Horror reviews after the forest goes sideways.
Scary Fairies pairs chaotic cold-open bits with horror criticism from three fairy hosts. The conversation can start with fake deals, perfume problems, island power struggles, or submarine logistics, then snap into actor backgrounds, genre comparisons, and spoiler-aware recommendations.
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Scary Fairies is a horror-comedy review show with the energy of a group chat that found a scary tree and refused to leave. Each episode gathers Hannah, Maddie, and Evan around a chosen scary movie. The movie is the point, eventually. First comes the bit. A caller may appear, a perfume may become a public hazard, a deserted island may need a monarchy, or a fake entertainment franchise may suddenly require three installments. The opening chaos matters because it sets the terms of the show: every premise is taken seriously for just long enough to become a worse premise. Then the hosts pivot into the review as if that is normal. Their film talk stays relaxed, but it is not empty chatter. The Scream 7 discussion follows returning actors, franchise history, Yellowjackets connections, Heart Eyes, Y2K, Fall, Matthew Lillard, Scooby-Doo, and Five Nights at Freddy’s. Psycho Killer becomes a conversation about Andrew Kevin Walker, Seven, Fred Durst’s abandoned attachment, and whether the script ever received enough attention. Dracula leads into vampire variations, Nosferatu, Vampire’s Kiss, and the show’s similar screams segment. Send Help opens onto Sam Raimi, Evil Dead, Army of Darkness, Drag Me to Hell, Spider-Man, and Doctor Strange. Iron Lung brings in Markiplier, David Szymanski’s game, Let’s Play culture, and the strange afterlife of a blood-ocean submarine premise. 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple gets a more openly enthusiastic response, with attention to theater experience, zombie-movie novelty, and the pause-or-play recommendation format. The show is funny because it lets nonsense breathe. It is useful because the hosts still say what they think. Their reviews move by association: actor credits, sequel baggage, director signatures, horror tropes, streaming context, and memories of other films. They can be affectionate, dismissive, excited, or dry within the same stretch. The result is less a tidy critical briefing than a rowdy genre table with reliable instincts. Scary Fairies works best for horror fans who want personality with their recommendations. It also works for comedy listeners who do not mind spoilers, genre tangents, and a weekly trip through a forest where the review may arrive late but rarely arrives bored.
Made for: For horror fans who like recent releases, franchise talk, and messy comedy wrapped around actual recommendations. Best for listeners comfortable with irreverent banter before the review settles in.
What sets it apart: Scary Fairies stands out by letting absurd cold-open scenarios run wild before shifting into grounded genre criticism. Its structure feels loose, but recurring review beats keep the movie conversation usable.
The Scary Fairies, an enchanting trio of long-lost fairy companions, gather each week beneath the ethereal glow of their glistening wings to convene upon the subject of a chosen horror picture. Should the film prove lackluster, they indulge in merry ridicule; yet, if it reveals itself to be a masterpiece, they delight in turning their laughter inward with mirth as sharp as their teeth.
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Horror knowledge, argumentative chemistry, and premise-driven sketches make Scary Fairies a funny companion to both new releases and familiar genre history.
Scary Fairies turns horror reviews into lively three-way comic arguments, with Hannah, Maddie, and Evan testing each film against their shared knowledge and one another's patience.
Movie night gets a fairy-forest afterparty, with you seated beside the sharpest running joke.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A Scream 7 chat that keeps sliding into phone bits and cast trivia.
Scary Fairies uses Scream 7 as a loose scaffold for a horror hangout that leans hard on bits, opening in a dark forest with a landline call before Hannah, Maddie, and Evan settle into cast chatter and sequel talk.
A forest-set Scary Fairies episode that eventually settles into sharp, offbeat horror talk.
Scary Fairies turns Psycho Killer into a forest-set hangout, spending its first stretch on a harness gag, a late arrival, and talk of a Satan orgy before the movie conversation finally takes over.
A Dracula episode that turns perfume trouble, vampire comparisons, and a Nick Cage scream into the main draw.
Scary Fairies opens in a dark, scary forest and settles quickly into a smell crisis around Dracula 2026. Hannah, Madden, and Evan turn the first stretch into a lively bit about a new perfume, an open window, and whether the air is rank, so the episode has a strong comic current…
A stranded-island horror hangout that turns Sam Raimi talk into a loose, funny detour.
Scary Fairies frames Send Hell as a stranded-island panic setup after a private-jet crash, then moves into Sam Raimi discussion with enough energy to keep the episode in motion.
A loose, funny Iron Lung review that keeps the submarine-and-blood premise in sight.
This episode keeps Iron Lung in clear view, tracing the 2026 horror tale that Markiplier wrote, directed, and starred in through its rusty submarine setup, ocean of blood, and the 2023 sales surge after the OceanGate implosion.
Bad ideas, pursued with forensic commitment.
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Comedian Chris Gethard takes one anonymous call a week and can't hang up first.
Three scary fairies gather in a dark forest to talk about Scream 7, and the opening quickly turns into a landline call full of Hannah, Maddie, and Evan trading mediocre horror favorites, fake confusion, and the ongoing joke about who is actually on the phone before the movie talk really starts.
Three scary fairies gather in a dark forest to talk about Psycho Killer, a recent tale from 2026.
Three scary fairies gather in a dark, scary forest.
The Scary Fairies podcast hosts introduce and begin discussing the horror film 'The Strangers: Chapter 3' and related movie news, including a CGI remake of 'Cat in the Hat'.
Three fairy hosts in a forest discuss scary movies, focusing on the 2025 film 'Whistle', while sharing humorous and eerie personal visions involving Brendan Fraser.
Three scary fairies wake up stranded after a private-jet crash.
Scary Fairies opens in a dark, scary forest.
Three fairy hosts discuss the 2025 horror movie Witchboard while humorously navigating a confusing transition from a forest to what appears to be a Ren Faire with unpleasant smells.
Three comedic fairy hosts in a forest discuss the horror movie M3gan 2.0 while dealing with a malfunctioning doll named Hannah.
Three fairy hosts discuss scary movies, specifically the 2025 film 'The Ritual', while humorously arguing about cleaning up a dead body in their studio.
Three fairy hosts in a forest introduce and discuss the 2025 horror film 'Death of a Unicorn' with comedic banter.
Three fairy hosts humorously discuss and confuse various movies, including The Woman in the Yard, The Longest Yard, and The Whole Nine Yards, in a comedic podcast episode.