Years of Fear is a horror history podcast that explores the movies that shaped horror, the people that made them, and the culture that made them possible. Each episode centers on the most important horror films of every year, beginning in 1960 with the first true Slasher film and all the way through the modern era.
1963: Blood Feast
Blood Feast (1963) · Dec 19, 2025
1962: Carnival of Souls
Carnival of Souls (1962) · Dec 4, 2025
1961: The Pit and the Pendulum
The Pit and the Pendulum (1961) · Nov 13, 2025
1960: Psycho (Part 2)
Psycho (1960) · Oct 30, 2025
1960: Psycho (Part 1)
Psycho (1960) · Oct 23, 2025
Vintage Episode: The Host with Jesse Akman + the End of Toxic Schlock
The Host (2006) · Feb 9, 2022
Vintage Episode: The Fly (1986) with Sam Sutherland (155, Extremely Online, Junior Battles)
The Fly (1986) · Jan 5, 2022
Vintage Episode: The Crawling Eye with John Darnielle (The Mountain Goats)
The Crawling Eye (1958) · Nov 17, 2021
Vintage Episode: Frankenstein with Horror Vanguard
Frankenstein (1931) · Oct 13, 2021
Vintage Episode: The House of the Devil with Scott Hicks (Totally Slow)
The House of the Devil (2009) · Apr 13, 2021
Vintage Episode: The Omen with Chris Colohan (Sect, Cursed, Left For Dead)
The Omen (1976) · Mar 30, 2021
Rosemary's Baby with Ivotres Littles (Horror Movies and Beyond)
Rosemary's Baby (1968) · Mar 17, 2021
Scream with Tom Breihan (Stereogum, AV Club)
Scream (1996) · Feb 16, 2021
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre with Sam Sutherland (155, Extremely Online, Junior Battles)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) · Jan 5, 2021
A Bay of Blood (Twitch of the Death Nerve) with William Hellfire
A Bay of Blood (1971) · Dec 15, 2020
Tetsuo: The Iron Man with Gregg Harrington (Neon Brainiacs)
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) · Nov 24, 2020
Vintage Episode 44: From Beyond with Ben Roberts (Children of the Grave)
From Beyond (1986) · Nov 10, 2020
Vintage Episode 43: The Brood with JR Hayes (Pig Destroyer) and Mike Prophet (Pageninetynine)
The Brood (1979) · Oct 27, 2020
Vintage Episode 42: Eraserhead with Erik Button (Dollar Signs)
Eraserhead (1977) · Oct 13, 2020
Vintage Episode 40: Drag Me to Hell with Dylan Wachman (Dollar Signs)
Drag Me to Hell (2009) · May 11, 2020
Vintage Episode 39: Rear Window with Josh Robbins (Late Bloomer, Alright, Self Aware Records)
Rear Window (1954) · Apr 27, 2020
Misfits Monday #10: Monster From Green Hell
Monster from Green Hell (1957) · Apr 13, 2020
Vintage Episode 37: The Gate with Matty Morand (Pretty Matty & Self Defense Family
The Gate (1987) · Mar 26, 2020
Vintage Episode 36: Alien with Connor Jacobus (The Districts)
Alien (1979) · Mar 10, 2020
Vintage Episode 35: The Invisible Man with David Dastmalchian (The Dark Knight, Count Crowley, Blade Runner 2049)
The Invisible Man (1933) · Feb 24, 2020
Misfits Monday #9: Night of the Living Dead
Night of the Living Dead (1968) · Jan 20, 2020
Vintage Episode 34: Silver Bullet with Tim Kasher (Cursive, The Good Life)
Silver Bullet (1985) · Jan 10, 2020
Vintage Episode 33: End of the 2010's Retrospective Special
Evil Dead (2013) · Dec 27, 2019
Vintage Episode 32: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre with Jessie Clavin (Bleached)
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1995) · Dec 19, 2019
Vintage Episode 31: Jennifer's Body with Sam Woodring (Mister Goblin and Two Inch Astronaut)
Jennifer's Body (2009) · Dec 19, 2019
Misfits Mondays #8: The Astro-Zombies
The Astro-Zombies (1968) · Nov 18, 2019
Vintage Episode 30: City of the Living Dead with Matt Harvey (Exhumed)
City of the Living Dead (1980) · Nov 12, 2019
Vintage Episode 29: Toxic Schlock's 1st Annual Halloween Special
Us (2019) · Oct 31, 2019
Vintage Episode 29: Toxic Schlock's 1st Annual Halloween Special
It Chapter Two (2019) · Oct 31, 2019
Vintage Episode 29: Toxic Schlock's 1st Annual Halloween Special
The Haunting of Sharon Tate (2019) · Oct 31, 2019
Vintage Episode 29: Toxic Schlock's 1st Annual Halloween Special
Midsommar (2019) · Oct 31, 2019
Vintage Episode 28: Night of the Living Dead (1968) with Mike Taylor (Pg. 99 and Pygmy Lush)
Night of the Living Dead (1968) · Oct 25, 2019
Vintage Episode 27: Faces of Death with Jay Gambit (Crowhurst)
Faces of Death (1978) · Sep 24, 2019
Vintage Episode 26: Nosferatu the Vampyre with Francis Kano (Devil Master & Integrity)
Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) · Aug 26, 2019
Misfits Mondays #6: The Mephisto Waltz
The Mephisto Waltz (1971) · Aug 19, 2019
Vintage Episode 25: The Wailing with Dan Nielsen (Iceage)
The Wailing (2016) · Jul 8, 2019
Misfits Mondays #5: Twins of Evil (Hell Breaks Loose) with The Nimrods
Twins of Evil (1971) · Jun 10, 2019
Vintage Episode 24: The Tenant with Ian Shelton (Regional Justice Center)
The Tenant (1976) · Jun 6, 2019
Vintage Episode 23: The Exorcist III with James "Human Furnace" Bulloch (Ringworm)
The Exorcist III (1990) · May 24, 2019
Misfits Mondays #4: Plan 9 From Outer Space
Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957) · May 6, 2019
Vintage Episode 22: The Devil's Nightmare with Domenic Romeo (Integrity, A389 Recordings, Pulling Teeth)
The Devil's Nightmare (1971) · Apr 8, 2019
Vintage Episode 20: 976-EVIL with John Darnielle (Mountain Goats)
976-EVIL (1988) · Mar 5, 2019
Misfits Mondays #3: City of the Dead (Horror Hotel)
The City of the Dead (1960) · Feb 25, 2019
Vintage Episode 19: Valerie and Her Week of Wonders with Dwid Hellion (Integrity)
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970) · Feb 1, 2019
Vintage Episode 18: Hausu (House) with Blayne Smith (Banger TV)
House (1977) · Jan 18, 2019
Misfits Mondays #2: Return of the Fly
Return of the Fly (1959) · Jan 14, 2019
Vintage Episode 17: Trick or Treat with Rick Giordano (The Lion's Daughter)
Trick or Treat (1986) · Jan 4, 2019
Vintage Episode 16: Se7en with Sara Taylor (Youth Code)
Se7en (1995) · Dec 21, 2018
Vintage Episode 15: Phantasm with King Fowley (Deceased)
Phantasm (1979) · Dec 7, 2018
Misfits Mondays #1: The Crimson Ghost
The Crimson Ghost (1946) · Dec 3, 2018
Vintage Episode 14: Scream with Tom May and Joe Godino (The Menzingers)
Scream (1996) · Nov 26, 2018
Vintage Episode 13: Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer with Heather Buckley (Producer of The Ranger)
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986) · Nov 9, 2018
Vintage Episode 12: Halloween with Tim McMahon (Mouthpiece)
Halloween (1978) · Oct 26, 2018
Vintage Episode 11: Under the Skin with Bryan Giles (Red Fang)
Under the Skin (2014) · Oct 12, 2018
Vintage Episode 10: Suspiria with Inge Johansson (T(I)NC and Against Me!)
Suspiria (1977) · Aug 17, 2018
Vintage Episode 9: Re-Animator with Scott Carlson (Repulsion)
Re-Animator (1985) · Aug 6, 2018
Vintage Episode 8: Prince of Darkness with Josh Robbins (Late Bloomer)
Prince of Darkness (1987) · Jul 20, 2018
Vintage Episode 7: Rosemary's Baby with Jeremy Bolm (Touché Amoré)
Rosemary's Baby (1968) · Jul 6, 2018
Vintage Episode 6: Deliverance with Michael Bishop (Gwar)
Deliverance (1972) · Jun 22, 2018
Vintage Episode 5: Night of the Creeps with Kody Templeman (The Lillingtons + Teenage Bottlerocket)
Night of the Creeps (1986) · Jun 8, 2018
Vintage Episode 4- The Evil Dead with PJ Russo (Night Birds)
The Evil Dead (1981) · May 24, 2018
Vintage Episode 3- Carnival of Souls with Clayton Burgess (Electric Wizard and Satan's Satyrs)
Carnival of Souls (1962) · May 11, 2018