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Monster Mentors: What Your Favorite Monster Says About You - Part Two
Jun 23, 2026
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| 6/23/26 |  Monster Mentors: What Your Favorite Monster Says About You - Part Two | What if we thought of monsters as the self-help gurus of the goths?!In this part 2 on this premise, we explore what our favorite monsters can teach us about our shadows and how we can be better humans. I know, ewww. We get into how mummys remind us we need to stop tending to old wounds, how demons show up when we're greedy, and how the invisible man reveals the walls we build to keep people at arm's length.This is Part Two of looking closely at the shadow sides of monster lore and the very human flaws they reflect back at us.*This episode may contain spoilers for:The Invisible Man (1933)The Mummy (1999)Dawn of the Dead (1978)Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters (2013)💀💀Follow us on Instagram @spooky.scholars and @sass.ashe💀Join the ongoing conversation and LIVE salon each month at spookyscholars.com🖤Full show notes at patreon.com/spookyscholars | — | ||||||
| 6/9/26 | Stories, Support, and Speculative Fiction with Author Dianna Gunn | This week, I’m joined by author Dianna Gunn to talk about writing across genres, finding inspiration in tabletop gaming and fantasy worlds, and why online communities remain such an important part of the literary ecosystem.We discuss the realities of indie publishing, creative burnout, weaving trauma and healing into speculative fiction, and the surprising ways horror and fantasy often overlap. Dianna also shares how community support has shaped her career and why no writer should do it all alone.Plus learn about the latest and greatest drinking game taking the B-horror world by storm;)This episode does not contain spoilers but we discuss:Lobster Man from Mars (1989)Oculus (2013)Sharks in a Cornfield (2021)Shark Side of the Moon (2022)Follow Dianna on Bluesky and InstagramCheck out her work: Choices: An Anthology of Reproductive HorrorMoonshadow Rising DuologyKiller Debt💀💀Follow us on Instagram @spooky.scholars💀Join the ongoing conversation and LIVE salon each month at spookyscholars.com🖤Full show notes at patreon.com/spookyscholars | — | ||||||
| 6/3/26 | Monster Mentors: What Your Favorite Monster Says About You - Part One | What if we thought of monsters as the self-help gurus of the goths?!In this episode we explore what our favorite monsters can teach us about our shadows and how we can be better humans. I know, ewww. We get into how vampires reveal our fear of mortality, how werewolves reflect the struggle to control our impulses, and how we all have ghosts in our past that we just can’t let go of. This is Part One of looking closely at the shadow sides of monster lore and the very human flaws they reflect back at us.Stay tuned for Part Two, where we'll explore the lessons hidden within even more iconic monsters we all love. *This episode may contain spoilers for:We Have a Ghost (2023)💀💀Follow us on Instagram @spooky.scholars and @sass.ashe💀Join the ongoing conversation and LIVE salon each month at spookyscholars.com🖤Full show notes at patreon.com/spookyscholars | — | ||||||
| 5/26/26 | What Shadows are Hiding in Horror’s Greatest Monsters? With Professor Shadow | What do classic horror icons reveal about us?In this episode, I’m with horror narrator and creator, Professor Shadow to explore the human shadow hidden inside classic monsters and those of his own creation.We talk about why horror continues to resonate across generations, how monsters embody our fears, desires, shame, rage, and loneliness, and why horror can sometimes reveal truths that everyday life tries to suppress.Plus, we talk about the monster in the room—AI (yes, that’s an em dash, bitches!)...and how it’s coming for all of us to prove beyond a “shadow” of a doubt (see what I did there?) that we are humans creating human content for other humans. *This episode contains spoilers forCat People (1942)...but like, you've had time.Find Professor Shadow on YouTube or at professorshadow.com💀💀Follow us on Instagram @spooky.scholars💀Join the ongoing conversation and LIVE salon each month at spookyscholars.com🖤Full show notes at patreon.com/spookyscholars | — | ||||||
| 5/20/26 | Society's Shadow Side: How Horror Takes Systems to Task | What does horror allow us to feel safely that everyday life often punishes?In this episode, we explore horror as an emotional classification system that shows us how socially forbidden emotions finally get permission to exist under certain subgenres of horror: possession films, body horror, slashers and paranormal hauntings, different horror subgenres may reflect different emotional states we’re taught to suppress in real life.It’s what society tells us is appropriate to fear and how we’re supposed to react. And we rarely break to the rules or let our humanity loose…and that’s really what’s scary.💀💀Follow us on Instagram @spooky.scholars💀Join the ongoing conversation and LIVE salon each month at spookyscholars.com🖤Full show notes and online community of corpses at patreon.com/spookyscholars | — | ||||||
| 5/12/26 | Monster Men: Masculinity in Horror with Author Eric Miller | How is horror handling masculinity?In this episode, I’m with horror author Eric Miller for a fascinating deep dive into masculinity, vulnerability, trauma, loneliness, and why horror may be the perfect genre for exploring all of it.Together, we dissect iconic male characters, examining the stark contrast between toxic masculinity and authentic heroism. We bring in emotionally repressed antiheroes compassionate survivors, and villains for villains’ sake. This conversation explores horror, sci-fi, fantasy (and wrestling!) and how these genres reflect and challenge our cultural ideas about what it means to “be a man.”Truly, we're exploring a poignant cultural moment where we are all seriously craving nuanced and emotionally grounded male characters in art and film to begin to show us what positive masulinity could look like going forward.This episode contains spoilers for:Shaun of the Dead (2004)Thor: Ragnarok (2017)Midsommar (2019)Weapons (2025)💀💀Follow us on Instagram @spooky.scholars💀Join the ongoing conversation and LIVE salon each month at spookyscholars.com🖤Full show notes at patreon.com/spookyscholars | — | ||||||
| 5/5/26 | Shadow Selves of Horror: Facing Your Dark Side & Surviving It | We're back after a two month break of processing a... nightmare. In this personal, solo episode I'm sharing what I've learned about dark nights of the soul and shadow work, through the lens of horror. And you're gonna want to hear this!I share what I’ve been moving through with divorce, processing pain, and the patterns I've missed in horror movies I love.Because that’s what they do. They show us the patterns in ourselves we desperately try to avoid. In this episode, I'm sharing how I see even more how horror reflects our fears, insecurities, and survival instincts. And how, if you let it, horror will show you your own shadow work that you've been avoiding or not processing. Basically we’re getting into shadow work, personal growth, healing after heartbreak, and why horror might be one of the most honest tools we have for self-reflection. Hope you're up for it!*This episode contains spoilers for:Halloween (1978)Scream (1996)Hereditary (2018)Ready or Not (2019)Hear Ashe on the Freaky and Geeky podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7K2Qjuc9iQaWXRVtMatVs1?si=8ebd4c07fb8c470b💀💀Follow us on Instagram @spooky.scholars💀Join the ongoing conversation and LIVE salon each month at spookyscholars.com🖤Join the crew and get full show notes at patreon.com/spookyscholarsEnjoy the show? Leave us a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐review! | — | ||||||
| 2/24/26 | La Fulci Vida: A Love Letter to an Italian Horror Auteur with Matt Rogerson | Lucio Fulci is often remembered as the “Godfather of Gore” or the director of ruptured eyes, melting flesh, and apocalyptic endings. But my guest today says we don’t really know the real Fulci, and there’s so much more to this important figure in horror. Matt Rogerson has written extensively on Fulci’s relationship to faith in his new book Fulci’s Inferno: Fulci's Inferno: Faith in the Films of a Horror and Giallo Auteur. And in this episode we explore how Catholic imagery, spiritual crisis, and Dantean architecture shape films like The Beyond, City of the Living Dead, Zombi 2 and more. Listen if you want to understand why Fulci’s horror feels less like shock and more like a horrific revelation.*This episode contains spoilers for:Don’t Torture a Duckling …but as Matt says, you’ve had since 1972…Find Matt @bavalamp and @1428publishing on Instagram💀💀Follow us on Instagram @spooky.scholars💀Join the ongoing conversation and LIVE salon each month at spookyscholars.com🖤Full show notes at patreon.com/spookyscholars | — | ||||||
| 2/17/26 | Wild Women with Expert Cinda Gault | In this episode we’re with Canadian historical fiction author, Cinda Gault.Cinda schools us on incredible Canadian women of history we all should know more about and how she is remedying that with her fiction. We also discuss the roots of the horror genre, slaying vampires, 18th century final girls, Canadian abortion law, and Cinda's own incredible work in the feminist movement in the 1970s.Cinda brings a deep reverence for women’s stories, and through her historical fiction, she continues to illuminate the voices that history tried to hush, but that refuse to stay silent.This episode is spoiler free!Follow Cinda on Goodreads:https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/6170707.Cinda_Gault💀💀Follow us on Instagram @spooky.scholars💀Join the ongoing conversation and LIVE salon each month at spookyscholars.com🖤Full show notes at patreon.com/spookyscholars | — | ||||||
| 2/10/26 | Robot Replacement: The Horror of Artificial Intimacy | Are we (already) letting AI replace us? In this episode, I explore the growing cultural shift toward AI companionship, AI relationships, and emotional automation. Artificial intelligence is increasingly over-stepping into our world and now, even into roles once reserved for real human intimacy and connection.But this episode isn’t just about digital horror or even AI ethics or even the future of technology.It’s about language and how we’re using computer and robot terminology to describe human emotions and behavior: We “process” grief. We “download” information. We “optimize” relationships. We talk about burnout as "a system crash" and treat heartbreak like "corrupted data" to "file away" as a lesson for the future. In the end I’m really wondering: as automation expands beyond labor and into love, what does that mean for human connection, empathy, and identity?Are we building machines to act more human, or are we training ourselves to feel less?*This episode contains MAJOR spoilers for:Companion (2025)M3GAN 2.0 (2025)💀💀Follow us on Instagram @spooky.scholars💀Join the ongoing conversation and LIVE salon each month at spookyscholars.com🖤Full show notes at patreon.com/spookyscholars | — | ||||||
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| 2/3/26 | Liminal Horror and Lived Experience: Inside Darkest Margins with Matt Rogerson | Let's explore liminality, trauma, and coming-of-age horror through the lens of my newest project as part of Darkest Margins, curated and edited by our guest, Matt Rogerson.We get into more of what to expect from a much-needed contribution to horror scholarship and a little of what Matt went through to bring this project to the horror community. We'll then talk about Matt's own contribution to the project where he analyzes adolescence and generational representation to uncover why horror treats youth more honestly than mainstream teen films (ahem, John Hughes, your homophobia is showing!).*May contain spoilers for"Don't Torture a Duckling (1972)Demonia (1990)Darkest Margins: 24 Essays on Liminality and Liminal Spaces in the Horror Genre*Curated and Edited by Matt Rogerson, with a Foreword by Dr Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, DARKEST MARGINS is a collection of twenty four essays from leading and up-and-coming genre writers exploring expressions of liminality and liminal spaces in the horror genre, across cinema, literature, television, art and video games. Taking in the anthropological, psychological and architectural liminality, and accompanied by four stunning pieces of original artwork, the assembled academic and engaging essays undertake what has not been done on this scale before: to explore, map, analyze and discuss those rites of passage, states of ambiguity or disorientation and physical waypoints in a wide variety of works across more than a century of horror media.Get a copy: https://www.thebrokenbinding.co.uk/product-page/darkest-margins-24-essays-on-liminality-and-liminal-spaces-in-the-horror-genreFollow Matt @bavalamp and @1428publishing 💀💀Follow us on Instagram @spooky.scholars💀Join the ongoing conversation and LIVE salon each month at spookyscholars.com🖤Full show notes at patreon.com/spookyscholars | — | ||||||
| 1/27/26 | Artistic Expression or Exploitation? A Serious Call Out of Violence Against Women in Horror with Kimberly Pinzon | Joined in this episode by author, friend, and returning guest, Kimberly Pinzon, to critically examine how sexual assault is portrayed in horror films and why these depictions are so often shaped by male directors. She's got some stuff to say!We specifically look at rape revenge horror and question who has the authority to tell these stories and whether “artistic freedom” is being used to justify gendered harm on screen.We explore how horror cinema repeatedly centers female suffering, the power dynamics behind these creative choices, and more reasons why representation behind the camera matters. Our hope is that this conversation furthers the the case for more women directors in horror and greater accountability in how trauma is depicted in film.Content note: discussion of violent sexual assault and gender-based harm.*This episode contains spoilers for:Last House on the Left (1974, 2009)I Spit on Your Grave (2010)Promising Young Woman (2020)Deliverance (1972)Revenge (2017)Follow Kimberly Pinzon @modernmonstress (IG and TikTok)Check out Final Girl Redux and other books on Goodreads.💀💀Follow us on Instagram @spooky.scholars💀Join the ongoing conversation and LIVE salon each month at spookyscholars.com🖤Full show notes at patreon.com/spookyscholars | — | ||||||
| 1/20/26 | Nostalgia Horror: Rose-Colored Memories with Wendy Dalrymple & Grace Reynolds | They’re calling 2026 the year we go back to analog. And in this first episode of Season 6, I’m joined by authors Wendy Dalrymple and Grace Reynolds, the editors behind a new anthology of nostalgia horror that digs into our first precious memories of the genre we all love. We explore how modern horror has embraced nostalgia through shows like Stranger Things, the rise of horror remakes, and our collective obsession with reboots, and retro media. Plus we learn more about the global experiences of growing up with horror that maybe wasn't all Halloween and Blockbuster through Wendy and Grace's new anthology project, Poisoned Soup for the Macabre, Depraved, and Insane.This conversation unpacks the emotional pull of nostalgia, how and why horror is the perfect genre to examine who we used to be.So if the past has been calling lately, this episode might explain why.Grab your copy!Poisoned Soup for the Macabre, Depraved, and InsaneMore from Wendy > wendydalrymple.comWendy on Instagram @wendydalrymplewritesGrace on Instagram @gravereynolds💀💀Follow us on Instagram @spooky.scholars💀Join the ongoing conversation and LIVE salon each month at spookyscholars.com🖤Full show notes at patreon.com/spookyscholars | — | ||||||
| 12/16/25 | Ritual Roulette: Bro Trip Horror with Horror Roulette Podcast | A nightmare team collab episode that unpacks modern masculinity in lad/bro holiday horror, all by random selection with Horror Roulette Pod. During the month of Movember we watched a film that examines how traditional ideas of masculinity are challenged, and sometimes reinforced, when men seek escape, connection, and meaning. This episode is a mash up of scholarly analysis with random fun and a new podcast friendship.Join Spooky Scholars host, Ashe Woodward and guests Nellie and Anthony from Horror Roulette pod for a very special 1-hour episode to last you the rest of the year!!This episode contains MAJOR spoilers for:The Ritual (2017)Hereditary (2018)Companion (2025)💀💀Follow us on Instagram @spooky.scholars💀Join the ongoing conversation and LIVE salon each month at spookyscholars.com🖤Full show notes at patreon.com/spookyscholarsEnjoy the show? Trade ya for a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐review! | — | ||||||
| 12/9/25 | Hand-Picked Horror: Inside MOMETU’s Anti-Algorithm Approach | Mometu is carving out a rare space in the (FREE) streaming world: a platform that refuses to let algorithms decide what audiences see. In this episode, president of Mometu, Bryan Louzil, joins me to discuss the philosophy behind hand-picking films, the challenges of curation in an automated landscape, and why horror and horror lovers especially benefit from a human touch.Plus, learn more about how Mometu is also hands on in the indie film space, supporting new filmmakers and literally funding the future of film on their platform. For listeners curious about the future of streaming (especially with this week's Netflix-Warner Bros. fiasco!). This one will give you hope that there are still some film companies that actually like films!💀💀Follow us on Instagram @spooky.scholars💀Join the ongoing conversation and LIVE salon each month at spookyscholars.com🖤Full show notes at patreon.com/spookyscholarsEnjoy the show? Trade ya for a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐review! | — | ||||||
| 12/2/25 | Afterlife Architecture: Gothic Liminality in the 'Flatliners' Universe (Episode 100!) | To celebrate our 100th episode, we’re diving straight into my newest writing project: an exploration of the Flatliners universe and how its gothic architecture, liminal spaces, and resurrection imagery mirror the film’s trauma narrative and each character’s desperate push toward restoration and rebirth.And because it’s episode 100, we’re turning that lens on ourselves too. We look at our own restoration arc: where the show started, how it’s evolved, and where Spooky Scholars is heading in 2026 as we dig even deeper into horror analysis, film theory, and the dark academia vibes you’ve all been a part of creating with us. *This episode may contain spoilers for:Flatliners (2022)Flatliners (2017)💀Follow us on Instagram @spooky.scholars💀💀Join the ongoing conversation and LIVE salon each month at spookyscholars.com🖤Full show notes at patreon.com/spookyscholarsEnjoying the show? Trade ya for a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐review!Wanna share private thoughts? Eww, but ok. Get in touch via email at ✉️ thespooks@spookyscholars.com | — | ||||||
| 11/25/25 | The Darkness of Divergence: What Horror Reveals about Dyslexia with Russel Von Brocklen | Ever noticed how many horror characters and plots mirror the experience of neurodivergence? Think Carrie channeling raw emotion into telekinesis, Percy Jackson reframing dyslexia and ADHD as signs of his power, or how just the disorientation and misreadings in Evil Dead echo the anxieties baked into our standardized school system.My guest this week, Russell Von Brocklen, is a dyslexia expert and someone who lives with dyslexia himself. His work has helped countless learners tap into their own strengths and rethink what dyslexia actually means and challenge the traditional stigma. In this episode we learn that with the right tools and support, what many people label as a “curse” often reveals itself as a genuine superpower.We explore how misreadings can spiral into chaos on screen, how they reflect real-life moments of confusion or overwhelm, and what horror can teach us about questioning the idea of “normal” altogether.*This episode may contain spoilers for:Percy Jackson and The Olympians: The Lightning Theif (2010)Evil Dead (1981)💀Find out more about Russel and his work at dyslexiaclasses.com💀Follow us on Instagram @spooky.scholars💀💀Join the ongoing conversation and LIVE salon each month at spookyscholars.com🖤Full show notes at patreon.com/spookyscholarsEnjoy the show? Trade ya for a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐review!Wanna share private thoughts? Eww, but ok. Get in touch via email at ✉️ thespooks@spookyscholars.com | — | ||||||
| 11/18/25 | Dementia Dames: Hagsploitation with Jessica Rose | In this episode, I chat with one of my co-authors from our upcoming publication, Darkest Margins: 24 Essays on Liminality and Liminal Spaces in Horror, which is set to be one of the most extensive horror essay anthologies on liminality EVER published! Jessica and I discuss our contributions to the work and the omnipresence of liminality and the fear of liminal spaces in horror. We discuss her essay, "Dementia in Dimensions: Trapped between the Horrors of Cognitive Disease and Death" which looks at the unsettling crossroads where horror, aging, and identity meet, focusing on how dementia and decline are portrayed through women’s bodies on film.Our conversation explores the liminal body in The Visit, Relic, and The Taking of Deborah Logan, looking at how these movies use dementia, memory loss, and family caretaking to create deeply human and deeply terrifying stories. We also break down the recent return of hagsploitation films, the cultural fears wrapped around older women in horror, and why aging itself becomes a liminal space that filmmakers keep returning to.The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014)The Visit (2015)Relic (2020)💀Find Jessica on Instagram @jayjayrose7💀Follow us on Instagram @spooky.scholars💀💀Join the ongoing conversation and LIVE salon each month at spookyscholars.com🖤Full show notes at patreon.com/spookyscholarsEnjoying the show? Trade ya for a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐review!Wanna share private thoughts? Eww, but ok. Get in touch via email at ✉️ thespooks@spookyscholars.com | — | ||||||
| 11/11/25 | Rebellious Roots: Punk Rock Vampire Horror with Author Steve Sxaks | Steve Sxaks’s novel, Invasion of the Punk Rockers, Who Drink Blood! taps into and explores how counter-culture is a key part of horror history. His horror narratives about punk rock vampires, get to the heart of punk and goth culture and what it means to be part of a group and part of the system. As a former soldier, Steve has a unique take on what it means to be part of a group, a clique, and what it really means to wear a ‘uniform’.We talk influences like Troma Entertainment, horror comics, other nerdy ideas and more in this one, all getting to the main point that horror has been built on punk rock, counter-culture ideals and it’s gotta stay that way. *This episode may contain spoilers for:Hellboy: The Crooked Man (2024)The Long Walk (2025)💀Find Steve at letsgoguy.com and @stevesxaksGet your copy of Invasion of the Punk Rockers, Who Drink Blood!: An Ashwood Story💀Follow us on Instagram @spooky.scholars💀💀Join the ongoing conversation and LIVE salon each month at spookyscholars.com🖤Full show notes at patreon.com/spookyscholarsEnjoy the show? Trade ya for a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐review!Wanna share private thoughts? Eww, but ok. Get in touch via email at ✉️ thespooks@spookyscholars.com | — | ||||||
| 11/4/25 | Dollar Baby Dreams: Bringing Stephen King's 'Popsy' to Life with Filmmaker Jon Mann | Join us for a conversation with the talented Jon Mann, a filmmaker from New Brunswick, Canada. We're so honoured to discuss his gripping adaptation of Stephen King's short story, "Popsy," and his journey in the Dollar Baby Program that has been pivotal for so many new filmmakers.We discuss the thrilling challenges of bringing King’s chilling narratives to life. Plus, hear more about how Mann's adaptation is being screened at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles this month out of hundreds in the program. We’ll also discuss the state of the Canadian horror film scene, the perfect deep woods backdrops in our own backyard, and explore the surprising depths of Scooby-Doo.Plus, Ashe shares her experience at the It: Welcome to Derry premiere in the small Ontario town where it was filmed. This episode is very Canadian and very Stephen King. It might not be a combination you’ve considered before but let’s dive into this homegrown horror episode. *This episode contains spoilers for:"Popsy" by Stephen King (1993)💀Find Jon on Instagram @jonnymann💀Follow US on Instagram @spooky.scholars💀💀Join the ongoing conversation and LIVE salon each month at spookyscholars.com🖤Full show notes at patreon.com/spookyscholarsEnjoy the show? Trade ya for a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐review!Wanna share private thoughts? Eww, but ok. Get in touch via email at ✉️ thespooks@spookyscholars.com | — | ||||||
| 10/28/25 | Indie Horror Insights with Director George Miranda | A conversation with emerging indie horror director, George Miranda, where we scrutinize the indie horror film industry and highlight the important role that horror creatives play.We'll explore his unwavering passion for the iconic A Nightmare on Elm Street and how it has influenced his unique vision and specific projects. We also get his candid thoughts on the limitations of traditional filmmaking tools (spoiler: tripods don't make the cut!) and where he sees horror moving in the near future. Let's talk the future of film and the vital role indie filmmakers play. If you're an indie film lover or director yourself, you'll definitely want to listen in!*This episode may contain spoilers for:Barbarian (2022)A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)💀George Miranda on Instagram @lawless_jm💀Follow us on Instagram @spooky.scholars💀💀Join the ongoing conversation and LIVE salon each month at spookyscholars.com🖤Full show notes at patreon.com/spookyscholarsEnjoy the show? Trade ya for a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐review!Wanna share private thoughts? Eww, but ok. Get in touch via email at ✉️ thespooks@spookyscholars.com | — | ||||||
| 10/21/25 | Cutting Through 250 Slashers with Director Chris Kelly | Chatting with horror film director Chris Kelly about his newest project, Bishop's Day, and his inspiration from over 250 slashers.He's here to share the formulaic secrets behind crafting iconic horror villains that we, the horror community, are ready to gobble up!Discover his latest project, Bishop's Day, that takes a gruesome twist on the average barbershop and learn why Sweeney Todd need not apply.This episode may contain spoilers for:Sweeney Todd (2007)The Haunting (1963)Targets (1968)💀Find Chris and Bishop's Day @bishopsday on IG💀Follow us on Instagram @spooky.scholars💀💀Join the ongoing conversation and LIVE salon each month at spookyscholars.com🖤Full show notes at patreon.com/spookyscholarsEnjoy the show? Trade ya for a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐review!Wanna share private thoughts? Eww, but ok. Get in touch via email at ✉️ thespooks@spookyscholars.com | — | ||||||
| 10/14/25 | Selling Screams: BTS of a Halloween Funhouse with Long Island Haunted Firehouse | Every Halloween we willingly put ourselves at the mercy of Haunted Funhouses and their antics. But ever wondered what really goes into building a terrifying and thrilling haunted funhouse that sends thousands running and screaming ... and then coming back for more?In this episode, we chat with Marty, the visionary owner & mad mastermind behind Long Island’s Haunted Firehouse.With Halloween just around the corner, join us to learn from Marty about the creativity, dedication, and passion involved in crafting terrifyingly successful experiences for Halloween lovers for more than 20 years.And don't forget to support local events and experience the frightful fun yourself!*This episode may contain spoilers for :The Twilight Zone "To Serve Man" Season 3 Episode 24Haunt (2019)longislangfirehouse.org💀Follow US on Instagram @spooky.scholars💀💀Join the ongoing conversation and LIVE salon each month at spookyscholars.com🖤Full show notes at patreon.com/spookyscholarsWanna share private thoughts? Eww, but ok. Get in touch via email at ✉️ thespooks@spookyscholars.com | — | ||||||
| 10/7/25 | Hellraiser and the Human Experience with Hypnotist Amethysta Herrick | Former chemist turned hypnotist, Amethysta Herrick, joins us to discuss Clive Barker’s Hellraiser. We explore how in its 'puzzle', the film may hold some answers to our questions about society’s categorical systems of gender, identity, pain, and pleasure.Together we examine how conformity is its own form of horror, and how queerness, hypnosis, and self-liberation challenge the boundaries of what we’re told we should be.*This episode may contain spoilers for :Hellraiser (1987)Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)💀Find Amethysta at purplepawclan.com💀Follow us on Instagram @spooky.scholars💀💀Join the ongoing conversation and LIVE salon each month at spookyscholars.com🖤Full show notes at patreon.com/spookyscholarsWanna share private thoughts? Eww, but ok. Get in touch via email at ✉️ thespooks@spookyscholars.com | — | ||||||
| 9/30/25 | If It Bleeds, It Leads with Journalist and Author Chris Riker | We’re back and jumping right into the scandalous worlds of storytelling and journalism with former CNN International journalist, Chris Riker.Join us as we dissect the gripping themes of the Australian sci-fi horror, Monolith (2022) and the allegory that calls out and rips open the dire state of today’s media landscape. Learn more from Chris on how horror, creativity, and ethics interweave in both journalism and his own writing. And with Riker's experience at the forefront of free speech and the art of character-driven narratives, this conversation could not speak to our current moment more. Ready to explore the moral challenges journalists face and a haunting vision of our future media landscape?Well, welcome back to Season 5!*This episode may contain spoilers for:Monolith (2022)💀Find Chris at chrisrikerauthor.com💀Follow us on Instagram @spooky.scholars💀💀Join the ongoing conversation and LIVE salon each month at spookyscholars.com🖤Full show notes at patreon.com/spookyscholarsWanna share private thoughts? Eww, but ok. Get in touch via email at ✉️ thespooks@spookyscholars.com | — | ||||||
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