Well, homebodies, we have reached the end of our SNOWBOUND theme and hopefully also the end of this brutal New England winter! We are celebrating by watching another episode of Ashley’s comfort show, Murder, She Wrote. But today, we will discuss the MSW episode widely considered the most brutal of all. Dare I say, this is the closest thing to a “slasher” episode that we get from this show’s very long run. So bundle up and grab one last cup of hot cocoa, as we watch Jessica Fletcher crack another case!

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It’s now April, but we are still covered in snow over in Haunted Homebody land! Join us as Ashley reveals yet another embarrassing and questionable young adult memory about another wintery Stephen King adaptation, Misery. Is Sara okay after watching *that* scene? You know the one… And were we wrong to assume that the King of Horror could ever be considered cozy? And do we ever actually answer any of these theoretical intro questions? Probably not, but we at least have a lot of fun trying.

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There was a time when, asked what our favorite cozy horror movie was, we may have said, first: what is cozy horror? And then, maybe… The Shining? But it is not this day. Today, we will be chatting all about this adaptation of the Stephen King classic, deciding whether we find this movie cozy and whether it still “hits the spot” as a wintery horror rewatch.

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Howdy, homebodies! Are you ready for the trip of a lifetime? If you ever played The Oregon Trail computer game growing up (hey, fellow millennials!), then this episode will be right up your alley. If you also are a fan of harrowing cross-country treks, stories with real-life villains and heroes, and dark tales with lukewarm endings, then this episode is also for you. And if nothing else, the almost entirely tragic tale of the Donner Party will make you very appreciative of a warm, cozy bed. Grab a warm drink and an extra blanket, and enjoy the first and likely snowiest episode of our snowbound theme.

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The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party by Daniel James Brown

Ripley’s: The Donner Party: Horror and Cannibalism in the Mountains by Engrid Barnett

The Haunted West: Ghost Hunt - Summit Tunnel No. 6, Donner Summit

The Union: Ghosts of the Donner Party

Tahoe Guide: Ghost Stories of Tahoe and Truckee

Smithsonian Magazine: When a Deadly Winter Storm Trapped a Luxury Passenger Train Near the Donner Pass for Three Days

Britannica: Sierra Nevada Mountains

Wikipedia: The Donner Pass

Most Terrifying Places: Unnatural World - The Travel Channel

Sierra College Press: Tamsen Donner: Dream to Legacy

Here Lies A Story: The Donner Party: Worse Than You Thought

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Editor’s note: This episode is full of SPOILERS for Scream 7. If you haven’t seen the movie yet and don’t want to know what happens, we’d ask you to… hold, please!

Scream…7?? Today marks what (at least currently) is the end of the Scream franchise, and boy oh boy, what a journey it has been. At this point, you know we are going to be talking through the opening scene, the cozy factors, the not-so-cozy factors, and the Ghostface reveal–there’s a formula to it, after all! But did we like it? Would we recommend it to a friend? Did Scream 7 finally “ruin” the franchise for us? It’s time to find out!

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New York Times: ‘Scream 7’ Controversies: What You Need to Know

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Can NYC serve as a cozy horror setting? Will a Scream villain’s motive ever truly make sense? How can you have a Scream movie without Sidney? And yet... is this the best movie of the franchise since the original? All great questions, but none better than Gale Weathers asking Ghostface, “Can you hold, please?”

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OMG! He’s making a requel! That’s right, listeners, we’ve officially entered the requel (or, uh, legacyquel) portion of our Scream journey. We’re back with plenty of meta references, our favorite quotes, and some mixed feelings on bringing back a certain Scream OG villain. Most importantly, should we all have a shrine to Randy Meeks in our homes? (Probably yes.)

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