This week we celebrate Halloween by taking a close look at the psychology of scariness, including why zombies, ghosts, and Grim Reapers give so many of us delightful thrills rather than existential horror. Why are we fascinated with death and the afterlife? It’s part of what makes us human. We look at cultural differences in […]

We discuss the historic 1938 broadcast of War of the Worlds, what it means historically, why we associate it with Halloween, what it tells us about our society, and how our view of the radio show’s aftermath is affected by shifts in digital media. Also, we run down the week in geek, including the fan […]

We count down some Halloween top ten lists, including Sean’s top ten hottest chicks to take to a Halloween party, Audra’s top ten worst Halloween costumes, and Chuck’s top ten most useful weapons for surviving the zombie apocalypse. And we run down the week in geek, including, well, a ton of stuff.

It’s Halloween, and we have a very special podcast for you. We check out perennial season favorite Shaun of the Dead, Sean offers his thoughts on Tekken 6, and we relate our early ODST experiences.