Spooky Frog Horrifying Books Podcast

Some people have commitment issues. Some people have anger issues. And some people have an uncontrollable urge to eat everyone they fall in love with.
This November, the Spooky Frog Podcast is celebrating Thanksgiving Season the only way we know how: with a little cannibalism. In Episode #61, we hit the road with Camille DeAngelis’s 2015 novel Bones & All and Luca Guadagnino’s 2022 film adaptation. We break down the author’s surprising inspirations, the book's crossover YA roots, the radical changes made for the screen (including Sully and that ending), and the unsettling line between romance, appetite, and monsterhood.
Along the way, we ask the tough holiday questions: How much of your Thanksgiving plate are you willing to share? Who gets seated next to Sully? Plus, we check our survival odds, dig into shelf neighbors like Ravenous and Fresh, and chat upcoming Friday the 13th and Krampus events.
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Welcome to the Spooky Frog Halloween Block Walk! Eight houses, eight vicious little free-to-watch horror shorts on YouTube, and an inspection of what’s in the bag.
Some porches drop king-size nostalgia; others drop high-concept dread designed to wreck your week. We’re rating every single short on the official Candy Scale (Full Size Bar, Fun Size, Raisins, and Razor Blade) before running the survival gauntlet to see who croaks first.
Tonight’s Lineup:
🚪 House 1: Remain Calm (2026) – Forced smiling as an oxygen mask
🚪 House 2: Portrait of God (2022) – Sacred existential dread
🚪 House 3: Other Side of the Box (2018) – Relentless eye contact
🚪 House 4: Lights Out (2013) – The hallway sprint
🚪 House 5: Ignore It (2021) – Act like you see nothing
🚪 House 6: The Chair (2023) – Curbside psychosis
🚪 House 7: The Smiling Man (2015) – Pure, distilled malice
🚪 House 8: Tuck Me In (2014) – One minute, total psychic damage
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Sam and Jeffy head down to 1999 New Orleans to dig into a lush YA horror novel that weaves together teen romance, Filipino folklore, and Southern gothic atmosphere. When your high school crush might secretly be a manananggal (the iconic, winged, torso-splitting creature from Philippine mythology), first love gets complicated fast.
We break down the incredible, food-forward setting, cultural identity and Filipino-American history, our upcoming travel plans, and plenty of related horror book and film recommendations.
⚠️ Content Warning: This episode includes discussions of body horror and pregnancy loss.
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In this episode of the Spooky Frog Podcast (S02E38), Jeffy and Samantha dive deep into Talk to Me, the 2022 Australian indie horror from YouTubers-turned-filmmakers Danny and Michael Philippou (RackaRacka) that set Sundance on fire and became A24's most talked-about possession movie.
Set in sun-bleached suburban Adelaide, the story follows grieving teenager Mia (a breakout Sophie Wilde), still raw from her mother's death. When a viral party ritual starts making the rounds, an embalmed hand covered in frantic writing that lets you talk to the dead, Mia volunteers. The rules are simple. Grab the hand. Say "talk to me." Say "I let you in." And whatever you do, let go before 90 seconds. What starts as the ultimate party trick quickly spirals into something violent and manipulative, as grief cracks Mia open and something hungry climbs inside.
Join us as we break down the film's unbearable one-take party opening, the practical effects work that puts most studio horror to shame, the Sundance buzz and A24 bidding war, the performances that carry the whole thing, and the themes of loss, peer pressure, and possession running underneath it all. Plus our signature "Would We Survive?" verdict on the hand, the ritual, and the 90-second rule.

In this episode of the Spooky Frog Podcast (S02E37), Jeffy and Samantha dive deep into Todd Grimson’s 1996 cult horror novel Brand New Cherry Flavor and its wild 2021 Netflix limited series adaptation created by Nick Antosca and Lenore Zion.
Set in the gritty, pre-digital underworld of 1990s Los Angeles, the story follows ambitious underground filmmaker Lisa Nova (played by Rosa Salazar in the series). When predatory Hollywood producer Lou Burke steals her film, Lisa refuses to play the victim, instead turning to a mysterious occult practitioner named Boro (Catherine Keener) for supernatural revenge. What starts as a classic Hollywood noir quickly spirals into a grotesque fever dream of occult curses, moving tattoos, cannibalistic demons, white jaguars, and the infamous supernatural kittens.
Join us as we break down the massive differences between the 1996 book vs. the Netflix series, explore why the novel is far stranger and more globe-trotting than the show, discuss the real-life connection between author Todd Grimson and showrunner Nick Antosca, and reveal our signature "Would We Survive?" verdict.

Unpack a cursed trunk, avoid eye contact with the wooden figure seated at the dining table, and pray whatever crawls inside the walls doesn’t catch your scent.
In this episode of the Spooky Frog Horror Movie Club, Jeffy and Samantha dive deep into ODDITY (2024), the acclaimed Irish indie supernatural horror written and directed by Damian McCarthy (Caveat). When a woman is brutally murdered during a remote home renovation, her blind, psychometric twin sister Darcy arrives one year later with a trunk full of cursed artifacts and a life-sized, hollow wooden mannequin-unraveling an icy, patient web of beyond-the-grave retribution.
We break down the tension-fueled single-location dread, the incredible practical monster effects behind the Wooden Man, Carolyn Bracken’s standout dual performance, and how McCarthy’s micro-budget filmmaking masterclass proves modern horror doesn’t need CGI to deliver pure nightmares.
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This episode examines Scott Smith's The Ruins (book and film), following four Americans who, after meeting a German tourist in Cancun, trek into a Mexican jungle to a forbidden archaeological site. Locals try to warn them away, but the group becomes trapped on a hill/temple by a hostile, intelligent plant that mimics sounds and unleashes dehydration, body horror, improvised surgery, paranoia, and psychological collapse. Hosts Samantha and Jeffy discuss character perspectives, differences between the book and movie, and the story's blend of environmental terror and human breakdown.

Jeffy and Samantha return on the Spooky Fog Podcast to review Late Night with the Devil. A 1970s-style live-TV horror about ratings, desperate stunts, occult rituals, and a broadcast that dissolves into possession and chaos. They analyze the film's period detail, standout performances, and its escalation from studio spectacle to body-horror.
The episode also weaves in travel and gift anecdotes from Toronto and San Juan Island, maple-whiskey and snack reactions, upcoming boat and event plans, book and film pairings, and trigger notes for gore, flashing lights, and demonic themes.

Hosts Sam and Jeffy dig into Arthur Avalos’s debut novel Something Happened, a summer-camp slasher that unfolds as a psychological whodunit. The episode breaks down the rotating character POVs, the family’s buried trauma, and how the killer’s identity is revealed through shifting perspectives.They also interview the author’s influences, share trigger warnings, recommend similar books and films, and unbox a special Glamgoria care package during a stormy, off-the-cuff recording filled with humor and spoilers-free reactions.

Tonight’s episode of Spooky Frog dives into Undertone, an indie meta-horror film about corrupted audio files that begin to destroy a skeptic podcaster’s life and body.
Hosts Jeffy and Samantha unpack the film’s isolating atmosphere, inventive sound design, and the tension between skepticism and grief as the protagonist caretakes her comatose mother.
This episode also includes related recommendations, festival updates, and a brief content note for listeners sensitive to intense audio or caregiver-related themes.