Selling The Scream

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Self proclaimed "Horror-ologist" (Josh) attempts to sell a complete neophyte (Jed) on some of his favorite horror films.

Jeremy Donaldson


    • Jan 10, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 28m AVG DURATION
    • 83 EPISODES


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    #79 Ba-Ba-Ba, Ba-Ba-Ba-Dook- BaBaDook

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2024 97:13


    Superfan Jen Fett is back to help us dissect this one and let us see what's underneath.

    #76 Hey Man, Nice Shot - Saloum

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2023 77:39


    If you ever wondered what it would look like if one of your favorite action/horror flicks from the 90's was made in Africa, then this ones for you!

    africa heyman hey man nice shot
    #77 We don't know what death is! - Halloween 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2023 85:19


    I thought I did, but it turns out I was mistaken.

    #76 Stupendous - Friday the 13th 2009

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2023 95:30


    We're baaaaaaaaaack

    Revisiting the Scream - Captain Kronos

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2023 83:14


    Listen, our release schedule is hit and miss at best. We will have a new episode up for you eventually but for now just enjoy this oldie that needs more love!

    scream revisiting captain kronos
    #75 The Running (not)Dead - 28 Days Later

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2023 99:00


    No zombies were harmed in the making of this podcast.

    #74 Making "fetch" happen - Jennifer's Body

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2023 101:03


    What if "Mean Girls" but they ate people?

    #73 Look! Up in the sky! It's - Q The Winged Serpent

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2023 88:18


    Stop motion giant monster movie set in the Beastie Boys "Sabotage" music video cinematic universe.

    look up q the winged serpent beastie boys sabotage
    #72 Before Umbrella Corp. - Spring (2014)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2023 88:58


    Starting off our fourth!?! season with a real interesting one. Spring is just around the corner and our hearts are turning to thoughts of genetic legacy and what, if anything, matters in the face of an uncaring universe. We also get right into the real real questions like "is this Horror?"

    #71. How many Draculas? - Bram Stokers Dracula

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2023 96:21


    Joined once again by the lovely Jen Fett, we take on Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula's movie

    #70 Strip Monopoly - Friday the 13th part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2023 104:51


    Josh goat a new computer so bear with us as we dial in the audio settings. It's not bad, but it is different.

    #69 Nice! - Demons

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2022 77:31


    All episodes are special, but this is maybe the MOST special. Let the spirit of the season fill you as we watch a movie in a movie with "Demons"

    #68 Be my baby! - Barbarian (2022)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2022 82:03


    we get real current with this one as we watch a movie from the year we are currently in with Barbarian. Also Jed picked this one so please be gentle.

    #67 Man too big! - It Follows

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2022 99:16


    It's a threesome this week as we are joined by podcast superstar Jen Fett to discuss the spooky teen sex romp "It Follows"

    #66 Caveat Emptor - Pumpkinhead

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2022 75:50


    An episode so nice we did it twice...er once...definitely only once.

    #65 SAY SOMETHING! - Halloween 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2022 112:45


    Halloween on Halloween?! it's just crazy enough to work.

    #64 Whatcha gonna do when the Me-Maniac runs wild on you? - Perfect Blue

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2022 90:25


    Coming to you live from Mima's room we watch our first anime to find out if cartoons can be scary.

    #63 Cropsy Dusting - The Burning

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2022 86:01


    Digging into what makes Tom Savini such a big deal in horror we check out this proto Friday the 13th and see what a REAL summer camp looks like!

    #62 METEOR DEPARTMENT - Creepshow

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2022 103:02


    We dip our toes back in the world of the anthology this week with 1982's "Creepshow". George Romero directs and Stephen King writes so it has to be good right? ...Right?

    #61 More like predat...oh... - Prey

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2022 84:05


    We're keeping things current this week unless you're listening in the future in which case, Dig this horror classic we have for you today!

    #60 You Have your whole lives behind you - Hellbound: Hellraiser 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2022 100:06


    We're going back to check in with Pinhead and the gang to see if they've learned a thing or two about bargaining with young ladies.

    pinhead hellbound hellraiser
    #59 Jesus wept - Hellraiser

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2022 84:25


    Visiting the mind of Clive Barker for the second time this episode. Is it scary? Sexy? Both-y? Come and see. we have such sights to show you.

    #58 Step right up and get your ticket! - We're All Going To the Worlds Fair

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2022 71:16


    The old bait and switch, but will it throw Jed off the sale?

    #57 It's like "Jaws" but smaller - Piranha

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2022 90:44


    Lots of little bites or one biggun? what say ye audience?

    #56 Insert Humorous Title Here - Get Out

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2022 102:50


    We are joined by friend of the pod Jen Fett for this one. Listen as we fumble our way through this racially charged movie in a way that only 40 something year old white people can.

    #55 HAPPY HOLIDAYS! - Friday the 13th Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2022 96:57


    It's that time of year again folks, so gather round the campfire and listen as we dissect this entry in everyone's favorite holiday franchise!

    #54 Baby baby baby oh - Impetigore (2019)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2022 81:22


    Our first Indonesian film. Is it going to win Jed over or will Josh have to resort to black magic to get him on board the Folk horror hype-train?

    #53 The lost episode - The Blood on Satan's Claw

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2022 83:06


    This episode was a real struggle to get out so you better appreciate it! Kidding....maybe

    #52 The Right Hand of Hate - Night of the Hunter

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2022 103:59


    Joined once again by our most frequent guest Jason Duff we try to nail down just how this is a horror film.

    #51 H.R. Giger is for the children - Alien (1979)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2022 80:41


    Looking at another classic of the genre this week.

    #50 Henry and Fritz's Bogus Journey - Frankenstein

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2022 71:17


    The oldest movie we've covered by far, we dig up Frankenstein to see what makes it tick.

    #49 Big. Meaty. Ghosts. - Poltergeist 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2022 79:39


    It's our two year anniversary here at Selling the Scream and we are going right back to the Poltergeist well with the sequel to last years anniversary movie pick. Hey if it ain't broke...

    #48 Drop Dead Gabriel - Malignant (2021)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2022 95:30


    Our first dose of director James Wan and it. Is. A. Doozy. Join us as we watch this big dumb movie and find out if Jed is buying what Josh is selling this week.

    #47 Dog will hunt! - Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2022 81:39


    Join us as we discuss the sequel to our very first movie! Will our high praise for the original carry over to the follow up? I dunno!

    #46 Smash cut to Grandpa's dick - Day of the Beast (1995)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2021 80:38


    This movie is nonstop screwball comedy. A real laugh a minute type affair... or is it?

    beast grandpa smash cut
    #45 There's Something About Charlie - Hereditary (2018)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2021 92:35


    Where to start with this one? Probably the most surprising movie I've watched in quite some time. If you haven't seen it maybe check it out first before listening.

    #44 Some real Resident Evil shit - [REC.]

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2021 92:24


    We are joined by a special guest this week to talk about one of her favorite horror films.

    #43 Stabbing babysitters is my bag baby!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2021 83:01


    Coming too you a little early because you know we couldn't let today go by without remark. that's right October 31st, Halloween, and what better way to celebrate than with our favorite international man of mystery Michael Myers.

    Ep 42 Shining 2: Electric Boogaloo - Doctor Sleep

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2021 84:18


    After a short break we return with a direct follow up to our previous episode. A first for this podcast.

    Ep #41 Dick Hallorann can decorate my house - The Shining

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2021 88:28


    We are sticking to a theme this week friends. It's ...ugh..."Steph-tember...and we are once again watching the adaptation of a novel by Stephen King. This time The Shining is on the menu and boy, is there a lot to chew on.

    #40 Dirty pillows - Carrie (1976)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2021 94:05


    This week we tackle a pair of firsts as we dive into the mind of Stephen King and the vison of Brian De Palma with 1976's Carrie.

    #39 Oh these zany kids! - Happy Birthday to Me (1981)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2021 88:17


    Happy Birthday horror fans! That's right this week on StS we have a very special birthday edition for you! Our resident horror nerd Josh is getting another year older, and another year wiser. Will it help him make the sale? Listen and learn friends.

    #38 I'm on a Boat! - Jason Takes Manhattan

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2021 120:30


    The high holiday is upon us once again, so settle in for a long one. Josh has a lot to say about this movie and it turns out so do I.

    Ep#37 Eye Trauma: The Movie! - The Beyond (1981)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2021 94:05


    Think Phantasm meets We Are Still Here directed by Heironymous Bosch and voiced by the cast of an 80's anime dub.

    Ep#36 - Choo Choo of the dead - Train to Busan (2016)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2021 98:34


    Josh has another Asian horror flick for us this week. Will his dastardly plan to bring a little culture into Jed's life succeed, or will our hero derail this attempt as he has so many others?

    Ep#35 He's from Brooklyn - Angel Heart ('87)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2021 90:24


    We play another round of "is this horror" in this supernatural thriller featuring two heavy hitters in their prime. Bobby De Niro and Young Mickey Rourke try to out method one another scene after scene. Does it work? Listen and find out!

    angel heart bobby de niro
    Ep #34 One thing leads to another - The House of the Devil (2009)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2021 85:45


    This love letter to 80's horror films is a slow burn that combines the satanic panic with rad music to create a remarkably faithful recreation of movies from that time.

    Ep #33 - A movie for smart people, like us! - The Invitation (2015)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2021 86:14


    This episode sponsored by Mike Myers.

    Ep#32 See you later alligator - Hello Mary Lou!: Prom Night 2 (1987)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021 93:12


    No animals were harmed during the recording of this podcast

    Ep#31 Mafia shark hitmen... - Cruel Jaws (1995)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2021 84:58


    This movie has everything: Bootleg Seaworld, bootleg Hulk Hogan, bootleg Jaws. Man "bootleg" looks like a made up word when you write it that many times....

    Ep#30 - That escalated quickly! - Host (2020)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2021 76:23


    We tackle our shortest movie to date in 2020's Host. We just barely get to meet all of our characters before beginning a sprint to the finish line. Don't let the runtime fool you though, this little beauty comes packed with 123% of your daily recommended allowance of jump scares so consume responsibly.

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