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What’s your favorite scary movie? If you’re a horror movie aficionado, then there’s a non-zero chance that it could be Scream ! Joe and Nicole take the S.S. Ghostface for her maiden voyage and go through everything that makes this 1996 film from a genre icon such a classic, and discuss some of the film's inspirations and unfortunate things it may have inspired. Warning: Episode contains spoile...

Remember when cameras were curious? No? Well, it doesn’t matter, because this camera sure is! In an episode fairly reminiscent of The Twilight Zone (and Goosebumps ), a young boy gets a camera that takes pictures of the future, with ominous consequences. Joe and Nicole go through this episode, compare its similarities to the movie Sinister , and propose some radical changes to the NFL. Warning:  E...

The truth is out there, and so is Spook!! Joe and Nicole return to their other spooky FBI show and rejoin Mulder and Scully in an episode laden with government conspiracies and also Seth Green. Along the way, they discuss what the secret sauce to Mulder and Scully’s dynamic is and question what makes a Disney princess a Disney princess. Warning:  Episode contains spoilers and mentions involuntary...

This episode is in memory of David Lynch (1946-2025).  It’s a bittersweet day on Spook! , as Joe and Nicole venture further through the mystery of Laura Palmer’s death. Along the way, they venture into the questionable disguises of some returning characters, and Nicole gives her theories as to what happened to Uncle Ben in the MCU. But on a sadder note, the passing of Twin Peaks co-creator and dir...

Submitted for the approval of the Spooknight Society: The Tale of the Guardian’s Curse. Joe and Nicole discuss Tucker’s story of a mummy’s curse that has surprisingly little mummy action in it, and along the way cover colonialism in museums and how the idea of “the mummy’s curse” got started. Warning:  Episode contains spoilers and mentions child endangerment. Follow us on Instagram @spook_podcast...

Tonight, you are invited on a journey. A journey into the mind. A journey into the unknown. A journey into the unknown corners of the mind. It is a corner that lies at the intersection of sight and sound, of science and superstition, and it is frequented by time-traveling cowboys. And at this corner is a sign that reads The Twilight Zone . Warning:  Episode contains spoilers. Follow us on Instagra...

It’s Twin Peaks o’clock on Spook! , and Joe and Nicole zip through this episode as they are surprised by Ben’s sudden concern for Audrey and question the motives of a few returning characters. Joe gives a spoiler warning for the show Gilmore Girls , but you don’t need to pay attention to that because he doesn’t know what he’s talking about there. Warning:  Episode contains spoilers and mentions mu...

It’s a new year, and that means a new season of everyone’s favorite spooky Nickelodeon show from the 90’s! (Unless your favorite is Goosebumps .) And the season kicks off right with a fun story from Midnight Society master Gary, who spins an enchanting yarn about friendship and trying to shake off a creepy, old man. Gather around the Spookfire as Joe and Nicole discuss how they missed the first tw...

What’s this? A new show? On Spook! ? Yes, indeed, as Joe and Nicole begin the classic FOX series The X-Files , and enjoy the pilot quite a bit as they learn about the origins of Mulder and Scully, as well as some interesting tidbits on Pamela Anderson. Warning:  Episode contains spoilers and mentions murder and body horror.  Follow us on Instagram @spook_podcast Email your spooky stories to spoook...

Happy New Year! Things are getting strange in the town of Twin Peaks, with people developing superhuman strength and shifting personalities. The love triangles are starting to get extra triangular, so start the year off right by listening to this episode of Spook!   Warning:  Episode contains spoilers and mentions murder, involuntary drug use, domestic abuse, and attempted suicide. Follow us on In...

It’s the last episode of 2024! Joe and Nicole finish off the year by finishing off the third season of AYAOTD (according to Paramount +). They talk about New Year’s resolutions while also discussing the Bookish Babysitter herself, and whether she is actually trustworthy despite having really cool hair. Warning:  Episode contains spoilers and mentions child endangerment & violence.  Follow us o...

We here at Spook! hope that your Christmas and holiday celebrations were successful and fun! We’re spending the awkward period between Christmas and New Year’s with a return to Twin Peaks, featuring musical numbers, strange grandchildren resembling David Lynch, and nightmarish visions of Bob. Things on the show are starting to get really strange, so buckle up and enjoy the episode! Warning:  Episo...

Ho ho ho! Bah, humbug! Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukkah! All the things! We here at Spook! are celebrating by watching the perennial Christmas classic, Scrooged , a good old-fashioned Bill Murray movie based loosely off the Charles Dickens novel. It’s been almost a year since our first episode came out, and we’re so grateful for those who tune in. Happy Holidays! Warning: Episode contains spoilers...

It is happening again, again! Have we used that one already? Regardless, Joe and Nicole return to the cozy small town murder of Twin Peaks and begin the second and final season of the original show. The premiere starts to show David Lynch’s more absurd side, so strap in and prepare to get your suspect list out! Spoilers for the show This Is Us , by the way. Joe and Nicole discuss Donna’s abrupt ch...

‘Tis the season for merriment and caroling, and what better way to celebrate that than with a movie about an unnerving creep terrorizing a group of young women? Oh well, that’s how we’re celebrating this time on Spook! , as Joe and Nicole debate what makes a movie a Christmas movie and discuss the many blunders of the law enforcement in this film. Enjoy! Warning: Episode contains spoilers and ment...

We here at Spook! would like to congratulate Anna Kendrick for becoming a triple threat by showing she can not only act and sing, but also direct an unsettling movie about an unsettling creep. Woman of the Hour is based on an episode of the popular 70s game show The Dating Game , where the eponymous contestant unknowingly confronts one of America’s most prolific serial killers. Joe and Nicole disc...

This episode may fail the Holiday Vibe Check, but it’s still fun! As long as you like dolls, that is. So don’t be a Tucker and enjoy this tale of a mysterious dollhouse and a missing neighbor, as Joe and Nicole discuss their own doll stories, and how this episode definitely was the main inspiration for Mike Flanagan’s Haunting of Hill House series. Warning:  Episode contains spoilers and mentions...

Happy Krampus Night! Yes, it’s that time of year when, if you’re listening to this when it comes out, Krampus himself visits the naughty children of Austria and beats them with reeds. How festive! And Joe and Nicole celebrate this time-honored tradition by watching Michael Dougherty’s holiday horror film, Krampus , a combination of Christmas Vacation and Jeepers Creepers , if you will. Gather arou...

Ring, ring! It’s that time of year! The time where chestnuts are roasting and lights are going up. And Spook! is celebrating by watching an episode that has absolutely no holiday themes! Joe and Nicole discuss the rise and fall of prank phone calls, caller ID, and the Orwellian horrors this episode has in store. Warning:  Episode contains spoilers and mentions child endangerment.  Follow us on Ins...

Happy Thanksgiving, everybody! We here at Spook! are grateful for our listeners, and we're celebrating that by going over one of the darkest, spookiest periods of American Colonial history: the Salem Witch Trials! Enjoy this episode on your way to your relatives and/or friend's for the festivities! Warning: Episode mentions torture, execution, and religious fanaticism.  Follow us on Instagram @spo...

Where wolf? There, wolf! Or something like that. It’s the last classic monster movie of Novemboo, and Nicole and Joe have divided opinions on this movie starring Lon Chaney Jr. (Don’t listen to Joe when he talks about him being in things before, that was his dad.) While going through this movie, they touch on topics such as Larry’s creeping, Welsh accents, how this movie stacks up against its Full...

We at Spook! promise not to haunt you forever if you promise to listen to this episode! Season 3 of AYAOTD is drawing to a close, at least according to Paramount+, and the order continues to be all out of whack. But that doesn’t stop Joe and Nicole from enjoying this surprisingly poignant episode and discussing the parallels between its mean Eastern European apartment manager and the one from Sam...

It’s our 75th episode! But that’s only the second spookiest “Count” in this edition of Spook! . Nicole and Joe tackle the movie that started the Hollywood horror genre, and see how it compares to Werner Herzog’s Nosferatu the Vampyr . They get reasonably side-tracked talking about The Music Man and why this time around, they’re kind of rooting for Dracula. Warning: Episode contains spoilers and me...

This episode of AYAOTD is clearly no walk in the park (sorry). Joe and Nicole cover this surprisingly gruesome tale that left a few too many questions unanswered. Hopefully it can be made up for by helping Joe and Nicole overcome their fear of Mouse Rats. Warning:  Episode contains spoilers and mentions child endangerment and gore.  Follow us on Instagram @spook_podcast Email your spooky stories t...

It’s alive! Novemboo continues with another one of the most iconic films of all time, based on one of horror’s seminal novels. Frankenstein needs little introduction, but Joe and Nicole walk through it, anyway, and discuss brain folds and psychopathy, changes big and small from Mary Shelley’s novel, and talk about how this movie’s iconic monster gets kind of a bad break.  Warning: Episode contains...