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Scary Thoughts #131 - Obsession (Curry Barker – 2025)

July 31, 2026

Obsession (2026) is a film for anyone who's ever been unlucky in love or wished for the impossible. It's won praise as an indie horror darling after making hundreds of millions of dollars, but what if it's really a romcom? In this loving conversation, we cover the pitfalls of working in the movie business, opine on what it takes to maintain decades-long romantic affairs, and ask the all-important question: should you really be careful what you wish for?

Scary Thoughts #130 - Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett – 2026)

May 29, 2026

Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026) picks up minutes after where the previous, and enjoyable, installment left off. If you liked the first one, you're in for a treat because this is, quite literally, more of the same.  This is one of those episodes where the film doesn't have much to say, we don't have much to say about it, and as a consequence, we descend into speculative madness.  Fear not! We still hit many of the classic Scary Thoughts topics: unlistenable music, final girls, The Devil...

Scary Thoughts #129 - Bugonia (Yorgos Lanthimos – 2025)

February 26, 2026

Just because you're paranoid, don't mean the Andromedans aren't after you. Chad and Marc give a brief Stranger Things wrap up before disentangling this Yorgos Lanthimos madness. They explore the differences between alien conspiracy paranoia, and the Truth. After hearing Chad's lifelong appetite for conspiratorial thinking, you will want to believe. Marc wonders if maybe the Andromedans really do know what's best. That's not a conspiracy, that's just sensible species management.