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Scarred For Life

On Scarred For Life, hosts Terry and Mary Beth open up old wounds by talking about the films that scared us when we were kids. They interview writers, directors, and more about that one film that gave them nightmares and how they feel about it now. ...

Do you ever wonder what film terrified your favorite horror filmmaker when they were a kid? On Scarred For Life, hosts Terry and Mary Beth chat with horror filmmakers, game devs, actors, writers and more about that one f

Latest Episode3/27/2023

Episode 178: Wreck Creator Ryan J. Brown and Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)

This week we chat with Ryan J. Brown! He's a writer and a producer as well as the series creator behind Wreck, the BBC/Hulu queer slasher set on a cruise ship! We chat about making an incredibly queer show, he gives us hints about what season/series 2 will look like (expect more slashery goodness!!) and we talk about the Karen of it all. Ryan talks about how The Sixth Sense terrified him growing up and then we transition into discussing the movie that was his other Scarred for Life moment: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992). We chat about some of the problematic aspects of the people involved, the changes from Joss's original script, his public persona/antics and some of the lines that still kill to this day. You can follow Ryan on Twitter. Check out his movie on Hulu (USA) and the BBC iPlayer (UK). Follow Mary Beth, Terry and the Podcast on Twitter.Support us on Patreon!If you want to support our podcast, please please take a moment to go rate us on Spotify and give us a rating and review on iTunes. It really helps us out with the algorithms. We also have a YouTube channel! If you want to join our community on Twitter, go here. Ask us for our Discord server!

Episode 178: Wreck Creator Ryan J. Brown and Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)

This week we chat with Ryan J. Brown! He's a writer and a producer as well as the series creator behind Wreck, the BBC/Hulu queer slasher set on a cruise ship! We chat about making an incredibly queer show, he gives us hints about what season/series 2 will look like (expect more slashery goodness!!) and we talk about the Karen of it all. Ryan talks about how The Sixth Sense terrified him growing up and then we transition into discussing the movie that was his other Scarred for Life moment: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992). We chat about some of the problematic aspects of the people involved, the changes from Joss's original script, his public persona/antics and some of the lines that still kill to this day. You can follow Ryan on Twitter. Check out his movie on Hulu (USA) and the BBC iPlayer (UK). Follow Mary Beth, Terry and the Podcast on Twitter.Support us on Patreon!If you want to support our podcast, please please take a moment to go rate us on Spotify and give us a rating and review on iTunes. It really helps us out with the algorithms. We also have a YouTube channel! If you want to join our community on Twitter, go here. Ask us for our Discord server!

Episode 177: Author Nathan Ballingrud and Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

This week we chat with Nathan Ballingrud! He's the author of short fiction books such as Wounds: Six Stories from the Border of Hell and North American Lake Monsters. His works have been adapted into feature films (Wounds) and a Hulu series (Monsterland). His debut novel The Strange is out in stores tomorrow and is a delicious mix of science fiction, fantasy and cosmic horror set on Mars. Fans of his short stories will definitely enjoy his debut novel. We chat about morally gray characters, the marketing terms for genre narratives, his relationship to horror and his life as a cook on oil rigs and barges. Then we bring it back to childhood and discover why Close Encounters of the Third Kind terrified him growing up. We talk about spectacle, Spielberg's ability to make Movies with a capital M and so much more. You call follow Nathan on Twitter. You can buy his book anywhere you get books. More information can be found here.Follow Mary Beth, Terry and the Podcast on Twitter.Support us on Patreon!If you want to support our podcast, please please take a moment to go rate us on Spotify and give us a rating and review on iTunes. It really helps us out with the algorithms. We also have a YouTube channel! If you want to join our community on Twitter, go here. Ask us for our Discord server!

Little Cuts 116: The Cassandra Play In Scream 2 Is Good, Actually

On this week's Little Cuts, Terry and MB talk about the end of SERVANT, APPENDAGE, MISSING, MONOLITH, CITIZEN SLEUTH, GINGER SNAPS, THE WRATH OF BECKY, and SCREAM 6!Follow Mary Beth, Terry and the Podcast on Twitter.Support us on Patreon!If you want to support our podcast, please please take a moment to go rate us on Spotify and give us a rating and review on iTunes. It really helps us out with the algorithms. We also have a YouTube channel! If you want to join our community on Twitter, go here. Ask us for our Discord server!

Episode 176: Christine Makepeace and "The Perils of Punky" (1985)

This week we chat with writer and podcaster Christine Makepeace! We chat about her writing and her horror history, but then we dig into the two episode arc that scarred a generation: Punky Brewster's Halloween two-episode horror spree "The Perils of Punky." We chat giant spiders, demonic ghosts, children in walls and how IT totally stole from it. And of course why the episodes scarred not only a generation of children, but Christine in particular. Oh and she gives us a crash course on the show because your hosts had never seen a single episode of it. Follow Christine on Twitter. Follow Mary Beth, Terry and the Podcast on Twitter.Support us on Patreon!If you want to support our podcast, please please take a moment to go rate us on Spotify and give us a rating and review on iTunes. It really helps us out with the algorithms. We also have a YouTube channel! If you want to join our community on Twitter, go here. Ask us for our Discord server!

Little Cuts 115: Gay Glitches with 'The Outwaters' Director Robbie Banfitch

This week, MB and Terry are joined by Robbie Banfitch to talk about Vanderpump Rules, Horror In The High Desert 1 & 2, Planet of Dinosaurs, and more!Follow Mary Beth, Terry and the Podcast on Twitter.Support us on Patreon!If you want to support our podcast, please please take a moment to go rate us on Spotify and give us a rating and review on iTunes. It really helps us out with the algorithms. We also have a YouTube channel! If you want to join our community on Twitter, go here. Ask us for our Discord server!

Episode 175: Festival Director Madeleine Koestner and Munchie (1992)

This week we chat with Unnamed Footage Festival Director Madeleine Koestner! Madeleine unveils some of the exciting content coming to the Unnamed Footage Festival March 22nd-26th, including new movies in the second wave and digs into the history about one of the wildest found footage films from the early aughts that hasn't really been seen since it was first unveiled. Mary Beth and Terry also share some announcements in relations to the fest ;-) Then we dig into Munchie...no, not Munchies. The "sequel" about a Dom DeLuise-voiced monstrosity that brings Monkey Paw-esqe wishes to a boy with the coolest name: Gage Dobson. This movie traumatized Madeleine and her story involves treasure hunting, the Caymans and so much trauma. Follow Madeleine on Twitter. Check out the Unnamed Footage Festival on Twitter and their website. Maybe come visit us there? ;-)Follow Mary Beth, Terry and the Podcast on Twitter.Support us on Patreon!If you want to support our podcast, please please take a moment to go rate us on Spotify and give us a rating and review on iTunes. It really helps us out with the algorithms. We also have a YouTube channel! If you want to join our community on Twitter, go here. Ask us for our Discord server!

Little Cuts 114: Goodbye Daddy Sawa

This week on Little Cuts, MB and Terry tackle HORROR IN THE HIGH DESERT 2, 1974: LA POSESIÓN DE ALTAIR, CHILDREN OF THE CORN, FOR ALL MANKIND, WRECK, and the last two episodes of CHUCKY season 2!Follow Mary Beth, Terry and the Podcast on Twitter.Support us on Patreon!If you want to support our podcast, please please take a moment to go rate us on Spotify and give us a rating and review on iTunes. It really helps us out with the algorithms. We also have a YouTube channel! If you want to join our community on Twitter, go here. Ask us for our Discord server!

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