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The Know Fear Cast
by The Know Fear Cast
A podcast devoted to dissecting the horror genre. Each episode we will go in depth to discuss and analyze the things that scare us.
Episodes
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Hagsploitation Part 4: Weapons
For our final episode on "hagsploitation," Matt and Mel discuss the 2025 film Weapons We're @knowfearcast on X and Instagram, and we have a Facebook page. Our email is [email protected]. If you love what we are doing, consider supporting us on Patreon. We also have merchandise available at…
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Hagsloitation Part 4: Serial Mom
For our fourth entry in our Hagsploitation series, Mel and Lisa discuss the John Waters film Serial Mom. We're @knowfearcast on X and Instagram, and we have a Facebook page. Our email is [email protected]. If you love what we are doing, consider supporting us on Patreon. We also have...
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Hagsploitation Part 3: Strait Jacket
For our next episode on "hagsploitation" we discuss the film Strait Jacket We're @knowfearcast on X and Instagram, and we have a Facebook page. Our email is [email protected]. If you love what we are doing, consider supporting us on Patreon. We also have merchandise available at our website...
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Hagsploitation 2: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane
For our next episode in our series on hagsploitation, Matt and Mel discuss the 1962 film What Ever Happened to Baby Jane. We're @knowfearcast on X and Instagram, and we have a Facebook page. Our email is [email protected]. If you love what we are doing, consider supporting us on Patreon. We...
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Hagsploitation Part One
Mel and Lisa begin our new series on "hagsploitation" by discussing the origin of the term, the history, and what makes it scary. We're @knowfearcast on X and Instagram, and we have a Facebook page. Our email is [email protected]. If you love what we are doing, consider supporting us on...
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Let's All Go to the Movies Part 3: The Ring
In our latest installment in our movies in horror series, we watched and discuss The Ring. We're @knowfearcast on X and Instagram, and we have a Facebook page. Our email is [email protected]. If you love what we are doing, consider supporting us on Patreon. We also have merchandise available...
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Let's All Go to the Movies Part 3: Horror Movie, A Novel
For part three in our series on movies in horror, Matt and Mel look at Paul Tremblay's Horror Movie: A Novel We're @knowfearcast on X and Instagram, and we have a Facebook page. Our email is [email protected]. If you love what we are doing, consider supporting us on Patreon. We also have...
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Let's All Go to the Movies Part 2: Silver Nitrate
For our next episode about films in horror, Mel and Lisa discuss Silvia Moreno-Garcia's Silver Nitrate We're @knowfearcast on X and Instagram, and we have a Facebook page. Our email is [email protected]. If you love what we are doing, consider supporting us on Patreon. We also have…
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Let's All Go to the Movies
We begin a new series on movies in horror. We're @knowfearcast on X and Instagram, and we have a Facebook page. Our email is [email protected]. If you love what we are doing, consider supporting us on Patreon. We also have merchandise available at our website knowfearcast.com. Or simply rate...
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Night of the Mannequins
In our latest episode, we discuss Stephen Graham Jones' novella Night of the Mannequins. We're @knowfearcast on X and Instagram, and we have a Facebook page. Our email is [email protected]. If you love what we are doing, consider supporting us on Patreon. We also have merchandise available…
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Good Boy
For this episode, we discuss the 2025 film Good Boy We're @knowfearcast on X and Instagram, and we have a Facebook page. Our email is [email protected]. If you love what we are doing, consider supporting us on Patreon. We also have merchandise available at our website knowfearcast.com. Or...
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Recommendations
We return from our winter hiatus (slightly delayed thanks to a winter storm that left several of us without power) with another recommendations episode.
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Christmas Special: Krampus
As a special holiday episode, we look at the 2015 film Krampus Also, a small correction: when Matt was giving his overview of the film he said that Adam Scott and Toni Collete's characters have one child. They actually have two. We're @knowfearcast on X and Instagram, and we have a Facebook page....
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Cozy Horror Part Four
For our fourth installment in the cozy horror series, Mel and Lisa discuss the 1998 film Practical Magic. We're @knowfearcast on X and Instagram, and we have a Facebook page. Our email is [email protected]. If you love what we are doing, consider supporting us on Patreon. We also have...
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Cozy Horror Part Three
We continue our series on cozy horror by looking at the 2014 miniseries Over the Garden Wall. We're @knowfearcast on X and Instagram, and we have a Facebook page. Our email is [email protected]. If you love what we are doing, consider supporting us on Patreon. We also have merchandise...
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Cozy Horror Part Two
For our second episode in our series on "cozy horror" we discuss Patrick Horvath's Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees. We're @knowfearcast on X and Instagram, and we have a Facebook page. Our email is [email protected]. If you love what we are doing, consider supporting us on Patreon. We…
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Cozy Horror Part One
For our first series of season ten, we dive into the subgenre of "cozy horror" and discuss what we think constitutes this category. Here is the link to the article referenced in the beginng of the episode:...
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Season Ten Retrospective and Recommendations
We start off our tenth season with a retrospective looking back on the past decade of our podcast and finish it up with some recommendations for books, movies, and comics. We're @knowfearcast on X and Instagram, and we have a Facebook page. Our email is [email protected]. If you love what we...
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Dystopia Part Three: Silo
For our last episode on dystopian horror, Matt and Mel discuss the first two episodes of the tv show Silo. We will taking a summer hiatus, but we will be back in the Fall for Season Ten! We're @knowfearcast on X and Instagram, and we have a Facebook page. Our email is [email protected]. If…
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Dystopia Part Two: The One Who Walk Away from Omelas
In our second episode on dystopias, we look at Ursula K. LeGuin's short story "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" and N.K. Jemisen's response "The Ones Who Stay and Fight." We're @knowfearcast on X and Instagram, and we have a Facebook page. Our email is [email protected]. If you love what…
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Dystopia Part One
In our latest series, we discuss dystopia fiction and what makes it qualify as horror. We're @knowfearcast on X and Instagram, and we have a Facebook page. Our email is [email protected]. If you love what we are doing, consider supporting us on Patreon. We also have merchandise available at...
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Hotel Horror: Hell House, LLC (Rerun)
We'll be taking this week off, so please enjoy this rerun episode of Hell House, LLC, originally released as part of our series on found footage. We will be back in two weeks with a brand new episode.
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Hotel Horror Part 4: The Sun Down Motel
For our next entry in "hotel horror," we discuss Simone St. James' novel The Sun Down Motel. We're @knowfearcast on X and Instagram, and we have a Facebook page. Our email is [email protected]. If you love what we are doing, consider supporting us on Patreon. We also have merchandise…
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A Conversation with Author Cynthia Pelayo
In this special epsiode, we have a conversation with Cynthia Pelayo, author of the recently released novel Vanishing Daughters. Cynthia Pelayo is the Bram Stoker Award–winning author of Forgotten Sisters, Children of Chicago, and The Shoemaker's Magician. In addition to writing genre-blending...
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Hotel Horror Part 3: The Innkeepers
For the next episode in our series on "hotel horror," we look at Ti West's 2011 film The Innkeepers. We're @knowfearcast on X and Instagram, and we have a Facebook page. Our email is [email protected]. If you love what we are doing, consider supporting us on Patreon. We also have merchandise...
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Hotel Horror Part Two: Psycho
Mel and Lisa discuss the mother of all hotel horror stories: Alfred Hitchock's Psycho. We're @knowfearcast on X and Instagram, and we have a Facebook page. Our email is [email protected]. If you love what we are doing, consider supporting us on Patreon. We also have merchandise available at...
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Hotel Horror Part One
We begin a new series on the horror of hotels and motels by discussing the history of these types of stories and what makes them so scary. We're @knowfearcast on X and Instagram, and we have a Facebook page. Our email is [email protected]. If you love what we are doing, consider supporting…
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Nosferatu
In this episode, Mel and Lisa discuss the original 1922 version of Nosferatu as well as the 1979 Werner Herzog remake. We're @knowfearcast on X and Instagram, and we have a Facebook page. Our email is [email protected]. If you love what we are doing, consider supporting us on Patreon. We…
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Gremlins (Rerun)
As we take a short hiatus for the holidays, please enjoy our season 5 episode in which we watched Gremlins
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Merry Ghostmast (Rerun)
We are taking a short hiatus for the holidays. Please enjoy this Christmas-y episode from Season 3 in which Mel and Lisa talk about several stories told around Christmas-time: "The Ash Tree" and "Lost Hearts" by M.R. James and "A Strange Christmas Game" by Charlotte Riddell.
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Thanksgiving
In honor of the American holiday, Matt and Lisa discuss Eli Roth's 2023 film Thanksgiving. We're @knowfearcast on X and Instagram, and we have a Facebook page. Our email is [email protected]. If you love what we are doing, consider supporting us on Patreon. We also have merchandise available...
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Interview with Emily C. Hughes
For this episode we interview Emily C. Hughes, author of Horror for Weenies: Everything You Need to Know About the Films You're Too Scared to Watch Emily C. Hughes, former editor of "Unbound Worlds" and TorNightfire.com, has been a name in the horror literature space for nearly a decade and…
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Frankenstein Adaptations
Following our episode on Lisa Frankenstein we decided to take a look at some other adaptations of the classic novel. We're @knowfearcast on X and Instagram, and we have a Facebook page. Our email is [email protected]. If you love what we are doing, consider supporting us on Patreon. We also...
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Lisa Frankenstein
In this episode we discuss the 2024 film Lisa Frankenstein. We're @knowfearcast on X and Instagram, and we have a Facebook page. Our email is [email protected]. If you love what we are doing, consider supporting us on Patreon. We also have merchandise available at our website…
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Welcome to Season Nine
We are back from our summer hiatus and ready to begin Season Nine! We're kicking off this season with an episode of reccommendations for things to read and watch. We're @knowfearcast on X and Instagram, and we have a Facebook page. Our email is [email protected]. If you love what we are…
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Hiatus Announcement
Just like the title says, this is just a quick announcement that we're taking a hiatus for the summer since our personal schedules mean we won't be able to keep our regular episode schedule. We'll be back for Season 9 soon!
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Fun and Games Part 2: We're All Going to the World's Fair
For our second episode in our "Fun and Games in Horror" series, Matt and Mel discuss the 2021 film We're All Going to the World's Fair. Here is the link for the Variety interview Mel mentioned in the show:...
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Fun and Games
In this first episode in our new series we're calling "Fun and Games," Matt and Lisa discuss the trope of games in horror from Saw to Jumanji. We're @knowfearcast on X and Instagram, and we have a Facebook page. Our email is [email protected]. If you love what we are doing, consider…
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Masters of Horror: Ray Bradbury Part 2
In our second episode in our Masters of Horror spotlight on Ray Bradbury, we discuss his short story "The Veldt" from The Illustrated Man. The Know Fear Cast is hosted by Matt, Mel, and Lisa. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @knowfearcast or visit us on the web at www.knowfearcast.com. You can...
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Masters of Horror: Ray Bradbury Part 1
We begin the first of a two-part "Masters of Horror" series on Ray Bradbury by discussing his works and writing. (special guest appearance by one of Matt's cats) The Know Fear Cast is hosted by Matt, Mel, and Lisa. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @knowfearcast or visit us on the web at...
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Midnight Mass Part 4: Revelation
We finish our watchthrough of Midnight Mass by discussing its finale episode: "Revelation". The Know Fear Cast is hosted by Matt, Mel, and Lisa. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @knowfearcast or visit us on the web at www.knowfearcast.com. You can contact us via email at [email protected]....
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Midnight Mass Episodes 5 and 6
We continue our watchthrough of Mike Flanagan's Midnight Mass by covering episodes 5 and 6. The Know Fear Cast is hosted by Matt, Mel, and Lisa. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @knowfearcast or visit us on the web at www.knowfearcast.com. You can contact us via email at [email protected]....
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Midnight Mass Episodes 3 and 4
We continue our watch-through of Mike Flanagan's Midnight Mass with episodes three and four. The Know Fear Cast is hosted by Matt, Mel, and Lisa. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @knowfearcast or visit us on the web at www.knowfearcast.com. You can contact us via email at…
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Midnight Mass Episodes 1 and 2
We enjoyed Fall of the House of Usher so much that we wanted to do a series on the last Mike Flannagan series that we have yet to discuss: Midnight Mass. The Know Fear Cast is hosted by Matt, Mel, and Lisa. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @knowfearcast or visit us on the web at...
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Fall of the House of Usher Part Four
We finish our watch-through of the Netflix adaptation of Fall of the House of Usher The Know Fear Cast is hosted by Matt, Mel, and Lisa. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @knowfearcast or visit us on the web at www.knowfearcast.com. You can contact us via email at [email protected]. We also...
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Fall of the House of Usher Part 3
We return from our holiday hiatus to discuss episodes 5 and 6 of Netflix's Fall of the House of Usher The Know Fear Cast is hosted by Matt, Mel, and Lisa. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @knowfearcast or visit us on the web at www.knowfearcast.com. You can contact us via email at...
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Holiday Update
Hello dear listeners, The holidays have made it tough for us to find a time that works for us to record, so we've decided to take the next couple of weeks off. We will be back in January 2024 to finish our view of Fall of the House of Usher. Happy Holidays from all of us at Know Fear Cast!
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Fall of the House of Usher Part Two
For this episode, we look at episodes three and four of the Netflix series Fall of the House of Usher The Know Fear Cast is hosted by Matt, Mel, and Lisa. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @knowfearcast or visit us on the web at www.knowfearcast.com. You can contact us via email at...
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Fall of the House of Usher Part 1
As has become a bit of a tradition, we are going to do a deep dive on Mike Flanagan's latest series. This episode, Mel and Lisa discuss the first two episodes of The Fall of the House of Usher The Know Fear Cast is hosted by Matt, Mel, and Lisa. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @knowfearcast or...
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Trapped Horror: Nature
We finish up our series on "trapped" horror by talking about being trapped in nature. The Know Fear Cast is hosted by Matt, Mel, and Lisa. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @knowfearcast or visit us on the web at www.knowfearcast.com. You can contact us via email at [email protected]. We…
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A podcast devoted to dissecting the horror genre. Each episode we will go in depth to discuss and analyze the things that scare us.
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