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It's Sequel Summer: The Return and we are starting the month of July off with 2016's BLAIR WITCH (dir. Adam Wingard). We talk about time loops, family dynamics, and the extended lore of the Blair Witch. Listen to the episode where we talk about The Blair Witch project here . Find us on  Instagram  and  Twitter  to join the Spooky Squad. Find Seynique  here  and  here Find Andrew  here  and...

Slasher Summer closes out with 1998's URBAN LEGEND (dir. Jamie Blanks). We talk about our favorite urban legends, the undeniable aesthetic of the '90s, and why we still check our cars' backseats. Find Seynique  here  and  here Find Andrew  here  and  here *Artwork by Jordan Stafford

Go see THE BLACKENING. Find Seynique  here  and  here Find Andrew  here  and  here *Artwork by Jordan Stafford

New month, new (short) theme. This month, we're doing slashers and kicking it off with the 2022 BODIES BODIES BODIES (dir. Halina Reijn). We talk about hurricane parties, Gen Z, and the time Amandla Stenberg cleared a New York Times critic. Find Seynique  here  and  here Find Andrew  here  and  here *Artwork by Jordan Stafford

Next on the chopping block is 2007's HALLOWEEN (dir. Rob Zombie). We deduce whether or not Michael Meyers needs a backstory, Illinois' housing market, and the power of Halloween on horny teens. Check out our episode about the OG Halloween here . Find Seynique  here  and  here Find Andrew  here  and  here *Artwork by Jordan Stafford

Ah yes, our favorite franchise about why you shouldn't read books! We watched 2013's EVIL DEAD (dir. Fede Alvarez). We talk about gore on gore on gore, addiction, and the great state of Michigan. Listen to our first episode about THE EVIL DEAD (1981) here . Find Seynique  here  and  here Find Andrew  here  and  here *Artwork by Jordan Stafford

It's the month of May so we're trying something new: ReMAYkes! That's remakes of movies that we've already covered here on We Die First. First up on the chopping block is 2013's CARRIE (dir. Kimberly Peirce). We talk about what the remake got right, what it got wrong, and euphemisms for dirty pillows. Listen to our first CARRIE episode here . Find Seynique  here  and  here Find...

We close out Apeshit April with 1997's ANACONDA (dir. Luis Llosa). We talk about Angelina Jolie's daddy, dubious claims about the digestive habits of snakes, and Owen Wilson. It'd be a shame if you missssssssssssed this one. Find Seynique  here  and  here Find Andrew  here  and  here *Artwork by Jordan Stafford

Get out of the water! For Apeshit April we watched 1978's PIRANHA (dir. Joe Dante). We talked about the movie's relationship to another classic we've covered, military experiments, and Huckleberry Finn. Find Seynique  here  and  here Find Andrew  here  and  here *Artwork by Jordan Stafford

Apeshit April continues with Seynique's biggest fear: EIGHT LEGGED FREAKS (dir. Ellory Elkayem). We talk about motocross, conspiracy theories, and just good old-fashioned film fun. Find Seynique  here  and  here Find Andrew  here  and  here *Artwork by Jordan Stafford

We're back with Apeshit April and we're kicking off the month with 1989's PET SEMATARY (dir. Mary Lambert). We talk about Maine accents, helpful ghosts, and wendigos! Find Seynique  here  and  here Find Andrew  here  and  here *Artwork by Jordan Stafford

We're closing out Mindbending March with Chicago-based writer and comedian and returning friend of the pod, Daryn Robinson to discuss 2018's HEREDITARY (dir. Ari Aster). We talked about the Naked Brothers Band standom, determined cults, and...nursing. Find Daryn here Find Seynique  here  and  here Find Andrew  here  and  here *Artwork by Jordan Stafford

This week we delved into David Lynch's first feature from 1977, the surrealist horror movie ERASERHEAD. And we were confused but delighted! We talked about weird chicken babies, the fear of parenting, and carnies! Find Seynique  here  and  here Find Andrew  here  and  here *Artwork by Jordan Stafford

We're back with a movie made by the patron saint of the pod, Jordan Peele. We watched 2019's US and talked about Winston Duke's thighs, a**hole families, and why you have to kill your doppelganger on sight. Find Seynique here and here Find Andrew here and here *Artwork by Jordan Stafford

It's time for Mindbending March where we'll cover experimental and psychological horror all month! We're starting off with 1981's POSSESSION (dir. Andrzej Żuławski) and it was a doozy. We talk about the Cold War, hammy acting, and whether or not this is an allegory for divorce or...just a divorce. You'll be confused.  Find Seynique here and here Find Andrew here and here *Artwork by Jordan St...

Happy Valentine's Day! We watched the canuxploitation classic (?) from 1981, MY BLOODY VALENTINE (dir. George Mihalka). We talk about unions, unclear age groups, and Canadian accents, eh!  Find Seynique here and here Find Andrew here and here *Artwork by Jordan Stafford

We're closing out New Year, New-ish Releases with the hit 2023 movie M3GAN (dir. Gerard Johnstone, special shoutout to screenwriter, Akela Cooper!) We talk about AI, shifty wigs, and homeschooled kids.  Find us on Instagram and Twitter to join the Spooky Squad. Find Seynique here and here Find Andrew here and here *Artwork by Jordan Stafford

Next up, we watched 2022's BARBARIAN (dir. Zach Cregger). We discussed AirBnbs, Justin Long, and why men are terrible.  Find us on Instagram and Twitter to join the Spooky Squad. Find Seynique here and here Find Andrew here and here *Artwork by Jordan Stafford

New Year, New-ish Releases! We are back for good Spooky Squad and we're starting the year off with THE MENU (dir. Mark Mylod). We talk about pretentious gastronomy, tacos, and whether or not Ralph Fiennes has eaten them. You don't want to miss this one.  Find us on Instagram and Twitter to join the Spooky Squad. Find Seynique here and here Find Andrew here and here *Artwork by Jordan Stafford

Merry Wes Craven Christmas! We're kicking off this month's theme with movies directed by the legend, Wes Craven. First up is the social satire, THE PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS (1991). We talk about "Black lingo", landlords, and weird families.   Find us on Instagram and Twitter to join the Spooky Squad. Find Seynique here and here Find Andrew here and here *Artwork by Jordan Stafford

HAPPY HALLOWEEN SPOOKY SQUAD! On this very special Halloween of We Die First, we "dig in" to another horror classic THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE from 1974 (dir. Tobe Hooper). We talk about alleged true stories, dirty hippies, and sundown towns.  Find us on Instagram and Twitter to join the Spooky Squad. Find Seynique here and here Find Andrew here and here *Artwork by Jordan Stafford

We're continuing Heavy Hitters Halloween with THE AMITYVILLE HORROR (dir. Stuart Rosenberg) and we had...opinions. We talking about the housing crisis, ghosts, and Seynique's film genius.  Find us on Instagram and Twitter to join the Spooky Squad. Find Seynique here and here Find Andrew here and here *Artwork by Jordan Stafford

We are back in action and kicking off our coveted Heavy Hitters Halloween with the 1996 Wes Craven classic, SCREAM. We talk about the revival of the slasher genre, big ass houses, and our sexy(?) archnemesis Skeet Ulrich.  Find us on Instagram and Twitter to join the Spooky Squad. Find Seynique here and here Find Andrew here and here *Artwork by Jordan Stafford

SURPRISE! We're back after a pretty long hiatus. It's time for March Madness yet again and we're kicking it off with 1991's THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (dir. Jonathan Demme). We talk about serial killer misconceptions, Buffalo Bill's interesting accent, and fashion! Give it a listen. Find us on Instagram and Twitter to join the Spooky Squad. Find Seynique here and here Find Andrew here and here *Artw...

We've got a special episode on deck with a very special guest host! This week, Andrew is joined by comedian, Kimberly Clark (Netflix's They Ready, Season 2)!  Next up on "No Kids November", we watched LITTLE EVIL (dir. Eli Craig). We talked about clarinet lessons, our shared love of Adam Scott, and the importance of recognizing red flags. Find Kimberly here and here and here . Find Seynique h...