The Good Scare

It's the last podcast of 2022, and this week we're celebrating Kwanzaa! The only problem is that no one has made a Kwanzaa horror movie...but luckily Africa makes some pretty interesting films in the genre! Today, Erik takes a look at the Senegalese horror-western, Saloum. And to cap off the year with a last bit of Christmas spirit, he also reviews the latest killer Santa movie: Christmas Bloody C...

Christmas is on the horizon and Hanukkah is in mid-swing! Only makes sense that Erik talks about a hilariously bad Christmas classic, a a great remake, the ONLY HANUKKAH HORROR MOVIE IN EXISTENCE. One of these movies put him on the brink of insanity. Which one was it? Tune in to find out!   Topics: Silent Night Deadly Night Part 2, Silent Night (2012), Hanukkah (2019), The Dark Tower   If you're i...

Just because it's Christmas time doesn't mean we can't have blood and guts! This month Erik is covering a bunch of Christmas horror movies, starting with Canada's A Christmas Horror Story and Finland's Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale. What did he think of these ho-ho-horror movies? Tune in to find out!   Topics: A Christmas Horror Story, Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale, Amityville Christmas Vacation...

AN HOUR LONG EPISODE?! WHO ASKED FOR THIS?! Erik is back from vacation to talk about his trip to the spookiest city in the US: Salem Massachusetts! Did he and his friends get possessed? Did they fight off a coven of witches?! Did they discover a horrifying curse that'll effect their lives for years to come?!! Nah, they mainly got drunk.   If you're interested in talking spooky stuff or sponsorship...

Oh this is gonna be a LONG series. Erik begins his long decent into madness as he tackles the first three movies in the never ending Amityville Horror series, The Amityville Horror (1979), Amityville II: Possession, and Amityville 3-D. Which one does he like the best? The answer might surprise you! Topics:The Amityville Horror (1979), Amityville II: Possession, and Amityville 3-D. If you're intere...

On this episode, Erik tackles a psychological thriller about...uh...family love?? Today he reviews What Josiah Saw, streaming exclusively on Shudder! Is it as uncomfortable as he imagined it to be? Tune in and find out!   If you're interested in talking spooky stuff or sponsorships, email me at goodscarepod@gmail.com

This episode is FILLED with variety! A movie for the ladies, one for the kids, and a show EVERYONE should check out! This week Erik covers Run Sweetheart Run, Wendell & Wild, and Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities. What did he enjoy the most? Tune in and find out!   Topics: Run Sweetheart Run, Wendell & Wild, and Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities.   If you're interested in talki...

We're going back to the 90s (kinda). This week, Erik takes a look at the latest entry in the long running anthology series: V/H/S/99. How will it stack up against the other movies in the franchise? Take a listen and find out!   Topics: V/H/S/99, Cabinet of Curiosities, Joe Bob's Haunted Halloween Hangout, Scooby Doo on Zombie Island.   If you're interested in talking spooky stuff or sponsorships,...

A legend returns in the form of Michael Myers...well...sort of. This week, Erik talks about the highly controversial ending to the Halloween saga: Halloween Ends! Did he hate it? Did he love it? Take a listen and find out!   Topics: Halloween Ends & Ginger Snaps.   If you're interested in talking spooky stuff or sponsorships, email me at goodscarepod@gmail.com.

In what is definitely our BLOODIEST EPISODE YET, Erik covers two of last weeks biggest releases as well as a fantastic indie horror movie released on Shudder! Today's episode we talk about Terrifier 2, Hellraiser, & Deadstream! We've got killer clowns, killer ghost, and killer dominatrixes. Who impressed Erik the most? Tune in to find out!   Topics: Terrifier 2, Hellraiser, Deadstream, Chucky Seas...

Erik is starting this podcast off with a BANG as he covers two of the most anticipated spooky movies of the year, Smile & Hocus Pocus 2! One is a terrifying thriller filled with nightmarish imagery and paranoia, and the other has witches surfing on Roomba's! Which one's scarier? Listen and find out!   Topics: Smile, Hocus Pocus 2, Queer for Fear, Interview with a Vampire, & Rob Zombie's The Munste...

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