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Andy and Alyssa dive back into the world of Point Horror with R.L. Stine's The Snowman (1991). They talk about cold-blooded killers, financial abuse, Cinderella and fairy tale taxonomies, weird meat metaphors, Strangers on a Train (1951) and Hitchcockian thrillers, Enough (2002), Frozen (2010), Wind Chill (2007), V.C. Andrews, the gothic, masculinity, and snow horror. // Music by Haunted Corp...

On this minisode, Andy and Alyssa dive into what the critics say about Goosebumps. They go to the ultimate source: Amazon reviews. // Music by Haunted Corpse // Follow @saypodanddie on Twitter and Instagram, and get in touch at saypodanddie@gmail.com  Follow @saypodanddie on Instagram, and get in touch at saypodanddie@gmail.com // Theme music by Haunted Corpose

Andy and Alyssa read Goosebumps #21: Go Eat Worms! They discuss Tremors (1990), worm-like foods, Ohio pride, science fairs, Paperbacks from Hell by Grady Hendrix, blending horror and comedy, animal revenge stories, Blood Beach (1981), Squirm (1976), infestation horror, Goodnight Mommy (2014), manipulating fear, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986), Leopold & Loeb stories (Murder by Number...

In this bonus episode, Andy and Alyssa talk with writer AJ Hard about his book, The Rules of Horror. They talk about writing horror for children, finding new ways to create scares, and how R.L. Stine's Goosebumps inspired Hard to create his Shiver and Fears series. Find AJ Hard on Twitter (@ShiverandFears), Instagram (@ShiverandFears2019), and on his website (shiverandfears.com). // Follow @s...

Andy and Alyssa read Goosebumps #20: The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight. They discuss "real America," some major #ClassStruggleWatch, the fear of inanimate objects, Jeepers Creepers (2001), grimoires, The Visit (2015), allergies, My So-Called Life, The Haunting of Hill House (1959), organized labor, the horror of ageing, disability, coleslaw, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (1981-91), and...

On this minisode, Andy and Alyssa read Goosepunks' stories, theories, and scholarship. They discuss babysitting stories, childhood fears, RLS's Twitter Halloween story, the controversy around death in the Goosebumps books, and a round-up of other recent Goosebumps-related news. Also, the mystery of the sport shirt has finally been solved! // Music by Haunted Corpse // Follow @saypodanddi...

Andy and Alyssa read Goosebumps #19: Deep Trouble. They discuss scary ocean problems, mermaids, zoos and the ethics of keeping animals in captivity, Blackfish (2013), Free Willy (1993), Biosphere II, Jaws (1975), The Outer Limits, H.P. Lovecraft's "The Shadow Over Innsmouth" (1936), The Shape of Water (2017), the Alien franchise, Jurassic Park (1993), sea people, The Lure (2015), an...

Andy and Alyssa read Goosebumps #18: Monster Blood II, the first sequel in the series. They discuss Andy's fashions, hamster hostility, the Rob Zombie Halloween movies (2007 & 2009), My Friend Dahmer (2017), abstract art, fat shaming and sizism, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), identity crises, the rules of horror sequels, @PsychoAPod, Scream 2 & 3 (1997 & 2000), PTSD...

On this minisode, Andy and Alyssa talk about Halloween, Carmen Maria Machado's Her Body and Other Parties (2017), the letters of Sylvia Plath, Emily Danforth's Plain Bad Heroines (2020), and play a game of marry, date, dump. And they still don't know what a sport shirt is. You can find Alyssa's webseries at https://vimeo.com/showcase/thewaythrough // Music by Haunted Corpse //...

Andy and Alyssa read Goosebumps #17: Why I'm Afraid Bees. They talk about awkward kids, cruel adults, body swaps, bee flinging, Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis, 90s Internet horror, inexplicable science, sci-fi horror, Empathy, Inc. (2018), mind-body dualism, Jean-Paul Sartre, workplace horror, Advantageous (2015), cyborg life, and bee puns. A lot of bee puns. // Music by Haunted Corpse...

Happy Halloween, Goosepunks! Andy and Alyssa read a true classic - Goosebumps #16: One Day at HorrorLand. They talk awkward family vacations, amusement park horror, House of 1000 Corpses (2003), Tourist Trap (1976), The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (1920), metaphors for anxiety, Jean-Paul Sartre's No Exit, C.S. Lewis's The Great Divorce, Haunt (2019), Escape from Tomorrow (2013), Cabin in the...

On this minisode, Andy and Alyssa read Goosepunks' stories, theories, and wishes. They also talk about origin stories, mean teachers, experiments gone wrong, lonely ghosts, and Dr. Seuss. // Music by Haunted Corpse // Follow @saypodanddie on Twitter and Instagram, and get in touch at saypodanddie@gmail.com  Follow @saypodanddie on Instagram, and get in touch at saypodanddie@gmail.com // Theme...

Andy and Alyssa read Goosebumps #15: You Can't Scare Me! They talk animal ethics, Stephen King's IT, lazy teachers, You're Next (2011), the politics of school lunches, excellent dog representation, cryptozoology, haunting historical legacies, The Lodge (2019), folk horror, Heathers (1988), pranks gone too far, creature features, Carol Clover, Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Ta...

Andy and Alyssa return to the Gooseverse with Goosebumps #14: The Werewolf of Fever Swamp. They talk #EcoWatch, werewolf stories, the etiquette of talking to swamp hermits, Hänsel and Gretel, Lycra, our relationship to domesticated animals, Shirley Jackson's "The Renegade," Castle Rock, Yellow Fever, Teen Wolf, Gingersnaps, Annihilation, Home Alone, and miasma theory. They also intr...

In this bonus episode, Andy and Alyssa talk with Goosepunk Devin Sparrow (@pokeprof) about The Haunted Mask episodes of the Goosebumps TV series! They discuss duck-sized six-year-olds vs six-year-old sized ducks, trans narratives, Animorphs, and 90s merchandising. // Follow @saypodanddie on Twitter and Instagram, and get in touch at saypodanddie@gmail.com  Follow @saypodanddie on Instagram, and ge...

Andy and Alyssa take a detour into R.L. Stine's YA horror and read The Babysitter (1989). They talk toxic masculinity, fetishizations of whiteness, When a Stranger Calls, No Future, phone creeps, lampreys, covering up for murder, being not a girl but not yet a woman, Friday the 13th, Robert Coover, bad bosses, and The Viper. How does The Babysitter compare to the Goosebumps books? And what&ap...

Andy and Alyssa read Goosebumps #13: Piano Lessons Can Be Murder. They talk funny Jerrys, rock piano, more mad science, body horror/robot horror mashups, 90s diet logic, cat-centered horror, quarantine lewks before quarantine, rage issues, Good Will Hunting, odd inventions, The Stepford Wives, hand mysteries, surprise serial killers, Henry James's "The Pupil," school horror, Auditio...

On this minisode, Andy and Alyssa read Goosepunks' comments about Goosebumps cover at. They talk fan favorites, accountant fashions, #JusticeForMortman, and creepy camp stories. // Music by Haunted Corpse // Follow @saypodanddie on Twitter and Instagram, and get in touch at saypodanddie@gmail.com  Follow @saypodanddie on Instagram, and get in touch at saypodanddie@gmail.com // Theme music by...

Andy and Alyssa read Goosebumps #12: Be Careful What You Wish For. They talk rivalries, 90s New Age Culture, anthology horror, last-person-on-Earth stories, Single White Female, The Craft, Jolene, love spells gone wrong, The Monkey's Paw, Tales from the Crypt, Bedazzled, Rebecca, and suburban gothic. // Music by Haunted Corpse // Follow @saypodanddie on Twitter and Instagram, and get in touch...

Goosepunks, rejoice: it's time for Goosebumps #11: The Haunted Mask! Join Andy and Alyssa as they discuss a true classic. This one's got it all: #FoodWatch, #EcoWatch, #GenderWatch. They talk vengeance demons, terrible friends, reverse vermiculation, duck-sized horses, costumes, science fairs, Carrie, Bluebeard, Frankenstein, face horror, mystery masks, art class, and why we love Hallowe...

On this minisode, Andy and Alyssa look back on the first ten books of the series. They talk about their favorite books, moments, and surprises. But the real horror was the lessons they learned along the way. // Music by Haunted Corpse // Follow @saypodanddie on Twitter and Instagram, and get in touch at saypodanddie@gmail.com  Follow @saypodanddie on Instagram, and get in touch at saypodanddie@gma...

Andy and Alyssa read Goosebumps #10: The Ghost Next Door. As they explore afterlife in the Goosebumps universe, they talk class struggle, ghost stories, scary adults, Book of Daniel, shadow worlds, summer ghosts, Peeping Tom, spectacle in horror, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Carnival of Souls, the Salt Palace, Creepshow, and the eternal quest for ice cream. // Music by Haunted Corpse // Follow...

Andy and Alyssa read Goosebumps #9: Welcome to Camp Nightmare. They talk summer camp, questionable authority figures, gaslighting, bad bear advice, Deliverance, boot camp, cults, #GenderWatch, the Twilight Zone, the Milgram experiment, gross-out humor, rites of passage, and awesome plot twists. // Music by Haunted Corpse // Follow @saypodanddie on Twitter and Instagram, and get in touch at saypoda...

On this week's minisode, Andy and Alyssa share Goosepunks' theories and stories. They talk about the Goosebumps TV series, camera physics, bumblebee flinging, evil twins, hideous doubles, and our good pal, Slappy. // Music by Haunted Corpse // Follow @saypodanddie on Twitter and Instagram, and get in touch at saypodanddie@gmail.com  Follow @saypodanddie on Instagram, and get in touch at...

Andy and Alyssa read the very gross Goosebumps #8: The Girl Who Cried Monster, featuring possibly the worst-ever edition of #FoodWatch. As they develop their theories of the Goosebumps universe, they discuss meta-horror, stranger danger, Silence of the Lambs, Halloween, Dracula, Frankenstein, conspiracy theories, The Children's Hour, Aesop's Fables, and terrible pet stores. They also dig...