ParaPOV - ParaNorman (2012)

This week on Scary Crit, Lauren and J catch up on the holidays before cracking open the Negronomicon. Our hosts break down Sinners domination of the Oscar nominations, some dark horses in the awards race, and turn the page to a surprising announcement of a brand-new Kenan and Kel movie. 

For the Crit this week, we're revisiting ParaNorman (2012), the stop motion gem that combines zombies, witch trials, and small town fear into a love letter to the genre. From the emotionally heavy themes to why this movie sticks out as a Halloween perennial in the horror canon, we dig into what makes ParaNorman (2012) quietly powerful more than a decade after its release. 

Timestamps

00:05:21 - Negronomicon

00:15:50 - Crit

01:18:31 - Final Curls

Gems from Episode 117

• Rollbounce (2005)
• Mario Kart 64 (1996, video game)
• Bedazzled (2000)
• Sinners (2025)
• Lovecraft Country (2020)
• His House (2020)
• Loki (2021, television series)
• The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
• The Substance (2024)
• ReLiving Single (2025, podcast)
• Living Single (1993, television series)
• Anora (2025)
• F1 (2025)
• Hamnet (2025)
• Bugonia (2025)
• Frankenstein (2025)
• Marty Supreme (2025)
• The Smashing Machine (2025)
• One Battle After Another (2025
• The Secret Agent (2025)
• Sentimental Value (2025)
• Train Dreams (2025)
• A Thousand and One (2023)
• The Ugly Stepsister (2025)
• Good Sports with Kevin Hart and Kenan Thompspn (2025, web series)
• RuPaul’s Drag Race (2009, television series)
• Kenan and Kel Meet Frankenstein (upcoming)
• Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein (1948)
• Abbot and Costello meet the Mummy (1955)
• Good Burger 2 (2023)
• Alvin and Chipmunks meet the Wolfman (2000)
• Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle (2004)
• At Midnight (2023)
• 31 Candles (2025)
• Paranorman (2012)
• Coraline (2009)
• The Thing (1982)
• IT: Welcome to Derry (2025, television series)
• Glee (2009, television series)
• Stranger Things (2016, television series)
• Wildwood (2026)
• The Rip (2026)
• Halloween (1978)
• Friday the 13th (1980)
• Scooby Doo and the Witch’s Ghost (1999)
• Heroes (2006, television series)
• Talk to Me (2022)
• Don’t Look Under the Bed (1999)
• Little Nightmares II (2021, video game)
• Teen Titans (2003, animated television)
• Teen Titans GO! (2013, animated television series)
• The Thrifting (2025, short)