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This week on Fearbaiting, we take a look at a movie that was daring enough to ask: what if the slasher sucked you dry? Returning guest Val ( @flightcubb ) is here to talk about Brendan Fraser's turn as Indiana Jones in The Mummy!! We also talk about Rachel Weisz's Y: The Last Man contract rider, putting the pussy in a scarmophogoghs, the Blueverly Hillbillies, and a brand new Pokemon move that's s...

Wolves! Lions! Cicadas! Beasts of the Mr. and the LA variety! We've got all that and more on this weirdly-formatted episode about a movie that just completely slid off the hosts brains. We had Niamh ( @nickelwolf ) on to talk about Brotherhood of the Wolf, as we try to decipher what the French were doing in the early 2000s. RECOMMENDATIONS: CUTIEMARKS (And The Things That Bind Us) - Vylet Pony Dur...

Grab your tiny plasticine figurines, everyone, because this week Sara is joined by animator Nick ( @nickrvern ) to talk about Paranorman , and all the complicated emotions that come along with a film like that. Join us as we largely unpack its technical strengths and storytelling weak spots, as well as discuss gripping topics such as dump truck asses, QAnon dads, ghosts whom are made of farts, and...

This week, we bring Helga ( @hindsightee ) along with us to dive deep under the depths to see what horrors we can find under there... such as our movie this week, the Kristen Stewart vehicle Underwater ! Come along with us as we taxonomize paradoxes, contemplate Slenderman, discuss gamer keyboards, and MORE!! RECOMMENDATIONS: Higurashi Hub gears on bikes An Army Like No Other Intro music done by p...

There's a lizard on the loose, and as such we had to bring in fellow lizard expert Su ( @mossappreci8or ) for Aberration! Come for the reptile talk, stay for the discussion of the true horror of this movie: having a shitty guy fall in love with you. RECOMMENDATIONS: Oddtaxi Interaction of Color by Josef Albers Chromatic Intro music done by people you meet outside of bars. You can find more of thei...

Ooohh, we're a lil naughty, aren't we? Dropping an episode with Ryan ( @cursegoat ) talking about Saw II three whole months before Sawptember? What a tasty little tease we are!! We've hidden a key behind your eyeball... and if you can dig it out in the next ninety seconds... you get to listen to us riff about Noob Saibot, Woke Freddie, Jigsaw quotes, jokerification, and MORE! RECCOMENDATIONS: Fist...

This week, your host invites back Matt ( @mattgcn ) to ask the most important question ever posed in Fearbaiting history: what if you played calvinball with a fucked up guy? As a means of serious, peer reviewed research, we watched Psycho Goreman , a lovingly made schlock-homage that seeks to answer that very query. RECOMMENDATIONS: The "conception" of taking walks Qanon Anonymous Guilty Gear -Str...

You heard about anime? We sure have! In addition to prolonged anime talks, we also find some time in this jumbo-sized episode to talk about Stoker! Returning guest János ( @janoskapuvari ) joins us as we ask the age old question: what if there was a sexual uncle? And what if he had awful vibes? RECOMMENDATIONS: Franchouchou The Straight Story Intro music done by people you meet outside of bars. Yo...

This week, we've been sucked into the gamer zone yet again alongside the hardened employees of Mystery Inc, as well as our very good friend Moose ( @EmilyHammersley ). Listen to what we have to say about null representation, nude podcasting, and hacking the matrix to give yourself some juicy cheeks! RECOMMENDATIONS: Becoming Horses Making a Pokesona Intro music done by people you meet outside of b...

This week, Sara invites returning guest John ( @FlourishCaster_ ) back on to talk metaphor, symbology, representation, and g_rld_ck as they discuss Brandon Cronenberg's sophomore film Possessor . RECOMMENDATIONS: ALEXKANSAS To Your Eternity Theme music done by people you meet outside of bars. You can find more of their work at peopleyoumeetoutsideofbars.bandcamp.com Episode edited by Blair Kitsch,...

This week, your host puts on her little deerstalker cap and brings guest Ryan ( @cursegoat ) along across the pond to watch... 1992 British... pseudo reality horror quasi mockumentary (???) Ghostwatch ! Hence the Sherlock Holmes look, sort of, like he was more of a private detective than a investigative reporter but— look, the point is we're in the UK and these BBC hosts really scared the shit out...

[New Kids on The Block's "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" plays faintly in the background through the duration of the episode description] There's not a joke here, I've just had that song stuck in my head for the entirety of the episode edit... but you know who else has the "Right Stuff"... Sara! Joined by this weeks guest Dan ( @biggerchallenges ) to talk about sci-fi horror-comedy The Stuff ! Ther...

Shhh!!!! Shut up and use headphones if you have 'em, because this week Jim from The Office is leading Sara and guest Joe ( @thetallestjew ) through a desolate wasteland where the gimmick... er... alien, or whatever... anyway, the point is you have to be quiet and listen to your hosts script doctor this novelty horror film, or else we'll all get eaten by CGI monsters. RECOMMENDATIONS Drive to Survi...

We've gotten off the March Night Shyamalan train for this year, and now we're taking a little vacation in Russia! This week, we had Helga ( @hindsightee ) on the show to talk about Viy! The USSR's first horror film presents us with a menagerie of fucked up guys, and we couldn't be happier about it. RECOMMENDATIONS Lauren O'Connell - From Chambers Slow Columbo Intro music done by people you meet ou...

TWO OH OH BABIES!!! WHOOOO!!!!!! This week it's just your old pals, the mom and pop of podcasting, Sara and Blair to talk about The Sixth Sense ! It's a real good one, and they have a real animated conversation about it! Join us as we get back to our bread and butter: really just passionately analyzing and appreciating our favorite forms of art and writing. It's a good talk!! Thank you for joining...

Episode Notes where doing it man where MAKING THIS The Happening is a 2008 thriller written, produced, and directed by M. Night Shyamalan and the third installment in March Night Shyamalan! This week, Morg (@HauntingTheMorg) joins us to discuss another strange entry into the Shyamalan oeuvre. This one's about suicide, although deeply goofy and plant-controlled, so use discretion! RECOMMENDATIONS:...

Scrunt. Narf. Apault Giabbaby. Since time immemorial, humankind has sought the meanings to these words. Now, after millennia, Fearbaiting is joined by Roy ( @ bnuuy ) and János ( @janoskapuvari ) to deliver to you the meanings. Yes, you heard it true - these questions that have plagued our society since the dawn of time will be answered on this very episode. Since this is still March Night Shyamal...

Welcome to March Night Shyamalan, an entire months worth of filmed directed and typically written by famed navel-gazing twist-producer M. Night Shyamalan! Get yourself ready for a month of fun and deep artistic frustration, which we're kicking off with Signs (2002)! Blair is back with us for the month, bringing along with him for the week Summer ( @stellarghost )! Join us as we discuss vibes, Gang...

Y'all hear about Overwatch 2? We sure have. We've got a particularly chaotic episode for you this week, and what better movie to watch than Phantasm for it! We've got friend of the show and fellow Noisespace podcaster Bean ( @barriertrio ) on to talk about it! RECOMMENDATIONS: VideoChess Kemono Jihen Intro/outro music provided by Satah, who makes music as People You Meet Outside of Bars at gaygoth...

Hey man, don't bogart the bowl, we all need to take a hit off the dummy thick bong. Lavender ( @LavenderManna ) returns today to talk to us about Evil Bong , and also a lot of Haikyuu. It's just par for the course at this point, Sara basically turns every show she's on into a Haikyuu podcast. Anyways, pass that shit dude!!! RECOMMENDATIONS: Robots of the Ancient World - Cosmic Riders Sleepless Dom...

How much would someone have to pay you to hotbox the house from The Grudge ? We've got Caroline ( @w1ntershouse ) to answer that question, and also talk a LOT about Burn After Reading . Basically a mini-cast. Enjoy! RECOMMENDATIONS: Sk8 the Infinity Looking at some birds! Intro and outro music by Satah, who can be found making more music under people you meet outside of bars at gaygothvibes.online...

I'm Sunhat Zhenya. Author. Dreamweaver. Visionary. Plus podcaster. You are about to enter the world of my imagination. You are entering....my Darkplace. Also joining us in this venture into my darkplace is Ramona ( @NONBlNARY ), from online! We also talk about Rick and Morty, Evangelion, and the foreverial delitization of the denizens of Darkplace. RECOMMENDATIONS: Horimiya Scream Mio Flavored Wat...

Do you like Ludacris? Specifically, how do you feel about his 1999 hit What's Your Fantasy? Well, i hope you at least know it, because we talk about it a lot! Our friend Antigone ( @antigoneprogone ) is here to talk about the surprisingly promising adaptation of Fantasy Island from last year! We also talk about perfectly spherical frictionless horses and do a bit of singing! RECOMMENDATIONS: My Di...

Okay, so, Oshi No Ko is like about this doctor guy who's like a huuuge fan of uh, you know what idols are, right? Like, Japanese idol culture, scene, thing— no, no, no, it's like... you know K-pop? Yeah, okay, yes, so it's sorta like that plus like... child actors and stuff. Right, right. Anyway, so, yeah, this doctor guy, really into idol culture, it's like a huge thing, and he lives out in the s...

We're heading across the pond this week as our friend Niamh ( @Nickelwolf ) joins us to talk about the (upsettingly optimistic) Cornetto Trilogy debut, Shaun of the Dead! C'mon and take a listen as we talk about band feuds, hidden anglophile pasts, and all the tips and tricks you'll need to make it through Joe Biden's government-mandated Femboy Fridays! RECOMMENDATIONS: The Raven Cycle Moriarty th...