Dani Fernandez tells Monica and Kaitlin about people she's met in previous lives and how some of those are still hanging around in her current life. Why won't they just leave her alone? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Comedian Mike Lawrence tells Monica and Kaitlin he's terrified of loneliness and abandonment. But he explains how those fears are also his superpowers. Huh? Tune in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Comedian Sara Schaefer explains how she can like dogs, ish, but is completely terrified of them. Also, she reveals to Monica and Kaitlin the scariest song ever recorded. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
TikTok star and "InTALKxicated" podcast host Kelsi Davies introduces Monica and Kaitlin to her haunted doll Lola, the spirit of an 18-year-old girl who died in a pandemic a century ago, and lives on today as Kelsi's constant companion. Does Lola help give Kelsi her uncanny gifts at reading people's past and future? Do her Native American roots have something to do with it? Hmm.. Check out Kelsi's podcast here: InTALKxicated Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Cole Prots swaps sleep paralysis nightmares with Monica, and she and Kaitlin agree the ocean is a terror. And, fear of heights...could a fall from a 2nd story window as a toddler just possibly have something to do with that? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hilarious Tik Tokker Scott Frenzel tells Monica and Kaitlin he has a big bundle of fears, but none have stuck around as long as those he first freaked out about as a kid reading the classic "A Bad Case of Stripes." Would Scott end up covered in rainbow stripes, or as a monster, or even - gasp - as a pill? Find out this week on the debut of Scaredy Chat, Season 2. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Actor, writer, performer, full-time twin, podcast host and expert on all things Goosebumps Daniel Montgomery cracks up Monica and Kaitlin with his meandering tales of true crime, performing live horror and why he decorates his very grown-up bedroom wall-to-wall with Goosebumps kitsch. And why the Blair Witch crawled under his skin and never really left. Follow Daniel: @danielxmontgomery (IG) @jfiproductions (TW) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
As a kid, comedian Jon Laster trembled in fear about the Dark, shadows and of course the fighting dog that escaped and nearly killed him. And nothing prepared him for the horror of having his house burned down as an adult. But he's figured out how to battle the nightmares that still plague him. As he tells Monica and Kaitlin, just watch scary movies during the daytime (duh). Oh, and try to pretend ghosts aren't real. If you liked Laster on his memorable "2 Dope Queens" episode, well, you'll love...
Gigi Saul Guerrero is afraid of E.T., and a long list of nightmares - ghosts, lost souls, the devil, Ouija boards, possession and lots more. She's tried Holy Water, but....doesn't always do the trick. So how did she end up directing the blood-soaked and terrifying Seniors With Rifles epic "Bingo Hell?" Gigi explains all, to Monica and Kaitlin. Follow Gigi: @HorrorGuerrero Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In their first ever Spooky Special to kick off the Halloween season, Monica and Kaitlin give tips for navigating haunted houses (Tip #1 - long lines can be scarier than the houses themselves. Avoid!) And Monica tells us about a terrifing new zombie movie that may be the new Granddaddy of them all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What better way to kick off Spooky Season than to spend time with celebrated Fangoria editor Phil Nobile, who dispels the myth that if you do in your dreams you die in real life. What? And how 30-second PSAs can be scarier than any horror movie, how Swedish death cleaners are the real deal, and he gives Monica and Kaitlin a great idea for their next movie - Shovel Buddies (don't ask). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Which is scarier - the deep loathing of clowns felt by today's special guest, "Something Scary" host Markeia McCarty, or Monica's lifetime battle with sleep paralysis? We'll let Monica and Kaitlin answer those for you, on today's episode of "Scaredy Chat" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Monica and Kaitlin ponder why the scary new movie "The Night House" can be such a downer, like "Midsommar" downer, and still be such a delight. Hmm...and Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We're bringing back the very first interview we did for Scaredy Chat with actor and comedian Ben Norris. It was just so great and we were worried some of you may have missed it. And some of you may just want to listen again. But first, Monica and Kaitlin will warm up the scare with a chat about how theme parks continue to haunt them.... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The actress and writer Katie Marovitch grew up just above her biggest fear - the basement! Yipes. In this episode, Marovitch, who calls herself "a little creep," tells Monica and Kaitlin why bad horror movies are usually the best of all, and why the right amount of movie gore can be part of a healthy movie diet. But why should we believe someone who also calls herself "a huge liar?" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tasha Halevi - a director, writer and actress - thought she had no fears at all, until she remembered her mortal terror of a thing that we see many times a day - mirrors! Halevi tells Monica and Kaitlin about that, and why we should all be way more terrified about volcanoes. Especially when they're under our houses! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Comedian, actor and writer Maggie Mae Fish is really afraid of that iconically haunted place that keeps so many of us up late at night - The Dark! Could it be because of that way too young encounter she had with The Ring? Monica and Kaitlin help us sort this all out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Stand-up Comic, Podcaster and Author Josh Gondelman tells Monica and Kaitlin why scary books are so much more terrifying than movies, especially if you read them when you're way too young. "Goosebumps" was never just Diet Scary for Josh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Rising star singer Rosie Tucker has no fears about performing in front of huge crowds, but when it comes to fish, especially those who want to bite their toes, well, forget about it...that's real terror. And, as they tell Monica and Kaitlin this week, their religious upbringing also filled them with fears they're still wrestling with, and probably always will. Join us! @lilspoonerism (IG) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAIt3s5SexE&t=2s Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...
High Camp, or Terrifying Nightmare? It's a fine line, explains Tarik Davis, about the deeply weird HBO horror classic short "Recorded Live," which Davis watched as a child and still is haunted by. Davis is an actor and writer who appears on the Amber Ruffin Show, and performs with Freestyle Love Supreme. He's gotten around, but as he tells Monica and Kaitlin this week, he still can't get over fears of being eaten alive by rolls of film. Tarik's Instagram: @tarikdavis Learn more about your ad cho...
Podcaster Joslyn Davis tells Monica and Kaitlin which is scarier - Ouija boards or the IRS. But Billy Ray Cyrus may be the scariest wolf in sheep's clothing that anyone ever dreamed up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week Monica and Kaitlin get an earful on kidnapping prep from "True Crime Recaps" host Amy Townsend. Trust us, she's got this down. One big freebie tip - never, but never, ever, go to the Second Location! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Amazon's new series "Panic" has a lot of people quaking in their boots, including some of the actors on the show. Come hear David Thompson and Leslie Ann Leal tell Monica and Kaitlin about how this twisty horror fantasy gave them real life shivers! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fearless drag queen Biqtch Pudding has drunk mop water on stage and puts on a show so out there you'd think nothing would get under his skin. But you'd be wrong. How about snails crawling across his face, or the "Resident Evil" universe he dove into as a kid that still creeps him out to this day. Come hear Biqtch dish with Monica and Katilin about how real life is the scariest horror of all.. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Markeia McCarty, host of the popular "Something Scary" podcast and YouTube tells us why clowns, or at least people acting like clowns, can go straight to Hell. Or, at least as far away from Markeia as possible. But clowns are only her SECOND biggest fear...will she reveal her first? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Popular YouTube comedian Anthony Mennella explains to Monica and Kaitlin why horror movies and t.v. shows can't even come close to the real life ghosts that have hounded Anthony his whole life. Oh, wait, there's also "Hereditary"... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week Monica and Kaitlin wonder why podcast star Sam Collins is so damn afraid of spiders. And the co-hosts really draw the line when Sam confesses a fear of E.T...I mean, come on! Is nothing sacred? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Monica and Kaitlin mix it up this week with Chelsea Duff, taking apart 2001's creepy, culty "Valentine," featuring sick new ways to kill, and the sublime thrills of Denise Richards. Oh, and you'll never want to hot tub again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kaitln and Monica dissect the Deep Blue Sea, before getting real scary with actress, director and singer songwriter LOLA BLANC. Lola doesn't believe in ghosts?? Whaaaat? Well, it turns out, she's had some first hand experiences and she's sharing them today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Monica and Kaitlin sit down for a chat with the talented and hilarious Benjamin Norris, star of Superstore and Never Have I Ever. Join them to uncover Benjamin's fears and how he copes with them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
