849. Horror Themes

Whether you're writing something "elevated" or "grounded," Pilar helps you build a scene one element at a time. 

Austin Elliott chose to "be the person who cleans the kitchen without being asked," and went on to maintain steady work in the industry. Here he talks about the important lessons he's learned as he advanced from PA to the writers' room. 

Writer Danny Bayliss came to LA right after college and has learned a thing or two in that time. Here he shares "five tips" that include ways to live a good life while expanding your network. 

The gods are such micromanagers Approachability: 4/10 (Aggressively bloody and scary meta-comedy) Content Warnings: Extreme violence; Jump scares Next Week’s Film RandomHorror9 T-Shirts Hosts: Jeffrey Cranor & Cecil Baldwin (Find more of our work on Welcome to Night Vale) Logo: D ... Show More

aka The Amityville Economic Anxiety Approachability: 8/10 (Made-for-TV-level scares/gore) Content Warnings: Blood/violence; Jump scares; Closeups of flies Next Week’s Film RandomHorror9 T-Shirts Hosts: Jeffrey Cranor & Cecil Baldwin (Find more of our work on Welcome to Night Vale ... Show More

Look, ma! Two hands! Approachability: 4/10 ( Arty as hell but when it goes Horror it goes Hard ) Content Warnings: Slashery Blood/gore, Animal death, Rape, Suicide, Child abuse Next Week’s Film  RandomHorror9 T-Shirts! Hosts: Jeffrey Cranor & Cecil Baldwin (Find m ... Show More

National Treasure meets DaVinci Code meets Blair Witch Approachability: 2/10 (Claustrophobic as heck) Content Warnings: claustrophobia; creepy figures; suicide; jump scares; some blood Next Week’s Film   Halloween Bonus Episode on 10/30. We're watching Buffy S4E10 "Hush" and ... Show More

The title is the plot. Special Guest: Jen Brown  Approachability: 1/10 ( Scary as shit ) Content Warnings: Blood/gore; Jump scares; Child death; Creepy shit; Suicide Next Week’s Film  RandomHorror9 T-Shirts! Hosts: Jeffrey Cranor & Cecil Baldwin (Find more of our w ... Show More

Therapy: The Movie Approachability: 6/10 ( Absurd, sometimes gory, dark comedy ) Content Warnings: Dissociation; Suicide; Blood/Gore Next Week’s Film RandomHorror9 T-Shirts! Hosts: Jeffrey Cranor & Cecil Baldwin (Find more of our work on Welcome to Night Vale) Editing: Grant Stew ... Show More

Approachability:  9/10 ( Spooky, smart, sometimes surreal pre-code thriller ) Content Warnings: General spookiness Next Week’s Film  RandomHorror9 T-Shirts! Hosts: Jeffrey Cranor & Cecil Baldwin (Find more of our work on Welcome to Night Vale) Editing: Grant Stewart ... Show More

"Slut" (2019); "Home Invasion Help" (2021); "There's a Man in the Woods" (2014); "Tea Time" (2009); "Too Many Cooks" (2014) Approachability: 6/10 ( Broadly approachable shorts ) Content Warnings: Blood/gore; Creepy imagery; Home invasion Next Week’s Film  RandomHor ... Show More

Buckle up, it's time for the horror hot seat! This week, Zena, Shelby and Keenan invite screenwriter, journalist, and filmmaker TaMon Kane of Scream Kingz to the horror hot seat! The crew discusses horror villains, must-watch Irish horror, spring-themed horror movies that may mak ... Show More

Judge *some* books by their covers. Approachability: 2/10 ( Envelope-pushing (and mostly funny) gore-fest ) Content Warnings: Physically violent Sexual Assault; Blood/gore Next Week’s Film RandomHorror9 T-Shirts! Hosts: Jeffrey Cranor & Cecil Baldwin (Find more of our work on Wel ... Show More