Have you ever thought much about screaming? Well we have, and today you'll learn everything we learned.
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# Stuff You Should Know: Screaming
Ever wondered why we scream and what actually happens in our brains when we do? This episode dives deep into the science of screaming, exploring how humans and animals use this powerful vocalization to communicate fear, pain, joy, and everything in between. From the moment babies emerge from the womb to how our brains are specifically wired to respond to screams faster than any other sound, you'll discover that screaming is far more complex and fascinating than you probably realized. The hosts also explore how screaming lives in its own unique category of human sound production and even discuss famous "scream queens" from classic horror films.
Movies Discussed
American Movie
"Like I always think of, like the best scream I've ever heard is, probably from American movie, the documentary. — Referencing the documentary American Movie about a Wisconsin filmmaker, noting Mike Shank's impressive scream in it."
— Josh
Conan the Barbarian
"Justin Long, he's been in, like, way more horror movies than you would think. But he, I'm pretty sure he screams pretty well in Barbarian. — Discussing Justin Long's scream performance in the horror film Barbarian."
— Chuck
Coyotes
"He's in a new movie called Coyotes, which is a horror comedy about Coyotes going on a rampage. — Mentioning the horror comedy film Coyotes starring Justin Long, which also features Josh's niece Mila Harris."
— Josh
Escape from New York
"Maybe it was escaped from New York. — Speculating where Isaac Hayes might have appeared in a wicker throne."
— Josh
Evil Dead II
"Bruce Campbell, he's a great man-screamer, I guess, Scream King. He does everything great. — Praising Bruce Campbell's screaming abilities across his horror films."
— Chuck
Halloween
"Jamie Lee Curtis got that from Halloween and prom night. — Discussing the term 'Scream Queen' and its association with Jamie Lee Curtis in horror films."
— Chuck
Hereditary
"A really good example of it as far as movies go is Tony Collette in Hereditary. — Citing Tony Collette's performance in Hereditary as an example of screaming in sadness/emotional pain."
— Josh
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
"The chilling ending of Invasion of the Body Snatchers from 1978 with Donald Sutherland. — Discussing Donald Sutherland's notable scream at the end of Invasion of the Body Snatchers."
— Chuck
It Comes at Night
"Maybe tied with it comes in the night, which is another really unsettling A-24 movie. — Comparing the unsettling ending of The Mist to the A24 film It Comes at Night."
— Chuck
King Kong
"It actually dates back like 50-plus years before Halloween with Faye Ray when she was in King Kong in 1933. — Tracing the origins of the 'Scream Queen' title back to Faye Ray in the original King Kong."
— Chuck
Misery
"James Kahn from misery that they're looping in there. — Comparing the sound of a goat's scream to a man screaming from the movie Misery."
— Josh
Platoon
"The one I always associate with that is Tom Berringer telling that guy who got shot in the gut and platoon to eat the pain. — Discussing screaming in pain with a reference to the film Platoon."
— Chuck
Prom Night
"Jamie Lee Curtis got that from Halloween and prom night. — Listing early horror films that established Jamie Lee Curtis as a 'Scream Queen'."
— Chuck
Psycho
"Due to the couple more scream queens very famously, Janet Lee and Psycho. — Discussing Janet Leigh as a famous Scream Queen from the film Psycho."
— Chuck
Scream
"And then you got to talk about Nev Campbell in the movie Scream. — Mentioning Neve Campbell as a Scream Queen from the film Scream."
— Chuck
Sesame Street
"I shared your Sesame Street episode on my Facebook page. — A listener mentioning they shared the podcast's Sesame Street episode on social media."
The Man with the Golden Gun
"Chuck, please, please watch St. Maud. As far as 824 horror movies go, that's one of the more overlooked ones. — Recommending the British horror film St. Maud as a quality horror movie."
— Josh
The Mist
"Thomas Jane gives a really terrible scream at the end of the, The Mist, which has one of the most unsettling endings. — Citing Thomas Jane's scream in The Mist as an example of a notable male scream in horror cinema."
— Chuck
The Simpsons
"Or if you watch the Simpsons and go back and watch, I think, the Murder House episode, where Marge is a real estate agent selling a murder house to Ned Flanders. — Referencing an episode of The Simpsons as an example of screaming in extreme joy."
— Josh
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