Body Bags (1993) from John Carpenter (SSS 136)

We went wayback to 1993 for an underrated anthology by John Carpenter and a whole bunch of his Horror A-List friends.

Bonus: this episode also features the triumphant return of The Horror Reporter!

So let's hit that Download button, press Play, and let's get going on the latest from Saw Something Scary!

Gretel & Hansel (SSS 135)

This week we've spent our time watching Gretel & Hansel.  Time to give the film that special Saw Something Scary attention.

So hit that Download button, press Play, and let's get it going!

SSS Special Edition: Mary Watch-Along

This week the fellas from the Triple S Pod ventures into the waters of Gary Oldman's horror boat film Mary with a watch-along.

Why?  We're all missing a fundamental experience of watching Horror Movies: getting together with friends to laugh your way through a bad horror movie.  Here's Saw Something Scary's attempt to bring that back!

So queue up the film, download the episode, hit play on both and let's go!

Underwater (SSS 133)

This week the guys are diving in to Underwater, the made-in-2017, released-in-2020 deep sea homage to Alien.

Time to hit that download button, press play, and let's get going!

Are You Afraid of the Dark (2019 Revival) (SSS 132)

This week the guys are reviewing the 2019 revival of their mutually-beloved Are You Afraid of the Dark.

If you haven't seen the show there are numerous ways to track it down but you can watch Episode 01 on Nickelodeon's YouTube channel for no cost here.

It's time: let's head out to the woods, take our seats around the fire, toss the dust, and get ready for this meeting of The Midnight Society with the Saw Something Scary Podcast!

Boneyard & Firefly Fun House Matches from Wrestlemania 36 Watch-Along (SSS 131)

Here's a special throwback to the days of Saw Something Scary in the Ring - we're doing a watch-along of the Boneyard (A.J. Styles v. Undertaker) and Firefly Fun House (John Cena v. Bray Wyatt) matches from Wrestlemania 36.

Time to fire up the WWE Network (sign up for that free preview if you aren't a subscriber), press play, and let's. get. it. on.

Chernobyl (Mini-Series, 2019) (SSS 130)

It has been a year in the making and Jeff has been chomping at the bit - finally, the Triple S Podcast guys review HBO's Chernobyl!

Before ya boys get into Chernobyl, however, there is a special COVID-19 edition of a never-before seen segment (er... extended edition) of the podcast.

So what are you waiting for? Hit that download button, press play, and let's get going on Episode 130 of Saw Something Scary!

Color Out of Space (SSS 129)

Scary times out there.  

Hope all of you are alright.  

Derik and Jeff had planned to watch Color Out of Space before society was ground to a halt so we're diving in to that one on this episode.  

Who knows - perhaps the best diversion in a world gone crazy is Nic Cage going even more crazy.

All the best from the Saw Something Scary guys to you and yours. Be safe.

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As mentioned on the show:

Mr. Nic Cage's Planned Final Resting place in Saint Louis Cemetery #1 in New Orleans, LA photographed by the Triple S Podcast's own Jeff:

The Invisible Man (2020) (SSS 128)

Finally!  The guys from Saw Something Scary have a movie they are excited to review!

Because of the tornado that hit Middle TN this week there's no Horror Reporter this week but we've got Jeff Hates Trailers and a comprehensive review of the feature film at the heart of this episode.

Oh, by the way, here's the photo album of storm damage Jeff mentioned on the show if you want to take a look.

So here we go on Episode 128 of Saw Something Scary - hit that download button, press play, and let's get it started!

Brahms: The Boy II (SSS 127)

On Episode 127 of Saw Something Scary the guys get some stuff off their chest - upcoming horror from Sarah Paulson, Stranger Things drops a tease - as did the new Batman team.  Robert Eggers has a new movie coming and Chris Evans is bringing a horror comedy musical back to life?

All that and more - plus they're reviwing Brahms: The Boy II!

Hit that download button, press play, and let's go on this edition of the Saw Something Scary podcast!

The Lighthouse (Finally!) (SSS 126)

Took 'em a hot minute but the guys from Saw Something Scary got around to The Lighthouse on this one.  They also took a look at a Saw Expanded Universe trailer & gave us a very videogame-centric Horror Reporter.  All this & more on the latest from The Triple S Podcast!

Hit that download button, press, play, and let's get going on Ep. 126!

The Turning (SSS 125)

2020 is here and Saw Something Scary got it started with... a... bang?

This is a bit of a special episode.  Inside there is a watch-along for Brahms: The Boy II and a really good-news Horror Reporter.

We think you'll enjoy the review of The Turning too.

Let's get it going, then - hit that download button, press play, and let's get started on the latest Saw Something Scary!

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Tigers Are Not Afraid (SSS 124)

Saw Something Scary is getting their first review of the year done right, handling the dark, distressing, captivating Tigers Are Not Afraid.

We've got your regularly-scheduled segments, shuffled a bit by happenstance, and that patented Saw Something Scary goodness you've come to know and love!

So hit that download button, press play, and let's get going on this episode of The Triple S Podcast!

Worst & Best of 2019 & 2010s (SSS 123)

It's been a bit but your boys from Saw Something Scary are back to finish up the year and the decade.

This one is gonna make some of y'all mad right off the bat so buckle in.  You'll warm back up soon, though, promise.

Oh yeah: hang around after the final music if you want to hear some bonus content - Derik and Jeff sort out the best, worst, and what they still need to see outside the horror genre in 2019.

Dr. Sleep (SSS 122)

Dr. Sleep.

Stephen King.

Mike Flanagan.

The Shining.

The Shining.

Ewan McGregor.

Finally - perhaps the last potentially great wide-release Horror movie of 2019 is here!

Saw Something Scary has this one covered from every angle.  And guess what!

We're back with all your favorite segments (see below for timestamps)!  So what are you waiting for, hit that download button, press play, and let's get going on the latest episode of Saw Something Scary!

I. Jeff Hates Trailers - 01:09

II. The Horror Reporter (Unofficially) - 05:51

- Color Out of Space and Why Bringing Lovecraft to the Screen is So Difficult

- Elijah Wood interested in Rebooting Nightmare on Elm Street

- Why didn't Dr. Sleep Make More Money??

III. Pull the Curtain: Dr. Sleep (Unofficially) - 29:33

The Shining (Dr. Sleep Special Re-Release)

Y'all are heading out this weekend to see Dr. Sleep, right?  We thought you might like a refresher on The Shining to sharpen up the ol' memory as you head to the theater.  So here you go - a special Dr. Sleep inspired re-release of our review of The Shining.  Enjoy!

Zombieland: Double Tap - The Review You've Been Waiting For!

Ya boys from Saw Something Scary are back and bringing that good stuff you know and love!  Sure, the review is trailing behind a bit but you know nobody does it like they do. ;)  So hit that download button, press play, and let's get it going!

Zombieland (2009) (SSS 120)

Some extra Saw Something Scary for your weekend!

We're getting ready for the release of Zombieland: Double Tap with a review of the 2009 original.  Turns out it is good to go back to Zombieland!

You know what to do: hit that download button, press play, and let's get started on Episode 120 of The Triple S Podcasts!

Joker from Todd Phillips & Joaquin Phoenix (Finally!) (SSS 119)

'Bout time.

Finally, your boys at Saw Something Scary are posting their review of movie-of-the-year (at least so far), Joker.

We hope - nay, think - you'll find the wait was worth it. :)

Hit that download button, press play, and let's get going on Saw Something Scary Ep. 119!

October Movie Scare-A-Thon 2019 with Jody Webster! (SSS 118a)

This special mini-episode from Saw Something Scary is a special interview with Jody Webster of the October Movie Scare-A-Thon.  Tune in to find out how you can have your Halloween enhanced (for free!) through this year's Scare-A-Thon viewing schedule!

Links:

OctoberScareathon.com

Scareathon FB Page

Scareathon Films on Letterboxd

Websterville Designs

The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007) (SSS 118)

This week Saw Something Scary is reviewing 2007's on-again-off-again The Poughkeepsie Tapes, one of Jeff's favorites.  The film drew a contradictory response from each host and keep listening because the review keeps going because our guys can't quit talking about the film.

You'll be getting the full slate of Triple S Podcast goodies as well.  So what are we waiting for?  Hit that dowload button, press play, and lets get started on the latest episode of Saw Something Scary!

The Dead Don't Die! (SSS 117)

Rough week for your boys at Saw Something Scary - schedules have got 'em down, slow days in the Horror world, and then we got this movie...

So here's what's up in SSS 117:

I. Jeff Hates Trailers

- The Assent

- The Wave

- In the Tall Grass

II. The Horror Reporter

- Dish offering $1300 for binge-watching Stephen King movies

- Netflix goes all-in on horror content for Halloween

III. Pull the Curtain: The Dead Don't Die!

It - Chapter 2 (Full Review!) (SSS 116)

Your friends at Saw Something Scary are back with the main course: an entire episode dedicated to It - Chapter 2.

- Acting evaluation & casting brillance
- What did and didn't work
- Curious choices Muschietti made
- Unexpected (and unplanned?) comedy

Of course there is even more within so what are we waiting for - hit download, press play, and let's get going on the latest from Saw Something Scary!

It - Chapter 2 Appetizer, 2nd Course: It - Chapter 1 (2017) Special Re-Release!

The hour draws nearer... It - Chapter 2 drops at your local theater (most likely) this evening!  To help you get ready the guys from Saw Something Scary are giving you a special re-release of their review of It - Chapter 1 from 2017 (along with the infamous Baby In a Theater Story).  Enjoy!

It Chapter 2 Appetizer - It (1990 Miniseries) Re-Release

Saw Something Scary is doing all they can to make the release of It - Chapter 2 as special as possible for our listeners.  With that aim in mind we submit our first appetizer, a re-release of our review of the wonderful, Tim-Curry-driven, 1990 Television miniseries.  Enjoy!

Blade (1998) 21st Anniversary Retrospective! (SSS 115)

Blade turns 21 this year and your Saw Something Scary hosts head back to their childhood to take a fresh look at a surprisingly important vampire film.

Here's what you get on the way:

I. Jeff Hates Trailers - 02:18

- Girl on the 3rd Floor

II. The Horror Reporter - 12:40

- Hulu's "Into the Dark" series gets a renewal (?!?)

- A real-life serial killer cameo in The Exorcist?

- A slew of Friday the 13th fan films set to drop on September 13th

- Anthony Michael Hall cast in forthcoming Halloween (2018) sequel & what that means for the film

III. Pull the Curtain: - 27:18

The Fly (1986) Review (SSS 114)

Cronenberg's big-box-office masterwork turns 33 this month and it is high time the film receive the Saw Something Scary treatment!

Here's what else is in this one:

I. Jeff Hates Trailers

- Antlers

- Underwater

II. The Horror Reporter

Sidebar: What are Sony and Disney thinking with this Spider-Man screw up?

- Stranger Things is coming to your PC / video gaming console

- Supercuts of Muschietti's It coming down the pike?

- An extended cut of Flanagan's Haunting of Hill House is available for pre-order

III. Pull the Curtain: The Fly (1986)

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark & Other Good Stuff (SSS 112)

Took a minute but the guys from Saw Something Scary made it to Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark! 

But that's not all - this was a big week for horror fans and the guys from The Triple S Pod have you covered there too.

I. Jeff Hates Trailers

Jacob's Ladder (Remake)

Knives Out

Mary

II. The Horror Reporter

- News from Mike Flanagan's next project

- Bray Wyatt is The Fiend and man, was it ever perfect! (Time Stamps: 32:20 - 54:39)

- André Øvredal is already thinking thoughts about a Scary Stories sequel

III. Pull the Curtain: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Crawl (SSS 112)

Just in the nick of time Saw Something Scary reviewed the 2019 animal-invader film Crawl!

On the way you get your regularly scheduled goodies:

I. Jeff Hates Trailers

- The Lighthouse

- Zombieland: Double Tap

- Haunt

Bonus: McKamey Mannor, Extreme Haunted House

II. The Horror Reporter

- Event Horizon comes to Amazon

- Late-arriving news from It: Chapter 2

- James Wan is making an original, practical-effects horror movie!

III. Pull the Curtain: Crawl

Hit that download button, press play, and let's get going!

Child's Play 88 (SSS 111)

Derik and Jeff of Saw Something Scary wanted to return to the roots of the Child's Play franchise for a variety of reasons and are here to be your guides to a movie that is really better than it has any business being.

On the way:

I. Jeff Hates Trailers

Really, this is the best JHT segment ever.  The guys also talk about the new Creepshow trailer plus the first from AMC's The Terror season 02.

II. The Horror Reporter

- Margot Robbie developing new family-friendly horror series - huh?

- Good News / Bad News with horror films coming to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

- Details on both of the planned Halloween (2018) sequels

III. Pull the Curtain: Child's Play 88

Stranger Things Season 03 Episodes 5-8 (SSS 110)

It's come time to wrap up Season 3 of Netflix's Stranger Things.  The guys from Saw Something Scary went into extra innings on this one, giving the season the kind of careful attention it deserves!  Here's what else is in this one:

I. Jeff Hates Trailers Rob Zombie Movies

*Warning* Rant Incoming!

II. The Horror Reporter

- John Carpenter is getting into comics

- A Nightmare on Elm Street is getting a fresh attempt at a remake?i

- News from the world of A Quiet Place!

III. Pull the Curtain: Stranger Things S03E5-8

Stranger Things Season 03 Episodes 1-4 (SSS 109)

Jeff and Derik are taking a deep dive in to the first four episodes of Stranger Things Season 03. 

This episode didn't have room for our regular Jeff Hates Trailers but there is a brief foray into The Horror Reporter before the guys go all-in on the first half of Season 03.

So let's get it going - hit download and press play!

Annabelle Comes Home (SSS 108)

Like the Occult Museum in the home of Ed and Lorraine Warren, Ep. 108 of Saw Something Scary is chock full of wonders.

Here's what we're talking about:

I. Jeff Hates Trailers 

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- Itsy Bitsy

- Coyote Lake

II. The Horror Reporter 

- The Flanagan Ascendency Continues!

- RIP Billy Drago + Some Rabbit Trailing

- Is the Golden Age of Horror Video Games Upon Us Too?

- News from the The ‘Ju-On’ (American: The Grudge) Franchise

III. Pull the Curtain: Annabelle Comes Home

- Deeper water: So why are people so afraid of death anyway?

Let's get going - hit that download button and press play!

Get Out Rewatch (SSS 107)

Get Out is a movie we love too much to review just once.

In all seriousness, if you can remember Episode 09 from back in 2017 you know that our hosts pretty much just gushed over the film.  Derik and Jeff thought it high time that this film got the more robust Saw Something Scary review it deserved.

And this episode began life as one of the monthly bonus episodes delivered to our supporting listeners on Patreon.com/ScaryPodcast.  If you have ever thought about signing up this is an example of the content you'll find in our Patreon campaign.  If you want more of the kind then sign up for one of the the support tiers that includes the monthly bonus.

So you know where we go from here - hit that download button, press play, and lets get into the latest episode of Saw Something Scary!

The Blair Witch Project 20th Anniversary Retrospective

This week the guys from Saw Something Scary are heading back into the woods of Burkittsville to check on Heather, Josh, and Mike from the 1996 paradigm-changing The Blair Witch Project.

The film released (widely) in July of 1994 - following a January film festival release that most of us in the pre-Google, pre-streaming media world didn't get to participate in - and either predicted or created the future of an entire genre of film making.

Hit that download button, press play, and let's get started on a retrospective whose time has come!

Godzilla: King of the Monsters with Special Guest Jason Hull!! (SSS 105)

Like King Ghidorah emerging from an icy crypt, Saw Something Scary is back - this time talking about Godzilla: King of the Monsters!

And this episode has our own King-Sized (in significance) special guest, the one and only Jason Hull!

This week you'll also be getting extra pop-cultry sets of our regular segments (well, sometimes modified ever so slightly) that you know and love.

So no more waiting - hit that download button, press play, and let's get going on a special episode of Saw Something Scary!

Ma (SSS 104)

The long-awaited Octavia Spencer vehicle has arrived to... mixed... reviews.  So what's the right take on the movie?  You've come to the right place!

Along the way you'll hear the triumphant return of Jeff Hates Trailers and maybe the strangest Horror Reporter to date.

So hit that download button, press play, and let's get started on the latest Saw Something Scary!

Brightburn (and John Moxley) Use Their Powers to Destroy!

Saw Something Scary is finally reviewing the Sociopath Superman Story known as Brightburn. 

This week's episode does not feature a Jeff Hates Trailers but is does contain a special guest appearance of The Mega Podders!

Here's where to find everything:

The Horror Reporter - ( 02:34 )

Netflix is making people vomit

Andre Overedal & Stephen King are Making all the Movies

Good new from Jordan Peele's Candyman film

- Breaking bad news, however, from the cinematic world of Batman

John Moxley set the pro-wrestling world - and more - on fire via podcast this week ( 16:50 )

Pull the Curtain: Brightburn ( 29:44 )

The Crow 25th Anniversary Retrospective (SSS 102)

The guys from The Triple S Pod jump in their Go Back Machine, heading to May 1994.  We're looking at the tragic masterpiece (?) known as The Crow.

Before the boys arrive they discuss Jeff's recent real-world encounter with Joe Bob Briggs (outside of the drive-in) and do a bit of Avengers: Endgame wrap-up.

Afterwards it is all Crow; the review of the 1994 film starts at ( 33:00 )!

Hit that download button, press play, and let's get going on Saw Something Scary Episode 102!

A Serial Killer 8: Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (SSS 101)

The regularly scheduled Saw Something Scary slate of programming is back this week!  Not only do you get the re-appearance of Jeff Hates Trailers and The Horror Reporter but this week's episode contains the first appearance of a *Breaking* Horror Reporter.

And all that (well, mostly) is before we get to the review.

So don't waste any time - hit that download button, press play, and let's get going on the latest Saw Something Scary!

The Bye Bye Man (now on Netflix) - SSS Special Retro Episode!

Tragic news today: The Bye Bye Man has found new... life?... on Netflix.  As a result the guys from Saw Something Scary are reaching waaaay back into the archives for their review of the film immediately after the guys recovered from seeing that thing in the theater. 

If you are one of the unfortunate people who streamed that thing here's your chance to vicariously vent your frustrations through Derik and Jeff.  It's the closest thing you'll get to Bad Horror Movie Therapy and, as a bonus, you'll get a chance to hear the origin story of Derik's regular "Bye bye, man" sign off that is a staple of Saw Something Scary episodes.

Talk to you on the inside!

A Nightmare on Elm Street (SSS 100th Episode Spectacular!)

One. hundred. episodes. (Plus six, but who's counting?).

You nominated, you voted, and here we go - our 100th Episode Spectacular - taking a walk down Elm Street to meet up with our friendly neighbor hood weirdo, Fred Kruger.

Hit that download button, press play, and let's get started on this momentous episode of Saw Something Scary!

The Curse of La Llorona (SSS 99.3)

Derik and Jeff are back to review the latest from the universe of The Conjuring, built around the most aggressive latina ghost you've ever met.

Come on - hit that download button, press play, and let's get going on the latest episode of the Saw Something Scary podcast!

The Silence (from Netflix) (SSS 99.2)

Hey y'all.  The guys from The Triple S Pod watched Netflix's The Silence and were... well... less than delighted.

The whole experience threw off the normal vibe so you've got a special, conversational, edition of Saw Something Scary this week! 

So the review starts at 29:31 and everything else begins when you hit play!  Talk to you inside.

Pet Sematary (2019) - (SSS 99.1 Mid-Week Fix)

Ya boys from Saw Something Scary missed y'all last week so we wanted to reach out with a hearty review of 2019's Pet Sematary.

So you know what to do - hit that download button, press play, and let's get you what you need to get through that mid-week slump!

The Twilight Zone + Pet Sematary (1989) (SSS 99)

Sometimes dead is better?

Oh yeah Jud?  Then why did you bring the cat back, huh?!?


That's right y'all - we're getting over our post-Us malaise by taking a look at the 1989 film adaptation of Pet Sematary before we get the new version over the weekend.

Here's what else you'll get in this one:

I. Jeff Hates Trailers - 07:23

The Dead Don't Die

Annabelle Comes Home

The Joker

II. The Horror Reporter - 23:47

Cillian Murphy joins the cast of A Quiet Place sequel

Mark Hamil set to voice Chucky in Child's Play

The Twilight Zone (from our beloved Jordan Peele) dropped its first two episodes. Let's do a mini-review!

III. Pull the Curtain: Pet Sematary (1989) - 46:22

Jordan Peele's Us (SSS 98)

It's been a fun & frightening journey On the Road to Jordan Peele's Us.

And now we've arrived and here's Saw Something Scary's full-spectrum review of the film.

On this one we've forgone the usual segments, opting instead for a step by step breakdown of film from every angle.

So hit that download button, press play, and let's get the conversation started!

The Sixth Sense (1999) - On the Road to Jordan Peele's Us (SSS 96)

We've reached the final step On the Road to Jordan Peele's Us!  This week the guys are covering The Sixth Sense from 1999.  Here's what else is in store:

I. Jeff Hates Trailers - 02:32

Black Summer

I'm Just F-ing with You

Bloody Disgusting's Hagazussa

Stranger Things Season 03

II. The Horror Reporter - 20:14

It's Raining Jordan Peele Interviews!

Castle Rock Season 02 Casting & Story News

III. Pull the Curtain: The Sixth Sense - 30:42

IV. Connection to Us - 50:44

Let the Right One In (2008) - On the Road to Jordan Peele's Us (SSS 96)

Saw Something Scary is back baby, looking at a Norwegian horror movie classic, Let the Right One In (and, necessarily, contrast it with the American remake Let Me In from 2010)!

Here's what else you'll find in Ep. 96:

I. Jeff Hates Trailers - 02:28

Charlie Says

The Outer Darkness (YouTube Series)

In Search of Darkness 

II. The Horror Reporter - 15:42

Jordan Peele, How We Love You - Let Us Count the Ways

Creep 3 Inches Closer to Existence

III. Pull the Curtain: Let the Right One In (2008) - 01:33:19