Horror Joy is a podcast by two university professors who take a deep dive into horror in hopes of finding joy lurking in the shadows.
The Plague (2025) - Summer Camp (Slasher) 3
The Plague (2025) · Sep 7, 2026
Sleepaway Camp - Summer Camp Slasher 2 (with Joe Vallese and S. Trimble)
Sleepaway Camp (1983) · Aug 24, 2026
Friday the 13th - Summer Camp Slasher
Friday the 13th (1980) · Aug 10, 2026
***Horror Joy Fresh Cuts*** - Backrooms
Backrooms (2026) · May 29, 2026
Haunted House 3 - Barbarian (2022)
Barbarian (2022) · Apr 20, 2026
Haunted Houses 2 - Poltergeist (1982)
Poltergeist (1982) · Apr 6, 2026
Haunted Houses 1 - The Shining (1980)
The Shining (1980) · Mar 23, 2026
Academic Horror 5 - Candyman (1992)
Candyman (1992) · Mar 9, 2026
Rod Blackhurst (dir. of Dolly) on Meet Your Maker
Dolly (2026) · Mar 2, 2026
Academic Horror 4 - Master (2022) with S. Trimble and Joe Vallese
Master (2022) · Feb 23, 2026
Academic Horror 3 - The Faculty (1998)
The Faculty (1998) · Feb 9, 2026
Academic Horror 2 - Suspiria (2018)
Suspiria (2018) · Jan 26, 2026
Academic Horror 1 - Suspiria (1977)
Suspiria (1977) · Jan 12, 2026
Found Footage 3 - The Bay (2012)
The Bay (2012) · Nov 17, 2025
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Found Footage 2 - REC (2007)
[REC] (2007) · Nov 3, 2025
Found Footage 1 - Frogman with Director Anthony Cousins
Frogman (2023) · Oct 20, 2025
The Conjuring
The Conjuring (2013) · Sep 22, 2025
The Amityville Horror 1979
The Amityville Horror (1979) · Sep 8, 2025
The Menu and Where the Soul Goes with Katherine Silva
The Menu (2022) · Aug 25, 2025
Cop Horror - Se7en and Memories of a Murder
Se7en (1995) · May 19, 2025
Cop Horror - Se7en and Memories of a Murder
Memories of Murder (2003) · May 19, 2025
90s Teen Slashers - Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer
I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) · May 5, 2025
90s Teen Slashers - Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer
Scream (1996) · May 5, 2025
Cult Horror - Hereditary and Midsommar
Hereditary (2018) · Apr 7, 2025
Cult Horror - Hereditary and Midsommar
Midsommar (2019) · Apr 7, 2025
Faith Horror - Heretic and Universal Harvester
Heretic (2021) · Mar 24, 2025
The Devil Made Me Do It - The Silence of the Lambs and Longlegs
The Silence of the Lambs (1991) · Mar 10, 2025
Severance, Liminality, and Analog Horror (Mandela Catalog/The Backrooms)
Severance (2022) · Feb 10, 2025
Nosferatu and "First Word on Horror" with Philip Gelatt
Nosferatu (2024) · Jan 13, 2025
A Horror Joy Christmas - Black Christmas and The Kit-Bag by Algernon Blackwood
Black Christmas (1974) · Dec 16, 2024
Vampires - Dracula, Salem's Lot, and Midnight Mass *** With Special Guest Chris McAuley of the StokerVerse
The Manson Brothers: Midnight Zombie Massacre (2021) · Dec 2, 2024
Alien (1979) - An Uncanny Political Fable
Alien (1979) · Nov 18, 2024
Appalachian Folk Horror - The Blair Witch Project and Old Gods of Appalachia
The Blair Witch Project (1999) · Nov 4, 2024
Halloween (1978)!
Halloween (1978) · Oct 31, 2024
The Babadook: Queerness in the Basement with S. Trimble
The Babadook (2014) · Oct 7, 2024
Zombie Talk 2: The Night of the Living Dead and Shaun of the Dead
Shaun of the Dead (2004) · Aug 12, 2024
Oh, God - Religious Horror
Immaculate (2024) · Jun 17, 2024
Jaws - We're Gonna Need a Bigger Pod
Jaws (1975) · Jun 3, 2024