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
Jingle Back - Trick 'r Treat (2007)
All Hallows Eve is upon us! Don your best costumes, grab that plastic jack o'lantern bucket and come paint the ntown red with us as we indulge in 2007's Trick 'r Treat. A tight 82-minutes of delicious anthological horror goodness, we unwrap the treats of Michael Doughterty's immediately established rules, intersecting stories, and how this is one movie that truly encapsulates the spirit of Halloween. So! Happy listening! Just be sure to check your candy, keep that costume on, don't touch those decorations and do NOT blow out that jack o'lantern before midnight!!!!
Timestamps
Negronomicon - 4:17
Crit - 23:50
Final Curls - 1:04:30
Gems from Ep. 113
- Power Rangers Beast Morphers (2019, television series)
- Frankenstein (2025)
- Frankenstein (Mary Shelley, (Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones, 1818, Print)
- Crimson Peak (2015)
- Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)
- Paranorman (2012)
- The Thrifting (2025, short)
- The Shining (1980)
- Wildwood (2026)
- The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
- The Night Gardener (upcoming film)
- Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)
- Coraline (2009)
- Shrek 2 (2004)
- Trick’r Treat (2007)
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
- Krampus (2015)
- True Blood (2008, television series)
- Succession (2018, television series)
- Kyle XY (2006, television series)
- White Chicks (2004)
- Goosebumps (1995, television series)
- Are You Afraid of the Dark (1990, television series)
- Scary stories to Tell in the Dark (Alvin Schwartz, Scholastic, 1981, Print)
- Tales from the Darkside (1983, television series)
- The Twilight Zone (1959, television series)
- Creepshow (1982)
- Tales from the Crypt (1989, television series)
- XX (2017)
- The Thursday Murder Club (2025)
- Channel Zero (2016, television series)
- The Mortuary Collection (2019)
- V/H/S/ (2012)
- Laura Hasn’t Slept (2020)
- Smile (2022)
- Lights Out (2013, short)
- Lights Out (2016)
- Midsommar (2019)
- Halloweentown (1998)
- Leprechaun (1993)
- Leprechaun 2 (1994)
- Leprechaun 3 (1995)
- Leprechaun 4: In Space (1996)
- Leprechaun in the Hood (2000)
- Leprechaun Back 2 Tha Hood (2003)
- Leprechaun: Origins (2014)
- Leprechaun Returns (2018)
- The Blackening (2022)
- Drag Me to Hell (2009)
- James Bond (1962, film series)
- The Thing (1981)
- Luigi’s Mansion (2001, video game)
- Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (2013, video game)
- Luigi’s Mansion 3 (2019, video game)
- Super Mario Sunshine (2002, video game)
- Little Nightmares III (2025, video game)
- The Sounds of Nightmares (2025, podcast)
- Reanimal (2026, video game)