Super Fun Scary Cast

How far would you go to seek retribution if you've been horribly wronged? Would you seek out a witch called Haggis, dig up the skeleton of a terrifying demon from a pumpkin-patch graveyard, and watch it turn into one of the most memorable monsters of horror cinema? Well, that's exactly what you'd do if you were the traumatised hero Ed from the brilliant 1988 cult classic, Pumpkinhead.

In this episode, Jason and Ali put on their life jackets and talk about the latest Dracula movie, The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023). Does this film's fusion of vampiric horror and nautical adventure work? Do you get seasick? And why does the Transylvanian monster need to travel to England, anyway?

You're Invited: Making Night of the Demons

In this episode Jason and Ali hide from one of the most terrifying monsters of horror cinema: the rabid St Bernard of Cujo (1983). Based on a Stephen King novel, this movie has it all: adultery, alcoholism, breakfast cereals and loads of terror. It is also one of the greatest creature features of all time.

Jason and Ali mark the 13th episode of the podcast by revisiting the seminal slasher films Friday the 13th (1980) and Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981). Would you stay at a summer camp with a very sinister backstory? Were Pamela and Jason Voorhees anywhere near as brutal as the posh film critics who tried to shut down the films?

Can kangaroos be creepy? Would you attend a séance and hold the severed hand of a shady shaman? In this episode, Jason and Ali talk about the terrific new Australian film, Danny and Michael Philippou's Talk to Me (2022) and talk to you about trauma, teenage daredevilry and celebrity YouTubers.

The Simpsons is quite possibly the most iconic TV show of the contemporary world. It also features regular tributes to the horror genre, in its annual Halloween episodes. Listen to Jason and Ali talk about some of their favourite Treehouse of Horror segments, Homer's devilish appetites, and Lisa's encounters with the ghouls of Asian horror cinema.

What do you get if you cross a Rubik's Cube with malignant demonic entities such as a follically-challenged dude with nails in his head? You get Clive Barker's classic 1987 film Hellraiser, that's what. In this episode Jason and Ali discuss the hugely influential movie, its first sequel Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988), as well as Barker's brilliant novella The Hellbound Heart (1986).

In this episode, Jason and Ali talk about dating, love and, naturally, torture porn. Was Takashi Miike's cult film Audition/オーディション (1999) the first movie to tantalise audiences with meticulously staged scenes of slow burning sadism? Is loneliness the spirit that haunts so much contemporary Japanese horror and our lives everywhere?

Are vegetarians closet cannibals? If you were to copulate with a car, what car would it be? These are among the many pressing questions that Jason and Ali ponder as they discuss the brilliant and brilliantly unnerving movies of Julia Ducournau, Grave/Raw (2012) and Titane/Titanium (2021).

In this episode Jason and Ali enter the castle of Vlad the vampire count via Bram Stoker's novel (1897) and Francis Ford Coppola's stylish adaptation (1992). Why are we attracted to a Romanian emo with boofy hair? Is Tom Waits not the greatest Renfield ever? Was Princess Elisabeta of Transylvania the first known victim of fake news?

Do you believe in haunted houses? What do James Brolin's hair and Ryan Reynold's abs bring to the enduring franchise? In this episode, Jason and Ali get spooked by The Amityville Horror (1979), The Amityville Horror (2005) and the book that started it all, titled, yes, The Amityville Horror (1977).

Did you hear the one about the teenager who said "Candyman" five times in the mirror? Was this possibly the greatest horror movie of the 1990s? In this episode, Jason and Ali talk about Candyman (1992), Candyman (2021), and 'The Forbidden'--the short story that inspired the movies. They'll discuss urban geography, police brutality, and the evils of participatory art.

This episode is all about Sam Raimi's cult film series. Ash and company have been combatting demonic forces since the early 80s, and their war has been reignited in the new Evil Dead Rise. Jason and Ali talk about evil spirits, the Book of the Dead, and their different takes on the latest instalment.

The "Terrifier" films have terrified us, but they've also made us laugh. Why are clowns both funny and frightening? Do you suffer from coulrophobia? In this episode, Jason and Ali discuss Art the Clown and the art of jocular horror.

Join your hosts Ali and Jason as they talk everything horror. From the latest movies to the most disgusting Halloween candy, your adventurous hosts delve into what makes horror scary AND fun.