Pillow Fright
Welcome to Pillow Fright: a horror podcast hosted by Elissa, Kay and Ama - your three genre-loving besties who bring over all of the scary VHS tapes your parents would NEVER let you watch...but we will! You're invited to our weekly slumber party where we relive our nostalgic youth and stay up all night chatting about all things horror from the comfort of our pillow fort. From cult classics and deep cuts to new releases and everything else in between - we've got you covered. Now, let's grab our sleeping bags and have a pillow fright!
Episodes
27 episodes
Hell Fest (2018) w/ Seth M. Sherwood | Haunted Attractions!
Welcome to Hell Fest!Hosts Elissa, Kay, and Ama are joined by horror writer Seth M. Sherwood to discuss 2018's Hell Fest and along the way, Seth chats about his journey in the film...
•
1:32:49
Knott's Scary Farm | Behind the Screams w/ Daniel Miller & Gus Krueger
Pillow Fright Besties Kay and Ama speak with haunt masters Daniel Miller and Gus Krueger in this very special bonus episode! Listen along as they chat about their first horror movie experiences, becoming top scenic designers and maze engineers,...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 27
•
1:07:37
The Funhouse (1981) | Haunted Attractions!
Something is alive in the funhouse! ......and it's your three besties chatting about Tobe Hooper's 1981 classic The Funhouse! Along the way, they discuss horror news, their first haunt experiences, and the great debate over funnel cakes...
•
51:08
HAUNT (2019) w/ Damian Maffei | Haunted Attractions!
It's new theme time, Pillow Frighters! With the smell of pumpkin spice in the air and the tease of cooler weather just around the corner, that can only mean one thing to us here at Pillow Fright - HAUNT SEASON IS HERE! We're talking about haunt...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 24
•
1:51:51
Sequels in Space w/ Patrick Hamilton | Spaceship Slaughters!
In space no one can smell rotten eggs! One small step for man. One giant leap of terror! This year, the past, the present and the future will all meet at the crossroads of hell! Are the Pillow Fright Girls off their rockers, or is this a specia...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 23
•
39:30
Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988) | Spaceship Slaughters!
In Space, No One Can Eat Ice Cream! ...But we can because it's Pillow Fright Slumber Party time! We close out our month of Spaceship Slaughters in colorful style with 1988's Killer Klowns from Outer Space, a true cult classic. Alon...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 22
•
43:30
Jason X (2001) w/ Brian Collins | Spaceship Slaughters!
It's a bird, it's a place, it's...UBER JASON!He's survived drowning. He's survived being macheted by Corey Feldman. He's even survived the toxic waste that floods the sewers of New York every night at midnight! But can he survive space?...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 21
•
53:46
Alien: Romulus (2024) | General Talk + Spoilers w/ Jared Rivet | Spaceship Slaughters!
Xenomorphs, and Facehuggers, and Chestbursters, oh my! Kay and Ama had the pleasure of seeing an early screening of Alien: Romulus and couldn't wait to dive into a new installment in one of the greatest sci-fi horror franchises to date!...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 20
•
1:47:20
Event Horizon (1997) | Spaceship Slaughters!
DO YOU SEE?!...that we're starting a new theme today, Pillow Frighters! And an out-of-this-world theme it is as we step into our spaceships MTV Cribs style and talk all about spaceship horror! You read that correctly, we aren't limiting...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 19
•
1:34:41
Sinister (2012) | Bonus Episode!
It's bonus episode time! On this special episode of Pillow Fright, Elissa, Kay, and Ama have a quick nightcap chat about the *scariest movie of all time (*according to science), 2012's SINISTER! We dive straight into this one so if...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 18
•
29:18
SE7EN (1995)
WHAT'S IN THE BOX?!?Well we can't tell you just yet but have no fear, Pillow Frighters - your besties are here to chat with you ALL about 1995's SE7EN! This is the final film in our Serial Summer Series, so we get straight to the point ...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 17
•
1:17:54
Longlegs (2024) | Non-Spoiler + Spoiler Talk!
Oh, there they are! The almost-birthday podcasters! Well, it may not be our birthdays but it IS the episode we've anticipated the most this month! Join us as we dive headfirst into Longlegs and why it is the most talked-about new r...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 16
•
1:59:49
MAXXXINE (2024)
WE WILL NOT ACCEPT A LIFE WE DO NOT DESERVE! That's right; your besties are here to talk all about this month's newest release, MAXXXINE! We kick things off with a very special birthday shout-out to the very special bi...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 15
•
1:40:44
Manhunter (1986)
Happy New Theme Month, Pillow Frighters! This month’s most anticipated new releases have one thing in common, and that’s serial killer mysteries with detectives on the case! We’re staying in the neighborhood of Slasher Summer with Serial Season...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 14
•
1:57:15
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006)
What if you could shadow a killer and learn the tricks of the trade used by the most iconic slashers of all time? Well, you're in luck tonight! Join us for our first slumber party of the month as we kick things off with Behind the Mask: The Ris...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 13
•
39:28
The Final Girls (2015)
Get ready to bust through your local theater screen and time warp back to 1986, y'all! This week the Pillow Fright gals are going to Camp Bloodbath to discuss 2015's The Final Girls as their second out-of-the-box slasher pick for this month's...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 12
•
1:54:25
In a Violent Nature (2024)
It's the Summer of Slashers, friends! That's right, it's a new month which means a new theme, but this lineup of slashers isn't full of your typical 9-5 slasher. No, we're talking innovative slasher flicks that think outside of the...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 11
•
1:34:11
Lord of Illusions (1995)
It's our last episode of Mystic May! We loved this theme so much that we just had to keep it going into June, but what a fitting film it still is for Pride Month! In this week's episode, Elissa and Ama delve into the magical world of Clive Ba...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 10
•
1:31:40
Thir13en Ghosts (w/ Steve Beck)
Welcome to our first slumber party episode of Mystic May! Tonight, we're talking about an absolute cult classic from the early aughts, Thir13en Ghosts (2001)...but that's not all! We're joined by VFX legend and director of the film itself, St...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 9
•
55:13
The First Power
Celebrity Psychics! Flying bag ladies! Nuns! Lou Diamond Phillips in a giant suit! We've got you covered on all bases this month. On this episode, the girls chat about the future of the insidious franchise, what is was like being on <...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 8
•
1:26:54
Bonus Episode | TOM MCLOUGHLIN Director of JASON LIVES…at Shock-A-Go-Go!
It’s bonus episode time, besties! And have we got one heck of an episode for you - we are joined by the man, the myth, the legend himself…writer/director Tom McLoughlin! We had an ...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 7
•
1:37:47
Tarot
**Well, friends - the tech demon was angry with us again and decided to embody the Tower card in the tarot deck by destructing our polished audio for the first half hour of the episode…but have no fear! Much like the Star card rises above a...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 6
•
1:27:34
SLASHERCISE
Get ready to sweat, Pillow Frighters! We're switching gears this week and diving into a new release that is very near and dear to our hearts - SLASHERCISE, written and directed by our very own Ama Lea! Along the way, we discuss exciting genr...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 5
•
45:51