Here we are with the next instalment of our brand-new podcast What’s the Obsession With…? in which Brie, Adri, and ocassionally a special guest, go on a learning journey about all the hows, whens, and whys of our obsessions. Your hosts will share their research, personal stories, and totally wacky theories on everything and anything that humans have gotten obsessed with.
Each episode comes with a themed Spotify playlist, our research notes and links, and the occasional drinking game! Subscribe to our Patreon for various extra goodies (like monthly personalized postcards, and picking our next topic).
#002 “…Scary Stories?”
Do you like scary movies? In our second episode, we ask ourselves, “What’s the obsession with scary stories?” Why do humans like to get scared on purpose? How do we experience fear and why would we do that to ourselves? This time we are joined by Shadowhunters writer Pete Binswanger, who shares some of the most terrifying VHS covers he’s ever encountered and is also here to tell us there’s a movie out there where Liam Neeson punches a wolf in the face. He also shares some insider info on writing horror and gore in Shadowhunters. To hear this and more join us as we dive deep into our obsession with scary stories!
Research Notes
“I Will Survive” A Horror Playlist
Listen on Spotify, iTunes, and Patreon. (Or scroll down to the bottom of this article to use the embedded player below!)
Pete Binswanger shared that one of his favorite scary movies was Alien. We made a drinking game for it! (Illustration by Emily B.)
A specialty cocktail inspired by the movie Alien. Be careful! It’s spicy.
