Essential Scares

About Essential Scares

Join us as we watch, play, and read our way through the horror world and determine what is truly essential.

Publisher

ESP

Category

tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

7 Jun 2021

Latest episode

11 Jan 2025

Latest episodes

138 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   11 Jan 2025

   132. Thanksgiving (2023)

   Eli Roth discusses his 20-year directing journey and whether his 2023 Thanksgiving film is the essential holiday classic.

2. 

   11 Jan 2025

   131. Cabin Fever (2002)

   Film critic Bobby discusses the merits of Eli Roth's debut film Cabin Fever (2002) with hosts Corbangarang, TheRedWeenie, and Asealpunter, exploring its impact on the horror genre.

3. 

   30 Nov 2024

   130. Wishmaster (1997)

   Hosts Corbangarang, TheRedWeenie, and Asealpunter dissect the 1997 horror film Wishmaster, exploring whether Andrew Divoff's iconic performance as the Djinn makes it an essential scary movie.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

22,208

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

9 ratings

Spotify

4.5 / 5

8 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 70 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

81

Social presence

0

YouTube

72

Engagement

77

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