Episode Thirty-ENDS

Coming in at the deadline, we have a special episode to revisit Haddonfield one more time (if we believe that) and discuss the finale David Gordon Green’s Halloween trilogy. Happy Halloween! Be sure to follow @31for31podcast on Instagram for updates and the full list! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Halloween or Christmas? Why not both!? Join us discussing the soul of Halloween and heart of Christmas in Tim Burton and Henry Selick’s 1993 holiday classic. Be sure to follow @31for31podcast on Instagram for updates and the full list! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The list is complete! Join us as we look back on our daily drops in October, some favorite recording moments, and what almost made the list before shifting your focus to Turkey Day. Be sure to follow @31for31podcast on Instagram for updates and the full list! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The day has arrived! We’re all in for All Hallow’s Eve with a special double episode discussing the John Carpenter 1978 original, sequels, and most recent installment of the Halloween franchise. Whether or not evil dies tonight, we are living for our love of all things Michael Myers. Be sure to follow @31for31podcast on Instagram for updates and the full list! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Halloweekend rocks on! Andrew Stieglitz of The Lyric Boys Podcast is here to discuss the cult classic to end all cult classics: Richard O’Brien’s 1975 horror musical The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Make this episode a “Science Fiction/Double Feature” by checking out their pod, as well! Be sure to follow @31for31podcast on Instagram for updates and the full list! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kicking off Halloweekend with a banger! Punk may be dead, but it is here to stay in Dan O'Bannon’s 1985 zombie flick The Return of the Living Dead. We are dead and loving it discussing this absolute party of a living dead movie. Be sure to follow @31for31podcast on Instagram for updates and the full list! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The weirdest haunted house you’ll ever enter! Nobuhiko Obayashi’s 1977 Japanese supernatural film House is a fever dream, or nightmare, of childlike imagination. We try to make since of this purposefully tangled, confusing, and bonkers ride while finding out what about its bizarre and often funny plot leaves such a lasting, discomforting impression. Be sure to follow @31for31podcast on Instagram for updates and the full list! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Back to your nightmares, but at least you aren’t paralyzed! Freddy strikes his best balance of camp and actual scares in Chuck Russell’s 1987 creeper A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors. Hear our thoughts on how creative practicals elevates this pick–another third entry of a frightful franchise. Be sure to follow @31for31podcast on Instagram for updates and the full list! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

George C. Scott is back, and so is the devil. William Peter Blatty’s third entry in the Exorcist series from 1990 is an underrated, contemplative, and overwhelming horror experience. Check out our thoughts on the theological themes and standout scares of this possession threequel. Be sure to follow @31for31podcast on Instagram for updates and the full list! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’ve seen some home movies on this list, but these have me feeling far less nostalgic. Open our box of tapes to see why Scott Derrickson’s 2012 film Sinister is a great example of Blumhouse horror done right. We spend some time even discussing the scares, performances, and plot after we finish our deep dive on Ethan Hawke’s sweater. Be sure to follow @31for31podcast on Instagram for updates and the full list! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices