The Horror of Hallmark with Podcasters Sarah Marshall and Alex Steed of 'You Are Good'

American Hysteria

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🗓️ 19 December 2022

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Because so many Hallmark writers and directors also make horror movies, I called in podcasters Sarah Marshall and Alex Steed of 'You're Wrong About' and 'You Are Good' to discuss the similarities between these two seemingly polar opposite genres. Subscribe to You Are Good and You're Wrong About Become a Patron to support our show and get early ad-free episodes and bonus content Follow American Hysteria on social media: Twitter: @AmerHysteria Instagram: @AmericanHysteriaPodcast Find our merch at americanhysteria.com American Hysteria is written, produced, and hosted by Chelsey Weber-Smith Produced by Miranda Zickler Sound design by Clear Commo Studios Hosted by Chelsey Weber-Smith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	When we talk about the Christmas spirit, it's like meant to be like a nice thing you
0:08.9	could get possessed by the nice Christmas spirit, but this is like both movies about people
0:14.6	establishing their relationship with the possession of some spirit.
0:18.5	Wow.
0:19.5	Whoa.
0:20.5	Our guests today are two of our favorite warm gingerbread cookies straight out of the
0:30.2	oven.
0:31.6	Podcasters, ceremonial and Alex Steed of You're Wrong About and You Are Good, a podcast
0:39.1	about movies and feelings.
0:42.4	You're here to roll around with me in fake snow and fake blood at the same time.
0:52.2	Because something I noticed while making this series is that so many of the writers and
0:57.7	directors who mastermind Hallmark Christmas movies have also written and directed horror
1:04.8	movies.
1:05.8	So for this episode, we watched one Hallmark movie and one horror movie by the same screenwriter
1:12.7	to see what these seemingly polar opposite genres have in common.
1:18.6	We're reverting to the olden days when Christmas stories told by the fireplace were
1:24.0	nothing like the ones we see on Hallmark, but instead were all about winter ghosts and
1:32.1	murder.
1:33.1	Today, we are your priests here to exercise the Christmas spirit out of each and every
1:42.4	one of you.
1:43.6	I'm your host, Chelsea Weber Smith, and this is American History.
1:51.3	Welcome to you both.
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