Tell Us What's in The Box

Settle in with your circus, cons, and cotton candy and and listen as we unbox the 2021 movie Nightmare Alley. The movies is directed by Guillermo del Tor and stars Bradley Cooper, Rooney Mara, Cate Blanchett, and Toni Collette From YouTube: In 1940s New York, down-on-his-luck Stanton Carlisle endears himself to a clairvoyant and her mentalist husband at a traveling carnival. Using newly acquired knowledge, Carlisle crafts a golden ticket to success by swindling the elite and wealthy. Hoping for a big score, he soon hatches a scheme to con a dangerous tycoon with help from a mysterious psychologist who might be his most formidable opponent yet. Theme: Funny Villain by Peter McIsaac Music from Premium Beat Art: Rob Hebert (@nerdypapergames)

Settle in with your twins, identity, Italians and and listen as we unbox the 2022 video game Martha Is Dead.  From Steam: Martha Is Dead is a dark first-person psychological thriller, set in 1944 Italy, that blurs the lines between reality, superstition and the tragedy of war. Theme: Funny Villain by Peter McIsaac Music from Premium Beat Art: Rob Hebert (@nerdypapergames)

Settle in with your nazis, sharks, and random nudity and listen as we unbox the 2021 movie Sky Sharks.  From IMDb: Deep in the ice of the antarctic, a team of geologists uncover an old nazi.  Theme: Funny Villain by Peter McIsaac Music from Premium Beat Art: Rob Hebert (@nerdypapergames)

Settle in with your block parties, passive-aggressive behavior, and sinkholes and listen as we unbox Good Neighbors the 2021 novel by Sarah Langan. From Goodreads: Celeste Ng's enthralling dissection of suburbia meets Shirley Jackson's creeping dread in this propulsive literary noir, when a sudden tragedy exposes the depths of deception and damage in a Long Island suburb—pitting neighbor against neighbor and putting one family in terrible danger. Theme: Funny Villain by Peter McIsaac Music from Premium Beat Art: Rob Hebert (@nerdypapergames)

Settle in with your cell phone, strained parental relationships, and childhood trauma and listen as we unbox The Call the 2020 movie directed by Chung-Hyun Lee.   from Wikipedia: Connected by phone in the same home but 20 years apart, a serial killer puts another woman's past -- and life -- on the line to change her own fate. Theme: Funny Villain by Peter McIsaac Music from Premium Beat Art: Rob Hebert (@nerdypapergames)

Settle in with your affairs, handcuffs, and blood and listen as we unbox Till Death the 2021 movie directed by S.K. Dale and starring Megan Fox. From IMDB: A woman is left handcuffed to her dead husband as part of a sick revenge plot. Theme: Funny Villain by Peter McIsaac Music from Premium Beat Art: Rob Hebert (@nerdypapergames)

Settle in with your mirrors, bees, and hooks and listen as we unbox Candyman 1992 and 2021 directed by Nia DaCosta.  from Wikipedia: 1992 - The Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster's myth. 2021 - For decades, the housing projects of Chicago's Cabrini-Green were terrorized by a ghost story about a supernatural, hook-handed killer. In the present day, an artist begins to explore the macabre history of Candyman, not knowing it would unravel his sanity and unleash a terrifying wave of violence that puts him on a collision course with destiny. Find this movie on VUDU and other streaming services.    Theme: Funny Villain by Peter McIsaac Music from Premium Beat Art: Rob Hebert (@nerdypapergames)

Settle in with your curses, complicated exes, and slashers and listen as we unbox the 2021 movie trilogy Fear Street. Directed by Leigh Janiak.   from Wikipedia: Fear Street Part One: 1994 After a series of brutal slayings, a group of teenagers take on an evil force that's plagued their notorious town for centuries. Fear Street Part Two: 1978 In the cursed town of Shadyside, a killer's murder spree terrorizes Camp Nightwing and turns a summer of fun into a gruesome fight for survival. Fear Street Part Three: 1666 Thrust back to 1666, Deena learns the truth about Sarah Fier. Back in 1994, the friends fight for their lives — and Shadyside's future. Find these movie on Netflix. Theme: Funny Villain by Peter McIsaac Music from Premium Beat Art: Rob Hebert (@nerdypapergames)

Settle in with your hats, glitches, and transmissions and listen as we unbox Little Nightmares 2 the 2021 video game by Tarsier Studios. from the Bandai website: Little Nightmares II is a suspense-adventure game in which you play as Mono, a young boy trapped in a world that has been distorted by the humming transmission of a distant tower. With Six, the girl in a yellow raincoat, as his guide, Mono sets out to discover the dark secrets of The Signal Tower and save Six from her terrible fate. But their journey will not be straightforward as Mono and Six will face a gallery of new threats from the terrible residents of this world. Will you dare to face this collection of new, little nightmares? Find this video game on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Series S, Microsoft Windows, and Google Stadia. Theme: Funny Villain by Peter McIsaac Music from Premium Beat Art: Rob Hebert (@nerdypapergames)

Settle in with your labs, cosmonauts, and trauma and listen as we unbox SPUTNIK the 2020 movie directed by Egor Abramenko and starring Oksana Akinshina and Pyotr Fydorov. from Wikipedia: After barely surviving a space accident, a Soviet cosmonaut returns to Earth, where it turns out that he has brought something ominous with him. Find this movie on YouTube and Vudu.    Theme: Funny Villain by Peter McIsaac Music from Premium Beat Art: Rob Hebert (@nerdypapergames)

Settle in with your soucouyants, islands, and heat and listen as we unbox two short stories by Tonya Liburd (Mimosa Versus The Soucouyant and 10 Steps to a Whole New You) - Find these stories in American Monsters 2, edited by Margrét Helgadóttir and fantasy-magazine.com. SPECIAL GUEST: We also are beyond stoked to have Tonya Liburd with us to discuss these stories and all things vampire. Theme: Funny Villain by Peter McIsaac Music from Premium Beat Art: Rob Hebert (@nerdypapergames)

Settle in with your sisters, sweetheart trees, and secrets and listen as we unbox episodes 5-8 of Lisey's Story, the 2021 miniseries from Apple TV. Starring Julianne Moore, Clive Owen, with screenplay by Stephen King (based on his novel of the same name). from IMDb: A widow becomes the object of a dangerous stalker, obsessed with her husband's work. Find this miniseries on Apple TV. Theme: Funny Villain by Peter McIsaac Music from Premium Beat Art: Rob Hebert (@nerdypapergames)

Settle in with your Boo'ya Moons, cutting, and secrets and listen as we unbox the first four episodes of Lisey's Story, the 2021 miniseries from Apple TV. Starring Julianne Moore, Clive Owen, with screenplay by Stephen King (based on his novel of the same name).   from IMDb: A widow becomes the object of a dangerous stalker, obsessed with her husband's work.   Find this miniseries on Apple TV.   Theme: Funny Villain by Peter McIsaac Music from Premium Beat Art: Rob Hebert (@nerdypapergames)

Settle in with your snails, whirlwinds, and curls and listen as we unbox Uzumaki the 2013 graphic novel by Junji Ito. from Wkipedia: Uzumaki follows a high-school teenager, Kirie Goshima (五島桐絵); her boyfriend, Shuichi Saito (斎藤秀一); and the citizens of the small, quiet Japanese town of Kurouzu-cho (黒渦町, Black Vortex Town), which is cursed by supernatural events involving spirals. Find this graphic novel at Barnes & Noble. Theme: Funny Villain by Peter McIsaac Music from Premium Beat Art: Rob Hebert (@nerdypapergames)

Settle in with your snow driven roads, Brrs, and many names and listen as we unbox the 2020 movie I'm Thinking of Ending Things directed by Charlie Kaufman and starring Jessie Buckley, Jesse Plemons, Toni Collette, and David Thewlis. from Netflix: Nothing is as it seems when a woman experiencing misgivings about her new boyfriend joins him on a road trip to meet his parents on their remote farm.  Find this movie on Netflix. Theme: Funny Villain by Peter McIsaac Music from Premium Beat Art: Rob Hebert (@nerdypapergames)

Settle in with your radios, arbiters, and tattoos and listen as we unbox Midnight Radio comic collection from elcomics.net.   From ELComics 2020 Kickstarter: Three years ago, we began creating short comics and putting them online. We were lucky enough to have people enjoy our stories. During this time, our comics were read over 20 million times, were shared by hundreds of thousands of people and most surreal of all, are now being taught in US high-schools. Each of our comics tells a short, unique story: A woman who becomes obsessed with a radio station that only appears in the middle of the night, a man in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, trying to collect all the healthy animals in a modern Noah's ark, and a cranky old man who might just have a time machine in the guest bedroom.   Find these comics at elcomics.net!   Theme: Funny Villain by Peter McIsaac Music from Premium Beat Art: Rob Hebert (@nerdypapergames)

Settle in with your spirits, unresolved trauma, and spooky resorts and listen as we unbox the 2021 video game by Bloober Team THE MEDIUM.  From blooberteam.com: Explore the real world and the spirit world at the same time. Use your psychic abilities to solve puzzles spanning both worlds, uncover deeply disturbing secrets, and survive encounters with The Maw - an entity born from an unspeakable tragedy. Find this game on Steam (for Windows PC), Epic, GOG, and Xbox. Theme: Funny Villain by Peter McIsaac Music from Premium Beat Art: Rob Hebert (@nerdypapergames)

Settle in with your flowers, candy, and lullabies and listen as we unbox mothers in horror media. Happy Mother's Day! Mother's Day can be hard for those who have lost their mothers, suffered loss of children, or are estranged from family members. We see you. We also understand it is a Hallmark holiday, but we felt this was a great time to discuss motherhood in horror as it has played a big role in the genre as long as it has been around.    Theme: Funny Villain by Peter McIsaac Music from Premium Beat Art: Rob Hebert (@nerdypapergames)

Settle in with your creepy birthday songs, animatronics, and Punch energy drink and listen as we unbox the the 2021 movie Willy's Wonderland directed by Kevin Lewis and starring Nicolas Cage. From IMDb: A quiet drifter is tricked into a janitorial job at the now condemned Willy's Wonderland. The mundane tasks suddenly become an all-out fight for survival against wave after wave of demonic animatronics. Fists fly, kicks land, titans clash — and only one side will make it out alive.

It's our one year anniversary tomorrow! We debuted on April 14th of last year and to celebrate we decided to talk about our namesake media. It is true! Our podcast name is inspired by a famous line from this movie. *cue Brad Pitt gif* Settle in with your rainy no-named cities, serial killers, and sins and listen as we unbox the the 1995 movie se7en directed by David Fincher and starring Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman (special appearance by Gwyneth Paltrow's head).

Settle in with your high school partner, abandoned towns, and Arizona deserts and listen as we unbox the the 1991 novel WHISPER OF DEATH by Christopher Pike.

Settle in with your movies, comics, video games and books and listen as we unbox our top 25 favorite horror media choices in celebration of 25 episodes!

Thanks for tuning in to our twenty-fourth episode of "Tell Us What's in The Box," a podcast focusing on relationships in horror media, romantic or otherwise. Cuddle up with your beets, Tums, and unique abilities, and listen as we unbox the the 2009-2011 graphic novel series CHEW.

Thanks for tuning in to our twenty-third episode of "Tell Us What's in The Box," a podcast focusing on relationships in horror media, romantic or otherwise.Cuddle up with your sweetheart, grab your raspberry-filled chocolates and literal hearts in candy boxes, and listen as we unbox the the 2009 remake of MY BLOODY VALENTINE.

Thanks for tuning in to our twenty-second episode of "Tell Us What's in The Box," a podcast focusing on relationships in horror media, romantic or otherwise.Settle in with your corn dolls, doppelgängers, and tragic pasts and listen as we unbox the 2020 video game by Supermassive Games LITTLE HOPE. It's the latest the The Dark Pictures Anthology. (Psst. We already talked about MAN OF MEDAN, the first game in the anthology)

Thanks for tuning in to our twenty-first episode of "Tell Us What's in The Box," a podcast focusing on relationships in horror media, romantic or otherwise.Settle in with your clown mask, cornfield, and teen screams and listen as we unbox the 2020 novel by Adam Cesare CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD. 

Happy 2021! Thanks for tuning in to our twentieth episode of "Tell Us What's in The Box," a podcast focusing on relationships in horror media, romantic or otherwise.Settle in with your snow, eternal night, and vampires and listen as we unbox the 2002 comic book 30 Days of Night. 

Thanks for tuning in to our ninteenth episode of "Tell Us What's in The Box," a podcast focusing on relationships in horror media, romantic or otherwise.Settle in with your family, cults, and trauma and listen as we unbox the 2019 movie The Lodge. 

Thanks for tuning in to our eighteenth episode of "Tell Us What's in The Box," a podcast focusing on relationships in horror media, romantic or otherwise.Settle in with your snow, tents, and real-life mysteries and listen as we unbox the 2015 IMGN game KHOLAT. 

Thanks for tuning in to our seventeenth episode of "Tell Us What's in The Box," a podcast focusing on relationships in horror media, romantic or otherwise.Settle in with your boobs, turkeys, and satire and listen as we unbox the 2009 movie THANKSKILLING directed by Jordan Downey. 

Thanks for tuning in to our sixteenth episode of "Tell Us What's in The Box," a podcast focusing on relationships in horror media, romantic or otherwise.Settle in with your three-legged rats, memories, and pain and listen as we unbox the 2011 short story collection by Dr. Chesya Burke LET'S PLAY WHITE.  

Thanks for tuning in to our FIFTEENTH (YAY!) episode of "Tell Us What's in The Box," a podcast focusing on relationships in horror media, romantic or otherwise.Today we celebrate 15 episodes and our favorite holiday, Halloween, to give you a super long (2 hours) episode of Dannie & Joanna competing to see who has the most horror knowledge with TRIVIAL PURSUIT ULTIMATE HORROR EDITION. Join us and see if you know stuff we don't! Bet you do!

Thanks for tuning in to our fourteenth episode of "Tell Us What's in The Box," a podcast focusing on relationships in horror media, romantic or otherwise.Settle in with your fangs, chore list, and familiar and listen as we unbox the 2014 Mockumentary by Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement WHAT WE DO IN SHADOWS.  

Thanks for tuning in to our "Lucky Thirteen" episode of "Tell Us What's in The Box," a podcast focusing on relationships in horror media, romantic or otherwise.Settle in with your acid, neon clothing, and 80s music and listen as we unbox the 2016 novel MY BEST FRIEND'S EXORCISM with our special guest author GRADY HENDRIX. 

Thanks for tuning in to our twelfth episode of "Tell Us What's in The Box," a podcast focusing on relationships in horror media, romantic or otherwise.Settle in with your comics, pledge, and New Hampshire license plates and listen as we unbox the 2014 Image Comics graphic novel WYTCHES by Scott Snyder (writer) and Jock (artist). 

Thanks for tuning in to our eleventh episode of "Tell Us What's in The Box," a podcast focusing on relationships in horror media, romantic or otherwise.Settle in with your needles, pills, and voices and listen as we unbox the 2015 video game from Jon Oldblood MASOCHISIA. 

Thanks for tuning in to our tenth episode of "Tell Us What's in The Box," a podcast focusing on relationships in horror media, romantic or otherwise.Settle in with your Swedish passport, flowers, and drugs and listen as we unbox the 2019 movie from Ari Aster MIDSOMMAR. 

Thanks for tuning in to our ninth episode of "Tell Us What's in The Box," a podcast focusing on relationships in horror media, romantic or otherwise.Settle in with your dogs, dead fathers, and younger brothers and listen as we unbox the 2017 novella MAPPING THE INTERIOR with special guest Stephen Graham Jones. 

Thanks for tuning in to our eighth episode of "Tell Us What's in The Box," a podcast focusing on relationships in horror media, romantic or otherwise.Settle in with your serial killers, chewed fingernails, and creepy Oregon towns as we unbox the 2014-2017 Image Comics graphic novels NAILBITER by writer Joshua Williamson and artist Mike Henderson.  

Thanks for tuning in to our sixth episode of "Tell Us What's in The Box," a podcast focusing on relationships in horror media, romantic or otherwise.Settle in with your Lucifer, cocktails, and hellish nightclubs and listen as we unbox the 2019 game from Night School Studios AFTERPARTY. 

Thanks for tuning in to our sixth episode of "Tell Us What's in The Box," a podcast focusing on relationships in horror media, romantic or otherwise.Settle in with your demons, magic, and special guest author Kathleen Kaufman and listen as we unbox her 2019 novel DIABAHL: BOOK ONE. 

Thanks for tuning in to our fifth episode of "Tell Us What's in The Box," a podcast focusing on relationships in horror media, romantic or otherwise.Settle in with your trauma, mysteries, and keyring and listen as we unbox the 2008-2013 graphic novel series LOCKE & KEY by Joe Hill (writer) Gabriel Rodriguez (artist). 

Thanks for tuning in to our fourth episode of "Tell Us What's in The Box," a podcast focusing on relationships in horror media, romantic or otherwise.Settle in with your boat, difficult decisions, and mysteries and listen as we unbox the 2019 videogame THE DARK PICTURES: MAN of MEDAN by SuperMassive. Be sure to stay tuned after to listen to clips from our playthrough of the game!Note: We mention Choose Your Own Adventure in this episode and we want to clarify we just mean the style of the game, not that the has anything to do with the Choose Your Own Adventure brand.

Thanks for tuning in to our third episode of "Tell Us What's in The Box," a podcast focusing on relationships in horror media, romantic or otherwise.Settle in with your psychiatrist, purple crayon, and paintings and listen as we unbox the 1976 movie SYBIL starring Sally Field and Joanne Woodward.

Thanks for tuning in to our second episode of "Tell Us What's in The Box," a podcast focusing on relationships in horror media, romantic or otherwise.Settle in with your typewriter, entitlement, and family dysfunction and listen as we unbox Stephen King's short story "Word Processor of the Gods" which appeared in his iconic collection SKELETON CREW (1985).

Thanks for tuning in to our first episode of "Tell Us What's in The Box," a new podcast that focuses on relationships in horror media, romantic or otherwise.Settle in with some Huey Lewis, a great face mask, and lots of drugs as we unpack all of Patrick Bateman's lovely, sociopathic chaos in the 2000 film "American Psycho," based on Bret Easton Ellis' 1991 novel.