A horror expert and two horror novices discover how to be scared by watching horror films and their ilk. With Daniel Vallender, Bethany Sharp and Christopher Ryan. Music provided by euca / Pond5 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Signup to Generate a PitchA horror expert and two horror novices discover how to be scared by watching horror films and their ilk. With Daniel Vallender, Bethany Sharp and Christopher Ryan. Music provided by euca / Pond5
Recent episodes include "Candyman (2021)" (20 October 2026, 59 minutes), "Candyman (1992)" (5 September 2026, 70 minutes), and "Sinners (2025)" (21 August 2026, 77 minutes).
How To Be Scared publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 66 minutes across 37 episodes.
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How To Be Scared is a tv podcast with 37 episodes published.
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Episode #35
When is a sequel not a sequel? Join Daniel Vallender, Bethany Sharp and Christopher Ryan as they return to Cabrini Green and dare themselves to say a certain name, a certain number of times into a certain reflective...
Episode #34
It’s a film with a real hook! A tale of a university project that goes very, very badly. This week Daniel Vallender, Bethany Sharp and Christopher Ryan travel back to 90s Chicago and dare each other to look in the...
Episode #33
You think music is harmless? Think again. The very definition of a party that’s gotten out of hand. Join Daniel Vallender, Bethany Sharp and Christopher Ryan as they travel to a Juke Joint in 1930’s Mississippi and hope...
How To Be Scared
We’re back and we’ve made a Horror Film! This week Daniel Vallender, Bethany Sharp and Christopher Ryan have been taking part in the 666 Short Film Challenge - presented by the Independent Horror Society. And...
Episode #32
<p>How far would you go to get Prince Charming? Hopefully not this far…</p><br><p>Join Daniel Vallender, Bethany Sharp and Christopher Ryan as they delve into Emilie Blichfeldt’s reimagined Aschenputtel, walk a mile in...
Episode #31
<p>Menstruation may cause wolf-ish behaviours, who knew?</p><br><p>Join Daniel Vallender, Bethany Sharp and Christopher Ryan as they watch and explore Ginger Snaps, the Canadian horror for the Nu-Metal...
Episode #31
<p>It turns out Stranger Things HAVE happened!</p><br><p>This week Daniel Vallender, Bethany Sharp and Christopher Ryan travel to Hawkins, Indiana to find out just how badly things can go wrong when a young boy gets...
Episode #29
<p>Happy (bloody) Christmas!!!</p><br><p>This week Daniel Vallender, Bethany Sharp and Christopher Ryan visit an idyllic American Christmas to find out what happens when you accidentally summon an evil spirt to drag...
Episode #28
<p>The movie that’s been scaring people for a century!</p><br><p>This week Daniel Vallender, Bethany Sharp and Christopher Ryan travel back to 1931, somewhere in the Bavarian Alps for their first encounter with the...
Episode #27
<p>If you’re looking for a family melodrama with added blood and guts, you’ve come to the right place!</p><br><p>This week Daniel Vallender, Bethany Sharp and Christopher Ryan travel back to an undefined time in the...
Episode #26
<p>Listen to this podcast before you book an AirBnB!</p><br><p>This week Daniel Vallender, Bethany Sharp and Christopher Ryan travel to Detroit for their most spoiler filled and possibly scariest episode to...
Episode #25
<p>Don’t fall asleep! If you do, you might be killed in an elaborate and disgusting way. </p><br><p>This week Daniel Vallender, Bethany Sharp and Christopher Ryan travel back to 1984 to see just how badly things can go...
Episode #24
<p>Travel to Amity Island, USA for a 4th July weekend with added bite. </p><br><p>This week Daniel Vallender, Bethany Sharp and Christopher Ryan watch the film that put sharks on the map and made a generation scared to...
<p>This week Daniel Vallender, Bethany Sharp and Christopher Ryan leave the safety of the cinema and head to the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre for a live encounter with Dracula! A new stage production that reimagines Bram...
Episode #22
<p>After a summer of horror... We’re back! This week Daniel Vallender, Bethany Sharp and Christopher Ryan travel to Sunnydale a sleepy town in Southern California where all is just as it seems… or is it? Join them as...
Episode #21
<p>This week Daniel Vallender, Bethany Sharp and Christopher Ryan return to the Prince Charles Cinema to continue their journey into John Carpenter’s apocalypse trilogy.</p><p><br></p>Is that Satan or a slushie...
Episode #20
<p>This week Daniel Vallender, Bethany Sharp and Christopher Ryan travel to a miscellaneous American city to watch as Madonna’s favourite video director reinvents the grisly police drama.</p><p><br></p>Is this the most...
Episode #19
<p>This week Daniel Vallender, Bethany Sharp and Christopher Ryan visit Phoenix, Arizona and then quickly leave with $40,000 in the boot of their car. Join them as they watch Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpiece which...
Episode #18
<p>YeeHaw! This week Daniel Vallender, Bethany Sharp and Christopher Ryan travel to rural Oklahoma to witness the birth of the sexy vampire, in Kathryn Bigelow’s genre melding directorial debut.</p><p><br></p>Is this...
Episode #17
<p>This week Daniel Vallender, Bethany Sharp and Christopher Ryan settle down for their third vampire movie and their first encounter with Dracula himself! </p><p><br></p>Is that the worst English accent ever?What’s the...
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