The Scary Movie Project

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The Scary Movie Project is a horror podcast hosted by filmmaker Matt Lolich. Each episode goes deep on scary movies, the directors and authors who make them, and the haunted places, real-world locations, and horror history that inspire them — from The Exorcist and The Amityville Horror to Hereditary, Rob Zombie, witches in folklore, and indie releases like Bruce Wemple's Capture. It's a show for horror-loving filmmakers and fans who want more than just a review — and want their horror movie fix. New episodes every other Friday.

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Episode 54: The Serpent and the Rainbow - Wes Craven's Voodoo Zombie Horror 17.07.2022 38:28

How do you ACTUALLY make a zombie? Matt and Tara learn that and more when they discuss "The Serpent and the Rainbow!" *****SPOILERS***** SHOW NOTES Movie Trailer Episode captioned on YouTube SHOW OVERVIEW: Website: thescarymovieproject.com Get your horror movie fix with filmmaker and horror junkie Matt Lolich, as he reviews and deep dives into horror movies and other spooky topics! Now with spoile...

Episode 53: Jacob's Ladder - Vietnam, Purgatory, and Psychological Horror 03.07.2022 43:57

Vietnam, government drug experiments, and wild hallucinations... In this episode, Tara and Matt philosophize about the horror film, Jacob's Ladder. *****SPOILERS***** SHOW NOTES Movie Trailer Episode captioned on YouTube SHOW OVERVIEW: Website: thescarymovieproject.com Get your horror movie fix with filmmaker and horror junkie Matt Lolich, as he reviews and deep dives into horror movies and other...

BONUS: Making The Strangle of Ivy - From Short Story to Horror Film 26.06.2022 25:09

In this bonus episode, Matt interviews Tara and her screenwriting partner Sara Crocoll Smith about turning Sara's short story "The Strangle of Ivy" into a film. Find out more and back the Kickstarter at www. IvyShort.com (through June 30, 2022) SHOW NOTES: Episode captioned on YouTube SHOW OVERVIEW: Website: thescarymovieproject.com Get your horror movie fix with filmmaker and horror junkie Matt L...

Episode 52: Cabin Fever - Eli Roth's Flesh-Eating Virus Debut 19.06.2022 51:10

Matt is excited! He and Tara talk Boy Meets World, the worst scenes in this movie, and, of course, flesh-eating viruses! *****SPOILERS***** SHOW NOTES Movie Trailer Episode captioned on YouTube SHOW OVERVIEW: Website: thescarymovieproject.com Get your horror movie fix with filmmaker and horror junkie Matt Lolich, as he reviews and deep dives into horror movies and other spooky topics! Now with spo...

Episode 51: The Witch - Robert Eggers's Puritan Folk Horror 05.06.2022 1:01:06

Have you ever wanted to know the whole Black Phillip song? You'll here it in this episode! Plus, Matt and Tara talk, witch lore (of course), Puritanism, and feminism! *****SPOILERS***** SHOW NOTES Movie Trailer Episode captioned on YouTube SHOW OVERVIEW: Website: thescarymovieproject.com Get your horror movie fix with filmmaker and horror junkie Matt Lolich, as he reviews and deep dives into horro...

Episode 50: Q&A Special - 50 Episodes of Horror Deep Dives 22.05.2022 1:24:31

It's our 50th episode! Superfan Sara Alepin, of Laughing With Gingers and The Wedding Dish , tests Matt and Tara's memory of things they've said on the show... and it does NOT go well for our intrepid co-hosts! *****SPOILERS***** SHOW NOTES Episode captioned on YouTube SHOW OVERVIEW: Website: thescarymovieproject.com Get your horror movie fix with filmmaker and horror junkie Matt Lolich, as he rev...

Episode 49: The Host - Bong Joon-ho's Korean Monster Movie 08.05.2022 1:04:43

Matt and Tara talk about subtitles, ramen, and a monster named Steve in our episode on the South Korean horror film, The Host. *****SPOILERS***** SHOW NOTES Movie Trailer Episode captioned on YouTube SHOW OVERVIEW: Website: thescarymovieproject.com Get your horror movie fix with filmmaker and horror junkie Matt Lolich, as he reviews and deep dives into horror movies and other spooky topics! Now wi...

Episode 48: The Wicker Man - The 1973 Pagan Folk Horror Classic 24.04.2022 1:03:26

Pagans run amok and Matt and Tara are here for it in our episode on the original version of "The Wicker Man"! *****SPOILERS***** SHOW NOTES Movie Trailer Episode captioned on YouTube SHOW OVERVIEW: Website: thescarymovieproject.com Get your horror movie fix with filmmaker and horror junkie Matt Lolich, as he reviews and deep dives into horror movies and other spooky topics! Now with spoilerier spo...

Episode 47: Resolution - Benson and Moorhead's Indie Horror Mind-Bender 10.04.2022 49:18

Tara makes Matt watch a little indie horror film called Resolution and they get philosophical about addiction, why we watch horror movies, and life in general. Plus, Tara does some truly awful accents! *****SPOILERS***** SHOW NOTES Movie Trailer Episode captioned on YouTube SHOW OVERVIEW: Website: thescarymovieproject.com Get your horror movie fix with filmmaker and horror junkie Matt Lolich, as h...

FAN FAVORITE: Children of the Corn 27.03.2022 44:12

During this short break, pleas enjoy Cameron Baker's fan favorite episode, Children of the Corn! It's the episode where Tara spews hate and Matt is aghast at her nonlove of the movie. Cameron was a fantastic (and super prepared!) guest of the podcast on our Rear Window episode and hosts thehorror anthology podcast, Unwanted Things, and, the live play role-playing game podcast, Anereum. Unwanted Th...

FAN FAVORITE: Candyman 13.03.2022 56:45

We revivify our fan favorite episode, Candyman, with a special introduction by Sara Alepin! Sara is the host of The Wedding Dish, the co-host of Laughing With Gingers, and an all-around fun and spooky chick! Listen for her and her LWG co-host on the show in our episode on Gingersnaps! The Wedding Dish: https://www.theweddingdishpodcast.com/ Laughing With Gingers: https://laughingwithgingers.podbea...

FAN FAVORITE: An American Werewolf in London 27.02.2022 43:45

We're on a short break (don't worry, we're both fine!), so we wanted to share a few of our fans' favorite episodes! We're starting with a real throwback, our first episode, An American Werewolf in London. This episode went mini-viral on YouTube, so if you missed it, you might want to check it out! SHOW OVERVIEW: Website: thescarymovieproject.com Get your horror movie fix with filmmaker and horror...

Episode 46: The Fog - John Carpenter's Coastal Ghost Story (1980) 13.02.2022 59:48

Matt and Tara stray off-topic, share John Carpenter's Easter eggs, and get meteorological... and Matt quotes Halloween more than The Fog! *****SPOILERS***** SHOW NOTES Movie Trailer Episode captioned on YouTube SHOW OVERVIEW: Website: thescarymovieproject.com Get your horror movie fix with filmmaker and horror junkie Matt Lolich, as he reviews and deep dives into horror movies and other spooky top...

Episode 45: Drag Me to Hell - Sam Raimi's Cursed Loan Officer Horror 30.01.2022 1:27:45

What do cartoons have to do with Drag Me To Hell? Where can you spot Octavia Spencer in it? What's the translation for those curses Mrs. Ganush is yelling? Find out in this episode. Plus, we learn that Matt likes sports and cars, and Tara shares a freaky fortune-telling experience! *****SPOILERS***** SHOW NOTES Movie Trailer Episode captioned on YouTube SHOW OVERVIEW: Website: thescarymovieproject...

Episode 44: Tucker and Dale vs Evil - The Genius Slasher Parody 16.01.2022 1:10:48

In this episode, Matt and Tara talk Fargo, 30 Rock, and breakfast foods Plus, Tara can't tell the white dudes apart and she laughs... a lot, as we discuss the horror-comedy, Tucker and Dale vs Evil. *****SPOILERS***** SHOW NOTES Movie Trailer Episode captioned on YouTube SHOW OVERVIEW: Website: thescarymovieproject.com Get your horror movie fix with filmmakers Tara and Matt, as they review and sha...

Episode 43: No One Gets Out Alive - Netflix's Aztec God Immigration Horror 05.12.2021 56:52

Matt and Tara talk Metallica, Tarkov, Aztec gods, and social justice. Listen for their play-by-play of No One Gets Out Alive. *****SPOILERS***** SHOW NOTES Movie Trailer Show captioned on YouTube SHOW OVERVIEW: Website: thescarymovieproject.com Get your horror movie fix with filmmakers Tara and Matt, as they review and share behind-the-scenes trivia and insight on the horror movies they love… and...

Episode 42: Suspiria - Dario Argento's Giallo Horror Masterpiece 21.11.2021 49:52

What Disney movie influenced Dario Argento's horror film? We'll tell you! Plus, mean girls, beautiful kills, and awesome spooky prog rock! *****SPOILERS***** SHOW NOTES Movie Trailer Show captioned on YouTube SHOW OVERVIEW: Website: thescarymovieproject.com Get your horror movie fix with filmmakers Tara and Matt, as they review and share behind-the-scenes trivia and insight on the horror movies th...

Episode 41: Secret Window - Johnny Depp in Stephen King's Writer Thriller 07.11.2021 1:27:37

Why are we talking about Doritos and Mountain Dew? Find out in this episode! Plus, Cameron has bloopers and we do bad Southern accents! Matt and Tara talk about the movie Secret Window with Cameron Baker, host of the Unwanted Things podcast. *****SPOILERS***** SHOW NOTES Unwanted Things podcast Movie Trailer Show captioned on YouTube SHOW OVERVIEW: Website: thescarymovieproject.com Get your horror...

BONUS: The Raven - An Edgar Allan Poe Reading 31.10.2021 8:34

A little Halloween surprise for you... Get your spooky on with Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven, read by Matt and Tara! The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe Episode captioned on YouTube SHOW OVERVIEW: Website: thescarymovieproject.com Get your horror movie fix with filmmakers Tara and Matt, as they review and share behind-the-scenes trivia and insight on the horror movies they love… and the...

Episode 40: A Nightmare on Elm Street 4 - The Dream Master Deep Dive 24.10.2021 54:56

What does James Cameron have to do with a dog peeing fire? Find out that and more on this episode, as Matt and Tara discuss A Nightmare on Elm Street 4. *****SPOILERS***** SHOW NOTES Movie Trailer Episode captioned on YouTube SHOW OVERVIEW: Website: thescarymovieproject.com Get your horror movie fix with filmmakers Tara and Matt, as they review and share behind-the-scenes trivia and insight on the...

Episode 39: A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 - Dream Warriors with Filmmaker Justin Timpane 17.10.2021 1:38:56

Why are we talking about Father of the Bride? Matt tells us. Plus, hear about Justin's real life Freddy dreams, our first horror movies, and what Tara thinks is cute about this movie! We're joined by special guest and friend of the show, Justin Timpane, filmmaker, actor, recording artist, and host of the TrekOff podcast. *****SPOILERS***** SHOW NOTES Ninjas vs. Zombies Ninjas vs. Vampires Ninjas v...

Episode 38: A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 - Freddy's Revenge and Horror's First Male Scream Queen 10.10.2021 53:43

What does whale song have to do with Nightmare on Elm Street 2? Tara tells Matt all about it... and does her best impression yet! *****SPOILERS***** SHOW NOTES: Movie Trailer Episode Captioned on YouTube SHOW OVERVIEW: Website: thescarymovieproject.com Get your horror movie fix with filmmakers Tara and Matt, as they review and share behind-the-scenes trivia and insight on the horror movies they lo...

Episode 37: A Nightmare on Elm Street - Wes Craven's Dream Slasher That Started It All 10.10.2021 1:15:31

The first episode in our Halloween Extravaganza! Join Tara on her first time watching A Nightmare on Elm Street and find out what she thinks and what happened to Freddy's glove! *****SPOILERS***** SHOW NOTES: Movie Trailer Episode captioned on YouTube SHOW OVERVIEW: Website: thescarymovieproject.com Get your horror movie fix with filmmakers Tara and Matt, as they review and share behind-the-scenes...

Episode 36: Tales of Halloween - Inside the Anthology with Actor Christophe Zajac-Denek 26.09.2021 56:48

What do Twin Peaks, David Hasselhoff, and Rancid have in common? We talk about them all in this episode! Special guest Christophe Zajac-Denek, who plays Mordechai in the movie, talks to us about his experience on set and more! Learn more about him and his podcast, I'm Kind of a Big Deal, here... Christophe Zajac-Denek - IMDb I'm Kind Of A Big Deal (christophezd.com) *****SPOILERS***** SHOW NOTES:...

Episode 35: Dark Skies - Suburban Alien Abduction Horror 12.09.2021 1:04:08

Where can you adopt a dog that easily? We want to know! Matt and Tara pick apart the entire movie, Dark Skies, and give another life pro tip! *****SPOILERS***** SHOW NOTES: Movie Trailer Episode captioned on YouTube SHOW OVERVIEW: Website: thescarymovieproject.com Get your horror movie fix with filmmakers Tara and Matt, as they review and share behind-the-scenes trivia and insight on the horror mo...