Upon Second Thought – Reconsidering Horror Movies : Ep 204

Upon Second Thought – Reconsidering Horror Movies : Ep 204

From The Scariest Things by The Scariest Things

November 1, 2025 · 1h 14m

About this episode

The episode discusses how personal context and changing tastes can affect the reevaluation of horror films.

Richard Jenkins, Kurt Russell, and Matthew Fox go searching in Bone Tomahawk (2016) Upon second thought, that movie was better than I remembered. How often do you tell yourself that? Or, alternately, “What was I thinking? This movie was awful!” We’ve all been there. The movies don’t change, but we do. We get older. Our tastes change. Sometimes we weren’t in the right headspace to appreciate a film for the first watch. The Scariest Things gets contemplative in Episode 204 and reviews movies that we believe should be re-evaluated… for better… or worse. Opinions can change. Sometimes, when you go to a movie, you arrive with expectations, which can affect your view. A film’s reputation may color the first impression, and many of our reactions to the movie are influenced by the environment in which we first saw it. It makes a big difference whether you first saw the film at a world premiere with the director and stars, or if you are seeing it in a living room with a bunch of talkative friends—context matters. Was I too harsh on this film? Was I too generous? In many cases, a movie will stick with you and remind you that there was…

People in this episode

Host: The Scariest Things

Topics covered

  • horror movies
  • film reevaluation
  • changing opinions
  • movie context
  • film appreciation

Keywords

  • horror
  • film review
  • Bone Tomahawk
  • movie opinions
  • film context

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Bone Tomahawk

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