Press Play and Scream
Kelly Hager and Josh Bermont have been friends and mutual horror fans for 25 years, and now they‘re taking their love of scary movies too far...with a weekly podcast! Tune in for ghoulish guests, creepy comedy and fresh insights on chilling classics and forgotten fright flicks!
Episodes
49 episodes
You Can't Buy Your Way out of Retribution (Maxxxine with Keith!)
Keith comes back to discuss the final chapter (so far, anyway) in Ti West's trilogy. Did Maxxxine measure up to the others? We'll let you know.
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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29:32
X and Pearl (with our guest and friend Keith!)
We've been gone for a long time, but Ti West has lured us back with Maxxxine!To get ready for that one, Josh, Kelly and Keith discuss X and Pearl.
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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33:58
The Exorcist Legacy (A Conversation With Its Author, Nat Segaloff)
We're excited to chat with Nat Segaloff about his new release, The Exorcist Legacy: 50 Years of Fear. If you're interested in The Exorcist (in any version), you owe it to yourself to pick up this book. It's a delight for any movie fan!F...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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48:49
Everything's A Joke And Nothing's Funny
Josh Bermont has written his first horror novel (Paperback Beasts) and you can read it right now! He and Kelly discuss his process, how it differs from his day job as a ghostwriter (with a sidebar discussion of ghostwriting etiquette) and what ...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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1:05:13
Who's the Brainless Meat Puppet Now? (Evil Dead Rise with FinalGirlHannah)
Did you know we still have a podcast? We do! And we broke our accidental hiatus with a fantastic episode. We had a great time chatting about the amazing and completely over the top bonkers Evil Dead Rise with franchise superfan FinalGirlHannah....
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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28:42
F*ck This Franchise (Scream 6 with Keith from Movies & a Meal!)
We head to Manhattan this week to spend time with some of our old friends from Woodsboro. How does this stack up with the other five? We'll discuss. (Also on the table: where else should Ghostface travel? What are the best cold opens? Have we e...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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1:00:35
Become...Wrath (Se7en with Troy L. Foreman and Jason D. Morris)
We had an absolute blast discussing Se7en with Troy and Jason, the men behind the documentary Millennium After the Millennium! (Obviously their fantastic documentary and the TV show Millennium came up, as well.) The subject matter is gr...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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47:40
Psycho Is Not a Good Book (Psychos II and III with Cooper S. Beckett)
We're joined by our friend Cooper S. Beckett to discuss the Psycho franchise (but primarily II and III). It's a rare franchise that keeps getting...we'll go with "weirder."Cooper S. Beckett:Twitter:
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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1:21:44
It's Insane, Right? (M3GAN with K3nd3ll and Racha3l)
K3nd3ll and Racha3l join us to talk about M3GAN. (We love her and she is friendship goals.)
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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41:45
You're Gonna Die Up There (The Exorcist with Gae Polisner)
Happy 2023 and welcome back! We're joined by author Gae Polisner to discuss The Exorcist. As you know, it's a theory of ours that everyone has that one horror movie they love and Gae (noted exact opposite of a horror enthusiast) picked The Exor...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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1:06:27
Come On, Justin Long! Don't Do That! (Barbarian with Kendell)
Josh and Kelly are joined by fellow horror enthusiast Kendell to discuss the recent release Barbarian! It's currently streaming on HBO Max and, if you haven't seen it, go in knowing as little as possible.
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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46:48
Cops Like Killing; That's Why They're Cops (Maniac Cop)
Josh and Kelly discuss the 1988 movie Maniac Cop. Conversation centers around the prescient nature of the movie, vigilante justice, an upcoming reboot and the absolute amazingness of Tom Atkins. CORRECTION: The reboot by Nicolas Wi...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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39:08
It's Halloween! We're Gonna Have a Good Time Tonight (Halloween Ends)
Josh and Kelly discuss the incredibly polarizing Halloween Ends. Is it really a farewell to Haddonfield and Michael Myers? Probably not. But if it is, we're both happy with the way it ended.
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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1:02:16
Jeepers Creepers For Life (Jeepers Creepers with Victor Varnado)
Josh and Kelly discuss Jeepers Creepers with Victor Varnado (actor, comedian, writer, patent-holder and podcast co-host). Topics include our roles in a Skynet situation (no, you're not missing anything; we really do start the episode in the mid...
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1:04:34
It's Only Fun If You're All In (an interview with William Sadler)
If you're a fan of movies, you know who William Sadler is. He's almost certainly been in at least one of your favorite movies (like the Tim Curry meme, it would be a good personality test to see what your first association with his name and fac...
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Season 1
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Episode 33
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50:37
Throw a Predator in There (Prey with Jonah Keel)
Josh and Kelly discuss the latest installment in the Predator franchise with super-fan Jonah Keel. Sidebar topics include what exactly Predators do when they're not vacationing on Earth and killing humans and which movies could stand to have a ...
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Season 1
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Episode 32
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1:07:59
Take 98...Take 99...DON'T THROW AWAY MY CHINESE FOOD! (The Shining with author Alex Grass)
We're back with our most divisive episode yet! Josh "Brian" Bermont and Kelly Hager discuss The Shining and we put author Alex Grass in the middle. Is it a great movie? Who's to say? But it's definitely beloved by many people!Alex handl...
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Season 1
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Episode 30
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1:02:10
I Have Bizarre Parents (Poltergeist with Isaac)
We're joined by our friend (and fellow horror enthusiast) Isaac to discuss the 80s horror classic Poltergeist! We discuss his horror origin story, whether Marty is the worst house guest ever and if the sequels are worth seeing (yes, but o...
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Season 1
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Episode 31
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22:00
I Will Slice That Smile Off Your Face (Copycat with Allison Dickson)
We're back with friend of the pod Allison Dickson to discuss Copycat! Sidebar topics include other serial killer movies, gay sidekicks, the fuckability of serial killers (spoiler: they aren't), the horror of the internet and the feminism of thi...
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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1:13:28
Jesus, What the F*ck?! (The Black Phone with Kathy Coe)
CW: Murder (specifically children murdered), implied sexual assault, child abuse, neglectJosh and Kelly are joined by friend of the pod Kathy Coe! We discuss The Black Phone, Ethan Hawke (both as a horror movie icon and a...
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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43:00
If You Really Wanted To Take One For The Team, You Could Just F*** Elon Musk (It Follows with Jason Klamm)
CW: Sexual assault, assault, themes of consentJosh and Kelly are joined by friend of the pod Jason Klamm! (He's also the man behind the Stolen Dress Entertainment podcast network and one of our favorite people.)We discuss...
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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43:05
Someday Soon, I'm Just Going to Disappear (We're All Going to the World's Fair)
Did you know that we still have a podcast? We do!In this, we discuss (a) our extended absence, (b) Robert Englund's recent birthday, (c) Neve Campbell's announcement that she won't be in Scream 6 and (d) the recent release We're All Goi...
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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1:03:36
Press Pause & F*ck the Supreme Court
Josh and Kelly are joined by friend of the pod Allison Dickson to discuss the Supreme Court draft that leaked recently that will likely overturn Roe v. Wade. This is an unusual episode in that we focus on the real life horror (which, as it happ...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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1:23:40
I Will Not Accept A Life I Do Not Deserve (X)
Josh and Kelly discuss the new release X (available to rent across streaming platforms). Topics include aging, sex, feminism, music, body positivity and the difficulties of maintaining an honest relationship when you also have a tendency to mur...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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53:42
Well, Don't Give Me That Civilized Look! (Assault on Precinct 13 with the Movies & a Meal podcast!)
We're joined by our friends Ben, Keith and Brad from the Movies & a Meal podcast to discuss the horror-adjacent movie Assault on Precinct 13! It's John Carpenter's second movie and it's very fun to discuss. Follow Movies &am...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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43:33