Handle With Scare: A Horror Podcast

Good evening ghouls and welcome to Handle With Scare. Our show discusses horror movies and the phobias they emphasize. Join Totemlydrunk and Grindhouse Zombie every Wednesday as they deep dive into specific fears.

253 - Beast of War 07/06/2026

253 - Beast of War Throughout July we'll be highlighting galeophobia and the fear of sharks. This week the fiends Totemlydrunk and Grindhouse Zombie are going to war... both of them. Beast of War is part war movie, part shark movie, and features one of the more inventive (but also comical) warning signs of the impending danger of the great white shark that's circling the water. Movie Watch Parties (Tues/Thurs 7:30PM PT on discord) Join our community on Discord: /episode/index/show/handlewithscare/id/41971785

252 - Piranha 3D 06/29/2026

252 - Piranha 3D Throughout June we'll be highlighting thalassophobia and the fear of deep waters. This week the fiends Totemlydrunk and Grindhouse Zombie are getting in the water for one of the most entertaining exploitation films ever made - PIRANHA 3D. This one brings all the B's, features extensive and practical gore, and knows EXACTLY what kind of movie it is trying to be. Kick Watch Parties (Tues/Thurs 7:30PM PT on discord) Join our community on Discord: /episode/index/show/handlewithscare/id/41858000

251 - Crawl (w Evan from The Kilt and The Redneck Reviews) 06/22/2026

251 - Crawl (w Evan from The Kilt and The Redneck Reviews) Throughout June we'll be highlighting thalassophobia and the fear of deep waters. This week the fiends Totemlydrunk and Grindhouse Zombie are getting low. We're talking crawlspace low, face down in rising floodwater low, and alligator at eye level low for Alexandre Aja's CRAWL. Joining us is Evan from The Kilt and The Redneck Reviews for a film that takes the most minimal possible premise and builds something close to a perfect creature feature out of it. We have a daughter, a father, a hurricane, a flooding crawlspace, and the alligators that came in with the water. The alligator's absence of malice here is more frightening than any amount of monster motivation would have been. Not every threat needs a reason. Sometimes the water rises and the things that live in the water come with it. Kick Watch Parties (Tues/Thurs 7:30PM PT on discord) Join our community on Discord: /episode/index/show/handlewithscare/id/41720485

250 - DeepStar Six 06/11/2026

250 - DeepStar Six Throughout June we'll be highlighting thalassophobia and the fear of deep waters. This week the fiends Totemlydrunk and Grindhouse Zombie are going deeper. We're going past the point where light reaches, past the point where institutional authority means anything, and past the point of no return that somebody in a position of power decided to cross anyway because the deadline said so. DeepStar Six knows that the abyss is not empty. It also knows who put the people down there without checking. Come find out what they found. Kick Watch Parties (Tues/Thurs 7:30PM PT on discord) Join our community on Discord: /episode/index/show/handlewithscare/id/41608240

249 - Orca: The Killer Whale 06/11/2026

249 - Orca: The Killer Whale Throughout June we'll be highlighting thalassophobia and the fear of deep waters. This week the fiends Totemlydrunk and Grindhouse Zombie are going underwater, or rather, we're getting pulled into it. We're covering a film that has spent nearly 50 years being dismissed as a Jaws knockoff and deserves considerably better than that. Orca: The Killer Whale is not a film about a shark. It is a film about grief, vendetta, and the specific kind of reckoning that arrives when you destroy something that was capable of loving what you destroyed. Kick Watch Parties (Tues/Thurs 7:30PM PT on discord) Join our community on Discord: /episode/index/show/handlewithscare/id/41608185

248 - Get Out 06/01/2026

248 - Get Out May's phobia is decidophobia and the fear of making decisions. This week the fiends Totemlydrunk and Grindhouse Zombie are dive into Jordan Peele's GET OUT. The horror at the heart of Get Out isn't simply that Chris makes the wrong choices. It's that the choices available to him were never really choices at all. We get into why Get Out is one of the most precisely constructed horror films of the last 20 years and how Peele uses every convention of the genre not as decoration but as an argument. /episode/index/show/handlewithscare/id/41489335

247 - Would You Rather 06/01/2026

247 - Would You Rather May's phobia is decidophobia and the fear of making decisions. This week the fiends Totemlydrunk and Grindhouse Zombie are digging into David Guy Levy's Would You Rather, a film that takes one of childhood's most innocent games and transforms it into one of a pointed exploration of class, desperation, and moral compromise. We talk about why the real horror begins long before anyone sits down at Lambrick's dinner table, what Jeffrey Combs' aristocratic sadist reveals about the aestheticization of wealth and power, and why the film's ending is one of the most genuinely devastating conclusions in recent horror memory. Watch Parties (Tues/Thurs 7:30PM PT on discord) Discord: Watch Totem on Twitch (5x a week - 5PM PT): /episode/index/show/handlewithscare/id/41489200

246 - Saw 05/18/2026

246 - Saw Throughout May we'll be highlighting decidophobia and the fear of making decisions. This week the fiends Totemlydrunk and Grindhouse Zombie find themselves targeted by the Jigsaw Killer and chained inside a decrepit bathroom where it's escape or face dire consequences in SAW. Kick Watch Parties (Tues/Thurs 7:30PM PT on discord) Discord: Totem's vtuber twitch (5x a week - 5PM PT): /episode/index/show/handlewithscare/id/41334430

245 - Truth or Dare 05/18/2026

245 - Truth or Dare Throughout May we'll be highlighting decidophobia and the fear of making decisions. This week the fiends Totemlydrunk and Grindhouse Zombie find themselves being drawn into a sinister game of truth or dare where being dishonest or refusing to do a task is lethal in BLUMHOUSE'S TRUTH OR DARE. Kick Watch Parties (Tues/Thurs 7:30PM PT on discord) Discord: Totem's vtuber twitch (5x a week - 5PM PT): /episode/index/show/handlewithscare/id/41328430

244 - The Terminator 05/04/2026

244 - The Terminator Throughout April we've been highlighting technophobia and the fear of technology. This week the fiends Totemlydrunk and Grindhouse Zombie turn to our community's selection - THE TERMINATOR. It's been over forty years since James Cameron sent a killing machine back through time to hunt a waitress in Los Angeles, and The Terminator hasn't aged the way most action horror films of its era have. Kick Watch Parties (Tues/Thurs 7:30PM PT on discord) Discord: Totem's vtuber twitch (5x a week - 5PM PT): /episode/index/show/handlewithscare/id/41138345

243 - Possessor 04/27/2026

243 - Possessor Throughout April we'll been highlighting technophobia and the fear of technology. This week the fiends Totemlydrunk and Grindhouse Zombie find themselves in the prolonged and violent world of POSSESSOR where technology is used to implant one's consciousness into another person's body to commit a murder. Kick Watch Parties (Tues/Thurs 7:30PM PT on discord) Discord: Totem's vtuber twitch (5x a week - 5PM PT): /episode/index/show/handlewithscare/id/41026635

242 - Hardware 04/20/2026

242 - Hardware Throughout April we'll been highlighting technophobia and the fear of technology. This week the fiends Totemlydrunk and Grindhouse Zombie find themselves trapped inside a complex with a military robot that can rebuild itself in HARDWARE. Kick Watch Parties (Tues/Thurs 7:30PM PT on discord) Discord: Totem's vtuber twitch (5x a week - 5PM PT): /episode/index/show/handlewithscare/id/40931900

241 - Cam 04/12/2026

241 - Cam Throughout April we'll been highlighting technophobia and the fear of technology. This week the fiends Totemlydrunk and Grindhouse Zombie see what happens when you can no longer differentiate between the performer and the performance because of a doppelganger in CAM. Kick Watch Parties (Tues/Thurs 7:30PM PT on discord) Discord: Totem's vtuber twitch (5x a week - 5PM PT): /episode/index/show/handlewithscare/id/40817950

240 - Strangeland 04/09/2026

240 - Strangeland Throughout April we'll been highlighting technophobia and the fear of technology. This week the fiends Totemlydrunk and Grindhouse Zombie find themselves on the early days of the internet when anonymity was a new category of danger in STRANGELAND. Kick Watch Parties (Tues/Thurs 7:30PM PT on discord) Discord: Totem's vtuber twitch (5x a week - 5PM PT): /episode/index/show/handlewithscare/id/40782395

239 - 10 Cloverfield Lane 03/29/2026

239 - 10 Cloverfield Lane Throughout March we've been highlighting cleithrophobia and the fear of being trapped. This week the fiends Totemlydrunk and Grindhouse Zombie find themselves bunkering down into suffocating paranoia in 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE. Kick Watch Parties (Tues/Thurs 7:30PM PT on discord) Discord: /episode/index/show/handlewithscare/id/40660215

238 - Green Room 03/26/2026

238 - Green Room Throughout March we're diving into cleithrophobia and the fear of being trapped. This week the fiends Totemlydrunk and Grindhouse Zombie find themselves trapped inside a secluded venue pitted against red shoelaces in GREEN ROOM (2015)! Kick Watch Parties (Tues/Thurs 7:30PM PT on discord) Discord: /episode/index/show/handlewithscare/id/40627795

237 - The Belko Experiment 03/12/2026

237 - The Belko Experiment Throughout March we're diving into cleithrophobia and the fear of being trapped. This week the fiends Totemlydrunk and Grindhouse Zombie find themselves trapped inside a highrise corporate office amidst a twisted death games social experiment in... THE BELKO EXPERIMENT! Kick Watch Parties (Tues/Thurs 7:30PM PT on discord) Discord: /episode/index/show/handlewithscare/id/40408800

236 - Cabin Fever 03/05/2026

236 - Cabin Fever Throughout March we're diving into cleithrophobia and the fear of being trapped. This week the fiends Totemlydrunk and Grindhouse Zombie find themselves trapped inside a cabin in the woods admist a flesh eating virus outbreak... CABIN FEVER! Kick Watch Parties (Tues/Thurs 7:30PM PT on discord) Discord: /episode/index/show/handlewithscare/id/40322665

235 - The Thing '82 02/26/2026

235 - The Thing '82 Tonight we're wrapping up teraphobia and the fear of monsters. This week the fiends Totemlydrunk and Grindhouse Zombie are hunted down by a shape shifting alien in Antarctica leading to the most discussed ambiguous ending in cinema history - THE THING (1982). Kick Watch Parties (Tues/Thurs 7:30PM PT on discord) Discord: /episode/index/show/handlewithscare/id/40238210

234 - The Blob '88 02/23/2026

234 - The Blob '88 Throughout the month we'll be taking a look at teraphobia and the fear of monsters. This week the fiends Totemlydrunk and Grindhouse Zombie encounter a monster with no anamoty to exploit. It's only mass, movement, and appetite in THE BLOB (1988). Kick Watch Parties (Tues/Thurs 7:30PM PT on discord) Discord: /episode/index/show/handlewithscare/id/40196125

233 - Splinter 02/19/2026

233 - Splinter Throughout the month we'll be taking a look at teraphobia and the fear of monsters. This week the fiends Totemlydrunk and Grindhouse Zombie encounter a parasite out in Texas that reconfigures its host's locomotions entirely in SPLINTER. Kick Watch Parties (Tues/Thurs 7:30PM PT on discord) Discord: /episode/index/show/handlewithscare/id/40160025

232 - Feast 02/12/2026

232 - Feast Throughout the month we'll be taking a look at teratophobia and the fear of monsters. This week the fiends Totemlydrunk and Grindhouse Zombie seek refuge at the bar while all hell breaks loose in the adrenaline fueled and action packed creature feature FEAST (2005). Kick Watch Parties (Tues/Thurs 7:30PM PT on discord) Discord: /episode/index/show/handlewithscare/id/40083750

231 - Mother of Flies 01/31/2026

231 - Mother of Flies This week the fiends Totemlydrunk and Grindhouse Zombie seek out the witch in the woods in the Adams family's latest Shudder release MOTHER OF FLIES (2026). Sometimes healing can come through darkness. What one deems monstrous might offer salvation. One of our fiends had a new book drop on JANUARY 2ND - ! It would mean a lot if you could click the amazon page and order a copy. Kick Watch Parties (Tues/Thurs 7:30PM PT on discord) Discord: /episode/index/show/handlewithscare/id/39943875

230 - 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple 01/22/2026

230 - 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple This week the fiends Totemlydrunk and Grindhouse Zombie return for the next installment in the 28 Days Later franchise with its latest theatrical release 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE (2026). The Bone Temple may be a middle chapter but it's bold, uncompromising, and features one of the most memorable needle drops in cinema history. One of our fiends had a new book drop on JANUARY 2ND - ! It would mean a lot if you could click the amazon page and order a copy. Kick Watch Parties (Tues/Thurs 7:30PM PT on discord) Discord: /episode/index/show/handlewithscare/id/39822310

229 - Top 10 Horror Films of 2025 01/15/2026

229 - Top 10 Horror Films of 2025 It's time for us to look back and reflect on the year that was in the horror landscape. Tonight the fiends Totemlydrunk and Grindhouse Zombie wrap up their year end retrospect with their definitive top 10 horror films of 2025 before sharing some of their most anticipated releases of 2026. One of our fiends had a new book drop on JANUARY 2ND - ! It would mean a lot if you could click the amazon page and order a copy. Kick Watch Parties (Tues/Thurs 7:30PM PT on discord) Discord: /episode/index/show/handlewithscare/id/39738770

228 - 2025's Surprises and Disappointments 01/08/2026

228 - 2025's Surprises and Disappointments It's time for us to look back and reflect on the year that was in the horror landscape. Tonight the fiends Totemlydrunk and Grindhouse Zombie share their thoughts on some of the year's biggest surprises and biggest disappointments. One of our fiends had a new book drop on JANUARY 2ND - ! It would mean a lot if you could click the amazon page and order a copy. Kick Watch Parties (Tues/Thurs 7:30PM PT on discord) Discord: /episode/index/show/handlewithscare/id/39656360

227 - 2025's Midnight Gems 01/06/2026

227 - 2025's Midnight Gems It's time for us to look back and reflect on the year that was in the horror landscape. Tonight the fiends Totemlydrunk and Grindhouse Zombie shine the spotlight on some of the under the radar releases that deserve your attention. 2025 offered a slew of hidden gems and we're here to let you know which ones you need to seek out immediately. One of our fiends had a new book drop on JANUARY 2ND - ! It would mean a lot if you could click the amazon page and order a copy. Kick Watch Parties (Tues/Thurs 7:30PM PT on discord) Discord: /episode/index/show/handlewithscare/id/39624020

226 - Together 01/04/2026

226 - Together Throughout December we'll be taking a closer look at some of our top rated horror releases from 2025. Our full top 10 rankings will be revealed on the final episode of the year. This week Totemlydrunk and Grindhouse Zombie tackle the body horror codependency in TOGETHER! One of our fiends has a new book dropping on JANUARY 2ND - ! It would mean a lot if you could click the amazon page and order a copy. Kick Watch Parties (Tues/Thurs 7:30PM PT on discord) Discord: /episode/index/show/handlewithscare/id/39602225

225 - Presence 12/30/2025

225 - Presence Throughout December we'll be taking a closer look at some of our top rated horror releases from 2025. Our full top 10 rankings will be revealed on the final episode of the year. This week Totemlydrunk and Grindhouse Zombie tackle a divisive horror entry from this year's slate but one that we feel is misunderstood. Tonight we discuss the unconventional haunted house movie - PRESENCE! One of our fiends has a new book dropping on JANUARY 2ND - ! It would mean a lot if you could click the amazon page and order a copy. Kick Watch Parties (Tues/Thurs 7:30PM PT on discord) Discord: /episode/index/show/handlewithscare/id/39565910

224 - The Long Walk 12/21/2025

224 - The Long Walk Throughout December we'll be taking a closer look at some of our top rated horror releases from 2025. Our full top 10 rankings will be revealed on the final episode of the year. This week Totemlydrunk and Grindhouse Zombie take a closer look at the latest Stephen King adaptation to hit the big screen - THE LONG WALK! Kick Watch Parties (Tues/Thurs 7:30PM PT on discord) Discord: /episode/index/show/handlewithscare/id/39486665

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