Screams & Streams

About Screams & Streams

What if you could get a front row seat on a journey through the best and worst horror movies of the past half-century, all rated on Rotten Tomatoes? Brace yourself for an eerie tour with your hosts, Chad Campbell, Mike Carron, and Sam Schreiner, as they dissect each film with a surgeon's precision and a fan's passion. Our story began on a mundane work day, when two colleagues, Chad and Mike, decided to start a podcast centered on their shared love for horror films. The search for a genre was a winding, convoluted exploration of possibilities, before we arrived at the chilling idea of horror films. Our journey didn’t stop there. We had to figure out where to begin, how to categorize each film, and the scale to use for our rating system. We landed on a year-by-year review of the best and the worst films, starting from 1970 - the dawn of modern horror. Our shows come packed with a variety of categories like First Impressions, Tropes Hall of Shame, One-liners, and more. We also rate each film on a watchability scale, advising if it's worth your precious time. Join us as we sometimes agree, and other times disagree with Rotten Tomatoes' ratings. So, fasten your seat belts, it's going to be a spooky ride! Head to www.screamsandstreams.com for links and information related to our episodes.

Publisher

Chad, Mike, & Sam

Category

tv & film · tv & film · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

10 Sept 2023

Latest episode

10 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

146 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   10 Oct 2026

   Ep. 142: Geoffrey Sax’s “White Noise” (2005)

   Static can be terrifying, but only if the movie knows what to do with it. We’re Chad, Mike, and Sam, and we put Jeffrey Sachs’s White Noise (2005) under the microscope after a listener recommendation and that brutal 7% Rotten Tomatoes score. The premise is pure late-night dread: electronic voice phenomena (EVP), ghostly images hidden in TV snow, and a grieving husband (Michael Keaton) who can’t stop chasing one more message from beyond the grave. We talk through why the idea of EVP horror is...

2. 

   3 Oct 2026

   Ep. 141: M. Night Shyamalan's "Signs" (2002)

   The scariest part of Signs (2002) isn’t the aliens. It’s the waiting, the listening, and the feeling that something is standing just outside the frame. We head back to a Pennsylvania farmhouse to see why M. Night Shyamalan’s alien invasion thriller still works more than two decades later, even for people who don’t usually like alien movies. We talk through first impressions, then go straight to the most debated element: the ending. Does the film’s faith-and-grief payoff feel earned, or does ...

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   26 Sept 2026

   Ep. 140: Cyrus Neshvad’s "Child" (2026)

   A parent will do anything to save their child, until “anything” has a body count. We review Cyrus Nishvad’s 2026 film Child, a new release (UK cinemas October 2, with North America later) that doesn’t have a Rotten Tomatoes rating yet, and we go spoiler-heavy after a clear warning so we can talk about what really happens once the truth comes out. We start with Sam’s tight plot summary and our Sinister Sip cocktail, the Black Market Sling, then get honest about the movie’s vibe: for a long st...

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Spotify

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 61 / 100

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

Quality

94

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

68

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