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This week on Scary Crit, Lauren and J catch up on the holidays before cracking open the Negronomicon. Our hosts break down Sinners domination of the Oscar nominations, some dark horses in the awards race, and turn the page to a surprising announcement of a brand-new Kenan and Kel movie.  For the Crit this week, we're revisiting ParaNorman (2012), the stop motion gem that combines zombies, witch trials, and small town fear into a love letter to the genre. From the emotionally heavy themes to why this movie sticks out as a Halloween perennial in the horror canon, we dig into what makes ParaNorman (2012) quietly powerful more than a decade after its release.  Timestamps 00:05:21 - Negronomicon 00:15:50 - Crit 01:18:31 - Final Curls Gems from Episode 117 Rollbounce (2005)Mario Kart 64 (1996, video game)Bedazzled (2000)Sinners (2025)Lovecraft Country (2020)His House (2020)Loki (2021, television series)The Silence of the Lambs (1991)The Substance (2024)ReLiving Single (2025, podcast)Living Single (1993, television series)Anora (2025)F1 (2025)Hamnet (2025)Bugonia (2025)Frankenstein (2025)Marty Supreme (2025)The Smashing Machine (2025)One Battle After Another (2025The Secret Agent (2025)Sentimental Value (2025)Train Dreams (2025)A Thousand and One (2023)The Ugly Stepsister (2025)Good Sports with Kevin Hart and Kenan Thompspn (2025, web series)RuPaul’s Drag Race (2009, television series)Kenan and Kel Meet Frankenstein (upcoming)Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein (1948)Abbot and Costello meet the Mummy (1955)Good Burger 2 (2023)Alvin and Chipmunks meet the Wolfman (2000)Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle (2004)At Midnight (2023)31 Candles (2025)Paranorman (2012)Coraline (2009)The Thing (1982)IT: Welcome to Derry (2025, television series)Glee (2009, television series)Stranger Things (2016, television series)Wildwood (2026)The Rip (2026)Halloween (1978)Friday the 13th (1980)Scooby Doo and the Witch’s Ghost (1999)Heroes (2006, television series)Talk to Me (2022)Don’t Look Under the Bed (1999)Little Nightmares II (2021, video game)Teen Titans (2003, animated television)Teen Titans GO! (2013, animated television series)The Thrifting (2025, short)Support the show

Remove those grubby shoes and those synthetic wigs, Critters! There are no kids here (#FTK) and we're among equals to have a small conference about The Witches (1990). Watch for mice!  An enduring childhood classic, we give praise to Anjelica Huston's committed and iconic performance as the Grand High Witch, insight into why children's movies of today don't seem to really have it for their young audiences, and practical effects leaving the most out-of-this-world impressions, amongst other things.  So happy listening! But if you speak out of turn, you best be ready to be Formula 86ed.  Timestamps 3:21 - Negronomicon 20:12 - Crit 1:11:06 - Final Curls Gems from Episode 116 Ready or Not (2019)Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026)The Blackening (2022)Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997, television series)The Sopranos (1999, television series)The Wire (2002, television series)Friends (1994, television series)Game of Thrones (2011, television series)The Bachelor (2002, television series)Looney Tunes (1930,animated television series)The Pitt (2025, television series)True Detective (2014, television series)Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000, television series)The West Wing (1999, television series)Euphoria (2019, television series)The Wizard of Oz (1939)Citizen Kane (1941)IT (2017)The Shining (1980)The Conjuring (2013)Frankenstein (2025)Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025)Roadhouse (2024)The Witches (1990)The Witch (Roald Dahl, Jonathan Cape, 1983, Print)Aliens (1986)50/50 (2011)The Witches (2020)The Princess Bride (1987)Stranger Things (2016)The Muppets Christmas Carol (1992)Mr. Lucton’s Freedom (Francis Brett Young, W. Heinemann Ltd., 1940, Print)Support the show

Happy Turkey Day! To celebrate, we're pivoting away from our Halloween theme to snap our fingers to the hilariously morbid 90s Thanksgiving classic, Addams Family Values (1993). We've got the whole spread: campiness done right, the enduring icon that is Joan Cusack's Debbie, satire that reflects with a sting, and what went down at Camp Chippewa. So whether you're cooking or on dish duty, press play and let us (and The Addams) keep you company! Timestamps Negronomicon - 6:50 Crit - 18:46 Final Curls - 1:08:30 Gems from Ep. 115 A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973)Thanksgiving (2023)Addams Family Values (1993)The Real Housewives of Atlanta (2008)The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (2010)Jersey Shore (2009)Love is Blind: UK (2024)Love & Hip Hop (2011)Love Island (2015)America’s Next Top Model (2003)Chad Powers (2025)Survivor (1999)The Addams Family (1991)Sister Act (1990)A Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)V/H/S/Halloween (2025)The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)The Bad Seed (1956)The Parent Trap (1998)The Parent Trap (1961)Heavyweights (1995)The Santa Clause (1994)Wednesday (2022, television series)The Addams Family (1964, television series)Riverdale (2017, television series)Columbo (1968, television series)Bewitched (1964, television series)Monk (2002, television series)School of Rock (2003)The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (2001, animated television series)The Addams Family Reunion (1998)Scary Movie 6 (2026)Scary Movie 2 (2001)Support the show

This week, we sink our claws into Ginger Snaps (2000), a dark, coming-of-age horror story that turns puberty into a full-blown monster movie. What starts as a tale of two outcast sisters quickly spirals into a blood-soaked exploration of transformation, identity, and the brutal side of growing up and growing apart. We’re talking werewolves, womanhood, and why Ginger Snaps still stands as one of the most honest and gnarliest depictions of teenage horror ever made. It’s moody, messy, and magnificently macabre...just how we like it. Timestamps 5:21 - Negronomicon 14:41 - Crit 1:04:50 - Final Curls Gems from Ep. 114 The Mummy (1999)The Mummy Returns (2001)Scream 5 (2022)Scream VI (2023)Ready or Not (2019)The Family Plan (2023)The Family Plan 2 (2025)The Deliverance (2024)The Whale (2022)Rental Family (2025)The Mummy (2017)The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)Twilight (2008)Romeo Must Die (2000)Paper Mario (2001)The Mummy (1932)Frankenstein (2025)Frankenstein (1931)Ginger Snaps (2000)Trick r’ Treat (2007)She’s the Man (2006)Freddy vs. Jason (2003)American Mary (2012)Carrie (2002)Carrie (upcoming, television series)Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed (2004)Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning (2004)Final Destination 3 (2006)Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001)Smallville (2001)Edward Scissorhands (1990)Pleasantville (1998)The Monstrous Feminine (Barbara Creed, Routledge, 1993, Print)Being Human (2008, television series)Van Helsing (2004)An American Werewolf in London (1981)Jennifer’s Body (2009)Heavenly Creatures (1994)Yellowjackets (2021, television series)Cube (1997)Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (2013, video game)Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD (2024, video game)Support the show

All Hallows Eve is upon us! Don your best costumes, grab that plastic jack o'lantern bucket and come paint the ntown red with us as we indulge in 2007's Trick 'r Treat. A tight 82-minutes of delicious anthological horror goodness, we unwrap the treats of Michael Doughterty's immediately established rules, intersecting stories, and how this is one movie that truly encapsulates the spirit of Halloween. So! Happy listening! Just be sure to check your candy, keep that costume on, don't touch those decorations and do NOT blow out that jack o'lantern before midnight!!!! Timestamps 4:17 - Negronomicon 23:50 - Crit 1:04:30 - Final Curls Gems from Ep. 113 Power Rangers Beast Morphers (2019, television series)Frankenstein (2025)Frankenstein (Mary Shelley, (Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones, 1818, Print)Crimson Peak (2015)Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)Paranorman (2012)The Thrifting (2025, short)The Shining (1980)Wildwood (2026)The Rescuers Down Under (1990)The Night Gardener (upcoming film)Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)Coraline (2009)Shrek 2 (2004)Trick’r Treat (2007)Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)Krampus (2015)True Blood (2008, television series)Succession (2018, television series)Kyle XY (2006, television series)White Chicks (2004)Goosebumps (1995, television series)Are You Afraid of the Dark (1990, television series)Scary stories to Tell in the Dark (Alvin Schwartz, Scholastic, 1981, Print)Tales from the Darkside (1983, television series)The Twilight Zone (1959, television series)Creepshow (1982)Tales from the Crypt (1989, television series)XX (2017)The Thursday  Murder Club (2025)Channel Zero (2016, television series)The Mortuary Collection (2019)V/H/S/ (2012)Laura Hasn’t Slept (2020)Smile (2022)Lights Out (2013, short)Lights Out (2016)Midsommar (2019)Halloweentown (1998)Leprechaun (1993)Leprechaun 2 (1994)Leprechaun 3 (1995)Leprechaun 4: In Space (1996)Leprechaun in the Hood (2000)Leprechaun Back 2 Tha Hood (2003)Leprechaun: Origins (2014)Leprechaun Returns (2018)The Blackening (2022)Drag Me to Hell (2009)James Bond (1962, film series)The Thing (1981)Luigi’s Mansion (2001, video game)Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (2013, video game)Luigi’s Mansion 3 (2019, video game)Super Mario Sunshine (2002, video game)Little Nightmares III (2025, video game)The Sounds of Nightmares (2025, podcast)Reanimal (2026, video game)Support the show

Scary? Crit? Exactly! On today's episode, get out your broomsticks because we're off to Coventry to discuss everybody's favorite twin witches with Twitches (2005)! Arguably one of Disney Channel's best original movies (especially for Halloween), we give Tia and Tamera Mowry their flowers while talking about the enduring legacy of Twitches, the layered significance of Camryn and Alex's upbringings, standout characters, and our curioisity on the film's production among other topics. We love this movie as well as Tia and Tamera are so happy to celebrate the film's 20th anniversary among all the other Twitches fans with the release of this episode! And let's keep the good times rolling with another reminder about the Fayetteville Fan Fest. We hope to see some of you on the 18th! Timestamps 4:04 - Negronomicon 18:45 - Crit 1:05:52 - Final Curls Gems from Ep. 112 Moesha (1996, television series)M3GAN (2022)MEGAN 2.0 (2025)Halloween (1978)Halloween II (1981)Friday the 13th (1980)Jason X (2001)Sinners (2025)Kiss of the Spider Woman (2025)Black Phone 2 (2025)Twitches (2005)The Cosby Show (1984)That’s So Raven (2003, television series)Sister, Sister (1994, television series)Seventeen Again (2000)Better Call Saul (2015, television series)Breaking Bad (2008, television series)Saved by the Bell (1989, television series)Schitts Creek (2015, television series)Ginny & Georgia (2021, television series)Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000)Mr. Nice Guy (1997)Dr. Doolittle (1998)Twitches Too (2007)Ice Princess (2005)Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005)Now You See It (2005)Buffalo Dreams (2005)Go Figure (2005)Life Is Ruff (2005)The Proud Family Movie (2005)High School Musical (2006)Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)TheChronicles of Narnia The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (2005)Double Teamed (2002)Twitches: Building a Mystery (H.B. Gilmour and Randi Reisfeld, Scholastic, 2001, Print)Twitches: Seeing is Deceiving (H.B. Gilmour and Randi Reisfeld, Scholastic, 2001, Print)Animorphs (series) (K.A. Applegate, Scholastic, 1996, Print) Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century (1999)The Monkey (2025)Game of Thrones (2011, television series)50 Shades of Grey (E.L. James, Vintage Books, 2011, Print)The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)Nancy Drew (1997, video game series)Little Nightmares III (2025, video game)Renaimal (2026, video game)The Quarry (2022, video game)Welcome to Derry (2025, television series)It (2017)It: Chapter 2 (2019)Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001, television series)Support the show

What better way to step into Spooky Season than with a brand new season of ScaryCrit?!  We're kicking off S11 with some bombastic news: we'll be guests at the Fayetteville Fan Fest on October 18th! A huge thank you to El'Ja Bowens for the opportunity, we can't wait!  We're also very excited to dig right into season 11 and we thought it'd be fun to come full circle and Crit the legacy sequel of the film that was our very first ScaryCrit. That's right! Today we're going back to Southport to talk this year's I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025). From the new characters, killer enigmatic motives and an incredibly just inclusion, there's a lot here to get hooked on. We're just so happy to be back! Thank y'all for still being here and cheers to more ScaryCrit. Happy listening! Timestamps 11:07 - Crit57:59 - Final CurlsGems from Episode 111 House of Spoils (2024)Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001)American Psycho (2000)I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025)I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)I’ll Always Know what You Did Last Summer (2006)Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)Halloween (2018)Scream (2022)I Know What You Did Last Summer (2021, television series)The Substance (2024)To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before (2018)The Summer I Turned Pretty (2022, television series)The Wire (2002, television series)Scream (1996)Him (2025)Support the show

And just like that, we've finally made it to the end of season 10! For this season finale, gather 'round the table, lock arms, and open yourself up to J & L's interpretation of 2023's The Reading. There's so much to get into about this film that was on the page (and glaringly left off it) but one thing is clear: horror could be Mo'Nique's second wind and ScaryCrit is all the way here for it.  A huge thank you to our Critters for sticking beside us throughout our jagged prescence throughout the season. Life stay happenin' but we love doing this show and don't take a single listen for granted. And remember, if you have any recommendations for a future Crit, our lines our open.  Thank you all and we'll see you again for Season 11! Timestamps 5:14 - Crit Intro06:52 - Crit1:12:25 - Final CurlsGems from Ep. 110 RuPaul’s Drag Race (2009, television series)Them (2022, television series)The Reading (2023)Precious (2009)Jumanji (1995)Late Night with the Devil (2024)The Haunting in Connecticut (2009)The Haunted Mansion (2003)The Muppet Movie (1979)I Love Lucy (1951, television series)The Brady Brunch (1969, television series)Ouija (2014)Crimson Peak (2015)Ma (2019)Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)Whiplash (2014)Whiplash (2013, short film)X (2022)Ghost (1990)The Deliverance (2024)M3GAN (2023)Nope (2023)Get Out (2017)Halloween (1978)Ma 2 (upcoming)Support the show

And we're back yet again with a delicious dish for this everlong season of ScaryCrit! Get ready to whet your whistles with J & L's foodie review of 2024's House of Spoils. From L's need for more desperation, J's love of the intersectionality sprinkled throughout, the horror of The Struggle™, and wondering if they both watched the same movie, there's something in this meal of a Crit all of you listeners will love. So dig in! Timestamps 4:04 - Negronomicon26:46 - Crit1:23:49 - Final Curls Gems from Ep. 109 I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025)Smile (2022)I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)M3GAN (2023)I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)Him (2025)Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (2024)Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead (1991)Adventures in Babysitting (1987)Teen Witch (1989)Atlanta (2016)Weapons (2025)Barbarian (2022)Parasite (2019)Everything, Everywhere, All at Once (2022)Companion (2025)The Village (2004)The Nun II (2023)The Nun (2018)Together (2025)Better Half (2023)House of Spoils (2024)West Side Story (2021)Argylle (2024)Hamilton (2015, stage musical)Wish (2024)Kraven the Hunter (2024)Love Hurts (2025)Hunger (2023)The Wretched (2019)The Wicker Man (2006)Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber of Flint Street (2007)The Bear (2022, television series)Black Swan (2009)Smile 2 (2024)Love Island (2019)Lovecraft Country (2020, television series)Crimson Peak (2015)Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel (2003, video game)Nancy Drew: Mystery of the Seven Keys (2024)Little Nightmares III (2025, video game)Fortnite (2017, video game)Little Nightmares (2018, video game)Reanimal (upcoming, video game)Little Nightmares II (2021, video games)Coraline (2009)LIMBO (2010, video game)INSIDE (2016, video game)Support the show

🎶Beeeee who you aaaare for your priiiiide🎶 We're back just in time from yet another unscheduled sabbatical for Pride Month! And what better way to celebrate than by turning the channel to our crit of the hazy fever dream that is 2024's I Saw the TV Glow? A conversation about identity, nostalgia, and concept over story, get comfortable and be ready for the laughs and analysis! We're so happy to be back. 'Preciate y'all and your patience as we do this show and this thing called life.  Timestamps 5:50 - Negronomicon 29:39 - Crit 1:13:29 - Final Curls Gems from Ep. 108 Sinners (2025)It (2017)It Chapter 2 (2019)Ironheart (2025, television series)Black Panther 3 (TBA)Final Destination Bloodlines (2025)Final Destination (2000)Final Destination 2 (2003)Final Destination 3 (2006)The Final Destination (2009)Final Destination 5 (2011)The Fast and the Furious (2001)2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)The Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)Fast & Furious (2009)I Saw the TV Glow (2024)We’re All Going to the World’s Fair (2021)Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1990, television series)Inception (2010)Poltergeist (1982)Growing Up, Vol. 1 (2017, album)Growing Up, Vol. 2 (2018, album)Growing Up, Vol. 3 (2019, album)Goosebumps (1995, television series)Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997, television series)Moesha (1996, television series)One on One (2021, television series)Moonlight (2016)Insecure (2016)M3GAN 2.0 (2025)28 Years Later (2025)Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)Superman (2025)Jurassic World: Rebirth (2025)M*A*S*H (1972, television series)George of the Jungle (1997)Batman & Robin (1997) Support the show

A day late, but not a dollar short!  In Episode 107, J & L discuss the horror-effort Imaginary (2024), getting into the many disconnected subplots, what genre the film could've really benefitted from, and the fact that this film is a movie that just...happens. Ideas and concepts, y'all. Ideas and concepts... Disclaimer: We love you, DeWanda Wise (and Issa Rae)!!! And we know it's pronounced MAHN-guh—y'all know's J's heart.  Timestamps 4:04 - Negronomicon 32:14 - Crit 01:20:52 - Final Curls Gems from E107 Imaginary (2024)Sinners (2025)Fruitvale Station (2013)Black Panther (2018)Love & Basketball (2000)The Substance (2024)The People Under the Stairs (1991)Get Out (2017)Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)A Minecraft Movie (2025)Despicable Me 3 (2017)Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)The X-Files (1993, television series)The Twilight Zone (2019, television series)Muder, She Wrote (1984, television series)Black Mirror (2011, television series)The Woman in the Yard (2025)Truth or Dare (2018)Kick Ass 2 (2013)The Curse of Bridge Hollow (2022)Ted (2012)She’s Gotta Have It (2017, television series)Jurassic World: Dominion (2022)Coraline (2009)Don't Look Under the Bed (1999)Hide and Seek (2005)The Front Room (2024)Heart Eyes (2025)Companion (2025)Parasite (2019)Deep Blue Sea (1999)Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)The Boogeyman (2023)The Monkey (2025)Danger Girl (upcoming film)Charlie’s Angels (2000)Totally Spies (2001, animated series)Resident Evil: Village (2021, video game)Monster’s We Make (CoryxKenshin, New Edyn Press, 2024, Print)Support the show

The horrors persist but so do we! Life is lifin' which has led to our most drawn-out season yet but not to worry, Critters. We're still here, we're not going anywhere and we've got Ep. 106 for you, hot off the presses! Listen as we take it back to 1990's Def by Temptation for an episode that captivates with conversations about filmmaking on a budget, Melle's beef with lack of quality sheets, how Temptation's victims were all character studies, Black masculinity + power-plays, and some fish named Steve. We've missed y'all and hope you enjoy the episode! Dig in! Timestamps 7:12 - Negronomicon 37:05 - Crit 02:02:19 - Final Curls Gems from E106 Final Destination: Bloodlines (2025)Final Destination 2 (2003)Final Destination (2000)Final Destination 3 (2006)The Final Destination (2009)Final Destination 5 (2011)Thunderbolts* (2025)Wicked (2024)Gladiator II (2024)Scream (1996)28 Years Later (2025)It (2017)M3GAN 2.0 (2025)M3GAN (2023)The Fast and the Furious (2001)Fast X (2023)Happy Death Day (2017)Drop (2025)Child’s Play (1988)Child's Play (1990)Child's Play 3 (1991) Bride of Chucky (1998)Seed of Chucky (2004)Curse of Chucky (2013)Cult of Chucky (2017)Chucky (2021, television series)Charlie’s Angels (2000)The Woman in the Yard (2025)The Night House (2020)The Babadook (2014)Heart Eyes (2025)The Substance (2024)The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020, television series)Def by Temptation (1990)Do the Right Thing (1989)Ganja & Hess (1973)Videodrome (1983)The X-Files (1993, television series)Psycho (1960)The Monstrous Feminine (Barbara Creed, Routledge, 1993, Print)Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)The Boondocks (2005, television series)Blood of Jesus (1941)Renfield (2023)Goosebumps (1995, television series)Black as Night (2021)The Last of Us (2023, television series)The Last of Us Part II (2020, video game)The Last of Us (2013, video game)The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (2023, video game)Support the show

In episode 105, Lauren and Jared jump through the many timeline paradoxes of Don't Let Go. The supernatural mystery loses its punch and the emotional drama dosen't quite hit home as we stumble behind Detective Jack Radcliff (played by David Oyelowo) on his journey to save his nieces life.  We break down the film's time-warping premise, the emotional stakes, and how the world building fails to deliver. Is it a crime thriller? A ghost story? A time travel tale? Or none of those things? Join us as we try to unpack the time travel, grief, and second chances of Don't Let Go.  Timestamps 11:59 - Negronomicon 25:50 - Crit 1:18:26 - Final Curls Gems from E105 Ghosts (2021, television series)Abbott Elementary (2021, television series)The Monkey (2025)Longlegs (2024)Thinner (1996)Scream (1996)Lights Out (2016)Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)The Sandlot (1993)Keeper (2025)Don’t Let Go (2019)The Butterfly Effect (2004)See You Yesterday (2019)Hot tub Time Machine (2010)Back to the Future (1985)Project Almanac (2015)It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005)Frequency (2000)The Twilight Zone (2019, television series)Three Pines (2022, television series)Happy Death Day (2017)Until Dawn (2025)Before I Fall (Lauren Oliver, HarperCollins, 2010, Print)Before I Fall (2017)Law & Order (1990, television series)Sing Sing (2024)Jockey (2021)Rent (1994, musical)Support the show

In episode 104, we dive into the 2021 horror film Black as Night. This not-so-unique blend of supernatural horror and social commentary takes us deep into the heart of New Orleans, where a young girl must confront a terrifying vampire threat that lurks in the shadows. We’ll discuss the film’s themes of colorism, gentrification, and the coming-of-age throughline that has a hard time hitting the mark.   Grab your garlic and stake, and tune in for a deep dive into a film that will leave you questioning what’s lurking in the dark. Timestamps 04:56 – Negronomicon 34:16 (pause here to avoid plot spoilers!)29:17 - Crit 1:37:34 – Final Curls   Podcaster's note: A video that Mami Wata Mayowa posted online gave me the language I was looking for when we recorded this episode. The trope with colorism is that dark-skinned women are jealous of light-skinned women. This underlying belief colored the conversation this film was trying to have into a weird coming-of-age story that didn't sit right with me. I have a hard time understanding the perspective of the film has and I think there were a lot of other elements in the story that made this theme seem shallow at best.  xo, Lauren Gems from E104 Black as Night (2021)Cheers (1982, television series)The Twilight Zone (1959, television series)The Faculty (1998)Scream 7 (upcoming)Companion (2025)The Blackening (2023)Barbarian (2022)22 Jump Street (2014)Idle Hands (1999)The Devil Wear Prada 2 (upcoming)Moana 2 (2024)Moana (2016)Leprechaun 4: In Space (1996)Jason X (2021)Wolf Man (2025)Van Helsing (2004)28 Years Later (2025)The Last of Us (2023, television series)Fear Street trilogy (2021)Fear Street: Prom Queen (2025)Goosebumps (2023, television series)Goosebumps: The Vanishing (2025, television series)Goosebumps (1995, television series)The Nightmare Room (2001, television series)The Haunting Hour (2010, television series)Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001, television series)Squid Game (2021, television series)Virgin River (2019, television series)Locke & Key (2020 television series)Sinners (2025)Mickey 17 (2025)Black Panther (2018)Spongebob Squarepants (1997, animated television series)Courage the Cowardly Dog (1999, animated television series)The Monkey (2025)Longlegs (2024)Until Dawn (2025)Until Dawn (2015, video game)Black Christmas (2019)Black Christmas (1976)Happy Death Day (2016)Cabin in the Woods (2012)Annabelle: Creation (2017)Lights Out (2016)Shazam: Fury of the Gods (2023)Groundhog Day (1993)Vampires vs. the Bronx (2020)Chlorine Sky (Mahogany L. Browne, Crown Books for Young Readers, 2021, Print)The Babadook (2014)The Summer I Turned Pretty (2022, television series)Blade (1998)Day Shift (2022)30 Days of Night (2007)Fright Night (1985)True Blood (2008, television series)Twilight (2008)The Vampire Diaries (2009)Abigail (2024)Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997, television series)Underworld (2003)Queen of the Damned (2002)Interview with a Vampire (2022, television series)Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016)Poppy Playtime (2021, video game)Five Nights at Freddy’s (2014, video game) Support the show

Happy New Year, Critters! Wishing you a spooky start to 2025. In episode 103, Lauren and Jared wrap up 2024 and talk birthday shenanigans and Christmas games before diving into one of the most talked about horror movies of last year, The Deliverance. If you couldn't tell by the title of this episode, we were whelmed. There is something important missing from this film and this episode explores what exactly that thing is.   Gems from E103 The Play That Goes Wrong (play) (2012)Super Mario Party Jamboree (video game) (2024)Nosferatu (2024)Crimson Peak (2015)Nosferatu (1922)Citizen Kane (1941)Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1922)Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)RuPaul’s Drag Race (2009)The Wire (2002)The Sopranos (1999)Breaking Bad (2008)Game of Thrones (2011)House of the Dragon (2022)Holiday Heart (2000)Infinity Train (2019)Precious (2009)The Deliverance (2024)The Conjuring 2 (2016)Saw (2004)Hide and Seek (2005)The Number 23 (2007)The Babadook (2014)The Conjuring (2013)Sinister (2012)The Addams Family (1991)Edward Scissorhands (1990)Percy Jackson and the Olympians (2023)RENT (play) (1996)Insidious (2010)Hamilton: An American Musical (play) (2015)The Butterfly Effect (2004)The Last Exorcism (2010)Paranormal Activity (2007)Drag Me to Hell (2009)The Exorcist (1973)When Evil Lurks (2023)Sinister (2012)The Reading (2023)Speak No Evil (2022)Godzilla (2014)South Park (1997)Lovecraft Country (television series) (2020)The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat (2024)The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel (2020)Origin (2024)Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, 2020, Print)Dora the Explorer (2019)Stranger Things (2016)Concrete Cowboy (2020)The Butler (2013)Five Nights at Freddy’s (2023)Five Nights at Freddy’s (video game) (2014)Monsters We Make (manga) (2024)Dragon Ball Z (animated television series) (1989)Bad Parenting (video game) (2024)Mouthwashing (video game) (2024)Fears to Fathom -  Ironbark Lookout (video game) (2023)Poppy Platime (video game) (2021)Amanda the Adventurer 2 (video game) (2024) Support the show