How I Met Your Monster
By Zach Wincik, Danny Salemme, Casey Brewer
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How I Met Your Monster is the horror-comedy podcast that explores the introductions of your favorite movie monsters! Join Zach, Danny, and Casey as they break down how iconic monsters — from Freddy and Jason to Leatherface and Chucky — made their terrifying first impressions on screen. In each episode, we dive into the art of the perfect horror debut that turned these horror movie monsters into cinematic legends.
Whether you’re a hardcore horror buff or just here for the fun, How I Met Your Monster delivers a perfect mix of spooky nostalgia and comedic commentary on the monsters you know and love.
Subscribe now and never miss an episode. Now, let’s go meet some monsters!
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Flesh-eating Zombies in Peter Jackson's DEAD ALIVE (aka BRAINDEAD)
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Jul 20, 2026 |
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Count Orlok in Robert Eggers' NOSFERATU (w/ Chris Cooney)
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Jul 06, 2026 |
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Zombie Julie in Brian Yuzna's RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD 3 (w/ The Nightmare Trials)
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Jun 22, 2026 |
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Captain Peytraud in Wes Craven's THE SERPENT AND THE RAINBOW
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Jun 08, 2026 |
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TV TERRORS - Boy Meets World "AND THEN THERE WAS SHAWN" (Patreon Preview)
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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Chucky in Tom Holland's CHILD'S PLAY (w/ Don Campbell)
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May 25, 2026 |
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Mama Cecile and Papa Justify in Iain Softley's THE SKELETON KEY
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May 11, 2026 |
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The Hollywood Machine in David Lynch's MULHOLLAND DRIVE
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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The Baby in David Lynch's ERASERHEAD
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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Andrew Laeddis in Martin Scorsese's SHUTTER ISLAND
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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Evil Monks in Jean-Jacques Annaud's THE NAME OF THE ROSE
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN Commentary (PATREON Preview)
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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John Doe in David Fincher's SE7EN
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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The Gemini Killer in William Peter Blatty's THE EXORCIST III
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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SCREAM Commentary / SCREAM 7 Predictions (w/ Laron Chapman)
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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A Fascist and The Pale Man in Guillermo del Toro's PAN'S LABYRINTH
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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Wheelers, Princess Mombi, and The Nome King in Walter Murch's RETURN TO OZ
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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Werewolves in Neil Jordan's THE COMPANY OF WOLVES
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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Art the Clown in Damien Leone's TERRIFIER 3 (Christmas Special)
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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Freddy Krueger in Chuck Russell's A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: DREAM WARRIORS
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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Commentary - THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (Patreon Preview)
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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Dracula, Wolf Man, Frankenstein, Gill Man, and The Mummy in Fred Dekker's THE MONSTER SQUAD
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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The Grim Reaper in Peter Jackson's THE FRIGHTENERS
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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The How I Met Your Monster 2025 Halloween Monster Ranking
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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Demonic Forces in Lucio Fulci's THE BEYOND (w/ Eric Miller)
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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A Soulless Serial Killer in Kim Jee-woon's I SAW THE DEVIL
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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BONUS - The Nightmare Trials
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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A Slimy, Seductive Sex Squid in Andrzej Żuławski’s POSSESSION
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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Death Spiral in Junji Ito's UZUMAKI
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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The Collector in Ernest Dickerson's TALES FROM THE CRYPT: DEMON NIGHT (w/ Michael Varrati)
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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Deacon Frost in Stephen Norrington's BLADE
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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Jason Voorhees in Joseph Zito's FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE FINAL CHAPTER
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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Carnivorous Plants in Carter Smith's THE RUINS
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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Vampires in Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino's FROM DUSK TILL DAWN (w/ Guilford Adams)
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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Dr. Caligari in Robert Wiene’s THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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Dr. Moreau in John Frankenheimer's THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU
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May 26, 2025 |
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Howard Howe in Kevin Smith's TUSK (w/ Don Campbell)
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May 12, 2025 |
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Dinosaurs in Steven Spielberg's JURASSIC PARK (w/ Sarah Clingenpeel)
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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Xenomorphs in James Cameron's ALIENS
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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Krites in Mick Garris' CRITTERS 2: THE MAIN COURSE
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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Death in James Wong's FINAL DESTINATION (w/ Candi Carpenter)
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Lubdan the Leprechaun in Mark Jones' LEPRECHAUN
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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A Flesh-Eating Virus in Eli Roth's CABIN FEVER
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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The T-800 in James Cameron's THE TERMINATOR
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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Confederate Vampires in ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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The Crypt: THE THING Re-Release (Patreon Preview)
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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Big Daddy Mars in John Carpenter's GHOSTS OF MARS
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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A Nightmare on Elm Street Audio Commentary (Patreon Preview)
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Jan 01, 2025 |
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Terrifier 2 Audio Commentary (Patreon Preview)
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Jan 01, 2025 |
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The Devil and Y2K in Arnold Schwarzenegger's "END OF DAYS" - Season's Creepings Pt 3
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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Celebrating the Holidays with a Vampire Bug in Guillermo del Toro's "CRONOS" - Season's Creepings Pt 2
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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Carving Up Eli Roth's "THANKSGIVING" (w/ Brooke Surgener) - Season's Creepings Pt 1
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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Enjoying a Nature Walk Through a Masked Killer's POV in Chris Nash's "IN A VIOLENT NATURE" - Masked Up Pt 3
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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BONUS - The How I Met Your Monster 2024 Halloween Monster Ranking
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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Quietly Roasting a Home Invader in Mike Flanagan's "HUSH" - Masked Up Pt 2
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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A Tragic Antihero in Brian De Palma's "PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE" - Masked Up Pt 1
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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The Creature Formally Known as Larry Talbot in "THE WOLF MAN" - Dog Days of Summer Pt 3
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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A Disrespectful Tourist Turned Werewolf in "AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON" - Dog Days of Summer Pt 2
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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Stephen King’s “SILVER BULLET” - Dog Days of Summer Pt 1
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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A Telepathic Bug Detective Meets a Serial Killer in Dario Argento's "PHENOMENA" - Bugging Out Pt 3
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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Genetically Enhanced Giant Cockroaches in Guillermo del Toro's "MIMIC" - Bugging Out Pt 2
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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Killer Sharks with Huge Brains in "Deep Blue Sea"
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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Blood-Sucking Ticks in "TICKS" - Bugging Out Pt 1
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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The Creative Process and the Manifestation of Fear in "Gothic" - Writer's Shock Pt 3
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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A Haunted Hotel Room in Stephen King's "1408" - Writer's Shock Pt 2
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May 27, 2024 |
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Mola Ram and the Thuggee Cult in "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom"
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May 20, 2024 |
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Sutter Cane in John Carpenter's "In the Mouth of Madness" - Writer's Shock Pt 1
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May 13, 2024 |
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The Sanderson Sisters in "Hocus Pocus" - Halfway To Halloween Pt 3
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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Art the Clown In Damien Leone's "Terrifier" - Halfway To Halloween Pt 2
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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Dying Young and Looking Good Doing It in "Flatliners" - Halfway To Halloween Pt 1
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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Possession Parties, Viral Video, and A24's "Talk To Me" - Under the Influence Pt 3
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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Getting Wicked Dark with "The Dark and the Wicked" - Under the Influence Pt 2
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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Raising Hell at Hull House in "Night of the Demons" - Under the Influence Pt 1
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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Voyeurism, Fear, and a Shameful Society in "Peeping Tom" - Silver Screen Slashers Pt 3
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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I Simply Am Not There: Inside the Psyche of "American Psycho" - Silver Screen Slashers Pt 2
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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Controversy, Corpses, and "The House That Jack Built" - Silver Screen Slashers Pt 1
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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Santa Claus, Candy Canes, and Other "Rare Exports" - Holiday Horror Double Feature Pt 2
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Dec 25, 2023 |
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Consumerism and the (Turbo) Man in "Jingle All the Way" - Holiday Horror Double Feature Pt 1
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Dec 25, 2023 |
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Doctor Who, Phallic Symbolism, and "The Lair of the White Worm" - Folk Around and Find Out Pt 3
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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Breaking the Cycle of Toxic Masculinity in "MEN" - Folk Around and Find Out Pt 2
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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"The Wicker Man" and the Mystery of the Hare-Raising Apples - Folk Around and Find Out Pt 1
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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It's the Great Monster Rank, Charlie Brown - 2023 Halloween Special
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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Dr. Lecter and the Buffalo in "The Silence of the Lambs" - Hunger Pains Pt 3
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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The Musician and the "Ice Cream Man" - Hunger Pains Pt 2 (w/ Brooke Surgener)
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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Enough Is Never Enough of "The Stuff" - Hunger Pains Pt 1
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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Interpreting the Horrors Within "The Innocents" - Occupational Hazards Pt 3
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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The First "Last Shift" - Occupational Hazards Pt 2
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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Entering "The House of the Devil" - Occupational Hazards Pt 1
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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Car Trouble Pt 3 - Dashcam
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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Car Trouble Pt 2 - Joy Ride (2001)
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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Car Trouble Pt 1 - Maximum Overdrive
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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Your Biggest Fear Pt 3 - Devil
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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Your Biggest Fear Pt 2 - Backcountry
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May 29, 2023 |
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Your Biggest Fear Pt 1 - Arachnophobia
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May 15, 2023 |
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Your Biggest Fear
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May 10, 2023 |
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Goofball Sequels Pt 3 - House II: The Second Story
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May 01, 2023 |
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Goofball Sequels Pt 2 - Army of Darkness
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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Goofball Sequels Pt 1 - Basket Case 3
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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Red State (w/ Ben Davis)
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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BONUS: Scream VI (w/ Nina Lawrence)
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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Wolf Creek (w/ Shawn Parikh)
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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The Psycho and The Welder (w/ David Liz & Javier Palacios)
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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Stir of Echoes
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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The Shining
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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Crimson Peak
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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Anna and the Apocalypse
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Dec 26, 2022 |
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Society (RECAP) + Scream VI Trailer
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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Smile
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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The Black Phone
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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Halloween
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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Battle of the Cenobites
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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Thirteen Ghosts
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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Sleepy Hollow
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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Urban Legend
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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X
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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Prey
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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Cujo
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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Jason Takes Manhattan (w/ The Barber Bros.)
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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I Know What You Did Last Summer
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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The Final Girls
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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Sleepaway Camp
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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Tremors
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May 30, 2022 |
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Fresh
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May 23, 2022 |
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Angel Heart
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May 16, 2022 |
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Funny Games
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May 09, 2022 |
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Misery
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May 02, 2022 |
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Slither (Video Episode)
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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How I Met Your Monster Trailer
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Dec 03, 2021 |