The Anatomy of Fear

Episode 22 | 2023 in Review

Thanks for joining the Anatomy of Fear for another episode. Today, just Alan and Brandon as we talk about 2023 in horror, and probably get sidetracked about random stuff along the way.

Episode 21 | The Sadness and Speak No Evil

Thanks for joining the Anatomy of Fear for another episode. If you listened to our 2022 year-end review, Alan and I disagreed more than they ever have before, but specifically about two of our top picks: The Sadness and Speak No Evil. On this episode, we do a little deeper dive on these films. And FYI: there will be spoilers, so you've been warned.

Episode 20 | A Year in Horror: 2022 Horror Review

It's that time of year: list time! Yaaay! In this episode, hosts Alan and Brandon run through our favorite (and sometimes least-favorite) films of 2022. We may or may not get sidetracked and talk about other stuff too 

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Episode 19: Merry Christmas? A Deep Dive Into Silent Night and Anna and the Apocalypse

Welcome to the ninteenth episode of The Anatomy of Fear. In this episode, hosts Alan and Brandon are feeling festive and dig into two of our favorite Christmas movies from the past few years: Silent Night and Anna and the Apocalypse.

The audio on this episode may sound a tiny bit different from our usual episodes as I switched applications to edit. Let us know what you think.

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Episode 18: Hellraiser Retrospective

Welcome to the eighteenth episode of The Anatomy of Fear. In this episode, hosts Alan and Brandon are breaking new ground: a franchise retrospective. I mean, why not eh? There's a new Hellraiser, so we watched them all and are here with our thoughts. I'm sure we'll offend and confuse many, so, enjoy!

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Episode 17: Thrillers Part 2

Episode 16: Thrillers

Welcome to the sixteenth episode of The Anatomy of Fear. In this episode, your hosts Alan and Brandon discuss something we've talked about, um, talking about for a few years now: thrillers. What defines a thriller? How does it differ from horror? Maybe we answer that, or maybe we just talk about our favorite thrillers. Regardless, we're just happy you're here, so thanks for listening.

Episode Outline:

• Introduction and Welcome
• What is a thriller?
• Themes/sub-genres
• Our lists

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Episode 15: 2021 in Review

Welcome to the fifteenth episode of The Anatomy of Fear. Welcome to our 2021 in review episode, along with our top 22 of '21, because hey, why not eh?

Episode Outline:

• Introduction and Welcome
• 2021 in Review
• Themes
• Our Favorites of 2021: Picks 22-11
• Music Break!
• Honorable Mentions
• Our Favorites of 2021: Picks 10-1

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Episode 14: Friday the 13th Retro

Welcome to the fourteenth episode of The Anatomy of Fear. On this episode, we do something that has never been done on a podcast before: do a ranking of the Friday the 13th franchise.

Shocking, we know. But we're bold and wanted to try something totally original... Something fun for Halloween!

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He’s Gonna Need Therapy Episode Seven: Which Witch

Welcome to episode seven of He’s Gonna Need Therapy. On this episode, we welcome you to this special episode: Which Witch! The Witchtacular! Witchpalooza!

Show Outline

• Introduction and Welcome
• 1999s The Blair Witch Project
• 2015s The Witch
• 2020s Gretel and Hansel
• Coming Next Time
  

We are proud to be part of the Dark Discussions Network! Some of the awesome shows on this network include:

• Dark Discussions
• Celluloid Dissections
• No More Room in Hell
• Cinema Attack
• Cut to the Chase
• His and Hers Movie Podcast
• NFW, and a ton more!
  

Episode 12: 2020 in Review

Welcome to the thirteenth episode of The Anatomy of Fear, which is our 2020 spectacular. On this episode, we once again join you from Pandemic USA to talk about 2020 in film. 

Episode Overview

1. Welcome
2. Episode Overview
3. 2020 in Review
4. Top 20 Films of 2020

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He’s Gonna Need Therapy Episode 6: The Shining and Doctor Sleep

Welcome to episode six of He’s Gonna Need Therapy. On this episode, we discuss 1980s The Shining and 2019s Doctor Sleep.

Show Outline

• Introduction and Welcome
• 1980s The Shining
• 2019s Doctor Sleep
• Coming Next Time
  

We are proud to be part of the Dark Discussions Network! Some of the awesome shows on this network include:

• Dark Discussions
• Celluloid Dissections
• No More Room in Hell
• Cinema Attack
• Cut to the Chase
• His and Hers Movie Podcast
• NFW, and a ton more!
  

He’s Gonna Need Therapy Episode 5: The Crow, Lovecraft Country, and 2001

Welcome to episode five of He’s Gonna Need Therapy. On this episode, we review 1994s The Crow, Lovecraft Country, and 1968s 2001 A Space Odyssey

Show Outline

• Introduction and Welcome
• 1994s The Crow
• Lovecraft Country (2020)
• 1968s 2001 A Space Odyssey
• Coming Next Time
  

We are proud to be part of the Dark Discussions Network! Some of the awesome shows on this network include:

• Dark Discussions
• Celluloid Dissections
• Cinema Attack
• Cut to the Chase
• His and Hers Movie Podcast
• NFW, and a ton more!
  

It is easy to look at natural horror films about existing creatures and threats, but what about discoveries? When are new creatures considered natural? What about films like The Creature From The Black Lagoon, Godzilla, Tremors, The Meg, and the Silence? Are these natural horror films, and if so, what makes them natural? The episode also looks at the British TV show Fortitude, with a few spoilers. 

This episode is a bit late, but it was already mostly done, so I'm putting it out anyway. I hope you enjoyed this series. Let us know if you'd like to see more stuff like this! 

This episode is all about natural horror films featuring characters in an isolated setting. This type of natural horror film is the most popular kind of natural horror at the moment, and we can expect to see many more to come, for reasons explained in the episode!

Movies discussed include: Cujo, Crawl, Open Water, The Reef, The Shallows, 47 Meters Down, The Canyon, Backcountry, Frozen, this year's Outback, and others.

Natural Horror November is almost over, but I hope you've been enjoying it so far!

A list of natural horror films   is available on our blog,  anatomyoffear.com, in case you want  recommendations. We will be watching  natural horror films all month,   and if you want to participate, use the  hashtag  #NaturalHorrorNovember.

This episode looks at the little-known genre of Disaster Horror, and when it overlaps with Natural Horror. This is one of the longest episodes for a reason: there is a lot to talk about!

This episode looks at four types of disaster horror, and the films discussed include: Earthquake!, The Wave, Threads, Chernobyl, Flu, Contagion, Melancholia and These Final Hours.

I hope you are enjoying these episodes! A list of natural horror films  is available on our blog,  anatomyoffear.com, in case you want  recommendations. We will be watching  natural horror films all month,  and if you want to participate, use the  hashtag #NaturalHorrorNovember.

This episode looks at the mutation horror films, and asks when they overlap with natural horror. Films discussed include Them!, The Killer Shrews, Night of the Lepus, Bug, Food of the Gods, Damnation Alley, Piranha, Alligator, Prophecy, Eight Legged Freaks, and Annihilation, among others.

I hope you are enjoying these episodes! A list of natural horror films is available on our blog,  anatomyoffear.com, in case you want recommendations. We will be watching  natural horror films all month, and if you want to participate, use the  hashtag #NaturalHorrorNovember.

Episode two of Natural Horror November focuses on the truest of natural horror films. Films discussed include Jaws, The Birds, Frogs, The Long Weekend, and others. This is not an exhaustive look at natural horror films that do not involve mutation, but it looks at a few key threads in natural horror that utilize a poetic style to tell the story.

A list of natural horror films is available on our blog, anatomyoffear.com, in case you want recommendations. We will be watching natural horror films all month, and if you want to participate, use the hashtag #NaturalHorrorNovember. 

This is the first episode in a series of episodes for Natural Horror November, which will be going on during the month. Natural horror is a very diverse genre, and it's going to take several episodes to go through it all!

Brandon and Alan will be watching Natural Horror movies throughout the month of November. If you want to participate, use the hashtag #NaturalHorrorNovember on Twitter, Facebook, or any other social media you may be using. You can also email us at: anatomyoffearpodcast@gmail.com

He’s Gonna Need Therapy Episode Four | I Know What You Did Last Summer and Underwater

Welcome to episode four of He’s Gonna Need Therapy. On this episode, we review 1997s I Know What You Did Last Summer and 2020s Underwater.

Show Outline

• Introduction and Welcome 
• 1997s I know What You Did Last Summer 
• 2020s Underwater
• Coming Next Time

You're going to have to tune in to our next episode to HEAR the news, but an exciting update: He's Gonna Need Therapy is now part of the Dark Discussions Network! We're joining an awesome lineup of podcasts, and just to name a few:

• Dark Discussions
• Celluloid Dissections
• Cinema Attack
• Cut to the Chase
• His and Hers Movie Podcast
• NFW, and a ton more!

TAOF Presents He's Gonna Need Therapy | Episode 3 | Candyman and Jojo Rabbit

Welcome, and thanks for tuning in to the third episode of He's Gonna Need Therapy, presented by The Anatomy of Fear. What is He's Gonna Need Therapy? Well, it's a sidecast presented by Brandon and his (was 11, and now is 12 since the last episode) twelve-year-old son, Joey. On this show, Brandon and Joey will watch at least one movie that Joey hasn't seen and then discuss. The goal is to get at least one of these out a month, or more when they can.

On this episode, we review 1992s Candyman and 2019s Jojo Rabbit

Show Outline:

1. Introduction and Welcome
   
2. 1992s Candyman
   
3. 2019s Jojo Rabbit
   
4. Coming Next Time
   

TAOF Presents He's Gonna Need Therapy | Episode 2 | The Wizard and Child's Play

Welcome, and thanks for tuning in to the second episode of He's Gonna Need Therapy, presented by The Anatomy of Fear. What is He's Gonna Need Therapy? Well, it's a sidecast presented by Brandon and his (was 11, and now is 12 since the last episode) twelve-year-old son, Joey. On this show, Brandon and Joey will watch at least one movie that Joey hasn't seen and then discuss. The goal is to get at least one of these out a month, or more when they can.

On this episode, we read a piece of listener feedback, and then jump right into our reviews of The Wizard and Child's Play

Show Outline:

1. Introduction and Welcome
2. 1989's The Wizard
3. 1988's Child's Play
4. Coming Next Time
   

TAOF Presents He's Gonna Need Therapy | Episode 1 | The Thing

Welcome, and thanks for tuning in to the first episode of He's Gonna Need Therapy, presented by The Anatomy of Fear. What is He's Gonna Need Therapy? Well, it's a sidecast presented by Brandon and his eleven-year-old son, Joey. On this show, Brandon and Joey will watch at least one movie that Joey hasn't seen and then discuss. The goal is to get at least one of these out a month, or more when they can.

Since this is the first episode together, Brandon and Joey will kick things off with a top ten list for each, and then this week's featured review is John Carpenter's The Thing.

Show Outline:

1. Introduction and What is "He's Gonna Need Therapy"
2. Top Ten Films
3. Featured Review: John Carpenter's The Thing
4. Coming Next Time

Episode 12: Pandemics a Poppin'

Welcome to the twelfth episode of The Anatomy of Fear, which we've titled "Pandemics a Poppin'." On this episode, coming to you from ground zero of the Covid19 Virus, we discuss a popular subgenre of film: pandemics, zombies and infected.

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Episode 11: 2019 in Review

Welcome to the eleventh episode of The Anatomy of Fear, which is our 2019 Year in Review. Come on a fun little trip with Brandon and Alan as we discuss our general thoughts on film (specifically horror, of course) in 2019, and we'll count down our top 19 films of the year.

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Episode Ten: Masculinity

Welcome to the tenth episode of The Anatomy of Fear, which is on Masculinity. On this episode, we'll be talking about things related to masculinity in film, from depictions, to what it means to be masculine, traits and more.

Welcome to the ninth episode of The Anatomy of Fear, which is titled The Fanboy Apocalypse. Today we'll be examining the divisive nature of film and TV fans, along with a brief discussion on some divisive films and shows.

We do have a brief spoiler warning here: at about 34 minutes in, we have a spoiler-filled discussion about the Game of Thrones finale.

We have a new format tonight as well, and the episode is several hours shorter than normal. Let us know what you think, as we skip over our normal opening banter and just jump right into what we wanted to chat about.

We're hoping you like the new shorter-episodes, and this will allow us to crank out more content.

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Episode Eight: 2018 in Review

Welcome to the eighth episode of The Anatomy of Fear, which is our 2018 in-review and one-year anniversary show. We really appreciate you listening and sticking with us over the last year, and are amazed at how welcoming and friendly the horror podcast community is.

As per the usual, we do some catching up at the beginning, so if you'd like to skip ahead to just hear our list, jump to about 50 minutes in. But then you'd miss my son doing the intro, along with some more good stuff.

Show Outline:

1. Introduction
2. General banter and catching up
3. 2018 Trends
4. Our list of 2018 films
5. What's next

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Episode Seven: Internet Horror

Welcome to the seventh episode of The Anatomy of Fear. On this episode, we are discussing Internet Horror. What do we mean by that? We aren't talking about movies like Unfriended, Searching, etc.

We are talking about the stuff you find on Youtube, Vimeo, Newgrounds and more. We discuss a little internet history, and perhaps where some of these things got their start. This includes the old BBS stories from the beginning of the internet, to the latest Creepypastas.

We did have an unfortunate technical issue with this episode in that the audio for Brandon came from his webcam and not the microphone. Because of this, you hear some typing from time to time, drinking noises, a crying baby, and the like. For this, we apologize as it's not up to our normal standards. These things have been taken care of though, and won't happen again.

Show Outline:

1. Introduction
2. General banter and catching up
3. Main Topic: Internet Horror

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Episode Six: Action Horror

Episode Five: Horror Musicals?

Welcome to the fifth episode of The Anatomy of Fear. On this episode, I think we may be boldly going where no horror-themed podcast has been before: horror musicals.

If you'd like to skip past our catching up, and head right to the topic, jump forward to around 52 minutes.

Show Outline:

1. Introduction
2. General banter and catching up
3. What we've been watching
4. Horror musicals
5. What's coming next

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Episode Three: Where Does Evil Come From?

Welcome to the third episode of The Anatomy of Fear. On our last episode, we talked about all things 2017.

In this episode, we're finally jumping into our first topic: Where does evil come from? To examine this topic, we're going to do a deep-dive into a film that needs no introduction: The Exorcist.

Episode Two: 2017 in Review

Welcome to the second episode of The Anatomy of Fear. On our first episode, you got to know our hosts, Brandon and Alan, a bit and learn what the show is all about.

In episode two, we're going to be talking about all things 2017. What we thought, what we noticed, and what we liked.

Welcome to the first episode of The Anatomy of Fear. In our first episode, get to know our two hosts, Brandon and Alan, as they explain who they are, what they're into, what the show is about, and then cover their top ten horror films of all time.