Episode 34: “You know what’s scarier than you? My angst!” with Alex Schegetz
With special guest Alex Schegetz (aka @hauntinglyalex), C + D talk all things spooky as they get ready for Halloween. From escape rooms and mazes to “The Purge” and Tim Burton films, we’ve got all the recommendations you need for the spooky season.
Links To Give You Life:
Channel your inner detective at home when you play Escape Room: The Game, available on Amazon
Follow Jed Bartlet on his journey as president with “The West Wing”
Go beyond Offred’s story in “The Handmaid’s Tale” with the new sequel from Margaret Atwood, “The Testaments”
See the Republic of Gilead through new eyes with Hulu’s adaptation of “The Handmaid’s Tale,” now in Season 3
If you’re in the Orange County area, get an immersively spooky experience at Knott’s Scary Farm, Halloween Horror Nights, or Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor
Get your spooky on with these great works of film:
“It” (starring Tim Curry)
“It” (starring Bill Skarsgard)
“The Ring”
“The Purge” + “The Purge: Anarchy” + “The Purge: Election Year” + “The First Purge” + “The Purge” series
Dive into A’s blog “Hauntingly Human” for more insights and personal stories on our society’s fascination with the macabre and what it means for mental health
Put Obsessed to the (Taste) Test:
In this episode, C + D wanted accommodate A’s dietary restrictions with a plant-based cookie sandwich from Green Girl Bakeshop. Even though in Episode 23, C + D tried the vanilla bean gelato in a chocolate chip cookie, they try a new flavor—a dark chocolate cookie with cardamom gelato. Listen to hear what they thought, and send in your thoughts to currentlyobsessedclub@gmail.com.
Episode Guide: (00:00) D’s obsession with escape rooms (10:04) A’s obsession with “The West Wing” (13:30) C’s obsession with “The Testaments” by Margaret Atwood (21:26) A + D talk going to Knott’s Scary Farm, Halloween Horror Nights, and Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor (34:08) A + D talk the best spooky films from “It” to “American Horror Story” to “Ghost Hunters” (39:40) D talks her obsession with dystopian horror film world of “The Purge” (45:35) A + C talk “wholesome spooky” film suggestions (50:02) A talks fascination with the macabre and mental health (01:01:58) C + D + A put Green Girl Bakeshop’s cardamom and dark chocolate plant-based cookie sandwich to a taste test
