NJ and Nathaniel are joined by Stoker award-winning author Alma Katsu to talk about her newest book of horror and corporate chaos, Fiend! Then the discussion turns to Mike Flanagan's The Fall of the House of Usher series. Check it out now! Check out our website for merchandise, social media, and more! www.screamkingspodcast.com Check out our newest merchandise here: https://screamkingspodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ Intro/Outro music: Lurking Evil by Darren Curtis
Our intrepid trio of hosts is joined by writer/podcaster Clay Vermulm, who first shares about his work, including extreme sports/supernatural horror novella Crevasse. Then, we revisit The Descent. Get ready to go spelunking into the depths of horror with us! Check out our website for merchandise, social media, and more! www.screamkingspodcast.com Check out our newest merchandise here: https://screamkingspodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ Intro/Outro music: Lurking Evil by Darren Curtis
Max and NJ are joined by returning guest (and now official Queen of the Evil Lesbians) Rae Wilde to talk about her new book I Can Fix Her as well as two of the queerest (though admittedly not scary) episodes of Black Mirror: San Junipero and Hotel Reverie. Lengthy philosophical discussions and existential crises bound. Enjoy! Check out our website for merchandise, social media, and more! www.screamkingspodcast.com Check out our newest merchandise here: https://screamkingspodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ Intro/Outro music: Lurking Evil by Darren Curtis
Nathaniel and NJ were in the same place at the same time, StokerCon 2025 in Stamford, CT! So, they decided to share their adventures at the con while recording IN THE SAME ROOM. Seeing as they are typically around a thousand miles away from each other, it was wild, y'all. Check out our website for merchandise, social media, and more! www.screamkingspodcast.com Check out our newest merchandise here: https://screamkingspodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ Intro/Outro music: Lurking Evil by Darren Curtis
We finally dig into one of our favorite horror films of 2024: Longlegs. And yes, it was a favorite, even though it had... Nicolas Cage in it. Even typing that feels wrong. Check out our website for merchandise, social media, and more! www.screamkingspodcast.com Check out our newest merchandise here: https://screamkingspodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ Intro/Outro music: Lurking Evil by Darren Curtis
While Max is away, presumably dealing with the shit-weasels from Dreamcatcher, Nathaniel and N.J. gush over the most recent entry into their beloved Alien series: Alien Romulus. Check out our website for merchandise, social media, and more! www.screamkingspodcast.com Check out our newest merchandise here: https://screamkingspodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ Intro/Outro music: Lurking Evil by Darren Curtis
After a brief hiatus, we're back, talking about the Oscar-award-winning film The Substance. Sure, it only won for makeup and hairstyling, but it was up for more awards than that, plus got some other big awards like Golden Globes or something like that. It's a weird movie, and we have lots of thoughts. Check out our website for merchandise, social media, and more! www.screamkingspodcast.com Check out our newest merchandise here: https://screamkingspodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ Intro/Outro music: Lurking Evil by Darren Curtis
We're joined by three-time guest, author, screenwriter, and delightful human being Brian McAuley to talk about the follow-up to his Christmas-themed slasher Candy Cain Kills, Candy Cain Kills Again: The Second Slaying. Then, to follow up with his last episode, we talk about Jack Frost 2: Attack of the Mutant Killer Snowman. We had a good time, even though the movie made Max die on the inside (and almost the outside)! Check out our website for merchandise, social media, and more! www.screamkingspodcast.com Check out our newest merchandise here: https://screamkingspodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ Intro/Outro music: Lurking Evil by Darren Curtis
Nathaniel and NJ talk with fellow podcaster and horror webcomic creator Chris Whitman about his hellish comic series Pieces. Then the conversation is turned toward the upsetting and creepy 2023 horror film Stopmotion. Check out our website for merchandise, social media, and more! www.screamkingspodcast.com Check out our newest merchandise here: https://screamkingspodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ Intro/Outro music: Lurking Evil by Darren Curtis
Max and NJ speak with guest author Catlyn Ladd about her debut novel, As Those Above Fall, and about the 1931 Universal take on Dracula. Also, there's a weirdly lengthy discussion about possums. Just... roll with it. Check out our website for merchandise, social media, and more! www.screamkingspodcast.com Check out our newest merchandise here: https://screamkingspodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ Intro/Outro music: Lurking Evil by Darren Curtis
We're joined by 3x Emmy-winner Kevin Bachar to talk about his debut novel, The Visitor, and his Lizzy Borden-themed horror film The Inhabitant. Get your axe ready, it's a bloody good time. Check out our website for merchandise, social media, and more! www.screamkingspodcast.com Check out our newest merchandise here: https://screamkingspodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ Intro/Outro music: Lurking Evil by Darren Curtis
In a special double-length episode, we answer listener questions and play both Nathaniel's B-Reel Game and Max's Date That Demon Game. Have a spooky, spectacular Halloween! Check out our website for merchandise, social media, and more! www.screamkingspodcast.com Check out our newest merchandise here: https://screamkingspodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ Intro/Outro music: Lurking Evil by Darren Curtis
We're joined by Anastasia Garcia, author of Ghostly, Ghastly Tales, a modern children's horror collection in the vein of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. We discuss her excellent book, as well as The Witches (1990) that traumatized many young millenials. Check out our website for merchandise, social media, and more! www.screamkingspodcast.com Check out our newest merchandise here: https://screamkingspodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ Intro/Outro music: Lurking Evil by Darren Curtis
Open up a box of The Craft macaroni and cheese with us! We dig into the teenage witch hit of the 90s! Check out our website for merchandise, social media, and more! www.screamkingspodcast.com Check out our newest merchandise here: https://screamkingspodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ Intro/Outro music: Lurking Evil by Darren Curtis
After many months of Nathaniel ranting about how incredible it is, we finally are covering the Oscar Award-Winning kaiju masterpiece Godzilla Minus One. We all loved it, but Nathaniel is OBSESSED. He also provides some comparisons between it and the original 1953 Godzilla film. Then Max introduces a brand new, wonderfully devilish game to Scream Kings... Demon Mystery Date. Check out our website for merchandise, social media, and more! www.screamkingspodcast.com Check out our newest merchandise here: https://screamkingspodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ Intro/Outro music: Lurking Evil by Darren Curtis
This episode we're joined by writer Angela Sylvaine to talk about her two new books, novel Frost Bite, and short story collection The Dead Spot. Then we dig into the slapstick-silly 1980s creature feature Critters. Laughter and small, bitey creatures abound. Check out our website for merchandise, social media, and more! www.screamkingspodcast.com Check out our newest merchandise here: https://screamkingspodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ Intro/Outro music: Lurking Evil by Darren Curtis
NJ and Nathaniel are joined by horror writer and podcaster Brett Mitchell Kent (of Cutthroat Queens) to talk about his debut novel, Whispers of Apple Blossoms. Then, we bring things down a little and say some not-so-nice things about a not-so-great movie The Ruins. Sorry, Jena Malone! Brett still loves you! Check out our website for merchandise, social media, and more! www.screamkingspodcast.com Check out our newest merchandise here: https://screamkingspodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ Intro/Outro music: Lurking Evil by Darren Curtis
Laurel Hightower joins Nathaniel and NJ in a discussion of her new novel The Day of the Door. Then we discuss Insidious, with many lengthy diatribes by Nathaniel about the film's... issues. Check out our website for merchandise, social media, and more! www.screamkingspodcast.com Check out our newest merchandise here: https://screamkingspodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ Intro/Outro music: Lurking Evil by Darren Curtis
With the straight guy a way the gays all play... Max and NJ are joined by writer Elton Skelter to talk about his novel Next of Kin and the Hulu/Blumhouse Into the Dark gay slasher Midnight Kiss. Check out our website for merchandise, social media, and more! www.screamkingspodcast.com Check out our newest merchandise here: https://screamkingspodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ Intro/Outro music: Lurking Evil by Darren Curtis
We welcome scarebear0, AKA Barrett, on to the podcast to discuss found footage favorite Hell House LLC and scare some spooky stories. Check out our website for merchandise, social media, and more! www.screamkingspodcast.com Check out our newest merchandise here: https://scream-kings-podcast.creator-spring.com/ Intro/Outro music: Lurking Evil by Darren Curtis