Not Scared: A Horror Movie Podcast

About Not Scared: A Horror Movie Podcast

Not Scared: A Horror Movie Podcast is a conversation about what's your favorite scary movie. chloesnotscared.substack.com (https://chloesnotscared.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast)

Publisher

Chloe’s Not Scared

Category

tv & film · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

12 Aug 2025

Latest episode

13 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

31 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   13 Oct 2026

   29. Fade to Black (1980)

   I welcome back Luther Moss to the podcast as we discuss a deep cut meta horror Fade to Black (1980). We talk about Dennis Christopher’s amazing performance as your cringiest movie-obsessed friend, and mention classic films like Creature of the Black Lagoon, Kiss of Death, White Heat, The Mummy, Hop-along Cassidy, and more. We also discuss if this is a slasher, humanist horror and the Regal Theater ad featuring movie quotes. If this episode sounds a little different, it was because it was recorded in person! Find “Not Scared: A Horror Movie Podcast” on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/notscaredpodcast?utm_source=qr)and subscribe to my Substack (https://chloesnotscared.substack.com/podcast)for exclusive bonus episodes (including Luther’s episode on Bram Stoker’s Dracula [1992] here (https://chloesnotscared.substack.com/p/1-bram-stokers-dracula-1992)). 00:00-14:00- Intro / Luther’s Take on Recent Horror / Our Fade to Black History 14:00- 32:00 -Brief Synopsis / Dennis Christopher, Tim Thomerson, & Linda Kerridge / Classic Movie References 32:00- 44:00- Favorite Eric Moments / Los Angeles Setting 44:00- 50:00- Double Feature Ideas / Outro Please note, timestamps are estimates. References: * It’s come to my attention that the historical commentary track for the Fade to Black DVD (https://vinegarsyndrome.com/products/fade-to-black) is done by Bill Ackerman, host of Supporting Characters (https://www.nowplayingnetwork.net/supportingcharacters)and part of the Now Playing Network (https://www.nowplayingnetwork.net/) family! Luther and I shamefully didn’t listen yet (we just let the film wash over us) but please check it out if you want actual film historians to tell you about this film! * Also, I mentioned Robert Ebert’s (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/fade-to-black-1980)Fade to Black (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/fade-to-black-1980)Review (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/fade-to-black-1980), November 10, 1980 Find Us: * Follow Chloe’s Letterboxd (https://letterboxd.com/chlobot/)and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/chloesnotscared/). * Find other great film pods on the Now Playing Network (https://www.nowplayingnetwork.net/). The sound/clips used in this episode are from the trailer and film of Fade to Black (1980) and the Regal Theater (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2guQ_oNo08)snipe, used for educational purposes. Listen to “Not Scared: A Horror Movie Podcast” on Apple (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/not-scared-a-horror-movie-podcast/id1832623186), Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3VichqN4PZEhjwTfY2srtw?si=c25fdac31a594c86), or wherever you get your podcasts. If you’d like to get new reviews and special features, please subscribe to my Substack (https://chloesnotscared.substack.com/podcast). Thank you for listening! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chloesnotscared.substack.com/subscribe (https://chloesnotscared.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2)

2. 

   29 Sept 2026

   28. Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)

   This is one extremely near and dear to my heart. I welcome my friend and fellow library person Jenni Schofield (https://chloesnotscared.substack.com/p/3-suspiria-2018) to talk about storytelling, fantasy, magic, and history through a discussion of one of our favorite movies of all time: Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth (2006). We go long about fairytales, how children are the future, the Spanish Civil War 101 (making Jenni dig out her knowledge from her degree in Spanish), Doug Jones, colors, the serendipitous discovery of stories, and more. I think this is the longest episode to date and the time flew by. We could’ve chatted for another 2 hours! This episode was recorded at the end of August 2026, hence the summer/Dolly Parton talk (RIP). If you’re in the Seattle area, consider supporting Scarecrow Video (https://scarecrowvideo.org/)! Find “Not Scared: A Horror Movie Podcast” on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/notscaredpodcast?utm_source=qr)and subscribe to my Substack (https://chloesnotscared.substack.com/podcast)for exclusive bonus episodes. 00:00-24:30- Intro / Jenni’s Take on Summer Movies / Guillermo del Toro Life & Film 24:30-41:00 -Brief Synopsis / Short Overview of the Spanish Civil War / Our Pan’s Labyrinth History 41:00- 1:17:00- The Fawn / Archetypes, Fairy Tales and Magical Realism / Themes of Disobedience and Belief / The GDT Color Palette / The End 1:32:00- 1:53:00- Double Feature Ideas / Celebration of Analog Media / Outro Please note, timestamps are estimates. References: * Commentary and Featurettes on Pan’s Labyrinth blu-ray (https://www.criterion.com/films/28948-pan-s-labyrinth?srsltid=AU7gw4WDNF_z__6tD4aTXrGnxy85XxfU4VGpF0aq0byKzYX6aA9MmrdY) * Criterion visits Guillermo del Toro Welcome to Bleak House (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0WXqEl846k) on YouTube (the house is mentioned by Chloe) * How the Spanish Civil War Became Europe’s Battlefield (https://tv.apple.com/us/show/how-the-spanish-civil-war-became-europes-battlefield/umc.cmc.3mi90k2yb63pj2bragw73y1c5)- The Great Courses (used by Jenni) * Pan person: Guillermo del Toro talks to Mark Kermode about Pan’s Labyrinth (https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/interviews/pan-person-guillermo-del-toro-talks-mark-kermode-about-pans-labyrinth), June 25, 2020 (originally printed December 2006), BFI * Scarecrow Video (https://scarecrowvideo.org/) in Seattle (mentioned by Jenni) * Silvia Moreno-Garcia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvia_Moreno-Garcia) (mentioned by Jenni) * Visitations podcast- Guillermo del Toro (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/guillermo-del-toro-part-one/id1465141490?i=1000453419080)- Part 1 of 2 (mentioned by Chloe) * Listen to Jenni’s episode on Suspiria (2018) (https://chloesnotscared.substack.com/p/3-suspiria-2018)! * Listen to Chloe’s episode on Director’s Club (https://directorsclub.substack.com/p/episode-229-guillermo-del-toro-feat-5d1) about all of the films of Guillermo del Toro! Find Us: * Follow Jenni’s Letterboxd (https://letterboxd.com/vulpasvulpas/). * Follow Chloe’s Letterboxd (https://letterboxd.com/chlobot/)and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/chloesnotscared/). * Find other great film pods on the Now Playing Network (https://www.nowplayingnetwork.net/). The sound/clips used in this episode are from the trailer and film of Pan’s Labyrinth (2006), plus Criterion’s Guillermo del Toro Welcome to Bleak House (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0WXqEl846k) and The Office clip (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPpjLV77yTs), used for educational purposes. Listen to “Not Scared: A Horror Movie Podcast” on Apple (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/not-scared-a-horror-movie-podcast/id1832623186), Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3VichqN4PZEhjwTfY2srtw?si=c25fdac31a594c86), or wherever you get your podcasts. If you’d like to get new reviews and special features, please subscribe to my Substack (https://chloesnotscared.substack.com/podcast). Thank you for listening! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chloesnotscared.substack.com/subscribe (https://chloesnotscared.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2)

3. 

   15 Sept 2026

   27. Shocker (1989)

   It’s about time that I had another guest on from the Now Playing Network (https://www.nowplayingnetwork.net/) family! My guest is friend Jim Laczkowski, who is a librarian, writer, critic, musician and podcaster of Director’s Club and B-Side Me (https://www.jimlaczkowski.net/tag/podcast/). And we have some shocking news! Not only are we covering the Wes Craven flick Shocker (1989) on this episode, but we are also getting together on Director’s Club to discuss Wes Craven more broadly (so check that out on the Director’s Club feed (https://www.jimlaczkowski.net/tag/podcast/) around Halloween). In this episode, we talk about rockin’ soundtracks, Craven’s “electro-world,” Tracy Letts, and… am I going to start watching The X-Files finally? Listen to find out! Find “Not Scared: A Horror Movie Podcast” on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/notscaredpodcast?utm_source=qr)and subscribe to my Substack (https://chloesnotscared.substack.com/podcast)for exclusive bonus episodes. 00:00-13:30- Intro / Our Craven History / New Horror Landscape 13:30- 31:00 - How Jim First Saw Shocker / Brief Synopsis / Soundtrack / Television 31:00-48:00- Horace Pinker / Favorite Scenes / Themes of the “Electro-World” and Violence 48:00- 01:02:00- Double Feature Ideas / Outro Please note, timestamps are estimates. References: * Alice Cooper and Iggy Pop promote (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJ7I4c9sRRc)Shocker (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJ7I4c9sRRc) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJ7I4c9sRRc)(MTV’s Headbanger Halloween) * Shocker (1989) Director’s Commentary (on Blu Ray (http://www.dvdmg.com/shocker.shtml)) * Wes Craven: The Man and his Nightmares (https://turnerpublishing.com/products/wes-craven?srsltid=AfmBOooGF4VNGhZnn1LJ9hSouejJFzQIXjjfticDtbo2KlIHRKEUOKql) by John Wooley (book mentioned by Chloe) * Jungian archetypes (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jungian_archetypes) (Wikipedia, mentioned by Chloe as a Craven influence) * The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (https://chloesnotscared.substack.com/p/9-the-texas-chain-saw-massacre-1974) episode (Jim’s first episode on this pod) Books Mentioned: * The Human Chair (https://junjiitomanga.fandom.com/wiki/The_Human_Chair) by Junji Ito (mentioned by Chloe) * The Dark Descent (https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dark-descent-clive-barker/33c1bc9d7d83e302?ean=9780312862176&bkshp-astro=t) (our book club book) * House of Leaves (https://bookshop.org/p/books/house-of-leaves-the-remastered-full-color-edition-mark-z-danielewski/64ac0aea72c59807?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=dsa_nonbrand&utm_content=%7Badgroupname%7D&utm_term=dsa-19959388920&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=12440232635&gbraid=0AAAAACfld43lsuPC-rynhqwnsbFI2SNGs&gclid=CjwKCAjwtp7VBhBjEiwAJfpV-5fl1hns8xhYnaqja9Fyp3IuESBn_4e3rJtgNbWmFBW80wY26MkisRoC3MUQAvD_BwE) by Mark Z. Danielewski (our other book club book) Find Us: * Follow Jim’s website (https://www.jimlaczkowski.net/) for all things podcast and writing. * Follow Chloe’s Letterboxd (https://letterboxd.com/chlobot/) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/chloesnotscared/). * Listen to my episodes on Jim’s podcast Director’s Club (James Wan (https://directorsclub.substack.com/p/episode-217-james-wan-feat-chloe-9bf?utm_source=publication-search), Guillermo del Toro (https://directorsclub.substack.com/p/episode-229-guillermo-del-toro-feat-5d1?utm_source=publication-search), and Mike Flanagan (https://directorsclub.substack.com/p/mikeflanagan?utm_source=publication-search)) The music used in this episode is from the soundtrack and trailer for Shocker (1989) and MTV’s Headbanger Halloween (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJ7I4c9sRRc) (1989) used for educational purposes. Listen to “Not Scared: A Horror Movie Podcast” on Apple (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/not-scared-a-horror-movie-podcast/id1832623186), Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3VichqN4PZEhjwTfY2srtw?si=c25fdac31a594c86), or wherever you get your podcasts. For exclusive episodes, subscribe at a paying level to my Substack (https://chloesnotscared.substack.com/podcast). If you enjoy my work, this is the best way to financially support me! Thank you for listening! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chloesnotscared.substack.com/subscribe (https://chloesnotscared.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2)

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

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