Super Fun Scary Cast is all about horror media, including films, books, television and video games.
Recent Posts
Here’s a collection of recent posts and podcast episodes.
Sinister Sisters
A Tale of Two Sisters (장화, 홍련) is a 2003 South Korean domestic horror directed by Kim Jee-woon. An unreliable, complex and puzzling film. Jason and Ali face the fears of families, ghosts, and twisty plots.
Saw You Later
It's been 20 years since James Wan and Leigh Whannell introduced us to the Jigsaw Killer in Saw (2004). Jason and Ali play games with the franchise's origins and its latest instalment, Saw X (2023).
The Xenophile Files
Ridey Scott's Alien (1979) is an indisputable masterpiece. Why is H R Giger's monster so damn terrifying? And what do we make of Alien: Romulus (2024)? In space, Jason and Ali can't hear themselves scream.
The King of the Monsters
In your Fantasy Monster League, who would you rather have on your team: Godzilla? Or King Kong? We all know the answer is Godzilla. How did Godzilla become king of the monsters? Ali and Jason revisit the 1954 original Gojira film and the 2023 film Godzilla Minus One to uncover the monster's secrets to longevity.
Longlegs
A creepy Nicolas Cage, a satanic nun and many sinister symbols. Could we ask for more? Osgood Perkins's 2024 hit also features Maika Monroe, Blair Underwood and a host of freaky dolls. Jason and Ali get spooked.
MaXXXimum Menace?
The third installment in the X horror saga is upon us. Mia Goth is back as the aggressive fame-hungry final girl in Ti West's MaXXXine (2024), but her new escapades have polarised the viewers. Jason and Ali discuss the 80s, Hollywood, porn, and other disappointments.
Us and the US
Jordan Peele's second directorial work is bizarre and brilliant. Home invasion horror or cryptic socio-political allegory? Jason and Ali delve deep with the demonic Doppelgangers of the American dream.
It Follows
Will condoms protect against sexually transmitted hauntings? Probably not. What is David Robert Mitchell's It Follows (2014) really about, anyway? Jason and Ali talk about carnal possessions and cool 80s synth music.
The First Omen
The Omen franchise has been in hiatus. Are we ready for the return of the one bearing the number of the beast? Arkasha Stevenson's prequel, The First Omen (2024), tells the story of the nun who gives birth to the potential destroyer of the world. Jason and Ali prepare for the apocalypse.
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (دختری در شب تنها به خانه میرود, 2019) is a unique hybrid of many genres, directed by the Iranian-American filmmaker Ana Lily Amirpour. Jason and Ali sink their teeth into noir aesthetics, Persian feminist vigilantes, and the very frightening world of horror romance.
Choo Choo ... Chomp!
Are fund managers more rabid than zombies? Can a horror film be a tear jerker? These are some of the questions Jason and Ali answer in this episode on the popular Korean film, Train to Busan (2016).
Nightmares and Elm Streets
Would you kill to protect your children? What if the vengeful spirit of the one you killed came back to kill your kids? Jason and Ali try to stay awake and get spooked by Wes Craven's 1984 classic and its 2010 remake.
A Boy's Best Friend?
Do you like taking steamy showers? In a place called Bates Motel? We didn't think so. Join Jason and Ali as they go a little mad talking about Psycho (1960), the original novel (1959), and the remake (1998).
Late Night with the Devil
Are you a fan of late-night talk shows? Are you nostalgic about staying up to watch an avuncular comedian make bad dad jokes and interview minor celebrities? Are you too young for that? Never mind. Join Jason and Ali as they watch an episode of a fictional, demonic TV show in Colin and Cameron Cairnes' entertaining Late Night with the Devil (2023).
Body-Snatching Spores
Science-fiction and horror are closely related. But are pods from outer space horrors or curiosities? Jason and Ali talk about The Body Snatchers (1955), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) and its classic 1978 remake.
Anime Horror
Perfect Blue (『パーフェクトブルー』) is a 1997 film about illusion, delusion, violence and fantasy. The story of a J-pop idol who may be losing her grip on reality. It is also an animated film, and it’s definitely not for children. Jason and Ali are unnerved and engrossed.
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Is [Rec] (2007) the greatest found footage horror of all time? Would you wander into a quarantined apartment building at night if you and your teenage buddies had nothing better to do, as happens in the excellent 2009 sequel, [Rec]2? Jason and Ali press the record button to discuss Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza's exhilarating Spanish zombie classics.
Houses of Wax
Do you like candles? Have you been to a wax museum? Do you find wax sculptures unsettling? Jason and Ali wax lyrical about the inimitable Vincent Price in the 1953 House of Wax, and the 2005 gothic shocker with the same title.
American Psycho: Film and Fiction
Brett Easton Ellis's 1991 novel is supremely controversial. But are its ridiculously excessive scenes of violence actually horrific? Is Marry Harron's 2000 adaptation more comedy than horror? Jason and Ali entre the mind of Patrick Bateman.
Carrie is So Very
Stephen King's first novel Carrie (1974) and its two greatest adaptations, Brian De Palma's (1976) and Kimberley Peirce's (2013), have given us one of the most memorable characters of contemporary horror. A bullied highschooler with terrifying supernatural powers. Jason and Ali go to the principal's office.