Anika dives deeper than she ever meant to, and than perhaps anyone else has, into the plot of "Roar" (1981)

3:47: The Plot

The first of a three-part series, examining the making of the 1981 film ROAR

TIMESTAMPS

03:33 The Making of Roar

41:58 The Original Soapbox Pitch: Tippi Hedren, Alfred Hitchock, & The Birds

SOURCES

Tippi, written by Tippi Hedren (2016)

Hitchcock’s Blondes, written by Laurence Leamer (2023)

And, as always, Wikipedia and the places it’s led me.

Is the threat outside? Is it next door? Is it inside your house? There's no telling. There's no stopping it. It's not one, it's hundreds. From every direction. There's no escaping this horde of flesh devouring people.

That's the flavor of fear people that plagued people in the 60s. Relentless, and ubiquitous. How could one feel safe when everyone's a threat?

On this episode, we discuss a movie so formative to Kiara, she sees it's influence in nearly every scary movie she's watched!

Tell us what you think! About our episode or about this film!

Email: wearescaredpod@gmail.com

Instagram: @wearescaredpod

We’re back from the dead :)

We’re saddened to announce this will be our last episode. We’re throwing away our phones, laptops, tablets, and televisions, and we’re moving off grid, because “The Den” ruined our lives.

(just kidding about that first part, we’re not going anywhere - but we’re probably never going to sleep again)

Anika exposes Kiara to the scariest movie she’s ever seen; and Kiara really wishes she hadn’t.

TIME STAMPS

0:00 - intro /background

19:38 - live reactions

22:17 - let’s talk about it

SOURCES

RIP Omegle

Chatroulette Study

Director Interview: Zachary Donahue

CONTACT US

Instagram - Wearescaredpod
Email - wearescaredpod@gmail.com

It's Season 3 and we are BACK to scream into the abyss, this time about movies which make us feel particularly compelled to scream! Your hosts this season Anika & Kiara kick it off with an introduction to the soapbox theme and the movies we'll be climbing on said soapbox for.

Pick a card, any card. Old friends, drugs, spades, a horrible board game, and a cabin in the woods: what could go wrong?  In honor of Juneteenth being only 6 months away, your hosts chat all things “The Blackening”-- the most recent film we’ve discussed to date. 

Thanks for listening to season 2, we'll see you in 2024!

SOURCES

“Why We Don’t Teach the Game of Spades” by Nikki Igbohttps://nikigbo.com/2019/02/06/black-history-month-why-dont-we-teach-the-game-of-spades/

“How You Play Spades Is How You Play Life: Spades in the African-American Community” by Gabrielle Ione Hickmonhttps://pudding.cool/2021/08/spades/

Interviews with Tim Story, Tracy Oliver, and Dewayne Perkins:

https://variety.com/2023/film/features/the-blackening-dewayne-perkins-sequel-horror-tropes-1235652125/

https://ew.com/movies/the-blackening-director-tim-story-interview/

https://www.rogerebert.com/interviews/dewayne-perkins-interview

https://variety.com/2023/film/features/tracy-oliver-the-blackening-box-office-microbudget-1235705638/