about her mockumentary, occult research and more before diving into her childhood to learn about her horror history. Then it's time to visit Unico in the Island of Magic, a wild anime children's movie about bug wizards, towers made of people and the cutest yet saddest little unicorn ever. This movie is available in a number of places to watch, so give it a go before listening!You can follow Melissa on

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00:52:14

Little Cuts 183: We Promise This is Weekly

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2025/04/04

We're back and this was recorded last week so please disregard our talk about UFF! We're chatting:Death of a UnicornPaddington 3Eve's BayouWheel of TimeSXSW! Follow Mary Beth, Terry and the Podcast on Bluesky. We’re also on Twitter (sorta) with the same usernames. We also have a Letterboxd HQ account, so follow us there, too! Support us on Patreon! If you want to support our podcast, please please take a moment to go rate us on Spotify and give us a rating and review on iTunes. It really

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01:21:38

Episode 268: Mind Body Spirit Filmmkers Alex Henes...

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2025/03/31

This week we're joined by Alex Henes and Matt Merenda, the filmmakers behind the yoga-horror found footage film Mind Body Spirit, which is available on demand and streaming on Shudder and AMC+. We chat about Sarah J. Bartholomew's fantastic performance, the script and more before diving into their childhoods and their very different reactions to horror as a kid. Then we chat about The Brave Little Toaster and how it destroyed all four of our childhoods. Anthropomorphic appliances, self-cannibalism,

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01:10:32

Episode 267: The Legendary John Harrison and The...

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2025/03/24

This week we chat with filmmaker, producer, composer, writer, author...this guy's done it all...John Harrison. From working with George Romero on everything from Creepshow and Dawn of the Dead to Tales from the Darkside to the Dune miniseries to his Netflix series Residue...he's done it all. He even directed Tales from the Darkside: The Movie, which was Andrew LaSane's Scarred for Life pick, which is one of Terry's favorite movies. We chat about his long history in cinema; about how he started

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00:42:07

Episode 266: Opus Writer/Director Mark Anthony Green...

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2025/03/17

This week we were unbelievably excited to chat with writer and director Mark Anthony Green! We talk about his feature film debut Opus, working with musical icons The-Dream and Nile Rodgers, Ayo Edebiri's star power and the eccentricities (and graciousness) of John Malkovich. Mark Anthony shares a fantastic story of John on set and so much more before we dig a bit into his horror history and find out why Michael Jackson's Thriller music video scared him as a kid. A shorter episode this week, but

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00:54:37

Little Cuts 182: A Weird Little Gay Movie on Netflix

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2025/03/14

It's a new Little Cuts, baby! This week, we're talking:The Parenting (Max)Novocaine (in theaters)Night of the Zoopacalypse (in theaters)Control Freak (Hulu)The Studio (Apple TV+)SXSW 2025 RundownFollow Mary Beth, Terry and the Podcast on Bluesky. We’re also on Twitter (sorta) with the same usernames. We also have a Letterboxd HQ account, so follow us there, too! Support us on Patreon! If you want to support our podcast, please please take a moment to go rate us on Spotify and give us a rating

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01:02:18

Episode 265: Novocaine Directors Dan Berk and Robert...

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2025/03/10

This week we're so excited to chat with Dan Berk and Robert Olsen! They are the writers/directors of Villains and Significant Other and their latest film, Novocaine is coming out Friday the 14th of March! We talk about making an action film where the character can't feel pain, inspirations and more. Then Terry HAD to talk to them briefly about one of the wild narrative shifts in Significant Other (Please go watch; it's on Paramount+). If you know Terry's love of a specific kind of horror, you might

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00:35:39

Little Cuts 181: Chaos Reigns

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2025/03/05

This was supposed to go out Friday. Whoops. We were supposed to have an episode Monday. Whoops. It's 2025, y'all and while we start out like a normal (?) Little Cuts episode, by the end of it...well, it's poop and pee and buckets. The (productive) things we discuss: Memories of Murder (4K Blu Ray) The Monkey (Theatrical) Lost Records: Bloom & Rage (Video Game) And then it's haunting commercials...because why not. Follow Mary Beth, Terry and the Podcast on Bluesky. We’re also on Twitter

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