[Intermission: Introducing Spooko Director's Cuts]
Happy 2025 everyone! To kick the year off right, we'll be revisiting pivitol Spooko episodes in the coming weeks – and like the Salo rerelease, we'll providing context around WHY they shouldn't be banned.
256. Spooko's Top 5 Horror Films of 2024
Who did Shag AND Peach select for number one?
255. Strange Darling
Chapter 3: are non-linear plots just smoke & mirrors to disguise hom-hum plots? Peach and Shag decipher horror-thriller Strange Darling (even if Peach once again picks the ending from the trailer).
254. Oddity
Did you pick the ending? Also! Don't forget to subscribe to The Nightmare Method for more Peach & Shag.
253. Trap feat. Ruby Miles
Silence of the lambs meets the Eras tour meets the worst police force ever assembled. This week we're joined once again by Ruby Miles to chat M. Knight Shyamalan's latest, and help us unpack why transforming a stadium concert into an elaborate serial killer trap is actually a giant fire hazard.
[Intermission: A Special Request from Peach & Shag]
We'd love your help – listen to find out exactly how. Also Why would Elizebeth Bennet talk about Jane Asuten?
252. The Substance feat. Will Reichelt
Do you get it? And if you do/don't, remeber to stream The Nightmare Method for more Peach and Shag. And Resch's, we're still waiting.
251. In a Violent Nature
In a world full of Art the Clowns, be a Johnny the hook-through-the-tummy-then-into-the-face-then-pull-the-head-back-through-the-cavity killer.
250. Terrifier 3
A mean-spirited and deadeningly brutal film with nothing new to say – so a pretty fitting episode for November 2024 all things considered. If you can't handle the endless intestine shots this week this week, check out our sister pod The Nightmare Method, and join the campaign for real gravy. Res…
[Intermission: "Extreme Horror" ≠ Horror]
We don't usually gatekeep on Spooko, but the "extreme horror" genre of novels is not horror, and we'll explain why. Sorry #booktok. Also: new The Nightmare Method, out today!