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
...Because! - Sleepy Hollow (1999)
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*recorded May 30th, 2026
We are back from the dead yet again with a new episode, Critters! Grab your luggage and take the scenic route with us to the 1999 period classic, Sleepy Hollow. Between how the film started out as a garish slasher to the influential, character-driven spooky favorite it is, to a bunch of mispronunciations of "Ichabod" and how our first encounters with the film made this a Halloween perennial, there’s much to discuss. So make haste! …Because!
Timestamps
4:09 - Negronomicon
20:55 - Crit
57:01 - Final Curls
Gems from Ep. 118
- Hokum (2026)
- Oddity (2024)
- Passenger (2026)
- Backrooms (2026)
- Obsession (2026)
- The Chair (2023)
- The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026)
- The Drama (2026)
- Anora (2024)
- Deep Water (2026)
- Saccharine (2026)
- I Love Boosters (2026)
- Riverdale (2017, television series)
- The Vampire Diaries (2009, television series)
- All American (2018, television series)
- Smallville (2001, television series)
- One Tree Hill (2003, television series)
- Backrooms (2026)
- The Backrooms (found footage) (2022, short)
- Hereditary (2018)
- Weapons (2025)
- Night of the Living Dead (1968)
- Sleepy Hollow (1999)
- Casper (1995)
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1820, Washington Irving)
- The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949, animated)
- Hocus Pocus (1993)
- Batman and Robin (1997)
- Harry Potter (2001, film series)
- Death on the Nile (Agatha Christie, Collins Crime Club, 1937, Print)
- Clue (1985)
- Silent Hill (1999, video game)
- The Ring (2002)
- Cinderella (1997)
- The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
- Black Sunday (1960)
- Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003)
- Van Helsing (2004)
- Beetlejuice (1988)
- Strange Horticulture (2022, video game)
- The Last of Us Part II (2020, video game)
- The Last of Us (2023, television series)
