We Die First

It's a new month and a new theme. Strap in for some psychological spookies with March Madness. First up is 2022's SKINAMARINK (dir. Kyle Edward Ball). We talk about constructive criticism, analog horror, and childhood nostalgia. Find Seynique  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  and  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find Andrew  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  and  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠her...

Happy one hundredth episode! We close out Eff-IT February with 2019's IT CHAPTER TWO (dir. Andy Muschietti). We talk about great casting, adulthood, and Hot Ben. Find Seynique  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  and  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find Andrew  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  and  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ *Artwork by Jordan Stafford

Eff-IT February continues with IT Chapter One from 2017 (dir. Andy Muschietti). We talk about Bill Skarsgaard's Pennywise, comparisons to the miniseries, and justice for Stan and Mike! Find Seynique  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  and  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find Andrew  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  and  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ *Artwork by Jordan Stafford

It's time for the second half of the IT miniseries from 1990 (dir. Tommy Lee Wallace). We talk about intergalactic spiders, questionable alibis, and Bev making out with everyone. Find Seynique  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  and  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find Andrew  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  and  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ *Artwork by Jordan Stafford

Welcome to Eff-IT February. It's all IT all February! We're starting off with the miniseries from 1990 (dir. Tommy Lee Wallace). We talk about Tim Reid's mustache, nostalgic spookies, and running away from scary clowns. Find Seynique  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  and  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find Andrew  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  and  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ *Artwork by Jordan S...

We're so sad to see J-Horror January go, but we ended it with a bang. We watched 1998's RINGU (dir. Hideo Nakata). We talked about the OG and American remake, psychic ex-husbands, and our Baby(girl) Jessica. Find Seynique  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  and  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find Andrew  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  and  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ *Artwork by Jordan Stafford

Next up in J-Horror January, we watched 2001's PULSE (dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa). We talk about the the dark web, Chat Roulette, and the Smythe family ghost lore. Find Seynique  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  and  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find Andrew  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  and  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ *Artwork by Jordan Stafford

J-Horror January continues with 2002's JU-ON: THE GRUDGE (dir. Takashi Shimizu). We talk about American individualism, vengence spirits, and "sneaking" into the movies when you're 12. Find Seynique  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  and  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find Andrew  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  and  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ *Artwork by Jordan Stafford

Happy New Year and Happy New Season of We Die First! We're back this month with J-Horror January where we will be delving into all things Japanese horror. First up is 1999's AUDITION (dir. Takashi Miike). We talk about the misleading romcom feel of the movie, finding a wife, and SALTBURN. Find Seynique  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  and  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find Andrew  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  and  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Krampus has come bearing gifts! For a special treat, we bring you a compilation of our coldest of cold opens without any context whatsoever. Enjoy! Find Seynique  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  and  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find Andrew  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  and  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ *Artwork by Jordan Stafford

It's the end of No Kids November and the end of season 3 until we return in 2024. We are joined with thrice friend of the pod, Amar, to talk about 2009's ORPHAN (dir. Jaume Collet-Serra). We talk about the devious Peter Saarsgaard, veteran character actor CCH Pounder, and Estonians. Find Seynique  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  and  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find Andrew  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  and  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Next on the chopping block is 1976's ALICE SWEET ALICE (dir. Alfred Sole). We talk about Hollywood's problematic treatment of Brooke Shields, Catholicism, and New Jersey. Find Seynique  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  and  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find Andrew  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  and  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ *Artwork by Jordan Stafford

No Kids November continues with the body horror classic from 1979 THE BROOD (dir. David Cronenberg). We talk about creepy anger babies, therapy, and why you shouldn't go to Canada to get it. Find Seynique  ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠  and  ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find Andrew  ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠  and  ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ *Artwork by Jordan Stafford

New month, who dis? It's time for No Kids November and we're starting off with the Stephen King cult classic from 1984, CHILDREN OF THE CORN (dir. Fritz Kiersch). We talk about religious fantaticism, community theatre acting, and corn! Find Seynique  ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠  and  ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ Find Andrew  ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠  and  ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ *Artwork by Jordan Stafford

Nominate us for best podcast! Happy (almost) Halloween! Heavy Hitters Halloween has to come to a close but we're doing it with a bang. This week we watched 1968's NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (dir. George A. Romero). We talk about the racial politics of the time, rural Pennsylvania, and why Duane Jones beating up white people is good, actually. Find Seynique  ⁠⁠here⁠⁠  and  ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ Find Andre...

We had some technical difficulties this week but we didn't want to leave you without an episode for Heavy Hitter Halloween so we bring you an oldie but a goodie from Patron Saint of the Pod Jordan Peele, GET OUT. We're back for another Heavy Hitters October and we're kicking the month off with the modern-day classic from 2017, GET OUT (dir. Jordan Peele). We're joined by our belove...

Next on the chopping block is 1980's THE SHINING (dir. Stanley Kubrick). We talk about how to pronounce the director's name, a literal Magical Negro, and whether or not this movie hits. Find Seynique  here  and  here Find Andrew  here  and  here *Artwork by Jordan Stafford

It's Heavy Hitter Halloween and we are back with some horror classics. We're kicking off the month of October with 1960's PSYCHO (dir. Alfred Hitchcock). We talk about the OG slasher film, Andrew Garfield, and the golden age of doing crime. Find Seynique  here  and  here Find Andrew  here  and  here *Artwork by Jordan Stafford

A podcast made for Black horror fans by Black horror fans, hosted by comedians Andrew Baldwin & Seynique Smythe.

Sorry for the delay Spooky Squad! Seynique has been recovering from a cheeky blend of sinusitis and bronchitis but she's almost off her deathbed! We're back and still wrapping up Shyamalan September as promised with OLD from 2021. We talk about kid actors, rapper names, and the best way to tell your kids you're getting a divorce. Find Seynique  here  and  here Find Andrew  here  and  h...

It's still Shyamalan September and next up on the roster is 2004's THE VILLAGE. We talk about the logistics of this charade, mid-aughts ableism, and whether or not this movie was good? Find Seynique  here  and  here Find Andrew  here  and  here *Artwork by Jordan Stafford

Next on the chopping block of Shyamalan September is 2002's SIGNS. We talk about the Culkins, weird quirks, and English-speaking Brazilian kids. Find Seynique  here  and  here Find Andrew  here  and  here *Artwork by Jordan Stafford

It's Shyamalan September and we're kicking it off with M. Night's best THE SIXTH SENSE (1999). We talk about the afterworld, independent kids, and Seynique gives a pretty passionate defense of the director's work. Find Seynique  here  and  here Find Andrew  here  and  here *Artwork by Jordan Stafford

Your deadbeat podcast daddies are back with another sequel...1997's SCREAM 2 (dir. Wes Craven). We talk about icons of the 1990s, the power of the meta sequel, and why Wes Craven is invited to the cookout. Find Seynique  here  and  here Find Andrew  here  and  here *Artwork by Jordan Stafford

We're back with Sequel Summer: I Know What You Did Last Sequel with FINAL DESINATION 3 (dir. James Wong) from 2006. We talk about where we've been, roller coasters, and DCOM icons. Find Seynique  here  and  here Find Andrew  here  and  here *Artwork by Jordan Stafford