Let's Scare My Girlfriend to Death
Film, TV & Pop Culture
About
Weekly podcast where we dive into horror films in an attempt to scare my girlfriend to death.
Episodes
- Panic Room
We begin our month of celebrating moms with a New York City Brownstone, a hidden fortune, a corn rowed Jared Leto, a sympathetic Forest Whitaker, a psychopathic Dwight Yoakum, a young Kristen Stewart, a protective motherly Jodie Foster, a…
- Marshland
We ended the month with a serial killer film that feels a little like Zodiac by way of True Detective Season 1. That's right we watched Marshland, a Spanish serial killer - police procedural movie to end our month of award winning films. D…
- The Secret in Their Eyes
We watched The Secret in their Eyes. Not the American remake with Julia Roberts and Nicole Kidman. The original 2009 film from Argentina and all we can say is wow. One of the great nearly forgotten revenge movies and a film that not only w…
- Shin Godzilla
We are back and we figured what better day to drop our Shin Godzilla episode. The day the first teaser for Godzilla Minus Zero was released. Well we did it. We watched another Godzilla movie. This movie is part allegory and part Godzilla m…
- Taking a Time Out
As things in Appalachia (and all of America) get harder and harder to navigate, your favorite podcast-couple-who break-down-horror-movies-thematically-by-month are taking a break from making episodes. We'll be back in April. Until then...…
- Decision to Leave
Back to back Chan Wook Park films on the Let's Scare My Girlfriend to Death timeline. To go from Thirst to Decision to Leave is notable in the way the films overlap and are at odds with one another. There are no monsters or vampires in thi…
- Thirst
Well as we come to the end of our month of Valentine's horror we watched Thirst. That's right a South Korean vampire, romance film from the director of Oldboy. Did we like it? Was Cyndi grossed out? Did it scare her to death? Join us this…
- Heart Eyes
Hello one and all. Well we did it we finally got around to releasing our Valentine's Day episode. How did we ring in the most lovey dovey of holidays you ask? Well we watched Heart Eyes a Valentine's Day slasher that joins the illustrious…
- Let the Right One In
What a case of art mirroring real life. Do a month a series of movies about the cold and snow and get hit with two giant snow and ice storms. Apologies for the delay but here is our episode on Let the Right One In. It has cold, snow, Swede…
- The Grey
We watched The Grey Two. That's right two movies in a row set in the cold snowiness of Alaska. Except this time we are trading in vampires and the town of Barrow for wolves and the harsh unforgiving Alaskan wilderness. Poorly marketed as a…
- 30 Days of Night
Hello and welcome to our first episode of 2026. We are kicking the new year off with three snow bound - extremely cold horror films. This week we start in Alaska with 30 Days of Night. A vampire movie set during a month long period of dark…
- Deadly Games aka Dial Code Santa Clause
Welcome to our annual Christmas episode and do we have a doozy for you all. We watched Deadly Games also known as Dial Code Santa Clause. A French Christmas film that puts an extremely capable child against a home invader. This incredible…
- Thanksgiving
How do you top off your month of movies that are all leading to Thanksgiving? With a holiday set slasher directed by Eli Roth. That's right we watched Thanksgiving, but did we like it? Did Josh love the kills? Did it scare Cyndi to death?…
- Parasite (2019)
Well we did it. We finally got Cyndi to watch Bong Joon Ho's masterpiece Parasite. Join us for for an exploration of family dynamics, class, and capitalism with two families, one wealthy and one not in modern South Korea. Did we like it? W…
- Delicatessen
Our journey through the month of November and words that are synonymous with Thanksgiving continues as we sit down and watch a movie about food - 1991's Delicatessen. Join us for a post-apocalyptic French dark comedy/romance/horror movie a…
- The Ritual
Hello and welcome to the month of November. We have something special planned for you all this week revolving around Thanksgiving. We selected a number of key words associated with Thanksgiving, like friendship, travel, family, food, and t…
- Dark Harvest (2023)
Hello and a very happy Halloween week to all our listeners out there. We wanted to end this month of harvest horror on a high note doing a film set at Halloween. That's right we watched Dark Harvest. Join us as we venture into 1960's Hallo…
- Dark Night of the Scarecrow
This week, we wander into the haunted cornfields of the American South — and straight into the eerie world of early ’80s made-for-TV horror — with Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981). To our knowledge, it’s one of the very first films to ma…
- Children of the Corn
Harvest Horror Month continues as we make our this week to the corn fields of Nebraska with Children of the Corn. That's right the Stephen King short story turned 80's pre-Terminator Linda Hamilton vehicle is our film this week. Join us as…
- Clown in a Cornfield
It's not often that we cover a movie the same year it gets released. However, today we bring you 2025's Clown in a Cornfield a movie about clowns, corn, friends, and most of all Friendo. However, did we like it? Were we entertained by the…
- Memories of Murder
Join us as we wrap up our true crime serial killer month with Bong Joon Ho's masterpiece Memories of Murder. Based off a series of killings by what is considered to be the first South Korean serial killer. Did we love it? Were we struck by…
- The Town that Dreaded Sundown
Welcome to week three of our month of serial killer films based on true events. This week we watched the 1976 quasi factual The Town that Dreaded Sundown from the filmmakers behind The Legend of Boggy Creek. Come for the story of a masked…
- Cruising
This week, we dive into Cruising (1980), William Friedkin’s controversial thriller about an undercover cop hunting a serial killer in New York City's vibrant late-'70s LGBTQ nightclub scene. Inspired by the chilling Bag Murders—where disme…
- Zodiac
Join us this week as we watch the meticulously constructed David Fincher directed Zodiac. A star studded film that reminds us how good a thriller/procedural can be in the hands of a master. However, did both of us like it? Did it scare Cyn…
- Dirty Harry
Well you can't do a month of movies about serial killers made by actors or directors at the height of their power without talking about this film. That's right we watched Dirty Harry a thinly disguised zodiac killer movie made during the h…
- The Talented Mr. Ripley
Join us for a beautifully shot film about an American sociopath social climber on extended vacation in 1950's postwar Italy. Come for the murders and stay for the surprisingly beautiful film. Join us to see if we loved Matt Damon thriller…
- Peeping Tom
This week we jump forward to 1960 London with the beautiful Michael Powell directed Peeping Tom. Did we like it? Were we in love with the look and color of the movie? Did it scare Cyndi to death? Join us this week to find out.
- M (1931)
Join us as we begin this month by going back to Weimer Germany and the rise of Nazism with Fritz Lang's M. The film that helped create the police procedural and the serial killer film as we begin our month of serial killer films made by A…
- Longlegs
There she is the almost birthday angel. This week we watched Osgood Perkins 2024 film Longlegs. Join us as we help celebrate Leigh Harker's birthday in style with a super creepy performance from Nic Cage. Did we love it? Does Leigh Harker…
- The Hitcher
This week we travel the lonely roads of North Texas in search of a nihilistic but great serial killer/ slasher film with 1986's The Hitcher. However, did we like it? Were we blown away by Rutger Hauer's John Ryder? Did it scare Cyndi to de…
- Shocker
As we dive deeper into supernatural serial killer month we arrive here at Wes Craven's Shocker. A movie about a serial killer who develops electricity powers that let him jump from body to body to escape his son who has dream foresight pow…
- Dust Devil
We end our tour of folk horror from around the world in with this South African film set in neighboring Namibia on the eve of it's independence. This movie has it all a supernatural serial killer, magic, beautiful shots of the lonely deser…
- Tumbbad
Our fifth week of our folk horror from around the world takes us to India with the 2018 film Tumbbad. A surprising film currently streaming on Amazon Prime. Did we like it? Were we amazed at the beautiful locations? Did it scare Cyndi to d…
- Nazareno Cruz and the Wolf
Well it took some digging but we found a folk horror movie from South America where a child doesn't die violently. So today's movie is Nazareno Cruz and the Wolf a folk horror, werewolf movie from Argentina. Did we love it? Were we overwhe…
- The Last Wave
Join us as we venture down under to Australia and mourn the passing of Richard Chamberlain with this 1977 Peter Weir film about aboriginal people, corporate tax attorneys, tribal magic, and the end of the world. Did we love it? Did it scar…
- Clearcut
This week we dive into folk horror from around the globe as we watch the criminally underseen Clearcut starring Graham Greene. This film is from 1981 and really brings the folk horror energy we need to get April started. Join us as we trav…
- Oddity
As we end our March slate of Irish and Irish adjacent movies we had to watch the recent Oddity. This folk horror delight is easily the scariest movie we watched this month. However did we like it? Was Cyndi freaked out by a man sized woode…
- Rawhead Rex
Well we finally make it to Ireland for our Irish horror month. However, we have a British crew, American actors and a story that's supposed to be set in England with the Clive Barker scripted Rawhead Rex. Did we like it? Were we underwhelm…
- Leprechaun
It's St. Patrick's Day so we watched Leprechaun. That's right the 1993 Warwick Davis, Jennifer Aniston starring, South Dakota set, almost classic. About a leprechaun who just wants his gold back and a group of characters who just want to s…
- God Told Me To
How do you follow up craziness of The Substance? How about virgin births, alien abductions, the voice of god, Richard Lynch in a blonde wig, and an alien vagina on someone's stomach. That's right we watched Larry Cohen's bonkers God Told M…
- The Substance
It's officially Oscar season everyone and we save the best of our female based horror films for last. We watched The Substance which currently is nominated for Best Picture, Best Actress for Demi Moore, Best Director, Best Original Screen…
- The Slumber Party Massacre
There's always room for a slasher, especially a short and fun one like The Slumber Party Massacre. Join us for this odd little Corman produced female led gem from 1982. Did we like it? Did we laugh at the dead pizza delivery guy who's eyes…
- American Psycho
I like to dissect girls. Did you know I'm utterly insane? That's right we watched American Psycho, the movie that highlights the fundamental flaws and comedy inherent in the horrors of capitalism and toxic masculinity. Did we like it? Did…
- Last Night in Soho
Welcome to February and welcome to Last Night in Soho. Join us as we do a month of horror films celebrating and examining femininity in horror films. This week we have the Edgar Wright homage to the giallo films we watched last month. Did…
- Deep Red aka Profondo Rosso
Well this is it the end of the month and possibly the greatest giallo film ever made. We watched Dario Argento's pinnacle of the giallo genre with Deep Red. Did we like it? Was it incredibly dense and hard as hell to walk through the plot?…
- The Psychic aka Murder to the Tune of the Seven Black Notes
We finally watched a Fulci film for the podcast. Join us as we watch this bananas giallo about psychically seeing your own murder in the future. Did we love it? Did we enjoy the insane costuming and unnecessary gore? Did it scare Cyndi to…
- Evil Eye
We go back to the maybe the first giallo film from the first master of Italian horror with Mario Bava's Evil Eye aka The Girl Who Knew To Much. This movie is a lot of fun and features a super early John Saxon role. However, did we like it?…
- The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
We travel back to 1970 Italy to the birth of the giallo film and the movie that made them a worldwide phenomenon. We watched Dario Argento's The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, did we like it? Did it scare Cyndi to death? Join us as we begi…
- The Silent Partner
Happy Holidays, we watched The Silent Partner a Curtis Hansen written, Elliot Gould starring mall santa, bank robbery, cat and mouse, suspense film. We really loved it and we hope you will as well.
- The Vanishing
As we end this month and this season of Let's Scare my Girlfriend to Death let us reflect on maybe the ultimate disappearance horror film the French/Dutch co-production of The Vanishing. A movie that gives us a frighteningly realistic take…