That Was Pretty Scary
That Was Pretty Scary
Morbid Network
That Was Pretty Scary is a horror podcast hosted by Jon Lee Brody. From reviews and recaps of classic and contemporary horror to deep dive analysis and conversations with creators, JLB explores why scary movies stick with us and why they matter. NOTE TO LISTENERS: When That Was Pretty Scary first launched in 2023, it began as a joint venture between Jon Lee Brody and Freddie Prinze Jr. In 2025, after 102 episodes together, Freddie departed the show and JLB continued on as the solo host. New listeners can enjoy the full archive of early episodes and then seamlessly transition into the current era of the show. Enjoy and stay scary!
TUSK (2014): Kevin Smith's Horror Movie Was Ahead of the Curve and Predicted the Future | TWPS LISTENER PICK
In 2014, Kevin Smith took some big swings with his (now prophetic) horror movie 'Tusk' that may not have made complete sense at the time but looking back we realize how ahead of the curve he was. And he also predicted that podcasting would be the mainstream thing. Today's listener pick is courtesy of Kai!
Oct 28
56 min
GHOSTWATCH (1992): The Made for TV Movie that Fooled Audiences Years Before BLAIR WITCH Did | TWPS LISTENER PICK
Before Blair Witch was fooling audiences with found footage, the BBC did it in 1992 with Ghostwatch. This British gem is one that you may have missed and one you definitely need to check out. This weeks movie was selected by TWPS listener Kim the Horror Fanatic (who is the reason we have the name 'Scaries' for our TWPS community).
Oct 21
1 hr
THE MONSTER SQUAD (1987) with Special Guest Host SARAH NICKLIN | TWPS LISTENER PICK
JLB is joined by SARAH NICKLIN and going back to the year 1987 with The Monster Squad! Today's TWPS Listener Pick was chosen by Brook4tini4real.
Oct 14
1 hr 12 min
SCREAM 3 (2000): A Very Worthy and Underrated Threequel That Gives Important Commentary on Hollywood  | TWPS LISTENER PICK
Today's listener pick is courtesy of Ellie Quinn and Laura Daly. Thanks to them we head back to Woodsboro by way of Hollywood and compare the reception of Scream 3 back in 2000 vs now. JLB also unwraps all of the messages that are present in this underrated threequel.
Oct 7
59 min
THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991): The OSCAR WINNING Slasher Movie
JLB revisits the Oscar winning movie The Silence of the Lambs; he unwraps all of themes and talks about how the movie really is a slasher wearing the skin of a prestige crime thriller.
Sep 30
56 min
TWPS Scary Talk with BLADES (1989) creators THOMAS RONDINELLA AND WILLIAM PACE
JLB gets more insight into the once forgotten gem from 1989 BLADES when he speaks to THOMAS RONDINELLA (writer/director/producer) and co-writer/producer WILLIAM PACE. The two talk about writing the script in 9 days, all of the challenges with production and the renaissance it has gotten recently.
Sep 23
1 hr 15 min
Batman The Animated Series "Nothing to Fear" with writer HENRY GILROY!
It's BATMAN DAY! And to celebrate this, JLB sits down with writer HENRY GILROY who wrote the Batman Animated Series episode 'Nothing to Fear' famous for debuting The Scarecrow and containing the ultimate Batman mic drop of "I am vengeance. I am the night. I am Batman'. Henry shares behind the scenes info on crafting this story and shares his thoughts on Batman belonging in the category of horror!
Sep 19
1 hr 1 min
TWPS Scary Talk with ARKIRA CHANTARATANANOND (The Last Kiss)
JLB sits with ARKIRA CHANTARTANANOND who stars in Blumhouse's latest horror romance movie 'The Last Kiss'. She talks about bringing life to her character, her background in computer science and what Asian American representation means to her.
Sep 18
57 min
TWPS Scary Talk with Director/Writer YOKO OKUMURA (Unseen, The Last Kiss)
JLB welcomes director/writer YOKO OKUMURA to TWPS this week, The two discuss Yoko's early work, her 2022 feature 'Unseen' and her latest venture 'The Last Kiss' that stars McKenna Grace and hails from Blumhouse.
Sep 16
52 min
HELL OF A SUMMER (2025): Summer Camp is Cinema's Sociological Experiment
JLB breaks down Finn Wolfhard and Billy Bryk's summer camp horror comedy "Hell of a Summer' and why summer camp is cinema's sociological experiment.
Sep 9
46 min
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