Podcasts by What Doesnt Kill You (Only Almost Kills You)
What Doesn't Kill You (Only Almost Kills You) is hosted by Saoli Nguyen and Darlena Chiem, two humble-ish filmmakers who love horror movies. Well, Saoli loves horror movies. Darlena is a little weenie who has nightmares about them. One thing we both agree on is that horror movie villains (and plot contrivances) must be stopped. Whether it's a slasher flick or something more paranormal, we take it upon ourselves to figure out how to survive SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO. You're very welcome. Every two weeks, we watch a different horror movie (the crazier, the better) and b-storm survival strategies with the fervor of people who've actually had to escape from a cannibal horde. Other than that, there aren't many rules to this. Enjoy!
Further podcasts by Saoli Nguyen & Darlena Chiem
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Episode 17: The Lost Boys from 2018-08-21T22:50:23
The 1980s are out for our blood and we wouldn't have it any other way. Join us as we sink our teeth into Joel Schumacher's teen vampire classic, "The Lost Boys". This movie has everything: homoe...
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Episode 16: Hereditary from 2018-06-29T19:10:25
By this point, everyone who wanted to see "Hereditary" in theatres should have seen it by now. HINT HINT. And now that you've seen it, join us for this episode in which we attempt to figure out ...
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Episode 15: A Quiet Place from 2018-05-29T07:06:55
We watched "A Quiet Place" and it was aight.
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Episode 14: Grabbers from 2018-05-14T17:53:04
"Grabbers" is a 2012 Irish horror-comedy about a small town that needs to stay drunk in order to fend off parasitic alien predators. It makes total sense in context, which is more than we can sa...
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Episode 13: Ghostwatch from 2018-04-09T20:36:46
Lucky number 13 is all about "Ghostwatch", a BBC "news" special that aired on Halloween night, 1992. It's eerie, highly entertaining, and surprisingly tough to put into words. But, boy do we try...
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Episode 12: An American Werewolf in Jack Frost from 2018-02-11T22:11:22
To make up for our longest absence yet, us gals at WDKY are coming back in full force with a special double feature episode. We watched one classic and one "classic", both of which are horror co...
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Episode 11.5: THE SHINING Halloween Special! from 2017-10-31T21:22
Your Halloween just got a little Halloween-er! In this special episode of WDKY, we talk about "The Shining" and how it's never too late to get help for a drinking problem. Well...until you try t...
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Episode 11: Swan Lake (1981) from 2017-10-24T03:17:38
For Saoli's HalloweenMonth2k17 pick, we watched the extremely rape-y 1981 Japanese anime version of "Swan Lake". It's not so much a cute little romp as it is an allegory for sexual assault and t...
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Episode 10.5 from 2017-10-20T22:00:41
Hold on to your pants. Saoli's suppressed childhood trauma is about to be foolishly unearthed by our upcoming movie pick. This creepy Japanese anime (yeah, we went there!) has everything: a capt...
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Episode 10: Child's Play from 2017-10-09T04:58:01
A tired Saoli barely holds it together whilst discussing "Child's Play", the 1988 cult classic that launched an ongoing franchise (as well as Darlena's fear of dolls). Also, Detective Mike + Sin...
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Episode 9.5: Halloween Month Begins! from 2017-10-03T22:51:44
In this minisode, Saoli announces the next movie we're watching. It's Darlena's pick and it involves a creepy haunted doll (because of course it does). Also, the movie's actually called "Child's...
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Episode 9: Leprechaun from 2017-09-25T02:39:12
The "Leprechaun" movies have the unique distinction of somehow being offensive toward Irish people, black people, North Dakota, Tha Hood, pogo enthusiasts, and the wonders of space exploration, ...
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Episode 8.5: IT Gets Weird from 2017-09-17T23:12:27
In this mini-episode, startling revelations about Stephen King's IT cause Darlena to lose her goddamn mind.
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Episode 8: IT from 2017-09-11T06:31:51
We watched IT (2017) and IT was gory, creepy, a little incest-y and, dare we say, charming? We had a blast. Join us on this Freudian examination of our own childhoods as we discuss the forms tha...
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Episode 7.5: The Triumphant-ish Return from 2017-09-06T21:58:31
We're back, baby! After a long absence (for completely banal reasons), your two favorite working girls are back to give you a rundown of what's been going on, including our plans for the extra s...
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Episode 7: The Babadook from 2017-08-06T16:00
This is our first Very Live Episode of WDKY! *hence the poor audio quality* We're so excited to be talking about "The Babadook", which is one of the only horror movies to ever make Saoli flinch ...
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Episode 6.5: Seoul Station Bonus Fun from 2017-07-19T16:00
In this very special (and we're not even using that term loosely!) mini episode, Saoli and Darlena talk about "Seoul Station", the animated prequel to "Train to Busan". So ALL THE SPOILERS IMAGI...
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Episode 6: Train to Busan from 2017-07-09T16:00
This week, Saoli and Darlena discuss the thought-provoking 2016 South Korean zombie movie, "Train to Busan". They definitely DON'T discuss a certain long-running zombie TV show that has caused u...
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Episode 5.5: A Very Special Birthday from 2017-07-04T16:00
Today, we're celebrating a very special birthday AND announcing the next movie. It's going to be riotously full of the living dead (the birthday and the movie). In preparation, everyone should b...
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Episode 5: Get Out from 2017-06-25T16:00
Reunited and it feels so gooooood. Darlena is back from vacation and we're both back in Brooklyn for the first time in weeks! And just in time because, in this episode, we discuss Jordan Peele's...
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Episode 4.5: A Special Announcement from 2017-06-23T16:00
In this lil' episode, we announce the next movie (a real punch to the face, but in the best way) AND reveal some medium-sized news/plans we have for WDKY!
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Episode 4: The Conjuring from 2017-06-17T16:00
And, we're back! After a slight delay due to Darlena being stranded in the forests of Utah (or whatever), we have finally been able to discuss 2013's "The Conjuring" and the complex gender polit...
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Episode 3.5 from 2017-06-04T16:00
Announcing our next movie: one of us is pretty excited to watch this enormously popular (and fairly recent) ghost movie, while the other better pack her brown pants when she goes on vacation.
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Episode 3: Battle Royale from 2017-05-29T16:00
Apologies for the delay and the somewhat janky audio quality. (Saoli is away from her usual perch and has to make do with only her cell phone and sheer force of will.) This episode is all about ...
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Episode 2.5 from 2017-05-21T16:00
In this prequel/mini/preview episode (we're not sure what to call them yet), Darlena announces the movie we're watching next. This cult favorite has everything: great action, budding romance, an...
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Episode 2: A Nightmare on Elm Street from 2017-05-14T16:00
We're back with another episode of What Doesn't Kill You (Only Almost Kills You), and this time we're up against Freddy Krueger, the baddest of the '80s bad boys. He's rapey, he's slashy, he's a...
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Episode 1.5 from 2017-05-07T16:00
We made it through a very thorough first episode of What Doesn't Kill You (Only Almost Kills You)! We've packed our bindles and bid farewell to our loved ones. We're radio people now. Saoli is f...
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Episode 1: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre from 2017-04-30T16:00
Welcome to What Doesn't Kill You (Only Almost Kills You), hosted by Saoli Nguyen and Darlena Chiem! We're just a couple of filmmakers with a love of horror movies. Well, Saoli loves horror movie...
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