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Now displaying: 2018
Dec 25, 2018

For a special Christmas episode, Mel and Lisa talk about several stories told around Christmas-time: "The Ash Tree" and "Lost Hearts" by M.R. James and "A Strange Christmas Game" by Charlotte Riddell.

 

The Know Fear Cast is hosted by Matt, Mel, and Lisa.

 

Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @knowfearcast or visit us on the web at www.knowfearcast.com. You can contact us via email at knowfearcast@gmail.com. We also have a new subreddit at www.reddit.com/r/knowfearcast.

 

If you like what you hear, please consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/knowfearcast. As a thank you, our $5 a month donors get exclusive mini episodes released on our "off weeks." Even a little bit makes a huge difference.

 

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Dec 11, 2018

For the final episode in our witch series, we talk about the transition that witches seemed to make in the '90s and into today.

 

The Know Fear Cast is hosted by Matt, Mel, and Lisa.

 

Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @knowfearcast or visit us on the web at www.knowfearcast.com. You can contact us via email at knowfearcast@gmail.com. We also have a new subreddit at www.reddit.com/r/knowfearcast.

 

If you like what you hear, please consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/knowfearcast. As a thank you, our $5 a month donors get exclusive mini episodes released on our "off weeks." Even a little bit makes a huge difference.

 

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Nov 27, 2018

For our second episode on witches, we discuss the "makeover" witches got starting in the mid-Twentieth Century, where they went from "crone" to "sexy."

 

The Know Fear Cast is hosted by Matt, Mel, and Lisa.

 

Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @knowfearcast or visit us on the web at www.knowfearcast.com. You can contact us via email at knowfearcast@gmail.com. We also have a new subreddit at www.reddit.com/r/knowfearcast.

 

If you like what you hear, please consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/knowfearcast. As a thank you, our $5 a month donors get exclusive mini episodes released on our "off weeks." Even a little bit makes a huge difference.

 

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Nov 13, 2018

For the first part of our series on witches, we discuss the history of witches dating back to the Inquisition and the Malleus Maleficarum up to the early 20th Century and the film Haxan. We also come up with the "Hansel and Gretel Personality Test."

 

The Know Fear Cast is hosted by Matt, Mel, and Lisa.

 

Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @knowfearcast or visit us on the web at www.knowfearcast.com. You can contact us via email at knowfearcast@gmail.com. We also have a new subreddit at www.reddit.com/r/knowfearcast.

 

If you like what you hear, please consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/knowfearcast. As a thank you, our $5 a month donors get exclusive mini episodes released on our "off weeks." Even a little bit makes a huge difference.

 

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Oct 30, 2018

For a special night before Halloween treat, we are doing a look at a true icon and master of horror: Vincent Price.

 

The Know Fear Cast is hosted by Matt, Mel, and Lisa.

 

Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @knowfearcast or visit us on the web at www.knowfearcast.com.

 

You can contact us via email at knowfearcast@gmail.com.

If you like what you hear, please consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/knowfearcast. As a thank you, our $5 a month donors get exclusive mini episodes released on our "off weeks." Even a little bit makes a huge difference.

 

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Oct 16, 2018

This week, in preparation for the holiday, Matt and Lisa talk about the Halloween movie franchise from the beginning to the odd third film and even the Rob Zombie remakes.

 

The Know Fear Cast is hosted by Matt, Mel, and Lisa.

 

Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @knowfearcast or visit us on the web at www.knowfearcast.com. You can contact us via email at knowfearcast@gmail.com.

 

If you like what you hear, please consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/knowfearcast. As a thank you, our $5 a month donors get exclusive mini episodes released on our "off weeks." Even a little bit makes a huge difference.

 

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Oct 2, 2018

This week, Mel and Lisa discuss the classic Universal monsters such as Dracula, the Wolf Man, and Creature from the Black Lagoon.

 

The Know Fear Cast is hosted by Matt, Mel, and Lisa.

 

Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @knowfearcast or visit us on the web at www.knowfearcast.com. You can contact us via email at knowfearcast@gmail.com.

 

If you like what you hear, please consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/knowfearcast. As a thank you, our $5 a month donors get exclusive mini episodes released on our "off weeks." Even a little bit makes a huge difference.

 

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Sep 18, 2018

For this episode we decided to discuss major horror movie franchises and try to decide what makes a good horror franchise.

You can find the Forbes article mentioned in the episode here

 

The Know Fear Cast is hosted by Matt, Mel, and Lisa.

 

Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @knowfearcast or visit us on the web at www.knowfearcast.com. You can contact us via email at knowfearcast@gmail.com.

 

If you like what you hear, please consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/knowfearcast. As a thank you, our $5 a month donors get exclusive mini episodes released on our "off weeks." Even a little bit makes a huge difference.

 

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Sep 4, 2018

For our first episode of season three, we take an in-depth look at The Conjuring and the universe it created.

 

The Know Fear Cast is hosted by Matt, Mel, and Lisa.

 

Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @knowfearcast or visit us on the web at www.knowfearcast.com. You can contact us via email at knowfearcast@gmail.com.

If you like what you hear, please consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/knowfearcast. As a thank you, our $5 a month donors get exclusive mini episodes released on our "off weeks." Even a little bit makes a huge difference.

 

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Aug 21, 2018

To continue with our summer of sci-fi and its inadvertant focus on sequels, we tackle two great horror-comedy ones: Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters 2.

 

The Know Fear Cast is hosted by Matt, Mel, and Lisa (with a brief special appearance this week by Matt's dog Luna)

 

Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @knowfearcast or visit us on the web at www.knowfearcast.com. You can contact us via email at knowfearcast@gmail.com.

 

If you like what you hear, please consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/knowfearcast. As a thank you, our $5 a month donors get exclusive mini episodes released on our "off weeks." Even a little bit makes a huge difference.

 

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Aug 7, 2018

In this week's episode, Matt and Lisa discuss two sci-fi/horror/action classics: Alien and Aliens.

 

The Know Fear Cast is hosted by Matt, Mel, and Lisa.

 

Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @knowfearcast or visit us on the web at www.knowfearcast.com. You can contact us via email at knowfearcast@gmail.com.

 

If you like what you hear, please consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/knowfearcast. As a thank you, our $5 a month donors get exclusive mini episodes released on our "off weeks." Even a little bit makes a huge difference.

 

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Jul 24, 2018

In our second summer of sci-fi episode, we do a deep dive into the first two Terminator movies and decide that maybe they are actually horror movies.

 

The Know Fear Cast is hosted by Matt, Mel, and Lisa.

 

Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @knowfearcast or visit us on the web at www.knowfearcast.com. You can contact us via email at knowfearcast@gmail.com.

 

If you like what you hear, please consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/knowfearcast. As a thank you, our $5 a month donors get exclusive mini episodes released on our "off weeks." Even a little bit makes a huge difference.

 

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Jul 10, 2018

For our first summer of sci-fi episode, we talk about one of the classic summer horror movies: Jaws.

 

The Know Fear Cast is hosted by Matt, Mel, and Lisa.

 

Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @knowfearcast or visit us on the web at www.knowfearcast.com. You can contact us via email at knowfearcast@gmail.com.

 

If you like what you hear, please consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/knowfearcast. As a thank you, our $5 a month donors get exclusive mini episodes released on our "off weeks." Even a little bit makes a huge difference.

 

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Jul 3, 2018

Apologies for the rerun, folks, but due to a computer crash, we lost the recording for this week's episode. We'll be re-recording it and releasing it next week, but in the meantime, enjoy this rerun from last summer.

Jun 19, 2018

For our last episode on vampires (and our last episode of season 2), we are joined by special guest Tom Deady to discuss the current state of vampires.

Tom Deady's first novel, HAVEN, won the 2016 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a First Novel. Tom's second novel, ETERNAL DARKNESS, was released in early 2017. His novella, WEEKEND GETAWAY, is now available from Grinning Skull Press.Tom also has a Young Adult series he is seeking agent representation for.

Tom has a Master's Degree in English and Creative Writing from SNHU. He resides in Massachusetts where he is working on his next novel.

His next release is a two-novella collection, out in September from Omnium Gatherum. You can read more about him at www.tomdeady.com.

 

The Know Fear Cast is hosted by Matt, Mel, and Lisa.

Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @knowfearcast or visit us on the web at www.knowfearcast.com. You can contact us via email at knowfearcast@gmail.com.

If you like what you hear, please consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/knowfearcast. As a thank you, our $5 a month donors get exclusive mini episodes released on our "off weeks." Even a little bit makes a huge difference.

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Jun 5, 2018

For our next episode on vampires, we discuss some of the classic vampires-- from Bela Lugosi and Christopher Lee's Dracula, to The Lost Boys and 'Salem's Lot.

 

The Know Fear Cast is hosted by Matt, Mel, and Lisa.

Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @knowfearcast or visit us on the web at www.knowfearcast.com. You can contact us via email at knowfearcast@gmail.com.

If you like what you hear, please consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/knowfearcast. As a thank you, our $5 a month donors get exclusive mini episodes released on our "off weeks." Even a little bit makes a huge difference.

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May 22, 2018

We are joined by special guest cohost Paul Jannise to talk about Vlad the Impaler, the historical inspiration for Dracula.

 

The Know Fear Cast is hosted by Matt, Mel, and Lisa.

Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @knowfearcast or visit us on the web at www.knowfearcast.com. You can contact us via email at knowfearcast@gmail.com.

If you like what you hear, please consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/knowfearcast. As a thank you, our $5 a month donors get exclusive mini episodes released on our "off weeks." Even a little bit makes a huge difference.

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May 8, 2018

We begin our series on vampires with a special treat: an interview with Bram Stoker's great-grandnephew Dacre, author of Dracula: The Un-Dead and the forthcoming Dracul as well as the multimedia presentation Stoker on Stoker: The Mysteries Behind the Writing of Dracula.

 

The Know Fear Cast is hosted by Matt, Mel, and Lisa.

Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @knowfearcast or visit us on the web at www.knowfearcast.com. You can contact us via email at knowfearcast@gmail.com.
If you like what you hear, please consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/knowfearcast. As a thank you, our $5 a month donors get exclusive mini episodes released on our "off weeks." Even a little bit makes a huge difference.

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Apr 24, 2018

In this episode we have a very special guest: Paul Trembly, author of A Head Full of Ghosts, Disappearance at Devil's Rock, and the upcoming Cabin at the End of the World

 

The Know Fear Cast is hosted by Mel, Lisa, and Matt.
Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @knowfearcast or visit us on the web at www.knowfearcast.com. You can contact us via email at knowfearcast@gmail.com
If you like what you hear, please consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/knowfearcast. As a thank you, our donors can get early access to episodes and exclusive mini episodes. Even a little bit makes a huge difference.
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Apr 10, 2018

We wrap up our robots and androids series with the second half of our discussion of good and bad (though mostly bad) robots.

 

The Know Fear Cast is hosted by Mel, Lisa, and Matt.
Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @knowfearcast or visit us on the web at www.knowfearcast.com. You can contact us via email at knowfearcast@gmail.com
If you like what you hear, please consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/knowfearcast. As a thank you, our donors can get early access to episodes and exclusive mini episodes. Even a little bit makes a huge difference.
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Mar 27, 2018

For our third installment in the robots and androids series, we talk about some of the bigger names in the genre, like the Terminator, Hal-9000, the Matrix, Her, and even Bicentennial Man

 

The Know Fear Cast is hosted by Mel, Lisa, and Matt.
Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @knowfearcast or visit us on the web at www.knowfearcast.com. You can contact us via email at knowfearcast@gmail.com
If you like what you hear, please consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/knowfearcast. As a thank you, our donors can get early access to episodes and exclusive mini episodes. Even a little bit makes a huge difference.
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Theme music composed by Matt

Mar 13, 2018

For our second installment in our series on robots, we focus in on three of the most well-known authors to tackle android: Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, and Phillip K. Dick.

For more on the Phillip K. Dick robot, go here or watch the part mentioned in the episode here

 

The Know Fear Cast is hosted by Mel, Lisa, and Matt.
Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @knowfearcast or visit us on the web at www.knowfearcast.com. You can contact us via email at knowfearcast@gmail.com
If you like what you hear, please consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/knowfearcast. As a thank you, our donors can get early access to episodes and exclusive mini episodes. Even a little bit makes a huge difference.
Mixed and edited by Matt
Theme music composed by Matt

Feb 27, 2018

For the first part of our series on robots, we talk about the uncanny valley, robot uprisings, and some early pre-1950 works involving robots

 

The Know Fear Cast is hosted by Mel, Lisa, and Matt.
Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @knowfearcast or visit us on the web at www.knowfearcast.com. You can contact us via email at knowfearcast@gmail.com
If you like what you hear, please consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/knowfearcast. As a thank you, our donors can get early access to episodes and exclusive mini episodes. Even a little bit makes a huge difference.
Mixed and edited by Matt

Feb 13, 2018

For our final episode on cannibals, we turn the lens around and discuss times when cannibals are not monsters, but us.

 

(We apologize for the glitchy audio in a few places. We had some issues with Skype)

 

The Know Fear Cast is hosted by Mel, Lisa, and Matt.
Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @knowfearcast or visit us on the web at www.knowfearcast.com. You can contact us via email at knowfearcast@gmail.com
If you like what you hear, please consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/knowfearcast. As a thank you, our donors can get early access to episodes and exclusive mini episodes. Even a little bit makes a huge difference.
Mixed and edited by Matt
Theme music composed by Matt

Jan 30, 2018

From Reavers to Leatherface, for our second in our series on cannibals, Matt and Lisa discuss times when cannibals are monsters... or at least monstrous.

 

The Know Fear Cast is hosted by Mel, Lisa, and Matt.
Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @knowfearcast or visit us on the web at www.knowfearcast.com. You can contact us via email at knowfearcast@gmail.com
If you like what you hear, please consider supporting us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/knowfearcast. As a thank you, our donors can get early access to episodes and exclusive mini episodes. Even a little bit makes a huge difference.
Mixed and edited by Matt
Theme music composed by Matt

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