Free Daily Podcast Summary
Oh, the Horror! with Sam and Sarah: Daily Summaries Delivered
by Sam Pancake, Sarah Burns, & Meika Grimm
Oh, the Horror! with Sam and Sarah is your weekly podcast haunt for HORROR. Hosted by Sarah Burns and Sam Pancake (actors, comedians, fiends and friends), Oh, the Horror! is equal parts film review, personal story and wildly dramatic reenactments splattered with the signature brand of ghoulish comedy that only Sam and Sarah can conjure! After a quick turn as co-stars on one horror of a film shoot, Sam and Sarah discovered that they loved horror films as much as the sound of their own voices. Soon afterwards… Oh, the Horror was born - a baby as charming as Rosemary's and as delightful as Damien Thorne! From folk-horror to slasher, Giallo to Jigaideki or gothic-thriller to cult, you are cordially invited to join Sam and Sarah as they take a weekly deep dive into the horror films that you know and love or have yet to be terrorized by! Come for the scares, stay for the laughs. Oh, the Horror! It's Scary-Funny!
Latest Episodes
The most recent episodes — sign up to get AI-powered summaries of each one.
- Yesterday1h 5m
Don't Look Now (1973)
It's episode lucky number 13 and we are packing our bags for Venice, where the canals are beautiful, the grief is crushing, and following a mysterious little figure in a red coat is an absolutely terrible vacation activity. This week, Sam and Sarah take on Nicolas Roeg's deeply unsettling Don't Look Now. DON'T LOOK NOW Theatrical Release Date: December 9, 1973 (U.S.) Budget: Approx. $1.5 million Directed by Nicolas Roeg and adapted from the short story by Daphne du Maurier, Don't Look Now stars Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie as John and Laura Baxter, a married couple attempting to rebuild their lives after the accidental death of their young daughter. The two travel to a cold, off-season Venice, where John is working on the restoration of an old church. But their attempt at moving forward takes a decidedly supernatural turn when Laura encounters two elderly sisters, one of whom is a blind clairvoyant who claims she can see the spirit of their dead daughter. John is skeptical — naturally, because nothing bad has ever happened to the skeptical husband in a horror movie — but soon he begins experiencing strange visions of his own, including repeated glimpses of a small figure in a familiar red coat disappearing through Venice's twisting streets and canals. What follows is less a traditional ghost story than a haunting meditation on grief, memory, fate, and the terrifying possibility that the universe may actually be trying to warn you — and you're just really, really bad at taking the hint. Roeg turns Venice itself into something sinister and dreamlike, using fractured editing, recurring images, flashes of red, and a deliberately slippery sense of time to make the audience question what has already happened, what's happening now, and what may still be waiting around the corner. So grab your raincoat, avoid any blind psychics bearing ominous messages, and whatever you do... if you see a tiny red coat darting down a dark Venetian alley, maybe just let that one go. Show Links: Oh, the Horror! Instagram Oh, the Horror! Patreon Sam Pancake on X Sam Pancake on Instagram Sam Pancake on Cameo Sarah Burns on Instagram Sarah Burns' Linktree Sarah Burns on Cameo Music & editing by Meika Grimm. Follow her on Instagram, or hire her for your audio/video/web needs. 😊
- 2 weeks ago1h 5m
The Howling (1981)
The moon is full, the neighbors are horny, and the therapy is clearly not working. This week, Sam and Sarah sink their teeth into The Howling—Joe Dante's 1981 cocktail of trauma, serial killers, and sexual tension. THE HOWLING Theatrical Release Date: April 10, 1981 (U.S.) Budget: Approx. $1 million USD Directed by Joe Dante, The Howling stars Dee Wallace as Karen White, a television news reporter who helps police track down serial killer Eddie Quist, played by Robert Picardo. The encounter leaves Karen traumatized and unable to remember exactly what happened, so her therapist, Dr. George Waggner (Patrick Macnee), sends her and her husband Bill (Christopher Stone) to his secluded retreat known as "The Colony." Unfortunately, the locals are a little less group therapy and a little more full moon. Based on the 1977 novel by Gary Brandner, The Howling was written for the screen by John Sayles and Terence H. Winkless. Michael Finnell and Jack Conrad produced, with Pino Donaggio composing the eerie score. Dante and Sayles had previously worked together on Piranha, and the movie is packed with the kind of dark humor, genre references, and familiar character actors that would become trademarks of Dante's work. Much of The Howling was filmed in Northern California around Mendocino, with the Mendocino Woodlands standing in for the Colony and Russian Gulch State Park. Additional filming took place around Los Angeles and Lake Sherwood. And those creature effects are a huge part of why The Howling became a horror classic. Rick Baker was originally attached to create the werewolves but left the production to work on another little 1981 werewolf movie called An American Werewolf in London. The job went to his young protégé Rob Bottin, who created the film's elaborate practical transformations using prosthetics, mechanical effects, and puppetry. The Howling and An American Werewolf in London arrived just months apart in 1981, each offering its own versions of what a werewolf movie should be. Don't forget to follow us on Instagram, and also check out our Patreon for a bonus 20 minutes of Sam and Sarah discussing this wild movie. Links below. Sources: IMDb, AFI Catalog, The Numbers Show links: Oh, the Horror! Official Instagram Oh, the Horror! Official Patreon Sam Pancake's X (formerly Twitter) Sam Pancake's Instagram Get a custom Cameo video from Sam! Sarah Burns' Instagram Sarah Burns' Linktree Get a custom Cameo video from Sarah! Music & editing by Meika Grimm. Follow her on Instagram, or hire her for your audio/video/web needs. 😊
- Aug 22, 20261h 7m
Thirst (2009)
Confession is open, and things are about to get bloody. This week, Sam and Sarah take on Thirst— a tale of faith, lust, murder, and one extremely thirsty priest. THIRST Theatrical Release Date: April 30, 2009 (South Korea) / July 31, 2009 (U.S.) Budget: Approx. $5 million USD Directed by Park Chan-wook, Thirst stars Song Kang-ho as Sang-hyun, a Catholic priest who volunteers for a medical experiment that goes very wrong. He dies, comes back to life, and discovers he's now a vampire. While struggling with his faith and his new thirst for blood, he falls for Tae-ju, played by Kim Ok-vin, the miserable wife of his childhood friend Shin Ha-kyun. Their affair quickly turns into a messy mix of lust, murder, jealousy, and some very bad decisions. The film was written by Park Chan-wook and Chung Seo-kyung, loosely inspired by Émile Zola's novel Thérèse Raquin. Park Chan-wook and Ahn Soo-hyun produced, with longtime Park collaborator Cho Young-wuk composing the score. The cast also includes Kim Hae-sook, Oh Dal-su, Song Young-chang, and Park In-hwan. Thirst was shot primarily in South Korea, including production in Incheon and Busan, with many interiors built as sets. Park deliberately made spaces like the hospital and Tae-ju's home feel cramped and claustrophobic, adding to the movie's increasingly unhinged mood. Park had been kicking around the idea for Thirst for nearly a decade and approached Song Kang-ho about playing the vampire priest years before the script was finished. Rather than using the usual vampire rules—garlic, stakes, crosses—Park focused more on bloodlust as a stand-in for desire, guilt, and obsession. The film premiered at Cannes in 2009, where it won the Jury Prize. Sources: IMDB, Wikipedia Show links: Oh, the Horror! Official Instagram Oh, the Horror Official Patreon Sam Pancake's X (Formerly known as Twitter) Sam Pancake's Instagram Get a custom Cameo video from Sam! Sarah Burns' Instagram Sarah Burns' Linktree Get a custom Cameo video from Sarah! music & editing by Meika Grimm. Follow her on Instagram, or hire her for your audio/video/web needs. 😊
- Aug 14, 20261h 8m
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
This week, Sam and Sarah take on The Blair Witch Project—the only movie where finding a pile of rocks outside your tent is somehow worse than finding a bear. THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT Theatrical Release: July 16, 1999 Budget: $60,000 (initially) *]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]" dir="auto" data-turn-id= "request-WEB:b86b27ad-5881-4ad7-acae-21078fdc02cd-0" data-turn-id-container= "request-WEB:b86b27ad-5881-4ad7-acae-21078fdc02cd-0" data-testid= "conversation-turn-4" data-turn="assistant"> The Blair Witch Project follows three student filmmakers—Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard, and Michael C. Williams—who head into the Maryland woods to investigate the legend of the Blair Witch. When they get lost, strange noises, stick figures, and other creepy signs start appearing around their camp. As fear and exhaustion set in, it becomes clear something may be following them. The film was written and directed by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez, produced by Gregg Hale and Robin Cowie, with music by Tony Cora. The actors worked mostly from loose instructions and improvised their dialogue, often without knowing what the others had been told. Filming took place mostly in Seneca Creek State Park, Maryland, with scenes around Burkittsville and the finale shot at the Griggs House in Patapsco Valley State Park. During the eight-day shoot, the filmmakers secretly made noises, shook the actors' tent, and left creepy objects for them to find, helping capture real reactions. The movie's marketing also famously presented Heather, Josh, and Mike as actual missing people, convincing some early viewers the footage might be real. Made for very little money, The Blair Witch Project became a massive hit and helped turn found-footage horror into a phenomenon. Sources: IMDB, Wikipedia Show links: Oh, the Horror! Official Instagram Oh, the Horror Official Patreon Sam Pancake's X (Formerly known as Twitter) <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thesampancake/" target="_blank" rel="no
- Aug 7, 20261h 11m
Ringu (1998) vs The Ring (2002)
This week on Oh, the Horror!, it's Ringu versus The Ring: Sadako versus Samara, Japan versus Seattle, and two journalists who desperately need to learn that some media is better left unconsumed. RINGU Theatrical Release: January 31, 1998 — Japan Budget: $1.2 million THE RING Theatrical Release: October 18, 2002 — United States Budget: $48 million *]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]" dir="auto" data-turn-id= "request-WEB:b86b27ad-5881-4ad7-acae-21078fdc02cd-0" data-turn-id-container= "request-WEB:b86b27ad-5881-4ad7-acae-21078fdc02cd-0" data-testid= "conversation-turn-4" data-turn="assistant"> Ringu (1998) and its American remake The Ring (2002) have the same wonderfully creepy setup: watch a mysterious videotape and seven days later, you die. Hideo Nakata's Ringu stars Nanako Matsushima as reporter Reiko Asakawa, who investigates the curse with her ex-husband, played by Hiroyuki Sanada. Written by Hiroshi Takahashi from Koji Suzuki's novel, produced by Takashige Ichise, Shinya Kawai, and Takenori Sento, with music by Kenji Kawai, the movie introduced the world to Sadako. Gore Verbinski's The Ring moves the story to Seattle, with Naomi Watts as journalist Rachel Keller. She and her ex, played by Martin Henderson, try to uncover the story behind the tape and the very creepy Samara (Daveigh Chase) before their seven days are up. Ehren Kruger wrote the adaptation, Walter F. Parkes and Laurie MacDonald produced, and Hans Zimmer provided the gloomy score. Ringu was filmed around Japan, including Okutama outside Tokyo, while The Ring used Washington and Oregon to create its rainy Pacific Northwest world. Locations included Seattle, Whidbey Island, and Oregon's Yaquina Head Lighthouse. Same cursed tape, same seven-day deadline, but two very different flavors of horror. Ringu keeps things quiet and deeply unsettling, while The Ring goes bigger, wetter, and blue-green-er—and together they made long-haired ghost girls absolutely terrifying. Sources: IMDB, Wikipedia <div class= "[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem]
- Jul 25, 20261h 9m
The Wicker Man (1973)
This week on Oh, the Horror!, Sam and Sarah visit the one Scottish island where the checkout process is absolutely getting a bad review . The folk music slaps though, so maybe enjoy it for a bit... but if the locals start creepily stare-smilijg at you, time to catch the ferry back home. THE WICKER MAN Theatrical Release: December 6th, 1973 Budget: $1.2 million *]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]" dir="auto" data-turn-id= "request-WEB:b86b27ad-5881-4ad7-acae-21078fdc02cd-0" data-turn-id-container= "request-WEB:b86b27ad-5881-4ad7-acae-21078fdc02cd-0" data-testid= "conversation-turn-4" data-turn="assistant"> When a young girl disappears from the remote Scottish island of Summerisle, police sergeant Neil Howie arrives to investigate. Instead of finding clues, he encounters a secretive pagan community determined to convince him the girl never existed. This group is the like the Olympic gold medal winners of gaslighting. As his investigation continues, he discovers the island is preparing for a ritual with horrifying consequences. Directed by Robin Hardy, produced by Peter Snell, and written by Anthony Shaffer, The Wicker Man stars Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee, Britt Ekland, Diane Cilento, Ingrid Pitt, and Lindsay Kemp. The folk inspired score by Paul Giovanni is one of the film's most memorable elements. The film was shot in several locations across southwest Scotland, including Plockton, Creetown, Kirkcudbright, Gatehouse of Fleet, Culzean Castle, and Burrow Head, where the iconic finale was filmed. Because production took place in the fall while the story is set in spring, the crew glued blossoms to trees to fake the season. Christopher Lee famously accepted little or no pay because he believed so strongly in the project, which has since become one of the defining classics of folk horror. Sources: IMDB, Wikipedia <div class= "[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1" data-
- Jul 17, 20261h 13m
Dead Alive or Braindead (1992)
You're going to need a poncho this week, because we're diving into Dead Alive—the movie that asked, 'How much fake blood is too much?' and answered, 'Yes. DEAD ALIVE or Braindead Theatrical Release: August 13, 1992 (New Zealand); February 12, 1993 (United States, as Dead Alive) Budget: Approximately $3 million USD Dead Alive (released as Braindead in New Zealand) is a purposefully over-the-top splatter comedy from director and writer Peter Jackson. It was produced by Jim Booth, with writing help from Fran Walsh and Stephen Sinclair. The film stars Timothy Balme as the shy, soft-spoken Lionel Cosgrove, whose quiet life is thrown into absolute chaos after his domineering mother, played by Elizabeth Moody, is bitten by a bizarre Sumatran rat-monkey during a trip to the zoo. As Lionel desperately tries to hide her increasingly gruesome transformation while pursuing a romance with Diana Peñalver's Paquita, the undead outbreak quickly spirals into one of horror cinema's most outrageous bloodbaths. Ian Watkin rounds out the cast as Lionel's greedy Uncle Les, who somehow makes the zombie apocalypse even worse. The orchestral score by Peter Dasent does a great job bouncing back and forth to match the ridiculous yet gory vibes. What begins as an awkward love story soon explodes into a carnival of severed limbs, possessed babies, undead priests, and enough fake blood to make even seasoned horror fans blush. Rather than aiming for realism, Dead Alive embraces cartoon logic, escalating every scene into something more absurd than the last before culminating in its legendary lawnmower showdown. Think Evil Dead meets Looney Tunes. The film was shot in and around Wellington, New Zealand. Despite its modest budget of around $3 million, the production became famous for its elaborate practical effects, mountains of prosthetics, and an astonishing amount of stage blood. The climactic massacre alone required hundreds of liters of fake blood, helping Dead Alive earn a reputation as one of the bloodiest movies ever made. While it wasn't a major box office success outside New Zealand, the film became a cult classic and played a huge role in establishing Peter Jackson as one of horror's most inventive filmmakers years before The Lord of the Rings. It's a perfect snapshot of the fearless creativity that he would later bring to much bigger productions, proving that low-budget filmmaking can still feel wildly inventive. Show links: Oh, the Horror! Official Instagram Oh, the Horror Official Patreon Sam Pancake's X (Formerly known as Twitter) Sam Pancake's Instagram Get a custom Cameo video from Sam! Sarah Burns' Instagram <a href= "https://l.instagram.com/?u=https%3A%2F%2Flinktr.ee%2Fsarahburnsme%3Futm_source%3Dlinktree_profile_share%26ltsid%3De3575c10-cb61-4328-a9e7-599c51b9b97b%26fbclid%3DPAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAacUYGMYFpReXY0QKdE9JsU3aP9s1r0N_LMxwak0eobVMg2_vcantPKMoDrp1w_aem_R55fJ2N2V0rjTg6XF0JcXg&e=AT1Ky5BSL1TmFFn0yU1w93ooHdvWEldoe5agrimpZmWKWU0Cfh8K6eL4dInonvpGPPGcUYv6iBkg2Bztqu1VOGCBzOZ6lPyzU9DOzg" targ
- Jul 10, 20261h 9m
The Changeling (1980)
This week on Oh, the Horror!, we're unlocking the front door to The Changeling. Considered one of horror's greatest ghost stories, because sometimes the most terrifying monster is old-money real estate. It's the story of a ghost that's polite enough to knock first but relentless enough to make you answer. THE CHANGELING Theatrical Release: March 28, 1980 (United States & Canada) Budget: $6.6 million The Changeling (1980) is one of those ghost stories that proves you don't need a lot of gore to be genuinely creepy. Directed by Peter Medak, produced by Joel B. Michaels, Garth H. Drabinsky, and Mario Kassar, and written by William Gray and Diana Maddox (from a story by Russell Hunter), the film stars George C. Scott as John Russell, a composer trying to rebuild his life after a heartbreaking family tragedy. He rents a huge old mansion in Seattle, only to discover it has a dark past... and something inside wants to be heard. Trish Van Devere, Melvyn Douglas, John Colicos, and Jean Marsh round out the cast, while Rick Wilkins delivers the film's haunting score. Although the story is set in Seattle, most of the movie was filmed around Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia. You'll spot locations including Hatley Castle, the Orpheum Theatre, and Vancouver's Hotel Europe, while the mansion itself was created using a real house, a custom-built facade, and studio sets. The story was inspired by paranormal experiences Russell Hunter claimed happened to him in a historic Denver mansion. One of the coolest bits of trivia? The movie also features the very first screen appearance of Joshua Jackson, who was only seven months old during filming. Show links: Oh, the Horror! Official Instagram Oh, the Horror Official Patreon Sam Pancake's X (Formerly known as Twitter) Sam Pancake's Instagram Sarah Burns' Instagram Sarah Burns' Linktree Get a custom Cameo video from Sarah! music & editing by Meika Grimm. Follow her on Instagram, or hire her for your audio/video/web needs. 😊
About Oh, the Horror! with Sam and Sarah
Oh, the Horror! with Sam and Sarah is your weekly podcast haunt for HORROR. Hosted by Sarah Burns and Sam Pancake (actors, comedians, fiends and friends), Oh, the Horror! is equal parts film review, personal story and wildly dramatic reenactments splattered with the signature brand of ghoulish comedy that only Sam and Sarah can conjure! After a quick turn as co-stars on one horror of a film shoot, Sam and Sarah discovered that they loved horror films as much as the sound of their own voices. Soon afterwards… Oh, the Horror was born - a baby as charming as Rosemary's and as delightful as Damien Thorne! From folk-horror to slasher, Giallo to Jigaideki or gothic-thriller to cult, you are cordially invited to join Sam and Sarah as they take a weekly deep dive into the horror films that you know and love or have yet to be terrorized by! Come for the scares, stay for the laughs. Oh, the Horror! It's Scary-Funny!
Customized Recaps
AI-powered recaps with compact key takeaways, quotes, and insights.
Straight to Your Inbox
Get key takeaways from Oh, the Horror! with Sam and Sarah in a 5-minute read.
Save Hours Every Week
Stay current on your favorite podcasts without falling behind.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Podzilla's Oh, the Horror! with Sam and Sarah daily summary?
It's a free AI-powered email that summarizes new episodes of Oh, the Horror! with Sam and Sarah as soon as they're published. You get the key takeaways, notable quotes, and links & mentions — all in a quick read.
How does the Oh, the Horror! with Sam and Sarah podcast summary work?
When a new episode drops, our AI transcribes and analyzes it, then generates a personalized summary tailored to your interests and profession. It's delivered to your inbox every morning.
Is this an official Oh, the Horror! with Sam and Sarah product?
No. Podzilla is an independent service that summarizes publicly available podcast content. We're not affiliated with or endorsed by Sam Pancake, Sarah Burns, & Meika Grimm.
Can I get summaries of other podcasts too?
Absolutely! The free plan covers up to 3 podcasts. Upgrade to Pro for 15, or Premium for 50. Browse our full catalog at /podcasts.
How often does Oh, the Horror! with Sam and Sarah release new episodes?
Oh, the Horror! with Sam and Sarah publishes weekly. Our AI generates a summary within hours of each new episode.
What topics does Oh, the Horror! with Sam and Sarah cover?
Our AI identifies the specific themes in each episode and highlights what matters most to you.
Start getting Oh, the Horror! with Sam and Sarah summaries tomorrow morning.
Free forever for up to 3 podcasts. No credit card required.
Free forever for up to 3 podcasts. No credit card required.