Scared Sh!tless with Gordon Hayden

Scared Sh!tless with Gordon Hayden

Scared Sh!tless is a horror movies podcast presented by Irish film critic Gordon Hayden from the hell pit that is his, erm, toilet!?!? Each week Gordon interviews horror icons about their careers in the genre along with speaking to film academics and critics about the enduring appeal of horror movies.

Episodes

October 24, 2024 21 mins
In this week’s episode of Scared Shitless with Gordon Hayden, Gordon is joined by fellow horror enthusiast and podcaster Andy McCarroll to celebrate the 40th anniversary of A Nightmare on Elm Street. The duo dives into the highs and lows of the iconic slasher series, dissecting Freddy Krueger’s most terrifying moments and discussing where the franchise could go next. Could Freddy be ready for a comeback? Tune in to hear their thoug...
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In the Season 5 premiere of Scared Shitless with Gordon Hayden, get ready for a deep dive into the cinematic shadows! Gordon teams up with Ciarán Graham to explore the eerie world of Giallo. From its blood-soaked thrills to the masters of the genre like Dario Argento and Mario Bava, they uncover the signature traits that make Giallo murder-mysteries impossible to forget. 
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October 27, 2023 31 mins
This week Gordon Hayden looks at some of the scariest scenes in horror with film critic pal Andy McCarroll, from the popular podcast Extra-Vision.
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October 19, 2023 16 mins
From Halloween and Violent Night to Eli Roth's upcoming seasonal slasher Thanksgiving, this week Gordon Hayden is joined by film critics Andy McCarroll and Chris Wasser to mull over the horror movies that take pride of place during a calendar year!

Help Andy beat Blindboy at this year's Irish Podcast Awards. You can vote below:

https://www.theirishpodcastawards.ie/shortlist-2023
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To mark Friday the 13th, Gordon Hayden is joined by Andy McCarroll from the popular podcast series Extra-Vision to review all the movies in the Friday the 13th franchise.

Which one will be the pick of the litter?
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The Exorcist turns 50 and with that milestone sees another movie in the series hit cinemas. Gordon Hayden is joined by Chris Wasser and Andy McCarroll to look back at William Friedkin's horror classic and to review David Gordon Green's new 'cash grab' sequel, which is aiming to kickstart a new trilogy!

Follow Gordon on Twitter: @gordon_hayden
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April 21, 2023 21 mins
Evil Dead Rise is up for review in this instalment of Scared Sh!tless. Gordon Hayden is joined by Gary Cleary from the movie podcast 'Why Would You Watch That' to see if writer/director Lee Cronin's legacy sequel comes close to matching the previous films in the Sam Raimi series.
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Lee Cronin the writer-director behind the highly anticipated Evil Dead Rise talks to Gordon about landing the coveted gig, what it was like to bring a new installment of the Evil Dead series to the big screen and what future horror projects he has in the pipeline.
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April 14, 2023 17 mins
Does Nicolas Cage get his teeth into Dracula??

This week Renfield is up for review. Gordon Hayden is joined by Andy McCarroll from the movie podcast Extra-Vision and Olivia Fahy, Editor of Geek Ireland.

Chris Wasser from the Irish Independent was present via a text message!
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This week Gordon and the team look at some of 2023's must-see horror movies which have a number of Irish talent involved from The Pope's Exorcist to The Evil Dead Rise.
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March 10, 2023 22 mins
Scream VI is out this week - and like Jason, Ghostface is taking Manhattan! Gordon and his film critic friends, Chris Wasser, Olivia Fahy and Andy McCarroll review the latest installment.

Has the trip to the Big Apple given Scream a shot in the arm or is it time to call "wrap" before Ghostface ends up in space.
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October 31, 2022 24 mins
Should some franchises be best left buried? That's the topic for dicussion in this episode of Scared Sh!tless. Gordon is joined by film critics Andy McCarroll, Olivia Fahy and Chris Wasser to dissect The Munsters and Hocus Pocus 2.
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Gordon celebrates Irish horror by speaking to two rising filmmakers Kate Dolan (You Are Not My Mother) and Richard Waters (Bring Out the Fear).
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October 18, 2022 34 mins
Halloween Ends gets more of a rant than a review in this epsiode of Scraed Sh!tless. Gordon Hayden is joined by his film critic pals Andy McCarroll (Geek Ireland) and Chris Wasser (Irish Independent) to try and figure out why the final fiilm came undone.
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Writer-Director Brendan Muldowney discusses his new horror film The Cellar starring Elisha Cuthbert, which signed an exclusively deal with Shudder. Brendan talks about expanding on his short film Ten Steps and shooting The Cellar at the height of lockdown.
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Gordon Hayden talks to filmmaker Lee Haven Jones about his directorial debut, the Welsh horror The Feast, which is playing at this year's Dublin International Film Festival.

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Gordon Hayden talks to Dr. Harvey O'Brien, Film Studies lecturer at University College Dublin about the genesis of horror sequels, how some bare no relation to their predecessor and why others completely lost the run of themselves.
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Gordon takes a look back at the legacy of the Halloween films with film critics Chris Wasser and Andy McCarroll and the latest instalmet Halloween Kills is reviewed.
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Gordon Hayden previews the fifth Scream installment with hardcore fan Paul Ryder. Plus, film critics Andy McCarroll (Spin 1038) and Chris Wasser (Irish Independent) take a look back over the Scream movies and discuss the highs and lows of the hugely popular teen slasher series.
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In this epsiode Gordon chats with Dave Corkery from the award-winning podcast The Cinemile about why horror and comedy make such good bedfellows. The pair also discuss some of the standout horror comedies.
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