Scared Yet: The Podcast

Episode 06 – Horror, Depression, Reentry

Mon, 12 Dec 2016 00:17:14 +0000

Kris and Abby return to talk about what happens when the world contains enough horror that it’s difficult to have fun with horror.

Episode 05 – Jump, Gore, Psych

Thu, 06 Oct 2016 17:24:45 +0000

Abby and Kris discuss what a story needs to be properly termed “horror,” and where horror exists in many settings, including race, gender, and unquestioned social systems.

Your homework! Watch the trailer for Jordan Peele’s Get Out and consider where horror, comedy, and criticism of status quo intersect.

Episode 04 – Creature, Limb, Tentacle

Mon, 19 Sep 2016 20:47:44 +0000

Abby and Kris talk about creature design, and creating iconic antagonists.

Referenced in this episode:

Episode 03 – PAX West 2016

Thu, 08 Sep 2016 22:55:25 +0000

From PAX West, Kris hosts the Scared Yet panel with three guests: Paul Verhoeven, Alanah Pearce and Anna Megill.

Episode 02 – Gore, Restraint, Quanta

Wed, 27 Jul 2016 23:49:19 +0000

Hello. Abby and Kris discuss restraint and subtlety in good horror movies and stories, the effectiveness of blood and gore, and the calculus of nightmares.

Stories mentioned:

“Dead Milk” by Elias_Witherow. /r/nosleep.
“The Grinding” by Alex Beyman. Inkitt.com.
“The Whistler.” Narrated here, and the video that inspired it.
“Killer” by Sean Ganus. Pseudopod 497.
Blair Witch (2016) theatrical trailer.

Episode 1 – Influences, Holders, Faces

Fri, 22 Jul 2016 06:48:23 +0000

Hello. Abby and Kris talk about the origins of their interests in horror, common pitfalls in online horror fiction, and craft the next creepypasta cult classic: the Face Man.

Stories mentioned:

“Midnight Game.” Creepypasta Wiki.
“The Whistlers” by Amity Argot. The NoSleep Podcast, S5E25.
“Nothing is Truly Yours” by Sam J. Miller. Pseudopod 496.

Coming Soon

Mon, 18 Jul 2016 02:27:43 +0000

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