The Pike Horror Show
The Pike Horror Show is a welcoming and accessible place for all things horror. Listen in on discussions about horror movies, books, video games, and more. A show where inclusion is top priority and gatekeeping is illegal. Join your horror enthusiast host, Richard, on his mission to understand fear itself while making bad jokes along the way.
Episodes
24 episodes
Episode 23 - Late Night With the Devil + Mix & Mush
Like a beloved horror franchise being rebooted to make the killer magic and CGI, The Pike Horror Show has returned! At least for one more episode. Host Richard will be moving over to a new "nonsense" podcast called Mix and Mush with his...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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40:01
Episode 22 - r/nosleep (I'm a Search and Rescue Officer)
Horror exists all around us. Movies, books, video games, but true terror lives in the one place we never expected: the internet! Just kidding, we all knew the internet was terrifying. Sit back and relax while host Richard reads a submitted stor...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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10:25
Episode 21 - Top 5 Final Girls in Horror Movies
Scream Queens? Final Girls? What's the difference? Hell if we know, but this week host Richard breaks down his Top 5 "Final Girls" in horror movies. Once and for all there will be a definitive, ranked list of the best horror heroines to ever gr...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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22:08
Episode 20 - With Special Guest David Szymanski (Game Developer for Dusk, Iron Lung, and More!)
This week we sit down with indie game developer David Szymanski to discuss a variety of topics ranging from their inspirations to horror media that stuck with them. Join host Richard and David as they talk about indie game development and horro...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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39:28
Episode 19 - With Special Guest Stefan Heinrich Simond (of Studying Pixels)
This week on The Pike Horror Show, we sit down with video game scholar and expert on madness in video games Stefan Heinrich Simond! Host Richard and Stefan discuss things ranging from mental health in video games, examples of madness in video g...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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59:38
Episode 18 - "Not Gory" Horror Movies
Not gory horror movies. Is it even possible? Maybe! This week Richard investigates the helpful (or not so helpful) world of articles trying to direct viewers trying to avoid gore in movies towards less gore oriented films. But what happens when...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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12:10
Episode 17 - With Special Guest Dan Hughes (of Studying Pixels)
On this weeks episode, host Richard is joined by Dan Hughes, of Studying Pixels. They talk about a range of topics including The Sadness, Junji Ito, HP Lovecraft, and more! There are scares (as always) but also a lot of laughs!Find Dan ...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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55:58
Episode 16 - Update + Indie Horror Games (Iron Lung and Murder House)
WE'RE BACK, ya spooky babies. This brand new episode of The Pike Horror Show features an update on PHS happenings and discusses indie games, horror and otherwise. Listen to host Richard pretend to know what he's talking about and pretend he's b...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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20:04
Episode 15 - The Sadness
This week on The Pike Horror Show we discuss the gripping and terrifying Taiwanese horror movie The Sadness, but hopefully it doesn't make YOU sad. In this surface level, spoiler free episode, host Richard talks about his experience with The Sa...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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9:26
Episode 14 - A Nightmare on Elm Street (Part 2)
ARE YOU READY FOR FREDDY (again)??? In this long awaited sequel to Part 1 talking about A Nightmare on Elm Street , we at The Pike Horror Show are talking about another great sequel: A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors. Is Dream Warrior...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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9:28
Episode 13 - Dead Space (2008)
If there's one thing we can all agree on about space is that its scary. And full monsters. And that's where the moon lives. But can everyone agree that the 2008 horror/survival game Dead Space, made by Visceral Games, is one of the best horror ...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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12:10
Episode 12 - A Nightmare on Elm Street (Part 1)
One, two, Freddy's coming for you, and he found you in this weeks episode of The Pike Horror Show! Join Richard in the dreamscape in the first episode in a series of A Nightmare on Elm Street related episodes. In this episode we discuss...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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14:56
Episode 11 - Halloween Series
Happy Halloween everyone (Just kidding). This week we're talking about a Horror Show favorite: The Halloween franchise! Join Richard (with Michael Myers) as he discusses all 13 Halloween movies while trying to be spoiler free. How did John Carp...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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15:15
Episode 10 - HP Lovecraft (Top 10)
What are your 10 favorite HP Lovecraft stories? You can't pick? You don't know any? Well in that case you can borrow host Richard's! From Cthulhu to Dagon, from Arkham to Innsmouth, join Richard as he talks about his favorite Lovecraftian stori...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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17:16
Episode 9 - Director James Wan
Do you like Saw? Dead Silence? The Conjuring? Cool guys? Then you'll love this episode about famous Hollywood director James Wan: master of approachable, mainstream horror. Join Richard while he dissects the past 20 years of James Wan's career,...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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13:21
Episode 8 - Fiend by Peter Stenson
Get your library card and push up your glasses, ya nerds, we're talking about books! This episode we talk about the phenomenal novel Fiend by Peter Stenson. Join Richard for a full review, rundown, and (mostly) spoiler free description!
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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11:48
Episode 7 - Resident Evil Series
Get your Mtn Dew and Doritos ready, gamers, we're talking video games this week on The Pike Horror Show! More specifically, we're talking about the Resident Evil series, well some of them, and examining how they approach horror. From Resident E...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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16:13
Episode 6 - Dracula 3000: ReReview
This week Richard relives old terrors, specifically the terror he feels whenever he thinks about the film Dracula 3000. Although he's considered this suck-y vampire movie to be the worst movie he's ever seen, does Richard's initial review hold ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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13:11
Episode 5 - Nosferatu: The 100 Year Old Vampire Film
Travel back in time to 1922 with The Pike Horror Show, to witness the birth of modern horror (kinda). Nosferatu recently turned 100 years old and we're here to celebrate! Happy birthday, ya spooky guy. Join host Richard for a Nosferatu review, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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10:46
Episode 4 - Horror Movie Reviews
Are movie reviews good? Are they bad? Helpful? Misleading? Who knows. Certainly not Richard, host of the Pike Horror Show. With some help from Rotten Tomatoes (.com) Richard explores a list of Top 100 Horror Movies and sees how critics and user...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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13:39
Episode 3 - Gore in Horror Movies/ Gore-or
In this more episode Richard discusses the issues of gatekeeping and excessive gore in horror movies. While exploring good and bad ways to use gore in movies, complete with examples, the point is clear: know yourself and your limits, and if you...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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20:44
Episode 2 - How I Got Into Horror Movies
In this reflective repurposing of a retelling, Richard discusses major life events that lead him down the horror path, spanning from the late 90's to now. **The original audio is from a YouTube video. Link in description for full, uned...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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14:27
Episode 1 - Classic Horror Movies
In this episode Richard discusses his "must seen" "classic" horror movies, objectively of course. Listen along as he tries to explore the complex and often cheesy horror climate between 1970 and 1999, or at least as well as a 90's kid can. ...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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19:03