It was a creative homecoming this past December when I joined Jared, my former producer, and Lindsey, my former cohost, for a year end wrap up chat on Dagger Cast. (Images from former shows are above.)

Besides wondering why Diablo Cody has never gotten her due as a horror queen and injecting some weighted yet positive critical assessments of The Substance into the proceedings, as in days of old, we look at how society and our own lives (and fears) color our reactions to the genre that we love the best.

In that vein, I reveal that I most felt I was in the middle of some terror filled plotline while listening to testimonies of the victims of sex crimes of the Catholic Church in a court room this past fall. 

The summations of these true and celluloid horrors can be viewed at:

TRIGGER WARNING, elements of child abuse are discussed within this conversation. ****If you or someone you know has been abused, help is available at the National Child Abuse Hotline 800-422-4453