Podcasts & Audio

Our curated picks from the horror and genre podcast world. Deep dives into filmmaking, long-form filmmaker interviews, and the audio feeds worth your commute.

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Scriptnotes

John August & Craig Mazin
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Learn how the screenwriting business actually works — deal structures, writers' rooms, WGA politics, agency negotiations, and credits arbitration explained by two A-list working writers. 600+ episodes of craft and industry knowledge. Not horror-specific, but essential if you write, develop, or buy scripts in any genre.

Post Mortem with Mick Garris

Mick Garris
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Nearly 200 one-on-one conversations with the biggest names in horror. Masters of Horror creator Mick Garris brings decades of relationships to every interview. The show has concluded its run, but the archive is essential listening.

The Kingcast

Eric Vespe & Anthony Breznican
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A Stephen King podcast for Stephen King obsessives. Each episode brings in voices from film, TV, comedy, and pop culture who share a passion for King's work. Part of the Fangoria Podcast Network.

Colors of the Dark

Rebekah McKendry & Elric Kane
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Produced in partnership with Fangoria. Each episode explores a specific corner of horror history — key players, franchises, deep-cut titles — with interviews from the genre's biggest icons. 169+ episodes and counting.

Evolution of Horror

Mike Muncer
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A chronological journey through horror subgenres — from Universal Monsters to Jordan Peele. Each week, a different guest from the world of horror discusses a film in depth. Award-winning and the most successful UK horror cinema podcast.

Faculty of Horror

Andrea Subissati & Alexandra West
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Academic deep-dives into horror cinema from the "Horrored Halls of Academia." Two horror journalists critically analyze films with genuine fandom — the smartest horror podcast running.

Scarred for Life

Mary Beth McAndrews & Terry Mesnard
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Hear the people who make horror talk about how they make it. Directors, writers, and actors — Brandon Cronenberg, Akela Cooper (Malignant), Arkasha Stevenson (The First Omen), Brad Dourif — break down their craft in candid, in-depth conversations. Twice weekly from the Dread Podcast Network.

The Black List Table Reads

Franklin Leonard
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Hear top unproduced screenplays performed as full table reads. Discover emerging writers and track the spec market before scripts get greenlit — where tomorrow's horror hits start as today's Black List favorites.

The Filmmakers Podcast

Giles Alderson
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Learn how genre films actually get made — financing, distribution deals, sales agents, post-production, and micro-budget horror economics with real data. Guests include Christopher Landon (Freaky, Happy Death Day) and FrightFest director Paul McEvoy. Not horror-exclusive, but heavily horror-weighted.

The Horrored Girls

The Horrored Girls
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Horror through the female gaze — reviews, deep dives, and unfiltered takes on the genre from two lifelong horror fans. From slashers to elevated horror, no subgenre is off limits.

Flesh & Blood & Bone

Kyra Gardner & Tony Gardner
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Go behind the scenes of practical effects — how the iconic creatures from Zombieland, Hocus Pocus, and more were actually built. A father-daughter conversation covering the craft and business of physical effects in horror production. Monthly from the Fangoria network.

The Final Girls

Anna Bogutskaya
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Horror criticism through a feminine lens with a strong international scope. Deep analytical dives into contemporary horror alongside filmmaker interviews with voices like Julia Ducournau and Jamie Lee Curtis. UK-based with rigorous film analysis that goes well beyond the North American canon.

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