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A horror fiction podcast where we talk about lots of things... and sometimes horror! Join us for a weekly review of books and film where we discuss the good, the bad, and the hilariously terrible aspects of the horror genre.

Max & Cole


    • Jun 12, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 54m AVG DURATION
    • 48 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Second to Die

    48 - All Cheerleaders Die and Let's Go Play at the Adams

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2021 49:35


    Join us this week as we discuss the coolest vagina you've ever met, raising the dead through the healing power of crystals, and Cole's platonic bookstagram crush, Mother Horror.   Feel free to email questions, comments, or episode suggestions to secondtodiepod@gmail.com, and thanks for listening!

    47- The Winmill and In My Father's Basement

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2021 50:41


    Join us this week as we discuss the most boring deal with the devil ever, a moment I saw myself in a horror novel, and something Max had no idea I’d be into.   Feel free to email questions, comments, or episode suggestions to secondtodiepod@gmail.com, and thanks for listening!

    46 - Castle Freak and While You Sleep

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2021 51:12


    Join us this week as we discuss times when pretending to be a cat might be awkward, a solution to infertility that might not be best, and the most shocking wine cellar scene since Edgar Allen Poe.   Feel free to email questions, comments, or episode suggestions to secondtodiepod@gmail.com, and thanks for listening!

    45 - And Now the Screaming Starts and The Hunger

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2021 47:48


    Join us this week as we discuss unwieldy lighting, the consequences for outing someone, and two stories that somehow both involve getting choked.   Feel free to email questions, comments, or episode suggestions to secondtodiepod@gmail.com, and thanks for listening!

    44 - Frankenhooker and The Heirloom

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2021 43:43


    Join us this week as we discuss purple nipples, body transplants, and why you shouldn't sit on Satan's face... even if it's a chair.    Feel free to email questions, comments, or episode suggestions to secondtodiepod@gmail.com, and thanks for listening!

    43 - Mother's Day and The Suffering

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2021 48:28


    Join us this week as we discuss the very specific ingredients for a Hellgate ritual, why camping is always a bad idea, and questionable mother/son bonding activities that we promise you are even worse than you’re thinking.   Feel free to email questions, comments, or episode suggestions to secondtodiepod@gmail.com, and thanks for listening!

    42 - The Stepfather and The Girl from the Well

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2021 44:41


    Join as as we discuss a film featuring a hot step dad that has a completely different kind of story-line than we’re used to, unexpected ways a small child can be useful, and advice on what to do when you just need to throw the whole family out and start over.   Feel free to email questions, comments, or episode suggestions to secondtodiepod@gmail.com, and thanks for listening!

    41 - Z and Come Closer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2021 49:35


    Join us this week as we discuss yet another creepy imaginary friend, questionable choices a therapist might make, and the age old question:  am I possessed or just having a mental breakdown?   Feel free to email questions, comments, or episode suggestions to secondtodiepod@gmail.com, and thanks for listening!

    40 - The Pale Door and Deck Z

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2021 46:55


    Join us this week as we discuss gay cowboy train heists, virgin sacrifices, and exploding racquet balls.   Feel free to email questions, comments, or episode suggestions to secondtodiepod@gmail.com, and thanks for listening!

    39 - Cat People and The Deep

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2021 52:50


    Join us this week as discuss relationship red flags, book cover inaccuracies, and when you should consider a new doctor.   Feel free to email questions, comments, or episode suggestions to secondtodiepod@gmail.com, and thanks for listening!

    38 - Jennifer's Body and Wilder Girls

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2021 49:10


    Join us this week as we discuss Satanic rituals gone wrong, the secret weapon you never knew you had, and lots and lots of Sapphic yearning. Feel free to email questions, comments, or episode suggestions to secondtodiepod@gmail.com, and thanks for listening!

    37 - Happy Death Day and The Resurrectionist

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2021 40:56


    Join us this week as we discuss the endless possibilities of zero consequences, hobbies you shouldn't encourage for your child, and a perfect example of how just because you Ameri-can, doesn’t mean you Ameri-should.

    36 - Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker and LIttle Brother

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2021 52:00


    Join us this week as we discuss frogs with human genitals, positive LGBT+ portrayal, and why people who serve you milk like it’s normal can’t be trusted.   Feel free to email questions, comments, or episode suggestions to secondtodiepod@gmail.com, and thanks for listening!

    35 - The Hole in the Ground and The Little People

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2021 50:13


    Join us this week as we prepare for St. Patrick's Day by discussing a diet trend Cole will definitely pass on, the worst BnB stay ever, and a gaping hole that Max actually isn't interested in for once.   Feel free to email questions, comments, or episode suggestions to secondtodiepod@gmail.com, and thanks for listening!

    34 - Color Out of Space and The Bad Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2021 58:09


    Join us this week as we discuss a weird turn in the unicorn colors trend, extremely questionable (if predictable) medical practices, and a character description that might just be our wildest one yet!   Feel free to email questions, comments, or episode suggestions to secondtodiepod@gmail.com, and thanks for listening!    

    33 - Rökkur (Rift) and The Magic Cottage

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2021 64:27


    Join us this week as we discuss terrifying home movies, why you shouldn’t answer calls from your ex at three in the morning, and why you should be suspicious when the local cult really really likes your house.     Feel free to email questions, comments, or episode suggestions to secondtodiepod@gmail.com, and thanks for listening!

    32 - The Shed and The Spirit

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2021 51:16


    Join us this week as we discuss an alternative approach to standing up to your bullies, a metaphorical punch-card that Cole has finally completed, and just how wrong cultural appropriation can go. Feel free to email questions, comments, or episode suggestions to secondtodiepod@gmail.com, and thanks for listening!

    31 - Down and Exquisite Corpse

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2021 59:29


    Join us this week for a Valentine’s episode where we’ll discuss Max’s tips for a hostage situation, new uses for a screwdriver we bet you’ve never thought of, and what at the end of the day is really just the story of two people sharing their hobbies with each other. Feel free to email questions, comments, or episode suggestions to secondtodiepod@gmail.com, and thanks for listening!

    30 - The People Under the Stairs and Hadriana in All My Dreams

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2021 57:04


    Join us this week as we discuss the dangers of lemonade, a practical place to store your extra children, and a story so bizarre it’ll make you afraid of butterfly gardens. Feel free to email questions, comments, or episode suggestions to secondtodiepod@gmail.com, and thanks for listening!

    29 - The Loved Ones and The Blackstone Chronicles

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2021 56:41


    Join us this week as we discuss a sad song that puts T-Swift to shame, Evanescence, but make it Gregorian, and a story that'll make that Amazon package you're expecting look awfully sus. Feel free to email questions, comments, or episode suggestions to secondtodiepod@gmail.com, and thanks for listening!

    28 - The Fog and The Venue

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2021 49:53


    Join us this week as we discuss the practicalities of impromptu weapons, a full service bar that puts our reception to shame, and yet another reason not to answer the door when someone knocks. Feel free to email questions, comments, or episode suggestions to secondtodiepod@gmail.com, and thanks for listening!

    27 - The Lair of the White Worm and Daddy's Little Girl

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2021 60:58


    Join us this week as we discuss fashion tips for your next game night, surprise strap-on situations, and descriptions of female characters that will make you want to ask this week’s author, “Sir, why exactly do you hate women?” Feel free to email questions, comments, or episode suggestions to secondtodiepod@gmail.com, and thanks for listening!

    26 - The Green Inferno and The Summer I Died

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2021 56:31


    Join us this week as we discuss poorly timed stoner humor, even worse tattoo choices, and I beg your pardon, I do what and you call me Mary? Feel free to email questions, comments, or episode suggestions to secondtodiepod@gmail.com, and thanks for listening!

    25 - LLamageddon and The Graveyard Apartment

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2021 52:37


    Join us this week as we discuss what happens when barnyard animals attack, weasels that will cut a bitch, and just how Max feels about spitters. Feel free to email questions, comments, or episode suggestions to secondtodiepod@gmail.com, and thanks for listening!

    24 - New Year's Evil and Spiders

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2020 52:47


    Join us this week as we discuss misogyny in the 80s, ridiculously buff daddies in their sixties, and a church service from hell. Feel free to email questions, comments, or episode suggestions to secondtodiepod@gmail.com, and thanks for listening!

    23 - Black Christmas and The Sibling

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2020 57:34


    Join us this week as we discuss why colored lights are the only requirement for a horror movie to be a "Christmas" horror movie, what Cole's new funeral goals are, and the last minute shopping guide you never knew you needed! Feel free to email questions, comments, or episode suggestions to secondtodiepod@gmail.com, and thanks for listening!

    22 - Silent Night, Deadly Night and Basketful of Heads

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2020 48:49


    Join us this week as we discuss new and interesting ways to hang your Christmas lights, a revisit to Derry County Maine, and how not to process your childhood trauma. Feel free to email questions, comments, or episode suggestions to secondtodiepod@gmail.com, and thanks for listening!

    21 - Rebirth and Horrorstör

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2020 50:59


    Join us this week as we spill the tea about zombie dicks, vanilla-scented seances, and a beehive that has nothing to do with Beyonce but will definitely still get you in formation. Feel free to email questions, comments, or episode suggestions to secondtodiepod@gmail.com, and thanks for listening!

    20 - Poltergeist and The Turn of the Screw

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2020 54:24


    Join us this week as we discuss a cursed film with some real skeletons in it's closet, the wrong place to build a subdivision, and why you should always run a background check on your babysitters. And for Cole's referenced Turn of the Screw book covers, click here! Feel free to email questions, comments, or episode suggestions to secondtodiepod@gmail.com, and thanks for listening!

    19 - Pilgrim and When Darkness Loves Us

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2020 58:04


    Join us this week as we discuss what happens when re-enactments get weird, dick so good it can heal trauma, and the breastfeeding habits of mole people. Feel free to email questions, comments, or episode suggestions to secondtodiepod@gmail.com, and thanks for listening!

    18 - Puppet Master and Infidel

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2020 55:24


    Join us this week we talk about Anne Frank jokes that make even us uncomfortable, racism monsters as metaphor, and why shower sex isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Feel free to email questions, comments, or episode suggestions to secondtodiepod@gmail.com, and thanks for listening!

    17 - Phantasm and Mexican Gothic

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2020 52:08


    Join us this week as we discuss balls flying at your face, some funghi's who are definitely not a good time, and...I’m just gonna level with you here...more incest.  Feel free to email questions, comments, or episode suggestions to secondtodiepod@gmail.com, and thanks for listening!

    16 - The Crow and Penpal

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2020 63:36


    Join us this week as we discuss two villains that keep it in the family, how a look-a-like will do if you strike out with your crush, and why a polaroid shutter is the scariest thing you'll hear all weekend.  Feel free to email questions, comments, or episode suggestions to secondtodiepod@gmail.com, and thanks for listening!

    15 - Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers and Evil Dreams

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2020 63:38


    Join us this week as we discuss buried treasure, turning any season into fall through the power of arts and crafts, and... Hitler sperm. Feel free to email questions, comments, or episode suggestions to secondtodiepod@gmail.com, and thanks for listening!

    14 - 31 and Anna Dressed in Blood

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2020 59:21


    Join us this week as we discuss the worst head of your life, necrophilia out of nowhere, and exactly what toxic masculinity does to Cole. Feel free to email questions, comments, or episode suggestions to secondtodiepod@gmail.com, and thanks for listening!

    13 - Halloween III: Season of the Witch and The Last Final Girl

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2020 59:16


    Join us this week as we ponder the placement of horse brains, wonder what robots and Stonehenge have in common, and share a life hack involving a bikini top! Feel free to email questions, comments, or episode suggestions to secondtodiepod@gmail.com, and thanks for listening!

    12 - The Houses October Built and The Nest

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2020 63:09


    Join us this week as we answer the big questions, like what is zombie paintballing, does this author not have spacial reasoning skills, and is this pile of leaves flirting with me or is it just the PCP? Feel free to email questions, comments, or episode suggestions to secondtodiepod@gmail.com, and thanks for listening! 

    11 - Pumpkinhead and The Good House

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2020 54:46


    Join us this week as we bring you the sour taste of missed opportunities, the bitter burn of unnecessary sequels, and the sweet sweet flavor of non-culturally appropriative representation. And if you want to check out the poem that inspired Pumpkinhead, click here. Feel free to email questions, comments, or episode suggestions to secondtodiepod@gmail.com, and thanks for listening!

    10 - Don't Hang Up and Imaginary Friend

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2020 56:17


    Join us this week as we discuss homoerotic alternate story lines, how deer can be terrifying, and why sex ed is important. Feel free to email questions, comments, or episode suggestions to secondtodiepod@gmail.com, and thanks for listening!

    9 - Killer Workout and Malorie

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2020 51:28


    Join us this week as we discuss how working out really can kill you, whether heels and leg warmers go together, and why, when in doubt, just assume you shouldn't touch anybody! Feel free to email questions, comments, or episode suggestions to secondtodiepod@gmail.com, and thanks for listening!

    8 - Audition and Ring

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2020 66:09


    Join us this week as we venture into Japanese horror to discuss why you shouldn't record over other people's shit, the wrong way to shop for a wife, and Cole's unnerving excitement over bone saws! Feel free to email questions, comments, or episode suggestions to secondtodiepod@gmail.com, and thanks for listening!

    7 - Society and Daughters Unto Devils

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2020 50:34


    Join us this week as we discuss how a free house covered in blood is still a house covered in blood, why being rich is sometimes a literal pain in the ass, and what Satan was up to in the okey smokey days. Feel free to email questions, comments, or episode suggestions to secondtodiepod@gmail.com, and thanks for listening!

    6 - The Slumber Party Massacre and Old Farmer's Road

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2020 65:05


    Join us this week as we discuss what happens when a crazy cat lady writes a horror movie, why getting drilled is not always a fun time, and how eating these rocks will change your life! Feel free to email questions, comments, or episode suggestions to secondtodiepod@gmail.com, and thanks for listening!

    5 - Yummy and The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2020 61:07


    Join us as we discuss why you should mind your own business if you stumble across a naked girl, the best way to put out a penis fire, and whether or not raw raccoon is an appropriate choice for a busy weeknight dinner. Feel free to email questions, comments, or episode suggestions to secondtodiepod@gmail.com, and thanks for listening!

    4 - Night of the Demons, The Small Hand, and Dolly

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2020 49:28


    Join us this week as we discuss the practicalities of nipple storage, the perils of trespassing, and why you can't just bury your problems. Feel free to email questions, comments, or episode suggestions to secondtodiepod@gmail.com, and thanks for listening!

    3 - The Monkey's Paw and My Best Friend's Exorcism

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2020 59:28


    Join us as we discuss the wrong way to help a friend get back with his ex, demonic dieting tips that really work, and why you should never go skinny dipping on LSD! Feel free to email questions, comments, or episode suggestions to secondtodiepod@gmail.com, and thanks for listening!

    2 - Tamara and Hex

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2020 52:10


    This week we discuss why you shouldn't kill your classmates or give a witch a peacock while we review a movie so bad you'll want to close your eyes and a book so good you'll be scared to open them again! Feel free to email questions, comments, or episode suggestions to secondtodiepod@gmail.com, and thanks for listening!

    1 - Pet Sematary and Cursed be the Child

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2020 58:01


    Join us for our inaugural episode as we discuss Stephen King's "most disturbing" tale, contemplate who would put acrylic nails on a baby, and wonder why anyone thought Cursed be the Child's story line was at all acceptable. (please forgive the slight audio issues as we began our podcast journey, Cole is incapable of sitting still while talking and it took us a couple episodes to adjust our setup) Feel free to email questions, comments, or episode suggestions to secondtodiepod@gmail.com, and thanks for listening!

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