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Apr 14, 2020

We are joined by Grady Hendrix for a conversation about his new novel The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires.

Grady is also the author of the novels Horrorstor, My Best Friend's Exorcism, and We Sold Our Souls for Rock and Roll and the nonfiction Paperbacks From Hell.

 

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. 

Mixed and edited by Matt 

 

Mar 31, 2020

In this episode, we watch and try to make sense of the 1963 movie The Terror.

 

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. 

 

Mixed and edited by Matt 

Mar 17, 2020

For our latest "Master of Horror" we discuss the career of Roger Corman and do a deep dive into one of his most famous films: X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes.

 

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. 

 

Mixed and edited by Matt 

Mar 4, 2020

Lisa and Mel interview Andy Davidson author of In the Valley of the Sun and The Boatman's Daughter.

This episode is being re-released due to some technical issues that kept it from appearing in some podcast feeds.

 

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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Feb 18, 2020

In this episode, Mel and Lisa discuss the 1960 Vincent Price classic movie "The House of Usher"

 

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.
 
Mixed and edited by Matt
 
Don't forget that Mel and Lisa wrote a book! For more info and orders go to https://www.quirkbooks.com/book/monster-she-wrote
 
Feb 4, 2020

For this episode, Mel and Lisa discuss several short stories from His Hideous Heart, a collection of reimagined Edgar Allan Poe stories. Warning: there are spoilers for several stories.

 

You can read more about His Hideous Heart 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. 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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Jan 21, 2020

In this episode, we celebrate the milestone of our 100th episode. And since it's 100 episodes and 2020 is the hundredth anniversary of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari we use that as an excuse to talk about what many have dubbed the first horror movie.

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. 

Mixed and edited by Matt 

 

Don't forget that Mel and Lisa wrote a book! For more info and orders go to https://www.quirkbooks.com/book/monster-she-wrote 

Jan 7, 2020

For our last episode on ghosts, we look at ghosts and "ghosting" as a metaphor to discuss the marginalized voices of history.

 

 

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.

Mixed and edited by Matt




Don't forget that Mel and Lisa wrote a book! For more info and orders go to https://www.quirkbooks.com/book/monster-she-wrote

Dec 24, 2019

Happy holidays from the Know Fear Cast!

Since this episode is scheduled to come out on Christmas Eve, we are re-releasing our episode on the Christmas ghost story. 

 

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.

Mixed and edited by Matt




Don't forget that Mel and Lisa wrote a book! For more info and orders go to https://www.quirkbooks.com/book/monster-she-wrote

 

Dec 10, 2019

For our second episode on ghosts, we discuss how ghosts and time travel stories can be a lot more similar than you might think and how ghosts can represent an "unmooring" or "layering" of time.  

 

 

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.

Mixed and edited by Matt




Don't forget that Mel and Lisa wrote a book! For more info and orders go to https://www.quirkbooks.com/book/monster-she-wrote

Nov 26, 2019

For our latest series we talk about a topic we've only hinted at before: ghosts.

 

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.

Mixed and edited by Matt




Don't forget that Mel and Lisa wrote a book! For more info and orders go to https://www.quirkbooks.com/book/monster-she-wrote

Nov 12, 2019

For our last episode on "new media horror," we discuss horror created on and inspired by the internet. We start by talking about House of Leaves, a book whose postmodern style uses footnotes like hyper links, then move to other more recent internet horror venues such as podcasts and creepy pasta.

Oct 29, 2019

We are joined by special guest host and horror/video game connoisseur Nekko to discuss gaming, both video and tabletop, and its special place in the world of horror.

 

Nekko can be found on Twitter and Twitch at @nekkotheodd

 

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.

Mixed and edited by Matt




Don't forget that Mel and Lisa wrote a book! For more info and orders go to https://www.quirkbooks.com/book/monster-she-wrote

Oct 15, 2019

For our new series on "new media horror" we tackle a genre that we haven't given much attention to yet: comic books and graphic novels. From the pulp comics of the '40s and '50s to more recent entries like Walking Dead and 30 Days of Night, we explore horror in comic form

 

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.

Mixed and edited by Matt




Don't forget that Mel and Lisa wrote a book! For more info and orders go to https://www.quirkbooks.com/book/monster-she-wrote

Oct 1, 2019

For our last episode on fairy tales we talk about some modern retellings of fairy tales and also discuss some '80s movies that might qualify as fairy tales.

 

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.

Mixed and edited by Matt




Don't forget that Mel and Lisa wrote a book! For more info and preorders go to https://www.quirkbooks.com/book/monster-she-wrote

Sep 17, 2019

For our second installment on fairy tales, we discuss the horror and symbolism behind the sleeping princess trope in fairy tales.

 

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.

Mixed and edited by Matt




Don't forget that Mel and Lisa have a book coming out soon! For more info and preorders go to https://www.quirkbooks.com/book/monster-she-wrote

Sep 10, 2019

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.

Mixed and edited by Matt

 

Don't forget that Mel and Lisa have a book coming out soon! For more info and preorders go to https://www.quirkbooks.com/book/monster-she-wrote

Sep 3, 2019

For our first episode series of season 4, we begin exploring the horror behind fairy tales.

 

Reminder: Mel and Lisa wrote a book that will be released soon! To learn more about Monster, She Wrote, visit https://www.quirkbooks.com/book/monster-she-wrote

 

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.

Mixed and edited by Matt

Aug 27, 2019

We return again with a bonus mini episode from our archive, this time reaching back to our episode on Ed Wood for a mini ep about Vampira.

 

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.

Aug 20, 2019

Welcome to the first episode of season four!

In this episode we look back to our first series on haunted houses, but with a focus on haunted houses from female writers.

We also have an update on "The Watcher House."

 

Just a reminder that Mel and Lisa wrote a book! To learn more about Monster, She Wrote: The Women who Pioneered Horror and Speculative Fiction or to preorder a copy, check out https://www.quirkbooks.com/book/monster-she-wrote

 

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.

 



Mixed and edited by Matt

Aug 13, 2019

To celebrate the beginning of our fourth season, we are reaching into our archives of Patreon-exclusive mini episodes to give you a taste of what our supporters hear every two weeks.

Aug 6, 2019

In this episode Mel, Lisa, and special guest host Shari discuss the film adaptations of Haunting of Hill House, specifically the Robert Wise version.

Also, just a reminder that two of your hosts wrote a book! Check out Mel and Lisa's book Monster, She Wrote. It is available for preorder here: https://www.quirkbooks.com/book/monster-she-wrote

 

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.

Mixed and edited by Matt

Jul 23, 2019

We wrap up our "Summer of Shirley" by discussing the last four episodes of Netflix's Haunting of Hill House.

(Matt gives his apologies for the background noise on his end. It was brutally hot and he had to have a fan on).

 

Just a reminder that if you're interested in Mel and Lisa's book Monster, She Wrote, you can pre-order it at https://www.quirkbooks.com/book/monster-she-wrote

 

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.
 
Mixed and edited by Matt
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.
 
Mixed and edited by Matt
Jul 9, 2019

We continue our "Summer of Shirley" by dissecting Netflix's Haunting of Hill House episodes 4, 5, and 6.

 

To learn more about Mel and Lisa's book Monster, She Wrote, and the preorder it, visit https://www.quirkbooks.com/book/monster-she-wrote

 

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.

Mixed and edited by Matt

Jun 25, 2019

This summer we decided to kick back and do something new: we are doing a deep dive into the Netflix series "Haunting of Hill House." This episode will cover episodes 1-3 of the series.

**WARNING** THERE WILL BE SPOILERS

If you are interested in Mel and Lisa's book Monster, She Wrote, you can find more information and also preorder it here https://www.quirkbooks.com/book/monster-she-wrote

 

 

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.

Mixed and edited by Matt

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