ScaryCrit: A Black Horror Podcast
ScaryCrit exists to shine a light on the often underappreciated and groundbreaking contributions of Black filmmakers, actors, and storytellers to the horror genre. From classic masterpieces to bone-chilling releases, we're here to celebrate the powerful narratives, cultural influences, and unique perspectives that define Black horror.
Whether you're a seasoned fan or new to the genre, our podcast is your guide to discovering hidden gems, exploring social commentary, and embracing the terrifying brilliance of Black folk in horror.
With in-depth analyses and behind-the-scenes insights, our podcast offers a front-row seat to the terror. Tune in every other Thursday as Lauren and Jared unpack Blackness in horror... or the lack-there-of.
ScaryCrit: A Black Horror Podcast
Undelivered - The Deliverance (2024)
Happy New Year, Critters! Wishing you a spooky start to 2025.
In episode 103, Lauren and Jared wrap up 2024 and talk birthday shenanigans and Christmas games before diving into one of the most talked about horror movies of last year, The Deliverance. If you couldn't tell by the title of this episode, we were whelmed. There is something important missing from this film and this episode explores what exactly that thing is.
Timestamps
05:40 - Negronomicon
33:11 - Crit
1:39:30 - Final Curls
Gems from E103
- The Play That Goes Wrong (play) (2012)
- Super Mario Party Jamboree (video game) (2024)
- Nosferatu (2024)
- Crimson Peak (2015)
- Nosferatu (1922)
- Citizen Kane (1941)
- Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1922)
- Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
- RuPaul’s Drag Race (2009)
- The Wire (2002)
- The Sopranos (1999)
- Breaking Bad (2008)
- Game of Thrones (2011)
- House of the Dragon (2022)
- Holiday Heart (2000)
- Infinity Train (2019)
- Precious (2009)
- The Deliverance (2024)
- The Conjuring 2 (2016)
- Saw (2004)
- Hide and Seek (2005)
- The Number 23 (2007)
- The Babadook (2014)
- The Conjuring (2013)
- Sinister (2012)
- The Addams Family (1991)
- Edward Scissorhands (1990)
- Percy Jackson and the Olympians (2023)
- RENT (play) (1996)
- Insidious (2010)
- Hamilton: An American Musical (play) (2015)
- The Butterfly Effect (2004)
- The Last Exorcism (2010)
- Paranormal Activity (2007)
- Drag Me to Hell (2009)
- The Exorcist (1973)
- When Evil Lurks (2023)
- Sinister (2012)
- The Reading (2023)
- Speak No Evil (2022)
- Godzilla (2014)
- South Park (1997)
- Lovecraft Country (television series) (2020)
- The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat (2024)
- The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel (2020)
- Origin (2024)
- Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, 2020, Print)
- Dora the Explorer (2019)
- Stranger Things (2016)
- Concrete Cowboy (2020)
- The Butler (2013)
- Five Nights at Freddy’s (2023)
- Five Nights at Freddy’s (video game) (2014)
- Monsters We Make (manga) (2024)
- Dragon Ball Z (animated television series) (1989)
- Bad Parenting (video game) (2024)
- Mouthwashing (video game) (2024)
- Fears to Fathom - Ironbark Lookout (video game) (2023)
- Poppy Platime (video game) (2021)
- Amanda the Adventurer 2 (video game) (2024)
