Scary Soup For The Chicken Soul

Time Machine To November 1987: Stranger Things 5

It's the end of an era, gentle souls! Join us to discuss the final season of Stranger Things. We talk about the value of communal cinematic experiences, the difficulties of world-building through seasons of television with varying tones, and why Nancy Wheeler is one of our favourite fictional characters ever. As with all art, your mileage may vary. Ours certainly did. But ultimately, we found meaningful and cathartic moments that will stick with us. Follow us on Instagram @scarysouppod Our email address: scarysouppod@gmail.com [scarysouppod@gmail.com]

It Came From The Thrift Store...Galaxy Of Fear #2: City Of The Dead

Bethany is breaking her "no talking about Star Wars on the internet" rule for this one...but really, it's easy to avoid the worst parts of Star Wars fandom when you're talking about Lucasfilm's shameless Goosebumps rip off, Galaxy of Fear! These books are fun genre mash ups that Jessica remembers fondly as favourites that she took out from the library in the late 90s. Content Warning: City Of The Dead (and our discussion of it) contains mentions of child death, child endangerment, parental death, and grief. Take care of yourselves, gentle souls. Zach Zegranis article for Giant Freakin Robot: https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/ent/galaxy-of-fear-goosebumps.html [https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/ent/galaxy-of-fear-goosebumps.html] Rosie Knight article for Nerdist: https://nerdist.com/article/star-wars-galaxy-of-fear-horror-goosebumps/ [https://nerdist.com/article/star-wars-galaxy-of-fear-horror-goosebumps/] Follow us on Instagram @scarysouppod Our email address: scarysouppod@gmail.com [scarysouppod@gmail.com]

The Night The Podcast Came Out Of The Grave...

We're still here, we promise! Life has been...a LOT and it took us a while to find our groove again, but we're returning later this week with a FULL episode. And eventually our monster-sized Stranger Things 5 episode will release...it's just taking a lot of work to edit down our many thoughts. As mentioned in this pint-sized episode, we want to share some resources if the state of the world has you feeling down and you'd like to take action. Here they are: https://www.aclu.org/action [https://www.aclu.org/action] https://immigrantjustice.org/ways-to-help/ [https://immigrantjustice.org/ways-to-help/] https://amnesty.ca/activism-guide/taking-action-on-immigration-detention-in-canada/ [https://amnesty.ca/activism-guide/taking-action-on-immigration-detention-in-canada/] And if you caught the reference in this episode's title, let us know with an email or a comment on Instagram. Follow us on Instagram @scarysouppod Our email address: scarysouppod@gmail.com [scarysouppod@gmail.com]

Time Machine To Spring Break 1986: Stranger Things 4

We've finally caught up to the present...the past...whenever it is...we're talking Stranger Things 4, gentle souls. It's arguably the most gruesome season, but it's also probably our favourite. It's thematically rich and introduces new characters that capture (and break) our hearts. Frankenstein, The Empire Strikes Back, A Nightmare On Elm Street, and Silence Of The Lambs are all key texts for this season--and we love it! Find out who our favourite couple is on the show, what we think might happen in Stranger Things 5, and just how much fan fiction Bethany reads (it's a lot). It's Dangerous To Go Alone: https://dressember-ca2025.funraise.org/fundraiser/jessica-crewe [https://dressember-ca2025.funraise.org/fundraiser/jessica-crewe] Follow us on Instagram @scarysouppod Our email address: scarysouppod@gmail.com [scarysouppod@gmail.com]

The Nutcracker Scoob (1984)

Welcome back, gentle souls! We’re recapping the final episode of The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries, The Nutcracker Scoob (1984). Other than The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo, we're not super familiar with 1980s Scooby-Doo so this was an adventure. The Scooby gang got an unfortunate update for the 1980s, with Velma being replaced by the insufferable Scrappy-Doo. Mystery solving gets over-shadowed by hijinks and too many Christmas references. And Bethany’s got some theories about the influence of Ronald Reagan on the episode’s villain… It's Dangerous To Go Alone: https://dressember-ca2025.funraise.org/fundraiser/jessica-crewe [https://dressember-ca2025.funraise.org/fundraiser/jessica-crewe] Follow us on Instagram @scarysouppod Our email address: scarysouppod@gmail.com [scarysouppod@gmail.com]