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What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?
We over here at WYLFSM believe every horror movie rightfully has its fanbase - even if we don't always understand why. Join us each week as we dive into topics such as: *the good, bad, ugly, and absurd of our favorite and least favorite scary movies *Lively film recaps/reviews *Interviews *and more! Despite a relationship built on a mutual love of the horror genre, Trav and Jess quickly learned that they loved and loathed different aspects of different movies. What started as friendly debates…
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What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#73: Goosebumps (2015) with Flyover State of Fear
We're diving into a more recent entry of the beloved franchise with our pal Joe from Flyover State of Fear. But no worries - we still have a lot of existential…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#72: Martyrs (2008)
Despite this movie being one f*ck of a bummer, we manage to find levity discussing Jess’s Milk Theory, referencing Vines (RIP), and critiquing the table…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#71: Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Is it good? Is it bad? It’s a movie! We talk all the camp, murder, mystery, and mayhem of this standalone Halloween film. We have human disaster Dr. Tom…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#70: Tusk (2014) with Steve from The Decision Reel
Is man at heart a walrus? Did Americans invent sadness? How the hell are we supposed to avoid mixing up "Wallace" and "walrus?" We answer all this and more…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#69: Phenomena (1985)
You know how sometimes you use your telepathic bond with insects to solve a murder with your sidekick chimpanzee companion hellbent on vengeance? If not, don’t…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#68: Terrifier (2016) with special guest David Howard Thornton
Everyone loves a good, creepy clown and we've got one of the best in modern horror joining us today to discuss his feature film debut: David Howard Thornton!…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#67: Dawn of the Dead (2004)
When there's no room left in hell, the dead will walk the earth. Today is that day as we talk about the Zack Snyder remake of Dawn of the Dead! Join us as we…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#66: Halloween II (1981)
This week we revisit more of Haddonfield and talk about all the disrespect present - from shot counts to manslaughter to mayonnaise-less sandwiches to leaving…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#65: My Valentine (2020)
Join us for many a needle drop on this tale of love, stolen identity, murder, and Royal jerkdom. We discuss the exact circumstances in which someone might…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#64: Malignant (2021)
Join us as we discuss one of the most divisive films of the past year! We talk a lot about HGTV and Zillow, surgical daggers, and ever-bleeding head wounds. Oh…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#63: Halloween (1978)
We're traveling to Haddonfield for our newest franchise: HALLOWEEN! We discuss ethics in psychiatry, the proper age to become a serial killer, and good phone…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#62: Friday The 13th Series Ranked - Franchise Wrap-up [BONUS]
It's time for another bonus episode, baby - live, uncut, and undrawn. Trav and Jess say goodbye to Jason and Co by ranking the films. For added fun, we…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#61: Hell House LLC (2015) with Robert Ottone
We’re here and we’re ready to get spooky - found footage style! - with author Robert Ottone. We’re talking Hell House LLC and all that comes with it: aged and…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#60: Cry Wolf (2005)
It's birthday week! We can't think of a better way to celebrate than with Cake, Bon Jovi, and Jared Padalecki. ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: Visit our website…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#59: Slumber Party Massacre 3 (1990)
Welcome to 2022. Because Trav does not want to start the new year with unfinished business hanging over our heads, we have put on our skimpiest pajamas and…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#58: Friday the 13th (2009)
This week we pack our bags and head out to Camp Crystal Lake one last time. Remake or no, some things have changed while others have stayed the same. We still…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#57: A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
We are at the end of our coverage on the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise and BOY OH BOY do we have thoughts. On top of some strong opinions, we also talk The…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#56: 13 Slays Till X-mas (2020)
It’s the gift that keeps on giving: a holiday horror anthology, Kentucky style. We have breaking news updates, we have dudebro sexual tension, we have sappy…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#55: Black X-mas (2006)
Pour yourself a glass of Dawn Summers-approved wine and grab a plate of skin jerky cookies - it's time for the 2006 Black Christmas remake. We've got a messed…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#54: Deadly Games aka Dial Code Santa Claus (1989)
Trav prepares to offer Jess as a naughty human sacrifice to evil Santa for her views on this 1989 cult classic. Is the mom the world’s worst boss? Is Thomas a…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#53: Blood Rage (1987) with Steve from The Decision Reel
In the spirit of togetherness we've invited Steve from The Decision Reel to discuss the Thanksgiving cult classic Blood Rage. Together we attempt to answer…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#52: Freddy vs Jason (2003)
It’s the Battle of the Baddies - time to place your bets. Frederickstein has created a monster, and we have a lot to say about it. Parents are still terrible!…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#51: Stay Alive (2006)
Pack your fanciest gaming equipment and prepare your cringiest gamer comebacks, because we're headed to Small Town Big Town Louisiana, Louisiana USA. Our task…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#50: Hostel (2005)
Today we discuss 2005’s Hostel, which naturally means we are discussing the original salad fingers, beefy male escorts, and the terror of dermatology. We also…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#49: Night of the Demons (1988)
You know what neither of us had seen before? Night of the Demons. You know what we’ll be adding to our annual Halloween rotation? NIGHT OF THE DEMONS. We…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#48: Jason X (2001)
We're going to space, and due to an unfortunately late discovery of corrupted audio we're doing it live and uncut! We're talking freezing for fun, lake whales…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#47: Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994) [BONUS]
It's time for another bonus episode, baby - live, uncut, and undrawn! We're talking Wes at peak meta, children of ambiguous age, the true hero of the film, and…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#46: Beetlejuice (1988)
This week we’re talking BEETLEJUICE because Trav has never seen BEETLEJUICE and everyone should see BEETLEJUICE at least once in their lives. We struggle with…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#45: Body Bags (1993)
For October we're venturing into the land of the unseen. As our resident John Carpenter fan boy, Trav has decided that Jess cannot go any longer without seeing…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#44: Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) [Bonus]
You all warned us, but this podcast stops for no one! We’re talking Freddy’s Dead, and we really really wanted to love it. But the fact that we didn’t means we…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#43: Tragedy Girls (2017)
Whether or not Trav wants it to be, the week we cover Tragedy Girls is here! This might be the most divisive movie in our household since The VVitch. But the…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#42: A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989) [BONUS]
Time for another BONUS episode- live, uncut, and undrawn. We're back with Frederick, and this week we're coming out strong pro-choice, pro-good dad, and…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#41: Jason goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)
We’re checking back in on our baby boy Kane Hodder cause it’s time for our monthly discussion on the Friday the 13th series. Quite possibly one of the fandom's…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#40: House of Wax (2005)
Please join Trav and Jess on their weekend trip to Flavortown. Feel free to walk or drive the junkiest car you’ve ever owned, but either way bring the camping…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#39: A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988) [BONUS]
It’s time for another bonus episode - live, uncut, and undrawn. We're talking cannon, adorable characters, timeloops, and bad karate. Jump back into Dreamland…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#38: SUPERHOST (2021) with Director Brandon Christensen
We definitely feel like SUPERHOSTS this week because we have a SUPERGUEST: The Writer/Director/Producer/Visual FX Artist, Brandon Christensen! He’s here to…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#37: Eight Legged Freaks (2002)
You know what Trav hates? Spiders! You know what Jess loves? Camp! Was this podcast a months-long ploy to finally get Trav to watch one of Jess’s favorites?…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#36: A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) [Bonus]
It's time for another BONUS episode- live, uncut, and undrawn. We're back on Elm Street, and we don't wanna be sedated. ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: Important…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#35: The Invitation (2015) with Shaken Not Scared
It’s the final week of Cult Month and our cult has grown by two members: Vivi and Erick of Shaken Not Scared! We’re talking about every awkward dinner party…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#34: A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985) [Bonus]
It's time for another BONUS episode- live, uncut, and undrawn. We're strolling down Elm Street, talking with our mouths full, reveling in positive masculinity…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#33: Mandy (2018)
Welcome back to the cult. We’re arguing a lot about 2018’s Mandy this week - or, more accurately, what the correct amount of windows to have in a house is. We…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#32: Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
Happy Thursday the 12th! Jess is very excited, because Baby Boy Kane Hodder is going sight-seeing. We talk about many a toot (toot), geography, closed…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#31: The Wicker Man (1973)
We’re kicking off cult month with a cult classic: 1973’s The Wicker Man. We argue a lot about basing movies on “true” stories, at what point making out becomes…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#30: A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) [BONUS]
This week we hop into bed and take a stroll down to Elm Street. We debate Freddy versus Pennywise, wonder what the actual fuck is going on with the parents in…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#29: Sleepaway Camp (1983)
You all have stuck it out with us throughout our Cabin in the Woods Summer, so we thought we’d end on a high note: cult classic Sleepaway Camp. This week we’re…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#28: Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988)
We’re almost at the end of our cabin in the woods summer, and we’re winding down with a hotly contested entry in one of the most notorious CITW franchises…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#27: Cabin Fever (2002)
You know when you go to a cabin in the woods and start puking blood and have to fight a dog and beat your friend’s face in with a shovel and also don’t know…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#26: Misery (1990)
The next cabin in the woods summer installment is a two-for with a book vs. movie beat for beat discussion on Stephen King’s Misery. We talk jelly legs…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#25: The Forever Purge (2021) [BONUS]
We're processing our immediate reactions to, thoughts about, and feelings on The Forever Purge on-air because it just felt like the right thing to do. (Spoiler…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#24: Eden Lake (2008)
Cabin in the Woods summer is continuing through July, and this week we have a scary mf movie to talk about, up to and including if Jenny has the chops to teach…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#23: Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)
Next up in our Cabin in the Woods summer is a trip back to Camp Crystal Lake… er Camp Forest Green. We review the blessedness of this entry in the franchise…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#22: The Thing (1982)
Next up in our Cabin in the Woods (and/or tundra) is 1982’s The Thing. This week Trav fights both John Carpenter and Roger Ebert, Jess defends Wilford Brumley…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#21: Wrong Turn (2003)
We continue Cabin in the Woods Summer with a discussion of horny grannies, the correct way to watch the Wrong Turn franchise, and how to make safety goggles…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#20: The Cabin in the Woods (2011)
First up in our cabin in the woods summer is… The Cabin in the Woods. We wonder how deep the conspiracy goes, play Guess That Totem, and fight the internet…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#19: Troll 2 (1990)
This week we talk the creative GENIUS that is Troll 2, a film that results in successful marriages in 100% of cases.* *N=1 Also, please drink responsibly. …
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#18: Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning (1985)
What kind of candy bar was Joey eating? Is Travis crying? Does anyone wipe after pooping? With a limited grasp on the English language we attempt to answer…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?Patreon Preview: A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Here’s a tasty little snack-sized preview of our very first Patreon episode! For the full thing, head on over to…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#17: The Neon Demon (2016)
This week Travis hates teenagers and Keanu Reeves while Jessie talks about America’s Next Top Model, up to and including bloody eyeballs. ::: ::: ::: ::: …
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#16: The Ring (2002)
Remember when Trav hurt Jessie's feelings with his views on THE VVITCH? Well, here's payback. This week we cover Jessie's as of yet unresolved trauma from…
What's Your (Least) Favorite Scary Movie?#15: Friday the 13th: Part 4 The Final Chapter (1984)
Let’s make “dead fuck” happen. We are talking the highest high of the Ft13th series thus far, including the better Ted, how to be 95% sex positive, and whether…