What We're Watching with Family this Holiday Season
Struggling to find things to binge with family and friends over the holiday season? If so, we’ve got you covered on this week’s What The Hype!
Join hosts Eric and Pam as they share a few recommendations they think would make for perfect watching material after your Thanksgiving feast, or even in that lull between Christmas and New Years. In addition to sharing some television and movie titles they think you’ll love, the hosts also each bring a bonus game recommendation to the table so you’ll have plenty of entertainment options to consider!
Television/Movie titles mentioned in this episode: ‘Psyche’ (2006), ‘Julie and the Phantoms’ (2020), ‘Nonnas’ (2025), ‘Kpop Demon Hunters’ (2025)
Games mentioned in this episode: Codenames ONLINE! (https://codenames.game/), Skribbl! (https://skribbl.io/), Trial By Trolley
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The Hype is Upside Down: Stranger Things S3 & S4 Revisited
From mall rats to mind flayers, we’re catching up on Stranger Things Seasons 3 and 4 before Season 5 drops! Eric, Laura, Micah, and Pam relive the Starcourt Mall chaos, decode Russian radio signals, and try to avoid getting trapped in Vecna’s curse. Bring your Eggos and emotional support walkman - it’s getting weird in Hawkins.
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Dracula, Frankenstein, and Friends: The OG Monsterverse
Grab your garlic and your pitchforks - we’re talking all about classic monsters in our final spooky season episode of the year! This week, Eric, Laura, and Micah look back at Universal’s horror icons, from Frankenstein and The Wolf Man to The Blob. We swap favorite adaptations, confess which monsters we secretly root for, and even build our dream monster team-up. It’s creepy, it’s campy, and it’s full of nostalgia.
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Stephen King 101: The Man, the Myth, the Maine-iac
This week, we’re diving deep into the twisted, brilliant mind of the King of Horror himself: Stephen King. From Carrie (which almost ended up in the trash) to The Shining, Misery, and It, we’re exploring what makes a King book so unmistakably King. We share our first introductions to his work, favorite stories, and why his film adaptations are some of the best (and occasionally weirdest) out there. Long live the King!
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Ghosts, Slashers & the Human Mind: What's the Hype About Fear?
It’s spooky season, and this week we're getting real about what scares us most. From creepy childhood stories to jump scares we’ll never forgive, we’re breaking down why being scared is actually… kind of fun. Join Laura, Eric, and Micah for a frightfully good time!
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