Hosts Marc Kate and Chad Lott discuss horror films, television, literature and philosophy.
Scary Thoughts
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4.8(25 reviews)
130 episodes
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Podcast Overview
Hosts Marc Kate and Chad Lott discuss horror films, television, literature and philosophy.
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Publishing Since
8/29/2016
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Recent Episodes
May 29, 2026
Scary Thoughts #130 - Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett – 2026)
Hosts Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett discuss "Ready or Not 2," exploring speculative theories and classic "Scary Thoughts" topics.
February 26, 2026
Scary Thoughts #129 - Bugonia (Yorgos Lanthimos – 2025)
<p> <!-- wp:image {"id":1799,"sizeSlug":"full","linkDestination":"none"} --></p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img src= "http://scarythoughts.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ST-129-BugoniaStav-sm.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-1799" /></figure> <p><!-- /wp:image --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Just because you're paranoid, don't mean the Andromedans aren't after you. Chad and Marc give a brief Stranger Things wrap up before disentangling this Yorgos Lanthimos madness. They explore the differences between alien conspiracy paranoia, and the Truth. After hearing Chad's lifelong appetite for conspiratorial thinking, you will want to believe. Marc wonders if maybe the Andromedans really do know what's best. That's not a conspiracy, that's just sensible species management.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:create-block/libsyn-podcasting-block --></p> <div class="wp-block-create-block-libsyn-podcasting-block"> <div class="libsyn-shortcode"></div> </div> <p><!-- /wp:create-block/libsyn-podcasting-block --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p>
October 30, 2025
Scary Thoughts #128 - "What was your first scary movie and what was the damage?"
<p> <!-- wp:image {"id":1760,"width":"359px","height":"auto","sizeSlug":"full","linkDestination":"none"} --></p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src= "http://scarythoughts.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/ST-128-First-Horror-sm.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-1760" style= "width:359px;height:auto" /></figure> <p><!-- /wp:image --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>For Halloween, we always like to do something a little special, and this year we decided to ask some of our fellow fiends (Meg Elison, Joshua Grannell aka Peaches Christ, Carmen Maria Machado, Daniel Coffeen, Steven Intermill and Monique Jenkinson aka Fauxnique) about the first film they remember that truly scared them, and how that shaped them into the ghouls they grew up to be.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:create-block/libsyn-podcasting-block --></p> <div class="wp-block-create-block-libsyn-podcasting-block"> <div class="libsyn-shortcode"></div> </div> <p><!-- /wp:create-block/libsyn-podcasting-block --></p>
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