What Scares Us | Ann Arbor District Library

About What Scares Us | Ann Arbor District Library

Welcome to What Scares Us, a podcast where four friends share the horror movies that freak us out. We invite you to join us as each episode one of us selects a spooky movie to share with the group. We watch movie after movie, discussing them at length, searching for what scares us.

Publisher

Ann Arbor District Library

Category

tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

3 Oct 2022

Latest episode

20 Feb 2025

Latest episodes

26 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Feb 2025

   What Scares Us - Episode 26: Suspiria

   Join us for a deep dive into Suspiria, the 1977 Italian supernatural horror film from director Dario Argento. In this episode: We wonder why shelf toilets exist, Matt appreciates the witches' "Olive Garden pour" of wine, and Christopher laments over only having access to farm ballet back home. If you like what you heard today and want to let us know you can email us at WhatScaresUs@aadl.org. And for more episodes check out https://aadl.org/whatscaresus.

2. 

   14 Jan 2025

   What Scares Us - Episode 25: My Bloody Valentine

   George Mihalka discusses the making of the 1981 Canadian slasher film My Bloody Valentine, revealing the behind-the-scenes secrets and eerie atmosphere that made it a cult classic horror film.

3. 

   19 Dec 2024

   What Scares Us - Episode 24: Impetigore

   Film experts Amanda and Christopher dive into the Indonesian horror film Impetigore, exploring its eerie atmosphere and puppet master plot twists.

Reach and audience

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

YouTube views

987,564

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 27 / 100

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

Quality

6

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

32

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