Don't Watch at Night

It's the Scream Sister Halloween episode! Today, Veronica leads us into the world of zombie lore as she and Val discuss 2007's REC, directed by Paco Plaza & Jaume Balagueró, and starring Manuela Velasco, Ferran Terraza and Jorge-Yamam Serrano.  Then Valerie lays out her thoughts after getting to see 1978's Halloween FINALLY (spoiler: Obviously, she loved it)! And to wrap things up,...

For this October episode, Val and Ron talk about everything from fave Halloween season movies (Halloween, Sleepy Hollow), to the creepy cocktails of Rosemary's Baby, books by Agatha Christie, Val's homework on Frankenstein and the need for more Latine stories in cinema! Plus, Valerie gets to sit down with Satanic Hispanics writer Pete Barnstrom to talk about the movie, writing and his love...

It's the first BOOK CLUB episode! Ron and Val have their wine and their Texas tea as they embark on their first Scream Sister book club discussion and take on Our Share Of Night by Mariana Enríquez. Spoiler alert: They have wildly different takes and it's a good time! The next book club pick is Vampires Of El Norte by Isabel Cañas and we'll be discussing it on the pod in November . Wan...

Val and Ron are back and this week they're hanging out with their new fave ladies in 2023's Phenomena (Fenómenas), directed by Carlos Therón and starring Belén Rueda, Gracia Olayo, and Toni Acosta. They also talk a little about the real Hepta Group that this horror comedy is based on! After that they talk about what some of their most loved reads were of the past year and how Ron hangs on...

On this episode, Veronica and Valerie talk about 2022's Mexican horror film, Huesera: The Bone Woman. Then Val strolls down Elm Street one more time to talk about films 4 and 5 in the Freddy franchise (not her faves) and then they round out their session talking about Satanic Hispanics coming out THIS month in theaters + the Scream Sister selected read that they're SO close to finishing: O...

Today we're talking about the original mother: La Llorona! Val and Ron take listeners through a little bit of background on this beloved piece of Mexican folklore including sharing the stories their parents were told about this legend. Then they dive right into 2019's La Llorona, directed by Jayro Bustamante and starring María Mercedes Coroy, Sabrina De La Hoz, María Telón and Margarita Ke...

In this jam packed episode, Valerie and Veronica talk about 2017's Verónica with Sandra Escacena, Consuelo Trujillo, Bruna Gonzalez, Claudia Placer and Iván Chavero. Then Val takes us through her FIRST ever viewing of Nightmare on Elm Street (huzzah!) and Ron talks to us about her latest reads which include The Devil's Highway by Luis Alberto Urrea. Give it a listen and please give us a ra...

In our first episode we dive in to talk about 2022's Mal De Ojo with Ofelia Medina, Samantha Castillo and Paola Miguel! Directed by Isaac Ezban. And then we jump into fave books and name our book pick that we'll be reading through together (along with listeners) so that we can discuss on a later episode. We'll be reading Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez. Give it a listen! **This...

Join up for a fun new podcast called Scream Sister! Here Valerie & Veronica (two Latina sisters living in Texas) will be talking about books and movies that scare, thrill, and keep us all guessing over and over. Are they genre experts? 100% not. They're just eager enthusiasts doing the best they can with the mental bandwidth that they have left. It's going to be a fun time so subscribe...