Ep. 123 – Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Welcome back to the podcast scaredy cats! Today we head to the theatre to watch André Øvredal and Guillermo del Toro’s book adaptation: SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK. But first we talk a bit about Øvredal, the original books, and BLOOD QUANTUM and TIFF’s Midnight Madness. Dave gives a crustacean update, and then we chat about new HALLOWEEN sequels, an upcoming James Wan horror original, and Adam Wingard’s EVENT HORIZON series. Then we get into it and talk all about disturbing horror for teens, Harold, jump scares, overuse of cgi, the Me-Tie-Dough-Ty-Walker, writing for kids, laughing in the theatre, disturbing hugs, dismembered bodies, Javier Botet, spiders on faces, shadow effects, and IT: CHAPTER 2. All that and more on this scary episode to listen to in the dark: the TEXCHRIS DAVESAW MASSACRE! Continue reading →