Scary Soup For The Chicken Soul

Time Machine To Spring Break 1986: Stranger Things 4

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 05:53:25 GMT

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).

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Our email address: scarysouppod@gmail.com

The Nutcracker Scoob (1984)

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:20:41 GMT

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…

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Our email address: scarysouppod@gmail.com

Time Machine To Summer 1985: Stranger Things 3 (2019)

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 17:00:31 GMT

Code Red, gentle souls! On Friday, we’re flashing back to the summer of 1985. Remember the mall? Remember summer break shenanigans with friends? Remember…a giant goo monster terrorizing you while the Russians invade your small town? Just us?

The Stranger Things family continues to grow this season, with the addition of Maya Hawke’s Robin and the promotion of Priah Ferguson’s Erica to regular cast. We are both here for every moment with our beloved Scoops Troop. We’re less fond of the simplification of Hopper’s character into a brawling action cop. We talk influences, that mall culture vibe, and the sweetest Russian scientist to ever grace the screen: our dearly departed Alexei.

Come along as we revisit our friends in Hawkins all month long! That means bonus episodes, because we wanted to give each season its own episode. And we'll also be dropping a mini-episode with our first impressions of Stranger Things 5, Volume 1!

It's Dangerous To Go Alone: https://dressember-ca2025.funraise.org/fundraiser/jessica-crewe

Our email address: scarysouppod@gmail.com

Time Machine To Halloween 1984: Stranger Things 2 (2017)

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 17:00:44 GMT

Do you copy, gentle souls? We're back to talk about Stranger Things 2! We love the blossoming father-daughter relationship between Hopper and Eleven, Steve and Dustin's bromance, and our sweet cinnamon roll Bob Newby! We're breaking down the meta casting of Paul Reiser, how the Duffers decided to expand the scope of their world, and why Steve is the best mom (among several excellent moms) in the show.

Come along as we revisit our friends in Hawkins all month long! That means bonus episodes (like this one!), because we wanted to give each season its own episode. And we'll also be dropping a mini-episode with our first impressions of Stranger Things 5, Volume 1!

Fan-created version of Karen Wheeler's romance novel cover: https://www.reddit.com/r/StrangerThings/comments/7bo2oq/spoiler_so_i_reacreated_front_cover_of_johanna/?share_id=s4Y-MJJ63s4XS3zzjm2ig&utm_content=1&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_source=share&utm_term=1

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Our email address: scarysouppod@gmail.com

Time Machine To November 1983: Stranger Things (2016)

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 17:00:34 GMT

Do you copy, nerds? Has it really been almost a decade since we first visited Hawkins, Indiana? Bethany and Jessica jumped on the Stranger Things hype train pretty early and never got off. Bethany has rewatched the series multiple times, but this is Jessica's first rewatch. This show has so many things we love: found families, complicated characters, and a compelling mystery.

It's Dangerous To Go Alone:

https://dressember-ca2025.funraise.org/fundraiser/jessica-crewe

Our email address: scarysouppod@gmail.com

Scooby Doo, Where Are You? Episode 1: What A Night For A Knight

Sat, 01 Nov 2025 16:34:58 GMT

Welcome back, Gentle Souls! This week we are getting nostalgic and talking about the very first episode of Scooby Doo, from way back in 1969. Find out which tropes were there from start, learn some wild "Shaggy lore", and hear Bethany's recommendations for what you might pair What A Night For A Knight with to get a Scooby Doo-ble Feature!

Pairings:

The Green Knight: https://letterboxd.com/film/the-green-knight/

Kolchak: The Night Stalker episode 18, The Knightly Murders: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolchak%3A_The_Night_Stalker

It's Dangerous To Go Alone:

The Devil You Know: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/2054-the-devil-you-know-with-sarah-marshall

Libro.fm: https://libro.fm/howitworks

Our email address: scarysouppod@gmail.com

It Came From The Thrift Store...Goosebumps #32, The Barking Ghost

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 17:45:00 GMT

Welcome back, Gentle Souls! This week we're talking about Goosebumps #32 "The Barking Ghost", the fascinatingly grotesque covers of Animorphs, and our favourite Scooby Doo series: Mystery Inc. No Decoder Guide necessary for this episode, since Goosebumps is pretty tame.

It's Dangerous To Go Alone

Anna Howard's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@iamannacorinne

Our email address: scarysouppod@gmail.com

Intro To Slashers: Halloween (1978)

Fri, 03 Oct 2025 16:04:17 GMT

Welcome to our first episode! We're talking about John Carpenter's Halloween, tropes of the slasher genre, and how Jessica is a pro at navigating corn mazes. If you want to find the Decoder Guide for this episode, check out our Instagram @scarysouppod

Resources:

Slasher Lore Is Way Deeper Than You Think: https://youtu.be/5LOQxug_XeA?si=H4WEhRGWwaYxT8JX

Men, Women, and Chain Saws by Carol J. Clover: https://www.mosaicbooks.ca/item/ame08ks4lip9AUY6mi-0SA/lists/L77V4E_9FTNw/

www.doesthedogdie.com

It's Dangerous To Go Alone:

Feminist Horror Funhouse presents Film Nights every Wednesday during October! 7 p.m. on the UBCO Campus in UNC I06. For more info, check out their Instagram @feminist_horror_funhouse

Ash Bentley's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ashbentley

Our email address: scarysouppod@gmail.com

Coming Soon: The Nutcracker Scoob (1984)

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 17:00:00 GMT

Hello, gentle souls! It's dangerous out there and our podcasting plans got derailed by life...we're hitting pause on recapping Stranger Things for a week so that we can catch our breath and enjoy some family time. But we're still dropping a new episode--it's just going to be a couple days late. Coming to you Sunday morning is our thoughts on 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 will be an adventure. Will we find the gang updated for the 1980s? Will all the tropes make an appearance? Will we get more Shaggy Lore? Who can say? Tune in Sunday to find out!

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Our email address: scarysouppod@gmail.com

We Definitely Weren't Supposed To Watch Beetlejuice...But We Did

Fri, 03 Oct 2025 16:04:12 GMT

Your hosts, Bethany and Jessica, take a trip down memory lane to their childhood in the 90s and try to figure out why they have such different tolerances for horror. They discuss the influence of Beetlejuice, Now And Then, Are You Afraid Of The Dark?, and Scooby Doo on their tastes in media.

Our email address: scarysouppod@gmail.com