What Makes It Scary?

A seasonal podcast unleashing the feat behind all of your favorite (and not so favorite) horror movies.

4x07 - Creepshow 10/14/2022

4x07 - Creepshow A zombie just wants his Father's Day cake. A mysterious crate appears in an old university one day. Bugs! These are just some of the things that you can expect in 1982's Creepshow! An anthology horror movie brought to us by Stephen King and George A. Romero! Links!: Find us on Twitter = Jody on Twitter = Alex on Twitter = Check out our other podcast, Peeves and Qs = We also have a website = /episode/index/show/whatmakesitscary/id/24688527

4x06 - Cujo 10/07/2022

4x06 - Cujo Dogs aren't scary! I hear you screaming into your mp3 players. Well, you haven't met this dog. This is one bad dog in need of bones, and he's gonna get them one way, or the other... Links!: Find us on Twitter = Jody on Twitter = Alex on Twitter = Check out our other podcast, Peeves and Qs = We also have a website = /episode/index/show/whatmakesitscary/id/24615807

4x05 - Christine 09/30/2022

4x05 - Christine Yo, this car is KILLER! No, I mean it, it's a killer car. In 1983, Stephen King released the novel Christine. And that same year, John Carpenter released the movie Christine! Yeah, the same year. It's a charming little tale about a sentient, evil 1958 Plymouth Fury, and the friends that we try to kill along the way. Links!: Find us on Twitter = Jody on Twitter = Alex on Twitter = Check out our other podcast, Peeves and Qs = We also have a website = /episode/index/show/whatmakesitscary/id/24520332

4x04 - Worst Horror Movies 4 09/23/2022

4x04 - Worst Horror Movies 4 Well, friends. Here we are again, once more examining the 8 worst horror movies we can think of. This time, we're looking just at the worst Stephen King movies. There are a lot of them. Which will win out in the end? Graveyard Shift, or Gerald's Game? Thinner, or Salem's Lot? Dreamcatcher, or Maximum Overdrive? The Night Flier, or The Dark Tower? Tune in to find out... Links!: Find us on Twitter = Jody on Twitter = Alex on Twitter = Check out our other podcast, Peeves and Qs = We also have a website = /episode/index/show/whatmakesitscary/id/24462351

4x03 - Misery 09/16/2022

4x03 - Misery Stephen King's Misery. The classic 1990 horror-thriller, starring James Caan and Kathy Bates! What a great movie. Very tense, very scary, and today, we talk aaaaalll about it. Can we HAMMER HOME how good this movie is? You'll be ANKELING for a good time! Links!: Find us on Twitter = Jody on Twitter = Alex on Twitter = Check out our other podcast, Peeves and Qs = We also have a website = /episode/index/show/whatmakesitscary/id/24348234

4x02 - Pet Sematary 09/09/2022

4x02 - Pet Sematary Our season-long discussion of Stephen King continues with Pet Sematary! Another movie and its remake. The first came out in 1989, and the second in 2019. Try not to get too creeped out, if you can! Links!: Find us on Twitter = Jody on Twitter = Alex on Twitter = Check out our other podcast, Peeves and Qs = We also have a website = /episode/index/show/whatmakesitscary/id/24314718

4x01 - Carrie 09/02/2022

4x01 - Carrie Season 4 of What Makes It Scary!!! It's good to be back. This season, we're doing things a little differently. We're covering Stephen King! All King, all the time! Each episode will be focusing on a different Stephen King movie, and today, we're kicking things off where it all began: 1976's Carrie! We also throw in the 2013 remake for good measure. Tune in! Links!: Find us on Twitter = Jody on Twitter = Alex on Twitter = Check out our other podcast, Peeves and Qs = We also have a website = /episode/index/show/whatmakesitscary/id/24243048

Episode 27 - The Cabin in the Woods 10/29/2021

Episode 27 - The Cabin in the Woods Our final episode of Season 3 is here! And what better movie to close on than the horror movie to end all horror movies, The Cabin in the Woods! /episode/index/show/whatmakesitscary/id/20977934

Episode 26 - Shark Movies 10/22/2021

Episode 26 - Shark Movies Sharks are, well I'll just say it, scary. They're in a bunch of movies that we love, such as The Meg, The Shallows, Deep Blue Sea, and Jaws! Dive in and enjoy! /episode/index/show/whatmakesitscary/id/20891921

Episode 25 - The Blob, The Thing, and The Stuff 10/15/2021

Episode 25 - The Blob, The Thing, and The Stuff John Carpenter's The Thing (1982). The Stuff (1985). The Blob (1988). Apple Podcasts has a very strict limit on it's text count here, so I can't add much more /episode/index/show/whatmakesitscary/id/20815964

Episode 24 - Creature from the Black Lagoon 10/08/2021

Episode 24 - Creature from the Black Lagoon Creature from the Black Lagoon! We're gonna talk about it for a while. And that movie directly inspired The Shape of Water. So, let's talk about them both! /episode/index/show/whatmakesitscary/id/20740988

Episode 23 - Frankenstein Movies 10/01/2021

Episode 23 - Frankenstein Movies The podcast! It's Alive!!! 1931 gave us Frankenstein, so we talk about it, as well as Bride of Frankenstein, I, Frankenstein, and Victor Frankenstein! /episode/index/show/whatmakesitscary/id/20665724

Episode 22 - Worst Horror Movies 3 09/24/2021

Episode 22 - Worst Horror Movies 3 Here we are, once again, diving deep into some of the worst movies that horror has to offer. Which film will reign supreme? Tune in to find out... /episode/index/show/whatmakesitscary/id/20576258

Episode 21 - The Ring 09/17/2021

Episode 21 - The Ring Listen as Jody and Alex talk about The Ring, The Ring Two (Ring Harder), and Rings! Or else a girl will KILL YOU! /episode/index/show/whatmakesitscary/id/20502209

Episode 20 - Alien Movies 09/10/2021

Episode 20 - Alien Movies Alien. Invasion of the Body Snatchers. They Live. Predator. Signs. /episode/index/show/whatmakesitscary/id/20428646

Episode 19 - The Purge 09/03/2021

Episode 19 - The Purge What better way to kick off Season 3 than with a celebration of all 5 Purge movies! /episode/index/show/whatmakesitscary/id/20356334

Episode 18 - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 10/30/2020

Episode 18 - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre This Halloween, we're traveling down to Texas to investigate the horrific depravity of... The Texas Chainsaw Massacre... /episode/index/show/whatmakesitscary/id/16611356

Episode 17 - The Evil Dead 10/23/2020

Episode 17 - The Evil Dead Join Clever Girl and MisterRed as we tell the saga of The Evil Dead: Ash, the deadites, and no fewer than three Michigan State University shirts. That said, Go Blue! /episode/index/show/whatmakesitscary/id/16500398

Episode 16 - I Know What You Did Last Summer 10/16/2020

Episode 16 - I Know What You Did Last Summer Clever Girl and MisterRed tackle the I Know What You Did Last Summer trilogy, for better or worse, and discuss the highs and lows of this franchise. /episode/index/show/whatmakesitscary/id/16402112

Episode 15 - Werewolf Movies 10/09/2020

Episode 15 - Werewolf Movies We talked about Vampires last week. Now, we're discussing their mortal enemies. The Children of the Night themselves... WEREWOLVES! /episode/index/show/whatmakesitscary/id/16331288

Episode 14 - Vampire Movies 10/02/2020

Episode 14 - Vampire Movies Movies like Nosferatu, The Lost Boys, and Twilight have given us unique takes on vampires. Listen as we dive deep into these and many more! /episode/index/show/whatmakesitscary/id/16219163

Episode 13 - Worst Horror Movies 2 09/25/2020

Episode 13 - Worst Horror Movies 2 What's worse? The Wicker Man or Silent Night Deadly Night 2? Tusk or ATM? Dead End or Chopping Mall? Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare or Saw 3D (The Final Chapter)? /episode/index/show/whatmakesitscary/id/16024220

Episode 12 - Final Destination 09/18/2020

Episode 12 - Final Destination Listen to our Final Destination episode, where Jody and Alex discuss the movies where Death itself comes for the unlikely survivors of horrific accidents... /episode/index/show/whatmakesitscary/id/16008263

Episode 11 - Child's Play 09/11/2020

Episode 11 - Child's Play Child's Play! Chucky! Who isn't afraid of their dolls being haunted and coming to life? But why, one might ask, is it scary? Well, tune in to find out... /episode/index/show/whatmakesitscary/id/15799691

Episode 10 - Zombie Movies 09/04/2020

Episode 10 - Zombie Movies Join MisterRed and Clever Girl as we dissect the history of some of the most important zombie movies out there. /episode/index/show/whatmakesitscary/id/15796907

Episode 9 - Halloween 10/31/2019

Episode 9 - Halloween This is it, folks. The moment it's all been leading up to. Join Alex and Jody in a discussion on the most influential horror movie of modern times. This week, we talk about Halloween, and the legacy of Michael Myers. /episode/index/show/whatmakesitscary/id/11851748

Episode 8 - Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho 10/25/2019

Episode 8 - Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho This week, Alex and Jody take a trip back in time to discuss the Master of Suspense himself, Alfred Hitchcock. We look at four of his biggest movies, focusing on the grandmother of all slasher movies, arguably the most influential horror movie of all time. It's time, folks, for Psycho. /episode/index/show/whatmakesitscary/id/11773250

Episode 7 - Saw 10/18/2019

Episode 7 - Saw This week, Alex and Jody get caught in a podcast and have to SAW THEIR OWN VOICES OFF in this extra long episode on every movie in the Saw franchise. Confused about the twists and turns of the series? Curious as to which traps we could get out of? All these questions and more. /episode/index/show/whatmakesitscary/id/11688857

Episode 6 - Ghost Movies 10/11/2019

Episode 6 - Ghost Movies This week on What Makes It Scary, Alex and Jody get spooky with ghosts and all things paranormal! We look into the history of spooks, specters, and supernatural entities in our episode on Ghost Movies. /episode/index/show/whatmakesitscary/id/11591705

Episode 5 - Wes Craven's Scream 10/04/2019

Episode 5 - Wes Craven's Scream This week on What Makes It Scary, Alex and Jody take on one of our favorite franchises in horror history, Wes Craven's Scream! Join us as we figure out who the killer is! (It's Jody, I figured it out in act 1). /episode/index/show/whatmakesitscary/id/11501696

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