Scream Kings – Details, episodes & analysis

After a brief tech issue-related hiatus (curse you Pazuzu!), Nathaniel and NJ are face-to-face at StokerCon 2026 in Pittsburgh, PA, the Horror Writers Association yearly conference! After lamenting that Max not completing the trio, they share their experiences at the con, from killer panels, to hanging out with amazing horror creators, to visiting the Monroeville Mall (where Dawn of the Dead was filmed)!

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We're joined again by Angela Sylvaine to talk about her new book, Cold Snap, which is a sequel to her excellent Frost Bite! Then we take a bite out of another sequel, Critters 2! Let's just say that Cold Snap is DEFINITELY the better horror sequel.

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Intro/Outro music: Lurking Evil by Darren Curtis

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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.

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Intro/Outro music: Lurking Evil by Darren Curtis

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This episode features special guest, award-winning horror writer and podcaster V.P. Morris, the creator of the Dead Letters podcast. We talk all things Phantom of the Opera, focusing on the 1925 silent film and the original novel, though touching on the musical and other adaptations as well. That's right, for this episode we get to be a horror podcast, a French literature podcast, and a Broadway music podcast as well!

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Intro/Outro music: Apex by Simon Mathewson

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It's the inauguration of our own horror awards show, the Screaming Crowns Awards, AKA the Tarot Awards! With categories ranging from best indie to best actress to best slasher to best overall, and more in between, we share our opinions of the best horror in the last horror calendar year (Nov. 1, 2018 - Oct. 31, 2019).

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Intro/Outro music: Apex by Simon Mathewson

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This episode we explore the world of horror poetry with two expert guides-- Claire C. Holland, who just released her first book of horror poetry, I Am Not Your Final Girl, and Linda D. Addison, who has won four Stokers for her collections. Learn about a part of the horror world you probably didn't know existed, and hear a couple fantastic poems to boot!

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The Duffer Brothers, who we still want to be when we grow up, have blessed the world with another season of Stranger Things, which means it's time for us to revisit the series! This episode we get into the most important topics, like #HopperDadGoals, whether the middle-aged women checking out Billy subplot was worth anybody's time, and that #MindFlayersCanBeWomenToo (#feminism).

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Two years after our first episode we're back to our roots, revisiting the It franchise and digging into the thrills, casting, failures, and the symbolism of the blockbuster film.

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We talk the classic children's books/the new film Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, as well as discussing the disappointment of a movie not living up to its trailer, whether the film would have been better as an anthology, and debating about if this book series is better or if Goosebumps is.

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This episode we take a detour from our usual talk of scary movies to talk about some of the funniest vampires ever filmed in the mockumentary horror comedy movie What We Do In The Shadows, then dig into its spin-off FX TV series. We also introduce a new segment (Staying Spooky), take some horror-themed online quizzes, and endure Max's pneumonia/demonically-possessed voice throughout the whole episode.

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